Queen's Scout Award: International, Community and Values (ICV) list
Complete six activities, two from each topic area. This can include activities completed as part of the ICV list for the Chief Scout's Platinum or Chief Scout's Diamond Award. So, if you have the Chief Scout’s Platinum Award you only need to complete four more activities, and if you have the Chief Scout’s Diamond Award you only need to complete two more activities.
An activity cannot count for this requirement if is being used for any other requirement of the award (e.g. taking part in an international camp cannot be used for both Residential and an International requirement).
The ICV list is designed with flexibility in mind. This flexibility enables you to individually shape your award, and push yourself to develop in areas that you enjoy and are passionate about. You will be able to develop your skills, be proud of what you have achieved and most of all, enjoy yourself.
International
This section is all about exploration – both around global issues and taking part in international opportunities.
- Complete your Explorer Belt, or be a mentor to an Explorer Belt Team.
- Take an active part in a project with an international development organisation. Present your experience to your Unit / Scout Network or relevant audience, such as another section.
- Take an active part in a camp in another country, for instance, a Jamboree or Moot and present your experience to your Unit, Scout Network or relevant audience, such as another section.
- Take an active part in an International Camp in the United Kingdom in a role other than "Participant".
- Take part in a project at a campsite abroad, such as Kandersteg.
- Organise a series of 6 evening programmes for your Unit on an international theme agreed with your mentor.
- Organise a series of 6 evening programmes for another Section on an international theme agreed with your mentor.
- Complete the Scouts of the World Award.
- Complete any activity of a similar nature agreed beforehand, and registered with your mentor.
Community
This section is all about you developing your knowledge and skills, and putting them into practice to make a real difference and impact on your local community.
- Research and participate in a local environmental or community based project to make an improvement in the environment or on the community. This could be within Scouting or another organisation. Present your experience to your Unit or Scout Network.
- Complete the requirements to achieve the Community Impact Staged Activity Badge - Stage 4.
- Take an active role in growing and developing Scouting in your local community.
- Complete the Scouts of the World Award.
- Complete any activity of a similar nature agreed beforehand, and registered with your mentor.
Values
This section is all about you reflecting upon your own and others beliefs and exploring what the Scouting Values mean to you.
- Take a regular part in leading time for spiritual reflection for others, this could be within or outside of scouting, for example at a place of worship.
- Take an active part in a project examining your own faith or beliefs and understanding how they do or have impacted upon you. Discuss your experience with your mentor/present your experience to a relevant audience.
- Run a series of activities with another section, to explore the Scouting Values and what they mean to you and others. Reflect on how you live by the Scouting Values, and discuss with your mentor.
- Organise a series of 6 evening activities for your Unit or another section to explore different faiths and beliefs.
- Complete the Scouts of the World Award.
- Complete any activity of a similar nature agreed beforehand, and registered with your mentor.
Guidance notes
Below you will find some practical ideas, guidance and examples for each section of the ICV list.
Scouting helps you to develop you as an individual and give you skills for life. Take time to reflect on how each activity helps you both in and outside of Scouting; make use the
Get Ahead: Scouting and Employability resource to do this.
If you are a Scout Network member, use
ukscoutnetwork.org.uk to search for local and national projects to get involved in that cover elements of the ICV list.
International
- Check out the latest international opportunities here.
Community
- Use the A Million Hands resources to learn more about our charity partners; plan and develop a project. You could do this as an individual project or organise and lead for your or another Unit.
- Help develop a new project or become actively involved in implementing an existing plan to promote local Scouting. Talk to your local Commissioners to understand what is already happening.
- Understand how Scouting in your area could become more inclusive, work with others to create an action plan and make changes to ensure Scouting really is for all.
- Use the Refugee Response Resource to explore the topic of refugees with a younger section, and support them to plan and take action, as part of their Community Impact Staged Activity badge or World Challenge Award. Download the resource here.
Values
- For support and ideas around spiritual development, see the Rise to the Challenge: Exploring Spiritual Development in Scouting resource. This resource is available from Scout Shops, or can be downloaded here.
- Running a Scouts Own would provide a great opportunity to incorporate spiritual reflection, and explore a particular topic, like faiths and beliefs, or Scouting Values.
This
list was updated in January 2017, following feedback from Members and
consultation. This included a change in the name of the list, from
International Environment and Values (IEV), to International Community and
Values (ICV). For
more information about this change, please see scouts.org.uk/programmeupdates
