Scout Group
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The Scout Group is the local organisation for Scouting
in most countries where it is active. It combines together the different sections into a single body. Scout Groups can consist of any number of sections in the different Age Groups in Scouting and Guiding
. Scout Groups can be single sex or have boys and girls in separate and/or co-ed sections depending on the group and the national organization.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement
about the Scout Group: "The local group should in fact be viewed as a kind of educational centre, which is capable of implementing the whole Scout programme, from childhood until the end of adolescence. The units in the different sections have to be part of a local group and not isolated."
In some countries, the different sections are independent of each other, although they might be sponsored or chartered by the same organisation, such as a Church.
of the United Kingdom
, Scout Groups form a part of a Scout District
, and can work together on activities and events. There is also some healthy competition between Scout Groups, especially when there is only a small distance between meeting locations. Typically, there are around 10 active Scout Groups in a District. Scout Groups can have any number of Beaver Colonies, Cub Packs and Scout Troops, depending on the numbers of young people and leaders available.
Scout Groups in the United Kingdom are numbered according to their formation, although not all groups follow this rule, see Billingham district scouts for example where a group is named Synthonia from the sponsor they had. Sometimes, they adopt new names (for example, the 1st Whitley Scout Group became the 43rd Reading (1st Whitley) Scout Group) as District boundaries are moved and reformed.
Scout Groups can form relationships with local organisations, such as local churches, temples, or the YMCA
. Typically, this involves agreements to support certain events in exchange for the use of a building or some financial payment.
Scout Groups are managed by an Executive Committee, with at least a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. They support a uniformed Group Scout Leader, and support the activities and events organised by the Section Leaders within the group.
A Scout Group is led by a Group Scout Leader (GSL) whose responsibility is to ensure that the leaders of the different sections work together facilitating progress from one section to another by the young people in the Group. The GSL is also responsible for ensuring that the other leaders in the Group take part in leader training.
is broadly the same as in the United Kingdom, though the leader in charge is known as the Group Leader, or, if there is no Group Leader, Leader-in-Charge, an experienced Leader nominated to liaise between the Group and the Scouting Bureaucracy.
Venturer
Units and Rover
Crews can be Group or District based, depending on the numbers in the District at the time. In most Branches, Groups are part of a district
, which is part of a Scout Region, although this does vary from state to state.
Groups aim to have at least one Joey Scout
Mob, Cub Scout Pack, Scout
Troop, Venturer
Unit, and Rover
Crew, although there are no limits to the number of each a single group may run, providing they have youth members and Leaders
to populate it.
Sponsored Groups also exist, which are joint ventures between Scouts Australia and another body such as Schools or Churches. Sponsored Groups deliver a slightly altered program in conjunction with their parent bodies.
and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
recognized scout and guide associations (which together form Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo
).
Each scout group has a "Comunità capi" (leader's community) where all adult leaders belong. It meets quite often (sometimes weekly) to plan all educational activities in the scout group. Its work is driven by a three-year plan. This plan (Progetto Educativo di Gruppo) gives a common thread to the programme of all units, ensuring a common focus across all age ranges.
(CNGEI) each scout group can only include at mose one pack, a troop and a rover crew. All the scout groups in the same town compose a section. Adults are registered at the section level instead of the group level.
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....
in most countries where it is active. It combines together the different sections into a single body. Scout Groups can consist of any number of sections in the different Age Groups in Scouting and Guiding
Age groups in Scouting and Guiding
National Scouting and Guiding organisations are divided into different age groups in order to deliver the Scouting and Guiding programmes for a full range of youth.-History:...
. Scout Groups can be single sex or have boys and girls in separate and/or co-ed sections depending on the group and the national organization.
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...
about the Scout Group: "The local group should in fact be viewed as a kind of educational centre, which is capable of implementing the whole Scout programme, from childhood until the end of adolescence. The units in the different sections have to be part of a local group and not isolated."
In some countries, the different sections are independent of each other, although they might be sponsored or chartered by the same organisation, such as a Church.
United Kingdom
In The Scout AssociationThe Scout Association
The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Scout Groups form a part of a Scout District
Scout District
A Scout District is an administrative division within some Scouting and Guiding organisations.Districts are responsible for providing programme and support for local Scout and Guide groups, although the precise relationship and structure of a District does vary from country to country.-The Scout...
, and can work together on activities and events. There is also some healthy competition between Scout Groups, especially when there is only a small distance between meeting locations. Typically, there are around 10 active Scout Groups in a District. Scout Groups can have any number of Beaver Colonies, Cub Packs and Scout Troops, depending on the numbers of young people and leaders available.
Scout Groups in the United Kingdom are numbered according to their formation, although not all groups follow this rule, see Billingham district scouts for example where a group is named Synthonia from the sponsor they had. Sometimes, they adopt new names (for example, the 1st Whitley Scout Group became the 43rd Reading (1st Whitley) Scout Group) as District boundaries are moved and reformed.
