Company Section 11 - 15 years       The Company section is for those aged between 11 and 15 years of age.       We meet on a Friday between 7 and 9pm at Madeley Rest Baptist Church.       This is where the Adventure truly begins       We aim to provide a programme of fun yet challenging activities including sports, games, arts and crafts, music, going on visits, outdoor adventures such as hiking, camping, orienteering, cycling and much more.       The members themselves will take the main role in deciding what activities are incorperated into the programme and these will all be presented in such a way as to allow those new to a particular area to be able to join in, learn and improve. Every member can expect --- To be listened to and to have a say To be respected and valued To experience new challenges To have fun To have the opportunity to develop a personal Christian faith       The Company Section is all about learning new skills, making your own decisions and having fun. Boys Brigade provides a safe environment to explore new possibilities and achieve personal goals while having adventures and making friends       Our Leaders are CRB checked and will make every effort to ensure your childs' safety. See our Information for Parents/Guardians section for more details.       The Discover Award Scheme has been designed in such a way as to give each young person an active role in choosing the activities which will make up the Company Section Programme. This allows our members to develop their interests, learn new skills and at the same time acquire a deeper knowledge of life, the Christian Faith, the world in general and other people.       Within the confines of certain practical limitations, each young person can choose whatever it is that they feel is most relevant for them, whether it's improving football skills, computer blogging, website design and other computer skills or recycling. As an example our current activities include table-tennis, likes and dislikes discussions and chess.       Leaders will ensure that everyone gets a say and that a fair and varied programme of activities is developed for the group which tries to cover all interests and abilities.       The Discover Award Scheme covers three programme zones and there is a badge available for each of them           Community Recreation      Skills       There are four levels available for each Badge starting at level 1 and progressing to level 4.       To attain the Badge a young person has to achieve a certain number of points with one point awarded for each activity. Mostly the only requirement is for participation and their best effort.       Other activities may require each young person to set their own target or objective before starting and with the Leaders' help they will work to achieve that.       It does not matter what age your child joins the company at --- they will join in with others their same age and participate in the same activities, the only difference is they would gain the badge at level 1 where others who already have level 1 would achieve level 2       A more in depth look at the Discover Award Scheme is available on our Badges page.       In addition to the above there are several higher badges within the Discover Award Scheme      The Compass Badge is awarded during the first year in the Company Section and requires 6 points from the Discover programme, this being 2 points from each of the three zones. This provides an early opportunity to recognise what a young person has achieved.      The Discovery Badge is awarded from the second year in the Company Section and requires 30 points from the Discover programme with at least level 1 achieved in each of the three zones. In addition a young person requires a good attendance record, taking an active role in a Company event and taking part in an Adventure activity.      The President's Badge is the highest achievement in the Company Section and can be awarded from year four. It requires a high level of points and badges from all three zones, however it is not necessary to fully complete the Discover programme and this means that late joiners are not prevented from being able to achieve the President's Badge. They will have to work harder but it is not impossible. In addition to this a young person requires a good attendance record, participation in a teamwork event and a Christian Faith development course, 10 hours of practical service for the Brigade or church, taking part in an Adventure activity and a recommendation from the Company Captain.      The Boys' Brigade has always had a strong association with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and Company Section members can choose to work towards earning the DEA Bronze Award. This can count as a large portion of the work required for the President's Badge and this means that the two awards can be worked for together      In addition Company Section members will earn a service badge which shows how many years they have been a member for. A Company Section member who has been with The Boys' Brigade since 5 years old can earn up to 10 years service.       For information on how the badges are worn as part of the uniform see the section on Badges       Uniform       We are a uniformed organisation and do expect our members to wear their full clean uniform every week. Members of the Junior section wear a blue pullover and a blue polo shirt which are supplied via the company and cost £12.50 each. In addition members are required to wear dark trousers (school trousers are ideal), dark coloured socks and black shoes or trainers (no white socks or white trainers please). Their Badges are worn on an armband with most on the right arm. See how the Company Section badges are laid out on the armbands       Weekly Subs       We charge a weekly subs fee for every member which covers the cost of heating, lighting and resources, I assure you none of it goes to the leaders. When a new member first joins that first week is FREE For details on what the subs are please see the section on information for parents / guardians