24 May 2017

Newsletter Articles

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

I have now had the pleasure of experiencing my first Charleville Show, and was very impressed and very proud of how many Charleville State High School students were involved in so many aspects of the show during the weekend- from Ms Showgirl, to Bull-riding, to contestants and placegetters in many of the categories judged at the show over the weekend.

Three of our students were involved in work experience during the show, helping the organisers with a variety of jobs in setting up and preparing for the show. Ty Russell, Thang Vu Le, and Dylan Sloan all did a fantastic job and worked very hard over the weekend. Thanks to Ms Ange Vetter for organising this experience for the students.

Our Year 9 students were on a rotational duty to sell raffle tickets for a first prize of a swag. They spent most of Friday and Saturday selling the tickets to raise money for their Year 9 camp to Moreton Island later in the year. Thanks to Ms Katherine Goult for all of her work in organising this for the students. Congratulations to Jim Currie, ticket number Red A22, on being the winner of this great prize.

Our Agricultural students did extremely well in the fresh produce section of the show, collecting a 1st place for their Beetroot, a 2nd place for their Chillies, and a 3rd place for their Mandarins. Thanks to Ms Dawn Collier and Mr Matt Huth for all of their dedication and hard work with the students in Ag and for preparing for this event.

I would also like to thank the P&C for their efforts at the show as well. The P&C successfully tended for the rights to operate and organise the bar at the show on Friday night, with an amount paid to the P&C by the show society for doing this. Thank you very much to all of the parents and staff of Charleville State High School who helped out on the evening to help raise this money, it is very much appreciated.

CAMPS AND EXCURSIONS

On Wednesday, a group of our students, under the guidance of Ms Lauren Butler, Mr Barry Wastie and Ms Jenna Andreatta, will be heading to Toowoomba for the first ever Charleville teams to participate in the All Schools Volleyball Competition. The students have been training hard for many weeks now, with Wednesday afternoon and Sunday training sessions preparing them for this event.

Good luck to all involved, and thanks again Lauren for getting this initiative going this year.

CHARLEVILLE AGENCY NETWORK MEETING

On Thursday 25th May, the school will be hosting the Charleville Agency Network Meeting. This will be held in the Trade Training Centre at 11am.

This will bring together all of the support networks within our community to our school to discuss how together we can best support all members of our community. Assisting to host this event will be our Year 10 hospitality students who will be providing some delicious food for our guests, and Jenny Peacock and her Baristas, who will be providing coffees for our important guests on the day.

NATIONAL SORRY DAY

Friday 26th May is National Sorry Day. This day was first held in 1998, one year after the tabling of a report about the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. This will be marked at the school with an assembly and an address by an Elder of the Community in Charleville to the students and staff.

It is important that we acknowledge this day, as the decisions and policies of past Governments still effect many Indigenous families today. It is incomprehensible that less than 50 years ago in this country, it was still law and government policy, that a child could be taken away from their parents just because of the colour of their skin, in the name of “assimilation”.

There are still grandparents and parents of our students affected by these events, and families still trying to regain their history and past, due to these policies and actions of our Government. It is important that we recognize the error of these policies and continue to assist those affected to ensure a better future for all indigenous people.

All are welcome to attend. Please contact the office if you wish to do so, and we will see you at 10am on Friday.

SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

It has now been confirmed that a builder has been acquired to undertake part two of our project, which is to re- invigorate the Junior Secondary area of the school. It has also been confirmed that work on this project will commence on Monday 26th June, the first day of the school holidays. More information regarding this will be given as we get closer to the start date and details are worked out with the contractor.

Remember, the sky is the limit for every one of the students at Charleville State High School!

Matt Samson
Principal

Deputy Principal Senior Schooling Report

Senior Schooling Parent Information Evening

You are invited to an information evening to help explain the structures and processes our school works with to support students through their final years of High School.

We will be discussing the:

• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
• Queensland Core Skills Test (QCS)
• Changes to Senior Schooling for 2018 – Relevant to our current Year 9 students
• Overall Positions (OP) and Field Positions (FP)
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) Certificate Courses
• School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships
• Student Learner Accounts
• Senior Accountability Program
• Need for Homework and Study

These topics have been discussed with the students, and will continue to be a focus in our Pastoral Care program. It would be great to share some time with you to discuss and explain these topics. If you have any questions about the event, or other topics please contact Sebastian Kohli or Vanessa Moller.

