MODULES 35 Module on History of Scouting Introduction Hi! Welcome to this wrap-around module on the HISTORY OF SCOUTING. As you turn the pages of the book Forty Years and Beyond: Asia-Pacific Scouting Since 1956, where this module is wrapped around, you will be transported to a different time, you will visit places you probably haven’t dreamed of before, and you will meet personages you probably have only heard about. Wouldn’t it be fine if you had knowledge of some of them? This Self-Instructional Module (SIM) entitled HISTORY OF SCOUTING has been designed to make Scout Leaders, trainers, and those interested in Scouting aware of the history and development of World Scouting, with particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific Region. The delivery mode is “self-instructional,” which means that you will teach yourself at your pleasure—any time, any place, unless your Course Instructor designates a specific time for it in a training course. It’s a wrap-around module, which means that the module is done together with a book or reading material, in this case, the book Forty Years and Beyond— Asia-Pacific Scouting. Don’t worry, it’s not like other history books where you have to read long texts—this one is pictorial. There are two lessons in this Module: Lesson 1: How it All Began Lesson 2: Scouting Takes Roots in the Asia-Pacific Region Lesson 3: Our Country Makes Scouting History Each lesson has these parts: 1.Introduction 2.Instructions on how to use the module and the book, thereby maximizing your learning; 3.Checkpoint, a self-assessment test to determine the degree of your mastery of each lesson; 4.Quick Check, which contains the Answer Key for the Checkpoint (test) or the criteria for evaluating end-products; 5.Challenge, which contains activities to do to show achievement; 6.Sum It Up, a synthesis at the end of the Module to summarize what you have learned. 36 The text incorporated in the Module was taken from this source: World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region (1997). Forty Years and Beyond: Asia-Pacific Scouting since 1956. Makati, Philippines: Author. Don’t worry about working on the module, because each lesson has been tailor-made to suit your needs. Just follow each lesson faithfully and you’ll do just fine! To give you direction on where to go before we continue on this journey, let’s first identify the objectives that you must attain at the end of this module. I’m sure you can achieve this after studying each lesson. Objectives At the end of this Module, you should be able to: 1. Relate the history of the Scout Movement 2. Trace the history of Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region 3. Identify significant events in the Scouting history of your country. 37 Lesson 1: How it All Began How did Scouting begin? Was it planned by a group of interested persons, just like most organizations? Did it start from a single idea by a single person? Read pages 2-8 and 19-25 of the book (Forty years and beyond, 1997). Checkpoint! How well do you remember what you read? Do this Self-test and find out. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer. ___ 1. The latest statistics shows that there are more than 28 million Scouts all over the world. How many Scouts were involved in the experimental camp in 1907? A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20 ___ 2. Where was the first camp held? A. London B. Olympia Stadium C. Brownsea Island D. Gilwell Park ___ 3. Who was the founder of Scouting and the first Chief Scout of the World? A. Robert Baden-Powell B. John Thurman C. Jacques Moreillon D. Olave St. Clair Soames ___ 4. What was the first book published about Scouting after the experimental camp? A. The Jungle Book B. Aids to Scouting C. Scouting for Boys D. The Boy Scout Handbook ___ 5. What battle made B-P famous in England? A. World War I B. Siege of Mafeking C. Battle at Iwo Jima D. Battle at the Alamo ___ 6. What Scout section was based on The Jungle Book? A. Cub B. Rover C. Scout D. Venture 38 ___ 7. Where was the first World Jamboree held? A. Chile B. Olympia C. Denmark D. Birkenhead ___ 8. When was the centennial of the Brownsea Island camp? A. 1957 B. 2007 C. 2008 D. 2057 ___ 9. Who started the Girl Guides program? A. Queen Victoria B. Rudyard Kipling C. Robert Baden-Powell D. Olave St. Clair Soames ___ 10. Why was Scouting banned in totalitarian countries? A. Scouting competed with other youth organizations. B. Scouting was perceived to be a democratic movement. C. The totalitarian countries did not believe in the Scout Method. D. The totalitarian countries did not have good relations with England. How do you think did you fare in the test? To find out, check your answers using Quick Check below. 