|
ESPLAC
An esplai is a non-profit voluntary association that works in the field of educating children during their free time. It has its origins in the Scout Movement, and has been popular in certain areas of Spain since the 1960s.ESPLAC, Esplais Catalans is the largest and most representative federation in Catalonia. How it works and activities''Text en cursiva'' The Esplai is an entity that works with children and that have different ways of work. It could be like an extra-curricular activity; summer camps and it often is known like a place where children can do weekly activities for two or three hours every weekend. Children and teens can do activities that where energized by a monitor, the person who works in a group like a referent. With all the variety of activities that they make, children and teens can achieve some values, norms and attitudes created by the monitor and shaped in a plan of the group and the entity. All these activities can change they habitual place because it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voluntary Association
A voluntary group or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, common-interest association, association, or society) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement, usually as volunteering, volunteers, to form a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose. Common examples include trade associations, trade unions, learned society, learned societies, professional associations, and environmental movement, environmental groups. All such associations reflect freedom of association in ultimate terms (members may choose whether to join or leave), although membership is not necessarily voluntary in the sense that one's employment may effectively require it via occupational closure. For example, in order for particular associations to function effectively, they might need to be mandatory or at least strongly encouraged, as is true of trade unions. Because of this, some people prefer the term common-interest association to describe groups which form out of a common i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth 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. In 1907, Robert Baden-Powell, a Lieutenant General in the British Army, held a Scouting encampment on Brownsea Island in England. Baden-Powell wrote '' Scouting for Boys'' (London, 1908), partly based on his earlier military books. The Scout Movement of both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts was well established in the first decade of the twentieth century. Later, programs for younger children, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas – Demographia, April 2018 Current day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federació Catalana D'Escoltisme I Guiatge
The Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge (FCEG, ''Catalan Federation of Scouting and Guiding'') is the federation of three Scouting, Scout and Girl Guides, Guide associations in Catalonia. It is an associated member of the Federación de Escultismo en España (FEE) and a full member of the Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España (CEGE). Through FEE and CEGE it ensures the memberships of the Catalan Scout and Guide associations in the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Members of the FCEG are: *the ''Acció Escolta de Catalunya'' (AE, interreligious, coeducational; WOSM-affiliation only), also affiliated to the Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España, *the ''Escoltes Catalans'' (EC, Laïcité, laic, coeducational), *the ''Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya'' (MEG, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic, coeducational). The total membership of the FCEG is about 20,000 people and 200 local units. Its largest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Voluntary Association")
