Pfadfinder
Stories, traditions, activities and community life connected to German-speaking Scouts in Canberra.
From camps and outdoor adventures to group traditions and shared experiences, these posts reflect the energy and continuity of Pfadfinder life.
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Pfadfinder Charity Fundraising Challenge
The leaders put the idea to the scouts, and they ran with it: a charity fundraising challenge. The scouts decided the rules of the competition and then the count-down started! Each patrol had exactly one week plus one hour to nominate a charity, come up with ideas and raise as many funds as they could.…
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Mystery Masterchef: Pfadfinder style
The winners of our Mystery Masterchef evening were very pleased with their two-course meal, served up to an eager judging panel after 45 minutes of frantic activity in the scout hall kitchen. Each scout patrol was given a limited number of cooking implements, an esky of mystery ingredients, and 45 minutes to put together their…
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Pfadfinder Girls STEM Day
Some lucky Pfadfinder Girls got to take part in a Greenlight 4 Girls Day on Saturday 12 August. Greenlight 4 girls is an international movement to encourage girls to consider Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) careers. The girls heard from amazing female scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, mathematicians, students, technological designers and inventors. After decorating…
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Kartoffelsalat Competition
It was the old North Germany vs South Germany Kartoffelsalat competition at Pfadfinder last week! Each scout patrol made either a north German (mayonnaise based) potato salad or a south German (oil based) one. The judges had a difficult decision to make, but the participants sure had a good time and relished the opportunity to…
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Plaetzchen by Pfadfinder
Pfadfinder have been busy creating designer cookies to help bring a smile to the face of people living on the streets in Canberra. The Joeys and Scouts have thoroughly enjoyed decorating the Plaetzchen, ready to be taken to Vinnies for distribution. It’s just one more way that our Pfadfinder enjoy contributing to the wider…
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Bake sale success
A big thank you to everyone who helped to bake all those amazing goodies for our bake sale on the weekend. Our fundraising team and committee were delighted with the results…. as were the people who got to eat all those nice treats!
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