Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder
Guide and Scout Union

The BdP is the interdenominational member in the “Ringe” (German Scout Federation and Union of German Girl Guides Associations).

Works on all levels of age. The youngest ones between seven and eleven years of age are called cub scouts. Their focus is on basic scouting skills which are learned in a playful way. Girl scouts and boy scouts (age 12 to 16) develop wide-ranging interests and extent their capacities. Rangers and Rovers (as of 16 years) deal with society issues and get involved with others. Adults find their place within the BdP as experts, supporters and friends.

Scouting is training for tomorrow. Our work offers everybody and everyone the chance to developtheir potential, to discover their talents and to learn for life. We want

• to develop practical, physical, artistic, social
• and mental skills;
• to develop personality and to strengthen self-confidence;
• to strengthen the living together as a group and improve the abilities to
• develop together with otherssolutions to problems;
• to encourage responsibility, critical faculty, openness and creativity;
• to prepare for a life within an international society.

The local group is called “stamm” (tribe). In the tribe young people and young adults work as volunteers. The members of the tribe participate in decision making processes such as activities of the group or the election of the tribe leaders.

Our groups are dispersed all over the country but form still one whole: Every for years when the national camp of the BdP is organised, 5000 girl scouts and scouts meet many guests from abroad at the camp.

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