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=== Motto === | === Motto === | ||
The Explorer motto is ''Semper Parati'' | The Explorer motto is ''Semper Parati'' (“Always Prepared” in Latin). | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.fneexplorers.com/ Official website] | * [http://www.fneexplorers.com/ Official website] | ||
* [http://www.northstarexplorers.org/ North Star Group - United States] | * [http://www.northstarexplorers.org/ North Star Group - United States] |
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Federation of North-American Explorers | |||
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Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario | ||
Country | Canada | ||
Founded | 1999 | ||
Founder | Paul Ritchi | ||
Membership | 200 | ||
Affiliation | Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe | ||
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Website http://www.fneexplorers.com | |||
The Federation of North-American Explorers (FNE) is the North American member association (covering Canada, the United States, and Mexico) of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe – Fédération du Scoutisme Européen (UIGSE-FSE). It is a Catholic movement with established groups in Canada (since 1999) and the United States (since 2011).
Program
The association is divided into four sections according to age:
- Otters - ages 7 and 8
- Timber Wolves - ages 8 to 12
- Explorers - ages 12 to 17
- Wayfarer Explorers - ages 17 to 26
All units (except sometimes the Otters) are single gender, with male leadership for the boys and female leadership for the girls.
Ideals
Explorer Law
- An Explorer’s honour is to be trusted.
- An Explorer is loyal to his country, leaders, parents, and subordinates.
- An Explorer’s duty is to serve others.
- An Explorer is a friend to all and a brother to every other Explorer.
- An Explorer is courteous and chivalrous.
- An Explorer sees in nature God’s creations; he loves plants and animals.
- An Explorer obeys proper orders and leaves nothing half-finished.
- An Explorer smiles and whistles under all difficulties.
- An Explorer is thrifty; he takes care of his own possessions and those of others.
- An Explorer is clean in thought, word, and deed.
Explorer Promise
On my honour and with God’s grace, I promise to do my best to serve God, my Church, my country, to help others at all times, and to obey the Explorer law.
Motto
The Explorer motto is Semper Parati (“Always Prepared” in Latin).