Top Section Awards

As youth grow older in Scouting, there is the unique opportunity to achieve what is known as the Top Section Awards. These awards are reserved for youth who exemplify in their Outdoor Adventure Skills, community service, and are able to complete a community oriented project. Depending on the award you are hoping to achieve, there are different requirements to consider. This page is meant to outline the top section awards and help prepare you for better success in your own award journey. To start off, take a look at the video below that provides some great insight into what the top section awards are all about.

North Star Award

The North Star Award is the Top Section Award for the Beaver Scouts Section. The requirements for this level include 5 outdoor aventure skills, 5 community service hours, and a small compunity oriented service project of some sort.To learn more about the requirments of the North Star Award, please click the button below to watch our information session.

North Star Award Information

Seeonee Award

The Seeonee Award is the equivilent award for the cub level. The requirements for this award include 10 outdoor adventure skills, 15 community service hours and like the other awards, a community oriented service project. This project should be done separatley from the recorded community service hours. To learn more, click the button below.

Seeonee Award Information

Chief Scouts Award

The Chief Scouts Award is the Top Section Award for the Scouts Section. This award has a variety of requirements includings 18 levels of Outdoor Adventure Skills, 30 community service hours, and the completion of a community oriented service project (separate from your community service hours). To learn more about the requirements of this award, please click the below button to watch our information session.

Chief Scouts Award Information Session

Queens Venturer Award

The Queens Venturer Award is the Venturers equivilant top section award. Like the Chief Scouts Award, this award is intended to provide youth with a space to grow and develop as individuals all the while helping their communities. For this award, you will need to complete 24 Outdoor Adventure Skills, 60 community service hours, and a community oriented. service project that is not including your service hours from the previous requirements. To learn more about this award, please click the button below.

Queens Venturer Award Information Session

Canadian Rover Award

The Canadian Rover Scout Award is a youth award intended for the Rover section. Like other top section awards, similar requirments are in place for this award. You will need to complete more OAS levels (32 total levels) and more community service hours (80 new hours). On top of this, you will also be required to complete a new community oriented project individual or in a group of fellow Rovers. This award is a highly distinguished award. If you are interested in this award, please view the below information session.

Canadian Rover Award Information Session

Community Oriented Project

The community oriented project can be daunting for many. This shouldnt be case. The community project is meant to push you outside of your comfort zone but only to the extent that you want it to. The most successful participants are those that are willing to look further then what they usually would. You can do virtually anything you would like for your project. The best advice we can give you is that first, you should look at your passions and interests. Once you have established those, try to plan your project around them. For example, if you are passionate about textilles, perhaps you want to make stuffed animals to donate to a local youth shelter. Of course this is just an idea and we urge you to take a step a little further. Find what you love and work with that. Depending on which award you are pursuing, your project may be more or less complex. To get your brainstorming started, we've provided a list of ideas below.

•Volunteer for a local food bank

•Do an art project for a community event

•Organize a beach cleanup

•Organize a book drive for a local book store

•Create a community event for local neighborhoods

•Make jewellery to raise money for a NPO

•Volunteer for a school

•Create first aid kits for local businesses

•Adopt a community garden

•Make personal hygiene kits for lower income families

•Run a bottle drive to raise funds for a good cause

•Help fix a community building in disrepair

•Volunteer for a soup kitchen

•Do a clothes drive and donate clothes to a local thrift shop

•Run a snow shoveling campaign for your elderly community members in the winter

•And so much more…

It's important to remember that this list is just the start of what is possible. You can make your project as big or as small as you would like.

Your Journey with the Award

Each individuals journey through their top section award is unique. Remember that when you are working through your process, there are no wrong answers. Check in with fellow Youth and Scouters around you. If you ever have questions that your scouters don't have answers to, don't hesitate to reach out to the Council Key 3 (Simon, Cathy, & Ethan).

Registering for the Youth Award Ceremony

Once you've completed your award requirements, the next step to take is registering for the Pacific Coast Council Youth Award Ceremonies. To register, you will need to fill out the below form. You will need the following to register:

Full Name
MyScouts Membership Number (Can be found on MyScouts or by asking your Scouter)
Scouter name & contact information
School Name & address (High school students only)
Scouter and/or Court of Honour approval

If you have any questions about how to register for the youth award ceremony, please ask your Scouter or email the Council Commissioner, Cathy Hoskin (Cathy.Hauen@Scouts.ca)

Youth Award Ceremony Registration 2024

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