International Relations Committee

usa     mexico     japan     australia     sweden     philippines     canada


San Diego-Imperial Council
Boy Scouts of America
1207 Upas St.
San Diego, CA 92103

World Crest



    International Resources:

    International Events

     BSA International Contingents

    International Awards

    International Foundations

    Application Forms

    Internet Passport

    International Newsletter

    European Camp Staff

    World Brotherhood Exchange

    World Support

    USSSP's World Scouting

    International Committee:

    Mission Statement

    Contact Us

    SDIC Past Int'l Events







What Can You Do To Promote
International Scouting In Your Unit?



world crest

Think Globally & Act Locally!

Here are some of the things that individual units can do to participate in Scouting on the global level. Using the following as a guide, team-up with the SDIC International Relations Committee to develop unique ideas where your Pack, Troop, Post, or Team can make an international impact!

  1. Make sure all Scouts and Scouters in your unit wear the World Crest patch (illustrated above) centered above the left pocket of the uniform, 3" below the shoulder seam, as a symbol of their membership in a World Scouting Family.

  2. Encourage Scouts and Scouters to participate in the World Scout Jamboree On The Internet the third full weekend of October each year. Learn more.

  3. Encourage Scouts and Scouters to participate in the International Camporee in May of each year. This year the International Camporee will be hosted by the San Diego-Imperial Council and will take place at Mataguay Scout Reservation, Santa Ysabel, California.

  4. Locate a local high school or college foreign exchange student who has been a Scout in his/her own country and have him/her share his/her Scouting experiences with your unit members. Check with your local ROTARY Club.

  5. Earn the World Conservation Award and encourage others in your unit to do so. Click for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing Scout Requirements.

  6. Seek out a joint conservation project with a unit in an undeveloped country and help those Scouts in their own country!

  7. Hold an International night in your unit -- learn about Baden Powell and the history of World Scouting or about Scouting in Mexico, Canada, or elsewhere.

  8. Establish a Scout-Pal relationship with International Scouts.

  9. Get one or more unit members to participate in the 2011 World Jamboree in Sweden. Hold a "Join in Jamboree" gathering.

  10. Take up a unit collection for the World Friendship Fund of the Boy Scouts of America (use World Friendship Brochure No. 22-159). Have members of your unit earn the World Friendship Fund patch.

  11. Encourage your unit to organize a patrol exchange with a unit in another country ... and provide the opportunity for the participants to earn the BSA International Youth Exchange Emblem (Requirements No. 22-263).

  12. Get a patrol from your unit to participate in one of the Pan American or Central American Camporees, or Pimaree.

  13. Join the SDIC International Relations Committee.

  14. Attend the "Hands Across the Border" annual meetings.

  15. Every year there are a dozen or more international encampments in Europe, Asia, Australia, Central/South America - go for one!

For more information, contact the SDIC International Relations Committee.