Scouting began as an idea of Robert Baden-Powell to attract boys through fun activities like camping and hiking, while also teaching them skills for life and service. Scouting aims to develop boys' character and moral values through experiential learning with guidance from adult leaders. The Boy Scouts of the Philippines is a voluntary educational movement for young people to develop their potential as individuals and citizens through promoting skills, patriotism, leadership training through the patrol system, and contributing to nation-building.

1. D. Vision
E. Mission
A. What is Scouting?
B. What is Boy Scouting?
C. What is the BSP?

2. There are more than 28 million
boys and their leaders who are in Scouting
and countries who are members of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement.
Scouting began as an inspired idea of an
inspiring man, Robert Stephenson Smyth
Baden Powell.

3. Lord Baden-Powell, or simply
B.P. to Millions of Scouts, always
attracted millions of boys because of unique
character and its even more unique system
of training.

4. Scouting’s emphasis has been in doing
things in a way that will attract the boy and
hold his attention through fun, adventure and
fellowship. But underneath it all, is the
ever important element of LEARNING and
SERVING through fun and games, adventure
and challenges and fellowship.

5. Thus, a Scout activity like camping or
hiking is meaningless, unless in the process,
the boy learns to cope with the unexpected,
to learn to live, love and respect nature and
understand why it is important to him and to
his society, to get the experience of working
with others in the service of others.

6. “Scouting is Learning by doing”.
Not from books or from lectures as in
school, but from actual experiences.

7. The end result, the fun, the
fellowship, the adventure have been
meaningful and useful to the boy, is the
development of the boy’s character, the
strengthening of his moral and spiritual
values, the building of a contributing and
useful citizen of the nation.

8. In this process, the adult – the
trained, experienced and understanding Troop
Leader (YOU!....) is indispensable. It is
through him that scouting comes alive for the
boy.

9. It is a program for boys 10-17
years of age who join Scout Troops
sponsored by schools and by civic, fraternal,
service and religious organizations

10. The following describe the concept,
objectives and characteristics of the Boy
Scouting Program:
1. It is service and outdoor-centered.

11. 2. The concepts of character development,
citizenship training and skills for self-
reliance are directed towards service to
others
3. Activities are boy-planned and boy-
implemented with adults providing
guidance and supervision.

12. 4. Typical outdoor experiences through
camping, hiking, community service and the
like are promoted.
5. Working together as a team is promoted
through the Patrol System which
offers opportunities for leadership
training.

13. The Boy Scouts of the Philippines is “a
voluntary, non-political, educational movement
for young people, under adult guidance, open
to all Filipinos, without distinction of origin,
race, or creed, in accordance with the
purpose, principles and method conceived by
the founder”.

14. The BSP is effectively contributing
to nation-building by helping young Filipino boys
and in the higher age levels, develop their
full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual
potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens
and as members of their local, national and
international communities.

15. The BSP Vision is being realized by:
1. promoting through organizations and
cooperation with other agencies the
ability of boys to do useful things for
themselves and for others.
2. training them in craftsmanship.

16. 3. inculcating in them patriotism, civic-
consciousness and responsibility, courage,
discipline and kindred virtues, and moral
values using the method which are in common
use by the Boy Scouts, and
4. in the process
a. imbueing Scouts and Scouters with the

17. Virtue of Love of GOD, Country, and
fellowmen;
b. training and preparing the youth to become
responsible citizens and leaders; and
c. contributing to nation building according to
the ideals, the principles, and the program of
Scouting.