Next Activity:
Date
8-9/8/2008
Information
Those of you who have not done Initiative Activity yet should put this on your calendar now. Those who have, could always go again just for the heck of it.
There will be numerous activities along the route to test your initiative, leadership, teamwork and basic Venturing knowledge. See your Venturer Record Book page 25 for the requirements.
You will need to bring all the necessary equipment for a hike.
Contact:
Michael Woodward 8337 5200
If you are a Leader and would like to assist on any Branch Venturer activity, please contact the person organising the activity or B.C./A.B.C. Venturers.
The Initiative Activity is part
of adventurous activities.
Unit Council approval required.
A minimum time of 10 hours is expected.
This overnight (Branch approved) course evaluates the Venturer’s ability to
“get up and go”, to make decisions
and to be able to participate in a team while evaluating, planning and solving each incident.
See an example of typical assessment sheets
that will be used on Initiative Activities.
Read about a couple of Units experience.
Initiative in Venturer language is a self starting power, an ability to get up
and go, without being told what to do. It’s
resourcefulness, working out what the problem is, figuring out the best way to
tackle it, then going ahead on your own.
An Initiative Activity is designed to enable Venturers to:
- develop how to use initiative
- practice using initiative
- test their ability to use initiative
The objective of the course should be to confront Venturers with a situation
which requires them to think about, conceive and implement a decision. The
emphasis should be on the approach to problem solving, not on the simple
application of technical skills previously learned. The course should be a
learning experience designed to develop initiative not technical skill.
Qualifying for that part of the Award does not depend upon the level of
achievement or success in relation to the stunts they undertake. All that is
required is that they participate fully.
Leaders are expected to prepare Venturers in problem solving procedures.
For the Award the Venturer needs to have satisfactorily participated in an
Initiative Activity as follows:
Participate in a weekend initiative Activity which must include a journey on foot,
over country with which the Venturer is not familiar.
The journey must include ‘incidents’,
such as rescues from heights, compass work, night work, decoding and water
incidents.
If you missed this Activity:
Contact Steve Palmer ( 0408 807 933 )
for details of the next Activity. If one has not yet been planned... ask Steve to plan one!
