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    The document summarizes the history of scouting, beginning with its founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. It then discusses the origins and growth of scouting organizations for both boys and girls in the UK, US, and Philippines. Key figures mentioned include Agnes Baden-Powell, Lady Olave St. Clair Soames, Juliette Gordon Low, and Josefa Llanes Escoda, who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 1940. The document traces the development and expansion of scouting globally through the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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    The document summarizes the history of scouting, beginning with its founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. It then discusses the origins and growth of scouting organizations for both boys and girls in the UK, US, and Philippines. Key figures mentioned include Agnes Baden-Powell, Lady Olave St. Clair Soames, Juliette Gordon Low, and Josefa Llanes Escoda, who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 1940. The document traces the development and expansion of scouting globally through the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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    The document summarizes the history of scouting, beginning with its founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. It then discusses the origins and growth of scouting organizations for both boys and girls in the UK, US, and Philippines. Key figures mentioned include Agnes Baden-Powell, Lady Olave St. Clair Soames, Juliette Gordon Low, and Josefa Llanes Escoda, who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 1940. The document traces the development and expansion of scouting globally through the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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    The document summarizes the history of scouting, beginning with its founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. It then discusses the origins and growth of scouting organizations for both boys and girls in the UK, US, and Philippines. Key figures mentioned include Agnes Baden-Powell, Lady Olave St. Clair Soames, Juliette Gordon Low, and Josefa Llanes Escoda, who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 1940. The document traces the development and expansion of scouting globally through the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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    HISTORY OF

    SCOUTING
    Learn our story.
    (Prepared by Sct. Charmaine Strauss Nioko)
    Where it all started.
    Sir Robert Baden-Powell
    ❏ Known as B-P

    ❏ Born in Paddington, London on February 22, 1857

    ❏ Young Army Officer- specialized in map making , scouting and reconnaissance.

    ❏ In 1907, he held an experimental camp at Brownsea Island where 22 boys joined.

    ❏ In 1909, at the Crystal Palace rally of Boy Scouts in England, a group of girls came
    out and voiced their appeal to B-P to have a similar movement for girls.
    Agnes Baden-Powell Lady Olave St. Clair Soames
    Younger Sister Wife

    ❏ Requested by B-P to help him


    start a movement for girls. ❏ Come quietly to the movement when
    met B-P and married him in 1912
    ❏ The movement s first called as
    “Girl Guides” ❏ B-P and Lady Olave (born in 1889)
    were born on the same day, February
    22.
    ❏ She become the First President of
    Girl Guides in May 1910 February 22 is celebrated
    by Girl Guides and Girl
    Scouts as World Thinking
    Day.
    Juliette
    Gordon Low
    ❏ She was impressed by what B-P had been doing
    in the scouting movement in 1911.
    ❏ Immediately calls the troops in US for
    gathering.
    ❏ March 12, 1912 -First troop meeting of Girl
    Scouts in United States in Savannah.
    ❏ First President of Girl Scout in US.
    y
    5 3 i n the arm
    a t t h e age of
    red st 1910.
    ❏ B-P reti a r d l a
    b y K in g Edw
    advice
    4 1 a t t he age
    J an u a ry 8, 19
    last
    ❏ He died
    of 83.
    SCOUTING
    IN THE PHILIPPINES
    In the 20th Century, the
    scouting movements found
    a way here in the
    Philippines.
    PHILIPPINES

    ❏ In 1917, many troops are formed.

    ❏ Some troops:
    ❏ Mountain Province Troop - Mountain Province (1928)
    ❏ Capiz Troop - Capiz(1926)
    ❏ Rose Troop - Davao(1918)
    Josefa Llanes
    Founder of GSP
    Escoda
    ❏ Studied at Columbia
    University in US for the
    Master’s Degree in Social
    Network.

    ❏ In 1925, she returned for


    training of Girl Scouting.
    PHILIPPINES
    ❏ Sponsored by Joseph E. Stevenot
    of BSP, Gen. Vincente Lim and ❏ GSP was barely 2 years old when
    wife Mrs. Pilar Hidalgo Lim stopped because of World War 2.
    (President of the National Federation of Women’s (Continued its service to nation in trivial)
    Club and inspired the foundation of GSP)
    -Women volunteers lead by Josefa helped the
    prisoners-of-war through messages in Camp O’
    ❏ May 26, 1940 - Pres. Manuel L. Donnell, Tarlac
    Quezon signed the approval for
    GSP under Commonwealth Act ❏ Hon. Helena Z. Benitez(born in 1914)
    No. 542 was the Chairman of the first GSP
    Committee.
    ❏ Josefa Llanes Escoda was the first
    National Executive of GSP.
    World Association
    of Girl Guides and
    Girl Scouts
    ❏ In 1946, GSP is
    accepted as a
    tenderfoot member
    of WAGGGS.
    ❏ In 1948, GSP is a full
    member of WAGGGS
    in the 12th World
    Conference in
    Cooperstown, New
    York.
    ❏ In 1965, we celebrate the Silver ❏ March 17, 1976 - The new GSP
    Jubilee of the GSP. Constitution and By-Laws were
    ratified and confirmed.

    ❏ June 2, 1975 - The Presidential ❏ April 20, 2009 - Pres. Arroyo


    Decree 720 was signed, authorizing signed into law Republic Act
    and restricting the GSP No. 1000731, known as “The
    Girl Scouts of the Philippines
    Charter of 2009”
    Girl Scouting
    Continue to give
    Service up until
    now.
    THANK
    YOU!

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