Apex Explorers, for 14-18 year olds

Our Apex unit meet on a Monday night from 7.30pm to 9pm, they are encouraged to lead themselves and decide the programme and direction of the unit with support and guidance from Leaders.

Explorers also come together to take part in other activities such as national and international competitions/expeditions, hiking, water sports plus many more activities as they are requested by the young people. Every two years, Explorer Scouts have the opportunity to take part in an international camp. Every other one of these is a trip to Kandersteg International Scout Camp, where a permanent jamboree based in Switzerland takes place.

Every young person that joins Explorers is also invited to join the Duke of Edinburgh scheme in order to complete Bronze, Silver and Gold levels going into the Scout Network age.

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.

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 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.