Year 10 SET Plan Interviews

To support our Year 10 student’s transition to Year 11 and 12, on Wednesday the 31st of May we will be conducting Senior Education and Training Plan (SET Plan) interviews.

The aims of the interviews are to ensure that students and parents are aware of the requirements of senior subjects, OP and QCE eligibility, and to answer any questions that parents or students may have about their senior studies. By the end of the interview students will have made an initial subject selection for 2018, which will be reviewed in Pastoral Care during terms 3 and 4.

Activity details:

Please make your booking by Monday the 29th of May.

For further information about the activity, please contact Vanessa Moller on 07 4656 8888.

2017 Next Step survey

The Queensland Government is conducting its annual state-wide survey of all students who completed Year 12 in 2016. The Next Step survey is a brief, confidential survey that gains a comprehensive picture of the employment, study and life choices made by Queensland school completers in the year after they finish Year 12.

Between March and June, all our students who completed Year 12 last year can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office to complete the survey. Please encourage them to take part. If their contact details have changed, please assist the interviewer with their updated details or forward the survey to their new address so they can participate.

Thank you for your support of the Next Step survey in 2017.

Further information on Next Step is available online below or on toll free telephone 1800 068 587.

Deadly Recruits Camp 2017

The camp is a collaboration between St. George, Cunnamulla and Charleville schools, the HOPE Project, Cunnamulla Council and reflects our community’s genuine desire to provide every opportunity to our young people.

The camp will run this year from Sunday 16th July to Friday 21st July. The camp is open to both males and females, from Year 10 – Year 12. These students will spend a week camping at Tinnenburra and undertaking various army activities, such as using night vision, orienteering hikes and standing and marching military style.

If you are interested in this camp, please see Jenny, Jolene or myself.

VET News

Every year, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council conduct Salute to Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate the talents of Year 11 and Year 12 students who are studying Tourism or Hospitality Vocational Education and Training courses in Queensland. The school is proud to announce that Libby Usher has been selected as a shortlisted finalist for these awards. Libby will now be required to travel to Brisbane to attend a skills test day held in early June. We wish Libby the best and eagerly await the announcement of the winners on Friday 7th July.

Traineeships

We have a number of traineeships and apprenticeships available at the moment, including Certificate III Hospitality and Meat Processing. Please see Ange Vetter for more information on how to apply.

Thank you to all our local businesses that support our students with Work Experience, Traineeships and Apprenticeships. You offer our students valuable time and experiences within the workplace.

Cheers
Vanessa Moller

Junior Schooling

Year 7 and 9 Students: NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy)

The NAPLAN tests were conducted on Tuesday 9th May, Wednesday 10th May and Thursday 11th May.

What is the purpose of NAPLAN?

The purpose of NAPLAN is to assess the skills of all Australian students in literacy and numeracy against national minimum standards. NAPLAN is very useful to us at Charleville SHS as we use the information (data) to help us understand every individual and their learning needs. Along with other diagnostic tools such as PAT M and PAT R, we are able to better know each student as a learner and plan our programs and lessons around the needs of our students.

Results from the tests will provide important information about children's progress in literacy and numeracy. Following the tests, schools and students will receive a statement of performance in relation to the national minimum standards.

How did our students cope with NAPLAN at Charleville SHS?

The majority of our students indeed tried their hardest, and focused on their own work. Year 7 students in the Library and Year 9s located in A Block. All staff involved were most impressed with the attitude and behaviour of most students.

YEAR 7 CAMP

Our Year 7 students and four staff, Mr Barrow, Mr Baeck, Miss Kelly and Mrs Grant headed off to Emu Gully last week for the annual camp. Already I have heard many great stories of the wonderful bonds and new friendships that have been formed. The students worked as a team and I look forward to seeing a group of focused young people this week. The student who did not go on camp did not miss out with an alternative program here at the school.

IMMUNISATION

• The year 10 students have been given consent forms for Immunisation for Meningococcal (Year Ten students). Please return these forms to the office as soon as possible.
• Immunisation Clinics for Years 7. All participating year seven students received information and forms to be signed for the year seven immunisation program which commenced in March. The second round of immunizations will occur this term.
• On Monday 8th May the Tackle Flu program took place providing influenza vaccinations to senior indigenous students.
• On Monday 15th staff received their flu vaccinations.

COGMED

Evidence Based Working Memory Training for Charleville SHS, 2017. Miss Sarah O’Brien has been coordinating the program for year eights. The year eight students do have the option of doing their COGMED sessions before school if they are concerned that they are missing valuable curriculum time.

EALD

In early June, Kath Symmons will be visiting Charleville State High School to discuss the needs of our EALD students. If you wish to meet with Kath to discuss your student who has English as a second language please contact me at the school to arrange a time.

SCHOOL GROUNDS

For safety reasons, please be aware that unless supervised, students/children are not allowed on school grounds outside of school hours.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL)

Charleville State High School is a PBL school.

Positive Behaviour for Learning is:

• The most effective way to develop a safe and supportive learning environment;
• A school community (students, parents and school staff) work together to establish the expectations for behaviour. The expectations are simple, clear and explicit. BE SAFE, BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE and BE A LEARNER;
• Developed as research shows that students are more likely to respond positively when they know what is expected of them and when responses to behaviour are fair and consistent.

All students are explicitly taught the expected behaviours. Some students will require additional support to learn the expected behaviour. A few students will require intensive support to assist them to learn appropriate ways of behaving.

As part of the PBL process we encourage Expected Behaviours with

Starbucks – rewarding Expected Behaviour

• free and frequent
• medium term ( Starbucks accumulate)
• Long term (Rewards trip celebration)

Student Planner and Uniform Code

Every student at Charleville State High School receives a Student Planner (Diary). This Planner contains valuable information regarding the day to day running of the school. At the back of the planner is the 2017 Dress Code. It clearly states that a school jacket is available for purchase from the P & C uniform shop. It also states that students may wear a plain black jacket. With the weather expected to get cooler, please ensure that your student wears the correct uniform including a jacket. In the junior school the Year Level Coordinators will contact home if the student consistently does not wear the school uniform to inform the parents. Naturally there is the unique occasion that the jacket is in the wash or misplaced however if the students are routinely not in uniform consequences may apply.

Behaviour Management at Charleville State High School

At Charleville SHS we have a system of behaviour monitoring cards in place for students who may require assistance in following the four B’s (Be Safe, Be responsible, Be Respectful, Be a Learner) and four V’s (Organisation, Cooperation, Resilience and Integrity). A yellow yard is issued by the Year Level coordinator and a red card by the deputy. If your child is placed on a behaviour monitoring card you are asked to sign the card each evening. Each student is unique and the length of time on a card varies. However a red card also requires the student to do a 20 minute detention in the second break. If your child is placed on a Behaviour Monitoring Card, feel free to call either the Year Level Coordinator (yellow) or myself (red) to discuss the behaviour of your student.

OTHER SUPPORT NETWORKS (APART FROM THE CLASSROOM)

There are many avenues to support students at Charleville State High School including:

Guidance Officer:

John Anderssen

Heads of Department -

Sebastian Kohli (Maths/ Science)
Cassandra Kohli (English/ Humanities/Arts/LOTE)
Sabrina Goodingham (Junior Secondary/ HPE)
Bernie Matthews (Technology/ VET)

Year level coordinators:

Year 7 – 9 Katherine Goult and Sam Barrow
Year 10-12 Leighton Webb and Jemma Day

Careers/ Transition advice:

Ange Vetter

Youth Support coordinator:

Jenny Peacock

School based Youth Health Nurse:

Jen Sellin

Chaplain:

Les Penrose

There is also a study/ homework group that meets on a Tuesday afternoon that all students may attend. Students interested in attending this session need to see the office for the parent approval form.

Thank you for your continued support of your student, the school and the educational process. If you would like any further information regarding the topics above please don’t hesitate to contact the school. Together we can make a difference in the lives of our students.

Kind Regards,
Narelle Webb
Deputy Principal
Junior School & Student Services

Year 7 Camp

Emu Gully, 2017

Last week, the Year 7 Cohort went on their first ‘High School Camp’ to Emu Gully, Helidon.

Emu Gully is an ANZAC themed camp where students are taught about the values of the ANZACs and learn of the sacrifices they made through stories and activities.

