We often talk about Richard Graves here on bushcraft OZ, and rightly so. But many have forgotten that bushcraft/woodcraft has deeper roots in the modern world. In 1907 Robert Baden-Powell started the scout movement and wrote a book, "Scouting For Boys"
http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/yarns00-28.pdf
This book still has a great deal of relevance today. Baden-Powell recognized that the youth of his day needed something to give them guidance and teach them citizenship, to direct them and teach them independence and in fact more skills than I care to list. He recognized that the outdoors provided the perfect classroom, and the success of the movement is testimony to the idea. An idea that is as relevant today as it was then.
As most people on these forums know I am reasonably heavily involved with the scouts.
Even if you are not involved with the scouting Movement you will have heard of the scouts and have some idea about what the scouting movement is all about. Established over 100 years ago and with 41 million members world wide including Guides (nearly twice the population of Australia), they are hard not to of heard of.
Perhaps you were a Scout? Perhaps you were a leader? Perhaps you still are a leader or a Scout? Feel free to post your thoughts and experiences, say what you did and did not like, but above all else say what you think the scouting movement could do to increase its relevance to the youth of today. How we can get the kids back out into the bush and teach them the skills we all love on this forum, almost all of which are common to Scouting, even have their roots in Scouting.
share your thoughts, ideas, programs and anything that will help others get the youth out of their houses, out of their halls, away from the electronic devices and back to the things that really matter.
http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/yarns00-28.pdf
This book still has a great deal of relevance today. Baden-Powell recognized that the youth of his day needed something to give them guidance and teach them citizenship, to direct them and teach them independence and in fact more skills than I care to list. He recognized that the outdoors provided the perfect classroom, and the success of the movement is testimony to the idea. An idea that is as relevant today as it was then.
As most people on these forums know I am reasonably heavily involved with the scouts.
Even if you are not involved with the scouting Movement you will have heard of the scouts and have some idea about what the scouting movement is all about. Established over 100 years ago and with 41 million members world wide including Guides (nearly twice the population of Australia), they are hard not to of heard of.
Perhaps you were a Scout? Perhaps you were a leader? Perhaps you still are a leader or a Scout? Feel free to post your thoughts and experiences, say what you did and did not like, but above all else say what you think the scouting movement could do to increase its relevance to the youth of today. How we can get the kids back out into the bush and teach them the skills we all love on this forum, almost all of which are common to Scouting, even have their roots in Scouting.
share your thoughts, ideas, programs and anything that will help others get the youth out of their houses, out of their halls, away from the electronic devices and back to the things that really matter.
