Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen (Scouts and Guides of Flanders) is a coeducational,
Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
Scout
Scout may refer to:
Youth movement
*Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement
**Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom
**Scouts BSA, sectio ...
and
Guide
A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom.
Travel and recreation
Expl ...
organisation in
Belgium
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and is a member of the
Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique/Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (GSB, Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium).
The way of working of Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen is based on five basic principles: Joint management, Engagement, Self-activation, Service, Teamwork.
History of Flemish Catholic Scouting
*1912: the Belgian Catholic Scouts‘ (BCS) was founded, later that year renamed to Baden-Powell Belgian Boy Scouts’ (BPBBS)
*1913: the first Catholic Flemish group was founded in the city of Antwerp: 1ste Sint-Jacob (First Saint Jake).
*1915: the Baden-Powell Belgian Girl Scouts’ (BPBGS) was founded.
*1916: the first Catholic Sea Scout group was founded in the city of Antwerp, BPBBS renamed to the Baden-Powell Belgian Boy and Sea Scouts (BPBBSS)
*1929: BPBGS renamed to Association Catholiques des Guides Belges-Associatie der Katholieke Padvindsters van België (GCB-KPB)
*1930: the BPBBSS split into the Dutch-speaking Vlaamsch Verbond der Katholieke Scouts (VVKS) and the French-speaking
Fédération des Scouts Catholiques
*1939: some guide groups left the GCB-KPB and founded, with help of the VVKS, the Katholieke Vlaamse Meisjesgidsen (KVMG), "Blue Guides", a more Flemish organisation, not recognized by the WAGGGS.
*1945: the GCB-KPB changed its structure to a federation with a Dutch-speaking branch KPB and a French-speaking branch GCB
*1945-1953: some tries to rejoin KPB and KVMG as Katholieke Meisjesgidsen van België (KMGB), GCB-KPB renamed to GCB-KMGB
*1959-1960: the last Blue Guides rejoin the GCB-KMGB and the GCB-KMGB split in two separate organisations: the Dutch-speaking Katholieke Meisjesgidsen van België (KMGB) and the French-speaking
Les Guides Catholiques des Belgique (GCB)
*1961: KMGB renamed to Vlaams Verbond der Katholieke Meisjesgidsen (VVKM)
*1973: VVKM and VVKS started merger as VVKM-VVKS
*1982: VVKM and VVKS fully merged and renamed to Vlaams Verbond van Katholieke Scouts en Meisjesgidsen (VVKSM)
*2006: VVKSM renamed to Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen (SGV).
Branches
Giver = Gids-Verkenner
Promise
Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen has a progressive promise, a member uses the verse he/she understands. The first is for Kapoenen, the last for Jins and Leaders.
De beloftetekst
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Ik ben scout/ gids
Ik verken de wereld,
ik val, ik tuimel en ik sta weer op.
Ik wil mijn best doen.
Ik ben scout/gids, tussen scouts en gidsen
Daarom beloof ik
me in te zetten voor mijn groep,
want mijn werk is ploegwerk,
en onze inzet verzet bergen.
Ik ben scout/gids, tussen scouts en gidsen,
hier & nu; ginds & morgen
het spel dat we spelen is niet luchtledig.
Samen willen we de wereld verdraaien.
Ik ben scout/gids, tussen scouts en gidsen, in de wereld
zo hoop ik op iets meer dan wat ik zie.
Ik hoop dat wat ik doe niet voor niets is,
ik geloof dat wat we doen zin heeft,
ik beloof dat het niet om het even is.
See also
*Scouting in Belgium
The Scouting and Guiding movement in Belgium consists of 15 to 20 separate organizations serving about 160,000 members. Nearly all organizations are grouped by languages and confessions. The Crown Scout rank is the highest a Boy Scout can achiev ...
*Jo Deman
Jo Deman, from Leuven, Belgium is one of the 12 elected members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. He was elected to the Committee at the 41st World Scout Conference in Baku, Az ...
External links
Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen
References
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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 Belgium
Youth organizations established in 1912
1912 establishments in Belgium