Swiss Guide and Scout Movement

Swiss Guide and Scout Movement

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The Swiss Guide and Scout Movement ("Pfadibewegung Schweiz (PBS), Mouvement Scout de Suisse, Movimento Scaut Svizzero, Moviment Battasendas Svizra") is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Switzerland. Scouting was founded in Switzerland in 1912 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922 and among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. The originally separate Swiss Guide Federation and Swiss Scout Federation merged in 1987. The PBS has 56,372 members in 700 local troops (as of 1997).cite web |title=Swiss Guide and Scout Movement - About us |url=http://www.pbs.ch/en/aboutus |publisher=Swiss Guide and Scout Movement |accessdate=2007-02-07]

The Swiss Scout Movement is mixed at all levels. The only thing that still reminds of the old separation between Girl Guides and Boy Scouts is that some of the terms for different levels (in one or more of the three major languages spoken in Switzerland) are different.

The young age of Swiss leaders is a tradition. Even members of the district or national committees are rarely older than 30. The result is more freedom at the unit level, no discrimination, and a very important experience in leadership for young people.

The mandatory parts of the Swiss uniform are the shirt, the tie, any kind of good hiking boots, a fire lighter and a Swiss army knife. Optional parts are belt, Scout jeans, hat, dagger, etc. A youth receives his/her tie and vulgo (Scout name) from his unit leader in an initiation ceremony.

The Swiss Scout Movement is a member of J & S, a governmental institution which promotes sports among youths. Camps for youth in the 12-18 age range are subsidized by J & S, and also receive some basic material (wool blankets, denim square units, ropes, spades, etc.) from J & S for these occasions. J & S is also deeply involved in leader training, because unit leaders are basically special youth sport trainers.

Program

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The association is divided in four sections according to age. The different languages---Swiss German, French, and Italian---use different terms for sections:
* Brownies and Cubs: Bienli/Wölfli De icon, Lutin/Louveteau/Louvette fr icon, Lupetti it icon - ages 8 to 11
* Guides and Scouts: Pfadi De icon, Éclaireuse/Éclaireur fr icon, Esploratrici/Esploratori it icon - ages 11 to 15
* Ventures: Cordée/Raider/Pio De icon, Cordée/Raider/Pionnier fr icon, Pionieri it icon - ages 15 to 18
* Rovers: Rover De icon, Guide/Routier fr icon, Rover it icon - ages 18 and olderThe age groups overlap because Swiss Scouts move a Scout to the next level according to his/her maturity, not his/her age.

Special Scout units include Sea Scouts around the major lakes and Extension Scouting for handicapped kids.

Various troops in Switzerland also have Beaver Scouts (in some Cantons also called "Fünkli", "Füchse" or "Murmeli"), but they are not officially recognised by the association.cite web |title=Pfadiwiki.ch - Entry on Beaver Scouts|url=http://www.pfadiwiki.ch/index.php/0._Stufe|publisher=Pfadiwiki.ch (Independent Swiss Scout wiki)|accessdate=2007-05-08]

Scout Motto

There are different mottos for each section

* Brownies and Cubs: "My Best" translates as "Mis Bescht" in Swiss German
* Guides and Scouts: "Always Prepared" translates as "Allzeit bereit" in German, "Toujours prêt" in French and "Sempre pronto" in Italian
* Ventures: "Together Further" translates as "Zäme Wiiter" in Swiss German
* Rovers: "Act Consciously" translates as "Bewusst Handeln" in German

Scout Promise

(With the help of God,) with your help and happily I promise to do my best:
* To study in details the values of our Scout Law
* To search or the meaning of my life
* To be involved in the community where I live.cite web |title=Swiss Guide and Scout Movement-The Promise and Law |url=http://www.pbs.ch/en/aboutus/promiselaw |publisher=Swiss Guide and Scout Movement |accessdate=2007-02-07]

Scout Law

Guides and Scouts, we wish:
* To be honest and sincere
* To listen to and respect others
* To rejoice in all that is beautiful and give joy to others
* To be thoughtful and helpful
* To share
* To choose to the best of our abilities and to commit ourselves
* To protect nature and respect life
* To face difficulties with confidence

References

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* Kandersteg International Scout Centre
* Walter von Bonstetten
* Pfadi Winterthur
* Our Chalet
* Luc Panissod
* Maurice Machenbaum

External links

* [http://www.pbs.ch/en Official Homepage]


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