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The Junior Section is for boys aged 8 to 11 (School Years 4-6).
The Junior Section is for boys aged 8 to 11 (School Years 4-6).
Every parent will know that an eight-year-old is an established individual, looking to try new adventures and activities. He is usually one of a group of friends, although many still like to explore some interests on their own. Junior Section meetings are crammed full of challenges, games and activities, usually ones that they themselves have suggested. There are hundreds of activities catering for just about every possible interest. At the same time we try to encourage them to explore other new interests. There’s loads of variety and little chance of becoming bored!
The Junior section uniform is a navy jumper and dark trousers. Meetings usually last around an hour and a half and take place during the winter months.
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The Juniors Award Scheme
The Juniors Award Scheme
Juniors is for those aged between 8 and 11 years old.
The Juniors Programme is specifically designed to encourage a child to look beyond themselves. Many are interested in one type of activity - perhaps sports, or natural history. Our special programme provides such interest and at the same time gently urges them to try others of a different type.
This provides a balanced all round programme - which includes spiritual and social input, as well as physical and adventure activities in 5 different programme zones.
Juniors 100
In 2017 we will be celebrating the centenary of the Junior Section (Juniors), a significant anniversary in the life of our organisation and one that we hope members will want to celebrate locally and nationally.
Our celebrations will take place across the calendar year, covering both the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 sessions allowing ample opportunities for local and national events to take place.
There will be activities at a Company level that your Juniors can participate in including the Juniors 100 Challenge, International Team Games, The BIG 100 Party, Comic Relief 2017 as well as programme ideas and resources. These will be alongside national opportunities to celebrate including regional services and events.
Activity Zones
Activity Zones
Body (fit for fun)This zone focuses on games and physical activities.
Body (fit for fun)This zone focuses on games and physical activities.
Mind (think and do)This zone contains simple puzzles and quizzes, thinking games and treasure hunts, hobbies and collections.
Spirit (God and me)This zone looks at devotions, prayers and worship, bible stories and characters, and Christian festivals.
Community (me and my world)This zone focuses on conservation, the local community, the church and helping others.
Creativity (make and do)This zone looks at a range of activities from crafts, model making, cooking, mime and drama and many more!
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The Activity Badges
There are four badges to gain in Juniors Awards Scheme, with a number of topics from each of the activity groups required for each badge:
Target Award: 12 activities, two from each of the five headings and two extra topics.
Bronze Award: 18 activities, three from each of the five headings and three extra topics.
Silver Award: 18 activities, three from each of the five headings and three extra topics.
Gold Award: 18 activities, three from each of the five headings and three extra topics.
The badges are metal with a pin-on fastening. The badges are placed on the armband as seen below. When boys move to the Company Section, they will wear the highest Activity badge gained during their time in Anchors and Juniors.
The History
The History
Up until 1917 The Boys' Brigade had only catered for Boys aged 12 and over. However, in September 1917, Brigade Council (the governing body of The Boys' Brigade) setup the Boy Reserves to cater for Boys aged 9 to 12 years of age. For several years prior to this a number of Companies had started to take in recruits under twelve, the Boy Scouts had done so too from 1916 as Wolf Cubs, and for this reason there were calls to lower the age limit to accommodate these Boys within the Brigade.
The uniform adopted by the Boy Reserves was nautical consisting of a sailor's cap, navy blue jersey and shorts. The NCO's working with them too had nautical ranks as petty officers. In the early days of the Boy Reserves there was a noticeable increase in attendance at Sunday School in those churches which had adopted the section and the number of Companies operating a Boy Reserves quickly started to grow. By 1918 there were more than 1,500 members of the Boy Reserves across the UK, the section continued to grow through the 1920's.
Life Boys. In 1926 The Boys' Brigade Boy Reserves merged with The Boys' Life Brigade Lifeboys and became known as the Life Boys. With this amalgamation membership increased to more than 30,000 Boys in the early 1930's and then to more than 70,000 in the 1950's.
When in 1966 the Life Boys became a full part of the Brigade as the Junior Section, a name which, intended to be temporary until a better one could be thought of, it still holds today; although originally as now many often refer to the Boys and Girls of the age group just as Juniors.
Original Article - National BB Website
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