Fundamentals of Scouting
This section contains information and resources that explain the essential characterics of Scouting.
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Accredited representatives of National Scout Associations, which had adopted and practised the Scout Movement founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907, assembled in Paris, France, in July 1922 and established the International Scout Conference for the coordination of the Scout Movement throughout the world, together with an Executive Committee and a Secretariat.
The present Constitution, as amended in January 2011, governs the operation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in a kindred spirit of world cooperation and friendship.
On the basis of WOSM’s Constitution, this paper provides a compact but comprehensive overview of the key elements which characterize our Movement and its mission.
Contains the policy statement adopted by the 32nd World Scout Conference, and relevant background material. The policy defines youth programme, describes the process of programme development, comments on programme delivery, and outlines the responsibilities of national Scout associations and the World Organization of the Scout Movement in this field.
1. Understanding the Mission Statement
A strategy for Scounting from Durban to Thessaloniki
This document examines Scouting's mission statement and offers a variety of ways of looking at the text. The aim of this document is to help WOSM's national Scout associations around the world to understand, translate and disseminate the mission statement in their own language and culture.
2. Achieving the Mission of Scouting
A strategy for Scouting from Durban to Thessaloniki
This document builds on "1. Understanding the Mission Statement", described above. Understanding the mission statement and using it within each Scout association is an important step. However, the next step towards achieving Scouting's mission in today's world requires examining the key challenges that face our Movement, considering the issues that underlie each of the challenges and taking action.
This booklet is intended to help everyone interested in gaining a greater understanding of how Scouting works as an educational system. It has been been written as a tool for the Youth Programme and Adult Resources teams at national level, but it is hoped that it can be of use for all those at other levels who do their best to provide support to Scout leaders.
For all Scout leaders worldwide. Its purpose is to recall the basics of Scouting to all those who take inspiration from the Scout Method for contributing to the development of children and adolescents
