Explorer Scouts | |||
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Owner | The Scout Association | ||
Age range | 14–18 | ||
Country | United Kingdom | ||
Founded | February 2002[1] | ||
Membership | 44,273 (January 2023)[2] | ||
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Website https://www.scouts.org.uk/explorers | |||
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Explorer Scouts, frequently shortened to Explorers, is the fifth section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom for 14- to 18-year-olds.[3] The section was introduced in 2001 and formally launched in February 2002, alongside Scout Network, to replace the former Venture Scout section for fifteen-and-a-half to twenty-year-olds.[4]
Following on from the Scout section, Explorer Scouts are run in Units at a District level as opposed to the more local Group level that run the younger sections.[5] In addition to earning activity badges in common with younger sections, Explorers are able to attain the highest awards in the movement such as the King's Scout Award.
Part of the programme for the section is the Young Leader's scheme, which trains Explorer Scouts in leadership methods and allows them to volunteer with the younger sections of the movement.[6]
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