WHAT
IS A VENTURER UNIT?
The Venturer's
is a part of the Australian Scouting Movement. We cater for males
and females between the ages of 14 and 18. The Venturer section Units
are made up of members, a unit council and leaders. The Venturers
are a self governing unit that plan and run the unit. The unit council
is made up of 4-6 members and it is their responsiblity to ensure the unit
is running efficiently. The leaders are there purely as an advisor
to help the unit council to plan and run the Venturers activities. They
shouldn't be organizing activities for the Venturers.
Venturers offers young people an attractive program
of activities, self government, leadership experience, helps them to develop
initiative and resourcefulness, provides them with the companionship of
boys and girls their own age and an all-round training program suitable
to their stage of development. It encourages young people to be self
motivating, to determine their own training needs and it encourages them
to participate in the Venturer program to an achievement level which will
qualify them for the Queen's Scout Award.
It has been identified that the Unit program
for Venturers should be designed to achieve the following objectives;
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To provide young people with companionship and a
sense of belonging
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To provide experience in working with a purposeful
group and the opportunity to exercise leadership
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To provide appealing activities designed to cater
for the needs, interests and capabilities of the members.
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Through the activities to:
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Promote health and fitness
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Provide members with achallenge and an opportunity
to develop their personal identity
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Provide members with opportunities to participate
in a variety of cultural and social activities
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Provide opportunities for and training in service
to others
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Enable members to explore vocational opportunities
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Provide members with opportunities to associate and
work with members of the opposite sex.
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Provide spiritual study and thought.
The Unit program is developed by the unit council
generally with consultation of the leaders. All Unit members have
the opportunity to suggest activities in which they would like to participate
in. The unit program can be orientated around any theme or award
that the unit would like. It is up to the unit council to ensure
the program is working and that if any planning is required then it is
completed prior to the activity date.
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