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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 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]], | 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]]. | ||
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The first Jamboree was more akin to an exhibition of Scouting, allowing visitors to see how things were done in other parts of the world. The Second Jamboree was conducted on a camp basis and each successive Jamboree has developed on this format where the programme is typically more activity oriented, with plenty of time for Scouts from different nations to interact and learn about each other in less formal ways than an exhibition would allow. | The first Jamboree was more akin to an exhibition of Scouting, allowing visitors to see how things were done in other parts of the world. The Second Jamboree was conducted on a camp basis and each successive Jamboree has developed on this format where the programme is typically more activity oriented, with plenty of time for Scouts from different nations to interact and learn about each other in less formal ways than an exhibition would allow. | ||
The next Jamboree will be in 2007 and coincides with the Scouting Centenary celebrations. Because of this, the honour of hosting the event has again been bestowed upon the United Kingdom, as the birthplace of Scouting. It is expected that 40,000 young people will be camping in August at [[Hylands Park]] in | The next Jamboree will be in 2007 and coincides with the Scouting Centenary celebrations. Because of this, the honour of hosting the event has again been bestowed upon the United Kingdom, as the birthplace of Scouting. It is expected that 40,000 young people will be camping in August at [[Hylands Park]] in Essex. It is also expected that hundreds of thousands of day visitors will attend events in the south-east of England as part of the Jamboree. | ||
== Smaller events == | == Smaller events == | ||