Interesting activities to have during meetings.

[Alvatronica.]

What would you guys like us to plan for.
cos the PLC and i can really tell that you guys get really bored from footdrills, etc.


do tell us.

ps. STRICTLY NO CRAP, like games for the whole day, treat to MCs. Thanks.

[bryanong]

pioneering!!! very long never do alr...
not the kind lyk flag pole
as in lyk maybe we hav competition who can tie tripod or quadrapod faster n than aft tt erm capture the flag?

[shawnstw]

I feel that maybe we can go out for some meetings to places like Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve for geographical lessons or whatever is the meaning of the word "scouts" man? Or we could simply try not to turn scouts to a footdrill cca like ncc land or others. I know the thinking that footdrills=discipline but scouts is NOT a footdrill cca for Pete's sake. I also agree with 'bryanong' that we could also have more games but not the whole day. Maybe footdrill just 1hr each meeting

[Stephen]

well, geography lesson, for that u have to be lucky enough to have mr cheng as your geog teacher, cause i dont think many people would want to go there to learn without him

and regarding footdrills, we are not a footdrill cca, trust me
but it is good as it instills discipline, and discipline is important in scouts
there is a minimum amount of time we need to spend on it, and i think 1 hour is more then enough

however we would like to spend one hour on it, but we cant cause your foot drills are still not up to spec

but if all of u sec ones work together just the tiniest bit, which includes practicing at home, which i bet none of u do
foot drill time can be cut down a lot

and thus we will be able to spend time doing other activities
and probably play some games

[666 Black Panther]

I agree that we should not turn Scouts into a foot-drill CCA and that foot-drill does not necessarily = discipline but the fact of the matter is that we are a uniform group and people will judge us on our discipline and performance (like during parades and training).

In fact u do not need to have foot-drill every meeting but if your drills (and any other core skill for that matter) are not up to standard/expectations then more time will have to be spent on them.

The school has expectations of us, every are 1 of the 3 CCAs they pick every year (they have to pick before the start of the year) for the 'Sustained CCA/Uniform Group Achievement' Award and that means we have to maintain/improve our Frank Sands standings.

And a key part of that award is our Attendance, Progress (Scout Standard, Advance, Proficiency badges, etc) and Courses/Competitions.

The school will not support us if we do not hold up our end of the 'deal' especially when there are other CCAs to choose form.

Everyone has a part to play:

Sec.1s/Year 1s
Listen to your Seniors/Instructors and work together, don't force them to have to spend more time then needed to teach you something or get up to standard.

If you are asked for (or have) feedback, ideas and opinions give them to your Seniors don't say 'Anything.' or 'I want to do something interesting (but have no idea what is interesting)' then be resentful that the trainings are boring.

Sec.2s/Year 2s
Set a good example for your Juniors, follow instructions and do them quickly. Interact with both your Juniors (Jrs) and Seniors (Srs), the PLs may not know as much as you about the Scouts personally.

Learn for the achievement and mistakes of your Srs so that you can perform better the following yr when it's your turn to lead.

Sec.3/Year 3s
Set a good example for you Jrs, plan for trainings/activities carefully and meaningfully. Keep the goals of the Unit in mind and not your egos.

Learn to your Jrs, do not brush off any of their ideas/feedback, don't leave them out of the planning stages and DO NOT EVER punish them for no reason (you can explain at a later time if need be) or if they are giving you (negative) feedback/opinions, it is not wrong as long as they are not rude and/or disrespectful.

Be mature enough to admit your mistakes and learn from them even learn from your Jrs and mature enough to know when to make the Right decisions based on what is right and best for the Unit not your ego.

Train your Jrs to be better than You, if you can come back 5-10 yrs from now and say that you were better than you did not do a good enough job as a Leader.

[jolian]

we can concentrate more on campcraft and pioneering. footdrill maybe once every 2-3 weeks. practice on inspection also. we can also play more scout related games. we can all sit down and think of another structure rather than always the tower as venture jun rong mentioned.

[bryanong]

agree with jolian..
do more scout related stuff and less footdrill
i mean like scouts is not all about footdrill but more of survival and all that.
pioneering meaning structures doesnt have to be massive but not all the same tower and all that.
some teambuilding games to boost morale would be good to.(venture jun rong has some good ideas)

[jolian]

learn from cat high ... tie 2 pole together then use rope to pull into a big structure .. no need people with HAMBURGERS to climb, from floor do everything, maybe ladder to touch up.

[jolian]

today in SCC we decided to have pioneering then scout related games.
we'll teach the Sec1s and guide them on building certain structures. the faster they do it, the longer time they get to play, that sort of thing.
there will be less footdrills now but the standard and discipline MUST still be there.
there will be scout craft too occasionally.

so meetings wont be just PT ... build flag pole ... footdrill ... teach and refresh knots ...

[IamGARY]

Its a good idea. Just remember that activities should be conducted professionally and efficiently. Set a good example for the juniors and teach them the right things.

[Gershon]

Games are alright. Maybe pioneering competitions would be good too.. BATTLECHESS!! ;D