Beavers
What are Beavers?
Beaver Scouts are young people usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. Young people can join Beaver Scouts in the three months leading up to their sixth birthday. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between seven years and six months and eight years six months.
Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They usually meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.
Some Beaver Scout Colonies also organise Sleepovers. These are often the first time a young person spends a night away from home. They take place in suitable buildings, often Scout centres.
Southampton City District Beaver Section
District Beaver Scout Commisioner
Lin Johnson
Email: adc@beavers.southamptoncityscouts.co.uk
Beaver Scout Badges & Awards
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This is the Membership Badge and is awarded when a boy or girl is becomes a member of the Scout Movement. This Badge is worn on the left chest. |
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The Joining-in Badge celebrates a Beaver Scouts participation in the Programme of activities over a period of time. These Badges recognise the length of time a young person has been a member of the Scout Movement rather than as member of a particular section and are numbered from 1 through to 9. The first Badge is presented 12 months after receiving their Membership Badge and annually after a further 12 months. This Badge is worn on the left chest above the Membership Badge. |
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There are three Challenge Badges;
Beavers should participate in at least six activities for each challenge. They can complete a Challenge a second time, but on the second time you would expect to see more involvement, skill and development. They can then wear both Badges on their uniform. This badge is worn on the right chest in line with the Membership Badge. |
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To gain the Chief Scout's Bronze Award, the highest award for a Beaver Scout, the Beaver will need to complete
If the Beaver has not quite completed this Award when they move up to the Cub Pack it can be completed during their first few weeks in the Cubs. This badge is worn on the right chest above the Challenge Badges |
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There are five Activity Badges which recognise the skills and talents that our young people have, they are;
These badges are worn on the left sleeve. |
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In addition to the above Activity Badges, there are four Staged Activity Badges, each with five stages, which can be earned by any member in the first four sections, these are;
With these badges it is the skill of the individual and not their age or section which determines which badge they are to be awarded.
Any badge earned whilst a Beaver can be worn on the Cub Scout uniform, then replaced when they are awarded the next stage. These Badges are worn with other Activity Badges on the left sleeve. |
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To enable Sections to work together there are three Group Awards, these are;
These badges are worn below the County and District Badges on the right sleeve. |
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When it is time to move up to the Cub Scouts, a Beaver can work for their Moving-On Award. This badge is worn on the left chest immediately above the Membership Badge. (This badge is earned in Beavers but will usually be seen on their Cub Uniform) |
