The Scout Association of Grenada
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The Scout Association of Grenada, the national Scouting
organization of Grenada
, was founded in 1924, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
in 1979. This coeducational association has 1,378 members as of 2011.
The Scout emblem features a budding nutmeg
, the national symbol.
s, in 1985 and 2004 respectively.
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....
organization of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, was founded in 1924, and became a member 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 1979. This coeducational association has 1,378 members as of 2011.
The Scout emblem features a budding nutmeg
Nutmeg
The nutmeg tree is any of several species of trees in genus Myristica. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia...
, the national symbol.
Caribbean Cuboree
Grenada hosted the 4th and 10th Caribbean CuboreeCaribbean Cuboree
The Caribbean Scout Jamboree is a periodic gathering for Boy Scouts in the Caribbean, held at intervals since 1952, when the First Caribbean Jamboree was held at Briggs Park, in Kingston, Jamaica...
s, in 1985 and 2004 respectively.