What is Scouting?
Scouting is a worldwide youth movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental, and spiritual development so they can play constructive roles in society. It emphasizes values like leadership, teamwork, community service, outdoor skills, and self-reliance.
Scouting builds friendships, experiences, and skills for life, shaping young people’s futures as active citizens. More than 500 million young people and adults have joined and experienced the power of Scouting’s non-formal education since it was founded in 1907.
Since then, the Scout Movement has continued to grow and is now active in 176 National Scout Organizations. Today, over 57 million young people, supported by millions of dedicated volunteers, take part in Scouting activities and events worldwide.
It is an educational movement committed to ensuring that each new generation of young people has the opportunity to realise their full potential as leaders in their community and the world.
Million Young people involved in Scouting
Scouting Education
Scouting education enables young people to be self-fulfilled, inspired, action-oriented, and committed to a life of purpose. Scouting is rooted in the transformative ideals of equality, inclusivity, mutual respect, sustainability, harmony, and optimism for the future.
Learning by Doing
Scouting’s approach to education is guided by the principles and fundamental beliefs on which Scouting was founded over a century ago. It aims to contribute to the empowerment of individuals and their development as active citizens in their local, national, and global communities. Guiding this process is a diverse set of competencies in the Scout Youth Programme that focus on knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values.
Scouting’s unique educational approach includes learning through fun activities, outdoor engagements, and meaningful experiences that challenge and encourage young people to gain confidence, courage, and enjoy their journey of growth within a structured system.
Scouting’s learner-centred approach appreciates that each youth member is a unique individual who has the potential to develop in many and different ways. By taking into account various age groups, Scouting is specifically designed to stimulate the discovery and development of individuals at their own pace.