Scouts unitaires de France
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The Scouts Unitaires de France (Unitary Scouts of France, SUF) is a French
Catholic
Scouting
movement created in 1971. It is the third largest movement in France.
From 1964 to 1970 the Scouts de France
prepared and experimented with a new pedagogy
, splitting the Scouts troops (unités) into two new sections and partly implementing coeducation. Until 1971 the old and the new pedagogies coexisted in the same organisation. In the 1970s the new pedagogy became compulsory. In 1971 around twenty local groups refused to conform and chose to stay with the former unitary pedagogy. These groups created the Scouts Unitaires de France, initially with around 1,000 members. In 1980 the SUF had 10,000 members and by 2006 had grown further to 23,000 members.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Scouting
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....
movement created in 1971. It is the third largest movement in France.
From 1964 to 1970 the Scouts de France
Scouts et Guides de France
Scouts et Guides de France is the largest Scouting and Guiding association in France. It was formed on 1 September 2004 from the merger of two Roman Catholic Scouting organizations: the Guides de France and the Scouts de France...
prepared and experimented with a new pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
, splitting the Scouts troops (unités) into two new sections and partly implementing coeducation. Until 1971 the old and the new pedagogies coexisted in the same organisation. In the 1970s the new pedagogy became compulsory. In 1971 around twenty local groups refused to conform and chose to stay with the former unitary pedagogy. These groups created the Scouts Unitaires de France, initially with around 1,000 members. In 1980 the SUF had 10,000 members and by 2006 had grown further to 23,000 members.