Empowering young people through adventure, friendship, and helping others — to leave the world better than they found it.
In the 34th Dublin Ballyboughal Scout Group, we deliver our mission by giving young people real adventures, real responsibilities, and real chances to make a difference. Through campfires and community projects, patrol leadership and badge work, we help each scout grow in skills, confidence, and character. Guided by the Scout Promise and Law, we connect our local spirit in Ballyboughal to the wider vision of Scouting Ireland — shaping citizens who live with courage, act with impact, and leave the world better than they found it.
1. Adventure in Practice
Organize regular camps, hikes, and outdoor challenges.
Use the outdoors as Baden‑Powell intended: a classroom for self‑reliance, resilience, and teamwork.
Encourage scouts to take responsibility for planning parts of trips (menus, routes, gear lists).
2. Empowerment & Growth
Give scouts real leadership roles — patrol leaders, event coordinators, badge mentors.
Use the Scouting Ireland program to support social, physical, intellectual, character, emotional, and spiritual development.
Celebrate achievements not just with badges, but with recognition in meetings and community events.
3. Community Connection
Run service projects framed in modern language as “community impact” — e.g., local clean‑ups, helping at parish events, supporting charities.
Involve parents and families so the group feels like a hub for Ballyboughal.
Share stories and photos on your Teams community to keep everyone connected.
4. Living the Scout Promise & Law
Start and end meetings with reflections on the Promise and Law, but keep it practical: “How did we live loyalty, helpfulness, or cheerfulness this week?”
Encourage scouts to set personal goals that tie back to these values.
5. Better World Vision
Connect local actions to global scouting ideals — e.g., linking a recycling project to sustainability goals.
Remind scouts that every small act (helping a neighbour, leading a hike, cleaning a trail) is part of leaving the world better than they found it.