How to earn your badge Complete four of these activities. Talk about your choice with an appropriate adult. Compose a poem of at least eight lines. Discuss its meaning and construction. Create a short story of around 600 words. Talk about your story idea with an appropriate adult beforehand. Write a descriptive passage of around […]
How to earn your badge Complete one of these activities: Visit a place of worship for a faith that you are not familiar with. Find out the differences between this building and another place of worship. Attend a festival or event linked to a faith that you are not familiar with. Complete one of these […]
How to earn your badge You need to reach one of these standards: Snorkel Diver Award of the British Sub-Aqua Club. British Surfing Association’s Junior Scheme level 3 Award. British Water Ski Federation Cutting Edge Bronze Award. Royal Yachting Association National (RYA) Youth Windsurfing Scheme Stage 1. British Sub-Aqua Club Scuba Experience or the Discover […]
How to earn your badge Explain the rules governing your favourite sport. Describe the levels of achievement within your chosen sport locally, nationally or internationally. Show that you know some of the personalities, champions or other experts in your chosen sport. Explain how they might have inspired you. Talk about the equipment needed for the […]
How to earn your badge Choose one of these three options. Then complete all tasks in your chosen option to achieve this badge. Option 1 Learn about farming practices in your area. Find out about the organisation and daily and seasonal operations of a farm of your choice. Make a note of practices relating to […]
How to earn your badge Choose one of the two options. Then complete all tasks. Option 1 Assist a Group or Troop Quartermaster for at least three months. Show ability in these areas: care and storage of tents, including how to do simple repairs care and storage of cordage. This includes whipping, splicing, hanking, coiling […]
How to earn your badge If you have completed the British Rowing Explore Rowing Programme in a fixed seat craft, you can automatically gain this badge. If not, here’s what you need to do. Row a dinghy unaided. Carry out these manoeuvres in sequence: take the boat away from a bankside mooring row in a […]
How to earn your badge If you hold The Scout Association’s Personal or Leadership Activity Permit for Power Boating or Personal Watercraft (Jet Ski), a Leadership Permit for Narrow Boating or Motor Cruising or the RYA Level 2 Powerboat Award, you automatically gain this badge. You can complete the steps using a powerboat, narrow boat, […]
How to earn your badge As a member of a group, take part in: an indoor pioneering project, like constructing a guided missile launcher or chariot an outdoor pioneering project, like building a monkey bridge, a raft or parallel runway. Show the correct way to do these: a whipping or safe rope sealing a splice […]
How to earn your badge Regularly take part in an active sport or physical pursuit, which you haven’t already gained an activity badge for. It could be a team game like rugby, football or water polo. Individual sports like tennis, running or gymnastics count too, so do pursuits like walking, yoga, ice skating or dancing. […]