Parents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Want your child to experience the fun, friendship and adventure of Scouting? You\u2019re not alone. As well as the chance to take part in a range of exciting activities, scouts learn other skills as well. A recent study showed that 87% of young people said that Scouting helped them to contribute to their communities as active citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ready to begin your adventure? There are five sections you can join, depending on your age. The activities and opportunities vary but what is the same is that each will empower you to make friends, learn skills and try new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(6-8)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
(9-11)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
(12-14)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
(15-17)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
(18-25)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Adult Volunteers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Week by week, our scout leaders (aka scouters) empower young people to learn new skills, make new friends and stand on their own two feet.\u00a0They\u2019re our everyday heroes. They shape young people\u2019s lives for the better, and find out a whole lot about themselves in the process, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re more relevant and more needed than ever, but it\u2019s not always easy to keep up with the demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s where you come in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You don’t need to be a Bear Grylls or Reinhold Messner to join us – none of us are! All essential training is provided, we learn from each other and have great fun while doing so. Optionally you can push it further: first aid, hillwalking, backwoods aka bush craft, …<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you have more questions? Head here: Contact Us<\/a> . Otherwise, the next steps are outlined here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our group is committed to ensuring that Scouting is both enjoyable and safe for everyone who takes part. All our scouters are regularly garda-vetted and undertake safeguarding training every 3 years. Information for parents in respect of this and other useful items can be found at https:\/\/www.scouts.ie\/safety\/safeguarding<\/a> and https:\/\/www.scouts.ie\/safety\/safety-at-scouting-ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Join the adventure! Share your skills, gain new ones There are many ways you can kick-start your adventure, as a young person, parent or adult volunteer. Our volunteers get involved on their terms and not all roles involve working with young people. If you can give a little time (or a lot) to help improve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/dsfscouts.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_6816-1024x540.jpg\")
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Safe and sound \u2013 how we keep your child safe in Scouting<\/h5>\n\n\n\n