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{{Short description|An award of the Scouts youth programme}}
The '''Queen's Scout''' ] is the highest youth award achievable in the Scouting movement in several countries. It is awarded in ], including the ], ], ], and ] where the Scouts operate under the ceremonial leadership of the ].{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
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TheQueen's Scout Awardisactuallyconferredby the monarchvia ];youarenotawarded the Queen's Scout Award,ratheryoubecomeone.{{Citationneeded|date=January2010}}Therequirementsaredifferent in eachcountrybuttypicallyinvolveachievingchallengesfromseveralareassuchas ] involvement, adventurousactivities, personalgrowthand ] development. Whether the award is a Queen's or King's Scout Award depends on who is the current ].
A '''King's Scout''' (also known as '''Queen's Scout''' during the reign of ]) is a ] who has attained the '''King's Scout ]'''. The King's Scout Award is the highest youth award achievable in the ] movement in the ]s, including the ], ] (]), ], and ] (King's Scout Kauri Award), where Scouts operate under the patronage of ]. Whether the award recipient is a Queen's or King's Scout depends on who is the current monarch of the Commonwealth realms.
In 1909, King Edward VII granted the award of the King's Scout Badge as the highest achievement award for Boy Scouts on the recommendation of ], the Movement Founder and Chief Scout of the World. For a brief moment in the 1920s, there existed a "King's Sea Scout Badge" for the Sea Scout branch alongside with the King's Scout Badge. Both badges could be earned by a Sea Scout. After the establishment of the Senior Scout section in 1946, the King's Scout Badge was no longer allowed to be attained by the Boy Scouts section and became a sole privilege of the Senior Scouts (or Boy Scouts over 15). After Queen Elizabeth II succeeded the throne from her father King George VI in 1952, the badge was renamed the Queen's Scout Badge in 1953, and became the Queen's Scout Award in 1968. Prior to 1968, a Rover Scout who had gained the Queen's Scout Badge was allowed to wear a miniature replica of the badge on his left arm sleeve before he gained the Baden-Powell's Award.
Initially the award required demonstrated proficiency in standardised ] and skills useful for service to others and the nation. The current requirements are different in each country and now focus on personal development and typically involve achieving challenges from several areas such as ] involvement, adventurous activities, personal growth and ] development. King's Scouts are entitled to attend one King's Scout Parade held at ] each year held on the Sunday closest to ]'s Day; this is the only time when Scouts officially march.
== History ==
In November 1909, ] approved Robert ]'s request that boys who passed special tests for efficiency be ranked as "King's Scouts".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197072491 |title=The King and Boy Scouts |newspaper=] |issue=2813 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=4 December 1909 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=50 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> A badge with a crown signified the award as a "King's Scout", on the left sleeve. The First Class Scout had to pass the Guide's badge, and any three of: Ambulance, Bugler, Cyclist, Marksman, Seaman, and Signaller.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69952493 |title=Boy Scouts |newspaper=] |volume=XXII |issue=2810 |location=Western Australia |date=19 January 1910 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> From 1911, it was proposed that one troop from each of the countries of the ], ], ], ], and ] would be awarded a Challenge Standard of the name of "King's troop", where the troop had no less than 24 boys, and each King's Scout must have been a member of the troop for at least six months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224089578 |title=Our Boy Scouts |newspaper=] |issue=2,187 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=8 July 1911 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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From early-1919 to at least the mid-1920s, there briefly existed a "King's Sea Scout" badge for the ] branch alongside the King's Scout Award. Badges for both could be earned by a Sea Scout.