Your child and Scouting
Do you know what your child gets up to at their evening meeting? If not, read on to be enlightened!
Whilst the activities they take part in will depend on their age, each Section gives young people the opportunity to learn by doing. Each Section has between five and seven Programme Zones. Programme Zones divide the whole Programme into manageable areas. Each zone represents a different development area in a young person's life. Scout Leaders are trained to deliver this programme, ensuring our young people stay safe while they enjoy themselves and learn.
A typical term’s activities for a Beaver Colony might look like this:
| Week | Activity | Programme Zone |
| 1 | Stamps | Discovering Creativity and Practical Skills |
| 2 | Heartbeats | Learning about Yourself |
| 3 | Stars | Exploring the World Around Us |
| 4 | Circus Skills | Discovering Creativity and Practical Skills |
| 5 | No cook cooking | Discovering Creativity and Practical Skills |
| 6 | Half Term | N/A |
| 7 | Founder’s Day | Discovering Beliefs and Attitudes |
| 8 | Police Station visit | Getting to Know Other People |
| 9 | Commonwealth Day | Getting to Know Other People |
| 10 | Foods from other countries | Exploring the World Around Us |
| 11 | Campfire | Getting to Know Other People |
| 12 | Walk in local woods | Learning About Yourself |
A typical term’s activities for a Cub Pack might look like this:
| Week | Activity | Programme Zone |
| 1 | Tent pitching | Outdoor Scouting |
| 2 | Computer poster design | Creative |
| 3 | Swimming | Fitness |
| 4 | Communicator badge | Discovering the World Around You |
| 5 | Fire station visit | Caring and Community |
| 6 | Half term | N/A |
| 7 | Backwards cooking | Creative |
| 8 | Caring challenge badge | Caring and Community |
| 9 | Air rifle shooting | Fitness |
| 10 | Endangered and extinct animals | Beliefs and Attitudes |
| 11 | Indoor climbing | Fitness |
| 12 | Christmas around the world | Global |
A typical term’s activities for a Scout Troop might look like this:
| Week | Activity | Programme Zone |
| 1 | Origami boat race | Scoutcraft and Adventure |
| 2 | Landmine challenge | Global |
| 3 | Bird boxes | Community |
| 4 | Dinghy sailing | Fit for Life |
| 5 | Circus skills | Creative Expression |
| 6 | Half term | N/A |
| 7 | Visit to a synagogue | Exploring Beliefs and Attitudes |
| 8 | Foods around Europe | Global |
| 9 | Road safety | Community |
| 10 | Hike in woods | Fit for Life |
| 11 | Scout Grand Prix | Scoutcraft and Adventure |
| 12 | Code breaking | Creative Expression |












