the scouts  LAW and promise:  Principles and methoDS

The Scouts Law

1.  A Scout’s honour is to be trusted.

2.  A Scout is a good Citizen, he respects God, his Country, his parents, his employers, his Scouter's and others.

3.  A Scout’s duty is to be useful and to help others.

 

4.  A Scout is friend to all, and a brother to every other Scout, no matter to what country, community or religion the other Scout may belong.

 

5.  A Scout is kind and has respect for others.

6.  A Scout is kind to animals, learns about nature and is concerned with its protection.

7.  A Scout obeys orders of those in authority without question.

8.  A Scout is cheerful and brave in all difficulties.

9.  A Scout makes good use of his time, his money, and everything he has.

10. A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.

 

The Scouts Promise

On my honour I promise that I will do my best:-
To do my duty to God, and my Country,
To help other people at all times, and
To obey the Scout Law

 

 

The Principles of the Scout Movement:
The Scout Movement is based on the following principles:

• Duty to God
Adhere to spiritual principles, loyalty to the religion that expresses them and acceptance of the duties resulting there-from.

• Duty to Others
- Loyalty to one’s country in harmony with the promotion of local, national and international peace, understanding and cooperation.

- Participating in the development of society with recognition and respect for the dignity of one’s fellow-man and for the integrity of the natural world.

• Duty to Self
Responsibility for the development of oneself.

The Method of the Scout Movement:
The Scout Method is a system of progressive self-education through
• Promise and law.
• Learning by doing.
• Membership of small groups (for example the patrol), involving under adult guidance, progressive discovery and acceptance of responsibility and training towards self--government directed towards the development of character and the acquisition of competence, self-reliance, dependability and capacities both to cooperate and to lead.
• Progressive and stimulating programme of varied activities based on the interests of the participants, including games, useful skills and services to the community, taking place largely in an outdoor setting in contact with nature.