
Encouraging Social Wellness through Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Day Camp
PROGRAM/ACTIVITY OVERVIEW:
This program aims to improve and develop the camaraderie between Scouts of the Marikina Science High School by means of various activities that challenge each Scout to connect with his/her brothers/sisters.
OBJECTIVES:
- To foster camaraderie among the Scouts.
- To showcase the talents and skills of the Scouts.
- To promote Scouting as foremost in developing the young people to become agents of change in their communities.
MECHANICS, NARRATIVE & ASSESSMENT TOOL:
Each Scout in the campus went on a single day camp. There were various activities held to encourage social wellness.
The Scouts were grouped randomly into several crews to maximize and challenge their social abilities.
The Scouts had a flag making contest in which every crew was given a pole, a piece of cloth, and some paint. They were tasked to design their own flag in a specific time frame.
The flags were judged accordingly by the outfit advisors of Marikina Science High school. The following criteria was used.
Visual Impact (Aesthetic Appeal) -40%
Relevance and Content -40%
Neatness -20% 100%
The Scouts also had a team building activity called “Amazing Race” in which every crew held a race between stations where every station has a specific task for the crew to finish.
Once the crew finishes a station’s task, they may advance to the next station. First crew to finish all station wins.
The Scouts also held a Boodle Fight that brings each and every Scout together to foster the spirit of Scouting.
The Scouts were also tasked to assign two representatives each crew to participate in a pageant.
The pageant challenged the Scouts to make use of recycled materials in order to make their representatives’ costumes. They were tasked to do these costumes in a specific time frame.
The contest proper was split into the following portions:
-Catwalk Modelling
-Talent Portion
-Question and Answer Portion
The contestants were judged accordingly by the outfit advisors of Marikina Science High school. The following criteria was used.
Visual Appeal of the Costume -15%
Catwalk Modelling -25 %
Talent Portion -25%
Question and Answer Portion -25%
Audience Impact -10% 100%