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81824265 |title=Camping notes |newspaper=] |volume=XXXVIII |issue=13,697 |location=Western Australia |date=25 January 1919 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=7 (Third Edition) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79523419 |title=How to wear your badges |newspaper=] |volume=XXXIX |issue=14,124 |location=Western Australia |date=12 June 1920 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83384355 |title=Boy Scouts |newspaper=] |volume=XLV |issue=16,067 |location=Western Australia |date=25 October 1926 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=6 (Home (Final) Edition) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> After the formal establishment of the Senior Scout section in 1946, only Senior Scouts (or Boy Scouts over 15 years of age) could become King's Scouts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254926602 |title=Boy Scouts |newspaper=] |volume=XXXIX |issue=11919 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=10 September 1943 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Under the reign of ] the uniform award emblem normally consisted of a stylised ]. The award was renamed from King's Scout to Queen's Scout by April 1952, with the succession and approval of ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76997205 |title=Scout column |newspaper=] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 May 1952 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Since 1947, individuals who achieve the King's Scout or Queen's Scout award receive a certificate with a facsimile signature of the monarch at that time. The certificate for a King's Scout, headed by a stylised ] of the monarch, stated:
:AS A KING'S SCOUT you have prepared yourself for service to God and your fellow-men, and have shown yourself a worthy member of the great SCOUT BROTHERHOOD. I wish you God-speed on your journey through life; may it prove for you a joyous adventure.<ref name=KingMy>{{cite web |title=KS Award Journey |url=https://king.scout.my/kings-scout-award-journey/ |website=King's Scout Brotherhood of Malaysia |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref>
==United Kingdom==
==United Kingdom==
{{Main|The Scout Association}}
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The Queen's Scout Award in the ] is the ultimate goal of a ] and is achieved by completing the following requirements through ]:
The King's Scout Award in the ] is the ultimate goal of a ] and is achieved by completing the following requirements through ]:
* Be 16 or over to start this award and be under 25 to complete it as well as still being a member of the Association.
* Be a member of ] or the ] or both for at least 18 months.
* Be a member of ] or the ] or both for at least 18 months.
* Complete 18 nights away as an ] or member of the ], of which 12 must be ].
* Complete 18 nights away as an ] or member of the ], of which 12 must be ].
* Complete two activities from a list of International, Environment and Values activities.
* Complete six activities from a list of International, Environment and Values activities, two from each topic area.
** Holders of the Chief Scout's Platinum Award only need to complete four activities from the list, and holders of the Chief Scout's Diamond Award only need to complete two. The activities should be different from those completed as part of the other awards.
* Hold the Gold ], or complete the five Queen's Scout Award Challenges, which are:
* Hold the Gold ], or complete the five King's Scout Award Challenges, which are:
** Take up a Skill for 6 or 12 months, and show progress and lasting interest.
** Take up a Skill for 6 or 12 months and show progress and lasting interest.
** Take up a Physical Activity for 6 or 12 months.
** Take up a Physical Activity for 6 or 12 months.
** All members should complete 12 months of either the Physical or the Skill.
** Provide Service to an individual or the community for 12 months.
** Provide Service to an individual or the community for 12 months.
** Plan, complete and review a fourday and threenight expedition in open or adventurous country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, kayak, boat or dinghy.
** Plan, complete and review a four-day and three-night expedition in open or adventurous country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, kayak, boat or dinghy.
** Complete a fiveday and fournight residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people who are not known.
** Complete a five-day and four-night residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people who are not known.
* Following completion of the first four elements of the Award, make a presentation, to a suitable audience, of your achievements so far in working towards the Queen's Scout Award.
* Following completion of the first four elements of the Award, make a presentation, to a suitable audience, of your achievements so far in working towards the King's Scout Award.
