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Venture Scouts
Venture Scouts
Venture Scouting is for young people between the ages of 15 and 17. It provides a challenging and adventurous programme the length and breadth of Ireland, with the support of adults.
I’d be delighted to answer any questions and hear any suggestions you might have on Venturing, just drop me an e-mail at venturescouts@scouts.ie
Ruth Wylie
Programme Commissioner (Venture Scouts)
** NEWS: Ways and Means of Working with Older Teens **
The National Youth Council of Ireland's Annual Conference is taking place on Friday 27 November 2009 in the Emmanus Centre, Swords, Co. Dublin.
The event is an exciting change for members of Scouting Ireland to explore and share best practices for working with older teenagers.
Anyone interested in attending from Scouting Ireland is asked to contact Jamie Gorman through jgorman@scouts.ie
Booking forms for the conference, and more information on what to expect, can be found here:
http://www.nyci.ie/what_s_new/ways_and_means_of_working_with_older_teens_conference
Programme Theme 2008 - 2009 *launched October 28th 2008*
Programme Resource Pack on Scouting and Disability: Accessibility & Involvement
PDF file 1.7M, - - - Individual files ZIP 1.6M
Scouting for All - Reaching Out, a guideline
Programme Fact Sheets *2008 series*
Scout County Events for Venture Scouts *new* here
A check list for recruitment *new* here
Running your Venture Scout Group *new* here
How to organise a County Youth Forum - here
Getting a Venture Scout Group up and running - here
The project method - here
Brainstorming & ideas - here
A Venture Scout meeting idea for every week of the year, plus one - here
The history of International Rover Scouting - here
3 Venture meetings here
International Service Expeditions - Before you start In progress
The Scouts of the World Award pilot
Scouting Ireland is carrying out a pilot of the Scouts of the World award scheme with 21 young people. This shows Scouting Ireland as one of the world leaders in Scouting terms in promoting peace, development and environmental awareness. This is a special award showing that a young person is aware of world issues and has acquired through a voluntary service the necessary experience and skills to become a citizen of the world.
The pilot information and project page
Scouting Ireland and the Scouts of the World programme - a report Nov 08
The pilot SW Dicovery programme
The Year of the Promise and Law
Throughout the Scouting world young people and adults make a commitment to live by a simple code of principles. The making of this promise introduces them to the worldwide brotherhood of Scouting, which united by these common values, is proving its worth in its second century by engaging with all of the major challenges young people in our world face.
Recognising this, Scouting Ireland's National Youth Programme Team has declared 2009 as the Scouting Ireland Year of the Promise and Law, in an effort to recognise the centrality of committing to a common set of beliefs to our movement's ethos and to how we achieve our goals.
So, what does this mean for you and the Venture Scouts in your Group?
Over the coming months a number of initiatives will be launched to provide you with the challenge of understanding the role of the Scout Promise and Law in your life and in your Venture Scout Group.
Watch this space!!
What is Venturing?
It's hard to explain what Venturing is all about! This is because as a Venture Scout you could end up doing almost anything- Imagination is your only limit! You can challenge yourself, try new things, acheive your goals and most importantly have a laugh with a group of like minded people...
As a Venture Scout you could find yourself trekking with a friend across some far off country on the Explorer Belt, or exploring the lesser known parts of Ireland on Challenge. You might decide to go along to the Venture Scout Moot and meet with Venture Scouts from around the country, then again you might hit the Galtees for a weekend of adventurous hill-walking!
In a fit of madness you might decide to try it all and really explorer what Venture Scouting has to offer you, but with all that's possible it might take you awhile to get around to everything!
If you are aged between 15 and 21, and want to find out more about Venturing, and are interested in joining your local group, then go to the Want to Join? page or contact the National Youth Representatives for Venture Scouts at ventrep@scouts.ie and a group near you will be found!
The National Programme Team for Venture Scouts in conjunction with the National Youth Reps (Venture Scouts) manage this section of scouts.ie