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Month

 

Date 

 

Bronze

 

Silver

 

Notes

 

 

September

 

Tuesday 29th

 

OPEN EVENING

 

 

OPEN EVENING

 

October

 

Tuesday 6th

 

Introduce Leaders and Ice Breakers

 

 

Introduce Leaders and Ice Breakers

 

October

 

Tuesday 13th

 

Ice Breakers / Team Games

 

 

Ice Breakers / Team Games 

 

October

 

 

Tuesday 20th

 

Arrange Expedition Groups & discuss other sections of the Award - Fill in section forms

 

 

Arrange Expedition Groups

& discuss other sections of the Award - Fill in section forms

 

October

 

Tuesday 27th

 

HALF TERM

 

 

HALF TERM

 

November 

 

 

 Tuesday 3rd

 

Introduction to Maps

Symbols - Scales - Grid Referances.

Map Symbol Card Game

 

 

Introduction to Maps

Symbols - Scales - Grid Referances. 

Map Symbol Card Game

 

November

 

 

 Tuesday 10th

  

String Compass Bearing Activity

 

Intro to Filling out Route Cards

 

 

String Compass Bearing Activity

 

Intro to Filling out Route Cards

 

November

Tuesday 17th

 

Fill out one leg of Route Card using Warwick Map - Youth Centre to Centre of Warwick.

View Powerpoint Presentation

 

 Fill out one leg of Route Card using Warwick Map - Youth Centre to Centre of Warwick.

View Powerpoint Presentation

 

November

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 24th

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

Presentation Evening for this years Bronze Assessed Expeditions 7:30 - 8:30

 

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

December

 

 

 

Tuesday 1st

 

 

Country Code

 

Example Stoves and Build Trangia Activity

 

Expedition Food Ideas

 

 

Country Code

 

Example Stoves and Build Trangia Activity

 

Expedition Food Ideas

 

 

 

December

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 4th,

Saturday 5th, & Sunday 6th

 

 

 

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Leader Training Weekend

 

Area to be confirmed 

 December

 

 

 

Tuesday 8th

 

 

Kit Lists, Looking at Kit

Best Kit to take on Expedition

(Leaders to bring in pack for example)

 

 

Kit Lists, Looking at Kit

Best Kit to take on Expedition

(Leaders to bring in pack for example)

 

 

 

Training Day

Routes into WCC 

December

 

 

Tuesday 15th

 

 

Christmas Party

Ten-Pin Bowling

Leamington Spa

 

 

Christmas Party

Ten-Pin Bowling

Leamington Spa

 

December

 

Tuesday 22nd

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

 

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

 

December

 

Tuesday 29th

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

 

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

 

 January

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 5th

 

 

Basic Weather

Where can we get weather info?

Reading basic weater forcasts and maps.

Cloud formation and types.

Predicting the weather.

 

Look at Campsites for Practise and Assessment Expeditions

 

 

Basic Weather

Where can we get weather info?

Reading basic weater forcasts and maps.

Cloud formation and types.

Predicting the weather.

 

Look at Campsites for Practise and Assessment Expeditions

 

 January

 

 

Tuesday 12th

 

 

Cooking on a Trangia

Cook sample expedition food

Produce Expedition Menus

 

 

Cooking on a Trangia

Cook sample expedition food

Produce Expedition Menus

 

 January

 

 

Tuesday 19th

 

 

Tents

Discuss types of tents.

Put up sample tents in hall

Best tents to use on expedition

 

 

Tents

Discuss types of tents.

Put up sample tents in hall

Best tents to use on expedition

 January

 

Tuesday 26th

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

 February

 

 

Tuesday 2nd

 

 

Route Planning for Practise Expedition

 

Kit issue for Training Day

 

 

Route Planning for Practise Expedition 

 

Kit issue for Training Day

 

Coombe Abbey Notification

Routes into WCC 

 

 

 

February

 

 

Saturday 6th 

 

Training Day

 

Hatton Area

 

 

Training Day

 

Hatton Area

 
 
 February

 Tuesday 9th 

Route Planning for Practise Expedition

 

Route Planning for Practise Expedition

 

 

 

 February

 

Tuesday 16th

 

HALF TERM

 

 

HALF TERM

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 23rd

 

 

An awareness of Risk & Health & Safety Issues

Identifying & Avoiding Hazards

 

Produce An Informative Risk Poster

 

Filling out a Risk Assessment

 

Expedition Fitness

 

 

An awareness of Risk & Health & Safety Issues

 Identifying & Avoiding Hazards

 

Produce An Informative Risk Poster

 

Filling out a Risk Assessment

 

Expedition Fitness

 

March

 

 

Tuesday 2nd

 

 

Red Cross First Aid Course

 

 

