by Tilly | May 7, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
After Taster Day success, we are now going to be holding a taster weekend!
On June 4th/5th we’ll be holding our first training weekend. We will be camping at Ferny Crofts in the New Forest and have a packed schedule of activities and challenges, and to top it off, we will be finishing with a BBQ!
The weekend will also be an opportunity for anyone who couldn’t make it to our information day to find out more about the expedition.
Details and sign-up below, we look forward to seeing everyone there!
-The Leader Team
When: 9.30am Saturday 4 June – 3.00pm Sunday 5 June
Where: Ferny Crofts Scout Activity Centre, Beaulieu Road, New Forest, SO42 7YQ
Cost: £25
What to bring: Sleeping bag/roll mat, cloths suitable for outdoor activities and exercise (including waterproofs, a warm layer and a set of clothes that you don’t mind getting wet), a torch, mug/bowl/plate and cutlery, completed parents consent form (this will be circulated by email before the weekend).
To register your attendance, please use the sign-up form here:
https://docs.google.com/…/1zPnPKg5xufmlqUKxuuLdxJb…/viewform
You can pay for the weekend by cheque on the day (payable to HCSC), or by BACS payment to:
Sort code: 40-46-39
Account number: 51260936
Reference: 98-SURNAME. (E.G. 98-Batstone)
If paying by BACS, please send an e-mail confirmation to Richard Batstone (treasurer) on richard.batstone@hsx.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please 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 | May 6, 2016 | Expeditions, Patagonia 2017, Patagonia 2017
With over 427 million speakers all around the world, an official language on four continents, and spoken in over 31 counties, Spanish is the most popular second language. It is the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world, only English, Hindi and Mandarin have more speakers. With the sheer number of Spanish speakers and the fact our expedition will take us to a Spanish speaking continent, we thought we would share with you some useful Spanish phrases that might come in handy.
Good morning – Buenos días (bway nos dee ahs)
Good afternoon – Buenas tardes (bway nahs tar days)
Good evening – Buenas noches (bway nahs noh chayss)
Cómo está? (coh moh es tah) is “how are you?” if you don’t know someone and ¿Cómo estás? (coh moh es tahs) if you do know them.
If they ask you how you are, you can say “good, thank you” – “bien, gracias” (bee ayn, grah cee ahs) because you, too, are a polite person.
Don’t ever forget:
Please – Por favor (por fah vohr) – and
Thank you –Gracias (grah cee ahs).
These are VERY IMPORTANT words in Spanish.
When you are introduced to someone, you say “Mucho gusto” (moo choh goos toh) and they will say the same thing back to you. It means, “nice to meet you.”
¿Habla inglés? (ahblah een glays)? – Do you speak English? While it is never correct to assume that someone speaks English, you can ask if they do and they will like you so much better for asking in Spanish.
And finally Que tenga un buen día!
If your Spanish is a lot better than ours, and our expedition sounds like something that you would be interested in like anything you would be interested in… Why not join us on our expedition?!
Please 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 | 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