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See if anyone can remember the last time they promised something - it may have even been today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022%1.\u0022 data-font=\u0022Nunito Sans\u0022 data-listid=\u002229\u0022 data-list-defn-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;335552541\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559684\u0026quot;:-1,\u0026quot;335559685\u0026quot;:720,\u0026quot;335559991\u0026quot;:360,\u0026quot;469769242\u0026quot;:[65533,0],\u0026quot;469777803\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777804\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;%1.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777815\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;hybridMultilevel\u0026quot;}\u0022 aria-setsize=\u0022-1\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00221\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003ED\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003Eoes anyone want to share their Promise or say if they kept the Promise?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022%1.\u0022 data-font=\u0022Nunito Sans\u0022 data-listid=\u002229\u0022 data-list-defn-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;335552541\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559684\u0026quot;:-1,\u0026quot;335559685\u0026quot;:720,\u0026quot;335559991\u0026quot;:360,\u0026quot;469769242\u0026quot;:[65533,0],\u0026quot;469777803\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777804\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;%1.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777815\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;hybridMultilevel\u0026quot;}\u0022 aria-setsize=\u0022-1\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00221\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003ESee if anyone knows the Scout Promise or can remember making their Promise.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022%1.\u0022 data-font=\u0022Nunito Sans\u0022 data-listid=\u002229\u0022 data-list-defn-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;335552541\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559684\u0026quot;:-1,\u0026quot;335559685\u0026quot;:720,\u0026quot;335559991\u0026quot;:360,\u0026quot;469769242\u0026quot;:[65533,0],\u0026quot;469777803\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777804\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;%1.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777815\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;hybridMultilevel\u0026quot;}\u0022 aria-setsize=\u0022-1\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00221\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003EExplain that you\u0027re going to read a story called \u2018Alex\u0027s Promise\u2019, then talk about it after.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex is 10 years old and she loves being in Scouts. She is kind and helpful, but Alex sometimes finds it very difficult to keep a promise.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Will you help me with the washing today, Alex?\u2019 Mum asked on Saturday.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2019I\u2019m doing something today,\u2019 Alex replied, \u2018I\u2019ll help tomorrow, I promise!\u2019\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Where\u0027s Alex?\u2019 Mum thought the next day, when she came to hang the washing out.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex had gone trampolining with a friend. It wasn\u0027t that Alex didn\u2019t want to keep the promise, but she\u2019d simply forgotten about it. Mum was left tidying up the washing by herself.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn Tuesday, Alex was going to her Scouts meeting. Alex had joined Scouts recently and really enjoyed it. Alex loved den building and biscuit decorating, but today she was a little worried.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex knew she sometimes had trouble remembering to keep promises and tonight everyone was making their Scouts Promise. Alex was nervous if she\u0027d break this promise as well.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EMum dropped Alex off outside the Scout hut in the carpark. However, Alex stopped before reaching the door.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I wish I could just keep my promises!\u2019 Alex mumbled.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWith a flash, a genie appeared. The genie was tall and blue and surrounded by smoke that made Alex cough.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I hear you wanted to make a wish,\u2019 the Genie said, raising an eyebrow.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex\u2019s eyes widened and she nodded.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Very well,\u2019 the Genie smiled, \u2018I grant you your wish!\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex though the Genie would now disappear again with a bang, but heard a booming voice instead.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018BUT,\u2019 the Genie boomed, his arms folded, \u2018From now on you will not be able to break any of your promises, Alex.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex nodded in agreement and, with another flash, the genie was gone.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex looked around in shock, but no-one else was there.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Did I just speak to a genie? Surely not!\u2019 Alex thought, \u2018Hmmm, let\u0027s try it out! I promise to be helpful to Jack, our leader\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EStill feeling nervous and a bit uncertain, Alex went into the Scout hall. Everyone was playing a game. They were playing Red Light, Green Light. It was Alex\u2019s favourite game and Alex was excited to join in.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EBut then, she heard a voice.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Can I have some help?\u2019 she heard a familiar voice say. It was Jack.