Barbados Boy Scouts Association
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The Barbados Boy Scouts Association is the national Scouting
organization of Barbados
. The Association is managed by the National Scout Council and is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
. The boys only Barbados Boy Scouts Association has 2,738 members as of 2008.
Although the Constitution of the Association was approved on 20 February, 1969, Scouting existed in Barbados since 1912. The first Troop on the island was registered on 9 March, 1912, at Combermere School and Mr. Charles W. Springer was their first warranted Scout Leader.
The program emphasis is to develop good citizenship among boys by assisting in the formation and development of character; training them in habits of observation, obedience and self-reliance; inculcating loyalty, patriotism, courage and thoughtfulness for others; teaching them services useful to the public and handicrafts useful to themselves; promoting their physical, mental, moral and spiritual development.
Scouting is most active in Bridgetown
, the capital city and the surrounding areas. The headquarters is located at Hazelwood, Collymore Rock, St. Michael.
Scouts are active in Caribbean activities and attend many camps and jamborees in neighboring Caribbean islands and further abroad.
The membership badge of the Barbados Boy Scouts Association incorporates the trident
and color scheme of the flag of Barbados
.
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. The Association is managed by the National Scout Council and is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
. The boys only Barbados Boy Scouts Association has 2,738 members as of 2008.
Although the Constitution of the Association was approved on 20 February, 1969, Scouting existed in Barbados since 1912. The first Troop on the island was registered on 9 March, 1912, at Combermere School and Mr. Charles W. Springer was their first warranted Scout Leader.
The program emphasis is to develop good citizenship among boys by assisting in the formation and development of character; training them in habits of observation, obedience and self-reliance; inculcating loyalty, patriotism, courage and thoughtfulness for others; teaching them services useful to the public and handicrafts useful to themselves; promoting their physical, mental, moral and spiritual development.
Scouting is most active in Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
, the capital city and the surrounding areas. The headquarters is located at Hazelwood, Collymore Rock, St. Michael.
Scouts are active in Caribbean activities and attend many camps and jamborees in neighboring Caribbean islands and further abroad.
The membership badge of the Barbados Boy Scouts Association incorporates the trident
Trident
A trident , also called a trishul or leister or gig, is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and was also a military weapon. Tridents are featured widely in mythical, historical and modern culture. The major Hindu god, Shiva the Destroyer and the sea god Poseidon or Neptune are...
and color scheme of the flag of Barbados
Flag of Barbados
The national flag of Barbados was officially adopted on 30 November 1966, the island's first Independence Day. It consists of a triband of two bands of ultramarine separated by a golden middle band. A black trident-head is centred within the golden band...
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