An eight-member contingent of the Barbados Boys Scouts Association left the island this afternoon to participate in the 25th World Scout Jamboree from Tuesday, August 1 to Saturday, August 12 at the newly built campground in Saemangeum, Jeollabuk-do in the Republic of Korea.
The event will be attended by over 50,000 scouts and leaders from around the world.
This is the second time the Korea Scout Association will host the event. It first held the Jamboree in 1991.
The team from the Barbados Boy Scouts Association includes scouts Zeryan Arthur, Kirsteyn Bradshaw, Deverron Bynoe, Nicholai Downes, Zavier Edward, Sergio Jones, Kamar Williams and Jamboree Contingent Leader Stephen Sobers, the assistant Chief Commissioner Property of the association.
In preparation for the trip, the boys participated in a number of training sessions. They made gadgets, camped, hiked, learned to pack their bags for the camping trip, prepared their own meals, and received lessons on how to be ready and equipped for all activities.
Scout Zeryan Arthur said he was excited to participate and spoke of his expectations. “I am excited to meet new friends in scouting and experience the different cultures that will be there. I also want to use this as an opportunity to improve my social skills while I interact with other scouts and leaders. Teamwork is very important on a tour like this and I am looking forward to improving that as well. It will also be a history lesson for me”.
The theme of this year’s Jamboree is Draw your Dream! It is aimed at encouraging greater acceptance of young people’s ideas and opinions while creating an opportunity for them to make their Jamboree dreams come true. Draw your Dream! expresses the desire for members of the Scout Movement to transform the 25th World Scout Jamboree into their own festival and grow their dreams through the event.
Organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, the World Scout Jamboree is the world’s largest youth camp held every four years.
Tens of thousands of young people and leaders from 150 countries share culture, experience, and friendship and put global citizenship into practice.
The Barbados contingent returns home on Sunday, August 13.
Read our ePaper. Fast. Factual. Free.
You may also like these articles
By André Springer The Co-operators General Insurance Barbados Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) Premier League...
The Mount Zion’s Mission’s Barbados Foursquare Church is using one of its developmental programmes to uplift and...
The vibe is building as thousands converge on the Farley Hill National Park for the highly anticipated ...
Source: NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti and will deploy 1,000 police officers to...
SOURCE – DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan,- At least 40 people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off...
The Barbados Water Authority advises residents of some Christ Church districts that today, Sunday, July 30th it is...
On August 3, 2023, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley S.C., M.P., will host a powerful Emancipation Conversation...
The Democratic Labour Party says it “was not part of the consultation for the Advisory Group on the National Insurance...
The craft, skill and genuine talent of Barbadian entrepreneurs were on full display on Saturday as the National Cultural...