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex looked around for Jack. She spotted him in the corner, getting things from the cupboard. Alex felt her arm going into the air with a whoosh to put her hand up, but she had no control over what she was doing.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Ahh, just what I need, thank you Alex!\u2019 Jack said, \u2018Can you take this jug and these cups to the kitchen?\u2019 Alex went over and helped Jack.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018The spell has worked!\u2019 Alex thought.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAt the end of the meeting, Alex made her promise. From then on, Alex found it much easier to keep all her promises and continued to enjoy Scouts. She even went to her first Scout camp!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOne day, Alex came home after school and saw her mum was very excited.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E \u003C/span\u003EShe had just graduated from university and she\u0027d been invited to a big presentation.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I know this is a big thing to ask, but would you attend the presentation with me, Alex? I\u2019d be thrilled if you came with me and saw me get the degree,\u2019 Mum said.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0027I want to support you mum, but I don\u0027t really want to be the only young person there,\u2019 Alex replied, giving her a hug.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0027That\u0027s OK, we wouldn\u2019t have to be there long. It\u2019s up to you, but I\u2019d love to celebrate this with you,\u2019 Mum said.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex thought for a moment and could see how happy her Mum was. They both got in the car to go to Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018OK Mum, I\u2019ll come with you, I promise,\u2019 Alex smiled, before getting out of the car and heading into the meeting.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe meeting was very exciting. They were all working hard to practice their performances in their fundraising show. Everyone was very excited, as Jack, the leader, told them the show had sold out. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex performed her song on her guitar for everyone and got a big round of applause at the end.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EJack reminded everyone of the date and Alex\u2019s eyes widened. It was the same day as her mum\u2019s graduation. She\u2019d got the dates mixed up.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex felt sad. She wanted to do both, but didn\u2019t want to break a promise to her mum or to the Scout group. Jack had noticed Alex was a little quiet and looking sad.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0027I can\u0027t wait for you to sing at the concert, Alex,\u0027 Jack said, as everyone tidied up.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0027Oh yeah,\u0027 Alex said, quietly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0027Is everything OK?\u0027 Jack asked.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I think so,\u2019 Alex smiled and nodded, not wanting to say he might miss the concert Jack had planned.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I\u2019ve just made too many promises,\u0027 Alex thought on the way home.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe day before the concert and the graduation, Alex was in the garden playing football.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAnother flash appeared and Alex stood still. It was the Genie.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Hello, Alex!\u2019 The Genie boomed.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Shh!\u2019 Alex said, putting her finger to her lips, \u2018be quiet, my mum will hear!\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I\u2019m sorry, Alex. I\u2019ve just come to let you know that my magic will soon be stopping. You\u2019ll be on your own to keep your promises, but I know you can do it! I believe in you, just like you\u2019ve believed in me!\u2019 the Genie explained.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018How co-.?\u2019 Alex started to ask, but the Genie was already gone.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Hmm,\u2019 Alex said, \u2018Okay, let\u2019s test it. I promise to take the bins out tonight.\u2019 Alex smiled.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ELater that evening, Alex was too busy colouring in and forgot to take the bins out. The next morning, Alex heard the bin lorries outside and remembered he\u2019d forgotten his Promise.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex led in bed for a long time. After a while, they decided what they wanted to do. Alex changed into her Scout uniform, ready for the concert.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWhen Alex went downstairs, she saw her mum is sitting in their living room. She was wearing a lovely dress for her graduation and had was holding her cap and gown.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018You look nice, Mum,\u2019 Alex smiled, proudly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Oh, thank you, Alex. Are you ready to go?\u0027 Mum said. She noticed Alex was in her uniform. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Mum, I\u2019m sorry, but there\u2019s something I need to ask you,\u2019 Alex said, looking at her feet.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Of course,\u2019 Mum smiled.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018I\u2019ve made two promises to you and to my Scout group. I don\u2019t want to let either of you down or break the promises. So I\u2019ve had a big think. Can I come to your graduation in my uniform? Your graduation will finish at 4pm the ticket says, and the concert starts at 7pm, so I can do both and might even have some time to practice,\u2019 Alex explained, hesitantly.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0027Of course, Alex. I couldn\u2019t be prouder of you keeping both your promises,\u2019\u0026nbsp;Mum smiled,\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Even my Scout Promise?\u2019 Alex asked.