The Saint Lucia Scout Association
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[[Image:Saint Lucia Scout Association emblem.png|thumb|140px|The membership badge of the Saint Lucia Scout Association incorporates elements of the [[coat of arms of Saint Lucia]], and the top of the design is intended to evoke the [[Pitons]], the [[island]]'s two large [[mountain|peaks]] that rise from the [[ocean]] and are recognized symbols of the island.]]
'''The Saint Lucia Scout Association''' (SLSA) is the national [[Scouting]] organization of [[Saint Lucia]]. Scouting in Saint Lucia started in 1910 and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM) in 1990. The coeducational association has 355 members (as of 2004).
== History ==
Scouting in Saint Lucia started in 1910 as an overseas branch of [[The Scout Association]] (UK). In 1935, the ''Saint Lucia Scout Association'' was officially founded as a branch of British Scouting. After the independence of Saint Lucia in 1968, the national association worked towards the recognition by WOSM, which was received in 1990. The SLSA hosted the ''Caribbean Jamboree'' in 2000.
== Program ==
The association is divided in three age-groups:
* [[Cub Scouts]] (ages 7 to 11)
* Scouts (ages 12 to 15)
* [[Rover Scouts]] (ages 16 to 20)
== See also ==
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* [[Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia]]
== References ==
* World Organization of the Scout Movement (1990), ''Scouting 'Round the World''. 1990 edition. ISBN 2-88052-001-0
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[[Category:Scouting in Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia Scout Association]]
[[Category:WOSM member organizations|Saint Lucia Scout Association]]