Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien
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Scouting
in French Polynesia
is represented by the Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien (Polynesian Scout Council), founded in 1986. The first Scout unit in French Polynesia was founded in 1947. French Polynesia became an Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region
of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
in 2001. Membership as of 2001 stood at 793.
Polynesian Scouts have been participating in international events since 1987, attending World Scout Jamboree
s and Asia-Pacific Region Scout Conferences. 204 Scouts from Tahiti attended the 19th World Scout Jamboree
in Chile in 1998. Noelline Parker is the International Commissioner of French Polynesia.
The Scout Motto is Sois Prêt (Be Prepared) or Toujours Prêt (Always Prepared) in French, depending on the organization.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or "Mormon" Church, sponsors many Scout groups. Mormon Scouts are a majority of the membership in Tahiti
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Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
in French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
is represented by the Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien (Polynesian Scout Council), founded in 1986. The first Scout unit in French Polynesia was founded in 1947. French Polynesia became an Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region
WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia-Pacific Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in Makati City, Philippines, with satellite offices in Australia and Japan...
of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...
in 2001. Membership as of 2001 stood at 793.
Members
The council is an umbrella federation with five members:- Scouts et Guides de FranceScouts et Guides de FranceScouts et Guides de France is the largest Scouting and Guiding association in France. It was formed on 1 September 2004 from the merger of two Roman Catholic Scouting organizations: the Guides de France and the Scouts de France...
via the Scouts et Guides de Polynésie française (SGPF; Catholic; 150 members) - Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs unionistes de FranceEclaireuses et Eclaireurs unionistes de FranceThe Éclaireuses et éclaireurs unionistes de France are a Protestant Scouting and Guiding organization in France...
via the Eclaireurs et Eclaireuses unionistes de Polynésie française (EEUPF; Protestant) - Association des Scouts Liahona-Saints des Derniers Jours (ADSL-SDJ; MormonMormonThe term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
; 752 members) - Scouts Adventiste de Polynésie française (Seventh-day AdventistSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, affiliated to Pathfinders InternationalPathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)The Pathfinder Club is a worldwide program organized and directed by the Youth Department of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
) - Scouts Sanito (Sanito ChurchCommunity of ChristThe Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , is an American-based international Christian church established in April 1830 that claims as its mission "to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace"...
) - Scouts Te ahi nui (PentecostalPentecostalismPentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
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Program
Major activities include Scout camping, celebration of Scouts' Day, leader training, observation of international days, fund-raising for handicapped children, operation of camps for neighborhood children through introduction of neighborhood Scouting, and Scout involvement in environmental education programs. The Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien has procured a campsite from the French Polynesian government on a 60 year lease.Polynesian Scouts have been participating in international events since 1987, attending World Scout Jamboree
World Scout Jamboree
The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17....
s and Asia-Pacific Region Scout Conferences. 204 Scouts from Tahiti attended the 19th World Scout Jamboree
19th World Scout Jamboree
The 19th World Jamboree in Chile, the first ever in South America, took place at a site in the foothills of the Andes, some south of the capital city of Santiago...
in Chile in 1998. Noelline Parker is the International Commissioner of French Polynesia.
The Scout Motto is Sois Prêt (Be Prepared) or Toujours Prêt (Always Prepared) in French, depending on the organization.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or "Mormon" Church, sponsors many Scout groups. Mormon Scouts are a majority of the membership in Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
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