St Joseph's Scout Group

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St Josephs Scout Group is one of the leading Scout Groups within New Zealand with over 90 youth. The Scout Hall/Den is situated down Royal Ave, in Upper Hutt.

Our groups offers four sections, Keas, Cubs, Scouts, and Venturers. Which covers all youth aged 6-19 years, but for those older than that you can still get involved as Adult Leaders, which we are always seeking.

Scouting is New Zealand’s leading and preferred youth movement. The Scouting Movement began in 1907 and was established in New Zealand in 1908. Scouting has included young women since 1980.

The Chief Scout in NZ is the Governor General, His Excellency Hon. Anand Satyanand, PCNZM.

The Scouting Movement includes a range of age-appropriate membership options for school age children through to young adults:

• Keas (6 – 8 yrs)

• Cubs (8 – 10 yrs)

• Scouts (10 - 14 yrs)

• Venturers (14 - 19 yrs)

• Rovers (19-26 yrs) - Not available at St Joseph's Scout Group

Scouting encourages its members to develop personal responsibility, positive self-esteem and self-confidence through participation in outdoor activities and national events. The outdoor activities programme for Scouting has been developed to challenge young people in a safe and supportive environment. All activities are delivered under professional supervision.

The annual programme of Scouts’ National Schools include:

• Aviation & Flying Schools

• Photography School

• Mountaincraft School

• Snow School

• Canoe School

• Caving School

• Driving School

• Sea Kayaking School

• Rock Climbing School

"I learnt to fly a plane before I learnt to drive a car through the Scout Flying School" Andy Bartle

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