A team of nine dynamic leaders and 33 explorers and venture scouts from Guyana will depart tomorrow to participate in the Caribbean Scouts Jamboree celebrations in Curacao from July 21 to 28.

The activity is mostly referred to as the ‘Periodic Gathering of Scouts within the Caribbean’, and has been held at intervals since 1952.
This gathering is the 15th observance.

This year’s observance will be held under the theme: “Life Tracking Treasures” and Scouts would be given opportunity to express themselves under the different sub-themes: “Our Mind and Body,” “Our Family and Friends,” “Our Desires and Dreams,” “Our Happiness and Challenges,” “Our intelligence” and “Our Nature.”

Scouts representing Guyana at the event would also be showcasing Guyana’s cultural folklore, among other things. The last Jamboree was held in Guyana in 2009, and camping took place at the Scouts Association on Woolford Avenue in Georgetown.

According to seniors at the Guyana Scouting Association, events like this one are usually used to instill discipline into the young minds of its members, among other values.

At such events, scout leaders also insist that young scouts become better persons through teaching and guidance sessions about courage and discipline, coupled with developing good habits of obedience, self-reliance, courtesy and consideration for others.

Young scout members are constantly taught to abide by these rules.

(Leroy Smith)