Beavers (6-8 yrs)
Try new things. Make new friends. Joining Beavers is just the beginning of your big adventure.
Who are Beavers?
Beavers are young people, aged 6 to 8, who:
- Master new skills and try new things
- Have fun and go on adventures
- Make friends
- Help others
The Beaver section is known as a “Colony” and is the youngest section offered at 7th Malden Scout Group. When they are 8, Beavers move on the Cub Section.
What do Beavers get up to?
Beavers meet every Thursday evening during term time between 5.20 pm and 6.30 pm. They can also go on additional events at other times such as sleepovers (1 night away sleeping indoors) and themed days out.
By trying new activities and learning new skills Beavers earn Challenge badges which build toward being awarded the best badge in Beavers: the Chief Scouts Bronze Award.
They also earn Activity badges such as “Gardener”, “Creative”, “Space” and “Explorer” With so many to choose from there’s a badge to suit every Beaver.
Find out more about awards and badges on the Scout Association web site.
Beavers love the outdoors! At meetings or on sleepovers we take every opportunity: playing games in the park, exploring nature, litter picking, den building and more!
The Beaver Scout Promise
Scouting is a values based organisation open to people of all faiths and of none. Versions of the Beaver Scout Promise are available to reflect this. After a few weeks, when they decide to join, Beavers make their promise in front of the Colony and wear their complete uniform for the first time.
Uniform
You don’t need it to join, but once you’ve settled in and know that you want to continue you will need to get uniform. We can help with the cost if this is a problem for you.
Wearing a uniform is comfy and practical. It means you can run around and get messy without ruining your other clothes. It makes you feel part of a team. It means no one feels uncomfortable or left out. And it gives you a place to show off all the brilliant badges you earn.
Beaver uniform consists of a blue sweatshirt with your badges sewn on and a coloured scarf or ‘necker’ to represent your local group, also a pair of navy blue activity trousers which are used in all sections.
Who leads Beavers?
All of our leaders are trained volunteers, working to make sure Scouts is safe and open to all. Some volunteer at the Colony week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills. No matter how much time you have to spare, find out about volunteering on your own terms.
The bigger Scout family
There are Scouts all over the world. Millions of Scouts in hundreds of countries.
7th Malden Scout Group is part of the UK Scout Association and all activities are provided within the framework of its Policy, Organisation and Rules.
The Group has sections for Beavers (6 to 8 years), Cubs (8 to 10 1/2 years), and Scouts (10 1/2 to 14 years). When they’re 14, Scouts move on to Explorers (14 to 18 years), and Scout Network (for young adults aged 18-25). The Explorer and Network sections are run by Royal Kingston District Scouts, the parent organisation of which 7th Malden is part. There are close connections between the Scout Group and the District, so although Scouts leave 7th Malden Group when they are 14, they remain very much part of our Scouting family.
