Korea Scout Association

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Logo

Korea Scout Association
Hangul:	한국 스카우트 연맹
Hanja:	韓國스카우트聯盟
Revised Romanization:	Han-guk Seukauteu Yeonmaeng
McCune-Reischauer:	Han'guk Sŭkaut'ŭ Yŏnmaeng

Historic emblem

The Korea Scout Association is the national Scouting association of South Korea.

Scouting was founded in Korea in 1922 while under Japanese rule, and sent representatives to the first Far East Scouting competition in Beijing in 1924. However, it was banned by the occupation regime from 1937 until 1946.^[1] It existed in all areas of the Korean peninsula prior to the Korean War in 1950. World Organization of the Scout Movement recognition came in 1953. The total membership in 2004 was 202,668 registered Scouts. The Tiger Scout is the highest rank and award the Scout and the Venture Scout achieved.

Dr. Yong-Woo Kim, the first Tiger Scout and former the Minister of Korea was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1975.

1 World and regional events hosted by Boy Scouts of Korea
2 International Scouting units in South Korea
3 Scouting in North Korea
4 See also
5 Footnotes
6 External links

[edit] World and regional events hosted by Boy Scouts of Korea

17th World Scout Jamboree, 1991
17th Asia Pacific Jamboree, 1996
Asia Pacific Regional Youth Forum, 1996
21st Asia-Pacific/10th Korea National Jamboree, 2000
Asia-Pacific Workshop on Youth Programme, 2000
International Patrol Jamboree, 2002
Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on PR, ICT and Marketing, 2003

[edit] International Scouting units in South Korea

There are two organizations focused on serving children of American military families living in South Korea and elsewhere in eastern Asia and the western Pacific: USA Girl Scouts Overseas (GSUSA), serviced by the West Pacific Girl Scout Council, and Boy Scouts of America (BSA), serviced by the Korea District of the Far East Council. These councils serve BSA and GSUSA units comprised of children of diplomatic, business and military personnel, and international units run under their auspices.

[edit] Scouting in North Korea

North Korea shared a common Scout history with South Korea until 1950, but at present is one of only six of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting.