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Contents

Introduction 4 October 6Solidarity

2011:Armenia,SierraLeoneandPapuaNewGuinea

Therightsofthechild

JOTA/JOTI

November 8

Past JamboreesLoyKrathong

Wearetheworld

Where’sthatJamboree?

December 10

A world of cultureCountrypictionary

Internationaldress-up

Appreciatingdifferences

January 12 Come dine with meSimplyfood

Worldfoodschallenge

That’snotfair

February 14Hallå Sverige Hello SwedenIKEAbingo

LifeinSweden

What’sthatword?

March 16 Our worldWildlifediary

Newplanet

Survivingusingnature

April 18 Make a change! Make a difference!Helpingeachother

Changeisgood

Waterawareness

ShelterBoxchallenge

May 20Scouting skillsJurassicadventure

Whatanentrance!

JOTT

June 22Working togetherPassthetealight

Litterpic(K)nic

Organisemini-Jamboreeforothersections

July 24World Scout JamboreeAlladjurenbyterbo–Alltheanimalschangeden

Hökenflygerhögt–Thehawkflieshigh

Swedishthemedevening

GototheJamboreeasadayvisitor

August 26Home HospitalityTroopbook

HoHosports

YeoldeEnglishrecipebook

September 28Looking to the futureOrigamibanger

Capturingtime

Jamboreesportsevent

Join-in-Jamboree Scouts

Introduction

Welcome to Join-in-Jamboree. This resource aims to help your Group be a part of the 2011 World Scout Jamboree whether you are going to Sweden or not

Aboveall,it’sabouttheworldandtheGlobalProgrammeZone.

UsingtheJamboreeasafocalpointitaimstosupportallsections

indeliveringengagingandmeaningfulactivitiescentredonthe

followingthemes:

• GlobalAwareness:Whathappensinourworld?What

areitschallengesandwhatdotheymeanforus?Foster

understandingamongyourGroupaboutlocal,nationaland

internationalcommunities.

• GlobalMovement:Thereare31millionScoutsworldwide,living

in216countriesandterritories.Howcanweworktogether,

learnfromeachotherandchannelourcommonbond?

• GlobalAction:Discoverhowyoucanmakeadifference.First

welearnabouttheworld,thenwechangeit.

EachsectionhasitsownJoin-in-Jamboreeresource.Youcanview

themallatwww.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011.Activitiesaregroupedinto

monthlythemesfromOctobertoSeptemberbutyoucanusethem

atanytimeofyearifyoufeelitwillsuityoubetter.

Tosupplementtheinformationprovidedhere,thereisadditional

supportmaterialavailableonlineatwww.scouts.org.uk/jij.This

includeselectroniccopiesofothersectionalJoin-in-Jamboree

documentsandawidevarietyofProgrammesOnline(POL)ideas.

POL(www.scouts.org.uk/pol)containshundredsofactivitiestouse

atmeetings.Ifyouhavenotaccesseditbefore,allyouneedisyour

eight-digitmembershipnumbertologin.Thisisincludedonthe

addresslabelofyourcopyofScoutingmagazine.

TosearchforanyactivitiesorsupplementarymaterialsonPOL,

simplytypeinthetitleoftheactivityandsectionitrelatestoand

allyouneedtoruntheactivitywillbedownloadable.

Sverige väntar – Sweden awaitsJamboree fact file:

What: 22ndWorldScoutJamboree

When: 27July–7August2011

Where: Rinkaby,nearKristianstad,southernSweden

Participants: Over28,000ScoutsandGuidesfromalloverthe

world

Sweden facts:

Area: 174,000squaremiles

Capital: Stockholm

Population: 9.3million

Language: Swedish

The UK Contingent

TheWorldScoutJamboreewillbecomethecentreofthe

Scoutingworldfortwomind-blowingweeksin2011.The

eventcomesaroundeveryfouryears,makingitallthemore

special.Jamboreesareinspiring,life-changing,mesmerizing,

exhilarating,challenging...andmore.Eachoneisdifferentbutit

alwaysincludesthefeelingofbeingpartofaworldfamily.

TheUKissendingitslargesteveroverseasContingent–over

4,000willattendasparticipants,UnitLeaders,International

ServiceTeam(IST)membersorwidersupport.Itwillbethe

biggestContingentthere.

Beyond the UK

TheUKContingentisnotjustmadeupofScoutsfromthe

UK.TheScoutAssociation’sSolidarityProjectwillenablethree

Patrols(comprisingnineyoungpeopleandoneleader)from

SierraLeone,ArmeniaandPapuaNewGuineatoattendthe

JamboreeandjoinUnitsfromtheUK.

Withoutourhelp,theseScoutswouldnotbeabletogo.A

badgetosupporttheSolidarityProjectisavailabletobuyfrom

www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011.Over25%ofthecostofeach

badgeisdonatedtotheproject(seepage30).

AswellastheSolidaritypatrols,wehaveScoutsfromGibraltar,

BritishScoutsofWesternEurope(BSWE),andtheAssociation’s

branchesintheCaribbeanandSouthPacificjoiningUKUnits.

TheJamboreereallydoesshowglobalScoutingatitsbest.

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A few words of Swedish:

Engelska (English) Svenska (Swedish)

Hello/Hi Hej/Hejsan

Goodbye Hejdå

Goodmorning Godmorgon

Goodafternoon Godeftermiddag

Goodevening Godkväll

Goodnight Godnatt

Seeya Vises

Sorry Förlåt

Excuseme Ursäktamig

Thankyou Tack

Please Snälla

Yes Ja

No Nej

Maybe Kanske

Beprepared Varredo


October Solidarity

What is solidarity and what does it mean to us as Scouts? Solidarity means to unite under the same cause and belief - in our case, Scouting. It means to support others and form lasting partnerships between local, national and international communities. One way in which we in the UK show solidarity is at the World Scout Jamboree. We are inviting a Patrol each from Sierra Leone, Armenia and Papua New Guinea to join Units from the UK for the duration of the Jamboree. Without our help, these countries would find it hard to attend the Jamboree. This month’s programme ideas will engage your Scouts with the idea of solidarity as part of the weekly programme.

1. 2011: Armenia, Sierra Leone and Papua New GuineaLength: Varies

Programme Zone: Global;CreativeExpression

Summary: StudyArmenia,SierraLeoneandPapuaNewGuinea

throughavarietyofactivities.

1a – Papua New Guinea

Equipment

• Carvingknives

Instructions

1. TakeScoutstoawood/forestandgetthemtofind

suitablewoodtocarve.Theycanthenmakewood

carvingsofanimalsorplants,representingancestor

spiritsasispopularinPapuaNewGuinea,whichyour

Scoutscouldthenpaint.

NB: Be sure to have a risk assessment before this

activity

1b – Armenia

Equipment

• Pomegranates

Instructions

ThepomegranateisthenationalfruitofArmenia.Createas

manydifferentrecipesasyoucan,usingapomegranate.

GetyourScoutstoresearchsomerecipesanddecideon

onetomakeatameeting,maybepomegranateicecream.

1c – Sierra Leone

Equipment

• Water

• Buckets

• Sponges

• Tubes(metalandcardboard)

Instructions

1. Setupawaterrelayrace.Scoutshavetowork

inteamsmovingwaterfromonelocationtoanother

usingbrokenpipes,spongesandbucketswithsmall

holes.Theteamwhomovesasmuchwateraspossible

inaspecifiedtimeisthewinner.Theywilllearnthe

importanceofmaximisingusewhentheyonlyhavea

limitedsupply.

Solidarity

2. The rights of the childLength: 1hour

Programme Zone: Global

Summary: SOSChildren’sVillagesisacharitywhichworks

closelywithorphanedchildrenintwooftheSolidaritycountries,

SierraLeoneandArmenia.

ThisactivitywillintroduceScoutstotheUNConventiononthe

RightsoftheChildandwillmakethemquestionthingstheyhave

whichotherchildrenaroundtheworldmightnot.

Equipment

• Radio/CDplayerwithsomemusic

• Enoughchairs/seatsforallScouts

• OneflashcardforeachScoutwithoneofthefollowing

wordson:

Name Chocolate

Computer Clothes

Education Music

Home Fun

Nationality Friends

iPod Ownroom

Mobilephone

Instructions

1.GiveeachScoutaflashcardandaskthemtotakeafew

minutestoreflectonwhytheitemonthecardisimportantto

themandwhyitmightbeimportanttoothers.

2.TellScoutsthattheywillnowplayagameof‘MusicalChairs’,

andthatiftheyfindthemselveswithoutachairwhenthe

musicstopstheymustconvincinglyargueforstayinginthe

gameonthegroundsthattheotherScoutssimplycouldn’t

livewithouttheitemtheyhaveontheflashcard.TheScouts

whoareseatedwilldecideifastrongenoughcasehasbeen

made.Ifnot,thepersonisoutandachairisremoved.

3.WhenthegamereachesapointwherenoScoutsaresentoff

anymore,encourageadiscussionabouthowthoseremaining

itemsaresoimportanttheyareactuallylegallybindingrights

forallchildrenlivingincountrieswhichhavesignedtheUN

ConventionfortheRightsoftheChild.

4.DivideScoutsintosmallergroups,anddistributethe

resourcesfromSOSChildren,available

atwww.soschildrenorg,oronProgrammesOnline.Askthe

Scoutstogetintogroupsandidentifywhichrights

SOSChildrenensureforchildrenacrosstheworld.

3. JOTA/JOTILength: 16-17October

Main project:

GetinvolvedwithJamboree-on-the-AirandJamboree-on-

the-Internet.OneofthemeaningsofSolidarityistomakelinks

betweenotherScoutsaroundtheworld,andbothofthese

annualeventsofferachancetodothis.

What is Jamboree-on-the-Air?

Jamboree-on-the-Air,orJOTA,isaneventinwhichScouts

andGuidesallovertheworldspeaktoeachotherbymeansof

amateurradiocontacts.

WhenScoutswanttomeetyoungpeoplefromanothercountry,

theyusuallythinkofattendingaWorldScoutJamboreeor

anotherinternationalgathering.Noteveryonecangettosuch

agathering.However,throughJOTA,halfamillionScoutsand

Guides‘gettogether’overtheairwaves,bringingyoungpeople

fromallovertheworldtogether.

What is Jamboree-on-the-Internet?

Jamboree-on-the-Internet,orJOTI,isheldatthesametime

asJOTA.Insteadofusingthemediumofradio,Scoutsand

Guidesaroundtheworldmakecontactwitheachotherusing

theInternet.ActivitiesforJOTAandJOTIareoftenconducted

together.

How to get involved

BothJOTIandJOTAtakeplaceeveryyearinthethirdfull

weekendofOctober,thisyearon16-17October.JOTAand

JOTIareofficiallyopenfor48hours,fromSaturdayat00:00until

Mondayat00:00localtime.

[email protected]@scouts.org.ukwithyour

requesttogetinvolvedandoneoftherelevantco-ordinatorsof

theseeventswillgetintouchwithmoreinformation.

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November Past Jamborees

There have been 21 previous World Scout Jamborees in different countries around the world. The only Continent yet to host a Jamboree is Africa. This month will raise awareness of the importance of Jamborees within the Scouting Movement and these programme ideas are based around the host countries and their themes. See factsheet FS260017 for further details of Jamboree host countries. Recreate the atmosphere of Jamborees at your meetings and through your activities, and enjoy a flavour of Scouting from around the world.

1. Loy KrathongLength:30-45minutes

Programme Zone: Global,CreativeExpression

Summary: AnactivitycentringonThailand–hostofthe20th

WorldScoutJamboreein2003.

TheLoyKrathongFestivaltakesplaceinallpartsofThailandon

thefullmoonnightoftheTwelfthLunarmoon,attheendofthe

KathinFestivalseason,generallyinNovember.

Thisfestivaliscelebratedbypeoplebringingbowls(madeout

ofleaves)filledwithflowers,candlesandincensesticks.These

bowlsarethenputinthewaterandlefttofloatoff.Itisbelieved

thatastheygo,allbadluckwilldisappear.

Equipment

• Thickcard

• Colouredpens/pencils

• Waxycrayons

• Scissors

• Glue

• Candles

• Tealights

Instructions

1. Drawalargecircleonasheetofthickcard(A4).Drawa

smallercircleinsidethelargerone.Intheareabetweenthe

twocircles,drawtheoutlineofpointylotuspetals.

2. Repeatstep1tomakeseveraldifferentsizedcircles.

3. Cutouttheflowers(smallerinnercirclewithpointyedges–

inred).

4. TomaketheKrathonglanternwaterproof,coverbothsides

ofthelargestflowerwithathicklayerofwaxycrayonsoruse

acandletocoveritincandlewax.

5. Decoratethesmallerflowerswithcoloursandpatterns.

6. Rolltheedgesofthepointypetalsaroundapentogive

themanupturnedshape.

7. Gluethedifferentsizedflowersontopofeachothertomake

yourlantern.

8. Addthefinishingtouches.

Past Jamborees

2. We are the worldLength:Various

Programme Zone:Global

Summary:ScoutswilllearnwherepreviousJamboreeshave

beenheldaroundtheworldandholdactivitiesbasedaround

thosecountries

Equipment

• ListofallpreviousJamboreehostcountries(seeWorld

Scout JamboreefactsheetFS260017).

• Mapoftheworld

• Pins

• String

Instructions

1. FindoutiftheScoutscannameanyoftheplacesand

countrieswheretheWorldScoutJamboree(WSJ)hasbeen.

Helpthemalongtheway.

2. Usingamapoftheworld,havepinsandstringtoshow

wheretheWSJhasbeen.Youcanshowthemhowsomany

countrieshaveheldaJamboree,andthattheyare

thousandsofmilesapart.ThisemphasiseshowScoutingis

aglobalmovementformillionsofpeople.

3. SplittheScoutsintoteamsandallocatethemacountry

wheretheWSJhasbeenheld.

4. ThePatrolsthentrytoplananeveningwiththeirchosen

countryasatheme.Thiscouldincludetryingfoodfromthe

country,playinggamesthatoriginatedfromthecountry,

tryingtraditionsandcustomsspecifictothecountryand

learnsomeofthelanguage.Thepossibilitiesareendless.

Where’s that Jamboree?Length:Various


Summary:ScoutswilllearnwherepreviousJamboreeshave

beenheldaroundtheworldandholdactivitiesbasedaround

thosecountries

Instructions

1. Workingingroups,Scoutswillchooseacountrytoresearch

andfindoutmoreaboutJamboreethattookplace,(whereit

was,whenitwas,howmanyattended,howmanycountries

wherethereandwhatthemottowas).Differentgroupscan

thencomparethesemottosandseehowsimilarordifferent

theyallare.

2. EncourageScoutstogetpicturesorvideosfromthe

WSJthattookplaceintheirchosencountry.

Don’tforgettocheckoutthewebsiteoftheWorldScout

Jamboree2011www.worldscoutjamboree.se,andthe

UKContingentwebsite,www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011.There

arelotsofphotosyoucandownload/printtoshowyour

ScoutsofaJamboreeinaction.Songclipsandvideosfrom

the11thWorldScoutJamboreeheldinGreececanbeseen

atwww.proskopos.com/jamboree_video_en.html.

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fun fact Therewillbe32,000youngpeopleandadultsatthe22ndWorldScoutJamboree

HannahJamboree Participant

Hannahhaspackedhundredsofbagsandwashedandpolishedcarstoraisefundsforher.‘IknowthatfriendshipswillblossomwithinourUnitaswebuilduptotheevent.NextJuly,awhirlwindofanexperiencewillbegin.SomehowIthinkwordsaregoingtobeunabletodescribethetimeIwillhave.’


