An Online Scout Encyclopedia
A Yell is a cheer used by Scouting and other groups to show their enthusiasm and group spirit at various meetings.The group gathers close together and loudly shouts the yell. A Scout patrol will often yell to celebrate the winning of a competition, or to announce that it has finished a task.
Patrol corner The patrol corner is where we put interesting and instructive documents that will interest Scouts and adult leaders alike. Patrol-in-council When a Patrol gets together to discuss and take decisions (what they want to do, how much to be paid as subs should be, where they would like to camp, etc) it is…
The Patrol Leader “The patrol system is not one method in which Scouting for boys can be carried on. It is the only method.” – Lord Baden-Powell, Scouting’s founder Each patrol has a patrol leader, elected by the Scouts / Guides in her patrol, to serve for a time determined by the troop and the…
Scout troops are made up of groups of six to eight Scouts called a patrol. Every patrol chooses an animal to be its emblem. A patrol animal is not just a handy way of identifying a patrol. The Scouts should take pride in their animal and strive to imitate its positive characteristics. Baden-Powell (nd:40) wrote…