FAQs about Adventure Service Challenge
1. How much does it cost to begin using ASC?
There
is no registration fee to join, or annual fee to use Adventure
Service Challenge. However, you will need a Leader's Handbook
and a Record Card of the relevant Stage for each participant. For
a current price list/order form, send for an Information Pack.
2. Do I need special training to run an ASC group?
No.
Anyone qualified to run a youth group would be capable of
operating the ASC scheme. However, you may well wish to
bring in local expert assistance to deal with areas where you are
not qualified, "First Aid" for example, if you are not
a qualified First Aider.
3. Must young people stop using ASC when they reach age 15?
No. The
ages stated for the various Stages of Adventure Servcie
Challenge merely indicate the 'target' age, if more time is
needed to finish a Stage, take it. There are no set age limits;
as an example, ASC Junior Stages have been used
successfully by a special needs adult group.
4. Are the target requirements for the various activities "absolutes"?
No,
they are those we believe to be suitable in an 'average'
situation. Adventure Service Challenge is intended to be
very flexible, and can be 'tailored' by the leader as appropriate
given the freedoms and limitations of the young people concerned
and their local environment. It is up to the leader to set
targets, on an individual participant basis if necessary, which
fully stretch the young people but give them attainable goals -
if they accept the challenge of ASC.
5. Is the ASC scheme part of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award?
No, it
is a totally separate award and organisation. But the Duke of
Edinburgh's Award Headquarters does recommend the Adventure
Service Challenge for young people below the starting age for
the DoE Bronze Award (14 years minimum) and we do liaise closely
with them.
6. What is the "Shield" activity about?
We
cannot give a short answer to this one, so there is a special page on this subject.
Details of Stages,
History
of ASC Scheme,
What
others say,
Information
Pack,
Back to
Home Page