The Scout Association in Northern Ireland
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1908, incorporated 1912-01-04 |
| Founder | Baden-Powell |
| Chief Scout | Peter Duncan |
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The Scout Association of Northern Ireland is one of the National Scout Associations for Northern Ireland, the other being Scouting Ireland. It is part of the The Scout Association of the United Kingdom which is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognized Scouting association in the United Kingdom. It regulates Scouting in the 6 counties that make up Northern Ireland plus the City of Belfast:
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- City of Belfast
- County Londonderry
- County Down
- County Tyrone
- County Fermanagh
It is a voluntary, non-formal educational movement for young people. It is independent, non-political, open to all without distinction of origin, race, religion, creed or gender, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by Robert Baden-Powell.
[edit] History
see history of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom
[edit] Sections
The three junior sections are a part of the Scout Group, and consist of:
- Beaver Colonies - for 6-8 year olds - their unofficial motto is "Have Fun".
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- Leaders: BSL / ABSL - Beaver Scout Leader and Assistant Beaver Scout Leaders.
- Cub Packs - for 8-10 year olds - Cubs are introduced to scoutcraft and activities.
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- Leaders: CSL / ACSL - Cub Scout Leader and Assistant Cub Scout Leaders.
- Scout Troops - for 10-14 year olds - this section continues the development of Scouting skills.
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- Leaders: SL / ASL - Scout Leader and Assistant Scout Leaders.
- Explorer Scout Troops - for 14-18 year olds - this section is run at a district level and continues the development of Scouting skills.
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