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Scouts Canada has partnered with Busy Minds and Little Yogis Academy to help bring mindfulness into program content.
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Scouter Ken and Scouter Mike are joined by Michelle Faber, the founder of Busy Minds, for a live discussion mindfulness, its importance to mental health, and the ways in which Scouts Canada is partnering with Busy Minds (and Little Yogis) to add mindfulness exercises into group programming.
Learn more:
Busy Minds
Little Yogis
Mindfulness apps discussed in the episode:
Calm
Headspace
Hallow
And again: this episode is a recording of a live event that was done on the Scouts Canada Discussion Group on Facebook, and on Workspace/The Network.
Shout-Outs
A big thank you to Scouts Canada and Mike Eybel for facilitating this episode, and to Kate Larkin for being the inaugural guest!
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The first ever LIVE episode of Scouting Stuff, and an introduction to Scouts Canada’s “Sasquatch Seekers” event.
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In the first of what will become a series of LIVE episodes, Scouter Ken is joined by Kate Larkin - the Director of Program & Volunteer Services for Scouts Canada - to discuss the Sasquatch Seekers challenge. This is a series of four weekly challenges for Scout Groups across Canada to complete, exploring a variety of activities and skills all themed around the hunt for Canada’s most elusive megafauna.
(There’s also a leaderboard, by the way. With prizes.)
Mike Eybel - the Associate Director of Communications for Scouts Canada, and an occasional guest of the podcast - also makes an appearance or two.
And again: this episode is a recording of a live event that was done on the Scouts Canada Discussion Group on Facebook.
Shout-Outs
A big thank you to Scouts Canada and Mike Eybel for facilitating this episode, and to Kate Larkin for being the inaugural guest!
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Beaver Scouts (at least in Canada) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024.
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Scouter Ken and Scouter Colin - finally, only two months into 2024! - sit down (virtually) to discuss Beaver Scouts. Despite a popular Canadian legend that the program for “younger than Cub Scout” youth was developed in Canada and exported to the world, the actual history of it goes back a bit further...to Northern Ireland, in fact.
But half a century ago, Scouts Canada officially launched its Beaver Scouts section, and is planning on celebrating that this summer. Is your group ready? Is your council?
By the way, if you want to see what different Scouting NSOs call their sections, here’s a lengthy list.
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Two brothers - twins, at that! - discuss their introduction to Scouts Canada and the roles they’ve served in therewith.
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Scouter Shayne and Scouter Sheldon rejoin the podcast for another episode, this time to discuss their respective Scouting journeys with Scouter Ken. Though they came to the organization in different ways (and at different times), they both ended up serving as Group Commissioners for two different Ontario Scout Groups at the same time.
Also: camp cooking. We talk about camp cooking.
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What is the rangemaster role within Scouting, and how do you become one?
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Scouter Ken is joined by Scouter Sheldon, the program director for Camp Everton in Ontario (and, coincidentally, the brother of Scouter Shayne from Episode 144).
Much of the discussion in this episode focuses on the role of the rangemaster, which within Scouts Canada is a specifically-trained person who can run archery, pelletry, and even axe/tomahawk-throwing.
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Where can youth find leadership opportunities? Funny you should ask!
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Scouter Ken is joined by Scouter Shayne from Ontario for this episode. Among many other roles, Scouter Shayne has served as a Group Commissioner, a Section Scouter, and a Contact Scouter, and has also been with the Canadian Forces for three decades.
The discussion ranges over a few topics, including the similarities and differences between Scouting and the military, why girls being part of Scouting is still a surprise to some people to this day, and the leadership opportunities that Scouting affords young people.
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Scouts across Africa help the vulnerable, Scouts in Canada sell trees...and Scouts were even at COP28.
