Gilwell Park is looking for one (possibly two) volunteers to take up 12-month placements at their activity center in Oxford (Youlbury) as from the 1st September 2014. They would be trained as activity instructors and all food, accommodation and uniform (and some expenses) will be provided. The two current South African volunteers have done such…
こんにちはKonnichiwa In exactly 365 days’ time, 28th July 2015, some 30,000 Scouts and 6,000 Adult leaders from across the world will gather in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan for the opening ceremony of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree! We have been overwhelmed with applications from Scouts from across the country who would like to…
LeadSA is looking for nominations for their LeadSA Hero and Youth Hero. of the week. LeadSA describes their heroes as someone who goes out of their way to improve the quality of life of people in their community. The Youth Hero needs to be under 21 years of age and the Hero is anybody above. As Scouts…
The Youth Programme Team have compiled an online leadership and patrol system survey. If you participate in the survey you will be contributing to obtaining a comprehensive assessment of the opinions and general understanding that exists of leadership in Scouting and the Patrol System. The survey should take you about 15-20 minutes to complete. Although we collect some…
Due to the huge interest from Scouts and Rangers SSA would be able to send 4 Troops instead of 2 to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan in 2015. We cannot take Scouts to Japan without sufficient Adult Leaders and as such we have additional opportunities for more Jamboree Troop Scouters to join the Contingent. Applications are…
The new Cub Programme is being launched through a national Road Show. The Pack Scouters Working kit replaces the Pack Scouters Handbook and order forms will be available at the presentations. The order forms will be available online once the Roadshow kicks off. The Cub Workbook will be introduced later in the year. Our Cub…
The World Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA-JOTI ) has a new website http://www.world-jotajoti.info. Here you will find all the official news, information, and support for your local operation. This year’s event will take place on 17, 18 and 19 October. JOTA-JOTI is one of the largest Scouting events in the world, with nearly…
The next World Scout Jamboree will be held in 2015 in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan from Tuesday 28th July to Saturday 8th August 2015. Over 30,000 scouts and adult leaders National Scout Organizations from 165 countries from all over the world will attend the Jamboree. Will you be attending? The closing date for all 23WSJ Youth…
Watch the new season of the popular SABC2 youth show Hectic Nine 9 ‘Survive It’ and support your fellow Scouts! 10 Scouts participated in the Outdoor Reality Adventure Challenge. The bar was raised this year and both presenters and Scouts were pushed to their limits! From the 12th to the 30th of May – weekdays…
The Cub Annual Challenge is out! This years theme is “Yesterday, today and tomorrow” and focusses on the way we look at life: our past, our present and our future! Have Fun! Cub Annual Challenge 2014 Programme – Yesterday Cub Annual Challenge 2014 Programme Games Cub Annual Challenge 2014