Kanjirowa National S.

School +2
Koteshwor-04, Kathmandu

Project Report on

“The Scout Movement”

Under the supervision of

“Biral Poudel”

“Department of Science”

Submitted by
Bikrant Shilpakar

Submitted to
Rojina Budhathoki
 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL

The undersigned certify that they have read and recommended to the
Department of Science for acceptance, a project entitled “Scouting”
submitted by Bikrant Shilpakar in the partial fulfillment of the
requirements for Grade 12.

………………………………..
Biral Poudel
Coordinator

……………………..
Ranjeet Thapa
Principal

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Mahendra Khanal
Executive Director
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 Acknowledgement

I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to all those who

immensely provided me the guidance and the assistance to complete the
project. I would like to extend special gratitude to our Executive Director, Mr.
Mahendra Khanal, for giving us the opportunity to undertake the project.

It gives me immense pleasure to express my deepest sense of gratitude and

sincere thanks to our highly respected and esteemed Supervisor Mr. Biral
Poudel (Department of Science) for his valuable guidance, encouragement and
help for completing this work. His useful suggestions for this whole work and
cooperative behavior are sincerely acknowledged.

I am also grateful to my teachers for their constant support and guidance in all
possible ways to achieve the ultimate goal. Their inspiration and helpful
guidance have made this project come to a success.

At the end I would like to express our sincere thanks to all my friends and
others who helped me directly or indirectly during this project work.

Student’s name
Bikrant Shilpakar

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 Abstract

The Scout movement, also known as Scouting or the Scouts, is a voluntary

non-political educational movement for young people. Although it requires an
oath of allegiance to a nation's leaders and, in some countries, to a god, it
otherwise allows membership without distinction of gender, race or origin in
accordance with the principles of its founder, Robert Baden-Powell. The
purpose of the Scout Movement is to contribute to the development of young
people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, emotional, social and
spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of
their local, national and international communities. During the first half of the
twentieth century, the movement grew to encompass three major age groups
for boys: Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Rover Scout. In 1910, the Girl Guides was
created, encompassing three major age groups for girls: Brownie Guide, Girl
Guide and Girl Scout and Ranger Guide. It is one of several worldwide youth
organizations.

The report focuses on views about the Scouting or Scouts towards the
condition through out the world and how it is helping the young people by
developing different skills.

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 Table of Contents

1. Abstract

2. History

3. The Scout Law

4. Activities

5. Age and Sections

6. Around the world

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 History
Scouting for Boys (1908) was Baden-Powell's rewrite of his earlier book Aids to
Scouting (1899) with many youth training ideas openly taken from The Birch
Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians (1906) written by Ernest Thompson Seton,
who later became the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America. Aids to
Scouting was mostly a written explanation of the military scouting and self-
reliance skills lessons Baden-Powell had learned from Frederick Russell
Burnham, the British Army Chief of Scouts, but following the siege of
Mafeking this military handbook unexpectedly became popular with many
youth groups and educators, like Charlotte Mason, in Britain. At Mafeking,
Baden-Powell's adjutant had recruited and trained boys aged 12–15 as cadets
and during the siege they acted as postmen, messengers, and later to carry the
wounded, to free men for fighting. Upon his return to England, following
the Second Boer War, Baden-Powell learned some British schools had been
using Aids to Scouting to teach observation and deduction. In 1906, Seton
discussed youth training ideas with Baden-Powell and shared with him a copy
of The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians. Soon after, Baden-Powell
decided to revise Aids to Scouting into a book for boys. Several friends
supported Baden-Powell, including Sir William Alexander Smith, founder of
the Boys' Brigade, Cyril Arthur Pearson, who owned newspapers and printing
presses, and the novelist Maria Fetherstonhaugh, who provided a quiet
Wimbledon house where he could write. Baden-Powell wrote a draft, then
called Boy Patrols, which he used and tested with 22 boys for one week
at camp on Brownsea Island in the summer of 1907, where Pearson's literary
editor Percy Everett assisted.

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 The Scout Laws

The scout’s law is for boys, as follows;

 A Scout's honour is to be trusted – This means the scout will try as best as
he can to do what he promised, or what is asked of him
 A Scout is loyal – to his king or queen, his leaders and his country.
 A Scout's duty is to be useful, and to help others
 A Scout is a friend to all, and a brother to every other Scout – Scouts help
one another, regardless of the differences in status or social class.
 A Scout is courteous – He is polite and helpful to all, especially women,
children and the elderly. He does not take anything for being helpful.
 A Scout is a friend to animals – He does not make them suffer or kill them
without need to do so.
 A Scout obeys orders – Even the ones he does not like.
 A Scout smiles and whistles
 A Scout is thrifty – he avoids unnecessary spending of money.
 A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed (added later)

Scout method

The Scout method is the principal method by which the Scouting organizations,
boy and girl, operate their units. WOSM describes Scouting as "a voluntary
nonpolitical educational movement for young people open to all without
distinction of origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles
and method conceived by the Founder".