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Advancing Gender Equality through Scouting in Ethiopia
Reintegrating Vulnerable Young People through Ticket to Life Initiative in Africa
4th World Scout Education Congress Shaping the Future of Education in Scouting
Congress Roadmap sets direction for education in Scouting to be more transformative, inclusive and innovative
World Scouting Brings Youth Voices to COP28 Climate Talks
Transcona Scouts Hall receives funding for renos
Scouts tree lot is now open in Okotoks
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Scouts help with hurricane relief, JOTA-JOTI breaks records...and Hungarian Scouts camp on a river.
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Scouts de Mexico Extend a Helping Hand in Hurricane Aftermath
A Record JOTA-JOTI! Digital Meets In Person for an Epic Jamboree
No need to fear… the Boy Scouts are here!
River Scout Camp: A Journey Through Time with Hungarian Scouts
Scouts fees rise to fund new safeguarding team
Swindon Gang Show returns: Scouts and Guides light up stage
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Two of the three French Scouters who traveled by bicycle to WSJ 2023 tell us all about their adventure!
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Scouter Ken is joined by Florian and Antonin – two of the three French Scouters who comprise La CyclOdyssée, who we mentioned briefly in the January 16 episode of Scouting Five – to discuss their 7-month journey to the World Scout Jamboree in Korea.
Because rather than fly from France to get there, they opted instead to ride their bicycles, covering over 15,000 kilometers in 7 months.
You can find links to all of La CyclOdyssée’s social media profiles at their LinkTree. In particular, their Instagram page is well worth a look.
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Are you taking part in JOTA-JOTI this year?
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Sadly, there won’t be any Scouting Stuff neckers or crests at this time; orders for both items didn’t meet the production thresholds. If you placed an order, it’ll be cancelled and you’ll get a refund.
Stickers are still available, however!
The Biggest Annual Scouting Event is On: It’s JOTA-JOTI 2023!
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A bit more information about how Scouts BSA' Transatlantic Council is structured, and the role Kandersteg plays in it.
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Scouter Will, from Scouts BSA’s Transatlantic Council, joins the podcast to discuss the Council and its role in allowing the children of deployed soldiers and diplomats to continue participating in Scouting even when they’re nowhere near the United States.
And as it turns out, Kandersteg International Scout Centre – which they call Camp Alpine – is an integral component of the Council, and their main meeting place for camps.
Also discussed:
Camp Aventura
Normandy Camporee
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A successful musical fundraiser, Scouts Canada apologizes...and Scouts in Brazil get crafty with plastic waste.
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Aberdeen Explorer Scouts invited to Scottish Parliament to mark fundraising efforts
Scouts Canada issues apology for role in ‘historical harm’ on Indigenous Peoples
The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a cult-favorite cookie
Moment cub scouts as young as seven dodge traffic on dark country lane after getting lost on map reading exercise that was only supposed to be one mile
MUTECO from Trash to Treasure: How Scouts Turned Plastic into Change
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Scouter Paul from the Hudson Explorers explains a fun game his unit plays with paper boats...and fire.
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Whilst at Kander100, Scouter Ken met up with Scouter Paul from the Hudson Explorers, an Explorer Scout unit based in Sutton Coldfield, just outside of Birmingham. Some of the unit are regular listeners of the podcast, and that little meet & greet turned into an invitation to join them - and a few other contingents from various countries - in a game they called “Battleship”.
“Battleship” begins with the Scouts breaking into teams and folding 20 origami boats. While they’re busy with this, the Scouter set up a rectangular or square area outdoors, which the Scouts spread their boats around once they’ve got them made.
Each team then gets a metal garden spade, a flint & steel, and fifty cotton balls. The rest is fairly self-explanatory: they light each cotton ball in turn with the flint & steel, then use the spade to fling the fireball at an opposing team’s boat.
The team with the most undamaged boats left wins!
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Scouts respond to disasters, another Scout Group loses gear to theft...and you can now get a podcast necker or badge!
