Reach for the Stars
Welcome to Reach for the Stars 2022
5th – 6th February 2022
Reach For The Stars Joining pack HERE
Links will go live in the build-up to the event but will all be live on the weekend
Watch Opening video HERE
Upload your Reach for the Stars photos by clicking HERE
View the gallery of photos from Reach for the Stars 2022 HERE
Download your My Group sheet for use with your photos HERE
How does it work?
The camp is planned around Beaver Activity badges as well as some fun activities that are not linked to badges:
- Air Activities 1 Badge
- Builder badge
- Cook Badge
- Creative Badge
- Experiment Badger
- Explore Badge
- Hikes Away 1 Badge
- Space Badge
You can do as many as you want – there is no limit! Reach for the stars!
The activities will be available after the opening ceremony at 10am and will stay open all weekend. Do as many as you can and upload a picture of you joining in (1st name or group only – no surnames)! How much can you achieve in the weekend? Send your pictures to your own Colony social media or leaders as well as to the whole county photo gallery so you can contribute to the big picture of the weekend.
Join us for the virtual campfire in the evening with your smores and blanket.
And, of course, because it is a camp, you can’t sleep in a nice comfy bed – time to catch some ZZZZs in a den or a tent – whatever your space allows 🙂
Download the invite for your colony Reach For The Stars 2022 Invite.
Reach for the Stars will run from 10am on Saturday 5th February 2022 until 4pm on Sunday 6th February 2022. Attending Reach for the Stars costs nothing! You just need to sign up and join in. If you are not from Surrey Scouts and you would like a badge (dispatched after the event), it will cost £3 for the badge and postage. Details of purchase will available in the joining pack.
Beavers need to be registered for the event by their parents/carers/guardians. Each Beaver needs to be registered separately so if you have two Beavers in your family, they will need to be registered separately. This will allow for the correct number of badges to be dispatched.
The camp starts with an opening ceremony at 10am. Members are then invited to set up their camp and make it as awesome as possible. Activities are then available for Beavers to join in with at their own pace. Beavers can do as many of them as they want and, if you want to, you can upload pictures and videos of the Beavers doing them. Please remember to only use first names and a group if you want but not first and last names. If Beavers want to, they can use make this My Group Sheet match their scarf colour and use it with their pictures. The event ends at 4pm but the activities will remain open for those still joining in. Watch the opening ceremony HERE (link will go live during the event) Watch the story time HERE (link will go live during the event) Watch the campfire HERE (link will go live during the event) Join in with Wake Up and Shake Up HERE Watch the Closing message HERE (Will go live during the event)
Reach for the Stars 2022 Information
Reach for the Stars 2022 Registration
Register for Reach for the Stars HERE
Reach for the Stars 2022 Programme
Day
Morning and afternoon
Evening
Saturday
10am – Opening video. Activities.
5pm Story time
Activity badges – Air Activities, Builder, Cook, Creative, Experiment, Explore, Hikes Away, Space
7pm – Camp fire
Sunday
Wake up and Shake up morning exercise! 8am. Activity badges – Air Activities, Builder, Cook, Creative, Experiment, Explore, Hikes Away, Space
Closing message 4pm
Visit the Activities sections of this event to find what is on offer. These will go live just before the event opens and will remain live until at least the end of the camp.
Reach for the Stars 2022 Activities
There is a lot going on at Reach for the Stars and you can make it fit to the time you have and what you want to do.
Each activity sheet in the booklet tells you what you need to do and has links to the Beaver badges that it will help Beavers to achieve. This will be useful information to pass on to leaders so that they can tick off the relevant badges. Make sure that you supply them with some evidence of the activity being completed. If your colony uses it, this may be done through Badges at Home in Online Scout Manager. Check with your Colony leaders if you are not sure about this.
Download the Badge Completion Sheet HERE
All links will go live during the event.
