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Progression of Camping skills
From - Camping Advisor Handbook
Sparks
Brownies
Guides
Pathfinders
SPARKS - Look, Explore, Discover
Sparks should have experienced:
• helping with chores
• deciding what o wear on an outing and what to take
• a sleepover
• a day camp
• a residential camp
Sparks should have been introduced to:
• the environment and how she helps to keep it clean
• the environment and what grows there and what lives there
• nature (hug-a-tree)
BROWNIES - Look and Record, Explore and Experience, Discover and Share
Brownies should have experience:
• helping chores
• how to prepare for an outing
• an overnight outdoor camp
• packing own gear
• a weekend residential camp
Brownies should have been introduced to:
• map and compass
• laying a fire and striking a match
• basic first aid
• basic environment conservation (recycling, etc.)
• nature (nature bingo, nature treasure hunt, etc.)
• knots (reef knot, etc.)
GUIDES - Prepare, Experience, Respect, Protect
Guides should be able to do all of the skills listed under the Brownie program as well as:
Guides should have experienced:
• a camp skills training
• cooking in a variety of different ways (on a camp stove, on a buddy burner, on a campfire, etc.)
• outdoor camping
• a District, Division, Area or Provincially-sponsored camp
Guides should have knowledge of:
• making a using a fire starter
• basic first aid
• camp and fire safety
• storing food safely
• washing dishes and cleaning of their cooking and eating area
• proper garbage and liquid disposal
• local fire rules
Guides should have the ability, with no help to:
• roll a waterproof bedroll
• pack own gear
• put up a tent
• lay and start a campfire
• cook on a campfire
• plan a small program (game, craft, etc.)
• light a stove and lantern
• tie a sheet bend, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches
• lay and follow a trail
• make a simple camp gadget
Guides should have the ability, with help to:
• string up a tarp
• prepare an emergency shelter
• plan a menu and do the shopping
• read a compass and negotiate an orienteering course
• practice basic first aid
• prepare a woodpile
PATHFINDERS - Prepare and Prevent, Experience and Evaluate, Protect and Conserve, Challenge and Lead. Pathfinders should be able to do all of the skills listed under the Guide program as well as:
Pathfinders should have experienced:
• an adventure camp (winter, kayaking, cycling, backpacking, etc.)
• an outdoor camp of 5 consecutive nights
• applying for Provincial, Inter-Provincial, National, or International events
Pathfinders should have knowledge of:
• tent repairs
• different types of tents (dome, ridge pole, etc.)
• how to pitch a tent when the use of pegs are not possible
• storm lashing
• what camp equipment is needed (tent, rope, pegs, stove, lanterns, etc.)
• National, Provincial, local and Girl Guide regulations
• their local environment (what lives there, what grows there)
• emergency preparedness
• how to read the weather
• finding directions without a compass
• appropriate clothing for different outings (footgear, winter clothing, sleeping bags, packpacks, rain gear, etc.)
Pathfinders should have the ability to:
• run a camp, providing leadership
• practice good safety practices
• plan and carry out a program
• budget a camp
• make a more complicated camp gadget
• practice minimum impact camping
• return all camp gear clean, dry and in good condition
• use, sharpen and care or a knife, hatchet or axe
• prepare and use a first aid kit
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