Scouting at Home - Regular Program

Regular Program

This is what a weekly Scouting at Home program might look like in Term 2.

First, let’s dress for success.

Uniform? At least a scarf? This is program as usual!

Program Name or Theme

Opening

Welcome

• flagbreak?
• roll call
• any news or highlights to share (like birthdays)

 

Plan>Do>Review> *

• recapping last week
• acknowledging those who completed the last activity sheet
• coming up today …

 

Game *

• We have a set of games to share

 

Activity work

• The activity sheet should have been emailed earlier to all
• Choose a few activities on the sheet
• Some can be done together in the meeting
• Some can be demonstrated - for youth to try later *

 

Social time

Each meeting a different connection activity. Advance warning to youth, eg:

• Knock-knock jokes
• Show us your pet/favourite toy
• Baby photos in advance to the Leaders – who’s who?

 

A new skill *

A challenge or a fun thing to practise in the week ahead, eg:

• The perfect Scroggin
• How to make a coin disappear
• Finding north by the Southern Cross

 

Close

• Ask the youth for their highlights of the meeting
• Badges presented virtually then mailed with a note
• Investitures (repeated later for real)
• Closing reflection by duty PL
• Flagdown?

 

* Many parts of the program could be led by youth members.

These programs assume you might use the Scouts Victoria activity sheets as the basis for your online program, followed by a few days of Scouting activity for your youth members.

 

Source: Scouting at Home - Manual

If you want to do something better for weekly program, go for it!