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What is Scouting?
How Scouting began
The World Scout Movement began in the United Kingdom in 1907 with an experimental camp on Brownsea Island, Dorset. During the week-long camp, Robert Baden-Powell and a small party of boys put into practice his ideas for training young people in responsible citizenship. In August of the following year, the first official Scout Camp was held at Humshaugh, near Hexham, Northumberland. Today, there are well over 28 million Members in over 216 countries and territories and the Movement is still growing. Two-thirds of the world’s Scouts live in developing countries.
The Aim of Scouting is to promote the
development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual,
social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as
members of their local, national and international communities. The Method of
achieving the Aim is through the provision of an enjoyable and attractive scheme
of The Programme is a seamless progression of training, activities and awards
that covers everything that young people do in Scouting from the age of 6-25.
The Programme is delivered in five age groups – called
Sections.
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Beaver Scouts (6-8 years)
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Cub Scouts (8-10½ years)
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Scouts (10½-14 years)
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Explorer Scouts (14-18 years)
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The Scout Network (18-25 years)
District
1st Stubbington Scouts is part of the larger scouting community in Hampshire
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