So I have decided to take on the challenge of completing both my Queen's Scout Award and Queen's Guide Award. If you have any ideas and suggestions for me, please feel free to post them.
So starting off with the different requirements of the awards
Queen's Scout Award
1. Register on the Scouting Website (which I have done)
2. You must be aged between 16- 25 to complete this award
(I started when I was 22).
3. You must be a member of Explorer or Network at the time you complete the award.
( I am a member of Network)
4. Must be a member for 18 months
(I am currently only on 17 months)
5. Must complete 18 Nights Away, 12 must be camping
( I have currently done 2 non-camping and 7 camping which means I have 9 left to do).
6. Hold your Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Certificate or complete it
(Lucky I completed it when I was 16)
7. To complete two parts of each of the three sections INTERNATIONAL, ENVIRONMENT & VALUES (IEV) LIST!!!!
>International List
7.a. Take an active part in an International Camp in the United Kingdom in a role other than "Participant". I completed this by attends Wings 2014 as a member of staff on the soak it team.
7.b. Complete any activity of a similar nature agreed beforehand, and registered with your mentor.
I went to do voluntary work in India for two weeks with the Green Tare Foundation.
Environmental List
7.c. ?
7.d. Take an active part in an environmental project with another organisation. Present your experience to your unit.
Values List
7.e. Organise a series of six evening programmes for another section on an values theme with your mentor.
I did six evening of Free Being with Brownies.
7.f. Complete the Scouts of the World Award
8.Then give a presentation when you finish the award about what you have done.
Queen's Guide Award
1. Register to start the Award (Spoke to my Queen's Guide Adviser and started on the 1st December 2014. When I had just turned 23 giving me the 3 years to complete the award)
2. The first challenge is Service in Guiding broken down into 4 elements
2a. Element 1 of Service in Guiding is to carry out practical guiding service for a period of 60 hours. At least 20 hours of these should be dedicated to one particular activity or project. (For the 40 hours I am a Adult Leader for a Ranger Group in Northampton. For my 20 hours project, I have chosen to help out as a volunteer at Wellies and Wristbands at Foxlease on the 28 August 2015 to 31 August 2015 as a Peer Educator.
2b Element 2 of Service in Guiding is to attend a residential guiding event and accept a responsibility that is new to you or that furthers your guiding experience . The responsibility should be appropriate to your capabilities and the event should last for at least two days and two nights. (For this I am taking on new responsibilities as an Adult Leader for the County Trip to India 2015 in July, I have been helping the Girls to do fundraising, helping them with their Visas which are complicated and helping run activities and games out in India).
2c. Element 3 of Service in Guiding which is take part in the planning of an event that involves the participation of at least two units. (My plans for this, still to be approved by my Queen's Guide Adviser, is running a Summer Fete 2015).
2d. Element 4 of Service in Guiding which is actively participate in a working group or committee run by Girlguiding or your County or Region, or get involved in a Girlguiding issue. Track Progress and give feedback on your experience (I was going to apply for Advocate, I know the competition is always fierce but you have to give it a chance. If I don't get it, I am going to struggle as it quite hard to find the opportunities to complete your element 4.
3. The second challenge is the Outdoor Challenge which is split into 2 Elements.
3a. Element 1 of Outdoor Challenge is to complete the first six modules of either the Senior Section Permit or the Going Away with Scheme. (My plan is to do the going away with scheme due to being 23. The current plan is to take the Girls who are coming to America away for a weekend next year).
3b Element 2 of the Outdoor Challenge is to participate in an exploration or expeditions to last four days (three nights) accompanied by your peers.(I plan to do an exploration but not sure where to possibly London. Since completing my Gold Duke of Edinburgh I do not plan do anymore expeditions.)
4.The third challenge is the Personal skill development, for a minimum of 60 hours over 12 months, take an existing skills to a new personal level or start a new skill and develop it. (I am planning of completing Level 3 Court and Tribunal Clerking Qualification at work).
5. The fourth challenge is residential experience which where you develop interpersonal and communication skills in a residential setting. (An opportunity has not arisen to complete this but I will definitely keep an eye out for one on the Senior Section Website).
6. The final challenge is community action which is split into two elements. Over a 12-month period, undertake two projects on a chosen topic. One is a practical nature and the other is researched based.
6a. Element 1 is where you chose a topic must enable you to become involved practically at a local or UK-wide level, and allow you to undertake further research to deepen your understanding of the topic at a UK-wide and international level. (I have become a Peer Educator and am planning to use this towards my project.)
6b. Element 2 at the end your 12 months, you should present the findings of your research project and an evaluation of the practical project to those who have been involved or to another group of people to be agreed with your mentor.
For the syllabus for the Queen's Guide Award - http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/seniorsection/whatcanido/awardsandqualifications/queenguideaward.html
For the syllabus for the Queen's Scout Award
https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/366/queens-scout-award
