The Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe (AGSE, ''Association of the Guides and Scouts of Europe'') is a

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and Guiding organization in

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. It was founded in 1958 and serves about 26,600 members. The organization was a founding member of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe and the Conférence Française de Scoutisme.

Program

The association is divided in three sections according to age: * ''Louvettes et Louveteaux'' (

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s) – ages 8 to 12 * ''Eclaireuses et les Eclaireurs'' (

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and

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) – ages 12 to 17 * ''Guides Aînées et Routiers'' ( Rangers and Rovers) – ages 17 and older All local units are single sex, despite the association as whole being mixed. The AGSE runs about 25

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units and around 20 Lake Scout units.

Ideals

Principles

# Le devoir du scout (de la guide) commence à la maison.
''The duty of the Scout (the Guide) begins at home.'' # Fidèle à sa patrie, le scout (la guide) est pour l'Europe unie et fraternelle.
''Loyal to his native country, the Scout (the Guide) supports a united and fraternal Europe.'' # Fils (Fille) de la Chrétienté, le scout (la guide) est fier (fière) de sa foi : il (elle) travaille à établir le règne du Christ dans toute sa vie et dans le monde qui l'entoure.
''As a son (daughter) of Christendom, the Scout (the Guide) is proud of his faith: he strives to establish Christ's reign in every aspect of his life and in the world surrounding him .''

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# Le scout (La guide) met son honneur à mériter confiance.
''The Scout (The Guide) puts his honour in deserving confidence.'' # Le scout (La guide) est loyal(e) à son pays, ses parents, ses chefs et ses subordonnés.
''The Scout (The Guide) is loyal to his country, his parents, his superiors and his subordinates.'' # Le scout (La guide) est fait pour servir et sauver son prochain.
''The Scout (The Guide) is ready to serve and save his neighbour.'' # Le scout est l'ami de tous et le frère de tout autre scout. (La guide est bonne pour tous et la sœur de toute autre guide).
''The Scout is a friend to everybody and a brother to every other Scout. (The Guide is good to everybody and a sister to every other Guide.)'' # Le scout (La guide) est courtois(e) et chevaleresque (généreuse).
''The Scout (The Guide) is courteous and gallant (generous).'' # Le scout (La guide) voit dans la nature l'œuvre de Dieu : il (elle) aime les plantes et les animaux.
''The Scout (The Guide) sees the work of God in nature: he loves plants and animals.'' # Le scout (La guide) obéit sans réplique et ne fait rien à moitié.
''The Scout (The Guide) obeys without protest and finishes his tasks.'' # Le scout (La guide) est maître(sse) de soi : il (elle) sourit et chante dans les difficultés.
''The Scout (The Guide) is master of himself: he smiles and sings in all difficulties.'' # Le scout (La guide) est économe et prend soin du bien d'autrui.
''The Scout (The Guide) is thrifty and cares for the property of others.'' # Le scout (La guide) est pur(e) dans ses pensées, ses paroles et ses actes.
''The Scout (The Guide) is pure in his thoughts, words and deeds.''

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Sur mon honneur, avec la grâce de Dieu, je m'engage
à servir de mon mieux Dieu, l'Église, ma patrie et l'Europe,
à aider mon prochain en toutes circonstances,
à observer la loi scoute (guide). ''On my honor and with the grace of God, I promise ''
''to serve God, the Church, my fatherland and Europe,''
''to aid my neighbour in all circumstances,''
''and to observe the Scout (Guide) Law.''

External links

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History of the movement
{{in lang, fr Scouting and Guiding in France Non-aligned Scouting organizations Youth organizations established in 1958