The Saint Lucia Scout Association (SLSA) is the national
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 of
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
. Scouting in Saint Lucia started in 1910 and became a member of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1990. The coeducational association has 393 members (as of 2010).
History
Scouting in Saint Lucia started in 1910 as an overseas branch of
The Scout Association (UK). In 1935, the Saint Lucia Scout Association was officially founded as a branch of British Scouting. After the independence of Saint Lucia in 1979, the national association worked towards recognition by WOSM, which was received in 1990. The SLSA hosted the
Caribbean Jamboree in 2000.
Program and ideals
The association is divided in three age-groups:
*
Cub Scouts (ages 7 to 11)
* Scouts (ages 12 to 15)
*
Rover Scouts (ages 16 to 20)
The membership badge of the Saint Lucia Scout Association incorporates elements of the
coat of arms of Saint Lucia, and the top of the design is intended to evoke the
Pitons
Piton is a rock climbing tool.
Piton or Pitons may also refer to:
* Piton (surname)
* Piton (beer), a Pilsner beer from Saint Lucia
* Piton, Mauritius, a region in Rivière du Rempart District
**Piton State College, a school in Piton, Mauritius
*M ...
, the
island's two large
peaks that rise from the
ocean and are recognized symbols of the island.
See also
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Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia
References
* World Organization of the Scout Movement (1990), ''Scouting 'Round the World''. 1990 edition.
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World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations
Scouting and Guiding in Saint Lucia
Youth organizations established in 1910