Editing Scouting (section)

===Activities===
[[File:Guides Łosiniec.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|[[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Guides]] in front of a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church in Poland]]

Common ways to implement the Scout method include having Scouts spending time together in small groups with shared experiences, [[ritual]]s, and activities, and emphasizing "good [[citizenship]]"<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mills|first1=Sarah|title="An Instruction in Good Citizenship": Scouting and the Historical Geographies of Citizenship Education|journal=Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers|date=2013|volume=38|issue=1|pages=120–134|doi=10.1111/j.1475-5661.2012.00500.x|s2cid=56197483 |url=https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/12149}}</ref> and decision-making by young people in an age-appropriate manner. Weekly meetings often take place in local centres known as Scout dens. Cultivating a love and appreciation of the outdoors and outdoor activities is a key element. Primary activities include [[camping]], [[woodcraft]], [[List of water sports|aquatics]], [[hiking]], backpacking, and [[sport]]s.<ref name="vision">{{cite web |url=http://www.scouting.org/Legal/mission.aspx |title=Mission Statement and Vision Statement |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |access-date=October 10, 2006 |archive-date=March 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303193618/http://www.scouting.org/Legal/mission.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="mbcom">{{cite web|url=http://www.meritbadge.com/info/aims.htm |title=Boy Scout Aims and Methods |publisher=Meritbadge.com |access-date=October 27, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022015708/http://meritbadge.com/info/aims.htm |archive-date=October 22, 2006 }}</ref>

Camping is most often arranged at the unit level, such as one Scout troop, but there are periodic camps (known in the US as "[[camporee]]s") and "[[jamboree (Scouting)|jamborees]]". Camps occur a few times a year and may involve several groups from a local area or region camping together for a weekend. The events usually have a theme, such as [[Pioneering (Scout Movement)|pioneering]]. [[World Scout Moot]]s are gatherings, originally for [[Rover Scout]]s, but mainly focused on [[Scout Leader]]s. Jamborees are large national or international events held every four years, during which thousands of Scouts camp together for one or two weeks. Activities at these events will include games, Scoutcraft competitions, [[Scouting memorabilia collecting|badge, pin or patch trading]], aquatics, woodcarving, [[archery]] and activities related to the theme of the event.<ref name="2007act">{{cite web |year=2006 |url=http://eng.scouting2007.org/activities/  |title=2007 One World One Promise |work=World Centenary Activities |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |access-date=December 7, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061221141208/http://eng.scouting2007.org/activities/ |archive-date = December 21, 2006}}</ref>

[[File:Scout mem jamb 1979 1980 perry lakes gnangarra.jpg|thumb|Sculpture erected in 1982 to commemorate the 1979 Jamboree at [[Floreat, Western Australia|Perry Lakes]] [[Western Australia]] and 75 years of the Scout Movement]]
In some countries a highlight of the year for Scouts is spending at least a week in the summer engaging in an outdoor activity. This can be a camping, hiking, [[sailing]], or other trip with the unit, or a summer camp with broader participation (at the council, state, or provincial level). Scouts attending a summer camp work on [[Scout badge]]s, advancement, and perfecting Scoutcraft skills. Summer camps can operate specialty programs for older Scouts, such as sailing, backpacking, [[canoeing]] and [[whitewater]], [[caving]], and fishing.<ref name="pipsico">{{cite web|url=http://www.tidewaterbsa.com/pipsico/summercamp.html|title=Pipsico Scout Reservation|publisher=Tidewater Council|access-date=January 17, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211113959/http://www.tidewaterbsa.com/pipsico/summercamp.html|archive-date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="blueridge">{{cite web|url=http://www.bsa-brmc.org/camp.htm |title=Blue Ridge Mountains Scout Reservation |publisher=Blue Ridge Mountains Council|access-date=January 17, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080730083410/http://www.bsa-brmc.org/camp.htm| archive-date = July 30, 2008}}</ref>

Scout promote international harmony and peace.<ref name="peace">{{cite web |url=http://www.scout.org/en/about_scouting/mission_vision/the_vision |title=The Vision for Scouting |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |access-date=July 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212195123/http://www.scout.org/en/about_scouting/mission_vision/the_vision |archive-date=February 12, 2007  }}</ref> Various initiatives are in train towards achieving this aim including the development of activities that benefit the wider community, challenge prejudice and encourage tolerance of diversity. Such programs include co-operation with non-Scout organisations including various NGOs, the United Nations and religious institutions as set out in ''The Marrakech Charter''.<ref name="marrakech">{{cite web |url=http://scout.org/index.php/en/about_scouting/partners/marrakech/introduction |title=Introduction to Partnerships in Scouting |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |access-date=July 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516035701/http://www.scout.org/index.php/en/about_scouting/partners/marrakech/introduction |archive-date=May 16, 2007  }}</ref>