Begin your exploration of International Scouting on the Internet at the web site of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
Their list of Member Countries includes the name of each member Scout association and links to the home sites of many National Scout Associations.
You can purchase items from the World Scout Bureau on line at the World Shop of the Scout Movement. All prices are in Euros.
The best site to find links to home pages of packs and troops in countries around the world is the InterNETional Scouting and Guiding Pages.
You can learn more about International Scouting at Scouting Around the World (BSA) and International Scouting (Troop 97).
The best source of information about Scouting’s founder, Robert Baden-Powell, is the Pine Tree Web Page.
U.S. Scouts and leaders can learn more about getting involved in international Scouting activities from the International Division of the Boy Scouts of America.
An excellent activity to make contact with Scouts in other countries is the Jamboree on the Internet which is held the third weekend in October each year.
Some Scouts will enjoy collecting Scouts on Stamps from around the world and getting involved with the Scouts on Stamps Society International.
The greatest international Scouting experience is to participate in a World Jamboree. The first World Jamboree was held in England in 1920. You can learn more about past World Jamborees from WOSM and from Scoutbase UK.
A few U.S. councils run international encampments at their summer camps. The only one currently open to out-of-council U.S. units is the Chief Okemos Council’s Michigan International Camporee. Groups from other countries are invited to consider the Michigan International Camporee.
For units in Michigan and neighboring states, the easiest way to participate in an international Scouting event is to travel to Ontario. There are many Scout camps in Ontario, including Haliburton Scout Reserve, the largest Scout camp in Canada. Many Canadian Districts and Councils run weekend and week-long international camps. Listed below are some links to Scout camps and activities in Ontario.
Scout Camps and Activities in Ontario:
The ultimate international Scouting adventure is to travel overseas with a group of Scouts from your own troop. Our Troop 180 Suggestions for Traveling Overseas with Boy Scouts is, we believe, an excellent source of information for groups considering a trip overseas. You are welcome to look at itineraries/trip summaries for Troop 180/Crew 180 trips to Europe in 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2003 and to the Caribbean in 2002. To find an Scouting event in another country for your group to participate in, write International Division BSA, go to the official list of Scouting Events Database or go to the national Scouting web site of a country you are interested in visiting and see if they list an event that fits your plans. If you are planning to travel in Europe, Where to Stay in Europe lists some places you might visit on your trip. Perhaps your group can arrange an exchange of visits with a Scouting group in another country and qualify for the International Youth Exchange Emblem.
For other resources relating to International Scouting, visit the web page of the International Committee of the Mount Diablo-Silverado Council and the International Committee of the National Capital Area Council.