] and members of the ] who are not holders of the ] Silver Award or the Chief Scout's Diamond Award must complete an extra six months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills or Physical Recreation Challenge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/explorer-tqsa.htm |title=ScoutBase UK Information Explorer Scout Badges: The Queen's Scout Award |access-date=2006-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231091401/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/explorer-tqsa.htm |archive-date=2006-12-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon the succession of King ] in September 2022, the award in the United Kingdom was renamed "King's Scout".<ref name="rename-2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scouts.org.uk/remembering-the-queen/guidance/ |title=Guidance for our volunteers |access-date=2022-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231091401/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/explorer-tqsa.htm |archive-date=2006-12-31 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first King's Scout in England was awarded to patrol leader Victor Watkins, of ], on or before January 1910.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128258913 |title=Untitled |newspaper=] |issue=423 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 January 1910 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The first person to hold both the Queen's Guide Award and the Queen's Scout Award was Susan Parker of 1st Brantham Panthers Venture Scout Unit in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen's Scout Awards |url=https://sites.google.com/site/branthamvsu/queen%27sscoutawards |website=1st Brantham Panthers VSU |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
All Members should complete twelve months of either the Physical Activity or the Skill.
==Australia==
] and members of the ] who are not holders of the ] Silver Award or the Chief Scout's Diamond Award must complete an extra six months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills or Physical Recreation Challenge.<ref></ref>
{{Main|Venturer Scouts (Australia)#Badge Work}}]
Historically, it is given the first Australasian King's Scout was in New Zealand by August 1910.<ref name=Advert1910>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5249203 |title=Boy Scouts |newspaper=] |volume=LIII |issue=16,188 |location=South Australia |date=3 September 1910 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> By October 1910, at least one troop in Australia had two King's Scouts, the 1st Kensington Troop, Adelaide.<ref name=Reg1910>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59128222 |title=Troop and patrol news |newspaper=] |volume=LXXV |issue=19,958 |location=South Australia |date=29 October 1910 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The first King's Scout in Queensland was awarded by June 1911.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19694126 |title=Our Scouts |newspaper=] |issue=16,677 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=24 June 1911 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Those scouts were then eligible to complete 21 badges to be awarded the 'Silver Wolf'.<ref name=Reg1910 /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58163498 |title=Official gazette |newspaper=] |volume=LXXV |issue=20,000 |location=South Australia |date=17 December 1910 |access-date=15 September 2022 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
Queen's Scouts are entitled to attend one Queen's Scout Parade held at ] each year held on the Sunday closest to ]'s Day; this is the only time when Scouts officially march.
The Award Scheme is designed for Venturer Scouts, formerly called Senior Scouts.<ref>{{cite web |title=King's and Queen's Scout Honour Roll |url=https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/activities-events/activity-teams/heritage/kings-and-queens-scout-honour-roll/ |website=Scouts Victoria |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref> Its aim is to widen the interests and knowledge of Venturer Scouts. Its rationale is based on the aim and methods of Scouting allowing fun, variety, personal choice and to assist in planning for a balanced program. It is a system designed to be challenging and encouraging for people over a wide range of activities. The Queen's Scout Award requires the Scout to complete a number of achievements in the Venturer Scout Award Scheme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Venturer Scout Unit Council – Supporting Peak Awards |url=https://pr.scouts.com.au/mdocs-posts/venturer-scout-unit-council-supporting-peak-awards/ |website=Scouts Australia Program Resources - Achievement Pathways |access-date=20 December 2022|date=4 December 2020}}</ref> These are:
The first person to hold the Queens Guide award and the Queens Scout Award was Susan Parker of 1st Brantham Panthers VSU in 1978.<ref></ref>
* ]Completion of Program Essentials – Milestone 3
* Twelve progressions in the Outdoor Adventure Skills. This must include achieving at least Stage 5 in each of the Core skills of:
