Scout & Guide Programme

Genesis of scouting in the world:

The Boy Scout Movement took a start in the United Kingdom when Lord Baden Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell) organised a Scout Camp at Brown sea Island on 1907 and the 'Scouting for Boys' was published in 1908. The movement spread quickly in United Kingdom and other countries of the world.

Scouting / Guiding in India before 1950: The first Scout Troop in India, consisting of Indian Boys, was formed by a Scottish Missionary, in the Central Provinces (present Madhya Pradesh) in 1908. However, the troop was disbanded in 1910. The common confirmed date, however, for the start of Scouting in India is 1909, when three troops for British boys were started at Bangalore, Kirkee and Jabalpur.

The Girl Guide movement got a start in India at Jabalpur (M.P.) in 1911. An All India Girl Guides Association was formed in 1916. Girl Guiding was restricted to British Girls till 1916.

The Central India Scouts & Guides is a voluntary, non-political, educational movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907.

Purpose: The purpose of the Movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of the local, national and international communities.

The Scout & Guide programme started in our school on 5th January 2007. 75 students registered their names in the first year and this year the number rose to 145.

An adventure trecking trip to Kalikiray was organised on 11th August 2007 under the able guidance of District Scout Commisioner Mr. Kranti Kumar Shukla and Mr. V.R.Khoche, Principal of our school, in which 130 students took part.

The students left for Kalikiray which is 60 km away from Indore. During the excursion, Mr. Shukla and his team took the scouts and guides for forest expidition and explained about flora and fauna of the area. The students of the Govt. High school, Kalikiray gave a demonstration of "How to cross a river and climb a mountain , which is their normal routine".

The students were then taken to nearby Hanuman temple named Khedapati Hanuman , where they had their lunch which was followed by an entertainment programme prepared by different tolis of scouts.

All the students enjoyed the trip & they returned to school at 6.00 pm in the evening.