Entertainer badge
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Entertainer

Write, plan and stage a show with your Patrol for a parents' evening, and take part in an island, atoll or national Scout show.

  • Collective Achievement
  • Syllabus page 16

What you need to do

Carry out these activities as a member of a group of Scouts, preferably as a patrol project.

  1. Write and plan a short entertainment with your patrol or group. This could take the form of a sketch, film or slide and tape presentation, camp fire or stage routine involving some of the following: mime, drama, music, story telling, conjuring, photography, sound recording.
  2. Prepare your entertainment, ensuring that everyone has a job to do, for example actor, producer, stage manager, publicity manager.
  3. Present your entertainment at a Pack or Troop parents' evening.
  4. Discuss with the examiner the value of the work you have undertaken.
  5. Take an active part in your island/atoll or national Scout show. This would require a minimum of two months' regular rehearsing.
  6. Alternative activities may be accepted if the examiner feels that the activity is a substitute for the above mentioned points for testing.