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Venture Scouts in Scouting Ireland are aged between 15 to 17 years of age. The awards scheme is called ''Rogha'',〔 〕 an Irish word meaning ''Choice''. Although many groups use Gaisce, The President's Award as part of their programme also. Each group has a Venture Scout Executive which under the guidance of an adult Scouter designs and implements activities. A National Venture Forum Committee represents Venture Scouts on all national administrative bodies in line with the associations ''Youth Participation Policy''.〔 〕〔 〕 The ''NVFC'' meet regularly to discuss matters of importance to Venture Scouts nationwide. The nine member committee is elected annually at the National Youth Forum and meets at Larch Hill. Many groups build their activities around specific projects, see below for details ==Programme== As Venturing is one of the oldest sections in the association the onus is on the youth members to plan, organise and participate in events. Scouters only act in an advisory capacity. The Scout method drives the programme at all times. Most Groups meet on a weekly basis, though some meet less frequently, in order to organise activities. Given Ireland's topography the most common activities include hiking, rockclimbing, mountaineering and the traditional and recognisable Scout skills like camping and pioneering. Another common part of the programme is leadership, with Venture Scouts assuming a leadership role in the younger sections of Scouting Ireland. In Venture Scouting the only limit to the range of activities is the limit on the group's own imagination so programmes vary widely from group to group. In recent times the number of Venture Scouts has decreased sharply, causing many groups to evaluate their programme in order to make it attractive to young people. It has become common for Scout Counties to form County Venture Groups when it wasn't viable for a Venture Group to exist within an individual Scout Group. Along the Eastern seaboard and in Dublin Bay in particular there are Venture Sea Scouts which operate programmes almost exclusively on the sea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Venture Scouts (Scouting Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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