39 Quick Check! 1. D There were 20 boys. 2. C. The experimental camp was held on Brownsea Island, in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England in August 1907. 3. A. B-P conducted the first experimental camp. He was acclaimed Chief Scout of the World during the 1st World Jamboree in 1920. 4. C. Scouting for Boys was published in January 1908 after the Brownsea Island experiment. 5. B. B-P made good use of his Scouting skills at the defense of Mafeking during its 217-day siege at the start of the South African War. 6. A. The Wolf Cub section used Kipling’s Jungle Book to provide an imaginative symbolic background for its activities. 7. B. The 1st World Jamboree was held in 1920 at the Olympia stadium, London, England. 8. B. 2007—The 1st camp was held in 1907. 9. C. The Girl Guides program was started in 1910 by B-P. His wife, Olave, became its Chief Guide in 1912. 10. B. Scouting is essentially democratic and voluntary. How did you do? If you got a score of 5 and above, you’ve got a good memory. If your score is below 5, I suggest that you go over the text again. Good luck! 40 Challenge Here are some activities to challenge your memory and thinking skills. 1. If B-P were alive today and you were to meet him face-to-face, what would you tell him about Scouting? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. If you were to relate the history of Scouting to your boys, how would you do it? What significant events would you highlight that you think would interest them? Make an outline of your presentation and the method that you would use. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Sum It Up If you were to characterize the history of World Scouting in one word, what would that word be? Explain your answer. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 41 Lesson 2: Scouting Takes Roots in the Asia-Pacific Region If you were to make a tour of the Asia-Pacific Region, in what countries would you find Brother and Sister Scouts? How many more Scout countries have been added since the late 1990s? Turn to Text Skim through pages 26-142 of the Forty years and beyond book 42 Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer. ___ 1. There already was an all-Filipino Scout Troop in 1914 even before the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was established in 1936, as can be seen in the picture on p. 31. How do you account for this? A. Baden-Powell promoted Scouting in the Philippines. B. American soldiers occupying the country established Scouting. C. The boys were being trained as young soldiers to fight during the war. D. It was an experimental Troop to test if Filipino boys would be interested in Scouting. ___ 2. Who was appointed first head of Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region, known then as Traveling Commissioner for the Far East Region? A. J. S. Wilson B. Percival Siebold C. Guillermo Padolina D. Mariano de los Santos ___ 3. Where was the 10th World Scout Jamboree held? A. India B. Japan C. Australia D. Philippines ___ 4. What emblem of World Scouting was carried by former Scouts-turned astronauts of Apollo XI to the moon? A. A Scout uniform B. A world Scout flag C. A World Scout Badge D. A picture of Robert Baden-Powell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 -10. Below are significant events in Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region from the 50's to the 90's. Determine when the event happened. Choose your answer from the list below: A. 50s B. 60s C. 70s D. 80s E. 90s ___ 5. Professionalization of Scouting ___ 6. Establishment of the APR Scout Foundation ___ 7. Reaching out to other international organizations ___ 8. 75th Anniversary of Scouting and 125th birthday of B-P ___ 9. The Region welcomed the world at the 10th World Scout Jamboree ___10. Establishment of the World Scout Parliamentary Union in Korea How do you think did you fare in the test? To find out, check your answers using Quick Check. 43 Quick Check! 1. B. American soldiers organized Scout Troops in the Philippines 2. C. Guillermo Padolina, Boy Scouts of the Philippines National Scout Director, was appointed as Far East Traveling Commissioner. 3. D. The Jamboree was held in Makiling, Laguna, Philippines. 4. C. An official World Scout Badge from the Geneva head office was carried by Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins, all former Scouts, to the moon in July 1969 and was later sent back to Geneva through the Boy Scouts of America.