December A world of culture

This month’s theme is all about valuing different cultures around the world and celebrating those differences. With Scouts from over 150 countries participating at the Jamboree, ‘a world of culture’ can be found within the boundaries of the campsite! These cultural differences can range from religions, to attitudes towards disabilities, taste in music, clothes and many other things. Use these programme ideas to get your Scouts interested in their own world of culture.

1. Country pictionaryLength: 30minutes


Summary: Agametotestandexpandknowledgeofother

countriesandcitiesandwhatweassociatethemwith.

Scoutsworkinteamswhereonepersonfromtheteamwillbe

givenacountry(orcity)todrawfortheirteammemberstoguess

-pointsforhowquicklytheyguessit.ItwillshowScoutshowwe

identifycitiesandcountriesaroundtheworld,whichmakesupa

diverseworldofculture.

Equipment

• Pen

• Paper(whiteboardorflipchartisbest,ifyouhaveone)

• Stopwatch

Instructions

1. ScoutswillworkinPatrolsorteams.Havingatleastthree

teamswillmakeitmoreinteresting.

2. Oneteamatatimewillgetago–oneScoutfromtheteam

willbetoldacountryoracitybytheLeaderandtheythen

havetotrytoputthisintoimagesfortheirteammembers

toguess.Nowordsareallowed.Youcanaddanyadditional

rulestomakethingstrickier,suchasnotbeingallowedto

drawtheflagetc.

3. Onceateamhashadtheirgo,thegopassestothenext

team.Beforestartingthegame,decideonascoring

system–forexample,ifonlyallowingoneattemptper

go,decidethescoresbasedonhowquicklytheyguessit.

Forexample,iftheyguesswithin30seconds,theyget5

points.Andforevery30secondsthatpass,theyget

1pointless.1minute=4points.Alternatively,iftheygeta

setamountoftime,theycouldsimplygetasmanypointsas

thenumberofguessestheygotcorrect.

4. Extrapointscanbeawardedforfunnydrawingsorsilly

guesses.

2. International dress upLength: 30minutes

Programme Zone: CreativeExpression;Global

Summary: ThisactivitywastakenfromProgrammesOnline.

Equipment

TelltheTrooptobringsomeclothes,hatsoraccessories

thefollowingweek.Theywillneedtohaveclothesthat

couldrepresentavarietyofcountriesfromaroundthe

world.Accessoriescouldincludetoyanimals,orobjectslike

boomerangsorskis.

Instructions

1. Withthecostumes/accessoriesassembledinPatrol

groups,calloutthenameofacountry.EachPatrolhasa

fewminutestodressuponememberasapersonfrom

thatcountry.AwardpointsorpickthebestPatrolforeach

country.

2. Repeatthisforfourtosixrounds,perhapswithadifferent

Leaderchoosingthecountryeachtime.Youcanchooseto

takeasneakylookatwhatclothestheyhavebrought,orjust

ignoreandgoforrandomcountries.

A world of culture

3. Appreciating differencesLength: 30-45minutes

Programme Zone: BeliefsandAttitudes;Community

Summary: ThisactivitywastakenfromPOL

Instructions

PlayafewofyourTroop’sfavouritegames,butaddatwistto

eachonesuchas:

• Youcanonlyuseyourrighthand

• Boysmustalwaysmoveoutofthewayofanygirls(and

viceversa)

• Nophysicalcontactisallowed

• Noeyecontactwithanyone,includingtheleaders

ThenhaveadiscussionwithyourTroopabouthowdifferent

cultureswilloftenbehavedifferentlyandhowimplementing

someofthesedifferencesinthegamesmadetheyoungpeople

feel.

Whatbehaviouraltraitsdotheyfeelexistintheirowncultures?

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fun factTheJamboreesiteinSwedenhasbeenusedforScoutingeventsbeforesothewater,electricalandtelecommunicationsnetworkshavealreadybeeninstalledunderground.

HazelJamboree Participant

HazelistheonlyyoungpersonfromherDistrictwhoisgoingtoSweden.’SincebeingselectedI’vediscoveredthatalthoughmyfriendsaren’tgoing,loadsofotherpeopleareandthey’rereallynicetoo.Iactuallyphysicallycan’twaitfortheJamboree,it’sgonnabesogood,Ican’tevenexplainit.’


January Come dine with me

Every country in the world has put its own stamp on food and there is a world of different tastes out there – from fish and chips to wichety grubs. Every Jamboree celebrates food from across the globe, with a chance to sample tastes very different to our own. This month gives you ideas to celebrate the wealth and variety of food at our fingertips.

1. Simply foodLength: TroopNight


Summary: Patrols/Troopscookfromthedifferentcountriesand

inviteotherPatrolsorotherTroopsroundtotastethefood.

Equipment

• Mealingredients

• Cookingequipment

Instructions

1. InPatrols,chooseacounty,andagreeamenubasedon

foodfromthatcountry,allingredientstobefresh.

2. Afterbuyingtheingredients(withwhateveramountofmoney

youdecide)theythencookamaincourseand/ora

dessert.Patrolsdonottellotherswhatcountrytheywillbe

representing.

3. Oncethefoodiscooked,Patrolsgoroundtothedifferent

areasandsamplethefoodcookedandthentheyguess

whatcountrythatfoodwasfrom.

ThisactivitycanbeextendedandTroopscaninviteotherTroops

roundfortheeveningandhaveajointnight,witheachTroop

cooking.Forthis,eachTroopmustcookastarter,amainand

adessertfromthreeseparatecountriesfortheotherTroopsto

sample.

Onceallfoodhasbeensampled,theScoutscouldgiveashort

historyofthecountrytheychoseandsomeinformationonthe

foodtheyhavecooked.

2. World foods challengeLength: 1.5hours


Summary: ThisprogrammeistakenfromPOL

Equipment

• Variousingredients

• Cookingequipment

• Disposableforks/spoons

• Paperplates

Instructions

1. Preparegoodiebagswiththeingredients(andpossibly

alsorecipeinstructions)ofdishesassociatedwithone

ormorecountries.

2. SplittheTroopintosmallcookinggroups.

3. Explaintheobjectofthetask:toprepare,cookandservea

mealwithingredientstypicalofaparticularcountry.

4. Teamsselecta‘goodiebag’atrandom.

5. TheteamsstarttoproduceamealusingALLtheingredients

theyhave-NOothersareallowedexceptforsomecooking

oilandseasoningwhichallteamswillhaveaccessto.

6. Ataprescribedtime(eg.45minutesafterthestart)the

teamsetsoutthedishtheyhavepreparedonatable.

7. Issuedisposableforks/spoonstoallmemberssothatthey

cansampleeachofthedishes.

Beawareofallergiesandreligious/personalfoodchoices

providingporkandbeefdishescanbeoffensivetosome

religiousfaiths).Considertherisksassociatedwithfood

handling.Allowsufficienttimefortheclearingupafterwards.

Come dine with me

3. That’s not fairLength: 1.5hours

Programme Zone: Global;BeliefsandAttitudes


Equipment

• Abench

• Sixchairs

• Twotables

• Atablecloth,napkinandcentrepiece

• Plasticcups

• Water

• Fiveplainbiscuits

• Orangejuice

• Threechocolatedigestives

• Twoposhchocolatebiscuits

• Lemonade

• Acanoffizzydrinkandabarofchocolate

Instructions

1. Starttheactivitybysittingeveryoneonthegroundaround

you.Donotexplainthepurposeoftheactivity,butbeginto

splitthegroupupasfollows:

2. ThemajorityareAfricaandremainseatedonthefloor.

3. PickfiveScoutstobeAsia.Theysitonabench.

4. PickthreetobeSouthAmerica.Theysitonchairs.

5. TwoarechosentobeEurope.Theygettositonchairswith

atable.

6. ThefinalselectedScoutistheUnitedStates.Theysitona

nicetablewithclothandnapkinandcentrepiece(reallygo

totownwiththis).

Nextexplainthatyouaregoingtofeedeachcountry/continent:

1. Givethelargestgroup(Africa)aplasticcup.

2. GiveAsiaadrinkofwaterinplasticcupandaplainbiscuit.

3. GiveSouthAmericaadrinkoforangejuiceinaplasticcup

andachocolatedigestive.

4. GiveEuropeanicechocolatebiscuitandlemonadeina

plasticcup.

5. Givethelastone(USA)aspecialtreat(suchasColaanda

barofchocolate).

6. Sitbackandwaitforthe‘That’snotfair’comments.

7. Nowexplainaboutthecountriesandhownoteverythingin

lifeisfair,howmanyAfricanchildrenhavetoawalkto

therivertogetwater,andmanyinAsiahaveonlyveryplain

foodavailable.

Thisactivityoftenleadsintogooddiscussionsaboutwealthand

poverty,althoughitisworthemphasisingthatinequalitiesexist

inallcountries.NotallAfricanfamiliesliveinahutandhaveto

travelforwater,inthesamewaythatnotallEuropeanslivein

luxury.

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fun factThenearestairporttothesiteisinanothercountry,Copenhagen,Denmark

Rhys Jamboree Participant

Rhysisfullfillingalongtimeambitionhavingattendedasadayvisitorin2007.‘I’venevercampedforthreeweeksbefore,soI’vegottoworkupthestamina.SpeakingdifferentlanguagesmightbeachallengetoobutIcan’twaitformySwedishdreamtobeareality.’


February Hallå Sverige – Hello Sweden

This month will concentrate on our host country for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree – Sweden. Programme ideas are based around all things Swedish and will give you a taste of the culture and history of this fantastic country.

1. IKEA bingoLength:30minutes


Summary: AfungamecombiningbingoandoneofSweden’s

bestexports–IKEA!

Equipment

• IKEAcatalogues

• Bingosheetwithimages(fromPOL)ornamesofitems(each

teamwillneedasheetandtheyallneedtohavedifferent,

randomcombinations)

Instructions

1. Splitintoteamsofaboutfour(ifteamsaretoobig,youmay

needtwocataloguesperteam).

2. EachteamwillneedtohaveatleastoneIKEAcatalogueand

abingosheet.Teamshavetocompletelines(vertical,

horizontalanddiagonal)byfindingtheimagethatisonthe

bingosheetintheIKEAcatalogueandwritingdownthe

pagenumberintherelevantsquare.

3. Thefirstteamtogetalinewillwinaprize.Itthenmoveson

tothefirstteamtogetafullhouse.

NB: Create an answer sheet that says which page each

of the different images is on, so you can check that the

Scouts have got it right. Do this by simply having a sheet

with all of the pictures that are on the bingo sheets and

writing down the page numbers next to them.

YoucouldgettheScoutstoshowyouwhentheyhavefound

thecorrectiteminthecatalogueandyoucansigntheirbingo

sheettoconfirmthattheyhavethatsquare.

2. Life in SwedenLength:1hour

Programme Zone:CreativeExpression/Global.

TheSwedishcelebrateMidsummerduringthefirstweekend

aftertheSummerSolstice,whenthedayisthelongest.

Theymakethemostofthelighteveningbycelebrating.Itis

customarytobuilda‘Midsummer’sPole’usinglongpolesand

decoratingitwithbirchbranchesandleavesandaddingflowers.

Theythendancearoundthepole,oftentotraditionalSwedish

folkmusic.Sometraditionaldanceshaveacomicalthemeto

them.SearchforŚmåGrodorna’tofindoutmoreaboutone.

2a– Midsummer pole

Equipment

• Smallpioneeringpoles

• String

• Salt-dough,plasticineorclay

• Greenpipe-cleaners

• Colouredpaper(includingyellowandblue)

• Scissors

Instructions

1. Scoutscanworkinsmallgroupsorindividually.Theymust

lashonelongandoneshorterpoletogetherinacross

shape.Theshorterpoleshouldbeata90degreeangleto

thelongpole(seediagrambelow).

2. Usethegreenpipe-cleanertowraparoundtheshapeto

makeitappearasifitiscoveredinleaves.Using

pipe-cleaners,createtworings.

Hallå Sverige – Hello Sweden

3. Createsmallflowersusingthecolouredpaperandstick

thesetothetworings.Decoratethe‘cross’with

someflowers.Hangthetworingsoneitherendofthe

horizontalpole.

4. MakeasmallSwedishflagandsticktothetopofthepole.

Createabaseusingthesalt-dough,plasticineorclayand

sticktheendofthepoleinittokeepitstanding.Letthesalt-

dough/claybaseairdry.

5. Playsomemusicanddancearoundthepole.

2b - Guess the price

Inpreparation,youshoulddothefollowing:

• CheckthecurrentexchangerateofSwedishKrona(SEK).

totheBritshpound(GBP)tohelptheScoutsgetanideaof

thedifferencebetweenSEKandGBP.

• Findoutthecostoftheitemsyouhavechosenandmakea

noteofthis,foryourreference.

Equipment

• Pens

• Paper

• Imagesofgeneraleverydayitems(suchasbread,acanof

softdrink,abooketc.)andalsosometypicallySwedish

items(suchasaVolvo,meatballs,somethingfrom

IKEA,etc.)

Instructions

1. SplittheScoutsintoteams.Eachteamwillhaveaset

amountofSEKintheirbanktostartwith(theamount

yougivethemdependsonthevaluesofyouritems).

2. Youwillideallyneedtwoadults(orYoungLeaders)to

runthis.OneGameShowMasterwhohascontroloverthe

proceedingsandanotherpersontotakenoteofthescores

(whichcouldbedoneonawhite-boardorsimilar).

3. Eachteamwillselecttheirfirstrepresentativewhowillcome

uptothefront.AlloftheScoutswillbeshownthefirstitem

bytheGameShowMasterandwillhave10secondsto

decideandwritedownontheirpieceofpaperwhat

theythinkitcostsinSEK.Theirteamcanhelpthem

byshoutingamounts.

4. TheGameShowMasterwillthenaskeachteam

representativetoshowtheamounttheydecidedonandthe

GameShowMasterwillmakeanoteofthese.The

correctpriceoftheitemwillthenbeshownandthe

differencebetweenthecorrectanswerandtheteam’s

guesswillbesubtractedfromtheirtotalSEK.Forexample,

iftheitemwas500SEKandtheteamguessed1000SEK,

500willbesubtractedfromtheirtotal.

4. Thegamecontinuesinthesamemanner,buttheteamswill

swaprepresentatives.TheteamwiththemostSEKleftat

theendofthegamewins!

What’s that word?Length:30minutes

Programme Zone:Global.

Summary: ScoutshavetoworkinteamstorememberSwedish

wordsandtryandpronouncethem.

Inpreparation,leaderscansearchtheinternetorbookstofind

imagesofsomeoftheitemsmentionedinthetablebelow.

Equipment

• Paper

• Pens

• TableofSwedishwordsonPOL

Instructions

1. SplityourScoutsintoteams.Eachteamisgivenasheet

whichhasboththeEnglishandSwedishtranslationson.

2. Teamsaregiventenminutestotryandrememberasmany

ofthewordsaspossible.Theyarethengivenapileof

picturesandapileofmatchingSwedishwords.Withintheir

teams,theyhavetotryandmatchupthepictureswiththe

Swedishwords.

Theteamwiththemostcorrectmatcheswins.


March Our world

This month’s ideas focus on the world around us and the environment. The Jamboree being a world event reminds us that there is only one world and of the need to respect it. With several environmental and global issues affecting how we and others live, use these activities to engage Scouts with the challenges faced by the environment and what we can do about them.

1. Wildlife diaryLength: 30minutes

Programme Zone: OutdoorandAdventure;CreativeExpression

Instructions

Encouragingyoungpeopletokeepawildlifediaryisanexcellent

waytogettheminterestedintheworldaroundthem.

Notethedifferentcreaturesthatvisitapatchoflandthroughout

theyear,andtheywillbegintonoticethechanges–fromdayto

day,seasontoseasonandyeartoyear.Asktheyoungpeople

towritedownanddrawwhattheysee,especiallyunusual

behaviour,suchasmalerobinsfighting,thrushesusingarock

toopenasnailshell,orthefirstswiftsorhousemartinsreturning

inthespring.Lookunderlogsandrocksforinsects,aswell

aslookingtotheskyforbirds.Remember,oneofthemost

noticeablechangesisoftenthevegetation.

2. New planetLength: 30minutes

Programme Zone: OutdoorandAdventure;CreativeExpression

Summary: ThisactivityistakenfromPOL

Equipment

• Paper

• Pens

• Colouredpens/pencils

Instructions

1. Splitthesectionintosmallgroups.Explainthattheyneedto

designtheirownplanet.

2. Giveeachgroupthelistoftaskstheymustcomplete:

i) Nameyourplanet,andbepreparedtoexplainwhy

youhavecalleditthis.

ii) Designandcreateaflagforyourplanet,andbe

preparedtotalkaboutitsmeaning.

iii) Writeouttenlawsforyourplanet.

iv) Makeupamottoforyourplanet.

v) Howisyourplanetgoingtomakemoney?Willit

exportsomething,orwhatelsecanyouthinkof?

vi) Listfivethingswhicharebannedonyourplanet.

vii)Designyourplanet’sformalcostume.

viii)Drawandnamethemoneyyourplanetwilluse.

ix) Writeaplanetarysongyoucanallsingtogetherfor

theotherteams(atleastsixlineslong,using

thetuneofasongthatyouknow).

x) Youcanbringsixitemsfromyouroldplanet.Say

whatyouwouldbring,andwhyyouchosethem.

3. Eachgroupthencarriesoutthetask.

4. Whenallofthegroupshavefinishedtheyneedtoexplain

theirdecisionsandtelltheothergroupswhattheirplanet

islike.

Our world

3. Surviving using natureLength: Twodays

Programme Zone: OutdoorandAdventure

Summary: Scoutssurviveanightoutdoorsinawoodsusing

onlywhattheyfindinthenaturalenvironment.Theycaneach

bringasleepingbagandwarmclothes.

Equipment

• Sleepingbag

• Warmclothes

• Food

• Outdoorcookingequipment

Instructions

1. WorkinginPatrols,Scoutshaveuntildusktofindmaterials

toconstructasheltertokeepthemdry.Leaderscould

assistbyshowingthemdiagramsofpossibleconstruction

methods.Ifnecessarytheycouldbegiventarpaulin.

2. Theparticipantscouldthenbuildafiretocookdinneron.

Leaderscouldprovidefishandtinfoil,orsausagestocook

onsticks.

Thisactivityteachesthevalueofrespectingtheoutdoors.You

couldremindScoutsthatsomehomelesspeopleliveoutside

everynightoftheyear.

Thiscouldformpartofalargercamp(onenightofasummer

camp),oritcouldberunasastand-aloneactivity.Remember

thatthiscountsasone‘NightAway’andalsocontributesto

otherbadges.

CheckProgrammesOnlineforotherenvironmentallythemed

activities.

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fun fact The22ndWorldScoutJamboreeinSweden2011willhaveover6,000ScoutsworkingontheInternationalServiceTeam.

Renira Rutherford International Service Team member

WhennotScoutinginSomerset,Renirasellfarmtoysonline.‘IreallywanttoworkatthefrontdeskattheJamboreesoIcanmeeteverysingleparticipantandsqueezetheabsolutemaximumoutoftheexperience.’


April Make a change! Make a difference!

This month’s programme ideas are designed to help those in your section become better global citizens. As you have seen so far in this resource, there are a number of different challenges facing our world today. By linking with Scouts both from your own and other sections, you can make a difference to people’s lives as well as your own and change them for the better. There are a number of charitable causes that your group can help contribute towards, through a variety of programme activities.

1. Helping each otherLength: Ongoing

Programme Zones: Global;OutdoorandAdventure

Instructions

Selectacharityeitherasagrouporinasection,learnaboutthat

charityandlooktoraisefundsforit.Setatargetandeachweek

looktoseewhatyouhavedone.Itdoesn’thavetoberaising

moneyeither,lookatotherwaysthatyoucanhelpthischarity

-itcouldbejustraisingawarenesstoboosttheircause.You

couldlooktodothisforthehomeless,watershortages,climate

change,healthissuesorfoodshortages.

2. Change is goodLength: Ongoing

Programme Zone: Global;OutdoorandAdventure

Instructions:

Lookatgoingtothecouncilanddoingsomecommunity

projectslikepaintingfencesorgardeningorkeepitcloserto

homeandcleanupyourHQ.

3. Water awarenessLength: 45minutes-1hour

Programme Zones: Global;OutdoorandAdventure

Summary: MakeScoutsawareoftheimportanceofcleanwater

andhowluckywearetohaveitintheUK.

Equipment

• Awatersupply(fromariver,streamorlake)

• Beakersorcups

• Filtersorsieves

• Heatsupplytoboilthewater,eitherfireorakettle

• Waterpurificationtablet(ifnecessary)

Instructions

1. AskScoutstocookfoodormakeadrinkoftheirchoice

usingdirtywater,whichtheymustfirstfetchbywalking20

minutestocollect.

2. Theyfirstneedtosteriliseitbyfilteringoutthesediment,and

boilingit.Theymayalsoneedtouseapurificationtablet.

3. Usethiswatertomakedrinksorcookfoodon.

4. ThiswillmakeScoutsrealisehowluckytheyaretoliveinthe

UK,andthatcleanwatercan’tbetakenforgranted.

Make a change! Make a difference!

4. ShelterBox challengeLength:1-2evenings/afternoon


Summary:GetScoutsinvolvedwithourpartnercharity

ShelterBox

Therearemanywaysthatyoucanhelpthosecountriesinthe

worldlessfortunatethanourselves.Thismonthweaskyou

tolookforwaystoraisemoneytohelpShelterBoxoranother

charityofyourchoice.

Theirwebsitecanbefoundatwww.shelterbox.org

Where in the world?

ThistaskwillencourageScoutstothinkaboutthesortof

placesShelterBoxworksinandpossiblyevenchallengesome

preconceptions.Workinginteams,Scoutswillhavetomatch

countriestocontinentsand,withonlyasmallclue,identifywhat

countriestheythinkaredepictedinphotos.

Itwillgetthemtothinkaboutdifferentcountriesaroundthe

worldandseewherethesearegeographically.Theywillget

toputpicturesandfacestoplacestheymayhaveonlyheard

mentionedbefore.

Toaccesseverythingyouneedtorunthisactivity,includingthe

Howtorunguide,clickonthefolderavailableonlineat

www.youngshelterbox.org/library.php?CategoryID=23.

Scavenger hunt

EveryJuneinLondon(andinEdinburghin2010)ShelterBoxrun

aScavengerHuntwhichyourScoutscouldjoininwith.Findout

whenitisin2011onthewebsite.

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fun factThethemefortheJamboreeis’SimplyScouting’.

David Rolfe International Service Team member

DavidistheoldestmemberoftheIST.‘I’vebeenScoutingfor45yearsandwillturn74theweekaftertheJamboree.IcanspeakfivelanguagesandamlearningasixthsoIcanspeaktoeveryoneattheevent.’


May Scouting skills

Scouting is a worldwide Movement with members in all but six countries across the globe. We unite with all member countries through our Law and Promise, and we all have a common purpose and cause. Nothing brings us all together more than the Scouting skills we all have. These varied activities will help bring together Scouting skills and highlight the common theme which exists throughout the world of Scouting.

