Hi

Last week at scouts we had the question and answer night. Our Scout leaders explained most of the things that we needed to know about the jamboree in January. After we asked some questions, I asked do you still get a badge if you don’t go on the air activity.

We saw some of the things that we were doing  off-site these activities these were:

This information comes from the Australian Jamboree site.

Off site activities

Water Activities

Water Activities will be located at Chowder Bay on Sydney Harbour. Approximately 1 and 1/2 hour bus ride from the Jamboree site. Scouts will have a whole day at Chowder Bay to splash about and have fun with mix of water activities such as Canoeing, Kayaking, Windsurfing, Sailing, a Water Obstacle course and Water and Beach games.

City Tour

Sydney watch out! The Scouts are coming. Scouts will spend a day in the heart of one of the worlds most famous cities. Scouts as part of Patrols (groups of 5-6) will undertake a series of fun activities visiting iconic locations in the Sydney CBD. These include:

• Harbour Bridge
• Circular Quay
• Opera House
• Botanical Gardens
• Pitt St Mall
• Darling Harbour

Special bases will be set up around Sydney where Scouts will use computers to learn the next step of their mission and gain points in the activities.

Jamberoo Adventure Park

The Jamboree at Jamberoo! The Jamboroo Adventure Park is NSW’s biggest fun park and during the Jamboree the Scouts will be controlling the action. This is another full day activity packed with excitement. At Jamboree Scout can:

• Catch a wave at Outback Bay
• Ride the mountain toboggan
• Slipdown surf hill and the giant water slide
• Dare to try the Taipan water thrill ride!

Endurance

Activities will be spread out through the forest between the Jamboree site. These activities will challenge patrols to show planning, teamwork, and ingenuity as well as being a bit of fun. Teams will be given map bearings which they will use to locate the activity bases and arrive at the closing gathering point. Some of the activities include:

• Abseiling
• Kite making
• Escape from Cataract
• Skirmish
• Milk create stacking
• Camp courage
• First Aid
• Raft Building
• Pillow pumble

On-Site activity’s:

Adventurous Activities

Two half day packages of Activities. Package A includes Challenge Valley and a selection of two activities from the menu. Package B includes the Water Slide and two activities. Activity options include:

• BMX Bikes
• Abseiling
• Climbing Wall
• Archery
• Laser Skirmish
• High Ropes
• Low Ropes
• Flying Fox
• Caves
• Skateboarding
• Try Diving

These activities are spread through the site allowing Scouts to explore the entire Jamboree site.

Cirque du Scouté

Run away to the circus! Cirque du Scouté is a half-day activity located centrally in the Jamboree site. Scouts will learn to juggle and unicycle and develop trampoline skills. There will also be Circus themed games and activities including:

• Crockery Smashing
• Dunking chairs
• Artscape Wall
• Slippery pole
• Tight Rope
• Giant Puzzle
• Hurdy Gurdy ride
• Face painting
• Guinness book of records and more

Brown sea

Travel back in time and take part in all the traditional Scout Craft and Bush Craft activities. Scouts will spend half a day on some really grate traditional activities such as:

• Basket ball tripods
• Ballistas
• Building racing carts and chariots
• Map and Compass
• Tracking
• First aid incidents
• Rope Making
• Backwoods Cooking
• Estimation Games

Global

A mix of interactive activities and challenges based around the themes of:

• Community – Try some international cooking,
• Environment – plant a tree, learn about the environment
• Disabilities – experience life as a para scout, try wheelchair basket ball, treasure hunt and obstacle course.
• Health – Learn about DNA, substance abuse, endurance and diet.
• Technology – making movies, digital imaging.

Skills Base

The Skills Base is a half-day activity located centrally in the Jamboree site. At the skills base Scouts will learn how to fix a car, turn wood, make and fly planes, build a rocket, make a torch, contribute to the Jamboree railroad and much much more.

• http://www.scoutsaj2010.com/

See you

Last week on Friday I went on a camp with the SA branch.We got there at about 9pm and set up the tent,then at about 10pm we went to bed. In the morning I woke up and found that Nick, Sam and Jacob were already awake.An hour later we went to HQ and they hoisted the flag.We found that we had free time first.After that we went to weather mapping and predicting weather . Later at 11:50 we went to the rabbit skinning demo to watch and taste the rabbit.After that we went to the backwoods cooking where we prepared our meal for the night. Next we went to camp gadget constuction. We made a camp table using square and round lashings.Then we went to bush shelter construction.We had find logs and sticks to make the shelter.It was great fun!! Then we walked back to our tent because the activities were over for the day.Then at 4pm we started to build the fire. We needed it to be hot enough to make coals to cook the backwoods meal on them. I started to cut up the wood for the fire (believe me, its hard work for kids). Then at 6pm we put the meals on the coals’, then an hour later we took them off the coals and ate them.When we finished we put the apples on the coals.I left mine a little too long. It was completely burnt to a crisp (literally). After we roasted marshmallows. I ate 16 in a row.At 9pm we went to sleep.

On Sunday morning we woke up at 7:00am by a false siren (as a joke). We got up and cooked breakfast on the trangia.Then we went to our Scout leader’s activity four-wheel driving demo.I thought it was interesting. Next we went to wood carving and wood chopping and I learnt how to use a knife well. After we went to fire lighting without matches, instead we used a flint. We also learnt how to make rope from string.Then we went to water purification. We made simple water filters and then moving on to the more advanced forms of filtering water.Then we went to HQ to lower the flag and end the camp.

What are you doing on the weekend?

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Hi This is my second blog were I will be sharing some of the things I do at scouts this year

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