Super Trooper - National Scout Challenge
At the end of the year Scouts have the opportunity to be classed as Super Troopers, receiving their Super Trooper badge and Pennant. A number of challenges are year long and others are designed to get Troops within Districts working together. ADC (Scouts) will authorise the award of Super Trooper status at the end of the year (March 2009) on receipt of proof that activities have been completed.
Year-long challenges (do at least 2 of these):
Keep a year-long Troop journal (video, photo, scrapbook, website, etc)
Design and publish a Troop newsletter (say 3 to 4 editions)
Choose a local charity and raise money throughout the year
Hold some form of year-long competition for the Troop
Fitness challenge (personal fitness improvement)
Grow plants, vegetables, sunflower, etc.
Throughout the year get at least 3 or 4 positive stories into the media (local newspaper, radio, TV, etc.)
The Challenges for Janury / February / March are shown below.
Challenges for January / February / March:
Complete 3 activities from 8 plus 1 joint activity
Construct and race a Troop kart.
Hold a musical Troop evening.
Hold a Troop meeting in an unusual place.
Run a Troop night in a swimming pool (& gain appropriate activity badges).
Hold an International Food night.
Go stargazing (outside/observatory/planetarium) and learn/recognise some of the main constellations.
Celebrate the New Year.
Organise and run a “Bring a parent” Troop evening based on traditional Scouting skills.
Joint activities (do at least one):
Hold a meeting with another youth organisation.
Take part in an activity with a Troop from a different region.
Hold a specific link event (outdoors?) with a Cub Scout Pack (or for the Sixers/Seconders of a Cub Scout Pack).
More info go to the following page
http://www.scouts-scotland.org.uk/default.asp?page=199
Get the registration form at
http://www.scouts-scotland.org.uk/upload/file/Scouts/Super_Trooper_Registration_Form.doc
