As many as 176 Scout students of primary and secondary classes of Campion School, Arera Colony, Bhopal along with 10 instructors and vice-principal escorts attended the five-day Scout Camp at Pachmarhi in Hoshangabad district. It was organised by the Bharat Scouts and Guides National Training Centre of Pachmarhi.
The Scout Camp began with the hoisting and honour of unfurling the Scout flag by the chief guest of the occasion MS Qureshi, Joint Director of the Bharat Scouts and Guides National Training Centre; and Vice Principal Ajay Kumar Kerketta SJ, along with march past. On this occasion MS Qureshi welcomed all the Campion Scouts, Instructors etc and said, “It is noteworthy that the Scouts and Guides come from different parts of the country and work together as a unit. Moreover, camps are held in various parts of the country. This would have helped develop many friendships and, I hope, an appreciation for the wide diversity in our country.”
Many activities were performed including making tent-house, Patrol, First Aid, Health rules, BP’s Six exercises, Wood craft signs, Knots-reef knot, Sheet bend, Clove hitch, Sheep shank, Bowline, Fisherman, round turn two half hitches, Simple Drills, First-aid, Map sketches, stay in tents, shooting with Riffles and Pistles shooting, Horse riding, Rock climbing, Rappelling, Archery, Crossing Carious Obstacles and Hurdles, Trekking on various historic and beautiful places like Bee Fall / Apsara Vihar, Chauragarh/Mahadev, Pandav Caves, Jatashanker, Rajendra Giri, Handi Khow, Richh Garh, Dhoop Garh etc.
The main adventure activity was obstacle crossing in which there were various activities like Chimney climbing, Russian wall, ladder climbing etc. After this they were taken to the lake side field and the boys did horse-riding, archery and pistols and rifles. The trek of 12 kilometres to Bee Fall and later they did rock climbing, valley crossing, and rappelling which was quite adventurous.