Scouts

Mission Statement: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.

USA Girl Scouts of Hong Kong Mission:

To provide girls with a diverse and multi-cultural experience grounded in the USA Girl Scouts' values. In Girl Scouting, girls discover fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Girl Scouts help girls develop values that guide their actions and provides a foundation for sound decision making. Through a host of enriching experiences such as field trips, community service, and environmental stewardship, girls learn to relate to others with increased understanding and respect, while contributing to the improvement of society!

Girl Scouts Daisies - Grades R2-1
The First Step in a Lifetime Adventure
The first step in a lifetime adventure, Girl Scout Daisies are in grades R2 (Kindergarten)-1 and meet in a nurturing, inclusive environment. They go on trips, learn about nature and science, and explore the arts and their communities. Girl Scout Daisies can also earn Learning Petals and receive participation patches.

Girl Scouts Brownies, Grades 2-3
Going Places, Making New Friends
Girl Scouts Brownies work together, earn Girl Scout Brownie Awards, and explore their community. Friendship, fun, and age-appropriate activities begin at the Girl Scout Brownie meeting and move out to the community and wider world.
Above all, Brownies grow together and learn about the world in a safe, loving environment.

Girl Scouts Juniors, Grades 4-5
Exploration, Fun and Best Friends Forever
Go on journeys and discover what girl power is all about through new activities and by learning to take charge of their own plans. Juniors learn to work as one and as a team gaining self-confidence as they explore the world in partnership with their troop/group leaders.

Girl Scouts Cadettes Grades 6-8
Making the World a Better Place
Girl Scout Cadettes participate in Girl Scouting in many ways. Under the guidance of a trained adult advisor, girls mix and match activities and resources to suit their needs while giving back to their communities. They connect with each other and build self-esteem and confidence in their skills as they work on a range of projects and gain life experiences

Seniors and Ambassadors, Grades 9-12
Making the World a Better Place
Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors participate in Girl Scouting in many ways. Under the guidance of a trained adult advisor, girls mix and match activities and resources to suit their needs while giving back to their communities. They connect with each other and build self-esteem and confidence in their skills as they work on a range of projects and gain life experiences.

Contact

General Inquiries - Registrar : hongkongregistrar@usagso.org

General Information: hongkonggirlscouts@usagso.org

Website: http://www.usagso-hk.org/

Scouts BSA Hong Kong Troop 1, a membership divisions of the Boy Scouts of America, has been available in Hong Kong since 1967. Our program is for boys and girls who have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old, or who are between the ages of 11 and 18 years old. Candidates are not required to have earned the Arrow of Light Award to be able to join our program. 

The program achieves the Scout BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness. Service, community engagement and leadership development are increasingly important parts of the program as youth lead their own activities and work their way toward earning Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout.

For more information on how to join contact: registrar@hongkongtroop1.org

Website: http://www.hongkongtroop1.org/

Cub Scouting is a year-round, family-oriented program for boys in R2 to 5th grade that builds character, confidence, and camaraderie.  Cub Scouts Pack 1 is part of the Boy Scouts of America and is chartered by HKIS. Pack 1 is a family-focused activity that is 100% organized and run by parent volunteers.

Scouting provides an opportunity for parents to teach their Cub Scout family values through hands-on activities and outdoor adventures, including hikes, cookouts, and campouts. Scouts learn to tie knots, pitch a tent, kayak, cook over an open fire that they built, use a knife safely, and much more. Cub Scouting provides skills and memories that will last a lifetime.  

Pack 1 is organized into dens of 6-10 scouts as follows.

Grade 1 - Tiger Cubs
Grade 2 - Wolf Cubs
Grade 3 - Bear Cubs
Grade 4 - Webelos I
Grade 5 - Webelos II

Scouts meet with their dens twice a month on average for a planned activity or fun outing in order to fulfill requirements for rank advancement. Den meetings are often held at home after school or on the weekend and the schedule is determined by each den. Scouts meet as a Pack once per month, this year scheduled for Monday nights from 5:00-6:30 at HKIS.

What we do as a Pack:

• Monthly meetings for community building, communication, and fun
• Adventure Day trips in the fall and spring 
• Overnight campout on Lantau Island
• Cookout and campfire at Tai Tam Scout Center
• Awards and recognition for advancement
• Community service projects (e.g., beach cleanup, food drive)
• Pinewood Derby and Raingutter Regatta races with DIY boat and race car kits
• Annual Blue and Gold family end-of-year banquet

For more on the basics of Cub Scouting, please see the wealth of information here:  https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts

Pack 1 is always looking for volunteers to be Den Leaders and Committee Members.  For more on how you as a parent can volunteer, please see information here:

https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/how-to-volunteer

For more information and to learn how to register, please email: 

membership@bsapack1hongkong.org 

Mission, Aims, and Methods

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. 

Scout Oath: On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

The Aims of Scouting are: Character, Citizenship, Personal Fitness, and Leadership.  To achieve these Aims, the Cub Scout program uses the following methods:

Living the Ideals; Belonging to a Den; Advancement; Family Involvement; Activities; Serving the Neighborhood; The Uniform

We welcome all boys and their families to join us this year, both as Scouts and as volunteer leaders.  We're all new at this so don't let inexperience stop you from volunteering.  Remember the Cub Scout Motto is Do Your Best, and as long as we Do Our Best the Pack will go far!

Contact us: membership@bsapack1hongkong.org