INTRODUCTION
The environment is central to the Scout Programme and a key element of developing good citizens of the world. Since Scouting began, young people have been connecting with the outdoors, learning from nature and taking positive action for their local and global environment.
There are many more environmental challenges today than when Scouting started, making it even more important to keep the environment central to Scouting, to build on the momentum already established and to make Scouting apositive force for change.
Scouting plays an important role in connecting people with the natural world, especially given the increasing separation of young people from the natural environment. With nearly 50% of the world's population living in urban settings, it is important to incorporate the 'bigger picture' of the environment, which includes more than just plants, animals and conservation. Helping Scouts to see the relationship between their actions in an urban setting and the natural world is an important element of environment education.
PROGRAMME
The World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP) is open to Scouts of all ages from Cub Scouts, Scouts to Ventures and Rovers. It follows a progressive framework that provides a Scout additional objectives to achieve. The purpose of the badge is for the Scouts to identify personal responsibility for the environment. This should not stop once they have finished the badge. It is hoped that achieving the World Scout Environment Badge is the first step in awakening enthusiasm for the natural world and creating a generation of Scouts who care about the environment and are prepared to take action to protect it.
Aims To encourage Scouts to work towards a world where:
- People and natural systems have clean water and clean air
- Sufficient natural habitat exists to support native species
- The risk of harmful substances to people and the environment are minimised
- The most suitable environmental practices are used
- People are prepared to respond to environmental hazards and natural disasters
The programme is carried out in two stages:
First stage - Each aim is explored through a variety of experiential activities that enable the participant to connect with the subject, learn about it and think about how we interact with it.
Second stage - A need to take action is identified and an environmental project is planned and executed. This should be related to the learning achieved in the exploring stage and the local environmental conditions.
The World Scout Environment Programme is a subset of The Scouts of the World Award under the Environment aspect. The framework for environment education in Scouting and the World Scout Environment Programme can support the environmental curriculum of a Scouts of the World Award, though there are additional skills and experiences that would be expected of a Scout undertaking the Scouts of the World Award that are not covered within the World Scout Environment Programme.
The environment is central to the Scout Programme and a key element of developing good citizens of the world. Since Scouting began, young people have been connecting with the outdoors, learning from nature and taking positive action for their local and global environment.
There are many more environmental challenges today than when Scouting started, making it even more important to keep the environment central to Scouting, to build on the momentum already established and to make Scouting apositive force for change.
Scouting plays an important role in connecting people with the natural world, especially given the increasing separation of young people from the natural environment. With nearly 50% of the world's population living in urban settings, it is important to incorporate the 'bigger picture' of the environment, which includes more than just plants, animals and conservation. Helping Scouts to see the relationship between their actions in an urban setting and the natural world is an important element of environment education.
PROGRAMME
The World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP) is open to Scouts of all ages from Cub Scouts, Scouts to Ventures and Rovers. It follows a progressive framework that provides a Scout additional objectives to achieve. The purpose of the badge is for the Scouts to identify personal responsibility for the environment. This should not stop once they have finished the badge. It is hoped that achieving the World Scout Environment Badge is the first step in awakening enthusiasm for the natural world and creating a generation of Scouts who care about the environment and are prepared to take action to protect it.
Aims To encourage Scouts to work towards a world where:
- People and natural systems have clean water and clean air
- Sufficient natural habitat exists to support native species
- The risk of harmful substances to people and the environment are minimised
- The most suitable environmental practices are used
- People are prepared to respond to environmental hazards and natural disasters
The programme is carried out in two stages:
First stage - Each aim is explored through a variety of experiential activities that enable the participant to connect with the subject, learn about it and think about how we interact with it.
Second stage - A need to take action is identified and an environmental project is planned and executed. This should be related to the learning achieved in the exploring stage and the local environmental conditions.
The World Scout Environment Programme is a subset of The Scouts of the World Award under the Environment aspect. The framework for environment education in Scouting and the World Scout Environment Programme can support the environmental curriculum of a Scouts of the World Award, though there are additional skills and experiences that would be expected of a Scout undertaking the Scouts of the World Award that are not covered within the World Scout Environment Programme.
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