ANZAC activities such as Templeton’s Crossing had students showing mateship as they worked their way slipping and sliding over muddy slopes carrying a stretcher.

The Malayan Campaign was also a very popular activity with students racing around a track in a buggy.

Probably the most popular of all of the activities was the Siege of Tobruk, where students took on the staff (who were heavily outnumbered) in a flour bomb fight. Although the aim of the activity was for students to land three flour bombs on the staff’s tarp, the rules and objective of the activity seemed to go out the window when kids had an opportunity to flour bomb a teacher.

All in all, Emu Gully was a fantastic camp that gave students an opportunity to get to know each other and work with each other in an environment that they are unfamiliar with.

A huge thank you to the Charleville State High School P&C, the RSL and the RSL Sub-branch for helping support the Year 7 students to attend.

Year 8, 9 and 10 Humanities

In 2008, for the first time in history, according to the United Nations, more people lived in cities than in rural areas. This increase in population living in cities has caused huge problems – socially, economically and in particular environmentally. Term 2 has seen Year 8 Humanities students exploring the topic of urbanisation and its impacts. The challenge for the future is how will urban centres across the world keep pace with predicted continuing growth and what the cities of tomorrow will look like. These are challenges that the Year 8’s will examine over the last part of the term and hopefully come up with some viable solutions.

In 1993, the then Prime Minister Paul Keating gave an address at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Australian War Memorial, stating that out of World War I came a lesson about ordinary people. These ordinary people (the soldiers, sailors and nurses) ‘taught us to endure hardship, to show courage, to be bold as well as resilient, to believe in ourselves, to stick together.’ This term, Year 9 Humanities students have been examining Australia’s involvement in World War I and the deeds of these ‘ordinary people’ at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. They will wrap up the unit with a research report analyzing how the involvement of Australian troops during World War I contributed to our sense of national identity.

After having examined the events of World War II in Term 1, Year 10 Humanities students are now studying how the actions of individuals have impacted on the rights and freedoms of different societies over time. They have been focusing their attention on how three individuals namely Vincent Lingiari, Eddie Mabo and Charles Perkins have contributed to the rights and freedoms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In the last part of the term students will prepare a speech on two individuals who they believe have contributed to the upholding of human rights and how they, a high school student in the 21st century, can change the world.

Year 7 Science

Our year 7 students are engaged with topics in physics, chemistry and biology through a wide range of interactive activities, demonstrations and experiments. We encourage students to understand concepts and solve problems through hands-on experience. For this term, students are building their own “balloon powered vehicles” to learn about the physics of motion. Here are some of the highlights that students have particularly enjoyed so far:

Our young engineers are working hard in building their “balloon-powered vehicles” to investigate theories in physics.

William Kok
Science Teacher

High Way Café – Year 8

Year 8 High Way Cafe

The week just past, saw our Year 8 Home Economics class undertake an entrepreneurial enterprise whereby they ran their own Café. They prepared piping hot Ham and Cheese Croissants, delicious Mars Bar Slices and Scones, Cream and Jam. In addition, the Year 10 class joined in and prepared Barista coffee. Though not a fortune was made from the event this real world type activity certainly has opened the eyes of the students to what running a small business is all about.

Bernie Matthews

Every Student with a Disability Succeeding

Every school day, our teachers and leaders are maximising outcomes for students with disability by engaging them in learning and developing their skills to prepare for their future. Making sure all students have access to high quality learning opportunities, focused on their individual needs, is a priority for Charleville State High School. We are strongly encouraging parents and families to embrace their child’s education. Feel free to discuss curriculum planning, behaviour management, wellbeing, learning outcomes including life beyond school and any other matter concerning you. Make regular contact with teachers, case managers, support staff or administration.

Autism Queensland Visit Term 3.

Autism QLD are visiting Charleville next term. Parent consent forms regarding these visits will be sent home this week. These are due back on the 9th June. These visits aim to provide information, advice, support and individualised strategies to support the educational outcomes of children with ASD.

