MANUAL

CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 15
4. Queen’s Venturer Scout Project
This is the capstone project of Venturer Scouts, typically completed in the last year of
the program. With the approval of the Company Leadership Team, the Venturer Scout
will complete a challenging project that matters to the youth and that will benefit a
community (local, national or international) using the Plan-Do-Review framework.
The Queen’s Venturer Project may be completed in conjunction with or in support of
a project for another organization, such as school or the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Instructions to the youth could be something like:
Peer Planning and Risk Review
• Choose a project that matters to you and that you believe will be significant
to a community. This community could be: local (your town, school, place of
worship, hospital, etc.) national (Canada) or international (outside Canada).
• Issues that you may in part address with a capstone project include (but are not
limited to): education, poverty, racism, pollution, housing, ecology.
• You might construct or repair benches or picnic tables for a local park, organize
a drive and assemble care packages for armed forces members serving overseas,
or acquire school supplies to be sent to a foreign school in need. A Venturer
Scout can come up with an original idea for a service project, solicit ideas from
his or her Company (including Scouters) or research suitable projects online.
American Eagle Scout projects are easy to find, and can provide very good ideas
for Queen’s Venturer Scout Award projects.
• Conduct research as necessary, and create a project plan that includes a
schedule, budget, and an inventory of required supplies and possible sources for
said supplies.
• Present your plan to your Company Leadership Team for suggestions and
approval. Your Scouter will need to approve the risk management components
of project.
Do
• Prepare for and carry out the project.
Review
• Present the results of your project to your Company. This is a significant review
that’s more than just about reviewing the project and its process; the review
should be introspective. You encouraged to reflect upon how the experience
of conceiving and executing the capstone project was a personal journey. Your
reflective review can be composed in terms of the SPICES.
Amory Adventure Award
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
• As with other expeditions, there is no single recommended approach for your
review of your capstone project. Be creative in how you review your project. The
nature of the project itself may have some influence on how it is reviewed.
AMORY ADVENTURE AWARD
The Amory Adventure Award is given annually to the Company that displays the most
initiative in conceiving, planning and executing an outdoor adventure activity. You can
find more information on the Amory Adventure Award here: Scouts.ca/ca/amoryadventure-award.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD
From dukeofed.org:
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program is a non-competitive programme in which
participants set and achieve personal goals for community service, skills, fitness and
adventure. It is a great way to explore new interests and try new challenges you might
not have done otherwise, and even stretch your comfort zone. The Award is open
to all young Canadians who are between 14 and 24 years of age.
The Awards has three levels:
BRONZE (for ages 14 years and up)
SILVER (for ages 15 years and up)
GOLD (for ages 16 years and up)
Participants can expect to spend at least six months completing the Bronze level, and
a year or more on Silver or Gold, depending on whether the participant registers as a
direct entry or continues from one level to the next. You must complete your Award
before your 25th birthday.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD AND THE CANADIAN PATH
Many of the goals of the Duke of Edinburgh and The Canadian Path are the same.
Those Scouting youth or Sections who wish to earn the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
can easily focus their activities to meet the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award requirements.
Achievements and activities for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award will count toward
achievement on The Canadian Path, including Outdoor Adventure Skills and the
Queen’s Venturer Scout Award.
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