Page 4 - Scouting Life

First Scout Camp and

Foundation of
Scouting Movement

In August 1907, Baden-Powell organised a
trial scouting camp to be made up of 20
boys from a diverse selection of social
backgrounds. The boys spent a week on
Brownsea island and it proved to be a great
success.

Baden-Powell inspecting Scouts (1909), illustrating the military roots of
the scouts
From this initial starting point, the scouting movement soon blossomed. In
1909, there was the first National Scout Rally at Crystal Palace. It was
attended by 11,000 boys and illustrated the rapid growth in popularity.
There were also girls who wished to be part of this new movement. This led
to the formation in 1910 of a parallel organisation, The Girl Guides,
which was run by his sister Agnes Baden-Powell.

The Scouting movement also became an international organisation with
scouting groups forming around the world.