Scout group: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 16:30, 4 December 2023

A Scout group is a local organizational structure in some Scouting organizations that consists of different age programs, gender units and/or multiple units of the same age program.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement states: "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."^[1]

History

The term "Scout Group" was used for an organizational structure as early as 1914 by a competing Scout organization to The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom.^[2]

The Boy Scouts Association adopted the term Scout Group in 1928 for Boy Scout Troops, Wolf Cub Packs and/or Rover Crews that were linked together under a Group Scoutmaster.^[3] Previously, The Boy Scouts Association had registered Boy Scout Troops, Wolf Cub Packs and Rover Crews separately even where they were operated by the same committee, school, church or other organization. Many Scout Groups had already effectively existed but were not formalized by The Boy Scouts Association. At The Boy Scouts Association's Bournemouth Conference of April 1927, John Frederick Colquhoun presented a paper titled 'The position of Rover leaders' which resulted in discussion on co-ordination (i.e. who was in charge) between Wolf Cubmasters, Scoutmasters and Rover leaders that led to the establishment of the Scout Group organizational structure and new rank of Group Scoutmaster from 1 January 1928.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

By country

Australia

The situation in Scouts Australia^[8] 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 can be group- or district-based, depending on the numbers in the district at the time. Rover Crews can be associated with a group or stand alone. 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 an associated 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.

Italy

Scouting and Guiding in Italy is very fragmented. There are two World Organization of the Scout Movement and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts recognized Scout and Guide associations (which together form Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo).

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 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.

In Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani (CNGEI) each Scout group can only include at most 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.

United Kingdom

In The Scout Association of the United Kingdom, Scout Groups can have any number of Beaver Scout Colonies, Cub Scout Packs and Scout Troops, depending on the numbers of young people and leaders available. A Scout Group can also include a Scout Active Support Unit, and an Explorer Scout Unit may be attached to a Group,^[9] although the Explorer Unit remains under the control of the district rather than the group.^[10] Scout Groups in the United Kingdom are numbered according to their formation, although not all groups follow this rule. Initially, The Scout Association reserved registration numbers for troops or Groups not attached to a church, so a Scout Group attached to a church may have been registered as 7th Gloucestershire even though it was the first formed in the location. Sometimes, Scout Groups 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. When a Scout Group is registered, a Certificate of Registration is issued by Scout Headquarters, confirming the group's registration name which may differ from its own name. Groups may also register as Sea Scout Groups or Air Scout Groups.^[11]

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.^[12] Scout Groups are managed by an executive committee, with 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.^[13] The executive committee is elected annually by the Group Scout Council, a gathering of the parents, adult leaders and representatives of the young people of the group.^[14]

Scout Groups can form relationships with local organisations, such as local churches, temples, schools or the YMCA. Typically, this involves agreements to support certain events in exchange for the use of a building or some financial payment. These Groups are described as Sponsored Scout Groups and must arrange a Sponsorship Agreement with the organisation that sponsors them and with the district commissioner. Groups without this type of affiliation are described as Open Scout Groups.^[15] Joint Scout and Guide Groups are supported by The Scout Association and Girlguiding; in these Groups, typically Scout and Guide sections share the same meeting place, equipment, funding and Executive Committee.^[16] A Scout Group meet in a school or church hall, or may be the owners of a Scout headquarters building.

The situation is similar in the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, where the Scout Group is led by a Group Scout Master (GSM). Within the B-PSA the group is responsible for local provision through the entire age range.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "The Green Island" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-24.p. 210
^ Campbell, Robert (1993). The origins of the Scouts.
^ Policy, organization and rules. 1928. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Paul Moynihan, ed. (2006). An Official History of Scouting. London: Hamlyn. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-600-61398-5.
^ Hazlewood, Rex; Collis, Henry; Hurll, Fred (1961). B-P's Scouts: an official history of The Boy Scouts Association. London: Colins. pp. 96 and 311. OCLC 17594720.
^ Reynolds, Ernest Edward "Josh" (1950). The Scout Movement. London: Oxford University Press. p. 217.
^ Percy Bantock Nevill (1960). My Scouting Story. London: Roland House Scout Settlement. pp. 143, 180.
^ "Home". scouts.com.au.
^ "Policy, Organisation and Rules - March 2016 - Chapter 3, The Scout Group" (PDF). scouts.org.uk. The Scout Association. Retrieved 21 March 2016. (p. 3 of 26)
^ POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 11 of 26
^ POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 12 of 26
^ "Group Scout Leader virtual induction". scouts.org.uk. The Scout Association. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 15 of 26
^ POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 14 of 26
^ POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 10 of 26
^ POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 11 of 26

[The_Green_Island-1] "The Green Island" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-24.p. 210

[2] Campbell, Robert (1993). The origins of the Scouts.

[3] Policy, organization and rules. 1928. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Moynihan-4] Paul Moynihan, ed. (2006). An Official History of Scouting. London: Hamlyn. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-600-61398-5.

