BSATROOP 07

 

Do you want to learn how to make a difference around you, both as an active participant and as a leader? Do the challenges of outdoor adventure, camping, testing your wilderness survival skills, cooking in the outdoors, hiking, and learning first aid and orienteering skills sound appealing to you? Then you may want to consider joining Boy Scout Troop 07 of Singapore, where you’ll have an opportunity to challenge yourself while experiencing adventures too numerous to list.

 

So far this year our troop has camped out at Paris Ris park in Singapore, spent a long weekend on a kallang in the South China Sea earning their fishing merit badge, marched in a flag ceremony with the US Marine Color Guard, spent a morning cleaning up the local coastline with the International Coastal Cleanup, dined at the US Ambassadors home, and numerous other things, to many to llist.

 

Las fall, one of the highlights was the October trip.  Scouts from Troop 07 boarded a bus for an amazing journey to Taman Negara, Malaysia, reaching their final destination by long boat. While camping in this extraordinary primary rain forest, they ventured on night hikes, climbed peaks for stunning views over the mountains, crossed rope bridges during a canopy walk, shot blow pipe dart guns, and honed their canoeing skills.

 

In addition to going on several other campouts throughout the year, the Scouts have participated in service projects at SAS, have  met other Scouts at the100th annual International Scout Jamboree, participated in two Merit Badge Marathons, and even squeezed in a scuba diving trip during the summer. The troop has also watched two young men from SAS receive the highest honor in scouting, the Eagle rank.

 

Have we peaked your interest yet? If so, please join us at one of our weekly Tuesday night meetings, held from 6:15 – 7:30 pm at the Singapore American School, High School room H301.

Would you like a little more info… the following FAQs might help you decide if scouting is for you.

 

What Do Boy Scouts Do?

Boy Scouts (BS) goes beyond camping, canoeing, hiking, first aid and learning to tie knots. It is a way of life, a set of values and standards we try to teach young men. If we are able to influence them with the right values, morals and standards now, this will become their way of thinking which will govern how they make decisions in the future.

 

Who is Eligible to Join?

Boy Scouts is available to boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award or have completed the fifth grade, or are 11 through 17 years old. New scouts can join the troop at any time.

 

How Often Do Scouts Campout?

Campouts are planned approximately every six weeks. The Scouts are the ones to decide what, where and when. An adult volunteer ‘Camp master’ is responsible for making the arrangements and is the point person on the campout. There is typically one adult volunteer for every five boys attending a camp out, with a minimum of three adults present at any event.

 

How Quickly Do Scouts Achieve Ranks?

The Troops’ goal is for all new Scouts to achieve the rank of 1^st Class within one year of joining. There are six ranks in Boy Scouting: Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle, each being more challenging than the one before it. Parents must be patient as scouts will progress at different rates depending on their individual interests and goals.

 

What Are Merit Badges?

Merit Badges are awards earned for learning a particular skill with the assistance of an adult counselor. The Troop offers numerous opportunities and classes on a rotating schedule to assist scouts in earning Merit Badges.

 

Who Runs the Meetings?

Consistent with the BSA policy, Troop 07 is a boy-run organization, under the guidance of adult leaders. Scouting presents boys with an opportunity for growth that requires them to try, do, lead and occasionally fail. Leaders and parents will assist Scouts in Troop 07, but they will not take over the process. Scouts vote during an election night for their respective leaders. These elected youths will then plan, organize, and conduct the meetings with the mentorship of an adult leader.

 

What is a Patrol?

The Patrol method allows Scouts to interact in small groups. These groups help determine the Troop’s activities through their elected Patrol representatives, ie: Patrol Leader.

 

Do Patrol Leaders and Parents Have Meetings?

Yes. Patrol Leaders, as well as any other scout and parent, can join in a monthly meeting to discuss Troop activities, select campout locations and present ideas for future activities. Parents meet monthly in the form of a Committee Meeting. Any parent can join the committee to help with Troop Advancement, Merit Badges, Outdoor Activities, Logistics, Publicity, Events, Policy changes and more. There wouldn’t be a Troop without their support!