Presentation

Proving that "World Scout Jamboree's" are a good place to be :-

Although I have chosen for my presentation to be about my 'good' place, I enjoyed researching about my concept of "Reduce, reuse, recycle" and so would like to incorporate this into my project, by aiming to be a more environmentally friendly designer. This relates to the last jamboree in Sweden, which was the first 'green' jamboree, with recycling facilities provided on camp to ensure there wasn't too much waste. Also, at the jamboree in 2007, there was a 'trash' activity, where we participants learnt more about recycling.

The presentation should:

- Summarise your findings

- Prove you are right

- Propose methods of informing, persuading or educating others through a range of print formats

- Include references to appropriate research into quantitative and qualitative forms of research

In intend to educate others about what World Scout Jamboree's are, and the positive effects they have on the lives of those that intend. By doing this, I hope to be able to persuade those who are involved in guiding or scouting but have not attended a jamboree to attend one. An example target audience could be my guide group, who are aged 10-14. As well as this, another aim to showcase the activities that take place in scouting and guiding, to show what a fun organisation it is, as some people have stereotypes of the activities they think scouts (knots) and guides (crafts) do!

I believe Jamborees are: fun, educational, adventurous, life-changing events.

Possible print formats: book, magazine, poster, a visual identity, packaging for product?

Slides

I've kept the slide content to a minimum so that I don't end up reading off them. I've just included a few photographs to help show visually what a Jamboree is. These photographs are both primary and secondary.

A jamboree is an international gathering of scouts and guides from across the world. Every four years, tens of thousands of scouts and guides gather in a tented city for two weeks of activity and adventure.

I went to the jamboree as a participant in 2007, it was special as this camp commemorated 100 years of scouting. 

I went to the jamboree as a member of the IST this summer. IST stands for international service team.

You can learn new skills, meet people from different cultures, learn about others, and experience new opportunities. It promotes peace, as it builds solidarity and understanding. It normally wouldn't be possible for this many different people to get along in peace, but this camp is an example of multiculturalism in action.

The amount of people that attended can't be wrong! Everyone had an amazing time and so many have or will return to more jamboree's. My survey proved that a lot of people had been involved in scouting or guiding at some point but most hadn't attended a jamboree. The comments I received on my survey lead me on to my aims.

I want to educate people on what a jamboree is, and the positive effects on the world they have. I want to convince those who are involved in guiding and scouting that they should attend a jamboree. I want to change stereotypes about scouting, by showcasing the fun activities, and showing that it is not geeky or boring.

I ended up changing the last slide after receiving the first brief as it became clear I'd been a bit mistaken in what we were being asked to produce, as it is more about printing in a printers than printing by hand. I also realised I need to think much bigger than the usual format of a poster or leaflet, and do something more unique, challenging and interesting. 

I want to do something bigger and better and different from what I would normally do. The environment is important in scouting so I would like to do something environmentally friendly.

My speech (in italic) basically sums up everything in this blog post and my other post, summarising everything I have researched about the Jamboree.

Feedback after presentation

I gave my presentation in front of four other members of the group and this is the feedback they gave me.

How good? Were you convinced?

What else is interesting about their good that hasn't been mentioned? 

- Famous people who were a part of scouting and how they have helped the world

Is there a flaw in the argument? What do you disagree with and why?

- Not everyone has an interest, its a very select audience

- How do you successfully prove the geeky stereotype wrong

- There are rules in scouting

What processes, scenarios, or contexts might improve the potential impact of the concept?

- How you got into it

- What are their rules?

- How can it help the environment?

- Who can go? What are the age restrictions?

- How is it different from a festival?

- What is scouting like in different countries? Are there the same stereotypes?

How else might the concept be creatively improved? Any other comments...

- Write about your personal experience

- Find out how the jamboree's are promoted now, and write about how I found out about the jamboree

- What is the cost

- Establish exactly how Scouts and Guides is different from younger to older ages

Place

A World Scout Jamboree is a good place to be for me, and I think it will be interesting to try to convince the rest of the group that a jamboree is good seeing as people outside of scouting probably won't even know what one is!

I've been on two jamboree's, one in Essex in 2007 as a participant, and one this summer, in Sweden as a member of the international service team (IST). They really are life changing experiences and so I want to share them with everyone! Being a member of the IST was quite a different experience from my first jamboree, but I had such an amazing experience that I wanted to be able to give something back and let others have a great time too. 


I have been involved in guiding most of my life, starting as a rainbow, then a brownie, guide, and finally involved in senior section. When I am at home, I am a girl guide leader. I want to persuade my guides that Jamboree's are a good place to be so that they can have the same experiences and opportunities as I had.