1. Jurassic adventureLength:Evening

Programme Zones:CreativeExpression;Outdoor

andAdventure


Equipment

• Largemelons

• Selectionofcanesorsmallpioneeringpoles

• Sisalrope/string

• Paper/cardtowritetheclueson

Instructions

1. PurchasealargemelonperPatrolandhidethemaroundthe

playingarea.

2. SupplyeachPatrolwithaselectionofcanes(orsuitable

woodifavailable)andsisaltyperopealongwithclueswhere

tofindtheirdinosauregg.

3. ThePatrolslocatetheireggandbuildacarryingdevice

whichwilltransporttheeggsafelytobasewithout

themholdingit.

4. Onceready,withatleasttwoholdingthedevicethey

negotiateanobstaclecourseensuringthatthe‘egg’

doesnotfalloffuntiltheyreachtheend.

5. Themelonscanthenbecutupandeatenasarefreshing

reward.

2. What an entrance!Length:2hours

Programme Zones:OutdoorandAdventure;

CreativeExpression

Summary: Scoutsworkinteamstobuildgatewayssimilarto

howyouwouldataJamboree.Thechallengewillbetobuildthe

bestone.Apanelofjudges(youcouldinvitepreviousJamboree

participants)willdecidethewinner.

Equipment

• Pioneeringpoles

• Rope

• Paper

• Pens

Instructions

1. Ensureyouhaveaspacebigenoughforeachteamto

buildtheirgateway.Youmaywanttocoverbasic

pioneeringskillsbeforedoingthischallenge.Ifnecessary,

researchsomeimagesofgood/badexamplesofgateways

frompreviousJamborees.

2. Eachteamisprovidedwiththeirpoles,rope,paperand

pensandhasanhourandahalftobuildagateway.You

couldhavecertaincriteria;suchasithastoincludeanA

frameorithastobe2mtall,forexample.

3. Whenthetimeisup,eachteamhastopresenttheir

gatewayandtrytoconvincethejudges(possibleprevious

JamboreeLeadersorparticipantsas)thattheirgatewayis

thebest.

Scouting skills

3. JOTTLength:9May2011

Programme Zones:Global;OutdoorandAdventure

Instructions

Jamboree-On-The-TrailisanannualdayfortheWorldScout

Movementtohiketogether.AllScouts,whatevertheirageand

wherevertheymaybeintheworld,areinvitedtoparticipatein

whateverwaytheycan.

ThedetailsofyourJOTTeventareuptoyou;who,where,what

timeandwhatdoingarealldecisionsthataremadelocally.

JOTToccursannuallyonthesecondSaturdayinMay.

Theaimistogivesomeconsiderationtotheworldwideaspect

oftheScoutfamily,workingtowardabetterfuturethrough

Scouting.

RegisteryourJOTTeventonthewebsite:www.jott.org.uk.

JOTTbadgescanalsobepurchasedfromthesamesite.

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fun factThe22ndWorldScoutJamboreewillbebiggerthantheOlympics,bothintermsofparticipantsandalsothenumberofcountriesrepresented.

Bear Grylls Chief Scout

‘Duringtheevent,everyonewillmeetpeoplefromaroundtheworld,takepartinamazingadventuresandexperiencesandbechallengedtothinkaboutglobalissuesinanewlight.Iknowtheyaregoingtohaveanamazingtimenextyear.’


June Working together

A big part of the World Scout Jamboree involves working together. Participants and Unit Leaders will work hard together before they depart for Sweden and during the camp itself. International Service Team members from all over the world will work together to ensure the Jamboree runs smoothly and support each other through the long working hours during the event. Working together is a vital component of the Jamboree experience, and it is also vital in our everyday lives. Use this month’s activities to stress the importance of Scouts working together with those around them and build their team working skills.

1. Pass the tea lightLength:Evening

Programme Zones: BeliefsandAttitudes;FitforLife


Equipment

• AchairperScout

• AdessertspoonperScout

• Atealightperteam

Instructions

SplittheTroopintoteams:

1. Arrangearowofchairsforeachteamfromoneendofroom

totheotherwithaboutametrebetweeneach.

2. GiveeachScoutadessertspoonandgetthemtostandon

achair.

3. ChairsshouldbepositionedsothatScoutshavetoholdout

theirarmsalmostfullytoreachnextScout.

4. Givethefirstmemberofeachteamatealightandlight

them.

5. Ontheword‘GO’theteamsmustpassthelittealightalong

thelineusingonlythespoons.

6. Ifanyoneusestheirhandstoholdthetealight,extinguishes

theflame,ordropsthetealight,thetealightmustgoback

twochairs-andberelitifnecessary-beforetheteamcan

continue.

7. Thefirstteamtogetthetealightalongtheirteamandback

wins.

8. Sometimestealightsdon’tburnwell.Havingburnedthem

foracoupleofminutesbeforethegamehelpsthemtolight

easierforthegameitself.

2. Litter pic(k)nicLength:Oneday

Programme Zones: OutdoorandAdventure;Community


DuringthemonthofJunein2011,therearetwoimportant

internationaldates:WorldEnvironmentDayon5thand

InternationalPicnicDayonthe18th.Thetwocanbecombined

intoonefun,environmentallyfriendlyactivity.

Instructions

1. GettheScoutstospreadthewordabouttheLitterPickand

Picnic.Theycoulddoflyersandhandouts(andonthere,to

makeiteco-friendly,askpeopletopleaserecycletheflyer).

2. ScoutscanjoinforceswithotherTroops,sectionsandfamily

andfriendstodoalitterpick.Contactyourlocalcouncilto

findoutifthereareanyorganisedlitterpicksthatyou

cantakepartorofferyourservicestothemandask

foradviceonwherewouldbebestforyoutodoyour

litterpick.

3. Askpeoplethataretakingparttobringfoodanddrinks(orif

youhavethebudget,offerthemfreedrinksandfoodfor

helpingout)andfinishoffyourdaywithalovelypicnic

(hopefullyinthesunshine).

Working together

3. Organise a mini-Jamboree for other sections Length:Inadvance

Programme Zones:Global;OutdoorandAdventure;

Summary:WorktogetherwithotherTroopsandsections,to

organiseamini-Jamboreeforothersections.

Thiseventcouldbedoneasadayeventoritcouldberunona

longerbasis,whereCubscanstayfortheweekendandBeavers

canvisitoneday.

Instructions

1. ItmaybeagoodideatostartwithaScoutForum,togetthe

ideasrollingandgetthemexcitedaboutthechallenge.If

youcan,bringpictures,videosandanythingyoucanfrom

previousJamboreestogivethemanideaofwhatitis.After

all,fortheJapaneseJamboreein2015,Scoutswillbythen

beExplorersandhavethechancetoattend.Seeifyoucan

getapreviousJamboreeparticipanttocomealongandhave

achatwiththem.

2. ConsiderthethingstheScoutscouldincorporateintotheir

Jamboreeexperience:

• Meetingnewpeoplefromanotherpartoftheworld(ona

smallerscale,anotherDistrict/Countyisgoodenough).

• Takingpartinnewexperiences(whatdotheynotalways

gettotryortakepartin?)

• Usingthe‘Global’theme-theycouldhaveaGlobal

DevelopmentTent(insteadofVillage)wheretheycantry

food,craftsandtraditionsfromacrosstheworld.

Themorevariedtheplacesthattheyoungpeoplecomefrom

toattendyourmini-Jamboree,thebettertheexperiencewillbe

forallthosethatattend.GettheScoutstotakeanactiverolein

whattheywantattheirmini-Jamboree.

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Felicity WrightInternational Service Team member

‘Flic’isoneoftheyoungestISTmembersandattendedthelastJamboreein2007.’IreallywanttobeabletogiveotheryoungpeoplemysupportsotheycanexperiencewhatIwasfortunateenoughtoenjoy.’


