Culture
Complete five clauses. Do at least two from each section.
Local
1. With your Patrol, make up a local neighbourhood trail, with a
quiz or scavenge hunt, for the other Patrols in your unit.
2. Interview a member of your community who can tell you
about life in your area. Record the interview on tape or video.
3. Learn a dance, song, poem or piece of drama traditional
to your area or region and perform it as an entertainment with your
Patrol.
4. Find stories or legends about a local patron saint or a
coat of arms. Ask about local people over the years who have
contributed to the well-being of the community. Present your
findings in an interesting way through photographs, drawings, and a
report for a local newspaper or a short drama.
5. Visit a local exhibition with your Patrol. If possible,
ask one of the exhibitors to give you a demonstration of a craft or
let you have a go at it yourself.
6. Visit a place of historical interest, such as a museum,
famous building or archaeological site, with your Patrol. Make a
presentation about your visit to the rest of the unit.
7. Know which local or national youth councils, parliaments
or forums give young people an opportunity to have a voice in
current issues affecting them.
Other cultures
Choose a culture other than your own and then:
1. Cook a traditional meal often eaten in your chosen
culture, and invite your family, Patrol or Leader(s) to share it
with you.
2. Learn ten words and their meanings from your chosen
culture’s language or dialect. Teach them to your Patrol.
3. Talk to someone from a different cultural background and
find out about their lifestyle. Present this in an imaginative way
to your unit, either by using photographs, postcards, maps and
posters or by demonstration with drama, costumes, games and so on.
4. Put on a cultural fashion show using members of your
Patrol, or use dolls to demonstrate costumes from other countries.
This could be done as part of an international evening in your unit.
5. Find out about the daily life of girls or young women in
your chosen culture. Share your findings with an interested person
or your Patrol.
