International, Community and Values Support Document

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This document is designed to complement the Reach the Top guide which it is strongly recommended you read before starting to work towards your award (Chief Scout’s Platinum, Chief Scout’s Diamond or

Queen’s Scout Award) to make sure you fully understand what you need to do. The material provides more advice and guidance on the award requirements, as well as some ideas for what you could do to meet them. Below is some information about International, Community and Values lists that you need to do to complete your awards:

Chief Scout’s

Platinum Award Complete two activities in total, each from a different topic area of the Platinum ICV activities list. Chief Scout’s

Diamond Award

Complete four activities in total from different topic areas of the ICV activities list. A minimum of must be from the Diamond ICV list. The other two can come from the Platinum or Diamond ICV lists. If you have completed your Chief Scout’s Platinum Award, you will have already done two activities and will only need to do a further two activities. One of these activities must be from the topic area you have not yet completed.

Queen’s Scout Award

Complete six activities in total, two from each topic area of the ICV activities list. A minimum of two must be from the QSA ICV list and the others from any of the QSA, or Chief Scout

Platinum or Diamond ICV lists. If you have completed your Chief Scout’s Platinum Award, you will have already done two activities and will only need to do a further four activities. If you have completed your Chief Scout’s Diamond Award, you will have already done four activities and will only need to do a further two activities.

For each of the different sections we have collected the ideas that are listed in the Reach the Top document as well as giving a page of examples of what other young people have done for those sections.

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The International section is all about exploration – both around global issues and taking part in international opportunities. Over the three top awards you should have completed two from International activities from the ICV lists:

Chief Scout’s Platinum Award Chief Scout’s Diamond Award Queen’s Scout Award

- Complete a three-day expedition in the UK with similar aims to those of the Explorer Belt. - Take an active part in a project

with an international development organisation. Present your experience to your Unit / relevant audience, such as another section.

- Take an active part in a camp in another country, for instance, a Jamboree or Roverway. Present your experience to your Unit / relevant audience, such as another section.

- Take an active part in an

International Camp in the United Kingdom. An International Camp has participants from other countries and an international element of the programme. - Take part in a project at a

campsite abroad, such as Kanderstag.

- Organise a series of two evening programmes for your Unit on an International theme agreed with your mentor.

- Organise a series of two evening programme for another section on an international theme agreed with your mentor. - Complete any activity of a

similar nature agreed

beforehand and registered with your mentor.

- Complete a seven-day

expedition in the UK with similar aims to those of the Explorer Belt.

- Take an active part in a project with an international

development organisation. Present your experience to your Unit, Scout Network or relevant audience, such as another section.

International Camp in the United Kingdom.

- Take part in a project at a campsite abroad, such as Kanderstag.

- Organise a series of four evening programmes for your Unit on an International theme agreed with your mentor.

- Organise a series of four evening programme for another section on an international theme agreed with your mentor. - Complete any activity of a

similar nature agreed

- Complete your Explorer Belt or be a mentor to an Explorer Belt Team.

- Take an active part in a project with an international

development organisation. Present your experience to your Unit, Scout Network or relevant audience, such as another section.

- Take an active part in a camp in another country, for instance, a Jamboree or Moot and present your experience to your Unit, Scout Network or relevant audience, such as another section.

International Camp in the United Kingdom in a role other than “Participant”.

- Take part in a project at a campsite abroad, such as Kanderstag.

- Organise a series of six evening programmes for your Unit on an International theme agreed with your mentor.

- Organise a series of six evening programme for another section on an international theme agreed with your mentor. - Complete the Scouts of the

World Award

- Complete any activity of a similar nature agreed

International List

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Some real examples of what some Queen’s Scout

Award Holders did for the International Activities

“I attended the World Scout Jamboree in the

USA in 2019.”

“I completed my Explorer Belt in Switzerland; my major project has about farming; the

story of cow to cheese.”

“I volunteered as a PINKIE for a season at

Kandersteg.”

“ I did a three-day exploration of London; I visited all the places on the Monopoly Board and my Leader set me 3 smaller projects to

complete whilst I was doing my exploration.”

“I went to BrumJam with my Scout Troop.”

“I attended Essex International Jamboree in

summer 2016.”

“I went to Haarlem Jambette in the Netherlands with Explorers, and when we returned, we did a presentation about it to our parents.”

“Whilst I was a Young Leader, I ran two evenings one about China and another about Chinese New Year. We order a takeaway as part of the programme as well as learning to write and speak

some and Chinese and the story behind the animals in Chinese Zodiac.”

“I ran the International and Global Issues Badges for the Beaver Scout

Colony that I was a Young Leader.”

“I went the World Scout Moot in Iceland in 2017 as part of the UK Contingent.

“I ran various activities over my groups JOTA (Jamboree on the Air) / JOTI (Jamboree on the Internet) camp. The Cub Scout achieved their Communicator

Activity Badge and worked towards their World Challenge Badge ”

“I was a member of the International Service Team for Roverway in The Netherlands in 2018.”

“I completed a three-day expedition around Leek and the surrounding areas, doing a lot of walking during the days but also having to buy our food

for the evening and the rest of the expedition. I learnt a lot about the topography of the area.”

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The Community section is all about you developing your knowledge and skills and putting them into practice to make a real difference and impact on your local community. Over the three top awards you should have completed two from Community activities from the ICV lists:

- Research and participate in an environmental or community-based project to make an improvement in your local environment or community. This could be within Scouting or another organisation. Present your experience to your Unit. - Complete the requirements to

achieve the Community Impact Staged Activity Badge – Stage Three or Four.

- Work with a younger section to help them achieve a stage of their Community Impact Staged Activity Badge or their

Environmental Conservation Activity Badge.

