UK Scouts have reently celebrated one year of the Squirrels Scout section.
Here’s 10 facts about Squirrels you probably didn’t know. If you’ve not heard about the Squirrel section, it’s a new section here in UK scouting for young people aged four to six.
1-There is 11,000 young people participating as Squirrels.
2- The Squirrels section is known as a Drey, and there is at least 700 of them across the UK.
3- Each Drey is then split up into smaller groups known as Nests.
4-There is 12 activity badges and 4 challenge badges.
5- The top Squirrel badge that any Squirrel can achieve is the Chief Scout Acorn Badge.
6- The meaning of the red jumper that the Squirrels wear? Well, that represents the Red Squirrels that can be found on Brownsea Island.
7 –The leader ratio is one to six indoors plus the Squirrel leader, one to four outside plus the leader, and you must have a minimum of three adult helpers, no matter how many Squirrels attend that meeting.
8- Squirrel Scouts have a motto and a promise, but no Scout law.
9- The last new section to open in Scouts UK was over 35 years ago. Do you remember that section? Yes, it was the Beavers, and they were introduced in 1986.
10 – What’s the scout leader’s name? So in Cubs we have Akela. In Scouts, we have Skip. Squirrel Scouts’ leader is known as Red. Beaver leaders are nicknamed after characters from nature, books or films and vary from section to section, at 3rd Brampton we use animals.
There you go. 10 fascinating facts as we celebrate one year of the UK Scout Squirrel section. And if you’re a Squirrel Scout, I hope you’re having fun.
When you join our squirrel section at 3rd Brampton Scouts, you are expected to join the parent rota and help out as often as you can, so that we can run our sessions safely.
For more information about joining our squirrel sections please get in touch using our contact form.
Adapted from bigmaninthewoods
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