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The '''World Scout Jamboree''', also officially denominated with the French title '''Jamboree Scout Mondial''', is a [[Scouting]] [[Jamboree (Scouting)|jamboree]], typically attended by several tens of thousands of [[Boy Scout|Scouts]], aged 14 to 17, from all over the world. | The '''World Scout Jamboree''', also officially denominated with the French title '''Jamboree Scout Mondial''', is a [[Scouting]] [[Jamboree (Scouting)|jamboree]], typically attended by several tens of thousands of [[Boy Scout|Scouts]], aged 14 to 17, from all over the world. | ||
The first World Scout Jamboree was organized by [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scout Association]] in | The first World Scout Jamboree was organized by [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scout Association]] in London. With exceptions for the war years, it has been organized approximately every four years, in the more recent years by the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM), in different locations over the world. The [[21st World Scout Jamboree]] in 2007, to be organized in [[Hylands Park]], [[Essex]], United Kingdom, will be celebrating the [[Scouting 2007 Centenary|Centenary of Scouting]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The [[Scouting]] programme became an international success following its founding by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] in 1907. With is continuing growth, the founder of the movement saw a need for a gathering of representatives of Scouting from all around the world. The general aim was to foster a worldwide brotherhood, and to help the young boys in the movement learn about other peoples and nations by direct interaction with them. | The [[Scouting]] programme became an international success following its founding by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] in 1907. With is continuing growth, the founder of the movement saw a need for a gathering of representatives of Scouting from all around the world. The general aim was to foster a worldwide brotherhood, and to help the young boys in the movement learn about other peoples and nations by direct interaction with them. | ||
However, the outbreak of the [[First World War]] in 1914 delayed any plans for such an event. It was not until 1920 that the first World Scout Jamboree could be realized. It was held in [[Olympia, England|the Olympia halls]] in [[Kensington]], | However, the outbreak of the [[First World War]] in 1914 delayed any plans for such an event. It was not until 1920 that the first World Scout Jamboree could be realized. It was held in [[Olympia, England|the Olympia halls]] in [[Kensington]], London. 8,000 Scouts from 34 countries attended the event. | ||
[[Image:LoNScout.jpg|thumb|Cartoon in [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]], published in 1929 for the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]]]] | [[Image:LoNScout.jpg|thumb|Cartoon in [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]], published in 1929 for the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]]]] | ||
