Scouting Netherlands

Scouting the Netherlands, national scouting organization of Netherlands, with in 2012 about 85,000 youth members and 25,000 volunteers. There are more than 1,100 scout affiliated with Scouting Netherlands.

Contents

 * 1 History
 * 2 Regions
 * Game 3 Vision
 * 4 Slogan
 * 5 Leaves Game
 * 5.1 Land Scouts
 * 5.2 Water Scouts
 * 5.3 Air Scouts
 * 5.4 Rider Scouts
 * 6 Scoutfit
 * 7 International scouting in Netherlands

History
Globally, began scouting in 1907 on Brownsea Island to the British coast where the founder Robert Baden-Powell held his first trial camp.

Scouting for Boys began in the Netherlands in the summer of 1910, then emerged in some cities the first scout. A year later started scouting for girls. Dutch scouts were involved in the creation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1920 and the creation of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928 .

A Boy Scout in the uniform of the "Dutch Boy Scouts", about 1920

On 7 January 1911, the first national scouting organization was founded, the Dutch Scouting organization (NPO). This organization merged on December 11 1915 with theDutch Scouts Association (NPB) and continued under the name The Dutch (ch) e Boy Scouts (NPT). In 1933 split some scouting themselves from the NPT for the Boy Scouts Association Netherlands form (PVN), because of a disagreement about the promise . The difficulty was that boys who acknowledged no God, still had to promise "to do their Duty to God and their country." Many groups that were separated lead to hypocrisy have then. The differences were almost solved, thanks to the world jamboree in 1937 in the Netherlands, when World War II broke out. On January 12th 1940 had the NPT and the PVN to a merger decision. After World War II, the PVN not refounded. The Roman Catholic scouts had since 1930 an organization within the NPT, but just after the world jamboree decision the Dutch Roman Catholic church leaders that the Catholic youth can not be headed by an association whose board is not entirely composed of Catholics. This split the Catholic scouts themselves entirely on the NPT and founded in 1938 theCatholic Scouts (KV) on.

Although girls do were members of the previous NPO and NPB, the NPV was only accessible to boys. Therefore, on 16 January 1916 the Dutch Girls Guild (NMG) was established, which later changed its name to Dutch Girl Scouts Guild (NPG). In 1945 this was also the Catholic Dutch Guides Movement (NGB) was established, which later went under the name Dutch Guides (NG).

During the Second World War were all scouting activities prohibited in the Netherlands, but many groups went their secret activities. After the end of the war, scouting again very popular, so much local scout groups have been set up in the Netherlands between 1944 and 1946 .

The four different organizations (NPV, KV, NPG and NG) all existed until January 6, 1973, when they were all together in Scouting Netherlands.

Since September 15 2005 is Queen Máxima the patron of Scouting Netherlands, which allows late Prince Claus succeeded.

Regions
In 2001 Scouting Netherlands have all scout groups divided into 46 regions. This came in place of the former districts and regions. Average constitute 25-30 groups a region. The groups that are members of the region are organizing various regional activities. The board of a region formed by volunteers. The groups determine the policy, this is done by the board. The main tasks of a region providing training for managers, organizing activities for members and mediate in dialogue between groups.

Game Vision
Scouting Netherlands has launched a new game vision in 2010. With this vision Scouting Netherlands shows that in her view the purpose and activities in Scouting. The first letters of each line form the word 'Scouts.
 * Together we move away with pleasure at the world that connects us to each other.
 * Code and tradition are our base, the law and promise our value.
 * Outdoor stands for adventure, a discovery in nature.
 * Challenge we look at all developing us as to independent scouts.
 * Feeling team gets the best out of ourselves. Therefore, we are proud of each other.
 * Play and creativity help us to exploit the different talents of scouts.

Slogan
Since mid-September 2012 Scouting Netherlands hereby has the slogan: Let your challenge! was added. This slogan would have to excite people to go visit a Scouting group in the neighborhood.

