by Tilly | May 3, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
The Chief Scout’s Gold Award is the highest award that you can achieve in the scout section. It is a difficult badge to earn, and to do so you must complete a number of challenges – including learning about the world, teamwork, and adventure. The young people that have earned this award have shown great resilience, commitment, and determination, and should all be rightfully proud of their achievements.
To complete the award, each participant must achieve 6 or more of these nine elements.
* World Challenge Award * Skills Challenge Award *Creative Challenge Award *Outdoors Challenge Award *Adventure Challenge Award *Expedition Challenge Award *Teamwork Challenge Award *Team Leader Challenge Award *Personal Challenge Award
At face value they all seem like separate elements, which in a sense they are, but, if looked at another way, they are all interlinked, and it can be hard to achieve one, without the addition of another supporting you.
Just like this award, our expedition is made up of many elements, as a team we will work together, encounter personal challenges, learn new skills, face the world and experience new cultures and traditions.
Scouting is a powerful force in shaping young people and empowering them to identify and realise their ambitions. Through an expedition, fears are conquered, friendships are strengthened, new relationships are built, unforgettable stories are written, character is revealed, potential is fulfilled and confidence soars! (We can give you another 20 reasons if you’d like!)
So why not take your Scouting adventure further? Hampshire Scout Expeditions have 30 years+ experience in running expeditions abroad, and we are looking for some enthusiastic young adventures to come on our next 6 week expedition over Christmas/New Year 2017/18 to Patagonia.
For all those interested, information will be sent out shortly about our expedition, keep an eye out in the bi-monthly Hampshire Scout News, the weekly E-News and of course the blog and Facebook.
If this sounds like anything you would be interested in, if anyone has any questions, would like some more information, or are interested in the expedition, please contact us;
Contact us and get involved!
Email: (Patagonia@hsx.org.uk) or stay tuned to the blog for more details.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSXPatagonia
Twitter: @HSXofficial #Pat2017
by Tilly | Apr 25, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
Yesterday held host to our successful information and taster day in Winchester. (If you couldn’t make it, you can still get involved!!)
The leadership team were up bright and early making final preparations for the day ahead. 10 o’clock came around too soon, when the doors opened to some eager faces wanting to know more about the expedition. We started the day by getting to know each other, sharing our proudest, and some, our most embarrassing moments in Scouting.
The day was packed with team building games, obstacle courses, and fun activities all around, with the halfway stop for lunch perusing Patagonia guide books and maps, pointing out our future destinations and adventures.
At 3, parents and guardians arrived for a presentation/question and answer session about the expedition, lead by the leadership team. All in all, a good day was had, and it was great to see so many enthusiastic faces, not only from the explorers, but on the faces of leaders and parents too!
As mentioned, this blog will keep getting updated, as well as our Facebook page which can be found HERE!
For all those interested, information will be sent out shortly about our expedition, keep an eye out in the bi-monthly Hampshire Scout News, the weekly E-News and of course the blog and Facebook.
Once again, if anyone has any questions, would like some more information, or are interested in the expedition, please contact us;
Contact us and get involved!
Email: (Patagonia@hsx.org.uk) or stay tuned to the blog for more details.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSXPatagonia
Twitter: @HSXofficial #Pat2017
by Tilly | Apr 23, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is our information and taster day,
If you or your parents and guardians would like to know more about;
The Leader Team/ Pre Expedition Training/ Expedition Breakdown/Fundraising Opportunities and take part in some activities, then please come along and meet the team on Sunday 24th April, starting at 10am, in a scout hut in Winchester,
(Email us for location details!)
Contact us and get involved!
Email: (Patagonia@hsx.org.uk) or stay tuned to the blog for more details.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSXPatagonia
Twitter: @HSXofficial #Pat2017
by Tilly | Apr 19, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
Embarking on an expedition can be a scary or daunting prospect, but yet there is so much to gain from steeping a little outside your comfort zone, and gulping in the wild air.
Here’s 5 reasons to take the plunge;
To take you off the beaten track; expeditions quite frenquently take you places that you had never even imagined.They offer you the chance to sleep under the stars on rocky, icy or even mountainous terrain. There is a big world out there, why limit your experience and education to the ‘tiny corner’ you happened to be born in?
To stretch your comfort zone; You don’t need expedition experience to go on an expedition (in fact you probably only need a sense of humour),but, you might as well start somewhere, and afterwards, who knows what wild things might seem achievable.
For extraordinary expedition experiences; Challenging, inspiring and transforming, the expedition experience is a powerful force in shaping young people and empowering them to identify and realise their ambitions. Fears are conquered, friendships are strengthened, new relationships are built, unforgettable stories are written, character is revealed, potential is fulfilled and confidence soars!
True cultural immersion; Cultures that retain close ties to their ancestral roots often inhabit regions far from developed civilization; the remoteness helps preserve their traditions and activities.
A new point of view; Expeditions often bring a different point of view even in well-traveled areas. Imagine seeing a group of tourists hopping out of a van at a scenic mountain view point, while you’re actually hiking the trails that run beside and up it. Not only do you get that mountain-level perspective, but you also get to spend more time enjoying it.
To meet the other leaders, and to hear more about our Pre Expedition Training, Expedition Breakdown, Fundraising Opportunities and take part in some activities, then please come along and meet the team on Sunday 24th April, starting at 10am, in a scout hut in Winchester, (Email us for location details)
Contact us and get involved!
Email: (Patagonia@hsx.org.uk) or stay tuned to the blog for more details.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSXPatagonia
Twitter: @HSXofficial #Pat2017
by Tilly | Apr 16, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
We’ve had lots of interest from our Facebook page about our taster day.
If you or your parents and guardians would like to know more about;
The Leader Team/ Pre Expedition Training/ Expedition Breakdown/Fundraising Opportunities and take part in some activities, then please come along and meet the team on Sunday 24th April, starting at 10am, in a scout hut in Winchester, (Email us for location details)
An expedition can be a life changing experience and this could be the beginning of your journey.
Contact us and get involved!
Email: (Patagonia@hsx.org.uk) or stay tuned to the blog for more details.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSXPatagonia
Twitter: @HSXofficial #Pat2017
by Tilly | Apr 14, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
Tilly has worked in Scouting all around the World and is constantly looking for new countries to visit, experience the culture of, and to scratch of on her scratch map. Quite the spontaneous traveller, she is currently working as a sea kayak expedition leader in Greece, and in her spare time is working towards other outdoor leadership qualifications.
To meet the other leaders, and to hear more about our Pre Expedition Training, Expedition Breakdown, Fundraising Opportunities and take part in some activities, then please come along and meet the team onSunday 24th April, starting at 10am, in a scout hut in Winchester, (Email us for location details)
Contact us and get involved!
Email: (Patagonia@hsx.org.uk) or stay tuned to the blog for more details.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HSXPatagonia
Twitter: @HSXofficial #Pat2017