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Yes, especially your Scout Promise,\u2019 Mum said, \u2018You always do your best, help other people and keep your Scouts values, Alex. You\u0027re caring, honest and respectful. I don\u0027t think you ever need to worry about breaking that promise, even if you sometimes do forget to help with the washing!\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAlex smiled the biggest smile she could.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u2018Now let\u2019s get going, it sounds like we have busy day!\u2019 Mum smiled back.\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Alex\u2019s Promise - a story","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ETalking about Promises\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELet everyone get up and move around after listening to the story. They could do a few star jumps or stretches to take time to think about the story.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk each of these questions in turn, giving people who want to and are happy to answer the chance to:\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you break a promise, does that mean you lied when you made it?\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAlex was under the genie\u0027s spell when she made some of the promises. Does that mean Alex is still able to be a good Scout?\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhich promise did you think Alex would keep when she couldn\u0027t decide between the two?\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDo you think Alex broken her Scout promise?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhy do you think Mum was so proud of Alex attend?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EReflecting on our own Promises\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGive everyone chance to think about the promises they have made recently. They should think about some they had kept, and some they may have forgotten about and broken.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk if anyone has ever had a promise made to them and if the promise has been broken. How did it feel? Did the person tell you they couldn\u0027t make the promise any more? If they did, did this make it easier? If not, how did it feel to find out the promise wasn\u0027t happening? Did you feel happy or sad? Did it affect how much you trusted that person or their promises in the future? Did anything not happen because of the broken promise?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that while we should try not to make promises we can\u0027t keep, if a promise is sometimes broken that\u0027s OK. It happens to everyone, but we need to be honest and tell the person as soon as we know we can no longer do it.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe might break a promise for lots of different reasons. We might have too much to do, have an emergency to deal with, not know what we\u0027re doing when we come to do the task and need help, we might simply forget, or we might not realise the consequences of what the promise meant.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETell everyone that we should always tell someone if we can no longer carry out a promise or if we need help to do it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHowever, if we don\u0027t tell someone we can\u0027t do the promise and then don\u0027t carry out the promise, it can make them feel sad. If we make and break promises to someone a lot, they start feeling unimportant, worthless, sad or rejected. They may think we can\u0027t be trusted or might stop asking us to help with things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EMaking a promise\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk everyone is there anything we should think about before making a promise. Some answers might be if we want to do what we\u0027re being asked, if we have time to do it, and if we can do it.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that we should think about what might happen if the promise is broken.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETell everyone that we can always agree to try to do things, without promising to. We need to be honest with the person (and ourselves) about what we can do, what we might be able to do, and what we can\u0027t or don\u0027t want to do.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that if we do make a promise, we always need to try to do it. We might tell someone else about it to help us feel more responsible or accountable.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that as Scouts, we need to be caring, respectful, honest, trustworthy and loyal, so should always try to carry out our promises - or tell the person if you can no longer make the promise, such as if you run out of time.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EFixing a broken promise\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk everyone what we should do if we break a promise.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain we should always say sorry and try to make it better, such as taking \u003Cspan\u003Ethe time to reflect on the broken promise or working with the person to come up with a solution to fix the broken promise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf someone breaks a promise to us, we can also be kind and forgive them. We can show understanding, listen to them and why the promise was broken, and come up with a solution together.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEven if we do break a promise, we can still show our Scout values of integrity, respect, care and co-operation, by saying sorry and helping the person to fix it. By doing this, we still keep our Scout promise. We just need to always try our best to do the right or good thing.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that we also should never promise to keep things secret with anyone. We may need to tell a trusted adult what someone said, such as if someone\u0027s being bullied or is upset, to make sure everyone can get any help they need and feel happier. If we have promised to keep something, like someone being bullied, a secret and break this promise by telling a trusted adult, that\u0027s OK. 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