[Collis-5] Hazlewood, Rex; Collis, Henry; Hurll, Fred (1961). B-P's Scouts: an official history of The Boy Scouts Association. London: Colins. pp. 96 and 311. OCLC 17594720.

[Reynolds-6] Reynolds, Ernest Edward "Josh" (1950). The Scout Movement. London: Oxford University Press. p. 217.

[Nevill-7] Percy Bantock Nevill (1960). My Scouting Story. London: Roland House Scout Settlement. pp. 143, 180.

[8] "Home". scouts.com.au.

[9] "Policy, Organisation and Rules - March 2016 - Chapter 3, The Scout Group" (PDF). scouts.org.uk. The Scout Association. Retrieved 21 March 2016. (p. 3 of 26)

[10] POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 11 of 26

[11] POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 12 of 26

[12] "Group Scout Leader virtual induction". scouts.org.uk. The Scout Association. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[13] POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 15 of 26

[14] POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 14 of 26

[15] POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 10 of 26

[16] POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 11 of 26

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|Organizational structure in Scouting}}
+{{for|the military unit|I Scouting Group}}
 [[File:Gibraltar Scout Group March 2008.jpg|thumb|right|The 1st/4th [[Gibraltar]] Scout Group, an Overseas Branch of [[The Scout Association]] of the [[United Kingdom]].]]
-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.
+A '''Scout group''' is a local organizational structure in some Scouting organizations that consists of different [[Age Groups in Scouting and Guiding|age programs]], gender units and/or multiple units of the same age program.
-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."<ref name="The Green Island">{{Cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2007 | url = http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3596/32878/file/The%20Green%20Island.pdf | title = The Green Island | format = PDF | work = | publisher = World Organization of the Scout Movement | accessdate = 2007-07-24}}p. 210</ref>
+The [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] states: "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."<ref name="The Green Island">{{Cite web| year =2007| url =http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3596/32878/file/The%20Green%20Island.pdf| title =The Green Island| publisher =World Organization of the Scout Movement| access-date =2007-07-24| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200902/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3596/32878/file/The%20Green%20Island.pdf| archive-date =2007-09-30}}p. 210</ref>
+==History==
-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.
+The term "Scout Group" was used for an organizational structure as early as 1914 by a competing Scout organization to [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scouts Association]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Campbell |first=Robert |title=The origins of the Scouts |year=1993}}</ref>
+[[The Scout Association|The Boy Scouts Association]] adopted the term Scout Group in 1928 for [[Boy Scout]] [[Scout Troop|Troops]], [[Cub Scout|Wolf Cub]] Packs and/or [[Rover Scout|Rover]] Crews that were linked together under a Group Scoutmaster.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Policy, organization and rules |work=The Boy Scouts Association |year=1928}}</ref> Previously, The Boy Scouts Association had registered Boy Scout Troops, Wolf Cub Packs and Rover Crews separately even where they were operated by the same committee, school, church or other organization. Many Scout Groups had already effectively existed but were not formalized by The Boy Scouts Association. At The Boy Scouts Association's Bournemouth Conference of April 1927, [[John Frederick Colquhoun]] presented a paper titled 'The position of Rover leaders' which resulted in discussion on co-ordination (i.e. who was in charge) between Wolf Cubmasters, Scoutmasters and Rover leaders that led to the establishment of the [[Scout Group]] organizational structure and new rank of Group Scoutmaster from 1 January 1928.<ref name="Moynihan">{{Cite book |title=An Official History of Scouting |publisher=Hamlyn |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-600-61398-5 |editor-last=Paul Moynihan |location=London |pages=173}}</ref><ref name="Collis">{{Cite book |last=Hazlewood |first=Rex |title=B-P's Scouts: an official history of The Boy Scouts Association |last2=Collis |first2=Henry |last3=Hurll |first3=Fred |publisher=Colins |year=1961 |location=London |pages=96 and 311 |oclc=17594720 |author-link=Rex Hazlewood |author-link3=Fred Hurll}}</ref><ref name="Reynolds">{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Ernest Edward "''Josh''" |title=The Scout Movement |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1950 |location=London |page=217}}</ref><ref name="Nevill">{{Cite book |last=Percy Bantock Nevill |title=My Scouting Story |publisher=Roland House Scout Settlement |year=1960 |location=London |pages=143, 180 |author-link=P. B. Nevill}}</ref>
-==United Kingdom==
-{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2010}}
-In [[The Scout Association]] of the [[United Kingdom]], the concept of the Scout Group was introduced in January 1928; previously, [[Scout Troop]]s and Cub Packs had been registered and operated separately.<ref>Moynihan, Paul (editor) 2006, ''An Official History of Scouting'', Hamlyn, ISBN 978-0-600-61398-5 (p. 173)</ref> 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.
+==By country==
-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.
+===Australia===
+The situation in [[Scouts Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scouts.com.au/ |title=Home |website=scouts.com.au}}</ref> 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 Scouts (Australia)|Venturer]] units can be group- or district-based, depending on the numbers in the district at the time. Rover Crews can be associated with a group or stand alone. In most branches, groups are part of a [[Scout District|district]], which is part of a Scout Region, although this does vary from state to state.
-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.
