Nova Scotia Beavers

children aged 5 to 8 years
Wednesday 16:45 to 17:45

Beaver FarmWe have fun both outside and in while learning new and old skills along the way. The colony often works as a unit but also learns to have fun as individuals. Our outdoor program includes learning campfire skills, songs, and playing team games with friends.

The Beaver Colony is where our youngest children meet, aged 5 to 8 years, and our motto is “Busy and Bright”.

What are Beaver Scouts and Scouting?

Beaver Farm VisitScouts started in 1907, with an age range of 8 to 15 years. Beavers were first formed in Canada in 1973 and later came to the UK to fill the gap for younger brothers and sisters. Whilst in the Colony, the Beavers learn the ‘Friends of the Forest’ story, which is about a Beaver growing up and moving onto be a wolf cub. The Leaders of the Beaver Colony have names taken from the ‘Friends of the Forest’ book. “Ahmeek” is always the Colony Leader.

As Beavers, we learn about our local community, county and country and the wider world. We will do this by visiting local public services and places of interest. Our Beaver “Colony” subdivides into “Lodges” to form smaller teams.

These activities form part of our four “Paw Print” badges, Our Beaver “Colony” forms smaller teams by dividing into “Lodges”.“Project Award”, “Hobby” and “Friendship” badges (just to name a few).

Together, the Colony regularly does nature walks and explores the local surroundings. Through these activities, we get an appreciation and respect for the world around ourselves.

What is expected of a Beaver Scout?

A Beaver is expected to be:

  • On time
  • Clean and smart (“paws and claws”)
  • Polite and nice
  • Willing to help and join in

What is the Beaver Scouts journey (programme)?

When a Beaver has completed their Kitten badge, they can start earning their footprint badges. There are four footprint badges, each one covering learning, developing, exploring and discovering. Each footprint takes between four to six months to complete. You can find out more about our programme on our Beaver Programme page.

Our recent meetings:

Nov
06

Beavers: Poppy Making

This week our beavers were busy making poppies for Remembrance Sunday, out of the bottoms of plastic bottles of all things! A bit of paint and they look fantastic. They then distributed them around the local area for people to find and take home.

Oct
23

Beavers: Firework Safety

This week our beavers were learning how to have a safe and enjoyable bonfire night, including the basics of using sparklers. And toasting marshmallows of course!

Sep
25

Beavers & Cubs: Hama Beads

This week our beavers and cubs were exploring their artistic side by experimenting with Hama beads. These beads you can iron after arranging to permanently connect them into any sort of shape or design.

Sep
18

Beavers: Birthday Wall

The beavers have been very busy making a new board we can track birthdays on (as we are good at forgetting!). Each month of the year is on a different British native leaf and we all make a cut-out of ourselves to go around too!

Sep
11

Beavers: Fruit & Veg

Last term, our beavers planted a mix of fruit and veg plants. The ‘fruits’ of their labour are now paying off with some wonderful tomatoes, gorgeous strawberries and some very shy carrots. For a year where the garden hasn’t done particularly well with the weird weather patterns, I think our beavers have excelled!

May
30

Beavers & Cubs: Flower Festival

Our Beavers and Cubs have worked extremely hard on their display for St Mark’s Flower Festival, which runs 31st May to 3rd June 10am – 4pm daily. Well done to all involved for such amazing work!

Apr
17

Beavers: Planting Seeds & Bulbs

This week our Beavers were exploring the world of plants. They planted a mix of seeds and bulbs and we can’t wait to see the results of their hard work!

Mar
06

Beavers: Mother’s Day

We couldn’t post this on the night as our Beavers were undertaking a secret mission to make Mother’s Day cards. But now the day has past, here is a behind the scenes of the clever colour mixing they achieved to get their designs.

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