MANUAL

CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 5
BADGE INCLUSIVE RATIONALE
Personal Achievement
badges
Outdoor Adventure
Skills badges
Personal Progression
badge
Canadian Path
Link badge
Yes
Yes (where
possible)
Yes
Yes
These give opportunities for the youth to select areas of interest, to work with a Scouter
to set appropriate goals that challenge them at their level.
These are highly structured and sequentially developed levels of skills in nine areas. These
are standardized and should be completed as indicated. Wherever possible, you should
accommodate youth who wish to participate in outdoor activities with your Section.
Help all youth work towards Outdoor Adventure Skills to the best of their ability.
This badge is presented after a review of the individual youth's progression.
One of the criteria of this badge suggests providing opportunities to visit other Scouting
Sections. The other criteria are personalized to the youth. If linking didn't take place, the
youth still receives the badge indicating a journey through one Section and onto the next.
Top Section Award Yes There are four components of this badge.
The first is a review of the Section journey. This is a personal reflection accomplished
with the Section Leadership Team, including a Scouter. This part is inclusionary.
The second is the completion of a specified number of Outdoor Adventure Skills. The
youth can accomplish lower stages across many OAS badges, or many stages across
fewer badges. These are not inclusive in that they are specific; they cannot be achieved
simply by “best effort”. However, no youth should be denied the Top Section Award
because of a disability that prevents completion of a specific number of Outdoor
Adventure Skills.
The third component is a specified number of community service hours.
The fourth component is a community-based project. This is discussed with the
Scouter, who guides the youth to select a project that is personally challenging. This
aspect is inclusionary.
The approval of the Award is determined by the Section Leadership Team.
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Check out “Scouts Canada's No One
Left Behind program” on our
YouTube channel.
IT’S ABOUT ATTITUDE!
Scouts Canada wants to offer an environment that promotes diversity across Canada.
As a Scouter, you are tasked with thinking positively, understanding that Scouting is all
about a personal journey and therefore personal growth. We are not all alike, so the
journey we have is not the same. There must also be an acknowledgment that there
are some things that are beyond our range, but only when every option is exhausted!
Some families may feel that they cannot afford to take part in Scouting. Financial
support is available through Scouts Canada’s No One Left Behind 1 program. You
can begin a NOLB subsidy request by calling the NOLB support number
(1-844-300-6652), or by emailing NOLB@scouts.ca to request an application form.
Challenge yourself and the other Scouters in your Section to include everyone!
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DIVERSITY POLICY
In keeping with our fundamental principles—Duty to God, Duty to Others,
Duty to Self—Scouts Canada is committed to social justice including the
promotion of gender and member diversity at all levels of the organization,
both in its structures and programs and to the elimination of discrimination
on the groups of race, gender, ethnicity, financial ability, sexual orientation,
religion, disability or age. It is imperative that all programs and services
reflect Scouts Canada’s commitment to social justice. Scouts Canada
will make every effort to make its members and employee work force
representative and reflective of the communities in which its services
are provided.
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Amory Adventure Award
(Venturer Scouts only)
Scouts of the
World Award
World Scout
Environment Award
Yes
Yes
Yes
There are guidelines for length of time and report writing. However, the guidelines
don’t prohibit youth with disabilities. In selecting and planning an expedition, the
Company could accommodate many disabilities.
This award is based on criteria from the World Organization of the Scout Movement
and involves a formalized training event, volunteer service for up to 14 days and a
report on the experience.
This is based on environmental activities and projects that are appropriately
challenging to the ability of the youth.
Religion in Life Maybe Although the requirements are set by faith groups, they should be aware of
any disabilities.
Language Strips Yes To be awarded a language strip, youth and Scouters must be sufficiently able to carry
on a Scouting conversation at an age-appropriate level. There are no standards.
Messengers of Peace Yes This can be sought at all Scouting levels.
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