Friday 15th to Sunday 17th March 2024:
Family Camp
@ Woodhouse Adventure Park

Participants are able to arrive Friday or Saturday.
The activities will officially start at 10:00 am Saturday.

The Reynella Scout Group organises a Family Camp annually. This event is fun for the whole family. Over the course of the weekend participants will;
•    Slide down giant hills on tube slides
•    Conquer Challenge Hill
•    Get lost in a split-level labyrinth
•    Climb across bouldering walls
•    Look for animals on a night walk
•    Play laser skirmish in the forest (OPTIONAL – Additional cost)
•    Try out frisbee golf
•    Learn how to navigate an orienteering course
•    Sleep in tents
•    Make new friends!

It will be an action packed weekend!

All youth members must attend with a caregiver. Families are encouraged to also bring siblings which are not involved in Scouting.

The Family Camp will be organised by adult members of the Scout Group however it will not be an official Scouting activity and not covered by the organisation’s insurances. Scouts SA and the Reynella Scout Group will not be held liable for any accident or injury which may occur on the Family Camp.

Please RSVP by Tuesday 12th March through Operoo. Attendees are able to arrive late or leave early if required.

More information is available in the attachments below.

22nd February: Founders Day

The founder of Scouting, Lord Robert Baden-Powell (B-P) was born on 22nd February 1857 in England. He lived a busy and adventurous life, and as a boy spent much of his spare time in open-air pursuits, hunting in the woods, and joining his brothers in expeditions by land and in their boats. Thus he developed his powers of observation and resourcefulness and acquired many useful skills.

He won a scholarship which gave him entry into the British Army, where he was sent to India and served for many years. He tried out his ideas of training soldiers in “Scouting”, teaching them how to develop experience in stalking and fending for themselves and to be observant of all signs that would give them an advantage as soldiers. He set down his ideas in the book Aids to Scouting, which was used as a textbook for many years.

As a soldier, Baden-Powell rose to public prominence during the war against the Boers in Africa at the end of the 1800s. Most noteworthy was his leadership of the defending force in the siege of the South African town of Mafeking. Baden-Powell returned to England as a national hero in 1899 having successfully defended the town against the Boers.

Baden-Powell was encouraged to set down his views on how he would apply Scouting to the training of boys. He first conducted an experimental camp in 1907 on Brownsea Island off the Dorset coast of the UK. With some 20 boys from all walks of life and suitable adult leaders, Baden-Powell taught the boys what he meant by Scouting. They lived in tents, cooked their own food and learnt many valuable skills through games. From this first experimental camp the global Scout Movement was born!

Globally, Scouts commemorate the 22nd February as the birthday of our Founder.

Scouts SA Now Accepts Sports Vouchers!

What is the Sports Vouchers Program? It is an SA Government initiative that helps families cover the costs of their children's sports and recreation activities. All children living in South Australia, from Reception to Year 9, are eligible for a Sports Voucher each calendar year.

The Sports Voucher Program contributes $100 to the Branch Membership Fee (in the Reynella Scout Group the Branch Membership Fee is included in the Term Fee payment).

Scouts SA hopes that the Sports Voucher Program makes Scouting more accessible and affordable for everyone.  Apply today via the online portal!

When the use of your Sports Voucher is approved your will be notified by Scouts SA Head Office via email. The Scout Group will then split the discount throughout your remaining term fee invoices for the calendar year.

The Scouts Australia Youth Program:
Let's Learn More About Special Interest Areas (SIAs)

Special Interest Areas encourage Scouts from all Sections (Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers) to try new things and pursue existing interests. Scouts set their own goals in one of the six Special Interest Areas, enabling them to design a project that interests and challenges them personally.

Special Interest Areas give young people ownership of their own development. Research tells us that this is important to learning success.

Special Interest Areas build upon skills such as creativity, independence, and problem-solving. They also teach Scouts to set, plan towards, and achieve goals with projects deliberately open-ended and designed to meet the individual needs of each Scout.

The Special Interest Areas provide scope for adaptability and future proofing of the Achievement Pathways. For example, when new and emerging technologies are developed, they can easily be pursued by Scouts without having to create new Special Interest Areas.