Troop Activities
This is a list of the regular activities that we offer. Click here to view a list of special regional and international events in which we have taken part.
Meeting
Meetings on Mondays are from 2:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary's College in the 1TSS scout room. During meetings, new scouts are taught standard scouting skills such as flag etiquette, tying knots and first aid techniques.
Swimming
Swimming and Lifesaving on Tuesdays & Wednesdays at St. Mary's College pool, Serpentine Road, Port of Spain from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Non-swimmers are taught to swim by the senior scouts. Scouts have the opportunity to work on their proficiency badges. Friendly races or water polo are sometimes played between patrols
Rowing and Kayaking
Rowing and kayaking on the 2nd and 4th Saturday or Sunday of each month at the Boathouse, 181 Western Main Road, Cocorite from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Scouts learn proper boat maintenance, rowing technique, and build their physical fitness.
Sailing
Sailing on Fridays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the T&T Youth Sailing School, Chaguaramas. The school charges $500 per term for this activity. Scouts learn to sail on junior boats such as the Optimist and 420.
Camping and Hiking
Camps are held at the start of Christmas, Easter and July/August holidays at our campsite on Point Gourde. Apart from basic survival training, scouts also learn how to cook over open fires, first aid, how to erect tents and maintain a campsite in proper condition.
Community Service
Our community service projects include the Matura Bay Beach Clean-up, providing lifeguarding services, and cleaning, serving, and reading at St. Mary's College chapel.
Jamborees
Jamborees are international camps where over 40,000 scouts from all over the world camp together to participate in scouting activities. See the events page for a list of past jamborees in which we have taken part.
Our Boathouse
The 1TSS Boathouse is the hub of many of our activities. The troop's rowboats, kayaks, sailboats, and camping equipment are housed here. The Boathouse is also used for short camps during the school term.
The Boathouse is located at 181 Western Main Road, Cocorite between Peake's Gas Station and Peake's Technologies. Continue on Audrey Jeffers Highway past the stadium. After the traffic light at the END of the highway you will pass Peake's Technologies and immediately after that and before the gas station is the Boathouse. If you arrive at or pass the gas station you would have passed the entrance. See the map below.
Mission Statement
First Trinidad, founded in 1922, is a Sea Scout group that abides by the law and promise of the Scout Movement as laid down by its late founder, Lord Baden Powell. First Trinidad strives continuously to provide the optimum environment in which our young members can effectively maximise their potential, cultivate their talents, and strengthen character. We will fashion an admirable group of next generation leaders by exacting paramount discipline, promoting community service, nurturing team spirit, and imparting sound moral values. It is in supporting their academic pursuits, encouraging their spiritual growth, deepening their sense of commitment, and challenging their physical endurance that we will graduate upstanding and responsible citizens.