YOUTH PROGRAMME

THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, N.T.C. PACHMARHI DEFINITION  OF  YOUTH   PROGRAMME Youth Programme is the totality of what young people do in Scouting / Guiding (activities). How it is done (the Scout / Guide Method) and the reason why it is done (the purpose). This definition adopted in the last World Conference held in Paris, July, 1990, further explains the four key words (i.e. TOTALITY, WHAT, HOW AND WHY) which we may explain as: TOTALITY: The Youth Programme in Scouting / Guiding covers the complete span of a young person’s experience in the Movement.  It starts when the youngest member joins the Movement, typically somewhere between the age of six and eight, and ends when the oldest member leaves, usually between the age of eighteen and twenty six.  It is a progressive process of education through largely recreational means. WHAT: The Youth Programme encompasses all activities that young people in Scouting / Guiding take part in: camping and outdoor activities, community service and community development projects, earning standard and proficiency badges, games, ceremonies, patrol and troop / company meetings, etc.  All of these must have one thing in common; they must be attractive and challenging to young people. HOW: The Youth Programme in Scouting / Guiding has one fundamental dimension which determines how it is carried out, the Scout / Guide Method.  As defined in the Constitution of the World Organisation of the Scout / Guide Movement, the Scout / Guide method is: a system of progressive self education through: a promise and law Learning by doing Membership of small groups (for example the patrol system) involving youths, under adult guidance, progressive discovery and acceptance of the responsibility and training towards self-government directed towards the development of character, and the acquisition of competence, self reliance, dependability and the capabilities both to cooperate and to lead. Progressive and stimulating programme of varied activities based on the interest, of the participants, including games, useful skills, and services to the community, taking place largely in an outdoor setting in contact with nature. WHY: The Youth Programme is based on the principles of Scouting / Guiding, duty to God, duty to others and duty to self – and is the means to achieving the purpose of Scouting / Guiding to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities