WHAT IS SCOUTING & GUIDING
It is a game - educational with its own characteristics
Helps Development of the participants.
When one is sure about oneself.
Within different groups family, School, Society Unit feelings of Happiness.
Produces things useful self & others creative.
It is a plan
Reach it objectives successive stages.
Actions Strengthens her character & personality.
Capacity to resistance
Spirit of service.
Religious feelings.
It is a method
Based on individual action
Active progress Learning by doing.
Group system Work in small groups
Sense of responsibility
Team work spirit.
Open air
Indirect adult participation
It is a Programme by which The method can be applied
The plan can be carried out
It has its own characteristics according to sections Movement for youth.
Stimulating programme variable & Non-variable activities.
Movement open to all, voluntary
Fun with a purpose World wide game
With a spiritual dimension
Value :
Formation
Promise & Law
Effective Leadership
Love and Pride for culture of the country
Self discipline
Respecting others
Industriousness
Perseverance
Dignity, Self respect, self esteem
Leads to joyous life
Education for Life.
He will work for 3 months to the satisfactions of the Cub Master before investiture as Cub.
PRAVESH Requirements :
1. Be able to tell the first jungle story.
2. Understand the meaning of Cub Law, Cub Motto, Cub Promise and Cub Greeting.
3. Demonstrate correctly Cub Salute and left handshake.
4. Offer daily prayers as told by parents.
5. Do a daily Good-turn at home.
6. Be able to Sing Cub Prayer
He then makes Cub Promise to the Cub Master and is invested as a Cub.
He is eligible to wear Cub Uniform and Membership Badge. Membership badge is a cloth badge with blue background with Fleur- de-lis in yellow superimposed by Trefoil with Ashoka Chakra also in yellow in the centre. Membership badge is worn in the centre of the pleat of the left pocket of the shirt or at the same place on the jersey. Membership badge shall be issued by the Local or District Association, as the case may be, on the recommendation of the Cub master.
(i) A girl who is citizen of India and has completed five years but not completed ten years of age is eligible to be registered as a Bulbul Aspirant.
(ii) As a Pravesh Bulbul she will work for three months before investiture as a bulbul.
(iii) Pravesh Requirements :
(a) Be able to tell the story of Tara.
(b) Understand the meaning of Bulbul Promise, Bulbul Law, Bulbul Motto and Bulbul Greetings.
(c) Demonstrate correctly Bulbul Salute and Left Hand Shake.
(d) Offer daily prayer as told by parents.
(e) Do a daily good turn at home.
(f) Be able to sing Bulbul Prayer
(iv) She then makes the Bulbul Promise to the Flock Leader and is invested as a Bulbul.
(v) She is eligible to wear the Bulbul uniform and Membership Badge. The Membership Badge is a cloth badge with blue background with Fleur-de-lis in yellow superimposed by the Trefoil with Ashoka Chakra also in yellow in the centre. Membership badge is worn in the middle of the left sleeve. The Membership Badge shall be issued by the Local or District Association, as the case may be, on the recommendation of the Flock Leader.
A boy who is a citizen of India and who has completed 10 years but not completed 17 years of age is eligible to become a Scout Aspirant.
A Scout Aspirant shall complete Pravesh requirement and will work for three months to the satisfaction of the Scout Master before being invested as a Scout.
PRAVESH Requirements
(i) Have brief information of the origin of Scouting along with definition, purpose principles and method of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.
(ii) A Scout Aspirant must have holistic knowledge of the movement.
Know the Scout Promise, Law & Motto.
Have knowledge about the Scout, Sign, Salute and left hand shake and be able to demonstrate.
Render daily good turn at home and maintain a diary at least for a month.
Know the parts of Scout Uniform and how to wear it correctly.
(i) A girl who is a citizen of India and who has completed ten years but not seventeen years of age is eligible to become a Guide Aspirant.
(ii) A Guide Aspirant shall complete the Pravesh requirements and will work for three months to the satisfaction of the Guide Captain before being invested as a Guide.
(iii) Pravesh Requirements :
a) (i) A Guide Aspirant must have holistic knowledge of the movement
(ii) Have brief information of the origin of Guiding along with definition, purpose principle and method of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.
b) Guide Promise and Law.
c) Guide Motto, Sign, Salute and Left Hand Shake.
d) Daily Good Turn at home and maintain a diary atleast for a month.
e) Know the parts of Guide Uniform and how to wear it.
f) Know the composition and significance of the National Flag, the Bharat Scouts & Guides Flag and the World Guide Flag and the Flag Etiquette
g) Sing correctly National Anthem, Bharat Scouts & Guides Prayer and Flag Song. Know about the composer, duration and meaning of the songs.
h) Attend atleast four Company meetings.
i) Undertake a 4 hour purposeful outing with her Patrol.
Rover : There are three stages in the career of a Rover namely;
(a) Rover Aspirant
(b) Rover
(c) Rover -in-Service.
A Rover Aspirant can be invested as a Rover only after completion of fifteen years of age and should have worked for three months for Pravesh Test.
Rover Aspirant :
A. He must have completed fifteen years of age.
B. A Rover Aspirant who had been a Scout or who on admission as Rover Aspirant passes Pravesh Badge test as laid down for Scout shall wear uniform as a Rover.
Pravesh Requirements :
1. Read and appreciate contents of "Scouting for Boys" and books on Rovering prescribed by the sponsor.
2. If a young man has never been a Scout and wishes to join the Crew afresh, he should qualify for Pravesh requirements of Scout Section and work for at least three months as a Aspirant Rover before investiture and probation as decided by the crew after the completion of three months be decided by the Crew Council.
3. Be able to interpret the Promise and Law as per Rover point of view.
13. The Ranger :
(i) A girl whether previously guide or not, who is a citizen of India and who completed 15 years and not 25 years of age may be enlisted as a Ranger Aspirant. She shall than pass the Guide Pravesh test, if she is not already a Guide. She shall then take the Guide Promise and Subscribe to the Guide Law and then she will be enrolled as a Ranger. If she is already a Guide she shall reaffirm the Guide Promise
(ii) There are three stages in the career of a Ranger namely;
(a) Ranger Aspirant (b) Ranger and (c) Ranger -in-Service.
(iii) A Ranger Aspirant can be invested as a Ranger only after completion of fifteen years & three months of age and should have worked for three months for Pravesh Test.
14. Ranger Aspirant :
A. She must have completed Fifteen years of age.
B. A Ranger Aspirant who had been a Guide or who on admission as Ranger Aspirant passes Pravesh Badge test as laid down for Guide shall wear uniform as a Ranger.
15. Tests for Pravesh :
(i) Read Scouting for Boys, Girl Guiding in India and books on Rangering prescribed by the sponsor.
(ii) Know the principles and programme of Rangering and show preparedness to try to live the Law as interpreted for Rangers and keep the Promise.
(iii) If a young girl who has never been a Guide and wishes to join the Team afresh, she should qualify for Pravesh requirements of Guide Section and work for at least three months as a Ranger Aspirant before investiture.
(iv) Have a knowledge of B.P. Six and Simple Drill.
