20th Sheffield Explorers

Try more. See more. Do more. At Explorers, you’ll stand on your own two feet, and make memories to last a lifetime.

20th Sheffield Explorers

Age 14 to 18 years

Explorers are a go-getting group of young people. Together, they make up the fourth section of the Scouts. Week in and week out, they gather to try new things, make new friends and conquer the small task of changing the world.

Explorers are encouraged to lead themselves in deciding the programme and direction of the Unit, with support and guidance from leaders. The section also includes the Young Leaders’ Scheme, where young people are able to take on a leadership role in one of the younger sections.

There is wider scope for activities like offshore sailing, campaigning, performing, parascending, mountaineering and expeditions. Our Explorer Unit often run camps for 10-14 days overseas during the summer months.

eXu Explorers meet on Mondays, 8.30 - 10pm.

If you have any questions about Explorers, please contact us.

How To Join

Scouting is a very popular activity and as a result we have a very long waiting list, which you are welcome to join. To start the process, click the button to access the waiting list registration instructions and form.

 

What do Explorers get up to?

Discover the world.

Being an Explorer is all about discovering the world on your own terms and making the most of what you have, wherever and whoever you are.

Alongside your new friends, you’ll master the skills that will make you feel stronger and happier in the long run, and try things you’d never get the chance to do at home or at school.

Whether you’re hiking to faraway lands or building a robot in your local town hall, you’ll have the freedom to choose what you’d like to do, and work together with adults to make it happen.

Start small but think big.

Explorers start small but think big.

They stand up for what they believe and make a difference on their own doorstops, confident in the knowledge that their daily actions add up.

Seek out the answers to big questions.

Explorers seek out the answers to the big questions, and to the smaller questions that don’t seem to matter but really should.

Most importantly, they say yes more often than they say no - whether they’re signing up for their first major hike across Europe, or writing their first line of code, or accepting the last of the toasted marshmallows.

Sound like fun? That’s because it is. All that’s missing is you.