This slogan was created by the idea that most prospective members often after a few visits to a Scouting group remain while the threshold to come to the Scout group seems to be bigger.

Leaves game
Cubs Scouting Netherlands in the forest

The vast majority of scouting in the Netherlands play the game scouting on land (land scouts). There are also special groups set up water scouts , air scouts and scouts rider .In addition to the standard game modes, is scouting in the Netherlands separate scouting and game modes for children and young people with disabilities, namely Blue Birds(BV) and the Special Requirements (BE), known since 2010 as "Scouts with disabilities.

Country Scouts
The country is divided into the Dutch scouts scouting program in different age groups (game modes), although some game modes overlap in terms of age category. These game modes: beavers , cubs , scouts , explorers , rover scouts and scouts plus .

Water Scouts
A portion of the total Dutch scouts affiliated with a water scouting . About 32% of the water scouts are female. The total fleet of all Dutch water scouting consists of 54 guard ships, tugs and 120 motorboats, 100 lily chimneys , 1550 lily punts (iron sailboat for six people) and 40 junior barges (smaller size lelievlet). Although the water scouting is officially intended for children over seven years, water scouting can also have a so-called speltak for Beavers (5-7 years). This fern often with canoes .

Air Scouts
There are 15 air scouting in the Netherlands. Air Scouts do besides the standard scouting activities, activities that have to do with aviation.

Rider Scouts
Rider Scouting is a type of scouting that combines scouting and horseback riding. In 2009 there are three groups in the Netherlands with rider scouts, namely Anne de Ruiter Guides Guigné in Arnhem, Scouting and Scouting in Vught Vught North Miguel Pro in Venlo. The group in Vught is a country scouting with two special equestrian game modes, namely the "Rider Guides" and "Horseman Sherpas", the group in Venlo "Rider Scouts" and "Horseman Sherpas" and the group in Arnhem is entirely dedicated to equestrian scouting.

With rider scouting are in addition to the usual scouting activities also organized various activities around horses. This consists of both riding the horse, but also the theoretical knowledge for riding and taking care of the horse. The members will be automatically rider scout also trained for obtaining the ruiterbewijs.

Scoutfit
The official uniform for all scouts in the Netherlands consists of blue trousers, a sweater, shirt or blouse and a neckerchief . Since 2010 make hats or caps no longer part of the uniform that has since been called Scoutfit. Speltak Each also has its own badge (speltak sign), the scouting badge and a name tag of the group.
 * Country Groups
 * Beavers wear a red blouse.
 * Cubs green blouse.
 * Scouts khaki blouse.
 * All other branches play a brique blouse.
 * Water Groups
 * Water Scouts wearing a dark blue blouse.
 * Air Groups
 * Air Scouts wear a light gray blouse.
 * Rider Groups
 * Rider Scouts wear unofficially a black blouse.

The Scoutfit worn by varying Scouting. One group uses it only during official functions (open, close, commemorations, etc) where other Scout groups precisely the Scoutfit wear throughout turnouts.

International scouting in the Netherlands
JubJam 100 (Jub Jam Boree ileum) took place in 2010 in Roermond on the occasion of 100 years of Scouting Netherlands and had participants from many countries.

Netherlands was twice hosted a world jamboree : the fifth world jamboree in 1937 in Vogelenzang and for the eighteenth world jamboree in 1995 in Dronten .

In addition to the world jamboree Netherlands was host to the European Scout Jamboree in 1994 . Moreover, the Netherlands organizes every four years (the last in 2008because, in 2012 was canceled), the National Jamboree and every four years ( 2014 was the last edition) a national water camp Scouts water: Nawaka . In 2010 the latter event was held jointly with land scouts, called JubJam 100.

Besides these big jamborees, Netherlands organizes a number of smaller jamborees and international camps, such as the quadrennial Haarlem Jamborette (last in 2011), since 1984 the quadrennial Marsna Jamborette and since 2001 the Nederweert International Camp for European Scouts (NICES).