MANUAL

CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 12
• What is the most challenging thing you have done as a Beaver Scout?
• What did you do to earn this badge?
• What was your favourite adventure as a Beaver Scout?
• How have you helped take care of the world?
• How have you worked hard? Had fun? Helped family and friends?
• How have you shared with someone else as a Beaver Scout?
• What adventures would you like to have in Cub Scouts next year? What
Outdoor Adventure Skills do you want to keep exploring?
2. Outdoor Adventure Skills
A total of five Outdoor Adventure Skill stages are to be achieved by Beaver
Scouts in order to achieve their North Star Award. These stages may be worked
on through all years of the Beaver Scout program as well as concurrently with the
Northern Lights Quest project. The total number of stages needs to be completed
prior to presentation of the North Star Award. Beaver Scouts may explore a
number of Outdoor Adventure Skills by doing one stage in each, or they can focus
on gaining several stages in two or three Outdoor Adventure Skills, according to
the individual interests and abilities of the Beaver Scout.
3. Service Hours
Beaver Scouts must complete five hours of community service to achieve their
North Star Award. These service hours can be completed over the entirety of a
Beaver Scout’s time in the Section, and do not have to be fulfilled in a Scouting
capacity. Beaver Scouts are encouraged to reflect on their time as Beaver Scouts
and appreciate the service they offered their communities. For example, if a Beaver
Scout has taken part in three Scoutrees planting events at local parks, he or she
has probably offered five hours of service to the community.
THE PROJECT PROCESS
A Scouter who is moving up to Cub Scouts with these Beaver Scouts is a good
candidate for helping encourage and mentor the Northern Lights Quest.
Plan: The Beaver Scouts who are on their Northern Lights Quest may complete
this project individually or as a group, as long as everyone is challenged, contributes
meaningfully and has the opportunity to put a good effort into the project. The Plan
questions used for the Personal Achievement badges provide a template for this
planning. The project plan is jointly approved by the Colony Leadership Team and
the Scouters.
Do: Execute the project, making sure that (if working as a group) each youth has the
opportunity for input and participation.
Review: Use the SPICES questions (available at Canadianpath.ca) for review as well
as these questions:
• What did you enjoy about this project?
• What was a challenge for you in this project?
• What do you know now that you did not know before?
• What would you do differently next time? Why?
• What positive difference have you made in the lives of others in your community,
this country or the world through the accomplishment of this project?
4. The Northern Lights Quest Project
As part of the Northern Lights Quest, Beaver Scouts must complete a project. The
objective is to complete a challenging project that provides meaningful personal
development for the Beaver Scout, and makes a positive difference in the local,
national or global community. There are three key components to the Northern
Lights Quest Project:
• Individually challenging and meaningful
• Something the youth cares about
• Makes a positive difference in the local, national or global community
This project is likely the Beaver Scout’s most challenging and significant experience
in the Section. There are to be no time limits or requirements other than the
above criteria. Scouters should provide guidance on selecting an appropriately
challenging project that meets the above criteria.
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