Pioneering
1 meeting
Age:
5+
Cost:
Low
DIY for the outdoors
Work as a team to make anything from shelters and bridges to camp chairs and other things you need in the outdoors.
Overview
Pioneering involves using knots and lashes to make structures and useful objects from lengths of wood. You can do it on a large scale in the outdoors by making things such as shelters and bridges over streams. Alternatively, you can make smaller objects in the meeting place. This traditional guiding activity encourages teamwork, imagination and problem solving.
Visit Pioneering Made Easy or Pioneering Projects where you can find ideas for pioneering
Planning checklist
Safety notes
For younger girls, rubber bands and short garden canes can be used for this activity.
If the pioneering is happening outside your normal meeting time and venue, or outside a residential event, an Information and Consent for Event/Activity form is required.
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.
| Section | Number of girls per adult |
|---|---|
| Rainbows | 5 |
| Brownies | 8 |
| Guides | 12 |
How many adults are needed?
Use this calculator to find out the ratio of girls to adults that is required for this activity
Girlguiding activity centres for pioneering
Foxlease
Сontact information
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Address:
Girlguiding Foxlease Clay HillLyndhurstHampshireSO43 7DE -
Telephone:
02380 282 638 -
Email:
[email protected] -
Website:
http://www.foxlease.org.uk
Waddow Hall
Сontact information
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Address:
Girlguiding Waddow Hall Waddington RoadClitheroeLancashireBB7 3LD -
Telephone:
01200 423186 -
Email:
[email protected] -
Website:
http://www.waddow.org.uk