There are around 40 million scouts worldwide, in 161 countries. Scouting gets young people ready for life through adventure and challenges that makes them grow as individuals.


What is a World Scout Jamboree?


In my words:


A world scout jamboree is a huge international 2 week gathering of Scouts and Guides from all over the world. It provides the participants with the chance to try new activities, face their fears, learn about other cultures, make new friends and many more opportunities. It is a fun camp, with ceremonies, parades and themed days. Thousands of helpers (leaders, IST, CMT) give up their time so that the participants will have an amazing time!


Definition:


- 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.

- Every four years, tens of thousands of Scouts, from every corner of the world, gather in a tented city for two weeks of activities and adventure!

This is a fantastic event where up to 40,000 Scouts live and learn together. This is an amazing first-hand experience of multiculturalism in action, an opportunity to interact and participate with others from different cultures and to build solidarity and understanding across cultural and geographical boundaries.

Aimed at 14 to 17 year olds, Scouts attend the event in national groups, called Contingents. There is one contingent from each country where there are Scouts recognised by the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and currently there are 160 member countries in WOSM! The event is supported by thousands of international adult volunteers, and a special Scout solidarity fund helps to ensure that representatives attend from as many countries as possible. This is a peace building exercise on an enormous scale!

The World Scout Jamboree truly is an amazing unique experience: for participants, for staff, and even for the visitors who come to see the camp in action!

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History of the World Scout Jamboree
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Where have they been held?

Year	Event	Location, Country	Theme/Name	Attendance
1920	1st World Scout Jamboree	Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom		8,000
1924	2nd World Scout Jamboree	Ermelunden, Denmark		4,549
1929	3rd World Scout Jamboree	Birkenhead, United Kingdom	Coming of Age	50,000
1933	4th World Scout Jamboree	Gödöllő, Hungary		25,792
1937	5th World Scout Jamboree	Vogelenzang, Netherlands		28,750
1947	6th World Scout Jamboree	Moisson, France	Jamboree of Peace	24,152
1951	7th World Scout Jamboree	Bad Ischl, Austria	Jamboree of Simplicity	12,884
1955	8th World Scout Jamboree	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada	New Horizons	11,139
1957	9th World Scout Jamboree	Sutton Park, United Kingdom	50th Anniversary of Scouting	30,000
1959	10th World Scout Jamboree	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines	Building Tomorrow Today	12,203
1963	11th World Scout Jamboree	Marathon, Greece	Higher and Wider	14,000
1967	12th World Scout Jamboree	Farragut State Park (Idaho), United States	For Friendship	12,011
1971	13th World Scout Jamboree	Fujinomiya, Japan	For Understanding	23,758
1975	14th World Scout Jamboree	Lillehammer, Norway	Five Fingers, One Hand	17,259
1979	(15th World Scout Jamboree)	Nishapur, Iran		cancelled
1983	15th World Scout Jamboree	Calgary, Canada	The Spirit Lives On	14,752
1987–1988	16th World Scout Jamboree	Sydney, Australia	Bringing the World Together	14,434
1991	17th World Scout Jamboree	Soraksan, South Korea	Many Lands, One World	20,000
1995	18th World Scout Jamboree	Dronten, Netherlands	Future is Now	28,960
1998–1999	19th World Scout Jamboree	Picarquín, Chile	Building Peace Together	31,000
2002–2003	20th World Scout Jamboree	Sattahip, Thailand	Share our World, Share our Cultures	24,000
2007	21st World Scout Jamboree	Hylands Park, United Kingdom	One World, One Promise Scouting Centenary	38,074
2011	22nd World Scout Jamboree	Rinkaby, Sweden	Simply Scouting	40,061
2015	23rd World Scout Jamboree	Kirarahama, Japan	A Spirit of Unity
2019	24th World Scout Jamboree	The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, West Virginia, United States	Unlock a New World

Each sign on these posts, which I saw in Gilwell Park in 2007, point in the direction of a Jamboree, and state how many miles away from that point the Jamboree was.

The 2015 World Scout Jamboree will be held in Japan 23 WSJ - JAPAN

22nd WSJ - SWEDEN

21st WSJ - UK (Archive)

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Themes

Each jamboree has a theme which represents what the activities will be at the jamboree, and also issues that the participants will learn and think about.


2007

One World, One Promise:

About the jamboree

The jamboree gives participants the chance to experience the unique atmosphere of this special global community, where world Scouting, cultures, faiths, cuisine and performance will combine to form the biggest ever Scouting event.

Celebrations:

7th August, Closing Ceremony: A spectacular performance and firework display will mark the Closing Ceremony to help capture the memories of adventure and friends at the Jamboree.