 

Red Cross First Aid Course

 

 

Bronze & Silver Practise Routes into WCC

 

March

 

 Tuesday 9th

 

Red Cross First Aid Course

 

 

Red Cross First Aid Course

 

 

March

 

 Tuesday 16th

 

 Red Cross First Aid Course

 

Red Cross First Aid Course

 

 

 March

 

Saturday 20th

 

 

Training Day

 

Coombe Abbey

 

Orienteering

 

Training Day

 

Coombe Abbey

 

Orienteering

 

March

 

 

 

Tuesday 23rd

 

 Kit Return & Training Day Evaluation

 

Start looking at Assessment Expedition Routes

 

 Kit Return & Training Day Evaluation

 

Start looking at Assessment Expedition Routes

 

 

 GO APE

Details into WCC

March

 

Tuesday 30th

 

EASTER HOLIDAY

 

 

EASTER HOLIDAY

 

April

 

Tuesday 6th

 

EASTER HOLIDAY

 

 

EASTER HOLIDAY

 

Arpil

 

Tuesday 13th

 

Kit Issue & Expedition Preperation

 

 

Kit Issue & Expedition Preperation

 

 

April

 

 

Friday (eve) 16th -

Saturday 17th -

Sunday 18th

 
 

 

Bronze Practise Expedition

 

 

Silver Practise Expedition 

 

April

 

Tuesday 20th

 

Kit Return AND CLEAN & Expedition Evaluation

 

 

Kit Return AND CLEAN & Expedition Evaluation

 

April

 

 Tuesday 27th

 

 

Orienteering Course Around Warwick (OUTSIDE)

 

 

Orienteering Course Around Warwick (OUTSIDE)

 

May

Tuesday 4th

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

 

May

 

Tuesday 11th

 

 

Route Planning for Assessment Expedition

 

 

Route Planning for Assessment Expedition

 

 

May

 

 

Saturday 15th

 

 

GO APE

 

 (High Ropes Course)

 

www.goape.co.uk

 

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE

 

 

GO APE

 

 (High Ropes Course)

 

www.goape.co.uk

 

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE

 
 

May

 

Tuesday 18th

 

Route Planning for Assessment Expedition

 

 

Route Planning for Assessment Expedition

 

 May

Tuesday 25th 

Finish Route Planning for Assessment Expedition!

Finish Route Planning for Assessment Expedition!

 

Bronze & Silver Assessment Routes into WCC

 

June

Tuesday 1st

 

HALF TERM

 

HALF TERM

 

June

 

Tuesday 8th

 

 

Compass Bearing & Pacing Excercise around St Nicholas Park (OUTSIDE)

 

Compass Bearing & Pacing Excercise around St Nicholas Park (OUTSIDE)

 

June

 

Tuesday 15th

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

Friday 18th, Saturday 19th, & Sunday 20th 

 

 

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Leader Training Weekend

 

Area to be confirmed 

 

June

 

Tuesday 22nd

 

Summer BBQ

Summer BBQ

 

June

Tuesday 29th

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

 

LEADERS MEETING

(NO D OF E TONIGHT)

 

 

July

 

Tuesday 6th

 

 

Aim of the Assessed Exepedition??

 

Photos?

Take Notes?

What information are you going to collect during your expedition?

 

How are you going to do a presentation?

 

Aim of the Assessed Exepedition??

 

Photos?

Take Notes?

What information are you going to collect during your expedition?

 

How are you going to do a presentation? 

 

July

 

Tuesday 13th

 

Kit Issue & Expedition Preperation

Kit Issue & Expedition Preperation

 

 

July

 

 

Friday (eve) 16th - Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th - Monday 19th

 

 

Bronze Assessment

 

Expedition

 

Friday Evening to Sunday Evening

 

Silver Assessment

 

Expedition

 

Friday Evening to Monday Evening

 

July

 

Tuesday 20th

 

 

Kit Return & Expedition Evaluation

Plan Expedition Aim over Summer Holiday

 

Kit Return & Expedition Evaluation

Plan Expedition Aim over Summer Holiday

 
JulyTuesday 27th

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

AugustTuesday 3rd

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY
AugustTuesday 10th

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY
AugustTuesday 17th

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY
AugustTuesday 24th

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

 

SUMMER HOLIDAY

 

August

 

Tuesday 31stSUMMER HOLIDAY SUMMER HOLIDAY  

September

 

Tuesday 7th

 

Final Expedition Aim Presentation Preperation 

 

Final Expedition Aim Presentation Preperation 

 
 

September

 

Tuesday 14th

 

Presentation Evening

& Certificate Issue 

 

Parents / Guardian welcome

 

Presentation Evening

& Certificate Issue

 

Parents / Guardian welcome