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Transcript: Scouting was first founded by a British Officer, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, while stationed in India. He wrote a book, “An Aid to Scouts”, that helped his men prepare for the frontier. When he got back home, he was surprised to see boys acting and relying on the book, and it created an idea for the program of Boy Scouts In the U.S., Scouting was incorporated in 1910, founded after a cretin incident. An American businessman and publisher was lost in the fog one night, when a young scout approached him and offered to help. William D. Boyce was intrigued and impressed by the boys incorporate in being a scout. After they reached his destination, William tried to tip the boy, but he refused saying that he wanted to do a Good Turn. Thoroughly impressed, he brought the idea of scouting and founded it in the U.S. on February 8th. Scouting today has changed from 1910 to now. The principles remain the same though, to grow character, citizenship skills and physical fitness. This was to prepare youth to help them later on in life, gaining qualities in all three categories to help them. Scouting is one the biggest organizations in America, sizing about 2.7 million in membership. They hold a national Jamboree every four years, where approximately 45,000 scouts and leaders gather. Scout Camp is my personal favorite in all of the things you can do in Scouting. It's a full week of living in a tent (yes, full of critters) in the blistering heat of Texas summer. You get to attend classes to earn merit badges to help you achieve Eagle Scout (the highest rank in scouting). It's my favorite thing to do because I teach. I teach COPE and Climbing. In COPE, (Challenging Outdoor Participant Exercise) I teach high elements and low elements. In Climbing, I run the Tower with belay and repealing. Generally, I teach 12-14 year scouts. High Adventure is for Varsity Scouts (ages 14-18). Instead of going to scout camp, we plan out what were going to do. Last year, we did rock climbing. This year (unfortunately) we will be doing a 50 mile hike in New Mexico. The goal is to incorporate leaders into organizing the scouts instead of adults. High Adventure is meant to let us grow into unity as a patrol. High Adventure USA Scouting Scouting Today Citations Scout Camp Beginning- Scouting.org- http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/cubscouts/leaders/about/history.aspx http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/sitecore/content/scouting/jota.aspx http://www.scouting.org/Visitor.aspx Scouting