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Explorer Scouts
Young men and women from 14 to 18 are called Explorer Scouts - the 4th section of Scouting. Explorer Scouting allows young people to take part in life challenging adventures, meet up and have fun with other people of their own age, and to become Young Leaders.
Were you born between July 1993 and July 1997? Want to be part of the experience of a lifetime in summer 2011?
The next World Scout Jamboree will be in Sweden in 2011, and you could attend! Youth Participant Selection is now underway. Updated 3rd Dec 09 Find out more!
Hello from Simon Fairless! (aka Buff's Blog)
Another school year is underway and as we move rapidly into September we are already looking ahead to a very busy time for the Explorer Section.
In mid September AWESOME 09 will be upon us – a weekend of action, events, music, campfires and friendship. This will be the third AWESOME weekend that Scouts Wales have run and will be building on the success of the 2005 and
2007 events. There are still a final few places left and I would urge you to use the booking option on this website to secure your places on this event if you have not done so.
September is also the start of a mad three month period as we open the 2011 World Jamboree Youth Selection process. I cannot put into words
the experience, activities, friendships and atmosphere that a World Jamboree generates.
I urge all Scouts and Explorer Scouts, who are eligible to attend, to complete an application form and to attend an information evening and I would ask all parents and leaders to support their young peopl
e as far as they are able.
Follow the application process on our website. (www.scoutswales.org.uk/explorers/worldjam ) The first official presentation will be shown at AWESOME...be sure to be there.
The X Factor
Scouting’s Young Leader scheme has been a success story since its launch a few years ago. It encourages Explorers to get involved with the younger sections and, by completing the 11 training modules, gives young people the skills and experiences to really make a difference. Team X has taken this conceptfurther still.
Any Explorer who is active as a Young Leader is automatically a member of Team X and can purchase Team X merchandise regardless whether you have attended a weekend event or not and can be ordered from the web site.
In the coming weeks, this website will be increasingly used to communicate with leaders, helpers and young people. News, information, opportunities and programme swaps will go out first via these pages (as well as the normal channels).
Please email the links to your own Explorer Unit web page to enable us to communicate more easily. (explorers@scoutswales.org.uk)
