Why was the boy scouts and girl scouts founded?

Answer 1

The Boy Scouts were founded because Baden-Powell saw a need for getting youth involved and motivated after seeing the conditions they were living in urban London. He discovered that some youth took his military manual on scouting and were using it themselves. So he worked on a scheme to create "Scouting for Boys," tested it out on Brownsea Island in 1907 taking 22 youth form various socio-economic and living areas across England to try out his idea, and the rest is history.

Answer 2

There were many early scouting movements that were formed for slightly different reasons. The main reason Baden-Powell founded the organisation that would grow to be the World Scouting Movement was to teach outdoor skills to boys.

Answer 3

Boy Scouts was founded as a character-building organization, and a survival course. It taught necessary skills while instilling good characters in the boys.

Answer 4

Boy Scoouts was invneted by Lord Baden-Powell to teach young men about leadership, tracking and outdoor skills. BSA today continues to teach these skills and so much more.

Answer 5

The Scouting Movement was started by Lord Baden-Powell of England as a way to teach boys outdoor skills and life lessons while having fun.