International Opportunities
UPCOMING EVENTS
- A trip to the USA to represent Scouts Australia!
Scouts Australia will be sending an official contingent to the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) National Scout Jamboree, taking place from 26th July – 4th August 2010. This is a wonderful opportunity for Members to represent Scouts Australia on an international scale!
We are looking for someone to use their experience in Scouting to lead the Contingent to this event.
The venue will be the rolling hills of Virginia - close to the nation’s capital – and even has historic Civil War landmarks nearby.
Daily activities will offer fun, challenge, opportunity for religious reflection, citizenship and international brotherhood. Activities will include archery, orienteering, challenge trails, marksmanship & many more.
To be eligible to apply, you must be a Member of Scouts Australia NSW, aged between 12 and 17 years. To apply for the position of Contingent Leader, please forward a Scouting resume together with a letter outlining why you should be appointed to the position of Contingent Leader. Your application must be endorsed by your Branch by way of a reference.
Once a Contingent Leader is appointed, the final contingent fee will be set.
Applications for the position of Contingent Leader must be received by 31st March 2009.
For more information on the event please see www.bsajamboree.org or contact:
Emma Barker
International Commissioner
Scouts Australia
PO Box 290
KEW VIC 3101
Email: int.comm@scouts.com.au
- An invitation to attend the International Jamboree in Estonia
The International Jamboree for 2009 is taking place in Estonia, from the 11th-18th July 2009. This year’s Jamboree has the theme of ‘The Star Forest’, and will be held in Tagametsa.
Although Scouts Australia is not sending an official Australian contingent to this event, Members have been invited to attend.
Male and female Venturer Scouts aged between 16 and 18 years with camping experience are welcome to attend. In addition, the invitation is open to Leaders who are registered with Scouts Australia.
The cost to attend the event, including airfares, is at the individuals own expense. The Jamboree camp fee itself will cost 125 Euro (approximately $AUD250). This includes registration, food, and activities: a world of stars, a world of games, hiking, campfires and a market day.
Any member of Scouts Australia wishing to attend this event or who are interested in leading a contingent should contact the International office for more information.
For more information please visit www.suurlaager.ee, or contact the International Commissioner:
Miss Emma Barker
PO BOX 290
KEW VIC 3101
Email: int.comm@scouts.com.au
The Scout Association is an international youth organisation with over 25 million Members in more than 180 countries.
International travel and the exchanging of ideas and hope between different people and cultures gives youth and adult Members a broader perspective on Scouting and life.
- Learn about Australia’s strong involvement in the Asia-Pacific Region (APR).
- Join an Australian Contingent – an organised group of Scout members led by a Contingent Leader that attends an overseas Scout event, such as the 10th NZ Venture in 2007, the 7th Nippon Venture in 2008 or an International Agoonoree.
- Attend an exciting international event – there are many overseas events and not all of these will have an official Australian Contingent. Scouts Australia also participates in international aid and development projects around the world, conferences and seminars, and training courses.
- Apply for a scholarship to fund your overseas travel.
- Become an exchange student with an overseas Scout Group.
- Participate in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and the Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) - the world’s biggest Scout event in October each year that connects 500,000 Scouts and Guides from all over the world by means of amateur radio and Internet techniques.
- Make international friends through the Pen-Pal Program - communicate with overseas Scouts to gain an "international experience" without leaving home.
- Participate in the Sister Cities Project, established as Scouts Australia’s Gifts for Peace project, which aims to link every Scout Group in Australia with a Scout Group from overseas. The link will facilitate sharing of cultures, stories, artefacts, ideas and creating an understanding of different associations as well as an exchange of young people between the two Groups.
More information
Visit the National Office website for more information about International Scouting and travel funding opportunities.