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Scouting came to Jamaica in 1910, the first troop being started by the Anglican clergyman Rev. Joseph William Graham in St Ann. [2] Scouting spread quickly and in 1912 the first scout troop in St Catherine was established in Spanish Town.
The Scout Association of Jamaica, the national Scouting organisation of Jamaica, was founded in 1910, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1963. The coeducational Scout Association of Jamaica has 2,539 members in 18 districts as of 2011. [1] In 1952, The First Caribbean Jamboree was held in Jamaica.
The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica (GGAJ) is the Guiding organisation of Jamaica. It served 5,903 members (as of 2006). [ 1 ] Founded in 1915, the girls-only organisation became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963 and a full member in 1966.
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The Scout Master was Arthur Poyser, the verger at All Hallows by The Tower – an associate of Lord Baden-Powell – see the group history at www.cityoflondonscouts.org.uk – the Group has operated continuously since formation, and is the only uniformed youth organisation in the City of London. They became the Lord Mayor's Own Scout Group in 1911.
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Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth social movement employing the Scout method. It is a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities , including camping , woodcraft , aquatics , hiking , backpacking , and sports .