July World Scout Jamboree

So it’s July and the World Scout Jamboree is upon us. All of the preparation, all of the excitement and the entire buzz will come to the fore. This month sees activities relating to the Jamboree and its host nation. Remember to follow all the live action and news from the event at www.worldscoutjamboree.se and www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011.

1. Alla djuren byter bo - All the animals change den!Length:20minutes

Programme Zones: BeliefsandAttitudes;Global

Summary: AtraditionalSwedishScoutinggame

Instructions

1. Allbutoneoftheyoungpeoplestandsclosetoatree,a

stone-oranythingoutsidethattheypickastheir‘den’.Get

themtomarktheirdenwithajacket,ascarforanythingelse

thattheyhavewiththemtomakeitvisible.

2. Theyoungpersonwithoutadenstandsinthemiddleand

callsout:‘Alltheanimalschangeden!’Everyonemust

changetheirdenandtheyoungpersoninthemiddlecan

runandclaimaden.Anotheryoungpersonwillnowbe

withoutadenandwillstandinthemiddleandcallout.

3. Youcandecideonhowtheanimalsmove;likeafrog,on

theirhandsandknees,jumpingononeleg,backwards...

2. Höken flyger högt - The hawk flies highLength of sctivity:Evening


Summary: AtraditionalSwedishScoutinggame

Instructions

1. Everyonestandsinalargecircle.Whentheleadercallsout‘The

hawkflieshigh’everyonejumps.Theleadervariesthecallwith

differentkindofbirds;‘Theseagullflieshigh,theeagleflieshigh’

etc.Aftereverycallyoungpeoplehavetojump.

2. Afterawhiletheleaderalsostartscallingoutotheranimals

thatcannotfly;forexample‘Themouseflieshigh’.Young

peopleshouldnotjumpforanimalsthatcan’tfly.Thosethat

jumpanywaytakeonestepbackwards,andareout.They

thenhavetohelptheleaderidentifywho’sjumpingatthe

rightmomentandwhoisn’t.

3. Swedish themed eveningLength:Evening


Summary: OrganiseaSwedishthemeddayfortheDistrict

(inviteJamboreeparticipants)toraisefundsandprofile.

Instructions

ToraisetheprofileoftheJamboreeanditshostcountryfor

2011,arrangeaSwedishthemeddayfortheDistrictwhereall

sectionscancomealongandjoinintheexperience.Youcan

inviteJamboreeparticipants(pastandpresent)tocomealong

anddoapresentationonwhattheyhavedonesofaraspartof

theirJamboreeexperienceandwhattheyhopetoexperience

whileattheJamboree.

Youcouldincludeavarietyofideasatyourevent–herearejust

afewideas:

• SwedenQuiz–WinIKEAfoodasaprize.

• ABBA-oke–celebrateSweden’sfinestmusicalexport.

• TrySwedishfood(atriptoIKEAcouldhelp–have

alookforsomerecipesonline)–Scoutscancookthe

foodinpreparationfortheevent.

• LearnSwedish(searchforresourcesonlineorusethe

‘What’sthatword?’inthisresource).

• GuesstheSwedishfamousface–peoplepayto

guesswhothepersoninthepictureis.

• InviteotherTroopsorsectionstohelporganise

theevent.

World Scout Jamboree

4. Go to the Jamboree as a day visitorLength:Oneday


Visit the Jamboree as a day visitor

TaketheopportunitytovisitthespectacularWorldScout

Jamboreeasadayvisitor.

Visitorswillbeabletotakeaguidedtourofthesiteandjoin

insomeorganisedactivities.Mostimportantly,theywillhave

theopportunitytoexperienceaWorldScoutJamboreeandits

uniqueatmosphere,sharingintheenergyandexcitement.

VisitorswillbeabletovisittheJamboreefromJuly28until

August6,exceptforAugust4.

TicketstotheWorldScoutJamboreecost150SEK(about£13)

foradultsand75SEK(about£6)forchildren/youngpeopleaged

7-17.Childrenundertheageof7donotpayafee.Youcannow

buyticketsontheWorldScoutJamboreewebsite.Theticket

isvalidforonedayonly.Unfortunately,theycanonlyreceive

5,000visitorsonanygivenday,andticketswillbeavailableona

firstcomefirstservedbasis.Youwillalsobeabletobuytickets

onsite,buttoensureyouhaveticketsforaspecificdaywe

recommendthatyoubuytheminadvanceonlinefrom

www.worldscoutjamboree.se.

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Linda ClementsContingent Support Team

LindaisanexperiencedScoutLeaderandhasbeentoseveralWorldScoutJamboreesasavisitorandUnitLeader.‘EachJamboreeissodifferent–youwillneverhavethesameexperienceateachevent.SwedenwillbenodifferentandIcannotwaittoexperiencethebuzzalloveragain.’


August Home Hospitality

Home Hospitality, or HoHo, plays an important role in international Scouting. All participants and Unit Leaders attending the World Scout Jamboree will be taking part in a Home Hospitality experience in a European country close to Sweden. Traditional Ho Ho involves Scouts being hosted in the home of a Scout family in another country. This can be an immensely rewarding experience, giving Scouts the chance to learn about the customs and cultures of other countries, and sharing their own with their hosts. This month sees programmes ideas based around Home Hospitality and how you can bring the experience to your meeting.

1. Troop bookLength:Ongoing

Programme Zones: Global;CreativeExpression

AsaTroop,produceascrapbookillustratingsomeofthe

activitiestheTrooptakepartin,theuniformtheywear,what

theygetoutofScouting,theirfavouriteaspectsandmemories

ofScouting.TheycouldthenshowthisbooktoanotherTroop,

orevenScoutsfromanothercountrytocomparetheirScouting

experiences.

2. HoHo sportsLength: Varies

Programme Zone: FitforLife

Instructions:

1. LookatsomeofthedifferentsportsthattheHoHoCountries

enjoyplayingandorganiseaTroopnightaroundthem,some

sportscouldinclude–

Poland-HandballorOrienteering

Finland-Pesäpallo(atakeonbaseball)orAthletics

Estonia-CyclingorWeightlifting

Latvia-BasketballorIceHockey

Lithuania-FootballorWinterSports

3. Ye olde English recipe bookLength: 1-2hours

Programme Zones: CreativeExpression;Global

Summary:ArecipebooktogiveHoHofamiliesonthe

JamboreeatasteofBritishcuisine.

Equipment

• Paper

• Pens

• Acamera

• Alaptop(optional)

Instructions

1. WorkinginPatrols,Scoutscoulddecidewhatrecipesthey

wouldliketoincludeintheirrecipebook.Youmay

wanttosplititsothateachPatroldoessomestarters,

somemainsandsomepuddings.Or,onePatroldoes

starters,anotherdoesmainsandsoon.

2. Scoutswillneedtoworktogethertowritetherecipes.You

maywanttoconsidergettingthemtocooktheirideas

orgettingthemtocookitathomeandtakingphotos

ofthem,whichyoucouldincludeinyourrecipebook.

3. PutalltherecipestogetherinaformatthattheScoutsagree

onandseeifyoucangetacheforlocalrestaurant/shopto

sponsoryou.Thiscouldhelpwithprintingtherecipebook.

4. ContactyourDistrictorCountrytoseeiftheymaybeableto

helpyouprintitorhelpwiththecostofprinting.Another

optioncouldbetoaskparentstoprintafewpagesforthe

bookandtoputthemtogetherusingstring.

5. ArrangeforsomeonewhoisgoingtotheJamboreetobring

yourrecipebookandgiveittotheirHoHofamily.

Home Hospitality

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Mike ParkesUK Contingent Leader

MikewillbeleadingtheUKContingenttotheJamboree.‘IamthrilledtobeleadingthelargesteverUKcontingentoverseasfortheJamboree.It’sgoingtobeanamazingspectacleandwillenrichthelivesofallwhoareattending.’

