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CHAPTER 1<br />
CHAPTER 1<br />
While some youth show natural skills in the leadership department, others need<br />
support and encouragement to find their role in leadership. No one is left behind in<br />
opportunities to engage leadership.<br />
Leadership comes in many forms. It is not just the youth who is willing to be up<br />
front and centre who is showing leadership. Youth who help other members learn a<br />
specific skill, or who write an article for a newspaper, or who create the kit list for an<br />
outing are all showing forms of leadership. Scouters need to be attentive to engaging<br />
youth in the leadership roles in which they feel comfortable, as well as encouraging<br />
them to try leading in a way they may not have tried before.<br />
Learning to lead and learning to follow are gifts that all good leaders need. Within<br />
the team approach of The Canadian Path, youth need to take turns being the one in<br />
the lead, directing the activity, game or adventure. Leaders need to remember the<br />
importance of their support team and delegate jobs. Those who are used to being<br />
the leader need to learn what it means to be part of the support team, making sure<br />
that they have their tasks done well and on time to support the activity of the group.<br />
Leading and following go hand in hand.<br />
Learning leadership means learning from mistakes as well as successes. It is okay<br />
for an activity to not work out as expected. It is okay for youth to make mistakes<br />
when having an adventure. That is what happens when you are “learning by doing.”<br />
The Scouters' role is to make sure that no one is harmed during these mistakes.<br />
Scouters should allow youth to learn from their mistakes and to reflect on what they<br />
will do next time.<br />
For Youth-led to Work, We Need:<br />
Youth who are engaged and who feel their contributions matter; who feel supported<br />
by Scouters and other youth as they take on new challenges; who are ready to try new<br />
things, to challenge themselves and to make some mistakes along the way to gaining<br />
new skills and abilities. We need youth who want to learn, grow and venture forth into<br />
their world by actively engaging in The Canadian Path.<br />
WHAT YOUTH LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE ON THE CANADIAN PATH 1<br />
In all Sections of the Canadian Path program, young people are given opportunities to take on the responsibility of leadership.<br />
SECTION<br />
BEAVER SCOUTS<br />
CUB SCOUTS<br />
LEADERSHIP ROLES<br />
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL YOUTH<br />
Youth choose which Personal<br />
Achievement badges they wish<br />
to make part of their Canadian<br />
Path, as well as the Outdoor<br />
Adventure Skill stages they wish<br />
to pursue.<br />
Youth choose which Personal<br />
Achievement badges they wish<br />
to make part of their Canadian<br />
Path, as well as the Outdoor<br />
Adventure Skill stages they wish<br />
to pursue.<br />
LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN<br />
THE PATROL (TEAM)<br />
Blue Tails (second-year Beaver<br />
Scouts) provide leadership<br />
within their Lodges.<br />
White Tails (third-year Beaver<br />
Scouts) form a White Tail<br />
Council, which has a role in<br />
making decisions for the Colony.<br />
The White Tails work<br />
independently or together on<br />
their Northern Lights Quest to<br />
achieve their Top Section Awards.<br />
Trackers (second-year Cub<br />
Scouts) provide leadership for<br />
certain activities in the Beaver<br />
Scout Colony, help Runners<br />
(first-year Cubs) learn about<br />
being a Cub Scout and assist<br />
the Howlers (third-year Cubs)<br />
in running Pack activities.<br />
Howlers provide leadership<br />
within their Lairs as well as in<br />
the Pack. They lead activities<br />
and participate in the Howler<br />
Council, which has a role in<br />
decision making for the Pack.<br />
LEADERSHIP ROLES<br />
WITHIN THE SECTION<br />
In their Lodges, Beaver Scouts<br />
brainstorm ideas for adventures<br />
related to the six Program<br />
Areas. These ideas are further<br />
developed by the White Tail<br />
Council and the Scouters.<br />
Lodges may take on the<br />
responsibility for running one<br />
of the adventure activities.<br />
Cub Scouts choose their<br />
adventures and then work with<br />
their Scouters to plan,<br />
to prepare, to learn the needed<br />
skills and then to carry out<br />
the adventure. As a Pack,<br />
they review the adventure in<br />
preparation for new adventures.<br />
Scouters who are wise and respected mentors who create a safe space for the youth<br />
to try new adventures. We need Scouters who will put the experiences of the youth<br />
before their own experiences within The Canadian Path, and who make sure that every<br />
youth is engaged in the program.<br />
Parents who are willing to support and encourage their child in learning by doing,<br />
who give their child permission to venture forth to try new activities and adventures<br />
while encouraging appropriate risk-taking within a safe environment.<br />
1<br />
Check out “Section Leadership Teams”<br />
on our YouTube channel.<br />
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