Scouting Skills
A Cub & Scout advance within scouting as they age.
The advancement programme is created to meet The Aim of SCOUTS South Africa, i.e. to contribute to the development of boys, girls and young adults in achieving their full potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities by:- Developing their character;
- Training them in citizenship;
- Developing their spiritual, social, intellectual and physical qualities.
The programme covers many important skills with certain skills being required to advance through the levels:
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The Scouts South Africa Wiki has all the information you require on Advancements and Badges with details on how to achieve them:
⇢ https://scoutwiki.scouts.org.za/wiki/
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It is also important for a Cub & Scout to know their knots
The link below is a list of the six basic knots used in scouting.
⇢ http://www.scouting.org.za/resources/pioneering/SixBasicKnots.pdf
The link below is a list of some pioneering knots
⇢ http://www.scouting.org.za/resources/pioneering/Lashing.pdf
For the square and diagonal lashing
⇢ http://www.scouting.org.za/resources/pioneering/Lashing2.pdf
Fillipino lashing, figure of 8 lashing, and japanese lashing
⇢ http://www.scouting.org.za/resources/pioneering/Splicing.pdf
All members of SCOUTS South Africa are required to adhere to the Meerkat, Cub, Scout or Rover Promise and Law as conceived by our Founder Lord Baden Powell.
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The Meerkat Promise
I will love my God,be kind and stand tall.
The Meerkat Law
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The Cub Promise
I promise to do my best,To do my duty to God and my country,
To keep the Law of the Wolf Cub pack,
And to do a good turn to somebody every day.
The Cub Law
The Cub gives in to the Old Wolf,The Cub does not give in to himself/herself.
The Cub Motto
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The Scout Promise
On my honour I promiseThat I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
To help other people at all times
To obey the Scout Law
The Scout Law
1. A scouts honour is to be trusted2. A scout is loyal
3. A scouts duty is t.o be useful and to help others
4. A scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other scout
5. A scout is courteous.
6. A scout is a friend to animals
7. A scout obeys orders
< 8. A scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties
9. A scout is thrifty
10.A scout is clean in thought word and deed
The Scout Motto
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