** Bushcraft (Pioneering and/or Survival Skills),
** Bushwalking, and Camping, if not previously completed
** This must include at least four achievements of Stage 4 or higher in any stream
* Six Special Interest Area projects
* An Adventurous Journey
* A Leadership or Personal Development Course
* A Personal Reflection
Approval may be required from the youth member's unit council, the district venturer council or a separate examiner. This peer review aims to maintain good standards for the award. A number of the requirements of the Venturer Scout Award Scheme, and thus the peak award itself, are mapped to competencies in the ] (AQF), which allows award recipients to apply for several nationally-recognised qualifications in vocational areas such as Business, Active Volunteering and Outdoor Recreation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qualifications for Venturer Scouts |url=https://scouts.com.au/members/sait/qualifications-for-venturer-scouts/ |website=Scouts Australia |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref>
==Australia==
{{Main|Venturer Scouts (Australia)#Badge Work}}]
An adult leader who has earned the King's Scout Badge, the Queen's Scout Badge or the Queen's Scout Award (as a youth member) is entitled to wear a miniature replica of the cloth badge on their uniform. Following the death of her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced in September 2024, the award would be renamed from the "Queen's Scout Award" to the "King's Scout Award" by ] when he accepted the Royal Patronage of the ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Phil |last2=Reece |first2=Nigel |title=Venturer Peak Award Update |url=https://scouts.com.au/blog/2022/12/17/venturer-scout-peak-award-update/ |website=Scouts Australia - Youth Program |publisher=Scouts Australia |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=17 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Youth Program. King's Scout Award |url=https://scouts.com.au/blog/2024/09/25/kings-scout-award-2024/ |website=Scout Australia |access-date=8 October 2024 |date=25 September 2024}}</ref>
The Award Scheme is designed for Venturer Scouts. Its aim is to widen the interests and knowledge of Venturer Scouts. Its rationale is based on the aim and methods of Scouting allowing fun, variety, personal choice and to assist in planning for a balanced program. It is a system designed to be challenging and encouraging for people over a wide range of activities.
==Canada==
The Venturing Skills Award requires the participation of the Venturer Scout in a number of activities which will enhance their participation in the unit activities.
{{See also|King's Venturer Award}}
Initially the King's Scout Award, ] changed the Queen's Scout Award (during the reign of Queen ]) into the ] in 1968, when the Scout programme was divided into the Scout and Venturer programmes.<ref>{{cite web| title=Queen's Venturer Award| url=http://wiki.scouts.ca/en/Queen%27s_Venturer_Award| website=Scouts Canada Wiki| publisher=Scouts Canada| accessdate=17 September 2022}}</ref> The award is presented to venturers who have acquired competence and skills that will be of considerable use to themselves, their company, and their community. These venturers will have also been recognized by the company, the advisor, and Scouts Canada as being worthy of receiving the award. The certificate is signed by the ], in the official capacity as the Chief Scout of Canada.
==Hong Kong ==
The Queen's Scout Award has four main areas, listed below. These are made up of different badges, which require different levels of approval. The four main areas are Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Outdoor Activities and Community Involvement. Approval may be required from the unit council, the District Venturer Council or a separate examiner. This peer review aims to maintain good standards for the award. Each area of the award may be completed to either first or second level.
{{main|Scout Association of Hong Kong}}
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The Queen's Scout award was awarded in ] for the Venture Scout section before 1 April 1997. The Royal Certificate (Queen's Scout Award certificate) was awarded in the Hong Kong Scout Rally or on ] (before 1987), by the ]. A Scout Leader who was awarded the Queen's Scout Award could have worn a Queen's Scout Leader's insignia on their uniform. After 1997, it was replaced with the HKSAR Scout Award. The name of the current award was revised again in 2008, due to the outbreak of ] in Hong Kong, to the Dragon Scout Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scout.org.hk/chi/member/venture/vsts/034-052_Dragon_Scout_Award.pdf |title=Dragon Scout Award |access-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423233114/http://www.scout.org.hk/chi/member/venture/vsts/034-052_Dragon_Scout_Award.pdf |archive-date=April 23, 2014 }}</ref>
== Malaysia ==
An adult leader who has earned the Queen's Scout Award is entitled to wear a miniature replica of the cloth badge on their uniform.
