04/06/2025
š£Scouts of the World Award Discovery Workshopš£
This year, the Scouts of the World Award is organised in partnership with Temasek Foundation, to encourage young people to be agents for change by taking on projects to solve issues across 3 themes - development, peace and the environment (based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals).
Prior to embarking on their projects, participants will participate in a 3-day workshop where they interact with change makers in our Singaporean social impact landscape, and learn skills to support them in successfully completing their own projects.
The upcoming SWA workshop details are as follows:
Date: 21, 22, 28 June 2025
Time: 0930H to 1700H (registration from 0900H on 21st June)
Venue: Programme Room, Level 2, The Singapore Scout Association 1 Bishan St 12, Singapore 579808 & Learning Journey to Sisters Island
Fee: Free of Charge
Age: 17-26 years old
Participants will get to engage with our invited speakers including:
- Sam Shu Qin - Finalist, ST Singaporean of the Year 2024; Co-Chair, Friends of the Marine Park Community; Co-founder, Our Singapore Reefs and Our Blue Spaces
- Tay Suyin - Asst. Director, Bettr Academy - Bettr Group (Southeast Asiaās first B-corp); Obama Foundation Asia Pacific Leader
- Brendan Loon - Co-founder and Director of Advisory; Rhodes Scholar.
Venture and Rover Scouts may attend the SWA discovery workshop in place of the VSSP/RSSP workshop and concurrently pursue their VSSP/RSSP and NYAA Gold with their project.
Scouts may sign up for the workshop at the link in our bio by 9 June 2025.