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The Pillars of Mentoring at 180th (Part 3): Goal setting

By Clarice Fu. In the previous two articles of this 4-part series, Clarice explained the roles and aims of a mentor at 180th, and our holistic approach to development. This third article explains our emphasis on goal setting. Why have goals? Goal setting is one of the most important activities that mentors do with mentees […]

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A Peek Inside an iProj Meeting

This post is part of a series on our upcoming International Service Project to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  You can read more about the project here: http://pccrovers.com/international-trips/mexico-2014/ We’re just two months away from our International Service Project to Puerto Vallarta! Many of you have likely heard about what we will be doing when we arrive in […]

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An International Mentoring Success Story

By: Clarice Fu In May 2012, the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group sent a contingent of 30 Rovers and advisors to China for two weeks.  One leg of this humanitarian trip included delivering training workshops to the Youth Wellness Association in Shilong, Guang Zhou.  Amongst the topics were leadership, personal development, business management and environmental stewardship.  Read our trip’s blog posts here […]

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Creating a Lasting Impact

By Eli Chan This post is part of a series on our upcoming International Service Project to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  You can read more about the project here: http://pccrovers.com/international-trips/mexico-2014/ Having multiple opportunities to interact with the local Scouts and culture is an important aspect during each of our international projects within the 180th Pacific Coast […]

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What does mentoring mean to us?

What does mentoring mean to us? It’s such an abstract term. Well, we put the challenge to our members at this month’s crew meeting. Each group had only 5 minutes to brainstorm, plan, and record their creative responses.

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A new purpose for old school supplies that can help realize individual potential around the world

  By: Dylan Book, Charlie Ni & Karina Lee The 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group is a team dedicated to the success of Scouts Canada by realizing individual potential through leadership and management development. This is the mission that the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group has set out for itself.  I have always felt that […]

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The Pillars of Mentoring at 180th (Part 2): Our Holistic Approach to Development

By Clarice Fu. In the previous article of this 4-part series, Clarice explained the roles and aims of a mentor at 180th.  In this second article, we describe our approach to developing our Rover Scouts. Three times a year, a mentor and mentee will meet to set or review the mentee’s PDP (Personal Development Plan). […]

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Giving back.. a piece of carrot at a time

Our community does not have an opening or closing time. It does not open when it is Christmas time or during certain parts of the year. It is always in need of a helping hand.

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PERSIST Winner – Linda

A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step. Our PERSIST award winner for the month of January took her first steps to immerse herself in Scouting, and made quite a splash, bravely diving into everything our crew had to offer.

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The Pillars of Mentoring at 180th (Part 1)

In the next 4-part series of articles, Clarice will touch on the fundamentals of the mentor program at 180th. We begin by highlighting the roles of the mentor and what our mentors aim to achieve. Roles and aims of our mentors Five years ago when there were only a dozen of us in the crew, […]