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Beaver Scouts are the youngest members of the Movement

 

Beaver Scouting is all about having fun, making friends and learning new skills. Youngsters start to gain some independence while trying out many different activities and experiencing new adventures. They follow a balanced programme, earning Challenge Awards and Activity Badges, but the most important parts are joining in and trying their best.

The fun includes going on visits, making things, playing games and exploring the world around them. They learn about other people and about themselves. Beavers don't go camping but they can have a sleepover indoors, somewhere near home. Boys and girls aged 6 or 7 can become a Beaver Scout and around the time of their 8th birthday, Beavers 'swim up' to Cubs to continue on their path through Scouting.

In 2006, the Scottish support team produced a resource to give leaders ideas on how to celebrate the 20th birthday of Beaver Scouting - The Beaver Bonanza Pack. This resource can still be used at any time, the Bonanza Pack files can be downloaded from the list below.

In 2007, a new Challenge badge was released exclusively for Scotland – The Scottish Beaver Challenge Award. This compliments the existing award scheme and can earned by completing two challenges from each of the 5 sections. Download the badge criteria from the list below. Badges are available from Scottish Headquarters, for a cost of 30p each.

Useful links:

  • Beavers pages on The Scout Association UK's website.
  • Beavers pages on ScoutBase UK.

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