Opening video HERE
Before you start, learn some Makaton Sign Language basics HERE
Complete at least one activity from each section Foam Rockets Foam Rocket fins template Download Requirements sheet: Air Activities 1 Badge Requirements
Complete all the requirements below, ideas for projects listed below. Possible Projects Download Requirements sheet: Builder Badge Requirements Beavers may earn the Activity Plus badge if they already have this badge
Complete at least one task from sections 1,2,3 & three from section 4 Kitchen Hygiene Food Hygiene worksheet Kitchen Risk Bingo Cards Kitchen Risk Bingo Download Requirements sheet: Cook Badge Requirements Beavers may earn the Activity Plus badge if they already have this badge
Complete at least one activity from each requirement Download Requirements sheet: Creative Badge Requirements Beavers may earn the Activity Plus badge if they already have this badge
Balloon Pump Balloon Pump experiment sheet Magic Star Magic Star experiment sheet Walking Water experiment sheet Floating Plate experiment sheet Levitating Ball experiment sheet Leakproof Bag Leakproof bag experiment sheet Invisible Ink Invisible ink experiment sheet Levitating Ring Levitating Ring experiment sheet Download Requirements sheet: Experiment Badge Requirements Beavers may earn the Activity Plus badge if they already have this badge
Complete each section Activities you can complete whilst exploring: Nature Scavenger Hunt Walk – Scavenger Hunt Table Download Requirements sheet: Badge Requirements Beavers may earn the Activity Plus badge if they already have this badge
Can you plan a 4km hike & then complete the hike? You will need Instructions Link: Information for map reading beginners: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/resources/map-reading-made-easy.pdf Risk Assessment Trips & falls on uneven ground Getting lost Download Requirements sheet: Hikes Away 1 Badge Requirements
Complete at least 1 activity from each section Do your own research to find out 5 fascinating facts about: International Space Station or Space Shuttle or Scout Ambassador Astronaut Tim Peake International Space Station Colouring page Download Requirements sheet: Badge Requirements Beavers can earn the Activity Plus badge if they already have this badge
Air Activities Badge One
How to earn your badge:
Make an aircraft out of paper.
Find out about one kind of aircraft.
Aircraft colouring sheets
Spell your name using the phonetic alphabet.
Talk to someone who has flown in an aircraft.
Tell others in your section about an aircraft you would like to fly in (real or imaginary) Draw a picture or make a model.
Builder Badge
How to earn your badge:
Cook Badge
How to earn your badge:
Find out what makes a balanced diet.
Find out why being clean in the kitchen is important.
Learn about being safe in the kitchen
Choose three dishes to prepare and cook. At least one dish should be savoury and one should be sweet.
Creative Badge
How to earn your badge :
Do a performance.
Try a craft.
Construct something.
Use your imagination.
Experiment Badge
How to earn your badge:
Do three of the experiments listed below:
Tell others what you saw and discovered doing your experiments and try to explain what happened.
Explore Badge
Hikes Away Badge
Complete one hike to earn this badge involving at least 2 hours of activity
Who is at risk?
Beaver Scouts
What are the risks?
Collision with vehicles
How can the risks be minimized?
Adequate adult supervision at all times.
Space Badge
How to earn your badge:
Point out some of the things you can see in the night sky.
Point out and name at least one constellation you can see
Name the eight planets in our solar system and draw or make a model of one of the planets
Find out about an astronaut, a space mission or a planet in our solar system.
Extra Activities
Colouring pages:
Just for fun
Colouring Competition
Training for Leaders
Risk Assessment (More to be added) Live session timetable
Training sessions
The training sessions have a focus on supporting Beaver leaders to provide a residential experience when we are able to
Sessions will include:
Book places will be via BookingBug HERE!
Day
AM
Book
Saturday
Module 16 Pauline Lewer – 10.oo-12.30
Book HERE
Sunday
Risk Assessment – Richard Ayears – 9.30-10.30 am
Book HERE
Course name
Course details
Course Leader
Background
Join Link
Risk assessment
A piece of paper on its own will never prevent an accident, illness or other harm so why is risk assessment so important?
Richard Ayears
Richard oversees the event risk assessments for Scoutabout and other major events.
Book HERE
Module 16
Get to grips with the basics of residential experiences
Pauline Lewer
Pauline is Surrey Scouts’ Deputy County Commissioner (Training)