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The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17. At the jamboree, many scouts swap badges. The first World Scout Jamboree was organized by The Scout Association in London.
Medical facilities at the Jamboree were operated by the United States Army and Air Force. Other facilities at the Jamboree were a Skill-o-Rama and Exhibits service center and a large Trading Post. In the opening days of the jamboree the Scouts played a 'wide game' in which each Scout was given a hiragana on a colored card worn around the neck ...
The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held from 30 July 1920 to 8 August 1920 and was hosted by the United Kingdom at Kensington Olympia in London. [ 1 ] 8,000 Scouts from 34 nations attended the event, which was hosted in a glass-roofed building covering an area of 6 acres (24,000 m 2 ).
At each World Scout Jamboree, a solidarity project is undertaken to support the attendance of Scouts from around the world who might not be able to attend the Jamboree for financial reasons. This Jamborees project was called Operation Kirara. Operation Kirara was the largest solidarity operation ever undertaken for any World Scout Jamboree.
The 26th World Scout Jamboree is an upcoming World Scout Jamboree that is scheduled to be held in 2027 in Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Northern Poland. [1] Participants will be between the ages of 14 and 17. Individuals who are older than 18 years of age can take part as volunteer International Service Team (IST) members. [2]
Military doctors and nurses have been sent to a global scout event in South Korea after hundreds of teenagers fell ill from the heatwave gripping the country. At least 600 participants at the ...
It included a history and geography of Sweden, with music including the jamboree song "Changing the world" performed by Daniel Lemma and Pär Klang. Also included was a procession of flags (one from each country) and the official handover from Great Britain to Sweden, which involved Bear Grylls abseiling down from the roof of the stage (he had ...
The 6th World Scout Jamboree (French: Jamboree mondial de la paix) was held in 1947 and was hosted by France at Moisson. This was the first jamboree to have been held after Baden-Powell's death in 1941. It was originally planned to take place in 1941 in France. [1]