Take part in a Colony poll or election
At a Colony Log Chew, discuss voting and your opinions. Take part in a Colony poll or election, with appropriate discussion and debate.
How to Run
To complete this award Beavers may need help in finding pictures of the buildings and how to best represent them, the colony may be able to visit the local council offices and possibly the council chamber. Local councillors should be able to help with arranging visits etc. In addition, your Colony will need to hold regular Log Chews and encourage Beavers to take part by asking simple questions for them to discuss.
How to Run
To complete this award Beavers may need help in finding pictures of the buildings and how to best represent them, the colony may be able to visit the local council offices and possibly the council chamber. Local councillors should be able to help with arranging visits etc. In addition, your Colony will need to hold regular Log Chews and encourage Beavers to take part by asking simple questions for them to discuss.
At a Colony Log Chew, discuss voting and your opinions. Take part in a Colony poll or election, with appropriate discussion and debate.
Your tasks:
Beavers could debate and vote on simple but relevant matters such as games to play or which biscuits are best. If Beavers make a decision through a poll or election, it’s important that the decision is carried out.
Beavers could use an opinion line to show their views on issues. This could be a line on the wall or a whiteboard, with one end signifying ‘strongly agree’ and the other, ‘strongly disagree’. Beavers could place a sticky note with their name on showing where their thoughts fall on the line. Alternatively, lie a rope or long piece of string on the ground and ask Beavers to stand next to the line to show their opinion.
Ask Beavers for the reason for their view.
Ideas for debates which could become votes are:
- My favourite game is Crab Football
- My favourite biscuit is a chocolate digestive
- My favourite camp song is Alice the Camel
The group could vote for their favourite game, for example, to decide what to play at the end of the meeting.
Beavers could vote by show of hands, by placing a pebble next to a symbol or sign of their choice, or by marking an ‘X’ on a secret ballot paper.
Other ideas for debates are:
- We shouldn’t go to school on Fridays
- School uniforms should be banned
- The school day should start at 7am