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Scouting Stuff Merchandise Pre-Orders
Ride the Waves Not the Waste with Scouts of Trinidad & Tobago
Libyan Scouts' Heroic Response to Devastating Floods
Morocco’s Scouts unite to launch relief efforts after deadly earthquake
Moncton, N.B. scout troop loses $8,000 worth of camping equipment in theft
Scouts celebrate 70 years in Rossland
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The Kander100 Jamboree was a huge success. World Jamboree 2023...not so much.
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Ken and Colin discuss the challenges - to put it mildly - faced by those who attended the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea this summer, as well as the response of WOSM and various national contingents to the heat wave and other issues that emerged at the site.
And then the conversation shifts to Kander100 and the experience of the Canadian Contingent thereat, as well as how Ken and his family enjoyed their Swiss vacation.
Also: check out the Scouting Stuff Stuff page! You can order stickers there at the moment...and soon, neckerchiefs and badges will be available as well. Watch our social media for more details!
Shout-Outs
Samuel Ip was a member of the Hong Kong contingent at Kander100. While his campsite was right next to the Canadians’, he and Scouter Ken didn’t end up crossing paths...but he reached out to say hello and ask for some stickers.
Scouter Nathalie also reached out to ask for some stickers, and followed up to say she enjoyed listening to the recent Pinkies episode...which happened to feature her daughter!
And Simon left a five-star review on the website!
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Jamborees around the world, a new WOSM member organization...and a disturbing documentary.
News Stories
Scouts Honor: The disturbing true story behind Netflix documentary
Former Scouts Canada employee sentenced to 4 years for sex crimes
Proposed settlement reached in Ralph Rowe lawsuit
A wave of transformation: 80,000 Scouts spark change in Algeria
Saudi Girls in Scouting Volunteer in Large Numbers During Pilgrim Service
Kander100
43,000 Scouts unite for 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea
WOSM Statements from the 25th World Scout Jamboree
Closing ceremony of the 25th World Scout Jamboree reunites Scouts at Seoul World Cup Stadium
Scoutisme Congolais joins global Scout Movement as 174th Member Organization
Scouts Plant Seeds of Hope in Senegal
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a volunteer at Kandersteg International Scout Centre?
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Scouter Ken chats with Sam (from Canada) and Laura (from the United States), two “Pinkies” (read: seasonal volunteers) at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC).
Sam and Laura explain what it’s like to be a Pinkie, as well as how to apply for the role. Pinkies serve three-month terms roughly corresponding to the four seasons, and the application process includes a motivation letter, a CV, a picture, and a video explaining why you’d love to volunteer at KISC.
Shout-Outs
A big “thank you” to – who else? – Sam and Laura for agreeing to this interview, to Sam for reaching out to Scouter Ken ahead of Kander100, and to Laura for being a listener to the podcast as well!
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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod
An interview with Jack Higgins, the director of the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC).
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Scouter Ken was at Kander100 (also called KISC100), the large(r) jamboree held to celebrate the centenary of the “permanent mini-jamboree” that the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland was founded to be.
As it happened, some of the media staff at KISC had heard Episode 137, and asked Scouter Ken if he’d be interested in doing an interview with Jack Higgins, the director of KISC.
Shout-Outs
Many thanks to the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC), the media team thereat (especially Myles and Luis) for setting everything up and providing recording gear, and of course Jack Higgins for taking the time to do this interview.
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A short update on how things are going at Kander100 (aka KISC 100), the jamboree celebrating the centenary of Kandersteg International Scout Centre.
Scouts help refugees, a king is crowned...and what SHOULD you expect at a Jamboree?
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From Fundraisers to Advocates: Norwegian Guides and Scouts Transform Lives of Young Refugees
Scout Camp in a Refugee Camp: How Scouting is Helping in Malawi
Arab Parajamboree sets the bar for hosting inclusive Scout events
Scouts support King Charles III’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey
Scouts design TransLink’s first-ever scout badge
Westfield Scouts live motto “Be Prepared” at Memorial Day Ceremony
100 YEARS AND COUNTING: 1st Port Perry Scouts to mark century milestone in June
8 things to know before the World Scout Jamboree
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