Apr 04 2024
Eagles Term Report This term was a great term. Our first win was in February when Laura Hoffa ran a spiffing patrol camp at Hawequas, and let us just say that the eagles couldn’t fly very much after that since we ate about 2 tons. Many games such as the renowned ‘Taco Cat Cheese Pizza’ …
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Oct 17 2023
This term has seem a few changes to patrol membership. Sam was invested; Ben joined and will be invested shortly and unfortunately Matthew M has left scouts to focus on his tennis. He will be missed. In August, Swifts won the weekly trophy twice in a row starting with the Photo Hunt which provided some …
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Oct 17 2023
As another term comes and goes it’s time for another smoke signal. Bats is still standing strong, we did well in MOSCIP again, had a couple more events and had lots of attendance on courses and events. Our patrol members seem to be having fun, we’ve been redoing our notice board and our STA box. …
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Oct 17 2023
This term Eagles really picked up their game. Winning the weekly trophy and attending numerous activities we were very busy. Laura Hoffa ran her Discoverer Hike as well as running a joint patrol advancement day with Goshawks (dubbed Geagles). We had a very successful second patrol meeting at my house where we had a cake …
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Nov 04 2020
One of the requirements for my Discoverer was to organise a hike of at least 10km. It was my first time doing this. We started in the Constantia Nek parking lot early on a Sunday morning, and followed the jeep track up Table Mountain. We chose to take the steep stairs at the beginning of …
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Patrol Whatsapp groups are allowed for each patrol. The object is to enable direct communication between the scouts so that they can arrange activities more easily themselves. For this reason, scouts with cellphones are on the group and parents of scouts will cellphones are excluded from the groups. The Troop Scouter is on every group …
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Sep 18 2019
As I approach my last few months as a scout, I wish to reflect on what it has been like to lead a group of children ranging in age from eleven to fourteen. This experience has been one of a kind with me learning new things through the people I have had the privilege of …
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Current Status The Meerkat Den The Meerkat Den (age 5 and 6) is full with a waiting list. Add your name here to the Meerkats Waiting list. If we cannot find you a place we will provide details of other groups nearby. If your child has not yet reached the minimum age of 5 we …
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