+Groups aim to have at least one [[Joey Scouts (Australia)|Joey Scout]] Mob, [[Cub Scouts|Cub Scout]] Pack, [[Scouts (Australia)|Scout]] Troop, [[Venturer Scouts (Australia)|Venturer]] Unit, and an associated [[Rovers (Australia)|Rover Crew]], although there are no limits to the number of each a single group may run, providing they have youth members and [[Scout Leader|Leaders]] to populate it.
-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.
+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.
-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.
+===Italy===
-The situation is similar in the [[Baden-Powell Scouts' Association]], where the Scout Group is led by a Group Scout Master (GSM).  Within the B-PSA the Group is responsible for local provision through the entire age range.
+[[Scouting and Guiding in Italy]] is very fragmented. There are two [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] and [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] recognized Scout and Guide associations (which together form [[Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo]]).
+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 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.
-==Australia==
-The situation in [[Scouts Australia]]<ref>[http://www.scouts.com.au]</ref> 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.
+In [[Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani]] (CNGEI) each Scout group can only include at most 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.
-[[Venturer Scouts (Australia)|Venturer]] Units and [[Rovers (Australia)|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 [[Scout District|district]], which is part of a Scout Region, although this does vary from state to state.
+===United Kingdom===
-Groups aim to have at least one [[Joey Scouts (Australia)|Joey Scout]] Mob, [[Cub Scouts|Cub Scout]] Pack, [[Scouts (Australia)|Scout]] Troop, [[Venturer Scouts (Australia)|Venturer]] Unit, and [[Rovers (Australia)|Rover]] Crew, although there are no limits to the number of each a single group may run, providing they have youth members and [[Scout Leader|Leaders]] to populate it.
+In [[The Scout Association]] of the [[United Kingdom]], Scout Groups can have any number of [[Beaver Scouts (The Scout Association)|Beaver Scout]] Colonies, [[Cub Scouts (The Scout Association)|Cub Scout]] Packs and [[Scouts (The Scout Association)|Scout]] Troops, depending on the numbers of young people and leaders available. A Scout Group can also include a [[Scout Active Support]] Unit, and an [[Explorer Scout]] Unit may be attached to a Group,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://members.scouts.org.uk/documents/por/POR%20March%202016%20-%20Chapter%203.pdf |title=Policy, Organisation and Rules - March 2016 - Chapter 3, The Scout Group|website=scouts.org.uk |publisher=The Scout Association |access-date=21 March 2016 }} (p. 3 of 26)</ref> although the Explorer Unit remains under the control of the district rather than the group.<ref>POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 11 of 26</ref>  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 a sponsor -->. Initially, The Scout Association reserved registration numbers for troops or Groups not attached to a church, so a Scout Group attached to a church may have been registered as 7th Gloucestershire even though it was the first formed in the location. Sometimes, Scout Groups 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. When a Scout Group is registered, a Certificate of Registration is issued by Scout Headquarters, confirming the group's registration name which may differ from its own name. Groups may also register as [[Sea Scout]] Groups or [[Air Scout]] Groups.<ref>POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 12 of 26</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.scouts.org.uk/gslsupport |title=Group Scout Leader virtual induction |website=scouts.org.uk |publisher=The Scout Association |access-date=21 March 2016 }}</ref> Scout Groups are managed by an executive committee, with 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.<ref>POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 15 of 26</ref> The executive committee is elected annually by the Group Scout Council, a gathering of the parents, adult leaders and representatives of the young people of the group.<ref>POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 14 of 26</ref>
-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.
+[[File:15th Finchley Scouts HQ - geograph.org.uk - 263785.jpg|thumb|right|A Scout Group's headquarters building in [[Finchley]], [[Greater London]]]]
+Scout Groups can form relationships with local organisations, such as local churches, temples, schools or the [[YMCA]]. Typically, this involves agreements to support certain events in exchange for the use of a building or some financial payment. These Groups are described as Sponsored Scout Groups and must arrange a Sponsorship Agreement with the organisation that sponsors them and with the district commissioner. Groups without this type of affiliation are described as Open Scout Groups.<ref>POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 10 of 26</ref> Joint Scout and Guide Groups are supported by The Scout Association and [[Girlguiding]]; in these Groups, typically Scout and Guide sections share the same meeting place, equipment, funding and Executive Committee.<ref>POR March 2016 Ch. 3, p. 11 of 26</ref> A Scout Group meet in a school or church hall, or may be the owners of a [[Scout hall|Scout headquarters]] building.
+The situation is similar in the [[Baden-Powell Scouts' Association]], where the Scout Group is led by a Group Scout Master (GSM).  Within the B-PSA the group is responsible for local provision through the entire age range.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}
-==Italy==
-[[Scouting and Guiding in Italy]] is very fragmented. There are two [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] and [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] recognized  scout and guide associations (which together form [[Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo]]).
-===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 Italiani]] (CNGEI) each scout group can only include at most 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.
 ==See also==
-[[Scout District]]
+*[[Scout District]]
 {{Portal|Scouting}}