Eurosea 7 Seminar

2003: São Jacinto, Aveiro Portugal

Summary

Invitation to the seminar
Report of the seminar

Background

Eurosea is the Sea Scouting/Guiding Seminar that the European Region of Scouting and Guiding has been organizing since 1985. Since the first seminar held in Greece, there have been five others organized in various countries: 1988 (The Netherlands), 1992 (Sweden), 1994 (England), 1997 (Norway), and 2000 (Poland). At Eurosea 7, which took place in June 2000 in Poland, participants accepted Portugal's offer to organize the next European Sea Scout Seminar in 2003.

Because Eurosea 7 is being organized in Portugal, the seminar will reflect a certain way of seeing and living Sea Scouting that is in some respects different from how it is offered in other countries elsewhere in Europe. Putting into practice the special spirit of Sea Scouting, which has a wonderful and unique educational aspect, may require a different focus that is oriented on the program itself, most often with a project approach. Fewer financial or material resources don't necessarily mean lower quality Sea Scouting as an educational experience. Creativity is the needed ingredient.

Additionally, in a time where there has been considerable change in the European Region (Committee and Office), it is a good time to consider the best way to effectively support Sea Scouting, given that the member Scout associations are fully occupied with their own rights and duties.

Goals

Work on the educational dimension of Sea Scouting/Guiding - the Youth Program approach;

To enhance nautical and maritime traditions as a source of ideas, activities, projects;

Develop a framework for supporting Sea Scouting/Guiding in Europe.

Objectives

Identify the core elements of YP in Sea Scouting in general and in NSO in particular; share the national realities and practices;

Apply the Project method to Sea Scouting; include case studies;

Identify new opportunities/activities that can be integrated into Sea Scouting programs;

Identify NSOs' support needs that they expect from elsewhere in Europe;

Develop a proposal on "What Sea Scouting do we want in Europe?"

Dates & Location

September 4^th - 7^th, 2003
National Environmental Training Scout Center of São Jacinto, Aveiro, Portugal

Presentations

Creating a Seascout Programme (Jukka Kostiainen, Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry)
European Sea Scouting Internet Resources (Bruce Johnson, Boy Scouts of America)
Introduction (João Armando Goncalves, Corpo Nacional de Escutas)
Let's Build the World! World Youth Festival, Barcelona 2004 (Acció Escoita de Catalunya)
Logbook Ramble (Hermien Bos, Scouting Nederlands)
Louis Armstrong (Radu Stinghe, European Region WOSM)
Roverway 2003 (Nuno Baptista, Corpo Nacional de Escutas)
Sea Scouting in Catalonia (Jordi Vaquer-Fanes, Acció Escoita de Catalunya)
Sea Scouts on the Internet (Bruce Johnson, Boy Scouts of America)
Strategy: Achieving our mission (European Region WOSM)
What is Sea Scouting (Despina Papatheodoulou, Soma Hellinon Proskopon)
What is Sea Scouting (flash presentation) (Despina Papatheodoulou, Soma Hellinon Proskopon)
William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup (Josh Gilliland, Boy Scouts of America)
Youth Programme Introduction (European Region WOSM)
Youth Programme Policy (European Region WOSM)

Recommendations arising from the conference

Photo gallery

Click here to see photos from Eurosea 7.

Additional Resources

Guidelines for Hosting the European Sea Scouting Seminar (European Region, WOSM)
Sea Scouting in Poland (Wiktor Wróblewski, Polish Scouting & Guiding Association)