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Capstone Projects

Capstone Projects

A.K.A. Service Projects

Objective

Complete a challenging project that provides meaningful personal development for youth and makes a positive difference in the local, national or global community.

The three key components:

• Individually challenging

and meaningful

• Involves the interests

and abilities of the youth

• Makes a positive

difference in the local, national or global community.

This project is the youth’s capstone experience in the

• Section. There are no set time limits or set requirements
• ther than the above criteria.

Scouters or Section Leadership Teams should provide guidance and support for selecting an appropriately challenging project that meets the above criteria.

Capstone Project

Youth Lead Scouter Supported

What do we mean by “individually challenging”?

The youth learns something new or furthers a skill he or she already has. The project should take the youth just out of his or her comfort zone. The project should not repeat something he or she has done before in the Section, at school or in another activity group.

• The project should be something

that a year ago the youth was not capable of accomplishing.

What do we mean by “individually challenging”?

• The youth should feel a bit unsure
• f whether he or she is capable of

accomplishing the project or task. It should be something just beyond what he or she has tried before. It should not be something that can be easily accomplished, but neither should it be so difficult that the youth gives up before he or she starts.

What do we mean by “individually challenging”?

• The youth should have a

deep sense of accomplishment when the project is finished.

• The project can be

adapted along the way, if need be.

What do we mean by “individually challenging”?

• The completion of the project should make the transition

to the challenges of the next Section seem less daunting.

• The youth should be able to say, “I did this!” and come away with

the knowledge that he or she is capable of much more than he or she imagined.

What do we mean by “meaningful”?

This project should mean something to the youth who is participating. It should matter to him or her enough that he or she wants to put extra time and energy into it. It should involve his or her interests, skills and creativity. The project needs to be chosen by the individual youth or the group

• f youth who have chosen to work

together. It is not something that is decided for them by their Scouters, parent or guardians. The youth should feel excited about undertaking this project or quest.

What do we mean by “makes a difference in the local, national or global community”?

Youth find meaning in life and develop a better sense of self when they give to others, sharing their skills, abilities and

• interests. This project is

meant to take all that youth have learned so far in Scouting and then extend it in some way out into the community.

Beaver Scout Examples

Cub Scout Examples

Scout Examples

Venturer Scout Examples

Process

Plan Do Review

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Let’s Brainstorm

Other Ideas

• Kindness Rocks
• Little Library
• Warm clothing, coats, socks or

toiletry kits drive for homeless

• Humane Society
• Plant flowers at a seniors home

and care for them all season

• Plant a community vegetable

garden and donate the food grown

• Bags for foster children
• Sensory Bags
• Unicef

More Ideas

• School food pantry or snack bin

program

• Recycle unusual items –

toothbrush, crayons, glasses, tennis balls, etc.

• Walker pockets for seniors
• Find an organization and find out

their symbol and help raise awareness – collects socks for Down Syndrome Day, puzzles for Autism, etc.

• Magazines and colouring books

for hospitals

• Cards for service

people

• Buddy benches
• Collect items for a fire

victim

• Say thanks to first

responders with cards or cupcakes

Still More Ideas

Media

• Local radio
• Metroland Newspaper
• Snap
• Local television
• Social Media
• Service Groups

Questions