Bandalag íslenskra skáta

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Bandalag íslenskra skáta , or BIS for short , is the Icelandic Scout Association . It was founded in 1912 and was one of the first members of the WOSM in 1924 . Female scouts have existed in Iceland since 1922, the BIS was also a founding member of the WAGGGS .

The association looks after 1493 male (as of 1999) and 2002 female (as of 2003) scouts in 35 groups.

history

The first scout was founded in Iceland in 1911 by Ingvar Ólafsson . He was a scout in Denmark and then founded the first patrulle in Iceland, which was then part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

The first assembly, Skátafelag Reykjavíkur ( Icelandic Reykjavík Scout Society ) was formed on November 2nd, 1912, mainly from members of the first Icelandic patrulle. Another group was formed on April 23, 1913, by members of the Reykjavík YMCA . A group was founded in Stykkishólmur in 1916 and in Akureyri in 1917 . Other groups followed in Hafnarfjörður , Eyrarbakki Akranes and Ísafjörður .

The first female group was formed on July 7, 1922 by the YWCA .

A national scout association was formed in 1925. The first head of the organization was Axel W. Tulinius (1925-38), then Helgi Tómasson (1938-58), Jónas B. Jónsson (1958-71), Páll Gíslason (1971-81) , Ágúst Þorsteinsson (1981-88), Gunnar H. Eyjólfsson (1988-93) and Ólafur Ásgeirsson (1993-) hold this office. In 2005, Margrét Tómasdóttir became the first woman to head the association.

Iceland's independence in 1918 made it possible for associations to join international associations. The Boy Scout Association did so as one of the first organizations when it joined the WOSM in 1924, followed by the WAGGGS in 1928. On Jamborees take Icelandic Scouts since 1924 ( Ermelunden part).

The Boy Scouts developed rapidly in Iceland and during the 1930s and 1940s the association had around 3,000 members out of a population of 130,000. In 1938 the first co-educational groups were founded in Keflavík and Vestmannaeyjar , which took in both male (scouts) and female (guides) scouts.

Jakobína Magnúsdóttir founded his own scout association of guides in 1939. As early as 1944, both associations merged as the world's first co-educational national scout association.

In 1942 the association rented the Úlfljótsvatn farm near Reykjavík, which has been the center of training since then and is also used as a storage area. A new scout center in Hamrar near Akureyri is currently being adapted.

Ages

  • Beaver: 7–8 years
  • Wolves: 9-10 years
  • Scouts: 11-14
  • Explorer: 14-18
  • Rescue units: 17 and older

The scout motto is Ávallt viðbúinn (Always ready).

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