- Research and participate in an environmental or community-based project to make an improvement in your local environment or community. This could be within Scouting or another organisation. Present your experience to your Unit or Scout Network.

- Work with a younger section to help them achieve a stage of their Community Impact Staged Activity Badge, or their

Environmental Conservation Activity Badge.

- Complete the requirements to achieve the Community Impact Staged Activity Badge – Stage Three or Four.

- Complete the Scouts of the World Award.

- Research and participate in a local environmental or community-based project to make an improvement in the environment or on the

community. This could be within Scouting or another

organisation. Present your experience to your Unit or Scout Network.

- Complete the requirements to achieve the Community Impact Staged Activity Badge – Stage Four.

- Take an active role in growing and developing Scouting in your local community.

- Complete the Scouts of the World Award.

Community List

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Some real examples of what some Queen’s Scout

Award Holders did for the Community Activities

‘I participated in a churchyard clearing and grave cleaning that our Explorer Scouts

where doing. This was part of the Community Partnership Award.”

“I put together a community-based project were me and a group of my friends from the school production performed at a local care home. We

performed all the songs from our productions and then began performing personal and

residential requests.” “As a Young Leader with a Cub Scout Pack

I worked with my Adult Leaders to run the Environmental Conservation Activity Badge this including setting up an anti-litter campaign and planting some seeds.”

“When I became an Adult Leader, I worked to grow and develop Scouting not only with my

section but within the local community.”

“As an Explorer Scout, I took part in an environmental project where we cleared a patch of land

and planted some tree we got from the Woodland Trust.”

“I volunteered at an animal sanctuary for over 200 hours. I learnt about how the animal sanctuary was run. This is one

of the things that let me to look into Veterinary Science at University.”

“Encouraged Scouting in the local community, which included delivering talks to some of the

local primary school.”

“I ran some sessions about endangered animals which I

linked in with the Beaver Scout Global Issues Activity

Badge.”

“ I researched a local charity and then supported them by

running and support some fundraising events.” “I completed the Stage

Three, Community Impact Staged Activity

Badge with my Explorer Scout Unit.

“I researched which part of my local area had the most amount of

litter within it and organised a number of litter picks with different local groups to support

the cleaning up of that area.”

“After watching a documentary about plastic usage and how it damages the environment, I did a research project on plastic usage

and global warming and then put together a reduce, reuse and recycle campaign which the group and the young people I was a

young leader with supported.”

“I ran the Stage 2, Community Impact Staged Activity Badge with the Cub Scout Pack that I am a young leader at. It involved doing

some of the activities link to the A Million Hands project.” “I volunteered to put together food parcels at a food bank and then

helped to distribute them around the local community.”

“I completed the Scout of the World Award.”

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The Values section is all about you reflecting upon your own and other’s beliefs and exploring what the Scouting Value mean to you. Over the three top awards you should have completed two from Community activities from the ICV lists:

- Take a regular part in spiritual reflection, this could be within or outside of Scouting, for example at a place of worship.

- Take an active part in a project examining your own faith or beliefs and understand how they do or have impacted upon you. Discuss your experience with your mentor / present your experience to a relevant audience.

- Work with a younger section in gaining their Faith Activity Badge (Beavers), My Faith Activity Badge (Cubs and Scouts) or World Faith Activity Badge (Cubs and Scouts). - Run an activity with another

section, to explore the Promise and how they live by their Promise. Reflect on how you live by your Promise and discuss with your mentor.

- Organise a series of two evening activities for another section to explore different faiths and beliefs.

- Work with a younger section in gaining their Faith Activity Badge (Beavers), My Faith Activity Badge (Cubs and Scouts) or World Faith Activity Badge (Cubs and Scouts). - Run an activity with another

section, to explore the Promise and how they live by their Promise. Reflect on how you live by your Promise and discuss with your mentor.

- Organise a series of four evening activities for another section to explore different faiths and beliefs.

- Complete the Scouts of the World Award

- Run a series of activities with another section, to explore the Scouting Values and what they mean to you and others. Reflect on how you live by the Scouting Values and discuss with your mentor.

- Organise a series of six evening activities for another section to explore different faiths and beliefs.

- Complete the Scouts of the World Award

-Values List

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Some real examples of what some Queen’s Scout

Award Holders did for the Values Activities

“For one of my missions for my Young Leader Belt I organised activities that helped the Beaver

Scouts in the Colony earn the Faith Activity Badge. This involved a visiting the church we

normally attend on Remembrance Day.”

“I organised some sessions where we explored the different faiths and beliefs that young people with the section, I am a leader

with have.”

“I supported my group in preparing and planning for our District Carol Service.” “I ran a group trip to a local Gurdwara in order to help the young people achieve their

World Faith Activity Badge and parts of the World Challenge Badge.”

“I delivered a presentation on Judaism to my Explorer Scout Unit”

“I delivered a presentation about the values that Scouts from the Czech Republic have and their similarities with the values that Scouts from the United Kingdom to my Scout Network.” “I helped the Cub Scouts that I

am a Leader at achieve their World Faith Activity Badge.”

“I explored the Beaver Scout Promise with them and what

they do to live by it.” “ I looked at the Scout Values

of Integrity, Respect, Care, Belief, and Co-Operation and

thought about the these are incorporated within both my everyday life and my Scouting

roles .”

“I ran six value themed evenings each centred

around a different religious festival. Those being Shrove

Tuesday, Easter Sunday, Hanukah, Christingle, Leap Year,

Diwali.

“I completed an Alpha Course as part of my church it is a way of discovering the Christian faith through various talks and

discussions.”

“I complete my Scouts of the World Award.”

“I took part in regular worship and spiritual reflection at my place of

worship.”

“I brought spiritual reflection into our weekly programme by

having a point of reflection at the end of

each meeting which we spent a couple of minutes discussing.”