群策群力,培育子女 ~ 話說二二九旅的成立

香港第一支全部以家長為領袖的親子童軍旅團，是由香港大學畢業同學會聯同海外大學畢業生協會在1987年成立嘅。1980年，會員孫慧玲同幾位有BB嘅同學會家長會員到家中聚會,交換彼此嘅育兒心得，同時為BB組織遊戲組，讓他們從中學習，互相啟發。到1987年，因為孩子已經逐漸長大，需要更多學習資源，於是他們就向香港童軍總會申請，成立親子童軍旅團—-香港童軍二二九旅，全部以家長為領袖，培育子女。

二二九旅嘅成員除咗接受童軍特有嘅課程同技能訓練外，家長亦設計和推行包含各種主題、結合家長專業嘅「家長課程」，更為正副隊長設計一套領袖才能訓練課程，讓子女們能夠儘早掌握有效率地完成事工、統領隊員、發展才華、管理時間嘅技巧。加入咗童軍大家庭，穿起制服嘅家長便可以參與童軍會舉行嘅各項技能及領袖計劃課程。

日常集會除了教授童軍技能外，還有名種適合成員身心發展的遊戲和家長的知識課程，多姿多采，實行遊戲中學習，挑戰中成長，練就身手，塑造性格，大小同樂，親情友情軍情共冶一爐，童軍之樂樂無窮，活動包括：

  • 愛我大自然：植樹、植物、寵物護理、觀星、環保活動
  • 强壯體魄：陸運會、水運會、馬拉松、露營遠足、步操比賽、紮作大賽
  • 表達與自信：隊長制度、小隊分享、演辯訓練班、每年旅慶家長和童軍舞台演出，培養童軍人前表達的勇氣同技巧
  • 擴濶視野：世界童軍海外大露營、親子海外旅行、各類參觀活動
  • 顯我才華：參加在國內舉行的奧林匹克數學大賽、國際兒童藝術節、各項童軍會舉辦之比賽
  • 齊家治國：親子渡假營、交流活動、社會服務、國內服務
  • 內部溝通：旅領袖會議、旅務執行委員會、旅務報告及會議紀錄、出版刊物

二二九旅的宗旨，就是在家長“群策群力，培育子女”方式下，為兒童謀幸福，為社會育良才，讓兒童在包容和愉悅的環境下，通過遊戲和活動學習，挑戰自己，隨時準備，做到最好！成為有偉大理想和良知良能的新一代。

「Akela， we will do our best！」

「二二九，加油！加油！」

二二九前旅長 孫慧玲

The Scouting Way

At the 229th Scout Troop of Hong Kong, we aim to provide an active education that supplements a child’s formal education and rote learning. Through leading activities by themselves in the community and in the wilderness, scouts learn through doing and communication with peers within a system proven to generate outstanding leaders.

The 229ers are led, at the core, by parents passionate in the development of children and adolescents. Assisting them are experienced instructors, university graduates and alumni of the troop itself. The leaders’ passion in youth development is channelled into forming and improving activities that are attractive for our scouts, such as: camping; hiking; community service; and sporting competitions. Scouts learning in this environment are encouraged to compete against fellow scouts not simply for the sake of being better, but to learn more skills and be able to teach them to others.

What sets our Troop apart from other outdoor activity centres such as outward bound and military training? It is how our Troop is organised. Our activities are not one-off, but are done serially within the same group of people. Wee-wees progress to Grasshoppers, who become Cubs, who graduate into Scouts. Almost every week and within each section, scouts learn work with others and scout leaders learn to take responsibility for others. Scouts are given continuous feedback so that they may learn to become better every time they participate. They forge long-lasting friendships within the troop that carry far into their school and working lives.

Our scouts are not alone, but are joined from all over the world by the International Scouting Movement. We participate in international ‘jamborees’ (camps) to open the horizons of our scouts and to let them make friends with others in the scouting community – children and teenagers who group together to build unity and a brotherly atmosphere, which eventually leads to collaboration and leadership.

Scouting with the 229ers promotes a child’s independence, leadership, communication skills, physical condition, social awareness, love of nature and perhaps best of all, their ability to be prepared – for all the hardship and joy that they may encounter in life.

Please feel free to drop us a line if you are interested in what 229 can do for your child!

Cliff Lui, ex-SPL