Normanhurst Scouts

Ages 17 – 25
Rover Crews meet regularly and participate in a wide range of challenging activities (such as hiking, rock-climbing, kayaking, 4-wheel driving, and skiing) and carry out service projects (either for Scouting or the wider community) while learning new skills (particularly leadership and counselling young people) and making many friends. Rover Crews are self-governing ? each Crew elects a team of office bearers to handle its management and operation. A Rover Adviser is not a leader; s/he is there, as a guide, philosopher and friend, to provide resources, advice and experience to the Crew or individuals when asked.

The Rover motto
Service

Ages 14½ – 17½
Venturing provides a program of activities, self-government, leadership experience, companionship of their own age and helps to develop initiative and resourcefulness. The program is flexible allowing member to choose activities according to their own interests. This encourages young people to be self-motivating.

The Venturer Scout Promise
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God and
To [the Queen of] Australia,
To help other people, and
To live by the Scout Law

The Venturer Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy
A Scout is loyal
A Scout is helpful
A Scout is friendly
A Scout is cheerful
A Scout is considerate
A Scout is thrifty
A Scout is courageous
A Scout is respectful
A Scout cares for the environment.
The Venturer Scout Motto
Be prepared.

Ages 10½ – 14½
Scouting an experience in which young people gain character-developing qualities while having fun.
Scouts learn skills that will stay with them for life, such as light-weight camping and bush navigation, how to prepare and cook their own food, how to recognise the dangers of their environment (including bush fires), how to be safe around beaches, rivers and lakes and how to tie very useful knots.

The Scout Promise

On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God and
To Australia,
To help other people, and
To live by the Scout Law.

The Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy
A Scout is loyal
A Scout is helpful
A Scout is friendly
A Scout is cheerful
A Scout is considerate
A Scout is thrifty
A Scout is courageous
A Scout is respectful
A Scout cares for the environment.
The Scout Motto
Be prepared.

Ages 7½ – 10½
The objective of the Cub Scout Program is to provide a group environment, which is intellectually stimulating, physically vital and directed towards satisfying the child’s basic need to face, and overcome challenges. The activities are based on the natural sense of fun and enthusiasm of the age group and thus the training is achieved largely through games, interaction in small groups and activities.

The Cub Scout Promise
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God, and
To [the Queen of] Australia
To help other people, and
To the live by the Cub Scout Law

The Cub Scout Law
Cub Scouts are loyal and obedient.
Cub Scouts do not give in to themselves.

The Cub Motto
Be prepared.

Ages 6 – 7½
Joey Scouts provides an introduction to Scouting through a wide range of fun activities. The activities are aimed at helping the Joey Scouts learn about themselves, nature and helping others. The program meets the needs of children at this age: experiences which help them learn to work and play in groups, mix with adults outside home and school environments, develop their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual abilities through active experiences. It is more than school as it extends each child’s understanding of the world around them.

The Joey Scout Promise
I promise to do my best
To love my God
And be helpful

The Joey Scout Law
A Joey Scout cares
A Joey Scout shares

The Joey Scout Theme
Helping Other People.