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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Leaders Honoured
Some of our Pfadfinder leaders and adult helpers were recently formally acknowledged for their leadership, enthusiasm and dedication. Our Joey leader (Kerria), Cub leadership team (Baghira and Gerald), and Scout leader (Nala) were each the very deserving recipients of Children’s Week Awards for their unwavering contribution to Child Development and Support. An excerpt from one…
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Venturers “game on” with Joeys
Five of our Scouts and Venturers attended a Youth Leadership course on the weekend, put on by the ACT Scouts branch, where they learned about what it takes to assist or lead a Joey or Cub scout program. Two of our Venturers immediately put their new knowledge to good use, and ran a fun and…
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Patrol Cooking Challenge (the woke edition)
In internet-savvy teen parlance, “woke” means environmentally / socially / politically / ethically aware and responsible. The Pfadfinder Monday scouts (12-14 year olds) enjoyed another patrol cooking night. This “woke” edition of the cooking challenge was developed by one of our scouts, and was a whole lot of fun. (Other scout groups wanting to run…
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Pfadfinder visits Cotter Dam
A selection of Pfadfinder joeys, cubs and scouts enjoyed a very informative evening tour of the Cotter Dam, with tour guide Kate of ICON Water. Kate, with the help of a blue rope to represent the waterway, an enormous map (and a few dads to hold it up), and her infectious smile and enthusiasm, taught…
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Pfadfinder Pfashion Show
The scout hall was alive tonight with music, dancing, food and fashion. The joeys, cubs and parents were treated to a fashion show and disco tonight, put on by the older scouts and venturers. Guests were treated to some healthy nibbles and delicious cake in our foyer area to begin the evening (thanks to our volunteers who…
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ACTSmart Sustainability Expo
At Spielwelt and Pfadfinder, we are keen to be green! So far, we have made over 50 changes to our hall and operations, to be more sustainable and do the right thing for the environment. As with everything we do, we do this for the children. We also hope to educate, support and inspire our…
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Up-cycled Pfadfinder Fashion is coming
The Pfadfinder Monday scouts are busy preparing for “Pfadfinder Pfashion Pfest” where our star models and designers will debut a number of fashion pieces each, upcycled from everyday materials. Here’s how that came about. Our 11-14 year old scouts were fascinated and horrified when we had a presentation a few weeks ago by local German designer, Hanna…
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Children’s Clothing Swap
Pfadfinder have been learning about the clothing industry and how it affects the environment. The textiles industry is a huge polluter, so we thought up some ways we could reduce our impact. Watch this space! One easy way to reduce the number of clothes that end up in the landfill: Pfadfinder had a clothes swap night…
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Chocolates and straws are next to go
As delicious as chocolate is, the committee has recently decided to knock it from our fundraising campaign despite its reasonably good return on investment. Aside from the obvious questions about modelling healthy habits for children, chocolate is a luxury the environment can’t really afford on the scale it is being produced in the world. Add…
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German Year 10 student service activity
When we were contacted by a Year 10 student from Canberra Grammar school, who spoke perfect German and was interested to put in some community service hours for his school with us at GAP, we said, “Ja klar!” And we are glad we did. Carl arrived bright and early on a chilly Monday morning and…