CSHS MUSIC DEPARTMENT TENDER ITEMS

The Charleville SHS music department has a number of items for tender:

• Bass Clarinet – Artley: 20 years old, the instrument is in fair condition but is missing its ligature.
• Alto Saxophone – Burgundy (by Selmer): 30 years old, this Saxophone still plays well but may require a service.
• Clarinet - Artley: This instrument is around 20 years old and may require re-padding.
• Baritone Horn- Boosey & Hawks: Approximately 40 years old, this Baritone is still in good working order. The lacquer is faded and the case will need replacing.
• Trumpet – Boosey & Hawks: This Trumpet is around 30 years old. It plays well, but due to its age, it has no third valve slide ring.
• Digital Piano – Casio: Full size, with many built-in sounds. The keyboard has its own speakers but will be sold without a stand or a stool.

If interested please send a letter or email with amount you would like to tender for the above equipment to:

Jillian Bussell
PO Box 314
Charleville 4470

or email to:

jbuss1@eq.edu.au

FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICER

LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE

How is it that the sound of laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or yawn.

Laughter is a natural part of life. The part of the brain that connects to and facilitates laughter is among the first parts of the nervous system to come on line after birth. Infants begin smiling during the first weeks of life and laugh out loud within months of being born. Even if you did not grow up in a household where laughter was a common sound, you can learn to laugh at any stage of life. Now is the time.

While humour and laughter can cause a domino effect of joy and amusement for anyone in range, it is well researched that this activity can make us healthier.

Though it can be difficult to define what exactly makes humour funny, laughter has long been considered helpful to the healing process. Substantial research indicates that humour and laughter play a health role. Did you know that laughing:

• exercises the internal organs (great for the stomach muscles and the cardiovascular system),
• with all that mouth opening and deep breathing, laughing gets more oxygen to the brain (to enhance alertness and thinking),
• boosts endorphins (natural mood-elevating and pain-killing chemicals),
• strengthens the immune system (to help fight off disease.)

Laughter has also been shown to improve pain tolerance, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and protect the heart.

The social effects too are many. They include:

• improving a person's optimism and outlook on life
• connecting you to others – others will want to spend time with you
• fostering instant relaxation
• and most importantly IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD

Unlike more invasive therapies, laughter therapy is cheap and has no harmful side effects - not bad for such an enjoyable activity.

The great Groucho Marx who spent his movie life clowning around stated : A clown is like an aspirin, only he works twice as fast.

But Humour must be used with care. Children should not be exposed to inappropriate adult humour. Never use humour to offend or shame another person. It’s not about laughing at another person but ensuring everyone enjoys the joke. If you feel a need to laugh at someone make sure that that someone is you.

Try these activities. They will benefit your child and you:

• Watch comedy DVD’s and TV shows
• Visit the circus – do some clowning around yourself
• Listen to comedy while driving – the news these days is very depressing
• Read comic authors/ tell jokes.
• Seek out funny people - spend less time with overly serious people.
• Bring humour into conversations. Tell and invite funny stories
• Just practise smiling and laughing. If you have to - `fake it till you make it`

Let’s see more people laughing, and smiling. Our communities, including schools and workplaces, can only benefit.

Adapted from Gregory J. Boyle and Jeanne M. Joss-Reid, "Relationship of Humour to Health", British Journal of Health Psychology, Feb. 2004.

Here are some jokes to share with the Kids

Q What can you never eat for breakfast?

A …Lunch or dinner

Q What looks like half an apple?

A…. the other half

Q If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become?

A…. wet

Q How can a man go 8 days without sleeping?

A… No problem, he sleeps at night

Q How can you lift an elephant with one hand?

A… You will never find an elephant that has one hand!

Q If it took 8 men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take 4 men to build it?

A… ..No time at all as the wall is already built

Q How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

A….. Any way you want as concrete floors are very hard to crack.

SO LET’S LAUGH MORE

Brass, Woodwind and Percussion program

PLENTY OF ENTERTAINMENT

Term 2 has certainly been an exciting one for the Brass, Woodwind and Percussion program. To kick of the term, we provided some well-received performances at the CSHS ANZAC Day service. These included the anthems from CSHS Concert Band and an admirable rendition of The Rouse by year seven brass student, Duncan MacDonald. There were also a couple of cameo performances from some unexpected members off staff, John Anderssen and Leyton Webb. The students and staff are to be commended for their excellent preparation as well as their professionalism on the day.

