Scouts et Guides de France (''Scouts and Guides of France'', SGdF) is the largest
Scouting and
Guiding association in
France
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. It was formed on 1 September 2004 from the merger of two
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
Scouting organizations: the Guides de France (founded in 1923) and the Scouts de France (SdF, founded 25 July 1920). Through
Scoutisme Français, SGdF is a member of both
WOSM and
WAGGGS
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...
.
SGdF claims 61,181 youth members and 27,399 volunteers in 863 local groups. It is active in the rebirth of
Scouting in Ukraine and
Belarus
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and strengthening
Scouting in French Polynesia. The National Centre of the association is at Chateau de
Jambville
Jambville () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is 50 kilometres to the north west of Paris in the heart of the Vexin national park. Château de Jambville is the Centre national de ...
which is 50 km southwest of Paris.
History
SdF Chief Scouts
*General
Louis de Maud'huy (1920-16 July 1921)
*General
Arthur Guyot de Salins 1922-11 August 1936)
*General
Joseph Lafont 1936-1944 SdF Chief Scout/Scoutisme Français Chief Scout 1948 Wilson
Honorary President
*Maréchal
Hubert Lyautey
Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (17 November 1854 – 27 July 1934) was a French Army general and colonial administrator. After serving in Indochina and Madagascar, he became the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. Early in ...
1925 - 1934
General Commissioners
*Père
Jacques Sevin
Jacques Sevin SJ (7 December 1882 - 19 July 1951), was a French Jesuit known for his role in the introduction of Scouting to France.
Biography
Sevin was born in Lille on 7 December 1882. In 1900 he joined the Society of Jesuits and was exem ...
S.J. 1920 - 1924
[Wilson p. 52 221 http://www.express.org.au/article.aspx?aeid=3250]
* undocumented between 1924 and 1932
*
René Lhopital 1932-1936
*
Henri Gasnier
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry.
People with this given name
; French noblemen
:'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.''
* Henri I de Mont ...
1936 - 1939
*
Henry Dhavernas 1939 (provisional)
*
Eugène Dary 1940-1944 Pierre Delsuc General Commissioner of ''zone Nord'' 1941- 1944
*
Pierre Delsuc 1944 - 1946
*
Georges Gaultier 1946-1953
*
Michel Rigal 1953-1970
*
Emile-Xavier Visseaux 1970-1975
*
Dominique Bénard 1975 - 1983
*
Robert Wettstein 1983 - 1989
*
Bertrand Chanzy 1989-1995
*
Philippe Da Costa 1995-2002
*
Claude Moraël 2002-2004
Guides de France
Chief Guide
*
Albertine Duhamel
Albertine may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Albertine'' (Krohg novel), an 1886 novel by Christian Krohg
** ''Albertine i politilægens venteværelse'' (''Albertine at the Police Doctor's Waiting Room''), an 1887 painting by Krohg
* ''Alb ...
1924 - 1933
*
Marie Thérèse de Kerraoul
Marie may refer to:
People Name
* Marie (given name)
* Marie (Japanese given name)
* Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973
* Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...
1933 - 1954
General Commissioners
*
Andrée Dalberto 1948 - 1953
*
Antoinette Reille 1953
*
Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre 1953-1979
*
Monique Mitrani 1979-?
*
Caline Forest
*
Claude Mangin ?-1997
*
Hélène de la Messelière 1997-2003
Vice President delegate
*
Françoise Parmentier 2003-2004
Scouts et Guides de France
General Delegates
*
Claude Moraël 2004-2008
*
Philipe Bancon 2008-2013
*
Catherine Larrieu 2013-2016
*
Christian Larcher 2016-2016
*
Olivier Mathieu 2016-2021
*
Anne-Claire Bellay-Huet 2021-present
Presidents
*
Hélène Renard 2004
*
Guillaume Légaut 2004-2011
*
Gilles Vermot-Desroches 2011-2017
*
Marie-Astrid Mullet-Abrassart 2017-present
Programme
Programme Sections:
* Farfadets (
Beavers
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): ages 6 to 8
* Louveteaux/Jeannettes (
Cubs): ages 8 to 12
* Scouts/Guides: ages 11 to 15
* Pionniers/Caravelles (
Venturer): ages 14 to 17
* Compagnons (
Rovers): ages 17 to 21
* Mousses (Sea Scouts): ages 14 to 17
* Vent du Large: handicapped division
The
Scout motto
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is ''Toujours Prêt'', ''Always Prepared'' in French.
