Design-A-Badge Competition: Beaver Scouts Go Tracking
22nd January 2018
Dear Scouter,
Beaver Scouts Go Tracking is a locally-organised national activity which aims to get Beaver Scouts out on the hills for a fun-filled one-day expedition experience. A full information pack will be released at the end of February for Colonies and Scout Counties to organise their expeditions on or after 21st April 2018
Beaver Scouts will be tasked with completing special ‘Challenges’ in the following areas:
- Preparing for adventure
- Tracking signs
- Mapwork
- Signals
- Leave No Trace
If a Beaver Scout successfully completes each Challenge on their Go Tracking expedition, they will be rewarded with a special badge. The best part: this badge will be designed by a Beaver Scout!
Beaver Scouts can choose to design their entry on a square or circular template, both of which can be found attached to be printed off and cut up. The badge must contain the words ‘Beaver Scouts Go Tracking’. The rest is up to the Beaver Scout: badge designs can include compasses, maps, tracking signs, backpacks, hiking boots… whatever the Beaver Scouts think of when it comes to hiking, trekking and adventure! We would like the background to be coloured too!
Clear photographs or full-colour photocopies of the three best entries from each Colony should be e-mailed to beaverscoutsgotracking@gmail.com by Friday 9th February at 5pm Only e-mail entries are acceptable; do not post entries We will leave the method with which the three best entries are selected up to you and your Colony. The National Beaver Scout Team will then select the best overall entry amongst all those received and will notify the Scouter via reply e-mail
Wishing all Beaver Scouts the very best of luck in this competition!
Yours in Scouting, Programme Commissioner (Beaver Scouts)
Have a look at last year’ s winning entry, from Ruarc Beaver Scout James from Waterfordcolourful and effective. Remember that elaborate designs may not be seen on a relatively small badge- keep it simple!
Design Ideas
-Hiking -Trekking -Paths -Mountains -Environment -Mountain wildlife -Tracking signs -Compass -Map -River-crossing -Backpack -Boots
-Semaphore -Animal tracks -Flowers and grass -Map -Weather -Fun on the hills