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Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts as an organization in 1908, a few months after the first scout encampment at [[Brownsea Island Scout Camp]] in 1907.<ref>{{cite book| | author = Woolgar, Brian| coauthors = La Riviere, Sheila| year = 2002| title = Why Brownsea? The Beginnings of Scouting | publisher = Brownsea Island Scout and Guide Management Committee}}</ref> Baden-Powell got the idea from his experiences with the British Army in South Africa. To advance his ideas, Baden-Powell wrote ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' for boy readership, which describes the [[Scout method]] of outdoor activities aiming at developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth.<ref name="notestobook2004">{{cite book | first = Elleke | last = Boehmer | title = Notes to 2004 edition of Scouting for Boys | year = 2004 | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = | Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts as an organization in 1908, a few months after the first scout encampment at [[Brownsea Island Scout Camp]] in 1907.<ref>{{cite book| | author = Woolgar, Brian| coauthors = La Riviere, Sheila| year = 2002| title = Why Brownsea? The Beginnings of Scouting | publisher = Brownsea Island Scout and Guide Management Committee}}</ref> Baden-Powell got the idea from his experiences with the British Army in South Africa. To advance his ideas, Baden-Powell wrote ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' for boy readership, which describes the [[Scout method]] of outdoor activities aiming at developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth.<ref name="notestobook2004">{{cite book | first = Elleke | last = Boehmer | title = Notes to 2004 edition of Scouting for Boys | year = 2004 | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford }}</ref> Many boys joined in Scouting activities so that the movement grew rapidly to become the world's largest youth organization. | ||
The Boy Scout program is designed to develop youths who have a high degree of self-reliance, initiative, courage, helpfulness, integrity and resourcefulness. Boy Scouts should be helpful; understand their society, heritage, and culture; have respect for the rights of others; and be positive leader-citizens.<ref name="whatis">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-503.html | title = What is Boy Scouting? Purpose of the BSA | format = | work = | publisher = [[Boy Scouts of America]] | accessdate = 2006-07-27}}</ref><ref name="ukwhatis">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.scouts.org.uk/aboutus/index.htm | title = About Our World | format = | work = | publisher = The Scout Association | accessdate = 2006-07-27}}</ref> | The Boy Scout program is designed to develop youths who have a high degree of self-reliance, initiative, courage, helpfulness, integrity and resourcefulness. Boy Scouts should be helpful; understand their society, heritage, and culture; have respect for the rights of others; and be positive leader-citizens.<ref name="whatis">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-503.html | title = What is Boy Scouting? Purpose of the BSA | format = | work = | publisher = [[Boy Scouts of America]] | accessdate = 2006-07-27}}</ref><ref name="ukwhatis">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.scouts.org.uk/aboutus/index.htm | title = About Our World | format = | work = | publisher = The Scout Association | accessdate = 2006-07-27}}</ref> | ||