Youth Activity Archive

Activity Description: Meet someone from another culture (or someone who knows a lot about another culture) and learn about their traditions and experiences.

See also the alternative activity Explore a Country.

Items Needed:

• Paper and pencils for questions
• (Optional) Camera or phone for photos
• (Optional) Space for the guest to show items from the culture

Before the Meeting:

1. Choose a guest. (2–3 min)
   • With an adult, invite someone who grew up outside the United States or someone who knows a lot about another culture to visit the group and share what they know.
2. Prepare questions. (3–5 min)
   • Write simple questions to ask, such as what the culture is like, what traditions are important, or what daily life is like there.

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–25 min):

1. Welcome the guest. (5–10 min)
   • Listen as the guest shares about their culture and what it was like moving to a new country or what the guest knows about the culture.
   • Ask the prepared questions one at a time.
2. Explore cultural items. (3–10 min)
   • Look at any items the guest brings, such as clothing, food, or decorations.
   • Learn a simple greeting, gesture, dance, or song if the guest offers to teach one.
3. Reflect together. (2–5min)
   • Share one new thing learned about the guest’s culture.

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This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements

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