5. Delivering the youth programme in alternative ways
Many associations have long-established traditions concerning how and when young people take part in Scouting. In some circumstances, however, potential youth members are denied access to Scouting because the “traditional” way of offering it is not practical. While in many cases these traditional approaches are seen as the only or best way of offering Scouting, in reality, provided the fundamental elements of Scouting are followed, Scouting can be offered in many different ways.
The purpose of this chapter is to examine some of the alternative ways in which you could deliver high-quality Scouting.
Table of content
- Introduction
- Meeting times
- Scouting using alternative means of communication
- Special locations
- Cobweb Scouting
- Mixed age-group units
- Summary 27
Summary
The traditional approach to (and format of) Scouting may effectively prevent a number of young people from becoming Scouts. However, with creative thinking, this need not be the case. Provided Scouting’s purpose, principles and method are maintained, the opportunities for offering quality Scouting are only limited by the imagination.
Some alternative ways of offering Scouting to more young people include changing when units meet, how they meet (virtual networking), in which groupings they meet, where they meet and the age groupings in which they meet.
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