At Genesis Scouts we have a three year rolling programme that revolves around the Challenge Awards the Scouts can undertake. We do one Award per term, with three terms a year. This means that after three years a Scout will have had the opportunity to obtain every Challenge Award, setting them up perfectly to achieve the highest badge a Scout can achieve, the Gold Chief Scouts Award.
The table below shows the rolling three year term model in detail.
Year
|
Term
|
Challenge Badge |
Activity Badges |
Typical Camp |
05, 08, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23 |
Spring |
Skills |
Athletics |
Physical Recreation |
Sports Enthusiast |
Weekend Camp |
Summer |
Outdoor |
Camper |
Pioneer |
Survival Skills |
Summer Camp |
Autumn |
Team Work / Leader |
World Faiths |
My Faith |
- |
Weekend Camp |
06, 09, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 |
Spring |
World |
Forester |
Global Conservation |
- |
Weekend Camp |
Summer |
Adventure |
Climber |
Cyclist |
Mechanic |
Summer Camp |
Autumn |
Team Work / Leader |
Camp Cook |
Campsite Service |
Naturalist |
Weekend Camp |
07, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 |
Spring |
Personal |
Fire Safety |
Writer |
Heritage |
Weekend Camp |
Summer |
Expedition |
Hiker |
Hill Walker |
Navigator |
Summer Camp |
Autumn |
Creative |
Chef |
Craft |
Entertainer |
Weekend Camp |
Additionally in the table above you will notice that we have identified Activity Badges as well. These are aligned to the Challenge Badge, and to give some variety to the programme we will select one or two of these to also complete within the term.
Additionally we have a four year rolling summer camp model, where we offer the scouts different types of camping experiences each year. The rolling four year summer camp model is as follows:
Years
|
Camp Type
|
Accommodation Type
|
Meal Types
|
06, 10, 14, 18, 22 |
International Camp (eg 7 Days at KISC in Switzerland) |
Indoor Accommodation |
Cooked by Leaders |
07, 11, 15, 19, 23 |
Quit camp or a Travel Camp (eg a 7 day walk along the South Downs) |
Small hike tents |
Cooked by Scouts |
08, 12, 16, 20, 24 |
Jamboree (eg the activity packed Essex Jamboree)
|
Patrol Tents
|
Cooked by Leaders
|
09, 13, 17, 21, 25 |
Quit Scout Campsite
|
Patrol Tents
|
Cooked by Patrols |
|