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In the Boy Scouts of America, districts or councils may hold a camporee once or twice a year. [5] Typically, the camporee involves patrol-based competitions, with events such as: hiking preparedness, fire building, knot tying, first aid, emergency preparedness, pioneering, citizenship, patrol mystery event (team building), outdoor cooking, camping or orienteering.
The first "Camporee" was in 1961. Camporee grew out of a discussion among cadets who attended the 1960 National Jamboree. That first camporee featured five area troops. The first patch for attending was the 1963 Camporee. Camporee is nominally held the first week in May; however, since 2001, dates are adjusted to around the Academy's schedule.
The Michigan International Camporee is a camporee attended by Scouts from the United States, Canada and other counties. It is hosted by the Michigan Crossroads Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The theme is international friendship and fellowship.
The site of the former POW camp was used for the camporee of the Black Walnut Boy Scout district. 1949-09-20 The 95th Chemical Service company (172 men at Pitzer Woods) and the 59th Chemical Maintenance company (70 at Pardee Field) from Edgewood Arsenal encamped through October 8. 1953-09
A camporee is a district- or council-wide event where several units camp and engage in activities, Scoutcraft competitions and learn specialized skills. [ 13 ] The national Scout jamboree usually occurs every four years and draws more than 30,000 Scouts from across the country and the world. [ 14 ]
Scouts were placed in the Camporee, and Venturers in the Jamboree, both with similar programs and held in the same venue. JamCam will be the new promotional name for the Interamerican Scout Jamboree and Camporee, replacing the JamPan, which stood for "Jamboree Panamericano", Spanish for Pan-American Scout Jamboree.
The second All-Japan Camporee was held from August 18–20, 1950. The third All-Japan Camporee was held from August 4–6, 1951. Beginning with the fourth All-Japan Camporee, the name was changed to Nippon Jamboree.
A similarly-used word, "camporee," in the Scouting program is also reflective of the older British use. "Camporee" reflects a local or regional gathering of Scouting units for a period of camping and common activities. [15] Similar to a camporee, a jamboree occurs less often and draws units from the entire nation or world. [16] [17] [18]