Whilst “scouting” for pictures of the Boy Scout Memorial for the last post, we came across this picture of Lord Robert Baden-Powell (and wife Olave’s) gravestone. Note the circle with the dot inside; ostensibly this is the traditional Boy Scout trail sign for “I have gone home.”
From Rules of Thumb, a collection of hitherto unwritten wisdom that keeps the world from crashing to a halt: “The more rules you have in the classroom, the more time you’ll spend enforcing them.” Cookie Ohlson, teacher, Prospect Park Middle School, Pennsylvania.
Following its commitment on children rights, demonstrated by the memorandum with the ILO on Child labour and with UNICEF, WOSM is committed to advocate for Children rights in the European Union. WOSM has been selected as a Permanent NGO Member of the EU Forum on Childrens Rights. This is a group for the promotion of [...]
When I was 10 my parents used to leave me and my 11-year-old brother at the Gare du Nord in Brussels with a packed lunch and a few francs to buy chips on the cross-Channel ferry. We would take the train to Ostend, then the ferry to Dover and the train to Victoria; and after [...]
Scouts and Girl Guides are open to pre-marital sex, drugs and gay experiences, according to a new survey. More than 2,500 Scouts from across Europe, aged between 16 and 22, were questioned by researchers as they attended a convention in Italy.
After 2 years of hiatus, MSGP is making a come back with a new format and presentation style. The site will function as a news feeder feeding scouting and guiding news worldwide with emphasis of local Malaysian scouting and guiding scene. The site will be officially launched on 1st June 2008. Please stay tuned for [...]
The Education, Youth and Culture Council of the European Union adopted a resolution on 22nd May on the participation of young people with fewer opportunities. The resolution recognises the role of youth organisations in promoting the inclusion and well-being of disadvantaged young people and the need to secure support from public authorities for these organisations, [...]
