Post on 27-Dec-2015
Congratulations
You’ve achieved something special already140 applicants125 at selection weekendOnly 36 selectedYou only get one chance to attend a JamboreeChosen to represent Berkshire and the UK
You are going to the highest profile event in World Scouting
What is a Jamboree?
Not just a big campA life changing opportunitySomething uniqueIncredible atmosphereMake life long friendshipsOnce in a lifetime opportunity
Introductions
An experienced teamSimon Pickett, Unit Leader
Tim Haggett, Assistant Unit Leader
Kathryn Stafford, Assistant Unit Leader
Jim Payen, Assistant Unit Leader
Jackie Crocombe, Unit treasurer
Keith Sherlock, HQ Support team
The Unit
36 Young people
20 boys, 16 girls
13 aged 12/1311 aged 1412 aged 15/16
There will be 4 Patrols with PLs and APLs in each
Need to build into a strong team over next 16 months
Hopefully all born between 25 July 1993 and 27 July 1997 !
Good geographical spreadPang valley 5Windsor 2Slough 4Maidenhead 7Reading 4South Berks 1South East Berks 3Wokingham 1Taceham 4Kennett 1Loddon 4
You will be part of Scouting history
There have been Jamborees every 4 years since 1929 except during WWII and 1979
There have been 21 Jamborees so far!
The 22nd will be the best one yet
22nd World Scout Jamboree
30,000 Participants aged 14-18 from nearly every Country in the World
3500 UK Participants
Plus Unit Leaders
International Service Team (IST)
The Trip
Not just a Jamboree!
Pre Jamboree Event held in Copenhagen – 2/3 nights (c25th July 2011)
22nd World Scout Jamboree (27th July – 7th August)
Home Hospitality (HoHo) held in other Countries, possibly one of the Baltic States – 2/3 nights
The Site
The site is near Kristianstad in southern SwedenA small town will be created With shops, banks, cafes, etcSplit into sub camps and common areas‘Camp in Camp’ experience
‘Simply Scouting’
Every Jamboree has a theme.
Sweden have chosen ‘Simply Scouting’ which has 3 components
Meetings. To encourage meetings between different cultures, religions, Countries, etc
Nature. Using the natural environment as a learning tool
Solidarity. Helping the young people to see that we share a common responsibility for our World
ProgrammeSubcamp Life
Module ActivitiesFun, Global Development, Challenging, Culture, Interactive, Environment, Educational ,Peace...
Common AreasWithin each sub camp and centrally
Arena Events3 large parties during the camp
Camp-in-CampA traditional Swedish Scout Camping experience off-site
There are opportunities for day visitors from the UK!
Equipment and Food
We will be given…
Uniform, necker, badges, trousersCoatLarge bag and day sackTents, cooking equipmentAnything else we decide to fundraise for!
We will cook as a unitWe will have meatballs every dayWe will buy food at on site supermarketsWe have to clean up too!We will invite other Countries for dinner and will get invited back (hopefully)
The training
Need to form a strong unit in 16 months
Mixture of • Training camps, one on a
plane!
• Training days
• Fundraising events
• PLs training
• Patrol days
• Facebook (maybe)
• Small groups
What we need to learnScouting skills
Pioneering, cooking etc
Undertstanding culture
Support each other
First Aid
Our strengths and weaknesses
Communication
Facebook group (with parental consent)
Search for “22nd World Scout Jamboree - UK Contingent”
http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se
www.bsj.org.uk
Regular parent meetings/conference calls
Emails to participants and parents
Dog and Bone
Commitment
Our CommitmentTo support youTo guide youTo train youTo build you into a teamAlways available to talk to before and during the eventTo make sure you make the most of the experienceTo have fun
Your CommitmentTo want to do itTo be a team playerTo support each otherTo attend training camps and daysTo play your part in fundraisingTo tell others outside the unit what you are doingTo learn through the experience
Costs
The cost for the event is £2100 per personIncludes
Three Weeks travel, food and accommodation – 3 CountriesInsuranceTraining Weekends and training daysUniformKit, tents etc
We’re in it together. We have to raise £84000 in 16 monthsPaid in instalments (Feb, July, Oct, Dec, March)
Where does the money come from?
Districts Scout GroupsUnit FundraisingIndividual fundraisingSmall group fundraisingCompany sponsorship or donationsParentsBursaries/grantsHard work