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Lovemore Kadzura
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THE Manicaland Scouts Association is revamping its curriculum to equip learners with vital life skills that will help them thrive in today’s fast-changing world.
The new programme aligns with the Heritage-Based Curriculum introduced by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, which emphasises practical skills development, technological advancement, and the nurturing of strong moral and ethical values.
Speaking during the association’s three-day 2025 Summer Camp at Zimati Farm in Nyazura recently—an event attended by more than 300 learners and teachers—provincial vice-chairperson, Mr Norman Magaya said the scout movement is complementing Government efforts to mould morally upright young people.
He added that the association has gone a step further by imparting special skills that learners can carry into their future lives.
“We had over 300 school children from across the province who attended the 2025 Summer Camp. We are running various edutainment programmes for the children and their teachers. Children are being trained and imparted with very important life skills. They are being trained to cook without pots, starting fire without a match stick and many other obstacle courses. Our main aim is to train youngsters to be able to fight and conquer life challenges through these skills.
“These skills remove the fear factor in them, and sharpen their minds, while widening their problem solving capacity. Our activities are in line with the schools Heritage Based Curriculum which is emphasising on skills acquisition at a tender age. Innovation and problem solving is better taught at a tender age because its where there is lot of experiment and curiosity.
“We are undertaking lessons on social vices such as drug and substance abuse as we cannot leave this important task to Government alone,” said Mr Magaya.
A learner at Nyanyadzi Primary School, Rufaro Zviuya said the camping helped learners to acquire new skills which they will use to launch entrepreneurial projects. They also benefitted from drug and substance abuse lessons.
“This social camping helped us as teenagers to be well behaved people. We have been taught to avoid drugs at all cost as they are pervasive which can damage our health and cause premature death. We have been taught to make a number of artefacts and other income generating projects,” she said.
In August 2025, seven learners were seconded to visits South Korea to learn and share ideas with their counterparts from the Asian country.
