Awards
BP
The Baden Powell Scout Award is the highest award that a Youth Member in scouting may achieve. It is designed to to broaden a candidates interest and knowledge of Rovers and Scouting. The award scheme is based on the aims of Scouting (Physical, Spiritual, Social, Intellectual, Emotional) and allows for freedom, friendship, unique challenges and the satisfaction of a job well done. The structure of the award, aims to challenge your personal best and to help you grow as a person, while living up to the scouting ideals.
The Baden Powell Scout Award is not for everyone, in fact in its history, just over 400 rovers have recieved this honour. If you do not wish to attempt the BPSA, it will not affect your time as a Rover. There are other challenges in Rovers which you may find more exiciting or promising.
There are 2 different methods of compelting your BP Award. Method A or Method B. Both methods are demanding and are deisgned to help you achive your personal best.
Method A
Method A consists of the Service, Project, Rambelers & Scoutcraft Badges.
The service badge consists of a Federation Star, recognising Service to the nation. The badge is worn at the top of the diamond, immedietly below the Rovering Skills Badge. To achive this badge, candidates must give 6 months of service to a community organisation, or other section of scouting.
The project badge has the reef not embalzoned on it. The reef knot is the basic scouting knot and represents the learning of a new basic skill. The badge is worn on the centre left of the diamond. To earn this badge, a candidate is required to undertake a project for at least 6 months and report to the crew on its progress a minimum of three times. The completed project must also be presented to the crew.
The Ramblers badge depicts a compass as a symbol of the many different ways a ramble can be undertaken. It is worn at the bottom of the Diamond. To receive the Ramblers badge, a rover must demonstrate a knowledge of survival and first aid. They must also complete a ramble of 4 days and 3 nights or two journeys each being at least 48 hours. The ramble(s) mustpresent a definite test of endurance and bring out qualities of self-reliance, initiative, determination and leadership.
The Scoutcraft Badge depicts an axe buried in an old tree stump. This is because axemanship is one of the basic skills taught by BP in Scouting for boys. The Scoutcraft Badge is worn centre right of the diamond. To achive this badge, a candidate needs to camp out overnight on at least 10 seperate occasions over at least 3 campsites. He or she must have a total of 10 nights under canvas and needs to have shown a high standard of Scoutcraft.
Method B
Method B consists of the Spiritual, Intellectual & Emotional, Social and Physical Development Badges.
Each oneof these badges requires you to agree on a set of objectives with your crew that reflects upon a specific aim of scouting.
There are no specific requirments for each badge, with the exception of having to present 3 reports on your progrees to the crew.
The Spirital Development Badge depicts a Seven Pointed Star and the Southern Cross, symbolising the expanse of the heavens. It is worn on the top of the BP Diamond.
The Intellectual & Emotional Development Badge has a gumnut and gumtrees on it, depicting that as the smallest gumnut grows into a mighty tree, so do we grow as scouts. It is worn at the bottom of the diamond.
The Social Development Badge shows two arms from different backgrounds shaking hands. It is worn centre left of the diamond.
The Physical Development Badge depicts a sprig of wattle. It is worn centre right of the diamond.