Sri Lanka Scout Association

Sri Lanka Scout Association
Headquarters Colombo
Country Sri Lanka
Founded 1912
Membership 45000
Chief Scout Maithripala Sirisena
President Srinath Goonaratne
Chief Commissioner T. K. Nimal de Silva
Affiliation World Organization of the Scout Movement
Website
www.scout.lk

The Sri Lanka Scout Association (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා බාලදක්ෂ සංගමය; Tamil: இலங்கைச் சாரணர் சங்கம்), the national Scouting organization of Sri Lanka, was founded in 1912, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1953. The Ceylon Scout Council was incorporated by the Act No 13 of 1957.[1] The coeducational Sri Lanka Scout Association has 33,709 members as of 2014.[2]

There are various community development projects carried out in cooperation with the government organizations, United Nations and other service organizations.

Scouting has been introduced into the prisons. It has spread to other institutions such as certified schools. There are also Scout units for handicapped boys such as the blind and deaf and for boys in leprosy hospitals.

History

All Ceylon Rally

  1. 1st All Ceylon Rally, Havelock Race Course,Colombo,1917
  2. 2nd All Ceylon Rally, Barracks,Kandy,1918
  3. 3rd All Ceylon Rally, Kandy,1919
  4. 4th All Ceylon Rally, Havelock Race Course,Colombo,1921 (Lord & Lady BP Arrivals)
  5. 5th All Ceylon Rally, Kandy,1922 (Eastern tour of the Prince of Wales 23 March 1922)
  6. 6th All Ceylon Rally, Colombo,1924 (Farewell Ceremony of The British Governor William Manning)

National Scout Jamboree

National Jamboree is organizing by National HQ .[18]

  1. 1st National Scout Jamboree, Bullers Road,Colombo, 1952
  2. 2nd National Scout Jamboree, Havelock Race Course, Colombo,1962
  3. 3rd National Scout Jamboree, Harischandra Ground, Anuradhapura - 26 February to 4 March 1983
  4. 4th National Scout Jamboree, Welagedara Ground, Kurunegala,1992
  5. 5th National Scout Jamboree, Kandy, 1998[19]
  6. 6th National Scout Jamboree, Balapitiya,2002
  7. 7th National Scout Jamboree, Nuwara Eliya,2006
  8. 8th National Scout Jamboree, Angunakolapelessa, 2010
  9. 9th National Scout Jamboree, Jaffna, 20 to 26 February 2016
  10. 10th National Scout Jamboree Pending 2020 Colombo

Notable Scouters

Gerald Fernando served as the International Boy Scout Commissioner for the Far East in the 1950s until his death in 1961.

Senator E. W. Kannangara served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1960 until 1961.[20]

In 1973, Kingsley C. Dassanaike 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.

Program sections

Programme Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association is Rohan Wirasekara (2013 - 2017).

Rover Scouts

Youth between the Age 17 and 24 years are eligible to be trained as Rover Scouts.

A Rover Scout working for the B.P. Award must maintain a Record Book (not his personal Log Book) from the date he was invested as a Rover Scout for a minimum of 2 years.

In the first half of the book he will record every Crew Meeting he attended and every C-I-C he was present at. He will give the date of the meetings, their duration, and the important events of the programme. He should have attended a minimum of 24 Crew Meetings and 6 C-I-C meetings, to be eligible for the B.P. Award.

Special sections

Air Scouting and Sea Scouting are different ways of delivering the programme, and are not separate organizations. They are based on the same fundamental Scouting Aims & Methods. Sea and Air Scouts follow the core balanced programme for their section but usually add a nautical or aeronautical twist to the programme and activities.

Equestrian Scouts

Sea Scouting

Sea Scouts in Sri Lanka was originally established in 1932. Sri Lanka Scout Association is about to officially relaunch the Sea Scouts. The Sri Lanka Navy would be providing all the technical facilities and some of the training. Captain Suresh De Silva a former President's Scout, who is now the Headquarters Commissioner for Sea Scouts is in charge of the operations. There was already a two-day orientation course for prospective Leaders and a one-day practical course for the Scouts.

Air Scouting

The Air Scouts Group in Sri Lanka is the SLAF Air Scouts Group. This Group was started in 1972 with Wing Commander PTD De Silva as the first Group Scout Leader, at SLAF premises Guwanpura, Borella. This was extended to SLAF Base Katunayake in 1978 when Air Commodore DB Siriwardana was the Base Commander at SLAF Base Katunayake.

Equestrian Scouting

The Sri Lanka Scout Association is the first organization to introduce Equestrian Scouting to the Scouting program in the Asia Pacific Region. Even though the equestrian proficiency badge has been included among the five essential badges, a Scout must obtain to be subjected for the Scouts Awards, the activity has been set aside for the past few decades due to lack of facilities in the country.[21]

Scout training camps

Pedro Scout Training Camp near Nuwara Eliya (6°57′48.68″N 80°48′23.49″E / 6.9635222°N 80.8065250°E / 6.9635222; 80.8065250) is known for its tropical forests and hills.

Lee Dassanayake Scout Activity Center near Mirigama (7°17′21.69″N 80°8′35″E / 7.2893583°N 80.14306°E / 7.2893583; 80.14306) is set in 12 acres of forest in the Gampaha District. The site offers camping facilities, woodland and campsite activities, hiking tracks and a large rally ground.

Lake View Park International Scout Centre in Kandy (7°15′7″N 80°38′58.83″E / 7.25194°N 80.6496750°E / 7.25194; 80.6496750) is a 57-acre ground belonging to Dharmaraja College. The park is modeled after Gilwell Park in London. It consists of rally grounds, camp sites, campfire circle, the den, kitchen complex, lecture rooms and dormitories. It is the home for the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group.

Structure

The Sri Lanka Scout Association is structured in seven Scouting provinces with 37 districts:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gazette of Government of Ceylon" (PDF). Gazette of Government of Ceylon. Chapter 498: XV/324. March 1957.
  2. ↑ "Triennal review: Census as at 1 December 2010" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Dharmaraja scouts score many firsts". Lake House. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "History of Dharamaraja Scouting". Old Rajans Scout Association. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mirror Guiding youth through the ages". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sri Lanka Scout Association hosts first investiture ceremony for female Cub Scouts". World Scout Bureau. March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  7. ↑ "http://www.srilankascouts.lk/en/the-news/103-8th-national-scout-jamboree.html". External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "http://www.onlanka.com/news/8th-national-scout-jamboree-declares-open-by-president-rajapaksa-in-hambantota.html". External link in |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=42171". External link in |title= (help)
  10. ↑ si:පරිශීලක:Scouting magazine#Scouting Magazine Sri Lanka
  11. ↑ "http://scout.org/en/multi_media/images/asia_pacific/photo_gallery_storage/2012_events_photos/29th_apr_scout_jamboree". External link in |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "http://www.stcscouts.com/international-achievement/". External link in |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "News on 17/07/2012". 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  14. ↑ "News on 16/02/2013". 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  15. ↑ "World largest neckerchief and woggle". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Dharmaraja scouts create history with a Guinness World Record". The Island. July 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ Sri Lanka Scout Association 2009 Program
  19. ↑ "Ceylon & Sri Lanka - Mint Stamps". The Best of Ceylon & Sri Lanka Collectables. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  20. ↑ 'Worth paying...' - a reply
  21. ↑ Abeysekera, Anuradha (10 January 2012). "Horse Riding to be a Major Activity". Daily News.
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