World Issues

The last of the Promise Challenge evenings.  After an active game of “Knee Tag” we then focused on the main subject for the evening.

Each team (we split the Scouts into age groups so that an older Scout wouldn’t dominate the discussions) we asked to think of areas that they thought were outstanding (examples being open spaces, national parks, coastal beaches etc).  Once they had decided upon a particular example, they had to think of what could damage or destroy that area (using realistic considerations – volcanic activity in North London was not on the list!).  Once they had drawn up this list, they then invented their Super hero who could help – and had to think what special powers they would have to solve the problem.  Just to make it a little more interesting, we also asked them to think what their superhero’s weaknesses might be.

Certainly the ideas the Scouts had were worthy of discussion – even if the report back didn’t always convey that!

  

Overall, I’d say that the Promise Challenge badge has been an interesting one.  It has enabled the Scouts to think about some of the local and world issues that effect them – and hopefully will start to educate them to consider the world around them a little more and not just take it for granted.