Is innovation at your core? Do you want to tackle challenges in your community using STEAM skills?

The Skills for Life Challenge takes you to the core of Scouting, and we invite you to discover and develop new abilities in leadership, entrepreneurship, communications, blockchain, STEAM, and more! Plus, you'll discover how skills like these can help us create a better world and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Ongoing

Amateur Radio Quiz

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

What do you know about amateur radio communication? Let's test your knowledge using a QUIZ

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Navy battle game using the international phonetic alphabet

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Save your fleet! Play this fun game and learn the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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Communication during emergencies

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Are you good at keeping cool under pressure? Want to put your Scout skills to the test? Take part in this exciting activity with your Scout or Guide group to practice communicating in an emergency.

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Pictures by radio - SSTV World

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Do you know that it is possible to send images though radio frequency? How cool is that?

Join this activity to learn how to turn your images into sound and then back into images!

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Manual for amateur radio activity

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Interested in putting your amateur radio skills to the next level?

Check out the JOTA-JOTI Manual for amateur radio activity to find everything you need to set up your own amateur radio.

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Word search

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Word searches are fun and educational! Play these puzzle to learn key terms used in amateur radio.

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Jota-Joti amateur radio card challenge

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Do you like playing cards? Play this game and test your knowledge of amateur radio.

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Bingo (Bravo-India-November-Brave-Oscar)

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Try this fun bingo game with your Scout or Guide Group to learn how to spell using the International Phonetic Alphabet!

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Setting blocks through radio communication

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Love to build? Up for a challenge? Try this fun activity with your Scout or Guide Group and put your communication skills to the test with a LEGO-building project!

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Radio Scout station hunt

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

It is possible to listen to radio signals using free web-controlled receivers. Join this activity and identify at least ten Scout radio stations!

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How to build a Morse key

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Let’s communicate using Morse Code and everyday items you can find at home! With little bit of concentration, you will be able to transmit messages in Morse code from anywhere in the world.

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Amateur radio around the world

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Curious about amateur radio? Want to discover more about using amateur radio to communicate with others and meet friends around the world? Here are some great videos to show you more about this exciting hobby!

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Code and connect

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
International Friendship Challenge, Life Skills Challenge
Bangladesh Scouts

Get ready to swap names with Scouts from around the world using various communication methods, such as Morse code and semaphore flag symbols! This fun, interactive activity encourages teamwork, learning, and connection through the exploration of different ways to communicate.

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Cooking with nature

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

Do we need all these products we can find in a food store or supermarket? Or is it possible to get our food from the great outdoors?

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Get hired! Build a stand-out CV with Scouts skills

Ongoing
15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

We gain many valuable skills through Scouting! So how can you include these experiences in your professional CV? This session is for you!

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Future inventors

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

Finding creative solutions to problems is something Scouts are good at. Think outside the box and develop solutions for problems in the world around you. We challenge you to be creative!

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Creative for the planet

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

How creative are you when reusing items people are throwing away. Are you ready to learn how to recycle your item to create something new?

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Clean water quest

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

Are you ready to build a water filter and learn how to turn dirty water into clean water?

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Build the highest tower

Ongoing
Under 10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

Can you come up with a solution and find the right idea to solve this challenge? Make use of your creative thinking skills.

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What is your ecological footprint?

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

How many planets do we need to sustain our lifestlyes? Find out what your personal ecological footprint is by using a footprint calculator, and think about how you can decrease it

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Social media for social good

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

Get ready to unleash the power of social media for a greater purpose! Join us to practice using social media for social good! This mini digital adventure will use challenges to will teach you how to use your social media platforms to make a positive impact while being safe online.

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Make your own paper by recycling

Ongoing
11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

Ready to learn how to create paper without cutting down trees?

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Leadership pyramid

Ongoing
15-18, 19+
Scouts for SDGs Challenge, Life Skills Challenge

What makes a good leader? What skills do you need to be one? Together with your group, determine what it mean  to be a good leader.

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Leader's Backpack Podcast

Ongoing
19+
Life Skills Challenge, Super Challenge: Total JOTA-JOTI Explorer Challenge

Leader’s Backpack is back, with 2 more episodes exploring new topics that will add value content for your journey as an Adult leader in Scouting.

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