{{Main article|King's Scout (Scouts Association of Malaysia)}}
Until 1957, ] was part of the British Empire, and scouts may have been earned the King's Scout or Queen's Scout Award. Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom, Malaysia's King's Scout Award is conferred in the name of the Royal Patron of the Scouts Association of Malaysia, His Majesty the ] (unofficially, the King of Malaysia).<ref name=KingMy /> The King's Scout Certificate is signed by His Majesty the ] of Malaysia and ].
==HongKong(before1997)==
== New Zealand ==
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The first King's Scout in ] was Sergeant Rennie, First ] Troop; and given to be the first scout in Australasia.<ref name=Advert1910 /> Venturer section members were eligible to achieve the King's Scout Badge, then from 1952, the Queen's Scout Award.<ref>{{cite news |last1=CARLE |first1=Steve |title=Top awards in Scouting and Duke of Edinburgh schemes |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/top-awards-in-scouting-and-duke-of-edinburgh-schemes/ |access-date=17 September 2022 |work=Hawke's Bay Today |agency=New Zealand Herald |date=2 August 2022}}</ref> It included completing modules on road safety, environmental awareness, personal development and community service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards for youth |url=https://sites.google.com/site/scoutawardss/new-zealand-scouts |website=New Zealand Scouts |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref> In 2020, the award was renamed as the Queen's Scout Kauri Award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two Rotorua members of Scouts NZ presented with Queen's Scout Kauri Award |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/two-rotorua-members-of-scouts-nz-presented-with-queens-scout-kauri-award/ |access-date=17 September 2022 |work=Rotorua Daily Post |agency=New Zealand Herald |date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
The Queen's Scout award used to be awarded in ] for the Venture Scout section before 1997. It is now renamed to the ]. The Royal Certificate (Queen's Scout Award certificate) was awarded in the ] or on ], by the ]. A Scout Leader who has received the ] can wear a Queen's Scout Leader's insignia on the uniform.
== Singapore ==
==Comparable awards==
] Award
{{Main|List of highest awards in Scouting}}
Until 1963, ] was part of the British Empire, then becoming part of Malaysia, and in 1965, becoming its own republic. Before 1965, scouts earned the King's Scout (1926–1951) or Queen's Scout (1952–1966) Awards.<ref name=SgQS>{{cite web |title=Queen's Scout Award |url=https://scout.sg/queens-scout-award |website=The Singapore Scout Association |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref> After independence, the award was renamed the 'President's Scout Award' in 1967.<ref name=SgQS /> This award is separate to the Rover Scout section's {{not a typo|Baden Powell}} Award.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== South Africa ==
==External links==
*
{{Main|Scouts South Africa}}
Scouts in ] earned the King's Scout (1910–1951) or Queen's Scout (1952–1961) Awards. Upon becoming the Republic of South Africa on 31 May 1961, the award's name and insignia was changed to the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Springbok Scouts |url=https://scoutwiki.scouts.org.za/Springbok_Scouts |website=SCOUTS South Africa Wiki |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref>
== See also ==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
{{Portal|Scouting}}
* ] Award
* ]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 9 October 2024
An award of the Scouts youth programme
Award
King's Scout
King's Scout Award badge, as worn on the uniform of award recipients.
Awarded for
Scouts in the Commonwealth realms who demonstrate proficiency in various skills and complete a series of challenging activities.
A King's Scout (also known as Queen's Scout during the reign of Elizabeth II) is a Scout who has attained the King's Scout Award. The King's Scout Award is the highest youth award achievable in the Scouting movement in the Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom, Canada (King's Venturer Award), Australia, and New Zealand (King's Scout Kauri Award), where Scouts operate under the patronage of King Charles III. Whether the award recipient is a Queen's or King's Scout depends on who is the current monarch of the Commonwealth realms.
