{"id":13,"date":"2022-02-06T14:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T14:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:11:07","slug":"scout-troop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/sections\/scout-troop\/","title":{"rendered":"Scout Troop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scouts is for young people aged 10\u00bd \u2013 14<\/strong><\/p>Meet on<\/strong>\u00a0Thursdays, 7 \u2013 8.30pm<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

Jump in and get muddy. Give back and get set. Scouts ignore the butterflies and go for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scouts are a go-getting group of young people aged 10 \u00bd to 14 who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Master new skills and try new things<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Make new friends<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Have fun and go on adventures, at home and abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Explore the world around them<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Help others and make a difference, in their own communities and beyond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Week in and week out, they gather in groups called Scout Troops to conquer the small task of changing the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    What do Scouts get up to?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Discovering the world<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Being a Scout is all about discovering the world on their own terms and making the most of what they have, wherever and whoever they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Alongside their new friends, they\u2019ll master the skills that will help them weather the storms of life, and try things they\u2019d never get the chance to do at home or at school \u2013 working with trained volunteers to achieve whatever they set your mind to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \n
    \n

    Starting small, thinking big<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Scouts start small but think big. They stand up for what they believe in and make a difference on their doorstops, confident in the knowledge that their daily actions add up. In a society that can often feel increasingly isolated and inward facing, Scouts build bridges and break barriers. Throughout history, they\u2019ve played all sorts of useful roles in society, and this legacy continues today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \n
    \n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Listening in, lending a hand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Scouts seek out the answers to the big questions, and to the smaller questions that don\u2019t seem to matter but really should. Most importantly, they say yes more often than they say no \u2013 whether they\u2019re taking part in their first ever camp away from home, or writing their first line of code, or accepting the last of the toasted marshmallows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \n
    \n

    Who leads Scouts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Scout Troop is made up of young people aged 10\u00bd  to 14, led by trained adult volunteers who are on hand to share their skills and keep everyone safe. Traditionally, Scout leaders were nicknamed \u2018Skip\u2019 \u2013 an abbreviation of \u2018Skipper\u2019, which is a name given to a ship\u2019s captain. In some Troops this name is still used, but these days it\u2019s more common for Scout leaders to just use their real names. In this group Leaders go by their real names. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Within their Troop, Scouts are part of a Patrol \u2013 smaller groups of Scouts who look out for one another, and help each other grow. Scouts gather in their Patrols at the beginning and end of meetings. They might also stick together on expeditions or trips away, or during certain activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    \n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Promises and ceremonies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Every Scout is unique, but they find common ground in their shared Scout values, and make a promise to stick by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Making a promise when a new member joins the Troop is a way of celebrating these values. Every time a new Scout decides to join, they chat through their promise with their leader before saying it out loud in front of their fellow Scouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The process usually takes place once they\u2019ve had a few weeks to settle in, and is known as being \u2018invested\u2019 into Scouts. Usually, the promise ceremony happens in our usual meeting place but, if the opportunity arises and the Scout agrees, it could be held during a camp, up a mountain or some other exciting location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Scouts is for young people aged 10\u00bd \u2013 14 Meet on\u00a0Thursdays, 7 \u2013 8.30pm Jump in and get muddy. Give back and get set. Scouts ignore the butterflies and go for it! Scouts are a go-getting group of young people aged 10 \u00bd to 14 who: Week in and week out, they gather in groups […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":178,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":378,"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/378"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martlesham.suffolkscouts.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}