Chief Scout Award (Scouting Ireland)

This article is about a current part of Scouting Ireland's ONE Programme. For the Award available to members of the Scout Section in Scouting Ireland 2004-c.2012, see Chief Scout's Award (Scouting Ireland).

The Chief Scout Award is the superlative youth programme award in each of the Programme Sections in Scouting Ireland. It is designed to tie-in with the Gaisce Award/Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and the Chief Scout Award for Scouts, Venture Scouts, and Rover Scouts are awarded jointly with the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards respectively.[1]<ref "name="Tullamore">"Tullamore to host National Scouting Council". Offaly Express. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2015.</ref>[2] Requirements for the award are a number of Adventure Skills, Special Interest Badges, an Expedition, and camp with an inter-cultural aspect.[1][2][3][4] The progress of the award is led by the participant, with the help of the Scouter.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "What We Do In Scouting". Scouting Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scout Chief Scout Award - Scouter version" (PDF). Scout Team, Scouting Ireland. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Naas award winning beavers become cubs". Leinster Leader. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ballyragget news". Kilkenny People. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2015.