Adult Support

--International Service Team: A team of 8,000 adults from across the world working as the backbone of the Jamboree. Tasks will range from running activities, working with transport, food distribution and providing medical services

-- Organising/Delivery Team: A team of around 250 volunteers who will look after the management and delivery of various elements of the Jamboree. Many of these volunteers have been working on this project for the past five years; 

-- Build/Take Down Team: From the beginning of July 2007, this team has been working on all aspects of preparing the site for the Jamboree. Some tasks include putting up tents, laying cables, building gateways, and sorting out banners and fabrics; 

-- Off-site Programme Team: A team of 1,000 specialist activity instructors will look after activities at Splash! and Gilwell Adventure. These people will have skills in kayaking, pulling, abseiling, high ropes and much more

-- Home Hospitality: This team will host over 8,000 Scouts wanting to experience what it is like to live in the UK. From trying tea for the first time to riding on the wrong side of the street, participants are looking to see a culture in a way that most won’t! The home hospitality (or ‘Ho-Ho’) usually lasts for 3 days and will take place in homes all over the UK

-- Contingent Management and Support Teams: These teams will provide information and support to Contingents from around the world and the International Service Team leading up to and during the Jamboree. 


Example activities

Water sports, learning about recycling, learning about history of scouting, trips to Gillwell park (scout base), community service days, global development activities, cooking, tasting food, food houses, learning about other religions, learning about other countries and their cultures, festivals, ceremonies, parties, concerts

2011

Simply Scouting:

The three most important elements within the theme “Simply Scouting” are: 

MEETINGS between participants from different cultures, religions, countries, and contingents. NATURE as all scouts will live in the middle of nature for two weeks. 

SOLIDARITY between of all ages, and promoting the unity between scout organisations from around the world. 

About the jamboree

Scout Info

This event will be a great opportunity for Scouts from all over the world to meet each other during 12 exciting days. Here all participants will have a great opportunity to foster the progress of friendship, peace and harmony, but also experience the beauty and hospitality of Sweden. 

Example activities

Aqua sorbing, theme park, camp in camp, ice skating, cooking, tasting food, food houses, learning about other religions, learning about other countries and their cultures, festivals, ceremonies, parties, concerts

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Proof that the Sweden 2011 World Scout Jamboree is a good place

These comments were taken off the Jamboree's website. They are from participants from over the world who have had an amazing experience.

And many, many more...

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Facts

- In lexicography, "Jamboree" is considered an Americanism that traces back to 1860–65 and refers to a joyful, noisy gathering. The term is believed to originate from the words jabber (rapid, indistinct talk) and shivaree (noisy celebration), with "m" from jam (crowd)

Jamboree 2007


- Over 40,000 scouts from nearly every country in the world (almost 200 countries)


- The Jamboree took place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford. It spans across 574 acres of woodland, grassland, lakes, ponds and gardens surrounded by 9.5 km of fencing


- With so many people attending the Jamboree over a 10-day period, over 1.2 million meals will be eaten! During the Jamboree, Scouts will consume: 60 tons of apples 133,334 heads of lettuce 567,812 litres of milk 33,333 loaves of bread 100,000 lbs of chicken 12,500 lbs of cheese 16,000 bottles of ketchup 800,000 carrots 26,667 bunches of bananas 800,000 eggs

- Every participant at the Jamboree will be camping in one of 16 sub camps. Throughout the 12 day event they will be using: 9,600 tables and benches; 2,200 gas burners; 14,000 cooking pots and frying pans (the cost of steel on the world market actually increased when the order was placed); 31,200 cooking utensils; 5,600 mixing bowls; 5,600 cutting boards; 38,400 bin bags; 1,350 fiesta tents complete with 30,000 poles and 2 million tent pegs.

- Almost 10,000 adult volunteers gave up their time to make the Jamboree possible

- 132,000 Loo rolls, used at an average rate of 6.78 every single minute of every day across the Jamboree site. The total length of loo roll was over 1049 miles.

- 490 pigs worth of bacon were used to feed the adults in the restaurant, which was the largest temporary structure in europe while it stood.

- Over 2.5 Terrabytes of internet traffic during the entire jamboree down one tiny peice of fibre network cable.

-During the 10 days the Jamboree site had a larger population than the 3rd largest town in essex.

Jamboree 2011

- Where: Rinkaby, 12 km (8 miles) south of the town Kristianstad. 

When: July 27 – August 7, 2011 

-Approximately 38,000 scouts from about 150 countries are expected to attend.


