Episodes

Jamboree Cultural Day
July 19, 2023

Jamboree Cultural Day

Some brief thoughts on how to prepare your Group (or Contingent) for Cultural Day at whatever Jamboree you’re attending.
Scouting Five - Week of June 26, 2023
June 27, 2023

Scouting Five - Week of June 26, 2023

Explorer Scouts fundraise with an album, and Scouts Canada launches a helpline.
Cuborama
June 22, 2023

Cuborama

What happens when you let a bunch of Venturer Scouts run a Cub camp?
Guest: Scouter Andrew
Kander100
June 9, 2023

Kander100

The trials and pitfalls of being a Jamboree Contingent Lead.
Saying
May 25, 2023

Saying "Yes" To Your Waitlist

A presentation given on Scouts Canada’s Workplace site, detailing how to say yes to youth waiting to join your Scout Group.
Guests: Scouter Tim , Scouter Siobhan , Scouter Simon , Scouter Greg , Scouter Ginger , Scouter Kit , Scouter Chris , Scouter Sandi
Group Committee Transition
May 12, 2023

Group Committee Transition

How do you handle turnover in your Group Committee?
Scouting Five - Week of April 24, 2023
April 29, 2023

Scouting Five - Week of April 24, 2023

Girl Scout cookie troubles, Rovers have a Moot in Africa...and earn royal awards in Canada.
Scouting Five - Week of April 10, 2023
April 15, 2023

Scouting Five - Week of April 10, 2023

Jamborees and Moots, Religious Symposiums...and Emergency Response.
Cross-Country Big Opportunity
March 31, 2023

Cross-Country Big Opportunity

Scouter Andrew returns with another discussion of Scouts Canada’s “Big Opportunity”.
Guests: Scouter Andrew , Scouter Anna , Scouter Emma , Scouter Alicia
Map Makers and Barrier Breakers (The Big Opportunity)
March 3, 2023

Map Makers and Barrier Breakers (The Big Opportunity)

Another discussion of Scouts Canada’s Big Opportunity, this time from a Group-level perspective.
Guests: Scouter Andrew , Scouter David , Scouter Stacey , Scouter Lindsey , Scouter Peter
Scouting Five - Week of February 20, 2023
Feb. 23, 2023

Scouting Five - Week of February 20, 2023

Founders Day observed, Scouts BSA sells properties...and Scouts around the world help out as they can.
A Big Opportunity
Feb. 17, 2023

A Big Opportunity

A once-in-a-generation opportunity to reach more Canadian youth!
Scouting Five - Week of January 16, 2023
Jan. 19, 2023

Scouting Five - Week of January 16, 2023

Polish Scouts get awarded, Scouts in Europe spread the Peace Light...and can Camp Byng be re-opened?
More of What We Already Do
Dec. 30, 2022

More of What We Already Do

“Already know you, that which you need.”
Scouting Five - Week of November 28, 2022
Dec. 2, 2022

Scouting Five - Week of November 28, 2022

Scouts sell Christmas trees, Girl Scouts struggle with cookie supplies...and the Interamerican Scouts meet up in Paraguay.
Scouting Five - Week of November 21, 2022
Nov. 24, 2022

Scouting Five - Week of November 21, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda join WOSM, Scouts help those in need...and another Scouts Canada property closes (for a while, at least).
Volunteers, Redux
Nov. 11, 2022

Volunteers, Redux

Finding and keeping volunteers: the ever-present challenge every Scout Group faces.
Scouting Five - Week of October 31, 2022
Nov. 3, 2022

Scouting Five - Week of October 31, 2022

Scouts deal with flight cancellation costs, Scouting for Food kicks off...and JOTA-JOTI adds an NFT badge.
Scouting Five 175 - Week of September 19, 2022
Sept. 20, 2022

Scouting Five 175 - Week of September 19, 2022

So passes Queen Elizabeth II.
PSA - Kander100 Announcement
Sept. 7, 2022

PSA - Kander100 Announcement

Scouter Ken will be at the Kander100 Jamboree!
Scouting Five - Week of August 29, 2022
Sept. 1, 2022

Scouting Five - Week of August 29, 2022

Scouts hailed as heroes, champion youth empowerment, and win funding for big adventures.
Meet the Parents II
Aug. 19, 2022

Meet the Parents II

Revisiting the how-tos of a parent meeting.
Scouting Five - Week of August 8, 2022
Aug. 10, 2022

Scouting Five - Week of August 8, 2022

It turns out a lot can happen when you don't cover the news for a couple of months!
Travel Woes
July 22, 2022

Travel Woes

Travelling by air these days is...tricky.