Many of the Challenge Awards and Activity Badges we’ll work on through our regular meetings as well as camps and events but many can also be earned by or linked to activities outside of Scouting. Below are some examples – discuss them more with your leader or patrol.
- Personal Challenge Award – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/awards/personal/
- Skills Challenge Award (Part 4 – Home Skills) – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/awards/skills/
- Musician (Staged for different Grades) – https://www.scouts.org.uk/staged-badges/musician/stage-2
- Swimmer (Staged for different Levels) – https://www.scouts.org.uk/staged-badges/swimmer/stage-2
- Martial Arts – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/martial-arts/
- Physical Recreation – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/physical-recreation/
- Fund Raising – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/fundraising/
- And many of the other activity or staged badges – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/
Others are more challenging and will need Scouts to develop skills and leadership over their time as Scouts.
- Expedition Challenge Award – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/awards/expedition/
- Team Leader Award – https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/awards/team-leader/
These culminate in the top award for the Scout Section – The Chief Scout’s Gold Award – https://www.scouts.org.uk/top-awards/chief-scout-s-gold-award/