Beaver Scouts (Scouting Ireland)

Beaver Scouts
Owner	Scouting Ireland
Age range	6–8
Headquarters	National Office
Location	Larch Hill, Dublin 16
Country	Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Affiliation	World Scout Movement
Next Cub Scouts
Website http://www.scouts.ie/beaver_scouts/what_we_do-10.html

Beaver Scouts (commonly known as Beavers) are the youngest age group in Scouting Ireland and are boys and girls aged between 6 and 8 years of age. The personal progressive scheme employed in Beavers is called the "paw print trail", with each member following the trail, collecting paw badges along the way. These are soon to be abolished on the introduction of a new programme.

Structure

A group of Beavers is called a Beaver Scout Colony. The colony is run by a Beaver Scout Leader with the help of Assistant Beaver Scout Leaders and often Venture Scouts. The beaver colony operates a very loose form of the Patrol System, in accordance with the Scout method, whereby Beavers are divided into small groups called lodges. The head beaver in a lodge is known as a lodge leader who is helped by an asst lodge leader. These positions are changed frequently within the lodge.