Service & Community (VL3)

You will need

Computer

Preparation

Please ensure that you are following safe distancing guidelines.

Instruction

1m. As a patrol, propose a long-term community service partnership with any organisation and plan for a minimum of 3 service events.

Organisations that were researched under the Scout Badge can be proposed here.

– Study the needs of your community and determine which area requires the most help and who are your beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries include but are not limited to:
– Elderly
– Underprivileged
– Youth at Risk
– Animals

– Create a proposal for your desired project and minimally include the following details:
– Proposed date, time and venue
– Program flow
– Beneficiaries impacted
– Manpower required
– Logistics required

– Present the project to your Scout Leaders.

Resources:

PrepScholar [https://blog.prepscholar.com] – Great Examples of Community Service Project
Operation Warm [https://www.operationwarm.org] – Three steps to planning your own community service project

Reflection

1mi. What were some challenges faced when planning for this project?
1mii. After going through the planning for this project, what is one thing that you’ve learnt about event planning?
1miii. Besides your proposed project, in what other ways can your troop fulfil the needs of your chosen community?
1miv. As an individual, what can you do to fulfil the needs of your chosen community?

Variation

To run this at the troop level with all patrols being monitored by the SPL/TL as per patrol level instructions.

Details

Competencies

Social Development
Scouts will develop their sense of social responsibility by planning a project that will benefit a community. Scouts will learn how to identify needs of a community and learn to accept different opinions by working with other scouts.
Intellectual Development
Scouts will be able to expand their field of knowledge in planning for community service projects. Scouts will learn how to plan a programme for a community service project.
Character Development
Scouts will be able to develop their critical awareness of themselves and the community around them as well as learn to make sound decisions.
Emotional Development
Scouts will be able to build their confidence in understanding and executing a community service project. Scouts will also learn the value of empathy through the understanding of a community's needs.

Activity Counts Towards

Scouts

Voyager Badge

Service and Community

1m. With up to THREE fellow Scouts, study the needs of a community and design a community service project or activity. Share the planned service project with your leaders.