The Leadership Development Courses (LDC1 and LDC2) were recently introduced and form part of the updated Advancement Programme. Placement for these badges will be with other Interest badges from the Scout Programme, on the right sleeve. The Patrol Leader Training Course (PLTC) has been running for many years. The PLTC badge was recently issued. Please…
The JML Rotary Scout is a 39’ sailing yacht based in Cape Town. Once again the JML Rotary Scout team are planning to compete in the 2020 Cape2Rio Race, one of South Africa’s premier offshore sailing events! The race covers some 3600 nautical miles from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It starts on the…
Written by Caitlin Dace “It was an honour and a privilege to be part of the South African contingent that recently participated at the 24th World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia (USA). An experience of a lifetime which I will never forget. The pre-tour of New York and Washington DC…
Lisa Avery is a Wood Badge holder from Orange Grove in Johannesburg. Her son Nicholas is married with three sons Ryan (10), Liam (6) and Kyle (2) and lives in Amanzimtoti, Durban. Her daughter Michayla has one son Raiden (6). She met her partner Alan, who has two adult sons, through Scouting. Lisa works for…
Wood Badge holder Dorothy Berry has been living in Airfield Benoni since she came to South Africa 48 years ago. She is a widow with family all around the world. Dorothy has been retired for twelve years, but spent the larger part of her career working with an international ball & roller bearing company where…
‘Survival’ was the name of the game recently when SCOUTS South Africa partnered with Cape Union Mart to host three Survival themed events around the country. “A group of some 15 Scouts and Adult Leaders descended on the Canal Walk Cape Union Mart Adventure Center in Cape Town”, explains Scouter Peter Otzen who facilitated the…
Over 400 senior and junior Scouts with various Advancement levels braved the temperamental weather to partake in the Gordon’s Shield Scout Competition at the Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre from the 10th to the 11th of August 2019. For the first time, Scouts from the Scouting–in-Schools programme joined the competition. The four teams were made out…
This month we welcomed another volunteer from Germany to the National SCOUTS South Africa office. Jula Wolf will be here for a year. We sat down with her to find out a bit more about our new Scouting family member. SSA: Can you please tell us a bit more about yourself? Jula: My name is…
Written by Christian Reimers and Jula Wolf Nagelah Peterson is 20 years old and joined the Western Cape Scouting-in-Schools (SiS) programme as an Intern Leader earlier this year. She was assigned to run Cub Packs at Levana Primary, Hillwood Primary and Zerilda Park Primary, 3 schools in the Lavender Hill Community. “I had heard of…
Desiree Bellingham lives in Faerie Glen Pretoria with her husband Peter. They have two sons, Quentin and Nolan, and a daughter Celeste. After 28 years as school secretary and PA to two Principals she is now retired. Desiree loves to do handcrafts and her sewing bag goes everywhere with her – meetings, courses, holidays, camps,…