Initially the award required demonstrated proficiency in standardised Scoutcraft and skills useful for service to others and the nation. The current requirements are different in each country and now focus on personal development and typically involve achieving challenges from several areas such as community involvement, adventurous activities, personal growth and leadership development. King's Scouts are entitled to attend one King's Scout Parade held at Windsor Castle each year held on the Sunday closest to St George's Day; this is the only time when Scouts officially march.
History
In November 1909, King Edward VII approved Robert Baden-Powell's request that boys who passed special tests for efficiency be ranked as "King's Scouts". A badge with a crown signified the award as a "King's Scout", on the left sleeve. The First Class Scout had to pass the Guide's badge, and any three of: Ambulance, Bugler, Cyclist, Marksman, Seaman, and Signaller. From 1911, it was proposed that one troop from each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa would be awarded a Challenge Standard of the name of "King's troop", where the troop had no less than 24 boys, and each King's Scout must have been a member of the troop for at least six months.
The original insignia of a King's Scout.
From early-1919 to at least the mid-1920s, there briefly existed a "King's Sea Scout" badge for the Sea Scout branch alongside the King's Scout Award. Badges for both could be earned by a Sea Scout. After the formal establishment of the Senior Scout section in 1946, only Senior Scouts (or Boy Scouts over 15 years of age) could become King's Scouts. Under the reign of Elizabeth II the uniform award emblem normally consisted of a stylised St Edward's Crown. The award was renamed from King's Scout to Queen's Scout by April 1952, with the succession and approval of Queen Elizabeth II. Since 1947, individuals who achieve the King's Scout or Queen's Scout award receive a certificate with a facsimile signature of the monarch at that time. The certificate for a King's Scout, headed by a stylised Royal coat of arms of the monarch, stated:
AS A KING'S SCOUT you have prepared yourself for service to God and your fellow-men, and have shown yourself a worthy member of the great SCOUT BROTHERHOOD. I wish you God-speed on your journey through life; may it prove for you a joyous adventure.
United Kingdom
Main article: The Scout AssociationAn earlier badge of the Queen's Scout Award worn prior to 2002.
Complete six activities from a list of International, Environment and Values activities, two from each topic area.
Holders of the Chief Scout's Platinum Award only need to complete four activities from the list, and holders of the Chief Scout's Diamond Award only need to complete two. The activities should be different from those completed as part of the other awards.
Hold the Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award, or complete the five King's Scout Award Challenges, which are:
Take up a Skill for 6 or 12 months and show progress and lasting interest.
Take up a Physical Activity for 6 or 12 months.
All members should complete 12 months of either the Physical or the Skill.
Provide Service to an individual or the community for 12 months.
Plan, complete and review a four-day and three-night expedition in open or adventurous country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, kayak, boat or dinghy.
Complete a five-day and four-night residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people who are not known.
Following completion of the first four elements of the Award, make a presentation, to a suitable audience, of your achievements so far in working towards the King's Scout Award.
Explorer Scouts and members of the Scout Network who are not holders of the Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award or the Chief Scout's Diamond Award must complete an extra six months in either the Service or the longer of the Skills or Physical Recreation Challenge. Upon the succession of King Charles III in September 2022, the award in the United Kingdom was renamed "King's Scout". The first King's Scout in England was awarded to patrol leader Victor Watkins, of Broadstone, Dorset, on or before January 1910. The first person to hold both the Queen's Guide Award and the Queen's Scout Award was Susan Parker of 1st Brantham Panthers Venture Scout Unit in 1980.
Historically, it is given the first Australasian King's Scout was in New Zealand by August 1910. By October 1910, at least one troop in Australia had two King's Scouts, the 1st Kensington Troop, Adelaide. The first King's Scout in Queensland was awarded by June 1911. Those scouts were then eligible to complete 21 badges to be awarded the 'Silver Wolf'.
