Our Scout program is for boys and girls, ages 11 to 14 based on the end of the calendar year. Our program year runs from September through to the spring with occasional summer activities as requested and planned with the youth. We have a great group of youth.
We typically meet on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 where the youth work on outdoor skills training, play games, build projects or plan our adventures. We try to have one meeting a month away from the gym; sometimes swimming, archery, climbing walls, orienteering, bowling, emergency skills, whatever the youth are interested in. We have a weekend camp once a month on average, as well we plan single day activities such as hiking in the mountians, survival, sailing, kayaking, fishing, cooking, racing project cars, cleaning up the community, leadership, again whatever the youth want to pursue. Our group likes to focus on learning to sustainably camp, typically on crown land. Every summer we plan a more major camp. We tend to have 18-22 nights away from home through out the year. Every other year we plan to attend a Jamboree, we last went to the Pacific Jamboree which is a week long summer camp on Vancouver Island.
Meetings are held on Thursday nights. If you are looking for more information about registration or our program, please contact us at Scouts@1stAirdrieScouts.com and we will happily answer your questions.
Scouts is about having fun while gaining value leadership skills and self-confidence.
Scouts enjoy outdoor adventures like mountain biking, rock climbing and lots of camping while working together with other young people to accomplish thrilling challenges.
Scouting gives every member a chance to be a leader. It might involve running an activity, organizing a camp, or participating with other young people across your province or Canada in a youth forum.
Blaze your Trail!
Take Adventure to the next level – planning becomes more hands-on as your Troop blazes their own trail. The possibilities before you are vast, which is why some of Canada’s greatest trails are used in the map’s symbolic framework for Scouts on The Canadian Path.
Each of the trails represents one of the six program areas of Scouting: Environment & Outdoors, Leadership, Active & Healthy Living, Citizenship, Creative Expression and Beliefs & Values. Explore all the different trails with your Troop over the Scouting Year by planning and organizing your journeys. For example, embark on your map’s Cabot Trail to find ways to practice creative expression. Perhaps your Troop will use Trail Cards to guide your planning of a Variety Show or involvement with Scout Radio.
With the Scout map, you will share adventures for the different Program Areas as a Troop, or within smaller teams called Patrols.
SCOUT PROMISE
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To respect my Country and my beliefs
To help other people at all times,
And to carry out the spirit of the Scout Law.
SCOUT LAW
A Scout is helpful and trustworthy,
kind and cheerful,
considerate and clean,
wise in the use of all resources.
SCOUT MOTTO
Be Prepared
ACTIVITIES
The Scouts program is built around a variety of activities that include but is not limited to the following:
- Orienteering and hikes in the mountians
- Weekend camping often on crown land
- Cooking
- Emergency Survival
- Water activities; swimming Paddling and Sailing
- Games and sports
- Model-Building; Rockets and Scout Trucks
- Music, storytelling and play acting around a campfire
- Volunteering for the community
- Leadership