Boscoree 2018 embraces Harmony through Adventure

The 13^th National Boscoree 2018 in progress at the Don Bosco Campsite in Nashik, Maharashtra welcomed the first day of the New Year 2019 at the crack of dawn with BP’s Six. Having waited up till midnight to bid goodbye to 2018 with prayer, song and dance, the tired yet enthused scouts and guides were up and ready for yet another gruelling day of fun, adventure and harmony.

The mandatory morning scout practices of Scout’s Own, inspection of the campsite and the tent cleanliness, and the Flag Break was done with the usual discipline. Wrapping up the early morning deeds, the scouts and guides were all keen and eager to get to the ‘adventure games’ zone specially erected for a day-long adventure thrill. The general theme of the first day of the New Year was ‘harmony’. Each of the scouts and guides participated in the 20-game adventure setup, earning points and winning laurels for their efforts.

Mr. Zahid Qureshi the only Indian to be certified as official bungee Jump Master from the Bungee Consultant International, Canada (BCI) and a professionally certified mountain climbing expert apart from being the youngest jump master in India, designed and set up the ‘adventure games zone’. The scouts and guides thoroughly enjoyed the games designed. Tarzan swing, vertical rope ladder, swing crossing, horizontal ladder, log balancing, plank walk, sloth walk, bamboo wall net climbing, monkey crawl, commando bridge and tyre jumping ensured that the young guns had an exciting adventure of fun, frolic and grit.

Father Glenford Lowe, Programme Coordinator 13^th National Boscoree said, “this adventure sports at the 13^th National Boscoree 2018 is designed to evaluate and build up resilience, common sense, kindness and an independence of mind among the young scouts and guides. The question what really makes the difference when it comes to making a success of your life, resulted in us deciding to do something about one thing: character. Grit, resilience, determination through outdoor activities frees the mind and liberates the spirit. Moreover it helps develop camaraderie of sorts, allowing the young to live harmonious lives.”

The evening, after a tiring day of adventure, thrill and harmonious competition to outdo each other in succeeding at the games, was dedicated to a reflective and introspective session on ‘harmony’. The scouts and guides traced their palms on a piece of paper after which they asked five others from other patrols/schools to trace their palms over theirs. This added a colourful touch to the activity.

Yet, the day is not done. Eagerly awaiting the colourful array of dazzling cultural displays, the scouts and guides are all excited to witness the harmony in diversity of Indian cultural attire through song and dance.

Qureshi, the adventure enthusiast and expert –trainer quipped, “character training is nothing new. It is exactly what Robert Baden-Powell wanted scouting to be. For him, it was of more value than any other attribute in life, and that can happen very well with these theme adventure and extreme sports zones.”

स्काऊट आणि गाईड राष्ट्रीय महासंमेलन:

बॉस्कोरी स्काऊट आणि गाईड राष्ट्रीय महासंमेलनाचा हा तिसरा दिवस परंतू सहभागीतांची ऊर्जा उधळत आहे. मागील दिवसाचा थकवा दूर करुन, सर्व स्काऊट आणि गाईडने मजा आणि क्रियाकल्पांच्या तिसऱ्या दिवसासाठी स्वतःला तयार केले. उप-शिबिरांमध्ये ध्वजवंदनाचे कार्यक्रम आदरणीय आचरण आणि अधिकृत प्रक्रिये प्रमाणे करण्यात आले. स्काऊट्मास्टर, गाईड्कॅप्टन सर्व सलेशीयन फादर, ब्रदर आणि सिस्टरने या क्रियाकल्पमध्ये पूर्णतः सहभागी घेतला.

उप-शिबिरांमध्ये सकाळची प्रार्थना (स्काऊट्स ओन) झाली. त्या नंतर पूर्ण सकाळ व दुपारी प्रत्येक भागिदाराने टार्झन स्विंग, टायर बॅलेंसिंग, टायर भिंत, टायर चिमनी क्लायिंबींग, टायर पास, होरेझंटल लेडर क्रॉसिंग, टायर जंपिंग,लॉग बॅलेंसिंग, हॉरेझंटल लेडर, बांबूची वॉल नेट क्लायिंबींग, स्ल्हॉथ वॉक, झिग-झग वाक,फलक वॅक, मंकी क्रॉल नेट क्रॉलिंग, कमांडो ब्रिज, स्विंग क्रॉसींग, मंकी ब्रिज, व्हर्टिकल रॉप लाडर, टायट-रॉप बॅलेंसिंग या साहसी खेळांमध्ये भाग घेउनू आपले धाडस दर्शविले. हे खेळ पूर्ण केल्यास, त्यांना ॲडवॅंचर बॅज देण्यात येतो. तसेच जेवणानंतर सर्व उप-शिबिरांमध्ये सांस्कृतीक कार्यक्रम घेतले जातील. जनू पूर्ण भारत नाशिक मध्ये अवतरणार आहे. अलग- ढलग पारंपरा असलेले हे स्काऊट आणि गाईड आप-आपली संस्कृती नृत्या द्वारे प्रकट करतील.

‘निरामय आरोग्य, पावित्र्य आणि परस्पर सामंजस्य’ हे महासंमेलनाचे सुत्र असुन. ‘परस्पर सामंजस्य’ ह्याला आज विशेष महत्व आहे. परस्पर सामंजस्य ह्या विष्यावर एक सत्र तामीळ, हिंदी व इंग्रजीत आयोजित करण्यात आले. हे सत्र अतिशय माहितीपूर्वक होते. वरील सर्व उपक्रमात स्काऊट व गाईड हिरहिरीने सहभाग घेत आहेत.