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 Activities
Common ways to implement the Scout method include having Scouts spending
time together in small groups with shared experiences, rituals, and activities,
and emphasizing 'good citizenship and decision-making by young people in an
age-appropriate manner. Weekly meetings often take place in local centers
known as Scout dens. Cultivating a love and appreciation of the outdoors and
outdoor activities is a key element. Primary activities include camping,
woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports.
Camping is most often arranged at the unit level, such as one Scout troop, but
there are periodic camps (known in the US as "camporees") and "jamborees".
Camps occur a few times a year and may involve several groups from a local
area or region camping together for a weekend. The events usually have a
theme, such as pioneering. World Scout Moots are gatherings, originally for
Rover Scouts, but mainly focused on Scout Leaders. Jamborees are large
national or international events held every four years, during which thousands
of Scouts camp together for one or two weeks. Activities at these events will
include games, Scoutcraft competitions, badge, pin or patch trading, aquatics,
woodcarving, archery and activities related to the theme of the event.

In some countries a highlight of the year for Scouts is spending at least a week
in the summer engaging in an outdoor activity. This can be a camping, hiking,
sailing, or other trip with the unit, or a summer camp with broader
participation (at the council, state, or provincial level). Scouts attending a
summer camp work on Scout badges advancement, and perfecting Scoutcraft
skills. Summer camps can operate specialty programs for older Scouts, such as
sailing, backpacking, canoeing and whitewater, caving, and fishing. It is the goal
of Scouting "to contribute to the development of young people in achieving
their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as
responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international
communities."

The principles of Scouting describe a code of behavior for all members, and
characterize the movement. The Scout method is a progressive system
designed to achieve these goals, comprising seven elements: law and promise,
learning by doing, team system, symbolic framework, personal progression,
nature, and adult support. While community service is a major element of both
the WOSM and WAGGGS programs, WAGGGS includes it as an extra element
of the Scout method: service in the community.

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 Age and Sections
Scouting and Guiding movements are generally divided into sections by age or
school grade, allowing activities to be tailored to the maturity of the group's
members. These age divisions have varied over time as they adapt to the local
culture and environment.

Scouting was originally developed for adolescents—youths between the ages

of 11 and 17. In most member organizations, this age group composes the
Scout or Guide section. Programs were developed to meet the needs of young
children (generally ages 6 to 10) and young adults (originally 18 and older, and
later up to 25). Scouts and Guides were later split into "junior" and "senior"
sections in many member organizations, and some organizations dropped the
young adults' section. The exact age ranges for programs vary by country and
association.

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 Around the world
Following its foundation in the United Kingdom, Scouting spread around the
globe. The first association outside the British Empire was founded in Chile on
May 21, 1909 after a visit by Baden Powell.[84] In most countries of the world,
there is now at least one Scouting (or Guiding) organization. Each is
independent, but international cooperation continues to be seen as part of the
Scout Movement. In 1922 the WOSM started as the governing body on policy
for the national Scouting organizations (then male only). In addition to being
the governing policy body, it organizes the World Scout Jamboree every four
years.

In 1928 the WAGGGS started as the equivalent to WOSM for the then female-
only national Scouting/Guiding organizations. It is also responsible for its four
international centers: Our Cabaña in Mexico, Our Chalet in Switzerland, Pax
Lodge in the United Kingdom, and Sangam in India.

Today at the international level, the two largest umbrella organizations are:

 World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), for boys-only and

co-educational organizations.
 World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), primarily for
girls-only organizations but also accepting co-educational organizations.

Benefits of Scouting

 Teamwork
 Nature appreciation
 Self-Development
 Conflict resolution
 Expands the mind
 Psychological health

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 Conclusion

Here, I have come to the end of the project on the topic “The Scout
Movement”. I tried my best to include all the necessary points that are
required related to the given topic. Some of the information I wrote in the
project were taken from the internet and I have also referred to some books.
This project contains information of scouting, it’s history, activities, scout laws
and benefits. I do hope that my project will be interesting and may be even
knowledgeable.

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