Scout Oath (SdF):
: Sur mon honneur, et avec la grâce de Dieu, je m'engage a servir de mon mieux, Dieu, l'Église et la patrie, à aider mon prochain en toutes circonstances et à observer la loi scoute.
: ''On my honor and with the grace of God, I promise to do my best to serve God, the Church and my country, to help my neighbour in any circumstance and to observe the Scout Law.''
Scout Law (SdF):
''1964 Version:''
# Le scout met son honneur à mériter confiance.
''The Scout must strive to be trustworthy.''
# Le scout est loyal à son pays, ses parents, ses chefs et ses subordonnés.
''The Scout is loyal to his country, his parents, his leaders and his subordinates.''
# Le scout est fait pour servir et sauver son prochain.
''The Scout must serve and save his neighbour.''
# Le scout est l'ami de tous et l'ami de tout autre Scout.
''The Scout is a friend of everybody and all other Scouts.''
# Le scout est courtois et chevaleresque.
''The Scout is polite and chivalrous.''
# Le scout voit dans la nature l'oeuvre de Dieu, il aime les plantes et les animaux.
''The Scout sees God's work in nature. He loves plants and animals.
# Le scout obéit sans réplique et ne fait rien à moitié.
''The Scout obeys without replying and does nothing by halves.''
# Le scout est maître de soi, il sourit et chante dans les difficultés.
''The Scout is his own master, smiling and singing during hardships.''
# Le scout est économe et prend soin du bien d'autrui.
''The Scout is sparing and takes care of what is others.''
# Le scout est pur dans ses pensées, ses paroles et ses actes.
''The Scout must be pure in his thoughts, words and actions.''
''Current version:''
* Le scout tient parole. En patrouille, je m’affirme et je fais des choix.
''The Scout keeps his word. In my patrol, I stand my ground and I make decisions.
* Le scout développe ses talents. En patrouille, j’invente et j’explore.
''The Scout develops his talents. In my patrol, I invent and I explore.''
* Le scout a l’esprit d’équipe. En patrouille, j’accueille et je rends service.
''The Scout has team spirit. In my patrol, I accept everybody and I serve.''
* Le scout prend soin de son corps. En patrouille, je me dépasse.
''The Scout takes care for his body. In my patrol, I surpass myself.''
* Dieu propose au scout, un chemin. En patrouille, je découvre en Jésus un ami.
''God proposes a way to the Scout. In my patrol, I discover a friend in Jesus.''
* Le scout respecte l’autre. Fille ou garçon, j’exprime mes sentiments.
''The Scout respects other people. Girl or boy, I express my feelings.''
Emblems
The red
Jerusalem Cross
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with the
fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol.
The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...
was the symbol of the ''Scouts de France''. It was designed by Father
Jacques Sévin
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...
SJ, co-founder of the ''Fédération des Scouts de France''. The ''Guides de France'' used the same Jerusalem Cross with a superimposed
trefoil
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. The emblem of the merged organization combines elements of both predecessors. The round orange background recalls the rope circle, which symbolizes the strength of the Movement.
Image:Guides de France.svg, Historic emblem of the Guides de France
Literature
''Le scoutisme'' from father Jacques Sévin
''Pour penser scoutement'' from father Jacques Sévin
* Philippe Laneyrie, ''Les scouts de France'', Editions du Cerf,
See also
*
Scouting in France
References
External links
Official websiteEnglish content of sgdf.fr
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World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations
World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations
Scouting and Guiding in France
Organizations established in 2004