Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, Jamboree Experience, Jamboree Logistics
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...
Apr 2, 2018 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Logistics
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...
Mar 26, 2018 | Blog, For Parents
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 Jamboree is...
Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
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...
Feb 25, 2018 | Blog, Jamboree Experience
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...
Feb 19, 2018 | Blog, For Parents, Jamboree Experience
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...
