Editing Scout (Scouting) (section)

==Foundation==
{{Main article|Scouting}}
At the beginning of the twentieth century, there was popular interest in frontier and military scouts. Boys and girls emulated these scouts in dress and activities and teachers and youth leaders instructed boys and girls in scoutcraft. ''Aids to Scouting'', a book about military scouting written by a hero of the [[Second Boer War]], [[Robert Baden-Powell]], was one source used for instruction.<ref name="arrow">{{cite web |title=First Scouting Handbook |publisher=Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America |url=http://history.oa-bsa.org/node/3019 |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211023502/http://history.oa-bsa.org/node/3019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Inspired by the interest in his book and urged by the founder and leaders of the [[Boys Brigade]], Baden-Powell wrote ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' for boy readership, which was published in 1908 together with ''The Scout'' magazine which describe a [[Scout method]] of outdoor activities aiming at [[Moral character|developing character]], [[Citizenship education (subject)|citizenship training]], and [[Physical fitness|personal fitness]] qualities among youth.<ref name="notestobook2004">{{Cite book| first = Elleke | last = Boehmer | title = Notes to 2004 edition of Scouting for Boys | year = 2004 | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = [[Oxford]] }}</ref>  Baden-Powell intended his book and scheme would be used by established organizations, particular the various Brigade Movement organizations.<ref name="petersonsmith">{{cite web |last=Peterson |first=Robert |date=Oct 2003 |url=http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0310/d-wwas.html |title=Another youth organization, the Boys' Brigade, was flourishing when the first official troops of the Boy Scouts of America appeared in 1910 |work=Scouting Magazine |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |access-date=May 22, 2006}}</ref> However, because of the popular image of scouts and desire for adventurous outdoor activities, boys and even some girls formed their own Scout patrols independent of any organization.

Local and national scout organizations were formed in many countries. In the United Kingdom, Baden-Powell formed [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scouts Association]] in 1910. Over time, Scout programs have been modified in many of the countries where it is run and special interest programs developed such as [[Air Scouts]], [[Sea Scouts]], outdoor [[high adventure]], Scout bands and rider Scouts but most hold to the same core values and principles.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

=== Girls ===
Many girls took up being Girl Scouts. Edwardian values of the time would not accept young boys and girls to "rough and tumble" together, so Baden-Powell formed a separate organization for girls in 1910, the [[Girl Guides Association]], which was followed in other countries forming the [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Guides]].<ref name="pinetreeweb">{{cite book|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418002246/http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-olave-11.htm|first=Olave |last=Baden-Powell |editor=Mary Drewery |author-link=Olave Baden-Powell |series=Window on My Heart|title = Chapter Eleven {{!}} The Girl Guides Years: 1916—1918 |date=1973 |url=http://pinetreeweb.com/bp-olave-10.htm  |archive-date=2007-04-18 |access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>

=== Senior Scouts ===
Many Scout troops and central organizations found it useful to provide separate training for older boys as senior Scouts in separate patrols and troops. Later, programs for senior Scouts were formally established (e.g. Senior Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Venture Scouts), often with more challenging and diverse activities.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

=== Other programs often associated with Scouts ===
{{Main article|Age Groups in Scouting and Guiding}}
The Scout scheme is aimed at 11 to 17 year-olds. Younger children, particularly younger siblings, attended some Scout meetings and so programs for younger children were developed by some troops and organizations. Baden-Powell's [[The Scout Association|Boy Scouts Association]] launched its [[Cub Scout|Wolf Cubs]] in 1916, which Baden-Powell wanted to be distinct from Scouts in name, uniform and identity to ensure they did not give Scouts a juvenile image. Similarly, some Scout organizations developed programs for those who had grown too old to be Scouts but wanted to remain associated with and support Scout Troops. Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Association formed its [[Rover Scouts|Rovers]] in 1918 for young men and its Guild of Old Scouts.