Members of the Educational Methods Committee participated in and contributed to the World Scientific Congress.
Educational Methods Committee makes great progress
The Educational Methods Committee met on Sunday 18 November in Geneva, Switzerland at the World Scout Bureau to discuss the progress being made in the educational programmes, projects and events at world level.
The committee, chaired by Ana-Elisa Piubello, member of the World Scout Committee, is composed of a core team and leaders of five Task Teams (Adolescents and Young Adults, Adults in Scouting, Education for All, Environment Education and Spiritual Development), and is supported by staff from the department of Education, Research and Development.
Main agenda items included: follow up to items on the agenda of the World Scout Committee, updates from the Task Teams, a progress report on the educational aspects of the Centenary initiatives, a review of the progress made in relation to the resolutions from the World Scout Conference and World Scout Youth Forum in Tunisia (2005), reports on educational methods in the Regions, preparation for the upcoming World Scout Conference and World Scout Youth Forum in Korea (2008), progress on Special Projects and a review of the meeting.
Members of the Educational Methods Committee also attended and supported the World Scientific Congress taking place in Geneva on 16 and 17 November, in particular chairing workshops and making contributions to the key areas of discussion. They reviewed the Congress at their Sunday meeting, giving constructive feedback for the follow-up processes.
An additional meeting of the Educational Methods staff from three of the offices of the World Scout Bureau (Arab Region, European Region and Central Office) took place on Monday 19 November. The team shared current work, future plans, and updates from the meeting of the World Educational Methods Committee. A meeting of the full team of Educational Methods staff members from the seven WSB offices is planned for 2008.
A report of the work of the Committee is available in Circular 33/2006 and an update is currently in preparation.