4. Which HoHo country?Length:10-15mins



Equipment

• PrintoutofmapsofEstonia,Germany,Finlandand

Poland(availablefromwww.scouts.org.uk/pol)

Instructions

1. ShowyourScoutstheHoHocountrieswheremembers

oftheUKContingentwillbevisiting.CanyourScouts

identifythem?

fun factParticipantsfromTheScoutAssociation’sCaribbeanbrancheswillbejoiningaUKUnit.TheseincludeAntigua,Anguilla,MontserratandStKittsandNevis.


September Looking to the future

The Jamboree year is almost over! As well as being a time for reflection on the year that has passed us, now is also a time to look ahead to the future. With a certain large sports event taking place in the summer of 2012, and the next World Scout Jamboree being in Japan in 2015, there are good reasons to be excited about what lies ahead. Use this month to bring as many of your Scouts together as you can to look ahead to the future and get enthused about the coming months and years.

1. Origami bangerLength: 15minutes

Programme Zones: BeliefsandAttitudes;Creative

Expression;Global


Equipment

• A3stiffpaper

Instructions

1. GiveeachScoutapieceofA3paper,thestifferthepaper

thebetter,andacopyoftheinstructions.Challengethemto

maketheloudestbang.

2. Capturing timeLength:1-2evenings/afternoon

Programme Zones:CreativeExpression,Community

Summary:ScoutsputtogetheraTimeCapsulewhichhas

itemsthatarerelevantnowandinformationabouttoday.Itcould

includephotosandquotesfromtheJamboreeparticipantsfor

2011.

Equipment

• Shoebox(toactasatimecapsule)

• Pens

• Paper

• Scissors

• Smallitemsforthecapsule

Instructions

1. GetScoutstodosomeresearchintointerestinginformation

thatisrelevantatthemomentandaskthemtobringthis

backforanothermeeting.

2. Youmaywanttogivethemsomepointerswithregards

towhattypesofinformationmightbesuitable,such

astotalpopulation,thecurrentexchangerateofthe

Britsh.anothercurrency(likeEuro),currentpopularartists,

TVprogrammesetc.

3. Scoutscanalsobringbackcuttingsfromnewspapers(or

wholenewspapers).ToincludetheJamboreeintothetime

capsule,theycaninterviewpeople(adultsoryoung

people)whoareattendingthe2011Jamboreein

Sweden.Picturesandtheinterviewcanbeincluded

inthetimecapsule.Somegoodquestionstoaskcouldbe

whattheyhavedonesofaraspartoftheirJamboree

experienceandwhattheyexpectfromtheJamboree

experience.

4. Scoutscanalsotakephotosofthemselvesandwritesome

informationaboutwhattheylikeandwhattheyexpectfor

thefutureandhowScoutingmightchange.

5. Scoutscanworktogetherinsmallgroupstoputtogether

theirtimecapsule.Theycanalsohaveathinkaboutwhat

theythinkwillbedifferentinthefutureandputthisin

thetimecapsule.Forexample,whatwillthetotalpopulation

oftheworldbe,whatwillthefashionbelike,whatwill

Scoutingbelike?

6. Scoutscandecoratetheirtimecapsuleandsealit.Make

surethattheyputthedatethattheysealeditonthere.

Looking to the future

7. Thetimecapsulescanthenbegiventosomeonewithin

theDistrictwhocankeepholdofituntilthenextJamboree

participantsareselectedandtheycanopenitandperhaps

addsomethingnewtoitandre-sealitagain.Orthetime

capsulecanbekeptforevenlonger.

3. Jamboree sports eventLength: Anevening

Programme Zones:Global;FitforLife

Summary:HoldaJamboreethemedsportseventinyour

Group/District.

Instructions

1. HoldaJamboreethemedsportsevent.Scoutscaneither

runthisasaneventjustfortheirTrooporarrangeitforthe

wholegroup,ortogetherwithotherTroops.Contestants

wouldcompeteinfunnysportsrelatedtoJamboreehost

countries,suchastheChopstickChallengeforJapan.

2. Scoutswillneedtobesplitintoteams.Aboutfourorfive

Scoutsineach,ifpossible.ForsmallerTroops,reducethe

numberofScoutsineachteam.Thereneedstobeatleast

threeteams(moreifpossible)tomakeitagoodcompetition.

3. YoucangetScoutstoresearchthedifferentcountries

associatedwiththeJamboree(Solidaritycountries:

Armenia,SierraLeone,PapuaNewGuinea.PotentialHome

Hospitalitycountries:Finland,Poland,Lithuania,Latvia,

Neverlands)andcomeupwiththeirownchallenges.

3a - Chopstick challenge (Japan)

The23rdWorldScoutJamboreeisbeingheldinJapanin2015.

IncorporateaJapanesethemedsporttobuildexcitementaboutthe

nextJamboree–whichScoutswillbeabletoattendasExplorers.

Equipment

• Apairofchopstickforeachteam

• Apackofdry(uncooked)spaghetti

Instructions

1. SplittheScoutsintoteams.Inarelayrace,eachScouthas

toruntotheotherendofthehall,pickuponespaghetti

strandwiththechopsticksandthenrunbacktotheir

team,putthespaghettiinapileandpassthechopsticksto

thenextteammember.

2. Thiscaneitherbeplayedforacertainnumberofminutes

andwhoeverhasthemostwhenthetimeisupwins,

oreachteamcanbegivenasetamountandwhoever

finishesfirstwins.

3b - Long-ski slalom (Finland)

Equipment

• Apairoflongwoodenplanks(orskis)foreachteam.The

lengthoftheskidependsonthesizeofyourteams.

• Twolengthsofrope/stringperScout.Thiswillneedtobe

tiedinalooplongenoughtogoaroundtheskiandforthem

toholdonto.

Instructions

1. Eachteammemberhastostandwiththeirfeetoneachof

the‘skis’andholdontotheropetolifttheskis.

2. Theteamswillthenracearoundanobstaclecourse,which

couldincludeachairtodoau-turnaround,atabletoget

underneathandaramptheyhavetogoover.This

caneitherbedoneoneteamatatimeandthentimes

canbecomparedandthequickestgetsthehighest

score.Or,ifthereisenoughspace,eachteamcanhavetheir

ownobstaclecourseandcompeteagainsteach

other.

3c - Swede bowling (Sweden)

TheideaisthattheScoutswillplaybowls,butusingvegetables.

Equipment

• Swedesforthebowls

• Somethinground(forexample,atomato)forthejack

• Ameasuringtapetomeasurethedistancestodeterminethe

winners.

Instructions

1. Setupascoringsystem,forexample5pointsforany

Swedeswithin10cmofthejack,2pointswithin20cmand1

pointwithin30cm.

2. MarkoutaplayareaandsplittheScoutsintoteams.One

teamwillplayatatime.Oneteammemberwillthrow

outthejack(thetomato)andeachteammemberwillget

asetnumberofshotstotryandgettheirSwedesasclose

aspossibletothejack.

3. Pointsaregivenaccordingtoyourpre-setscoringtable

andthescoresaretotalledupattheendtodetermine

thewinners.


The Scout Association will be supporting Scouts from Sierra Leone,

Armenia and Papua New Guinea to attend the World Scout Jamboree.

One way you can help is to buy the Jamboree badge. At least 25% of the

money from each badge sold will directly support the Scouts from these

countries. And you can wear the badge on your uniform above the left

breast pocket as a way of spreading the word and showing your support.

Where to buy the badge

• Online at www.scouts.org.uk/wsj2011

• From your local Jamboree contingent members.

So show solidarity and make

a change to young people’s

lives today.

Support Solidarity!

Copyright © 2010 The Scout Association, Registered Charity Numbers 306101 (England and Wales) and SC038437 (Scotland).

A generous grant from the Freemasons’ Grand Charity contributed to the development

of this resource.

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATIONGilwell Park

Chingford, London E4 7QW

t: 0845 300 1818w: scouts.org.uk

Photographs by: Peter HowardIllustrations by: Ian Nicholson

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