FOS Open Scouting
| FOS Open Scouting | |||
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| File:FOS Open Scouting logo.svg FOS Open Scouting | |||
| Headquarters | Gent | ||
| Location | Kortrijksesteenweg 639 | ||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Founded | 1910 | ||
| Membership | 8,000 | ||
| Federaal Verantwoordelijke / Voorzitter FOS | David Berg / Annemie Van Avermaet | ||
| Affiliation | Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique/ Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België | ||
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| Website FOS Open Scouting | |||
FOS Open Scouting or FOS is a pluralistic, internationally oriented, coeducational, Flemish Scout and Guide organisation in Belgium and is a member of the Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique/Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (GSB, Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium). FOS is a federation of 58 Scout Groups.
History
The first pluralistic Boy Scouts organisation in Belgium was the "Boy-Scouts de Belgique" (B.S.B.) founded in 1910. 1913 was the "Sea Scouts of Belgium" (S.S.B) and in 1914 "Eclaireurs de Belgique" (E.B.) founded. In 1916 the S.S.B and the the E.B. merged with the B.S.B.. In the same year was the "Girl-Guides van België" (G.G.B.) founded, the first pluralistic Girl Guide organisation. 1945 the B.S.B. and the G.G.B. merged to form the Boy-Scouts en Girl-Guides van België (B.S.B.-G.G.B.). 1966 the B.S.B.-G.G.B. split in a Flemish organisation, "Federatie voor Open Scoutisme" (F.O.S.) and a Walloon organisation, "Fédération des Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs" (F.E.E.), later renamed to Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique (S.G.P.). In 1999 dropped F.O.S. the dots and renamed to "FOS Open Scouting". [1]
Sections
| Agegroup | Boys / Girls / Common | Seascouts |
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| 6 - 7 | Bevers | Zeehonden |
| 8 - 10 | Welpen | |
| 11 - 13 | Jongverkenners / Jonggidsen / JVG | Aspiranten |
| 14 - 15 | Verkenners / Gidsen / VG | Juniors |
| 16 - 17 | Seniors | Loodsen |
| 18 + | Leaders | |
VG = Verkenner-Gids
Foundations
- Values: Law & Promise, Engagement, Teamwork, Service, Self-reliance, Self-governing, Openness, Co-education
- Playgrounds: Outdoor live, exploration, sport & games, culture & creativity, techniques, reflection & society
- Methods: Patrol system, Symbolic framework, Personal progression, Living in nature, Learning by doing, Adult support
FOS is more traditional than the Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen and actively uses Class badges.
| Tak (Section) | Techniekniveau (Class badge) |
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| Bevers / Zeehonden | Bevertanden |
| Welpen | Teerpoot Eerste Ster Tweede Ster Wolf |
| Jonggidsen / Jongverkenners / Aspiranten | Teervoet |
| Gidsen/Verkenners/Juniors | 2e Klas |
| Seniors | 1e Klas |