The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including 176,000 female participants. The BSA was founded in 1910; about 130 million Americans have participated in its programs. Served by 477,000 adult volunteers. BSA became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
Ernest Thompson Seton (left), Baden-Powell (seated) and Dan Beard (right)
Boy Scouts, Troop 10, Columbus, Ohio, 1918
A Venturer traverses a COPE High Ropes course.
Boy Scout, 1974, wearing uniform of the time
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth social movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports. Another widely recognized movement characteristic is the Scout uniform, by intent hiding all differences of social standing in a country and encouraging equality, with neckerchief and campaign hat or comparable headwear. Distinctive uniform insignia include the fleur-de-lis and the trefoil, as well as merit badges and other patches.
Stone on Brownsea Island commemorating the first experimental Scout camp
A 2007 British fifty pence coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Scout Movement
Cairn remembering the 1908 Lookwide camp at Fourstones near Humshaugh, the first proper Scout Camp
Girl Guiding/Scouting pioneer Olave Baden-Powell
