Growth through Quality

Scouts in the Isle of Man thrilled after Bear Grylls’ brief visit

By Rupert Schildböck On 21 May 2013 · Leave a Comment

(Peel-Purt ny h-Inshey, Ellan Vannin/The Scout Association) – Saturday, 11 May 2013, Peel Hill, Isle of Man: Hundreds of Scouts of all ages and from all Groups in the Island patiently waiting for the big moment. Then: roaring sounds accompanying a black helicopter closing in and gently touching the ground. A scene not different from [...]

Pfadfinderdorf Zellhof is the second SCENES Centre in Austria

By Rupert Schildböck On 15 May 2013 · Leave a Comment

(Pfadfinderdorf Zellhof/PPÖ) – Situated in the beautiful landscape of Salzburg’s lake district some 25km to the north-east of the city of Salzburg, the Pfadfinderdorf Zellhof has successfully completed the certification process of the World Organization of the Scout Movement to become the second SCENES centre in Austria. We have spoken with Michael Steinmetz, camp director [...]

Malta the Capital of the European Scout Region for a Weekend: Networking, Sharing, Reviewing and Planning

By Rupert Schildböck On 14 May 2013 · Leave a Comment

(La Valletta/SAM) – Between 8 and 11 May 2013, Malta was the centre of the European Scout community, with four international meetings taking place on the Mediterranean island for the very first time, bringing over 60 participants from 19 different countries and as many National Scout Associations to the island. Two of these events, RoverNet [...]

German Scouts Invite to Green Future Seminar 2013 “Network for the Environment”

By Rupert Schildböck On 19 April 2013 · 1 Comment

(DPSG/Westernohe) – Nature and the environment have been core elements of Scouting since it’s beginning: camping, hiking, mountaineering, out-door games, and many other typical Scouting activies. A wide range of things Scouting is associated with is taking place outside. But… – How much do Scouts really know about the environment they use for their activities? [...]

Retention of young people in Scouting

By Jordan Bajraktarov On 22 March 2013 · Leave a Comment

The Survey on retention of young people in Scouting was designed and executed by the Growth through Quality Working Group members, with the objective to map and explore the issue of retention of young people in the European Scout Region, at a first, basic level. 54 Scout leaders from 18 countries responded to the survey. [...]

Campaigning for Partnerships in Scouting – A toolkit

By Valeria Ileana Siciliano On 21 March 2013 · Leave a Comment

How would you plan a donation project to support a scout organization in a foreign country? Which role does social media play in the communication with international scouts? About 35 scouts from Europe, Nepal and Africa met in Fall 2012 at the bi-annual North South meeting in Germany to discuss such topics. The outcome of [...]

Scouts from New Zealand meet Bear to explain air safety

By Rupert Schildböck On 6 March 2013 · Leave a Comment

(SCOUTS New Zealand/Te Anau, Auckland) – Asher, Connor and William will remember this for the rest of their lives and will surely be asked to tell the story again and again when they will sit around the camp fire with their fellow Scouts from Te Anau Scout Group in South Island, New Zealand. That’s because [...]