My Scouting Group

Our group appeared in 1978 but in 1983 closed because of missing people to work in the different groups. Near 1998, the priest Fernando Rosas and a group of people tried to open the movement in Srª da Hora, which was a very emblematic in that community.

In the end of 1999, was made the first pre-inscriptions of young people, and they started their journey in in the 9th of January of 2000, with 8 adults.

In the beginning there was:
19 cubs
20 explores


3 leaders

In the 10th of November of 2001, it was open again the pioneers group.
In the 9th of October of 2004, opened the rovers.

This year our group is 10 years old besides the years he was closed.

The groups and ages

Cubs
6 to 10
* The elements of the gang are the Lobito;
* The Lobito are divided into small groups of 5 to 7 elements, the flocks;
* Each gang is from 2 to 5 flocks;
* Each of the flocks is the name of one of the following colors: white, gray, black, brown and red (the colors of by the wolf);
* Lobito uses in each shirt with a distinctive color of the gang to which it belongs;
* Each flock is a picket, with the color of your choice;
* Lobito is the patron saint of St. Francis of Assisi;
* The color of the handkerchief of Lobito and the Yellow and white, color of sunshine and happiness;

Explores group
10 to 14
* The elements of the group are the Explorers;
* The Explorers are divided into small groups of 4 to 8 elements, the patrols;
* Each group has Explorer from 2 to 5 patrols;
* Each Patrol is the name of an animal, the Totem;
* Explorer uses each in a distinctive shirt with the Totem of its Patrol (the design and colors associated with the animal they have chosen);
* Each Patrol has a picket of the Patrol with his Totem and its color;
* Explorers is the patron saint of St. George;
* The color of the scarf is the Green Explorers and white , color of hope and of nature.

Pioneer group
14 to 18
*The elements of the Group are the Pioneers;
* The Pioneers are divided into small groups of 4 to 8 elements, the teams;
* Each Pioneer Group has teams of 2 to 5;
* Each team is called a name of an animal, the Totem, a Holy Church, a well-deserved of humanity or a National Hero, whose silhouette appears on the picket and the distinctive Team;
* Pioneers is the patron saint of St. John de Brito;
* Scarf the color of the Pioneers is the Blue and white, color of the sea and sky.

Rovers
18 to 22
* The elements are called Caminheiros;
* The Caminheiros are divided into teams of 5 to 8 elements;
* Clan is called the Unit formed by teams Caminheiros;
* Each Clan has teams of 2 to 5;
* Each team to choose a Patron Saint of the Church, deserving of mankind or National Hero, hose life the Caminheiros should know and take as a model for action;
* Caminheiros is the patron saint of São Paulo;
* The color of the handkerchief of the Caminheiros is Red and white, color of blood and fire.

Leaders
>22
*Leaders are who is uncharged for each group;
*Is the responsible to make the activities work;
*The color of the handkerchief of the Leaders is dark green.

Scouting in Portugal

The Scouting began to take their first steps in Portugal in the year of 1911. Only one of the associations that emerged at that time exists today: the “The Scout Association of Portugal” (AEP). http://escoteiros.net/new_site/

AEP symbol

The tapping of National Corps - Portuguese Catholic Scouting appeared to May 27, 1923, after the church was aware of how the method of scouts was appropriate for the education of young Catholics. As the other associations listening to the pitch not professed no faith in particular, the church found an association founded by well scouts Catholic ...
The Catholic national scouts currently has over 1,000 groups and more than 50,000 members.
http://www.cne-escutismo.pt/

CNE Symbol

Who created the scouts movement?

The person o creates the scouts movement was Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell also known as B-P, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army and writer.

There are some books we had written:

• 1908 the “Scouting for Boys”
  
• 1909 the “Yarns for Boy Scouts”
• 1912 the “Handbook for Girl Guides (co-authored with Agnes Baden-Powell)”
• 1913 the “Boy Scouts Beyond the Sea: My World Tour”
• 1916 the “The Wolf Cub's handbook”
• 1918 the “Girl Guiding”
• 1919 the “Aids To Scoutmaster ship”
• 1921 the “What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns”
• 1922 the “Rove ring to Success”
• 1929 the “Scouting and Youth Movements”
• 1935 the “Scouting Round the World”
• est. 1939 the “Last Message to Scouts”.

The Scout Movement is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society.

Scouting began in 1907 when Robert Baden-Powell, held the first Scouting encampment at Brownsea Island in England. Baden-Powell wrote the principles of Scouting in Scouting for Boys (London, 1908), based on his earlier military books. During the first half of the 20th century, the movement grew to encompass three major age groups each for boys and, in 1910, a new organization, Girl Guides, was created for girls.