MANUAL

CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 15
THE SCOUT METHOD
• Scout Law and Promise
• Learning by Doing
• The Patrol (Team) System
• A Symbolic Framework
• Nature
• Personal Progression
• Volunteer Support
2. THE SEVEN COMPONENTS OF THE SCOUT METHOD
The Canadian Path is rooted in the Scout Method—the basis of all of the
adventures Venturer Scouts experience. It is a non-formal educational process that
makes each youth the principal agent of his or her development as a self-reliant,
responsible and committed person. The Scout Method is an approach unique to
Scouting and includes seven components.
3. THE FOUR ELEMENTS
There are four elements to The Canadian Path:
Youth-led: The program is directed by its members—not the Scouters.
Plan-Do-Review: A three-step process informs all activities in the Venturer
Scout program.
VENTURER EXPERIENCES
• Solo Climbs
• Base Camps
• Expeditions
CHECKPOINTS
• Trailhead
• Tree Line
• Snow Line
• Summit
Each Venturer is a member of a community of adventurers who work together, go
on expeditions together and help one another to reach the summits of Solo Climbs.
The Venturer Company exists to support cooperation and collaboration among
Venturer Scouts.
SOLO CLIMB
From the moment someone joins Venturer Scouts, he or she sets off towards the
summit of a personal mountain. A Venturer scales the mountain as he or she achieves
meaningful personal development through the Program Areas.
While each Venturer undertakes his or her own Solo Climb, parts of one Venturer’s
mountain may resemble those of another’s in the Company. Venturer Scouts are
expected to work together to help each other successfully reach their personal summit.
PROGRAM AREAS
• Environment & Outdoors
• Leadership
• Active & Healthy Living
• Citizenship
• Creative Expression
• Beliefs & Values
Adventure: Venturer Scouts explore new things, share new ideas, learn new skills
and create new paths.
SPICES 1 : Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional and Spiritual are the six
dimensions of personal development for the Canadian Path program.
As Venturer Scouts attain certain levels of personal achievement along their Solo
Climb, they reach checkpoints: the Trailhead, the Tree Line, the Snow Line and
the Summit.
4. A BALANCED PROGRAM
The Canadian Path is designed to deliver a balanced program. Venturer Scouts
participate in adventures from each of the six Program Areas: Environment &
Outdoors, Leadership, Active & Healthy Living, Citizenship, Creative Expression and
Beliefs & Values.
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Check out “Questions to ask the Youth
as the Activities are Reviewed”
Scouters' Tip at Canadianpath.ca.
5. A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF GROWTH
The Venturer Scout program is about personal progression—each member develops
in his or her own way and on his or her own path, even as he or she works with
others as a team.
Climb Higher: The Venturer Scout
Symbolic Framework
The symbolic framework provides a structure for activities.
The Venturer Scout symbolic framework challenges Venturer Scouts to climb higher
in everything they do—to work to be better and to take on more adventurous
challenges. Each Venturer Scout, through his or her program experience, journeys
from the base of his or her mountain towards the summit. The symbolic journey of
scaling the mountain is really about working towards personal development in each of
the six SPICES.
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