Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawk at the 15th Australian Scout Jamboree, South Australia.

If you’re in Europe, there’s a Scout Photo Contest that you can enter now! More details are at this link, and there’s prize money up for grabs!

Queen’s Scouts & BPSA Awardees in NSW, Australia.

Some good pointers here, of things to prepare for!

Myanmar.

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Scouting in Europe.

Poland.

Sea Scout time.

Listen to the Youth; they are the change we need to see.

A new program and new badges for Australia.

Diving with Scouts.

If you’re not participating in the upcoming World Scout Jamboree, Day Visitor passes are now for sale online.

Scouts in the news!

That’s a cool collection!

World scout badge and belt

Écussons et ceinture du scoutisme mondial

You know, when I was in the Guides (you’re called Girl Scouts in America, right?) there were always people muttering about how it was regressive and anti-feminist and whatever, making us do girly things all the time, and I kind of internalised that. It wasn’t until I left for university that I realised exactly how damn much it had taught me. 

I knew how to cook. I knew how to light a fire, do basic first aid, swim, iron, do the laundry, wash-up oil-soaked frying pans at lightning speed, make a bed, change a fuse, hell, even build a bridge in an emergency. I found out the other day that one of my friends didn’t know what you were supposed to do when you burn yourself. On my first day at university, I met somebody who didn’t know how to to do the washing up. 

People had such a weird view on it when we were kids. They weren’t teaching us to be housewives. They weren’t teaching us how to look after other people, not really. They were teaching us how to take care of ourselves. I kind of wish I could go back and apologise for sulking so much about being made to learn the symbols on laundry labels. 

And if they taught me to paint my nails stylishly and flower-arrange like a duchess too, well, you can bet I have the best looking dorm room on campus. 

Anyone here consistently forget a torch on camp?

*raises hand*

Last Jamboree, with all the lights around, there wasn’t really a need though!