Sunday, November 2, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Scouts motto now includes sex education
The Scouts' famous motto of "be prepared" is being expanded to ensure young members know all about sex.
Under a set of new guidelines to be unveiled on Monday, scouts will be taught about contraception, pregnancy tests and what to do if they believe they are being forced to have sex.
Scouts will also be taken on visits to sexual health clinics and given free condoms on trips.
While the new measures have outraged some traditionalists, the Scout Association argues they will help members resist peer pressure to start having sex before they are ready.
"We must be realistic and accept that around a third of young people are sexually active before 16 and many more start relationships at 16 and 17," chief scout Peter Duncan said.
"Scouting touches members of every community, religious and social group in the country so adults in scouting have a duty to promote safe and responsible relationships and, as an organisation, we have the responsibility to provide sound advice about how to do that.
"There are about 400,000 scouts in Britain, 85 per cent of whom are boys.
But the new measures have alarmed some critics, who claim they will only encourage young scouts to have sex.
"This is not what parents expect of the Scout Association," Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe told The Daily Telegraph.
"They are sending their children off to a leisure activity, not for sex education.
"This is a matter for parents and they already find their role usurped by schools.
"Chairman of pressure group Parents Outloud Margaret Morrissey, chairman of pressure group, Parents Outloud accused the Scout Association of "trying to be politically correct".
"The last people you would expect to be making children sexually aware is the boy scouts," she told the Daily Mail.
"All the signs are that political correctness has got us in the situation we're in now where young people are trying to grow up too soon and can't cope with it.
"They're confused and do things they probably wouldn't have done if they hadn't had that information in the first place."
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20th October 2008
Under a set of new guidelines to be unveiled on Monday, scouts will be taught about contraception, pregnancy tests and what to do if they believe they are being forced to have sex.
Scouts will also be taken on visits to sexual health clinics and given free condoms on trips.
While the new measures have outraged some traditionalists, the Scout Association argues they will help members resist peer pressure to start having sex before they are ready.
"We must be realistic and accept that around a third of young people are sexually active before 16 and many more start relationships at 16 and 17," chief scout Peter Duncan said.
"Scouting touches members of every community, religious and social group in the country so adults in scouting have a duty to promote safe and responsible relationships and, as an organisation, we have the responsibility to provide sound advice about how to do that.
"There are about 400,000 scouts in Britain, 85 per cent of whom are boys.
But the new measures have alarmed some critics, who claim they will only encourage young scouts to have sex.
"This is not what parents expect of the Scout Association," Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe told The Daily Telegraph.
"They are sending their children off to a leisure activity, not for sex education.
"This is a matter for parents and they already find their role usurped by schools.
"Chairman of pressure group Parents Outloud Margaret Morrissey, chairman of pressure group, Parents Outloud accused the Scout Association of "trying to be politically correct".
"The last people you would expect to be making children sexually aware is the boy scouts," she told the Daily Mail.
"All the signs are that political correctness has got us in the situation we're in now where young people are trying to grow up too soon and can't cope with it.
"They're confused and do things they probably wouldn't have done if they hadn't had that information in the first place."
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20th October 2008
12th Jamboree On The Internet 2008
JOTA-JOTI 2008: The Secretary General’s Closing Message
Dear Friends,
Over the week end, over half-a-million of you have gatherered on the air, during the 51st JOTA, and via the Internet for the 12th JOTI. Once again, the Scout Movement has demonstrated its capability to open space for dialogue and mutual recognition, to young people of all nations, regardless of culture, religion or race. Through the adherence to its values and principles, the Movement has shown how it jumps over obstacles and barriers, at least geographical ones.
Empowering young people by using communication technology is an important step to learn how to explore the world. Innovative by nature, Scouting uses technologies to pursue its educational mission.
About 3000 Scouts played the World Scout Challenge to debate themes related to peace, environment and Rover Scouts. I encourage them to deepen this exploration - to “be prepared” to engage in their communities.
During two days, the World Scout Bureau operated from the Scouts of Geneva’s Centre, in Switzerland. My congratulations go to the organisers and I warmly thank you all the national coordinators and volunteers for the enthusiasm they put in going around the world in 48 hours.
Luc Panissod
Acting Secretary General
Acting Secretary General
World Organization of the Scout Movement
Friday, September 19, 2008
Lagu Rasmi Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia
Lagu Rasmi Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia
Kami Pengakap Malaysia
Harapan nusa dan bangsa
Berikrar setia
Pada pertiwi tercinta
Melatih generasi muda
Menjadi insan yang berguna
Persetiaan pengakap
Teras dipegang bersama
Menolong orang setia masa
Menabur bakti di mana sahajaDemi Tuhan,
Raja dan negara
Berbudi, bersaudaraTaat,
menurut perintah
Kami bangga junjung cita-cita
Pengakap Malaysia
Kami bangga junjung cita-cita
Pengakap, Pengakap Malaysia
Kami Pengakap Malaysia
Harapan nusa dan bangsa
Berikrar setia
Pada pertiwi tercinta
Melatih generasi muda
Menjadi insan yang berguna
Persetiaan pengakap
Teras dipegang bersama
Menolong orang setia masa
Menabur bakti di mana sahajaDemi Tuhan,
Raja dan negara
Berbudi, bersaudaraTaat,
menurut perintah
Kami bangga junjung cita-cita
Pengakap Malaysia
Kami bangga junjung cita-cita
Pengakap, Pengakap Malaysia
Joti
I don't think our school will have own joti camp and so on...
but as we are scout....
can always join from home if the person has internet...
go into click and register yourself...
they provide u certificate online... (PRINT YOURSELF IF WANT)
Then use the username to join JOTI
click here!
click here!
click here!