During the show weekend, we also had an extremely entertaining performance by the Charleville State High School Rock Band. Passenger Downs turned it on, just before the opening parade, with an energetic ten minute set. Here are some of the highlights from their gig:

FUNDING FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

We are extremely lucky in the Brass, Woodwind and Percussion program, to have such fantastic support from the CSHS admin team. With their assistance, our school has received funding, which has enabled us to purchase a number of new instruments. These instruments include three new Euphoniums and a new Bassoon. Not only does this enable us to provide the best quality instruments for our children’s tuition, but it will significantly bolster the low end of the CSHS Concert Band. Although these instruments will be based at our school, they will also be able to be borrowed by Charleville State School and Quilpie State College. All of the students are extremely grateful and we thanks everybody in the office for their continued support.

COMING SOON

Over the coming weeks, a number of our students will be attending the Darling Downs and South West Region Secondary Music Camp. This is a fantastic opportunity for our students to extend their knowledge and challenge themselves by playing in ensembles of a very high standard. Students will also have the opportunity to work with specialists on their particular instruments.

We are now beginning our preparation for our annual NAIDOC week performance as well as the upcoming Charleville Performing Arts Festival. I encourage you to attend these performances and enjoy the continuing development of our student’s musical ability.

Thanks for reading,
Mr. Stewart Sloan (Brass, Woodwind and Percussion).

From the Youth Support Coordinator

Life Skills Cafe

Last Monday our Life Skills Café student’s invited members from The Country Women’s Association Charleville branch for morning tea. The CWA Ladies kindly donated last year to the Chaplains funds so were treated to scones with jam & cream as well as barista made coffees. This term the students will be thanking those in the community, the lovely people at Healthy Ageing have been invited to attend morning tea next week.

Tabitha, Lyndon & Kevin have also been busy baking for the Charleville Show. Tabitha decorated a novelty cake and received first place. Lyndon and Kevin entered a plate of biscuits each and Lyndon gained 1st place and Kevin 2nd.

Lunch Time Knitting and Crocheting

Over the last couple of Wednesday’s we have been lucky to have two Golden Gurus from Healthy Ageing visiting our school. Ann and Lou have been volunteer their time to teach willing students to crochet and knit during the lunch break.

The students are not only learning how to make something while knitting and crocheting but also improve their mental and physical health.

Creates sense of purpose- Regardless of what you make, the success of your project can signal the release of dopamine, which stimulates your reward centre.

Relieves stress- Knitting has therapeutic elements that can effectively relieve stress because it allows you to focus on the task in front of you rather than dwelling in a perpetual cycle of stress.

Improves concentration- It gives you something tangible to work on by shifting your attention to the present moment. The ability to immediately see your progress reinforces the desire to concentrate on the task at hand.

Provides a practical way to take a digital detox- Knitting is a simple and affordable way to separate yourself from technology. It lessens the strain on your eyes induced by artificial lights and helps you appreciate time.

Builds interpersonal relationships- Surrounding yourself with fellow knitters in the community encourages you to make a hobby a social medium. It can be an enriching experience and mentally healthy way to build friendships.

Girls Group & Tradies Club

Tradies Club is held every Wednesday afternoon from 3pm – 4pm at the ITD building area.

SAS Girls Group is held every Thursday afternoon from 3pm-4pm in the Trade Training Centre.

All students are welcome to attend our after school programs. For more information or suggestions please contact me at the school.

Kind regards
Jenny Peacock

Charleville Scout group

Community meeting

Tuesday 30th 7pm
Scout Den: 44 Sturt St

Charleville Scout Group is continuing to grow. Now we need more Leaders to continue this growth. Watching a Youth member change as their confidence and leadership grows can give adults a sense of pride.

Running programs based around badgework builds self-esteem, gives youth members a taste of other interests and helps to develop social and physical skills as well as a sense of Community. With over 80 badges to choose from in the Cub Scout section over 50 in the Scout section your interests will be peaked as well.

There are hundreds of stories about the impact Scouting has had on Youth members. Schools and Parents are always commenting on the changes they have seen in concentration and improved behaviour. These are results of a normal Scouting program.

Bring your life skills, interests and experiences to Scouting and help build an exciting program for the Youth members. Be a part of Scouting and join over 40 million Scouts in over 200 Countries doing something they love.