What is Discover?
Discover is the programme for those aged between 11 and 15.
Who is the programme pack for?
This programme pack is for all those who work with Anchors. It contains important information about working in the BB and a wealth of ideas for games, crafts, devotions and activities to help keep your programme bright and fresh, and most importantly, fun, for the children and leaders.
What's in the pack?
Your programme pack includes:
- Information this will guide you through how to use the pack
- Activity this contains the programme material
- Awards this shows how young people's effort and achievements can be recognised
The Discover programme provides:
- Fully resourced programme topics with tips and ideas for delivery
- Flexibility of working in age groups or all ages together
- A balance of activities
- New resources for sharing and growing in faith
- New award scheme
- Links with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
In addition to the programme pack the following resources will also be available from BB Supplies:
- Handbook for Young People
- Certificates
- Badges
- Record Card
What areas does Discover contain?
Discover is about more than gaining badges and provides you with the means to plan a whole programme whether or not your young people decide to try and gain an award. It's divided into three programme zones (each sub-divided into various topics) and a balanced programme draws content from each. Zones are the basic structure of the Discover programme and help group topics together, as well as provide variety in the programme.
The main zones are listed below:
Community
This zone gives opportunity to learn about and make a difference to the world around us.
Recreation
This zone gives opportunity to be adventurous and develop confidence through an active and healthy lifestyle.
Skills
This zone gives opportunity to learn new skills and display creativity.
There are two further zones entitled Faith and Extras. These complement the three programme zones and provide additional materials for devotions and lots more.
What about the award scheme?
Find out more about the Discover Award Scheme.
What resources are available to buy?
A Certificate, Leaders Record Card and Badges are available from BB Supplies, further information can be obtained by downloading the Discover Resources Leaflet.
A young persons handbook entitled 'The I-File' will be available to accompany the programme. This will be available from May 2008.
What resources are available online?
You can download the Discover Logo, badges and other materials online - see Discover Resources Online.
Why has the Discover Programme been developed?
Each week The Boys' Brigade works with thousands of young people, many of whom have no other connection with the church. The Discover Programme has been developed to help leaders in their work with young people aged between 11 and 15 in a creative and relevant way. We hope it will help you to be a bridge into your local community that can often be difficult for churches to access.
The Discover Programme resources groups and leaders to:
... provide a fun, balanced, and challenging programme
... recognise young people for their effort and achievement
... build trusting relationships with young people
We hope through this programme you will be able to make a positive contribution to a young person's life and be able to share your faith in a meaningful way.
Why do young people come to BB?
Before we even started writing any of the activities in Discover we carried out a survey with young people from BB throughout the UK.
What we found out was very interesting...
... badges were really important. 74% of young people enjoyed the fact that their achievements wererecognised in this way.
... young people came to BB to have fun (34%) and be with friends (29%).
What should young people expect?
Following these values, when a young person becomes a member of the BB they are entitled...
... to experience new challenges.
To develop and use existing skills, to learn new skills, to develop confidence, to have a sense of achievement and receive recognition.
... to be listened to and have a say.
To have their opinions listened to and acted upon wherever possible.
... to be respected and valued.
To be trusted and given responsibility, to be treated as you would like to be treated, to experience a safe environment, to be individually appreciated, to have the opportunity to be part of the wider community.
... to have fun.
To be able to come to BB because they enjoy it and want to.
... to have the opportunity to develop a personal Christian faith.
To be able to explore their own faith, at their own speed, in a way that is approachable and meets their individual needs.
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