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Tail Slap is a Colony Scouter resource.

The focus of these pages is Beavers, the junior section of Scouts Canada.

"One can lack any of the qualities of an organizer — with one exception — and still be effective and successful. That exception is the art of communication. It does not matter what you know about anything if you cannot communicate to your people. In that event you are not even a failure. You're just not there.

Communication with others takes place when they understand what you're trying to get across to them. If they don't understand, then you are not communicating regardless of words, picture, or anything else. People only understand things in terms of their experience, which means that you must get within their experience. Further, communication is a two-way process. If you try to get your ideas across to others without paying attention to what they have to say to you, you can forget about the whole thing."

— Saul D. Alinsky, Rule for Radicals

The Colony Scouter

Colony Scouter Skills Chart
A chart used in conjunction with Wood Badge training. It which shows the 9 skills of a Colony Scouter and the individual tasks within those skills.

DOs and DON'Ts for Scouters
A list of ten ideas to keep in mind while with your youth.

Essential Learnings for the Colony Scouter
To basics to be learned.

Getting Along With Others
Not a straight forward as it seems, here are some tips for getting along with others.

How Are We Doing?
Here's an evaluation form you can fill in now and then come back in six months and evaluate yourself and your program again.

How to Deal With Mistakes
Mistake will happen. Here are six key points for understanding how to handle them.

Job Description
The basics of what is expected of a Colony Scouter.

Keeo for the Colony
Keeo provides an effective contact between the colony and its leaders. When Keeo asks Beavers for ideas, they're more likely to speak freely. Keeo can also give Beavers a glimpse of the Cub program.

Leader Names in the Beaver Colony
If you are opening a new Colony and don't have a name, or you're new to Beavering and don't have a name, or if you don't like the name you have inherited, the following list of themes and names may be helpful in making a choice.

Leadership and Teams
Comparison charts between Traditional and Team-Centred Leadership, and Effective and Ineffective Teams.

Scouts Canada Leader Screening Strategy
This is a link to the Scouts Canada web site where it describes the screening policy.

Training: How to be an Effective Participant
Taking a training session? Here's a checklist of things you can do to make the training more memorable and pleasant.

Why I am a Leader
I'm not a Scouting Leader for the easy hours, high pay, parents' gratitude, power or prestige....

Wood Badge Training
Whether it is for Part I or Part II, you may find the information you are looking for here.

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The Lighter Side of Scouting

Q: What is the difference between wine and a Colony Scouter?
A: Wine matures.

101 Ways to Lighten Up
Get in an elevator and face the crowd; be with a friend; study an ant colony; and more.

Beaver Leader's Lament
"Only an hour a week I heard you say ... While B.-P. rolls laughing on Heaven's floor."

I Hereby Resign
So, you want to resign your position as an adult. Make sure you understand what you're getting into.

I'd Love to But ...
A humorous look at some of the zaniest excuses you could give when you say, "I'd love to but ..."

Of Boys and Beavers
A short story about a father's "volunteering" (sort of) and his growing commitment to Scouting.

You Know You're Addicted to Scouting When ...
A list of symptoms to help you identify your addiction.

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Last updated: September 7, 2001