Scout Badge

Criteria (Estimated Completion Time - 6 Months)

World Scout Badge

1. Attain the World Scout Badge.

• You should know:

(a) A brief history of the scouting movement, including who founded the movement.

(b) A background of your Scout Unit, including your Group Scout Leader, Scout Leaders, and Patrol Leaders.

(c) The Scout Promise.

(d) The Scout Law.

(e) The different parts of a Scout Uniform.

(f) What to do during your investiture.

• Scouts who have attained the World Scout Badge when they were a Cub Scout are exempted but are highly encouraged to share their experiences with their peers.

2. Investiture

• Be invested into your Unit.

Citizenship and Global Awareness 

1. National Symbols

• Investigate the origins and meanings behind the National Symbols of your own country (Examples include, but are not limited to National Flag, National Anthem, Coat of Arms, etc).

2. Famous Scouts

• Research on five famous Scouts and their contributions to the country/society. Two Scouts should be from Singapore and three should be from another country.

Service and Community

1. My Community

• With a fellow Scout, explore the area around your Troop’s activity base, school or home.

• You may take photographs of interesting things, be prepared to discuss briefly about the possible needs of the community you have explored and record in your Journal.

Inspirations, Beliefs and Attitudes

1. My Beliefs

• Share with your Patrol your beliefs and practices in your religion (Choose any religion to research into if you do not have one).

2. Thank You

• Note down acts of kindness towards yourself in your Journal. Write a letter of gratitude to someone whom you are thankful to in life.

At the end of Scout Badge, Unit Leaders should assess that Young Persons should have made progress towards achieving some of the following educational outcomes, prior to awarding the badge.