-Over 8,000 adults helped at the Jamboree


-The 22nd WSJ was bigger than the olympics, in terms of participants and the number of countries represented


- Enough toilet rolls were used at the Jamboree to cover 50 football pitches

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My experience

For me to attend the Jamboree in Sweden, I had to raise £850 (not including transport). The original amount was set at £1,350, which was a very scary initial thought, but was brought down  when I arranged my own transport.

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Photos of badges/ neckers/ uniform etc...

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Jamboree Slideshow 2007

Here are some of my photographs from my time at the Jamboree.

Here is a powerpoint presentation I made after the first jamboree to show my guide group, and groups/people that donated me money towards my jamboree fee. I have uploaded it to issuu to make it easier to view, a website recommended to me to make my blog look tidier.



Each jamboree has a song - take a listen!

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Jamboree Slideshow 2011

Here are a selection of my photographs and ones off the Jamboree website showing my experience of the jamboree.

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'Hej Jam'


Here is a virtual copy of the magazine of the 2011 Jamboree, Hej Jam.


I was chosen to work in the media centre for the camp. I got to see how different aspects of camp media are run, and help out with these. These included: radio; TV; magazine; international press; social media and photography. This was valuable work experience with a difference - working with scouts and guides of all ages from across the world, learning new things from new cultures, all from on a campsite! One of the most exciting parts was watching the 'Hej Jam' magazine come to life. 6 issues of a short magazines about camp life, with 40,000 being printed each time. 

See all issues of Hej Jam magazine

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Statistics

Lots of people are or have been involved in guiding or scouting in their life, but haven't been on an international camp. 


I decided to find out more about my audience, by creating this questionnaire:


[answer survey]

Results

A

1. Yes

2. Beavers, cubs

3. Yes

4. No

5. It can be a bit geeky

B

1. No

2. N/A

3. No

4. N/A

5. Sorry not much help

C

1. Yes

2. Rainbows

3. No

4. N/A

5. Don't really know much about it

D

1. Yes

2. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Senior Section, Explorers

3. Yes

4. Yes

5. Its a great movement that everyone should be involved with

E

1. Yes

2. Guides

3. Yes

4. No

5. It was a really good way to meet new people and gave me something fun to do after school

F

1. Yes

2. Rainbows, Brownies

3. No

4. N/A

5. 

G 

1. Yes

2. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers

3. Yes

4. Yes

5. Scouts is ace, guides are lame

H

1. Yes

2. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers

3. Yes

4. Yes

5. 

I

1. Yes

2. Brownies, Guides

3. Yes

4. No

5. 

J

1. Yes

2. Beavers, Cubs

3. No

4. N/A

5. 

K

1. No

2. N/A

3. Yes

4. No

5. I would have loved to have been a girl guide.... clearly a deprived childhood! 

L

1. Yes

2. Brownies, Guides

3. Yes

4. No

5. I really enjoyed my time with Guides especially the camping!

M

1. Yes

2. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers

3. Yes

4. No

5.

N

1. No

2. N/A

3. Yes

4. No

5. I wish I had been involved in guiding when I was younger

O

1. Yes

2. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides

3. Yes

4. No

5. It got a bit boring in guides

P

1. Yes

2. Rainbows, Brownies, Scouts

3. Yes

4. No

5. 

Q

1. Yes

2. Scouts

3. Yes

4. No

5. I wish there had been more opportunities for trips when I was a scout

R

1. Yes

2. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Senior Section

3. No

4. N/A

5. Guides is educational and something fun for youngsters to do after school

S

1. No

2. N/A

3. Yes

4. No

5. I think they need nicer badges

T

1. No

2. N/A

3. No

4. N/A

5. I thought it was a musical instrument

U

1. Yes

2. Rainbows

3. Yes

4. No

5. 

V

1. Yes

2. Brownies, Guides

3. Yes

4. No

5. Inspirational

W

1. Yes

2. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Senior Section

3. Yes

4. Yes

5. I love being a guide leader!

Analysing Results

1. Yes [18] No [5]

2. Beavers [5] Cubs [5] Scouts [5] Explorers [4] Rainbows [7] Brownies [9] Guides [7] Senior Section [3]

3. Yes [17] No [6]

4. Yes [4] No [13] N/A [6]

What the results prove

Nearly everyone that I asked had been involved in either guiding or scouting at some point in their life, and a couple that hadn't commented that they wish they had been. As the results were from a survey I made online, the results are anonymous so I don't know who answered my survey or whether they were male or female. It seems the majority joined when they were younger, and then dropped out as they got older. I was surprised about how many people actually knew what a jamboree was, although not many have attended one. Some of the comments related to my aim of wanting to prove that scouting and guiding is not geeky or boring, but exciting and fulfilling. I believe Jamboree's are 'good'; now I just need to convince everyone.