Busy little Beavers in Standard

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The Colony in Standard is keeping the excitement of the new group alive with many opportunities for the Beavers to learn and grow in the community.

Of course, one learns through playing well with others, listening to instructions and being able to work in groups of peers. The Beaver program in Standard has been working hard on all these tasks. They are diligent about meeting twice a month for regular meetings. The kids can learn their mottos and mission statements, and wear their uniforms and also have fun days sledding at local farms, and performing community oriented tasks like collecting for the local food bank.

As of late the Beavers have been busy making “buggies” with wood and wheels. Parents came to help them construct and paint their vehicles and last Wednesday put them to the test in the basement of Nazareth Lutheran Church’s fellowship hall. The kids were excited to find out if theirs were going to work, or who had the fastest buggy, the most colourful buggy. They spent their entire allotted time for the afternoon competing against one another but, more importantly, learning the valuable lesson of good sportsmanship toward their neighbour, the last being a lesson we can all be reminded of as adults but sweeter still when it is a child or grandchild who reminds you of it.

Congratulations, Standard Colony, for all your hard work so far, and we look forward to hearing great things that you will accomplish.