Just providing more information....=)
Prudence Ooi
Form 5
132nd Petaling
but as we are scout....
can always join from home if the person has internet...
go into click and register yourself...
they provide u certificate online... (PRINT YOURSELF IF WANT)
Then use the username to join JOTI
click here!
click here!
click here!
Just providing more information....=)
Prudence Ooi
Form 5
132nd Petaling
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) 2008
12th Jamboree On The Internet 2008
IntroductionJamboree On The Internet (JOTI) is:
» an international event hosted by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
» a free-for-all event, whereby everyone who has access to the Internet can join in.
» held every year on the 3rd weekend of October.
» celebrating it's 12th successful year, 2008.
» owning.
My definition of JOTI simply would be:A World Scout Jamboree where the campsite is the internet and the activities are JOTI related.To find out more about JOTI, you can head to its website!
National JOTA - JOTI StoriesWith your help, the World Scout Bureau can compile a world-wide overview of the weekend and make it available to all participants. Of course, the information has to come from the participating Scout groups in your country. So you may want to ask them to prepare for that and send a short story of their activities to their National Organizer after the event. Good (colour) photographs will help to illustrate the event. Ask the help of a Scout photographer at your station.
National organizers are kindly requested to send “the story” of their country to the World Scout Bureau soon after the event. Please write us your ideas and comments, suggestions for future programmes and a description of the most exiting contacts.
To help you compile your story, a form will be available for download from the NJO-network web server before the event. A paper version is no longer included with the circular, but can be send to you upon request. Please contact the World Scout Bureau should you want to receive the paper form. The figures that are requested on the form will be used to compile some statistics. A reasonable estimate would be appreciated if they cannot be specified accurately.
Photographs showing Scouts in uniform at the microphone or keyboard and of other activities like electronic kit building, foxhunting, semaphore, map plotting and the like are most welcome. Please note that we do not need all your photographs (some Associations sent CD’s full of them in the past), a selected set of e.g. the 5 best ones is greatly appreciated. So are clippings of local newspapers carrying the story of JOTA - JOTI in your local community.
To note also the on-line web log service where Scout groups can document their participation details (available via the registration system). A web log is a on-line diary which is displayed in journal style on a website. Reports and photos can be added here as well as special JOTA-JOTI information like longest or interesting contact. Since Scouts do have a powerful tool with the web log software, documentation of the weekend is very easy. National Organizers can use the web log as a source for making their National JOTA-JOTI story. Also, the World Scout Bureau will be able to use it to supplement the world report.
IntroductionJamboree On The Internet (JOTI) is:
» an international event hosted by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
» a free-for-all event, whereby everyone who has access to the Internet can join in.
» held every year on the 3rd weekend of October.
» celebrating it's 12th successful year, 2008.
» owning.
My definition of JOTI simply would be:A World Scout Jamboree where the campsite is the internet and the activities are JOTI related.To find out more about JOTI, you can head to its website!
National JOTA - JOTI StoriesWith your help, the World Scout Bureau can compile a world-wide overview of the weekend and make it available to all participants. Of course, the information has to come from the participating Scout groups in your country. So you may want to ask them to prepare for that and send a short story of their activities to their National Organizer after the event. Good (colour) photographs will help to illustrate the event. Ask the help of a Scout photographer at your station.
National organizers are kindly requested to send “the story” of their country to the World Scout Bureau soon after the event. Please write us your ideas and comments, suggestions for future programmes and a description of the most exiting contacts.
To help you compile your story, a form will be available for download from the NJO-network web server before the event. A paper version is no longer included with the circular, but can be send to you upon request. Please contact the World Scout Bureau should you want to receive the paper form. The figures that are requested on the form will be used to compile some statistics. A reasonable estimate would be appreciated if they cannot be specified accurately.
Photographs showing Scouts in uniform at the microphone or keyboard and of other activities like electronic kit building, foxhunting, semaphore, map plotting and the like are most welcome. Please note that we do not need all your photographs (some Associations sent CD’s full of them in the past), a selected set of e.g. the 5 best ones is greatly appreciated. So are clippings of local newspapers carrying the story of JOTA - JOTI in your local community.
To note also the on-line web log service where Scout groups can document their participation details (available via the registration system). A web log is a on-line diary which is displayed in journal style on a website. Reports and photos can be added here as well as special JOTA-JOTI information like longest or interesting contact. Since Scouts do have a powerful tool with the web log software, documentation of the weekend is very easy. National Organizers can use the web log as a source for making their National JOTA-JOTI story. Also, the World Scout Bureau will be able to use it to supplement the world report.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Welcome
Hello!!
dear fellow Scouts of SMK USJ 8!!
this blog is being created for ur updates in Scouts...no matter in the School Activities,District Activities,State Activities or World Activities!!
do visit here often...u may get a lots of information..u will be able to learn some scouting knowledge here..so what u need to do is sit down in front of the computer n click the mouse...=)
dear fellow Scouts of SMK USJ 8!!
this blog is being created for ur updates in Scouts...no matter in the School Activities,District Activities,State Activities or World Activities!!
do visit here often...u may get a lots of information..u will be able to learn some scouting knowledge here..so what u need to do is sit down in front of the computer n click the mouse...=)
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