Your session goals
Membership 33%
YouShape Award: Lead 25%
Forester 32%
Session summary
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Session summary
This session takes Scouts to see how trees are grown for different purposes.
Safety message
- Always complete a register at the start of the meeting to record who is present.
- Activities start when the first person arrives and end when the last person leaves, including leaders and their children.
- Check the space is for hazards, keep the exits clear, and know the location of the nearest first aid kits.
Activities
Opening a Scout meeting
10 mins
Opening a meeting isn’t just about the flag. Why not use it to reflect?
- Meets
- Requirement 1.a
- Meets
- Requirement 2
Go on a tree plantation tour
1 hours
Visit a commercial plantation to explore what they do and find out how they tell the wood from the trees.
- Meets
- Requirement 4
- Requirement 5
Closing a Scout meeting
10 mins
Closing a meeting isn’t just about the flag. Why not use it to reflect?
- Meets
- Requirement 1.a
Preparation
Equipment
- Flag(s)
- Cones, chalk or other markers
- Weather appropriate clothing
- Pens or pencils
- A4 paper
Resources
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Session notes
- You might arrange to visit a Christmas tree farm or a local maintained forest. If this isn’t possible, you could get someone in who has experience growing trees.
- By the end of the session, everyone will know more about how natural and commercial woodlands are managed.
- This session is 1 hour and 50 minutes, but feel free to adapt as needed to suit your session length.
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