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9 Virtues
It is said that your education leaves you with certain lifelong virtues that remain long after you have forgotten the chemistry or history that you studied. BSES believes its role is to assist in the development of these virtues, by way of practical experience delivered in the aspirational environment of our expeditions. This allows us to provide a contribution to the answer to important questions about development of our young people.
Motivated young people thrive on challenges more than certainties.
‘Why?’ is more exciting than ‘What?’, ‘Where? ’, ‘Who?’ etc.
Not only physical valour but courage to go into the unknown, to persevere, and also to retreat or back down when appropriate.
Once curiosity has asked ‘Why?’, exploration is the onward journey, whether physical or mental: researching, experiencing, analysing, and arranging these in context.
Testing and trying options and experiences: perhaps making mistakes but making the point to learn from them.
This is the virtue of fantasy, asking ‘What if?’ and exploring the possibilities.
Respecting one’s own intuition is an important part of this, and thereafter the confidence to express and explore the possibilities even if there is not yet a clear explanation.
This is the counterbalance to imagination: the ability to act and think rigorously and methodically.
The ability to inspire, and also the ability to pick up on and develop the inspiration and enthusiasm of others.
This virtue is balanced by solitariness. Knowing when to talk, when to be silent, when to debate, being articulate and persuasive as well as respecting and accommodating the views of others.
This is the personal trait of taking time to reflect. Not being paralysed by one’s thoughts but being self-aware, and taking a step back to ponder and to question priorities and assumptions.
- What kind of adults do we want our children to become?
- What sort of virtues does our age need?
- How do we equip our children for success and fulfilment?
The following virtues underpin all our activities and the way we run them. They are shared (in subtly different forms) with many other organisations. The expedition environment, and importantly, the way which the experience is led provides the mechanism to develop these virtues. The skills we identify are the outcomes of the experience.
Curiosity
Motivated young people thrive on challenges more than certainties.
‘Why?’ is more exciting than ‘What?’, ‘Where? ’, ‘Who?’ etc.
Courage
Not only physical valour but courage to go into the unknown, to persevere, and also to retreat or back down when appropriate.
Exploration
Once curiosity has asked ‘Why?’, exploration is the onward journey, whether physical or mental: researching, experiencing, analysing, and arranging these in context.
Experimentation
Testing and trying options and experiences: perhaps making mistakes but making the point to learn from them.
Imagination
This is the virtue of fantasy, asking ‘What if?’ and exploring the possibilities.
Respecting one’s own intuition is an important part of this, and thereafter the confidence to express and explore the possibilities even if there is not yet a clear explanation.
Discipline
This is the counterbalance to imagination: the ability to act and think rigorously and methodically.
Inspiration
The ability to inspire, and also the ability to pick up on and develop the inspiration and enthusiasm of others.
Sociability
This virtue is balanced by solitariness. Knowing when to talk, when to be silent, when to debate, being articulate and persuasive as well as respecting and accommodating the views of others.
Thoughtfulness
This is the personal trait of taking time to reflect. Not being paralysed by one’s thoughts but being self-aware, and taking a step back to ponder and to question priorities and assumptions.
As a registered charity, BSES depends upon the generous support of its Members, Supporters, Sponsors and Partner Organisations.
Our Objective is to take young people on expeditions of a challenging and scientific nature in demanding natural wilderness environments overseas to develop their self-reliance, teamwork, leadership and spirit of adventure.
We welcome your financial support for any of our projects or expeditions. We are enormously grateful to the individuals, parents, companies, charitable trusts and foundations that support us on a regular basis.
For more information on ways you can support BSES, please click here.
For more information on ways you can support BSES, please click here.
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As a registered charity, BSES depends upon the generous support of its Members, Supporters, Sponsors and Partner Organisations.
Our Objective is to take young people on expeditions of a challenging and scientific nature in demanding natural wilderness environments overseas to develop their self-reliance, teamwork, leadership and spirit of adventure.
We welcome your financial support for any of our projects or expeditions. We are enormously grateful to the individuals, parents, companies, charitable trusts and foundations that support us on a regular basis.
For more information on ways you can support BSES, please click here.
For more information on ways you can support BSES, please click here.
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