Scout Leadership Course Session Activity Notes

Session activity

The Patrol in Council: Camp Menu

Time to allocate for this activity

45 minutes

Resources required

Butcher's paper

Activity Notes

This activity is designed to practice managing the Patrol in a discussion to decide a menu for a over night camp comprising of Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch.

Introduction (6 mins)

Provide sample menus – ideal and non-ideal menus.
Provide a list of the discussion items below.

Ask “What is a Patrol In Council”? Draw a conclusion that it is a meeting of the Patrol to decide something like an activity to do, plan a camp menu, patrol hike, etc

Advise that they are going to discuss the following and discuss some ideas
1. Dietary needs based on medical/religious grounds
2. Bringing first lunch from home
3. Lightweight foods
4. Nutrition values, especially low GI
5. Ease of cooking

The task (15 mins)

Produce a menu.

Discussion (9 mins max)

Choose one menu and have the PL outline the menu plan. Discuss how this activity could be a typical task for a Patrol in Council to achieve.