Explorer

What is Explorer Scouting?

To anyone who hasn’t tried Scouting before, I’d say come on up and have a go! I think that most people don’t really know that Scouting is about activities, friendship and meeting people from other countries. Most of us have been in the Movement since I they were a Beaver and still love it!'

Explorers are the fourth section of the Scouting movement. Right from the time of Baden-Powell, there have been arrangements for young people who wanted to continue after their time in the Scout Section, and in 1967, Venture Scouts were formed from the existing Senior Scout and Rover Scout Sections.

During the late 1990s we decided that, to meet the changing needs of young people. That is what Explorers are all geared up to deliver come and join the fun.

Southampton City District Explorer Units

District Explorer Scout Commisioner

Dave Bowers

Email: desc@explorers.southamptoncityscouts.co.uk

Unit Meetings

Appolo 1st HQ Monday 7.30pm.

Atlantis 13th HQ Tuesday 7.30pm.

Endeavour 22nd HQ Wednesday 7.30pm.

Nemesis 29th HQ Wednesday 7.30pm.

Enterprise 25th HQ Monday / Wednesday 7.30pm.

See group section for location of HQ. Groups

Explorer Scout Badges & Awards

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.

The three main awards in the Explorer Scout Section are;

The Chief Scouts Platinum Award (shown on the left)
The Chief Scouts Diamond Award
The Queens Scout Award

The Queens Scout Award is the highest award in Scouting.

Each award is made up of a number of elements. The challenges for each award relate directly to the corresponding Duke of Edinburgh's Award, therefore the Explorer Scouts has the option of completing the sections of a Duke of Edinburgh's Award or the Scout Challenges which are similar

The highest Chief Scouts Challenge badge awarded or the Queens Scout Badge is worn on the right chest immediately above the Challenge Badges

If an Explorer Scout gains a Duke of Edinburgh Award this is worn on the left sleeve below any Activity Badges

There are a number of Activity Badges which recognise the skills and talents that our young people have, they are;

Air Activities (shown on the left)
Aviation Skills
Aviation Skills (Advanced)
Community
Creative
Emergency Aid
Life Saver

Mountain Activities
Nautical Skills
Nautical Skills (Advanced)
Recreation
Science & Technology
Scouting Skills
Water Activities

These badges are worn on the left sleeve.

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;

Nights Away (Stage 1 shown on the left)
Information Technology
Musician
Swimmer

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 Scout can be worn on the Explorer Scout uniform, then replaced when they are awarded the next stage.

These Badges are worn with other Activity Badges on the left sleeve.

To enable Sections to work together there are three Group Awards, these are;

The Environment Award (shown on the left)
The International Friendship award
The Faith Award

These badges are worn on the right sleeve.

When it is time to move up to the Network Scouts, an Explorer 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 Explorer Scouts but will usually be seen on their Scout Network Uniform)

An Explorer Scout does not get a Badge in recognition of their participation in a programme of activities but instead completes a Certificate of Achievement on which they can enter details of what they have accomplished during the year and list their aim for the coming 12 months.