MANUAL

CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 12
Beaver Scout Personal Achievement Badges
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OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SKILLS 1
The Outdoor Adventure Skills allow Beaver Scouts to build Scouting expertise that
they will use along their journey from Beaver Scouts through to Rover Scouts. Each
of the Outdoor Adventure Skills has nine stages. For Beaver Scouts, these are typically
pursued as a Colony. Outdoor Adventure Skill badges are worn on the Beaver Scout
uniform. This is meant to encourage the Beaver Scouts, under the mentorship of
their Scouters, to pursue the Outdoor Adventure Skills. Only the highest stage earned
in each Outdoor Adventure Skill is worn. More information is available in Chapter 6:
“Outdoor Adventure Skills” (pp. 81–84); competencies and requirements for the
Outdoor Adventure Skills are available at Canadianpath.ca.
Spirit Beaver
Beavers of the World
Chef Beaver
Olympic Beaver
North Star Award
TOP SECTION AWARD: THE NORTH STAR AWARD
The North Star Award is the pinnacle of the Beaver Scout journey. In January of the
Beavers' White Tail year, the Northern Lights Ceremony marks the beginning of the
Beaver Scout Northern Lights Quest. The White Tails receive their Northern Lights Tail
to symbolize the start of the Northern Lights Quest. During the ceremony, the White
Tails receive special scrolls that will guide them on the quest. The scrolls are tied up
with ribbon or string, and outline the process for achieving the North Star Award. As a
team and as individuals, the White Tails are asked to demonstrate excellence in what
they have learned as Beaver Scouts in order to earn their North Star Award. When a
Beaver Scout has completed his or her quest, a celebration is held at which he or she
is presented with the North Star Award badge.
Musical Beaver
Scientific Beaver
Creative Beaver
Friendship Beaver
This award can be earned by White Tail Beaver Scouts, even if they are in their first
year in Scouting. The focus is on the personal journey, individually appropriate
challenge and the willingness of the Beaver Scout to work hard.
THE BEAVER SCOUT NORTHERN LIGHTS QUEST
There are four components to completing the Northern Lights Quest and achieving
the North Star Award.
Pet Care Beaver
Canada Beaver
Beaver Heroes
Tech Beaver
A Beaver Scout has the opportunity to achieve 16 Personal Achievement badges,
which are worked on as an individual. The Beaver Scout, in consultation with a
Scouter, plans three requirements to complete for each badge. Beaver Scouts may
choose from the suggested requirements or they may define their own requirements
that meet the educational objective.
Northern Lights Tail
The Beaver Scout follows these steps in the quest:
1. Personal Progression Review
This review is meant to be fun and to engage the Beaver Scout in storytelling about
her or his personal journey through Beaver Scouts. The Beaver Scout should come
away from this process amazed at what he or she has learned and done as a Beaver
Scout. It should last no more than 15 minutes. A Scouter takes the Beaver Scout
through her or his Beaver Scout personal progression by looking at his or her Pond
Map and talking about the activities in which he or she has taken part as well as the
Outdoor Adventure Skills Awards and Personal Achievement badges she or he has
earned. It is helpful if the Scouter uses SPICES questions, or asks questions such as:
• What do you know now that you did not know before you were a Beaver Scout?
• What is the best thing you have done as a Beaver Scout?
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