No Tiger

Tiger was cancelled this week. As usual I was not given an explanation. I suspect it had to do with the gym still being set up for Open House for the Kindergartens. I am not sure if we will have Tiger next week because it is review week, but the week after it will be cancelled for exam time! I am feeling Tiger deprived!

~Rainbow

Bowline for Tigers!

Last week I was sick and did not attend Tiger Scouts but this week I was back and we are still working on knot-tying. The bowline was the knot of the day! Teaching knots to non-native English speakers is a good exercise for any Scout! It makes you rethink in your own head how you tie each knot so you can simplify the steps and the vocabulary used to describe them. It helps you to perfect your own knot-craft!

 Loop.
 Hold.
Over.
Open.
Through.
Open.
Through.
Pull!
YAY!!!

Knotical Knots!

Tiger Scouts assemble in a circle for the flag ceremony.

 Today at Tiger we were practicing tying knots! The Tiger Scouts were learning the reef knot, which I was able to help with. Luckily, my students are currently learning about positions of objects in Science so they recognized the words over and under. I had to demonstrate left and right, but they caught on quickly. Kru T also taught me a new way to tie the bowline! And she taught me a cool way to attach a rope to your belt so it doesn't get tangled. She told me my first one was too messy and laughed at me but since the Tiger scouts still haven't figured it out either I got at least 6 of theirs landed in my lap for extra practice!!!

One of the Scouters demonstrates the reef knot.

Demonstration continued as Tiger Scouts give it a try.

Kru T jumps in to explain even though she is losing her voice!

Tiger Scouts proudly display their knots to each other!

Tiger Scouts start ravelling up their ropes at the end of the meeting.

First Day Back!

This is the first Tiger meeting after the students got back from October holidays. They were a bit out of practice for lining up quickly and quietly. Unfortunately, this cost them any time they would've had for fun activities after the ceremony part of the meeting. I am told however, that next week we are using rope. Does this mean knot-tying? Sometimes things are lost in the translation so I will make that assumption for now. Next week I will know for sure I guess!

I am also incorporating the scouting theme into our English classes on Thursday to promote oral language learning.  Today I gave them a sheet with a picture of the Cub Scout uniform from Canada and asked them to compare that uniform to the uniform the Tiger scouts wear.

I also started to teach them the song Waddaly Atcha. If you are not familiar with the song there is a (mediocre) YouTube video below that will give you the general premise!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9JElDoQbE8

Two weeks of Tiger!

Last week was when I first attended a Tiger Scout meeting. In Thailand, Scouts is a school class. At our school Scout Day is Thursday. Everyone wears their uniforms to school! Students meet with other classes of their grade throughout the day for Scout meetings. In Primary 2 there are 6 classes. (Approximately 180 students, that make up our Tiger Pack!)

The first week we did fun relays in the gym. This week was more serious. We had a flag ceremony and sang the Thai national anthem. Then we said a prayer in Sanskrit. After that we got into our colour groups (patrols) and played the game Telephone. It was a lot of fun!

My Tiger Scouts are asking a lot about scouting in Canada. I have decided for my English class on Thursday we will do a Scout theme and learn about Scouts in Canada!

Tiger Scouts making a craft during my Science class! 

We are learning about the Water Cycle!

I am not sure if we have Tiger Scouts next week because exams are coming up. If we do it will be the last meeting before October Vacation! Then Tiger Scouts will start up again in November!

~Rainbow

A Little History

I don't have a lot of photos here in Thailand with me, but I thought it might be fun for you to know about me in Scouting in Canada. I was a Girl Guide for many years, but then I joined Scouting for Venturers. We did lots of camping and hiking and I earned my Queen's Venturer Award.

 Here I am at a very cold winter camp in Venturers! It was -26 degrees Celsius! Brrr!

I also visited Japan when I was in Venturers and was able to go to a Girl Scout camp there! I met lots of Boy Scouts hiking Mt. Taeko and gave them Scout badges. They gave me a hat from their group!

Me in my Venturer Uniform at a Japanese Girl Scout Camp!

I became a Beaver Leader so I could get my Wood Badge leadership training for my Queens Venturer Award. I loved it so much that I decided I would study to become a teacher!

 My grade 5 and 6 students on Scout Day in Thailand!

Pictures blurred to protect student identity.

As part of my teacher training I taught a grade 5/6 class in Thailand for 2 months. It was then that I discovered Scouting in Thailand. Later I accepted a job teaching P2 in Thailand and became involved with the Tiger Scouts here!

 My little Tiger Scouts! Working on letters to their penpals!

My other Tiger Scouts, cleaning up at the end of the day!

I look forward to sharing more with you soon!

~ Rainbow

Welcome to Tiger! Tiger!

Hi,

I am Rainbow! I used to be a Beaver Leader in Canada. When I finished University I found a job teaching at a school in Thailand. I learned that in Thailand the word for Scouts means "Tiger" in the Thai language. I am just teaching my students that the English word is "Scout" and so I call them Tiger Scouts. When it is time for our Tiger Scout meeting I shout "Tiger! Tiger!" My students point to their scout crest on their uniform and say, "Tiger?"

"Yes, time for Tiger! Let's go!"

We are now joining up with a Canadian Cub Pack for what will hopefully be a great penpal experience! Very soon I will post more about our adventures. I hope you come back and learn more about Scouting in Canada and in Thailand!

See you soon,

Rainbow