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22ND WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE : 2011
Coinciding with Scouting's Centenary in 2007, the 21st Jamboree was held in the UK. At the end of the Jamboree, the World Scout Jamboree reigns were handed over to Sweden, host nation for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree. The WSJ is bigger than the Olympics both in terms of the number of participants, and the number of countries represented.
With the tagline "Simply Scouting", the 2011 Jamboree will begin with a pre-Jamboree experience. This will be a couple of days where all the Units from the Jamboree will get together to party before they arrive at the Jamboree itself. Then at the Jamboree site there will be an Opening Ceremony - a party like you've never been to before! Then you'll take part in loads of different activities for 7 or 8 days. The activities are a real mix of physical, social and educational, but definitely all fun! You'll also get the chance to go off site and see a bit of Sweden itself, meeting local Scouts to find out what their way of Scouting is like. After the Closing Ceremony you will spend 2 or 3 nights with a family on home hospitality. Don't worry, it won't be you on your own! You'll go with other people from your Unit and experience living with a family in a different country, they always make us very welcome!
The Jamboree experience will consist of:
- A 2-3 night pre event experience in Copenhagen
- 11 nights at the Jamboree site in Sweden
- 2-3 nights home hospitality in another Country (as we write Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Finland are being discussed)
UK CONTINGENT FACEBOOK GROUP
The official Facebook Group for members of the UK Contingent to the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden 2011 exists to promote discussions.
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