| Beaver Scouts | |||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Beaver_Scouts_(TSA)_2018_logo_yellow.jpg){kind=logo} Beaver Scout section logo | |||
| Owner | The Scout Association | ||
| Age range | 6–8 | ||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Founded | 1986 | ||
| Membership | 112,750 children (January 2023)[1] | ||
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| Website http://www.scouts.org.uk/beavers | |||
 | Parts of this article (those related to documentation) need to be updated. The reason given is: The Policy, Organisation and Rules have been updated. (September 2021) |
Beaver Scouts, often shortened to Beavers, is the second youngest official section of Scouting operated by The Scout Association in the United Kingdom. The core age range for Beaver Scouts is six to eight years. Sections of Beaver Scouts are known as Colonies and are run locally by Scout Groups.[2][3] After reaching the age of eight, a Beaver Scout will then move on to Cub Scouts.[4] The section officially launched in 1986 but had existed before this as trial and unofficial sections as far back as 1963.[5][6]
Beaver Scouts share many of the features of older Scouting sections such as badges for skills learned and challenges and a uniform consisting of a light blue sweatshirt. They take a simplified version of the Scout promise.[7][8] Beavers Scouts are open to boys and girls, a change introduced in 1991, and are open to those of different faiths, or none.[9]
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