Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
The Jamboree Blues, and What to do About Them The Jamboree leaves a big gap in one’s life when it ends. After spending months (or years) of preparation and two incredible weeks living side by side in our global fellowship of scouts, learning about peace and about one...
Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
Closing Show Ten days after the Jamboree opened, it was time to gather one last time as the 24th World Scout Jamboree. With heavy hearts, buoyed by the hope of squeezing every last ounce of Jamboree fun out of the few hours remaining together, the scouts gathered...
Jul 26, 2019 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
Unity Show After a full day of sharing each other’s cultures in our basecamps, all 45,000 Scouts here at the Jamboree gathered at the Summit Stage for the second of three Jamboree shows: the Unity show.As everyone settled into their seat on the grass, dancers from the...
Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
Reflections on the Jamboree Model UN Contingent Member Rollin “RJ” Jackson from US unit 318 attended the Model UN program, representing Iran. Afterward, he shared his thoughts and photos from the event with us. See more of Rollin photos on our Facebook...
Jul 23, 2019 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
Opening Show At 7:30 this evening, the flags of every scout organization were paraded past the 45,000 attendees gathered at the World Point Stadium. Each nation’s name was read off, in English and Spanish, alphabetically by WOSM region: Africa, Arab, Asia-Pacific,...
Jul 23, 2019 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
Program Highlight: Model UN This morning session opened for the World Scout Jamboree’s Model United Nations. The Model United Nations is a three-day program in which participants will discuss modern global issues and create resolutions to address them. This system not...
