Pioneering
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Description
Pioneering involves lashing together lengths
of wood (normally bamboo poles or doweling) with rope, string or
rubber bands, to make shelters, structures or gadgets. Pioneering
can also be on a larger scale, where pioneering poles are used to
build structures like bridges. It encourages teamwork, imagination
and problem solving. This activity can be carried out almost
anywhere.
Who can
participate?
Open to all.
Ratio of adults to
girls
Normal ratios for activities away from the
meeting place are required.
Guiding Manual ratios
Regulations
- If leaving the meeting place for pioneering
activities, The Leader must ensure that all participants under the
age of 18 have written permission to take part from an adult with
parental responsibility.
- The local Commissioner must be informed that
the activity is taking place.
- Carry out a risk
assessment for the activity.
Instructor
qualifications
Not applicable.
The leader of the activity must have a
competent understanding of pioneering techniques and must fully
check structures such as bridges and camp gadgets before they are
used by participants.
Useful
information
For younger girls, rubber bands and short
garden canes can be used for this activity.
Girlguiding UK Activity
Centres
Try this activity
at:
Blackland
Farm (Sussex), Broneirion
(Powys), Foxlease (Hampshire),
Hautbois (Norfolk),
Lorne (Belfast), Netherurd (Peeblesshire)
or Waddow (Lancashire).
Useful websites
http://www.pioneeringprojects.org/
http://www.pioneeringmadeeasy.co.uk/
Page last updated: 10/14/2011