The Movimiento Scout Católico (MSC; ''Catholic Scout Movement'') is a

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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 ...

organization in Spain. The Movimiento Scout Católico is a federation of regional Scouting associations and member of the

Federación de Escultismo en España Spain has 53,184 Scouting, Scouts (as of 2011) served by Federación de Escultismo en España (''Federation of Scouting in Spain''), a federation of several organizations. Scouting was founded in Spain in 1912 and was among the charter members of ...

. Its groups are generally parochially organized and managed.

Member associations

* Scouts Católicos de Andalucía * Asociación Interdiocesana Scouts d'Aragón - MSC * Scouts d'Asturies - MSC * Scouts Católicos de Canarias * Scouts Católicos de Cantabria - MSC * Federación de Scouts Católicos de Castilla-La Mancha * Scouts de Castilla y León - MSC * Euskalerriko Eskautak * ADE Mérida-Badajoz * Scouts de Galicia - Escutismo Católico Galego * Federació d'Escoltisme i Guiatge de les Illes Balears - MSC * Scouts de Madrid - MSC * Scouts Católicos de Murcia * Federació d'Escoltisme Valencià - MSC

Program and ideals

The

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is "Sempre alerta" ("Always Alert").

Program sections

*Castores (Beavers)—ages 6 to 8 *Lobatos (Cub Scouts)—ages 8 to 11 or 12 *Scouts/Guias/Rangers (Scouts/Guides)—ages 12 or 13 to 14 *Pioneros (

Explorer Scouts Explorer Scouts, frequently shortened to Explorers, is the fifth section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom for 14- to 18-year-olds. The section was introduced in 2001 and formally launched in February 2002, alongside Scout Network ...

)—ages 15 to 17 *Rutas (Rover Scouts)—ages 17 to 22 Scouting and Guiding in Spain {{scout-stub