What better way to develop leadership skills then to empower youth to lead. Youth-led is a core value at Scouts Canada and by leading adventures, youth gain self-confidence, develop problem-solving skills and gain personal experiences that help them at every stage of life. At Scouts Canada developing well-rounded youth, better prepared for success in the world is our Mission.
What is the Canadian Path? It’s the way Scouting is done in Canada. Through
the Canadian Path program, youth pave their own path to outdoor adventure
by setting their own goals, creating plans to achieve those goals and collectively
reflecting on their own experiences and personal development.Youth Leadership is an
important piece of the Canadian Path program and youth are encouraged to explore
opportunities to lead in a variety of different settings.It’s one way the Scouts Canada
program helps youth be better prepared for success in the world.
Scouting connects youth with exciting opportunities that enhance their abilities while
growing their confidence and skills. It’s all about getting outside and the positive
motivation that learning by doing achieves. Sharing friendships, taking the lead and
tackling new challenges, all while creating life-long skills, it’s what Scouts is all about.
When the Hastings Community Edible Garden was looking for volunteers, Venturer Scout James Mills of 1st Hastings stepped up to offer his time. James has volunteered to cut the grass, trim the weeds and maintain the paths along the garden so the community can continue to enjoy them all summer long.
Adam Mohamed, a Cub Scout with the 13th Burnaby Ismaili Group – encouraged the rest of this Pack to help raise over 250 food items for Ismaili CIVIC – a Canadian Ismaili Muslim initiative dedicated to community service. Adam challenged his fellow Cubs to collect and donate as many food items as they were old. The Cubs did that and more, also donating $150 in cash donations as well. The Cubs support helped the larger food drive collect over 8,000 pounds of food and over $17,000. Photo - Cornelia Naylor
Supporting their community comes naturally to the 24th Parkallen Cubs. To show their support for frontline healthcare workers the Pack designed and created art and homemade cards for workers and patients, lifting spirits along the way.
Twins Keiran and Keagan Daeninck of the 163rd Winnipeg Beavers, raised over $1000 to help support local animal shelter, Rescue Siamese. This was their North Star award project, which is the top award within the Beaver section.
Each summer Scouts Canada offers Leadership Training (LT) and Counsellor-in-Training (CIT) programs to youth between the
ages of 12 and 16. The programs are designed with outdoor adventure, personal growth and community-building in mind.
Youth learn a variety of skills including, team building, effective communication, conflict resolution, resume development,
leadership styles and outdoor skills training. Despite being scaled back due to the pandemic, youth were still eager to learn,
participate and challenge themselves as part of the program.
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LIT/CIT programs
In 2020-2021 youth took the initiative to design a forum that saw over 250 youth engage directly with Canadian Senators on topics that are pressing for today's youth, including: Youth Leadership, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion & Reconciliation.
Many thanks to SenGAGE for your partnership in this initiative and to all the Senators who participated.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global plan for a better world and a brighter future. Created by the United Nations in 2015, SDGs encourage positive change across the world in three main areas—eliminating poverty, reducing inequalities and fighting climate change. Scouts for Sustainability works to integrate the 17 Sustainable Development Goals into Scouts Canada’s program— The Canadian Path. Essentially, Scouts for Sustainability connects the dots between the SDGs and the fun adventures that Scouts already do, demonstrating links between exciting Canadian Path activities and the learning outcomes that prioritize the environment and sustainability, lending a helping hand in the community, and thinking industriously.
With a grant from Youth Take Charge and supported by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the Great Canadian Scouting Adventure was developed to allow Scouting youth the chance to explore the wonders of the nature world and the rich history this country has to offer. Through different activities and games, Scouts can learn more about the special places we value and protect - including parks, historic sites and locations that are considered international treasures.
With the support of Hydro One, the Personal Achievement Badge portal was designed for all types of Scouting, even virtual Scouting. In order to help youth discover the Canadian Path more easily, the Scouts Canada Personal Achievement Badge portal offers straightforward navigation for youth to find fun and engaging resources.
Resiliency is the ability to bounce back and recover from a setback or difficult experience. Now more than ever, developing
children’s personal capacity for resiliency is essential for coping with risk factors, uncertainty and stress, as well as for
building positive mental health, emotional wellbeing, social relationships and academic achievement.
In fall 2020 Scouts Canada partnered with award-winning educator and resiliency expert Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe to launch
a Guide to Resilient Children as well as hosting a webinar offering parents tips they can use to help build resiliency in their
children. It was an opportunity, during the uncertainty of the pandemic, to provide Canadian families with the tools and
knowledge to better navigate the ‘new’ everyday challenges.
The response to the campaign was overwhelming. Over 450 parents tuned into the live webinar and over 18,000 copies
of the Guide to Resilient Children were downloaded. Scouting has always been focused on developing well-rounded youth
and this campaign demonstrated our commitment to these shared values.