Orienteering is a fun activity that lets you use a map and compass — or a compass and instructions — and your pace to follow a course.
Once you learn the distance of your particular pace, you can start to learn how many steps you take per foot — and you can then, by counting your steps, walk a certain distance. Why learn to do this? For orienteering as an activity — it’s fun to challenge yourself to work through a course and see how well you did. But what if you’re trying to give someone directions? You will get … Read the rest
Troop 222 “rocked” the Stone Age with Oog and friends at the Fall Camporee
Showing off our loaded trailer as we head out after a successful weekend
We headed to Ransburg for our first Fall Camporee, and this trip included our troop trailer for the first time!
The Stone Age Camporee was organized by Troop 202 of Carmel, and featured scout skills activities with a Stone Age theme. We arrived in time to check out our campsite before the sun set — but we had to set up camp in the dark. This was a new challenge and proved a … Read the rest
Daily camp summaries seemed like a great idea, but once you get finished with the week and don’t get it all written down… well, time flies and it doesn’t happen. So after the first couple of days, we present…
THERESTOFTHEWEEK
Highlights include:
Hammock time — hanging out in the hammock, chilling, laughing. This is when we get to catch our breath.
Hanging out in the hammock in the shade is a lot cooler.
Wednesday is Troop Night, and we went into Bedford to the Golden Corral. An air-conditioned restaurant was a great treat — as was the chance to pick … Read the rest
The morning at camp started at 6:15 — for most of us. Some of us were up before that, but everyone was up at 6:15 when SPL Nora got everyone up. It was smacking the tent doors and calling out “Good morning! Wake up!” that got everyone going.
Nora wakes up the troop.Callia and Nora are ready to head up for breakfast
Hoppers reported to the dining hall at 7 am to get everything set up. Hoppers set the table, bring the food to the tables (we eat family style). Each table seats eight, and so our … Read the rest
Troop 222 Scouts are ready to go to Ransburg for summer camp!
One of the biggest events for a Scouts BSA troop is going to summer camp. Everyone packed their own stuff — and we gathered to load the trailer and get on the road!
Scout camp is an amazing chance to earn merit badges, work toward rank advancement, meet other scouts, sleep at camp — all the things. But we were all nervous about it as well. First time at Ransburg Scout Reservation!
We got to camp and had a whirlwind orientation — they checked health forms, told us … Read the rest
Who needs Service Hours? (Everyone) And service with friends is even better.
Troop 222 girls and Ginny’s Girl Scout troop ready for our work
Ginny invited us to join her and her Girl Scout Troop for a day of service and fun at Girl Scouts Camp Ada. We started the day with a drive from Bethel to the camp. Who knew it was State Road 38 Garage Sale day? Navigating the cars that seemed to have just stopped on the side of the road was kind of exciting, especially when those garage sales looked so inviting. (That one had … Read the rest
It took some time to get all the First Aid requirements finished, but after a couple of meetings, we’ve looked at them all. (We also practiced here.) When new scouts join, we hope that we can then teach them these techniques through the EDGE method. One thing for sure — we’ll probably remember these by how much fun we had learning and practicing. Remember when we carried each other in blankets? Or Mr. Sherrill’s “broken” arm?
Taaa-daa! Mr. Sherrill’s arm is in a sling, and he is ready to get treatment. … Read the rest
We had a lot to deal with, what with Scoutmasters Jenny, Mary and Annie’s (fake) injuries, but we learned some first aid to help them. Fake animals bit them. We had to flush things out of our eyes, and treated our scoutmasters’ fake burns and learned how to get a fish hook out of their skin. (We didn’t harm any scoutmasters in these practice scenarios.)
Practicing flushing an object out of someone’s eye is best done when there’s not a real emergency.
From our Scribe, Claire:
“We learned about First Aid and demonstrated on Annie, Mary, and Jenny. We learned … Read the rest
