Scouting Irelands Venture Scouts

Venture Scouting! What's it all about?

Venture Scouting is for youth members aged 15 to 17 inclusive

The experience of Venture Scouting is unique. It’s all about :

Adventure

Make New Friends

Help Others .Learning many new things

Make A Difference

Being Creative Exciting Activities

Structure of a Venture Scout

The Personal Journey ... Suas & Trasna (Up & Over)

The Venture Scout Unit The Venture Scout Executive Venture Scout Crews

The Personal Journey ... Fiontar Suas & Trasna

Throughout this journey you will undertake a series of different challenges and activities created, designed and carried out by you!!

Social Belonging to a group, having fun, community issues, appreciating culture differences

Physical Understanding your body & physical capabilities, developing through physical challenges

Intellectual Develop ideas & carry them out, analyse consequences, teamwork, evaluate situations

Character Accepting yourself, potential for growth, personal value set, respecting others

EmotionalConfidence to express emotions, dealing with situations, respect for others emotions

Spiritual My value, the value of others, respect for the environment, exploration of faith

The Personal Journey ... Suas & Trasna

Venture Scouting is a three year programme (15 to 17 inclusive). The personal journey has two stages

(Suas & Trasna),

These three years are broken into two 18 month Phases for the purpose of working towards each of these stages.

The Personal Journey ... Suas & Trasna

Suas (Up) You will work as part of a team within Crews to develop activities which will allow you to explore the different aspects of the SPICES.

Trasna (Over) You will lead teams within Crews to develop activities which will allow you to explore the different aspects of the SPICES.

SPICES Map!! The SPICES are presented in the form of a series of questions to help you determine which areas you are strong and in what areas you need to do more things in. SOCIAL

Can you communicate with others?PHYSICALDo you have a balanced diet?INTELLECTUALDo you know what qualities you bring to a team?CHARACTERDo you try your best in everything that you do?EMOTIONALDo you call on others when you have a problem?SPIRITUALDo you make a positive impact on the environment?

Venture Scout Executive

Responsibilities of the Executive can be as follows:

To organise the calendar of activities and meetings.

To coordinate the Activity Crews and ensure that the Unit’s programme is

delivered by the Crews.

To coordinate the creation of a Venture Scout Unit Charter.

To determine all celebration ceremonies.

To administrate the funds and equipment of the Venture Unit.

To send a delegate to Group Council to represent the Unit.

To work in partnership with the Venture Scouters.

To ensure a balanced programme which caters for the individual learning

objectives of all members of the Venture Unit.

The Venture Scout Executive coordinates the running of the Unit.

Venture Scout Executive

Chairperson: Chairs meeting. Only casts vote in

the event of a tie during discussions.

Liaise with Venture Scouters.

Decides the frequency and duration of meetings.

Reports to the Unit.

Secretary:• Takes &

distributes minutes of meetings.

• Liaises with provincial representatives.

• Receives and sends communications to/from the Unit to/from external sources.

Treasurer:• Manages Unit

funds.• Allocates funds for

activities with consent from the Venture Scout Executive

• Liaises with Crew Leaders regarding budgets for activities.

Other members may be as follows:• Programme Co-ordinator … makes sure that activities happen with

the Crew leaders.• Quartermaster … looks after the Unit’s equipment.• Crew Leaders … where there are a large number of Crews in the

Unit.

It consists primarily of three people, a Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer

Venture Scout Crews The Small Group System used in Venture Scouts is the Crew. Know as Fiontar Crews.

There are two basic types of Fiontar Crews: • Suas & Trasna Crew: This is a Crew made up of

Venture Scouts who are at the same stage of their Personal Journey Challenges.

• Activity Crew: This is a Crew made up of a team of Venture Scouts who are working on one task, activity or any other project for a set period of time.

Venture Scouts during their time in the Unit, whether they are working on Suas or Trasna will be a member of many different Activity Crews

Venture Scout Crews

Suas & Trasna Crew:The purpose of the Crew is to provide a space for Venture Scouts to share ideas in relation to the challenges required for either Suas or Trasna.These Crews do not have ‘Crew Leaders’ as such, but they should have a mentor to assist them. In the case of Suas Crews this mentor should be a Venture.Scout who is working towards Trasna, and in the case of Trasna Crews this mentor should be either a Venture Scout who has already achieved Trasna or else a Venture Scouter.

Venture Scout Crews

Activity Crew:The Activity Crews plan and run the Unit’s activities. Ideally there will be a mixture of Suas and Trasna Venture Scouts in each Crew. There will be an appointed Crew Leader who will be responsible to ensure the activity happens as planned. It is not their responsibility to do all the work however. Their role is that of team leader.

Other Elements of the Venture Scout Programme Adventure Skills

Camping, Backwoods, Pioneering, Hillwalking,Emergencies, Air Activities, Paddling, Rowing, Sailing

Special Interest Badges Personal Skill, Physical / Recreation, Adventure / Journey, Community Involvement, Environment

Nautical Badges

The Chief Scout’s Award

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