Beavers

Help shape the future on the Beaver team!

If you want to help shape the future for 6 to 8 year olds…

If you want to help give them the skills for life …

If you want to make a difference… then ask about being on the Beavers Scout volunteer team of Writtle Scout Group.

You’ll be joining hundreds of volunteers across the county helping to shape future lives through Scouting.

Beavers are our youngest members, and generally meet for an hour a week. They enjoy all that Scouting has to offer: being introduced to outdoor activities, having the opportunity to be creative and explore their local community.

The Beaver Colony is the first and youngest section of the Scout Group. Beaver Scouts are young people aged between 6 and 8 years old. There is core flexibility in the age range. Young people can join from age 5¾, and can move to Cubs between age 7½ and 8½. It may sometimes be appropriate to extend this flexibility for young people with additional needs.

Contact Andy at info@writtlescoutgroup.org.uk

Structure

The Beaver Colony is organised into smaller groups called Lodges. Lodges can be used in a number of ways to facilitate the organisation of the Beaver Scout Colony. They may provide a ‘home’ area for Beaver Scouts to gather at points at the start, during or at the end of the Colony meeting.

Activities

During their time in the Colony, Beaver Scouts will get a chance to try a wide range of different activities as well as going on trips and days out. Participation, rather than meeting set standards, is the key approach, and there are a range of badges and challenge awards that Beaver Scouts can gain to recognise their achievements.

The Beaver Scout Promise

There are a number of variations of the Beaver Scout Promise to reflect the range of faiths, beliefs and attitudes, and nationalities, in the UK within Scouting.

For Christians, Jews and Sikhs

I promise to do my best
To be kind and helpful
And to love God.

For Hindus and Buddhists

I promise to do my best
to be kind and helpful
and to love my Dharma.

For humanists, atheists and those with no defined faith

I promise to do my best
to be kind and helpful
and to love our world.

For Muslims

I promise to do my best
to be kind and helpful
and to love Allah.

The Beaver Scout Law

There is no formal Beaver Scout Law. The concepts expressed in the Scout Law are presented to Beaver Scouts through games, storytelling and other informal activities.

The Beaver Scout Motto

Be prepared

Uniform

Beaver Scouts may wear a turquoise sweatshirt with a Group scarf (often called a necker) and woggle, a colour which identifies their Lodge (red, yellow, green or blue).

Flag

The Beaver Scout flag is light blue, bearing the Scout symbol and the Scout Motto.