History of the Discovery Club

The Bahamas National Trust has a long history of pioneering innovative educational programs for young people. Discovery Club was created in response to a need for a continuous educational program that fosters environmental stewardship in Bahamian youth.

Discovery Club was introduced in 1995. The brainchild of the Trust's Deputy Director, Discovery Cub combines concepts and highly successful elements of renowned programs such as Boy Scouts of America, Outward Bound, and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Program (now the Governor General's Youth Award Program). The Club's goal is to help its young participants acquire the knowledge, values and skills needed to generate respect for people, nature and history. Several features make Discovery Club unique in the Bahamas:

Volunteering Ethic
Environmental Education
Progressive Badge Program
National Park Grand Camping Trip
Outdoor Classroom

The success of the club was always limited to the fact that it was being run for one group of children out of the BNT headquarters. Today, chapters of the Club are being established around The Bahamas and are now operating from schools. This way the club has now multiplied its out reach to many more children.