Personal Achievement Badges are designed to allow youth to explore and expand skills and knowledge in areas that are of particular interest to them.
In The Canadian Path, Personal Achievement Badges are strictly optional. They are not a core part of the program, and they are not an essential part of a youth’s personal progression. Personal Achievement Badges are not a requirement for any Top Section Award. It is recognized that activities outside of Scouting add to youth’s growth in the SPICES and to their personal progression. No one comes to Scouting as an empty vessel.
Working on Personal Achievement Badges allows youth to further develop individual interests and skills and to have that development recognized as part of their growth and progression within The Canadian Path.
Every time a Beaver Scout would like to work towards a Personal Achievement badge, he or she must use the Plan-Do-Review process. This process emphasizes goal setting and personal development Beaver Scouts should set achievable goals that help them grow.
Click on the links for Guide to Beaver Scout Personal Achievement Badges and the Plan-Do-Review Template and Parents Guide.
- Exploring Beaver: anything to do with outdoor adventure and inquiry
- Earth Beaver: anything related to environmental stewardship
- Leader Beaver: organizing and taking part in activities that develop team skills
- Beaver Heroes: discovering contributing members of the community and the positive difference they make
- Olympic Beaver: having fun exploring healthy activity
- Chef Beaver: having fun discovering healthy eating and making food that works at home and for Scouting activities
- Pet Care Beaver: exploring how to look after domesticated animals
- Tech Beaver: discovering how to use technology safely and responsibly
- Community Beaver: opportunities to offer community service
- Canada Beaver: discovering and exploring anything to do with our country and being a good citizen
- Beavers of the World: discovering Scouting youth around the world, and helping someone somewhere else in the Scouting way
- Musical Beaver: exploring a variety of musical expressions, including singing, dancing, playing an instrument, composing, choreographing or creating an instrument
- Scientific Beaver: learning and experimenting critically and empirically
- Creative Beaver: using the imagination to devise art, inventions and handicrafts
- Spirit Beaver: exploring beliefs that are important for self and family as well as the beliefs of another faith
- Friendship Beaver: exploring values that are important for self and family as well as those important to the Scouting movement