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Jamboree Origin Story, Part I
Jamboree Origin Story, Part I August 1 is the anniversary of Baden-Powell's famous Brownsea Island camp and is celebrated the world round as World Scout Scarf Day, a celebration of Scouting everywhere. To celebrate World Scout Scarf Day, we are starting a World...
One Year to Go!
One Year to Go! The opening ceremony of 24th World Scout Jamboree will take place in 370 days from today. That’s only (roughly) 8,880 hours left until the Jamboree begins! It’s going to be a busy year of Jamboree preparation. To kick it off, we’ve created an outline...
What I am Thankful for this Father’s Day
What I Am Thankful for this Father's Day A daughter's reflection on Scouting, going to the WSJ, and her DadShannon Mulligan has, like many of us, had a lot of scouting adventures. Again, like many scouts, she's had the chance to share those adventures with her family....
Walking Around the Jamboree – A Program Outline
Walking Around the Jamboree - A Program Outline This article was originally published in the June 2018 edition of WoJam Unlocked. Read the whole newsletter here. Where does one begin to explain the massive program at the next World Scout Jamboree? If a circus...
Calling All Young Adults: Introducing the Puma Patrol
A CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS: Introducing the Puma Patrol, an IST opportunity not to be missed! CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS: Introducing the Puma Patrol, an IST opportunity not to be missed! Serving on the Puma Patrol will place young adult ISTs in the driver’s seat of...
Young Women at the World Scout Jamboree
Young Women at the World Scout Jamboree Hannah Wheaton, US Contingent Promotions Coördinator, has plenty of experience Scouting as a girl. Today she shares with us some of her thoughts on girls in Scouting and at the World Jamboree. So, what does it mean to you when...
The Rover Brigade: The Place to Be as a Young Adult IST
The Rover Brigade: The Place to Be for Young Adult IST You do not age out of the World Jamboree. If you are 17 going on 18 (or 20 going on 21) and think your scouting days are finished, get a load of this: Not only are you encouraged to come to the Jamboree, but the...
Budget Now for the World Jamboree
Budget Now for the World Jamboree The ninth point of the Scout Law? A Scout is Thrifty! The World Jamboree can be a significant expense but that shouldn't stop anyone from attending. Here are some awesome ways to raise funds and make the Jamboree more affordable. I've...
Parent to Parent
Parent to Parent: 10 Reasons You Should Send Your Teen to the World Jamboree As a parent, the decision to send your teen to World Scout Jamboree may require careful consideration. Practical issues, such as finances, can make you rethink whether World Scout...
Longer Table
Longer Table The World Scout Jamboree is huge. 50,000 scouts, 5 camps, and 160+ countries huge. Yet the magic of the Jamboree isn't just in its grandeur. It's also in its small, unexpected, human moments. Mark Beese, Scoutmaster of Troop 70302 at the 23rd World Scout...
The Magic of the Summit
The Magic of the Summit With the close of the Olympics in PyeongChang today, we wanted to look at another important similarity between the games and the Jamboree. These events wouldn’t be the same without the constantly changing venue and the unique challenges and...
A “Community of Scouts”
A "Community of Scouts" Peanut butter and jelly, snow and snowmen, World Jamboree and friendships; some things are made for each other. As we looked at in our last post, the World Jamboree, like the Olympics, brings people together. As such, there is no place like the...