From: rcraig@library.carleton.ca (Robert Craig)
Subject: Scouts Canada FAQ's *******read first*******
To: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 94 9:19:12 EST

These FAQ's are created through the Communications service of 
Scouts Canada (National Council)

The last FAQ is about the Life of BP, It is not specific to Canada and is
quite informative.

The files/themes contained in this file are:
Beavers.fct (Beavers)
Cubs.fct (Cubs)
Scouts.fct (Scouts)
Venturer.fct (Venturers)
Rovers.fct (Rovers)
Highligh.fct (Highlights of Canadian Scouting)
History.fct (History of Scouts Canada)
Life_BP.fct (Life of BP)

Hope these prove worhtwhile,
Bob

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From: rcraig@library.carleton.ca (Robert Craig)
Subject: Scouts Canada - Beavers
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 94 9:19:30 EST

Beavers is a program designed for children 5 to 7 years of age
and it shares the Aim of Scouts Canada with Scouting's other
programs. This aim is:

To help children,    youth and adults to develop their character
                    as resourceful and responsible members of the
                    community by providing opportunities and
                    guidance for their mental, physical, social
                    and spiritual development.

More specifically, the emphasis of the Beaver program is on
activities which help children to:

.    find examples of God's love for them in the world;
.    experience and express love and joy;
.    express themselves;
.    be healthy and have good feelings about themselves;
.    develop a sense of belonging and sharing in small group
     activities;
.    develop a sense of co-operation through non-competitive
     activities;
.    appreciate nature.

Details of the Beaver program are contained in The Beaver
Leaders' Handbook.

With this emphasis in mind, a leadership team, recruited by the
sponsor, works to provide a program that will be creative,
flexible and fun and that will be geared to meet the needs of
their Beavers.  This leadership team may include parents, other
adults and teenagers.

Beavers meet weekly in groups of 20 to 25 children called
colonies.  Within colonies there are smaller groups (5 or 6
Beavers)
called lodges.

The Beaver uniform is blue and brown. The colours represent the
sky and water, and the earth and the Beaver's fur coat. The
uniform consists of a hat, a vest which is worn over  ordinary
clothes and a neckerchief - given at investiture.

To be invested, a Beaver must know the law, the promise and the
motto.  The Beaver Promise is: I promise to love God and to help
take care of the world.

The Beaver Law is:  A Beaver has fun, works hard and helps his
family and friends.

To complement the law and promise, the Beaver motto is: Sharing,
Sharing, Sharing.

Sharing is a vital part of the Beaver program. A Beaver learns to
share belongings and experiences. Beavers learn through the
example set by leaders - particularly through their example of
shared leadership.

There are no badges or awards for specific achievements in the
Beaver program.  Beavers do obtain Beaver tails, which they may
make themselves and sew on their Beaver hats.  These tails are
changed once in the fall and are indicators to a child that they
are growing, learning and able to do things better.

The Beaver program is based on the story Friends of the Forest.
In this story a family of Beavers discovers that a family of
humans is building a cottage down the creek from their pond.  The
chapters of this story provide names for the leaders and
terminology used in the Beaver colonies.  They also introduce
concepts such as sharing which are important to the Beaver
program.