THE SCOUTS
SECTIONS
The First section
This section is often called Sungura/cubs section. It concerns
boys and girls of 6 years to 11 years old .It constitutes the
first link of the Scouting chain. It represents the First step
of helping the young person learn about principles of scouting.
In this section, cubs can undertake interesting activities and
discover a lot of things.
The Second section
This section is often called Chipukizi/Junior Scouts section.
It concerns young boys and girls of 12 to 15 years old. Life in
small groups (Patrol system) gives an opportunity for the young
people to face many challenges, which contributes to their progression
through experience.
The third Section
This section is often called Mwamba or Senior/Venture Scouts section.
It is meant for young people of 15 to 18 years old. It is an intermediary
section between the second and the fourth sections to allow a
real progression of young people. In this section, they need to
exercise responsibilities and to affirm their personalities. This
section programme must therefore provide assurance to young people.
The progression is characterized by the acquisition of knowledge,
skills and attitudes.
The Fourth Section.
Throughout Kenya, this section is called the Jasiri (Rovers) section.
The age bracket goes from 18 to 30 years. In the Rover Crew, the
progression is mostly done through the proficiency side of the
progressive scheme, in order to eliminate undue classification
and unfair competition. A Rover is rover! It is only for those
who have just joined scouting that there is a necessity of them
to go through a short period of orientation. Here young people
develop their own Programmes without limiting themselves to the
scheme proposals. This is why the acquisition of proficiency badges
has a particular meaning in this section. The motto of ROVER is
SERVICE!
Most of the programme has important
service oriented activities. This will enhance their understanding
of their society and help in their own integration into it.
Personal development Areas
Scouting takes all the dimensions of the human personality into
account and therefore identifies six areas of personal development.
These six dimensions have been
presented as separate areas in order to make then easier to analyze.
However, they are in fact all interrelated and form a whole, the
human personality. They are physical social, emotional, intellectual
spiritual and character.
In the Physical Area
The Patrol Leader will help each Scout to take responsibility
for the healthy growth and functioning of the body.
In the intellectual area
Patrol Leader will help develop the capacity to think, innovate,
plan, execute and evaluate. Each Scout will learn how to get and
use information in an original and relevant way.
In the Emotional Area.
The Patrol Leader will help each Scout recognize his own feelings
and learn to express them in a manner that will reach and maintain
an inner state of freedom, equilibrium and maturity.
In the Spiritual Area.
The Patrol Leader will help each Scout discover the spiritual
reality that gives sense to life and learn to reflect that reality
in daily life.
In the Social Area.
The Patrol Leader will help each Scout develop a sense of interdependence
with others and acquire a capacity to co-operate as well as to
lead.
In the character Area.
The Patrol Leader will help young people to be dependable, cooperative,
supportive, patient and tolerant. They learn to count on themselves
but also to work with others with deep sense of solidarity
