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14th Galway Scouts encourages the Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional, Spiritual development of young people so that they may achieve their full potential as active citizens.
Purpose
Purpose
The 14th Galway Scout Group is a local community member of Scouting Ireland, which is a young person centric, safe, voluntary, uniformed, non-formal educational movement for young people. The Group encourages the aim of Scouting Ireland Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional, Spiritual development of young people in its catchment area so that they may achieve their full potential and, as responsible citizens improve society.
Our Mission is to support and provide scouting for as many as possible young people from the Western Suburbs of Galway City and their surrounds with a membership that is as reflective of the diverse population in these areas, as possible. Our scouting will be active, fun, outdoor, Galway culture and geography reflective, and progressive.
Our scouting programme is offered over the four age range groups (sections):
Beaver scouts - 6,7,8
Cub Scouts - 9,10,11
Scouts - 12,13,14
Ventures - 15,16,17
Our strong Rover (18+) network of adult scouts provides support to the other sections.
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Working with Youth
Working with Youth
Scouting is a uniformed, voluntary, non-formal education, movement that provides a young person centric environment in a safe way that encourages the Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional, Spiritual development of young people so that they may achieve their full potential and, as responsible citizens improve society. We provide a mixed programme of active progressive Scouting based on weekly club meetings and, most importantly, regular outdoor day events and overnight camps building to major yearly summer camps. Our events provide a mix of adventure sport type activities and community and environmental service projects.
Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland
The 14th Galway Scout Group is a local community member of Scouting Ireland, Ireland's national scout organisation, and a part of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. The Scout Group, as a member of Scouting Ireland, achieves its and Scouting Ireland’s scouting aim through a system of progressive self-education, known as the Scout Method. The benefits of following the Scout Method is that is:
Guides behaviour in and out of scouting
Encourages best effort
Promotes personal commitment
Gives practical application through activities
The 8 principal elements of the Scout Method are:
Key Activities
Key Activities
Some of our key youth activities of the last year have been:
Scout Summer Camp a ten day camp in Linth Clough Scout Centre Manchester Uk
Venture Scout Summer Camp a fourteen day camp at Roverway in Netherlands. Roverway is the European meeting of over 16 year old scouts held every three years
Organising and Leading a major hillwalking Series in Connemara
Participation in the World Scout Event Jamboree on the Internet
Beaver Scout Camp in Petersburg
Beaver Scout Trip to the Zoo
Beaver Scout Community Project with St Mary’s Nursing home
Scout Environmental Project with Clean Coast Galway cleaning Rusheen Bay
Cub Scout Weekend Camps including participating in County wide Camp
Cub Scout Kayaking
Cub Scout Community and Beach Cleanups
Over the last year we have some examples of youth personal development, the core objective of our programme of Youth work. Most of these youths joined directly into our Scouts age range and did not come through our children's programme of Beavers Scouts and Cubs Scouts. Through an active Youth work programme of weekly meetings, regular day events, weekend camps and summer long stay camps they have become a group of positive Scouts we are all proud of. This shows our methodology of Youth programme work allows us to expand our offering directly to more teenagers and youths and the value of scouting to these age groups.
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