Folie 1 - VCP Bezirk Paul Schneider

VCP district
Paul Schneider
in Wolfsburg
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Overview: our district
• founded in 1962
• about 350 members
• about 20 groups in
different ages
• one group with handicaped
adult scouts
• 2 tribes in different
townships of Wolfsburg
(40-70 members)
• 3 groups in Cub Scout‘s
level
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Who is “Paul Schneider”?
• our district and the tribes are
named after resistance fighters
against the Nazi regime
• Paul Schneider was a protestant
pastor
• he preached down on the Nazi
regime
• arrested in concentration camp
Buchenwald
• has been called the “Preacher from Buchenwald”
• died in 1939
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Age grades in the VCP
Cub Scouts
7-10 years
Ranger/Rover
16-20 years
Scouts
• younger scouts: 10-13 years
• older scouts: 13-16 years
Adults
> 20 years
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Our tribes
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Tribe “Maria von Maltzan”
• Who is „Maria von Maltzan“?
– born in 1909, died in 1997
– studied zoology, botany and
anthropology
– later she worked as veterinarian and was a
member of an animal welfare association
– she helped Jews during 2nd World War, e.g. with
fake passports
• about 67 members, including
20 group leaders
• 6 patrols named after animals,
e.g. raccoons
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Tribe “Dietrich Bonhoeffer/
Cato Bontjes van Beek”
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a protestant
pastor, anti Nazi dissident and
founding member of the Confessing
church
• Cato Bontjes van Beek was also a
resistance fighter against the Nazis
• 5 patrols, 10 to 13 years old
• about 30 group members and
13 group leaders
• 2 camps a year, in spring and in autumn
• 2-4 tribe meetings per year with different
activities
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Patrol meetings
• each patrol (5-8 girls and boys) meets weekly on
a certain day and place
• most of the groups use a room in a congregation
• the patrol meetings last normally 1.5 hours and
take place in the afternoon just about between 4
pm and 7 pm
• the patrol meetings are very
different depending on the
age of the group, possibly
the gender and most of all
on the leader
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Our Cub Scouts
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weekly patrol meetings
at least 2 leaders per patrol
big patrols, max. 20 children
regional trips and tours but no camps nor hiking
trips etc.
• characteristics:
orange/blue scarf,
grey uniform, wolves
greeting
• motto: „do your best“
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The Jungle Book as the central theme
• patrol meetings, holiday camps and other
activities are inspired by the ideas and
experiences of the jungle animals
• patrol leaders embody figures like Akela and
Bagheera
• the children get to know the life of Mowgli and
how he develops in the jungle until he leaves the
jungle
– metaphor for the time as a Cub Scout: entering the
group, belonging to the group and leaving the group to
enter scout grade
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What do we do in Cub Scouting?
• we have got fixed rituals:
– circles at the beginning and the end of every patrol
meeting, birthday parties, common rules…
– very important to give a feeling of protection, security
and trust within the patrol
• Cub Scouts explore the world with all their
senses
– playing, drawing, handicrafts,
singing, cooking, baking…
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Our petrols in Cub Scouting
• squirrels: 10 children
– leaders: Janne, Donnice
& Daniel
• timber rattlesnakes:
17 children
– leaders: Anika, Holger &
Jenni
• dormices: 21 children
– leaders: Vogi, Jann &
Tanny
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Handicaped scouts „Mixed People“
• Group of 14 disabled and non-disabled adults
in the age of 30-70 years
• Most of them were in scout patrols in their youth
• The idea of this group was brought from Norway
and is named “Dissimilis”
• Aim is to learn from each other
and spend time together
• Mixed People like to explore
art and culture, enjoy
delicious meal and
they love playing drums
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Handicaped scouts „Mixed People“
• Regular group meetings once a week for
drumming
• Two seminars on weekends/year for being
creative or build new songs together
• Several day meetings for music performances
and cultural activities
• Seven days every year for
active holiday. Exploring
cities and landscapes,
visiting museums and
exhibitions or go hiking
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Handicaped scouts „Mixed People“
• Currently “MP” played drums and percussion, in
the past they played instruments after colours
instead of sheet music, they played scrap-drums
and played black light theatre
• Drumming promotes attention, trains
coordination and is really fun
• Public performances enhance
the attention and motivate
• Focus is on discovering skills,
conveying one's own abilities,
increasing the quality of life
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Training system
• own training system for patrol leaders in our
district
• lasts one year and comprises 3 courses
– “set the sails”: practical skills, information about
scouting
– “loose lines”: weekly meetings, projects
– “fresh breeze”: how to plan patrol meetings, duties of
patrol leaders, group processes etc.
• “set the sails” and “fresh
breeze” takes place in
Norway and comprises
self-planned hiking trips
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Activities around the year
• weekly leader’s meetings
• about 2-3 weekend trips/year with the patrol
• about 2 meetings/year with all scouts of a tribe
(play, go swimming, watch a film, celebrate…)
• 2 weekend camps (in spring and in autumn)
within the tribes
• festivals like Luftsprünge this weekend
• selling Christmas trees
• Light of Peace
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Summer Camp in Norway
• since 1972 and almost in every year our summer
camp takes place in Norway
• about 100 scouts
• 3 weeks
• lot of different
activities like hiking,
canooing, cooking,
playing, doing
handicrafs, fishing…
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