Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica
| Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica | |||
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Guide and Scout Association of Costa Rica | |||
| Owner | Scautscr | ||
| Location | San José | ||
| Country | Costa Rica | ||
| Founded | 1915 | ||
| Membership | 11,000 | ||
| National Scout Chief | Francisco Herrera Vargas | ||
| Chief National Guide | Sandra Cuéllar Gómez | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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| Website siemprelistos.com | |||
The Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Costa Rica. Scouting was founded in Costa Rica in 1915 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1935. Guiding started in 1922 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1946. The association has more than 14,500 members of both genders.
An interesting aspect of Scouting in Costa Rica is a University course on Scouting. This course is mandatory for all future teachers. The course highlights the educational value of Scouting.
Scouting in Costa Rica has an emphasis on community service, rural Scouting and nature conservation projects. The association has a National Office and 8 regional offices throughout nine regions of Costa Rica (San José, Central and Northern Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Guanacaste, Puntarenas, Brunca, and Limón). Each regional office has a regional executive that links the region to the National Office.