Scout Groups can form relationships with local organisations, such as local churches, temples, or the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
. Typically, this involves agreements to support certain events in exchange for the use of a building or some financial payment.
Scout Groups are managed by an Executive Committee, with at least a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. They support a uniformed Group Scout Leader, and support the activities and events organised by the Section Leaders within the group.
A Scout Group is led by a Group Scout Leader (GSL) whose responsibility is to ensure that the leaders of the different sections work together facilitating progress from one section to another by the young people in the Group. The GSL is also responsible for ensuring that the other leaders in the Group take part in leader training.
Australia
The situation in Scouts AustraliaScouts Australia
Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age. Scouts Australia is part of the global Scouting movement and has been a national member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1953...
is broadly the same as in the United Kingdom, though the leader in charge is known as the Group Leader, or, if there is no Group Leader, Leader-in-Charge, an experienced Leader nominated to liaise between the Group and the Scouting Bureaucracy.
Venturer
Venturer Scouts (Australia)
Venturer Scouts, formerly Senior Scouts, is the fourth section of Scouts Australia, and was first formed in 1946. Venturers are aged between 14.5 and 17.5 years of age and are organised into Units, which can be a part of a single Scout Group or a stand alone group. both types of Unit take Scouts...
Units and Rover
Rovers (Australia)
Rovers, formerly Rover Scouts, is the fifth and final section of Scouts Australia, and began in 1918. Rovers are aged between 17 and 26 years of age and are organised into local Crews, which can be associated with a Scout Group or operate as a stand-alone Crew. Crews accept anyone interested in...
Crews can be Group or District based, depending on the numbers in the District at the time. In most Branches, Groups are part of a district
Scout District
A Scout District is an administrative division within some Scouting and Guiding organisations.Districts are responsible for providing programme and support for local Scout and Guide groups, although the precise relationship and structure of a District does vary from country to country.-The Scout...
, which is part of a Scout Region, although this does vary from state to state.
Groups aim to have at least one Joey Scout
Joey Scouts (Australia)
Joey Scouts is the section of Scouts Australia for the youngest age group in Scouting. The section is named after a Joey which is a baby Kangaroo. Boys and girls aged 6 - 8 can join. They join what is called a Mob, made up of no more than 20 children. The word "Mob" is used because a group of...
Mob, Cub Scout Pack, Scout
Scouts (Australia)
Scouts is the section of Scouts Australia for boys and girls aged 10.5 - 15, although they can move up to the Venturer Scouts section from the age of 14.5. It follows the Cub Scout section. Scouts belong to patrols, headed by a youth leader as Patrol Leader, with an Assistant Patrol Leader. Patrols...
Troop, Venturer
Venturer Scouts (Australia)
Venturer Scouts, formerly Senior Scouts, is the fourth section of Scouts Australia, and was first formed in 1946. Venturers are aged between 14.5 and 17.5 years of age and are organised into Units, which can be a part of a single Scout Group or a stand alone group. both types of Unit take Scouts...
Unit, and Rover
Rovers (Australia)
Rovers, formerly Rover Scouts, is the fifth and final section of Scouts Australia, and began in 1918. Rovers are aged between 17 and 26 years of age and are organised into local Crews, which can be associated with a Scout Group or operate as a stand-alone Crew. Crews accept anyone interested in...
Crew, although there are no limits to the number of each a single group may run, providing they have youth members and Leaders
Scout Leader
A Scout Leader or Scouter generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. The terms used vary from country to country, over time, and with the type of unit.-Roles:...
to populate it.
Sponsored Groups also exist, which are joint ventures between Scouts Australia and another body such as Schools or Churches. Sponsored Groups deliver a slightly altered program in conjunction with their parent bodies.
Italy
Scouting and Guiding in Italy is very fragmented. There are two World Organization of the Scout MovementWorld 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...
and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
recognized scout and guide associations (which together form Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo
Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo
The Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Italy. Scouting and Guiding in Italy started in 1910, the Boy Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, the Girl Guides joined the World Association of...
).
Agesci
In Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani (AGESCI), the Italian catholic Guides and Scouts association, the group structure is very important. A typical scout group is composed of a pack, a troop and a rover crew. Sometimes, some of these units might be duplicated.Each scout group has a "Comunità capi" (leader's community) where all adult leaders belong. It meets quite often (sometimes weekly) to plan all educational activities in the scout group. Its work is driven by a three-year plan. This plan (Progetto Educativo di Gruppo) gives a common thread to the programme of all units, ensuring a common focus across all age ranges.
CNGEI
In Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici ItalianiCorpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani
The Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani is an Italian Scout and Guiding association that started its activities in 1913 with the support of Carlo Colombo following Baden Powell's method. CNGEI is the oldest of the Italian Scout associations and the third by membership...
(CNGEI) each scout group can only include at mose one pack, a troop and a rover crew. All the scout groups in the same town compose a section. Adults are registered at the section level instead of the group level.