About Explorers

Explorers (boys and girls) are the last youth section in the scouting family. Explorers are typically 14 – 18 years old.

What do Explorers Do?

Explorer scouts work towards their Queen Scouts Award and/or their Duke of Edinburgh award scheme by achieving various badges through participating in a wide range of activities. For more information please visit the scouts.org.uk website

Badges

Meeting Times

Sharman Explorers: Thursday 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Explorers are a District run Section however they operate under Partnering agreements to Scout Groups across the District. The Sharman Explorers are not officially part of the 1st Woodend Scout Group however they do have a ‘Partnership Agreement’ with them guaranteeing places for their Scouts plus allowing the Explorers to have full use of their facilities and equipment. 1st Woodend Scouts normally to ‘move up’ to this section with some returning back to the Group as Young Leaders while they work to complete the Service elements of the Explorer Badge work.