Environment Partnership Award Badge Post 2002
Partnership awards are worn on the right hand sleeve below the
patrol badge.
These awards encourage your Section to link up with another
Section within your own Scout Group, a Section in another group, or another
youth group or organisation, to work together on a project that will help other
people.
A
partner may be within Scouting, including Scout Network(s) or an appropriate
external organisation. Examples would include:
·
A Beaver Scout Colony, Cub Scout Pack, Scout Troop, Explorer
Scout Unit and a Scout Network working together
·
A Beaver Scout Colony, Cub Scout Pack and a Scout Troop working
together
·
A Scout Troop with a local British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers (BTCV) group
·
Four Explorer Scout Units working together
·
A Scout Network working with a local authority or Scout Active
Support Unit.
To gain the Environment award, the young person must complete
the following requirements:
1. Identify a
partner and a project or activity that relates to the themed area.
2. Together
with those involved, set objectives for what you wish to achieve and plan the
project.
3. Take part
and successfully complete the joint activity.
4. Assess the
benefits to those involved.
5. Award the
Partnership Award to those Members taking part.
Time requirement
There
is no set time requirement associated with the award. Project Leaders should
work with partners to establish a realistic timetable bearing in mind the ages
and availability of the sections or partners involved.
Leaders
should be guided by the principle that young people should make a significant
time contribution, while experiencing new and challenging personal development
opportunities, as is appropriate to their age and availability.
For
example, Beaver Scouts might undertake one hour per week for four weeks at
their Colony meeting, with a two-hour project one Saturday. However, Explorer
Scouts might contribute 32 hours over the course of two weekends within the
same project.
Example activities
·
Scouts link with young ornithologists to make and set up bird
boxes in local woodland
·
Explorer Scouts work with the Waterways Trust on canal
restoration project
·
Cub Scouts work with local villagers to clear and renovate a
churchyard
·
Explorer Scouts work with a local building contractor to paint a
historical mural on the temporary wall surrounding the building site
· Scouts and Guides design and decorate a float for the local carnival on a local heritage theme.