Scout Leadership Course Session Activity Notes

Session activity

The Patrol in Council: Completing the Award Scheme

Time to allocate for this activity

45 minutes

Resources required

Imaginary Award Scheme progress chart.

Activity Notes

The objective is to bring a list of activity ideas to bring back to the Troop Council for the Term Program.

Introduction (10 mins)

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

Explain the necessity to have Term Plan so that Scouts can achieve sign-off’s in the Award Scheme. Consideration needs to be given to the three levels of the Award Scheme and where possible, the activities chosen help all Scouts. Consideration for out-of-hall activities is ideal. Hand out the badge work progress chart for the imaginary Patrol.

The task (15 mins)

Prepare a list of activities to complete as much as possible in the 8 weeks of the next term. There is a Troop based Camp scheduled for the first weekend of the holidays.

Discussion (5 mins max)

A discussion to hear some of the ideas for out-of-hall activities.