The Award Scheme is designed for Venturer Scouts, formerly called Senior Scouts. Its aim is to widen the interests and knowledge of Venturer Scouts. Its rationale is based on the aim and methods of Scouting allowing fun, variety, personal choice and to assist in planning for a balanced program. It is a system designed to be challenging and encouraging for people over a wide range of activities. The Queen's Scout Award requires the Scout to complete a number of achievements in the Venturer Scout Award Scheme. These are:
Queen's Scout Award Badge as worn by Australian recipients from 2020 onwards.Completion of Program Essentials – Milestone 3
Twelve progressions in the Outdoor Adventure Skills. This must include achieving at least Stage 5 in each of the Core skills of:
Bushcraft (Pioneering and/or Survival Skills),
Bushwalking, and Camping, if not previously completed
This must include at least four achievements of Stage 4 or higher in any stream
Six Special Interest Area projects
An Adventurous Journey
A Leadership or Personal Development Course
A Personal Reflection
Approval may be required from the youth member's unit council, the district venturer council or a separate examiner. This peer review aims to maintain good standards for the award. A number of the requirements of the Venturer Scout Award Scheme, and thus the peak award itself, are mapped to competencies in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), which allows award recipients to apply for several nationally-recognised qualifications in vocational areas such as Business, Active Volunteering and Outdoor Recreation.
An adult leader who has earned the King's Scout Badge, the Queen's Scout Badge or the Queen's Scout Award (as a youth member) is entitled to wear a miniature replica of the cloth badge on their uniform. Following the death of her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced in September 2024, the award would be renamed from the "Queen's Scout Award" to the "King's Scout Award" by King Charles III when he accepted the Royal Patronage of the Scout Association of Australia.
Initially the King's Scout Award, Scouts Canada changed the Queen's Scout Award (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II) into the Queen's Venturer Award in 1968, when the Scout programme was divided into the Scout and Venturer programmes. The award is presented to venturers who have acquired competence and skills that will be of considerable use to themselves, their company, and their community. These venturers will have also been recognized by the company, the advisor, and Scouts Canada as being worthy of receiving the award. The certificate is signed by the governor general of Canada, in the official capacity as the Chief Scout of Canada.
The Queen's Scout award was awarded in Hong Kong for the Venture Scout section before 1 April 1997. The Royal Certificate (Queen's Scout Award certificate) was awarded in the Hong Kong Scout Rally or on St George's Day (before 1987), by the Governor of Hong Kong. A Scout Leader who was awarded the Queen's Scout Award could have worn a Queen's Scout Leader's insignia on their uniform. After 1997, it was replaced with the HKSAR Scout Award. The name of the current award was revised again in 2008, due to the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong, to the Dragon Scout Award.
Until 1957, Malaya was part of the British Empire, and scouts may have been earned the King's Scout or Queen's Scout Award. Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom, Malaysia's King's Scout Award is conferred in the name of the Royal Patron of the Scouts Association of Malaysia, His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (unofficially, the King of Malaysia). The King's Scout Certificate is signed by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and all the sultans in Malaysia.
New Zealand
The first King's Scout in New Zealand was Sergeant Rennie, First Woolston Troop; and given to be the first scout in Australasia. Venturer section members were eligible to achieve the King's Scout Badge, then from 1952, the Queen's Scout Award. It included completing modules on road safety, environmental awareness, personal development and community service. In 2020, the award was renamed as the Queen's Scout Kauri Award.
Singapore
Until 1963, Singapore was part of the British Empire, then becoming part of Malaysia, and in 1965, becoming its own republic. Before 1965, scouts earned the King's Scout (1926–1951) or Queen's Scout (1952–1966) Awards. After independence, the award was renamed the 'President's Scout Award' in 1967. This award is separate to the Rover Scout section's Baden Powell Award.
Scouts in South Africa earned the King's Scout (1910–1951) or Queen's Scout (1952–1961) Awards. Upon becoming the Republic of South Africa on 31 May 1961, the award's name and insignia was changed to the Springbok Award.
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King's Scout Award badge, as worn on the uniform of award recipients.
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