Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe


The Association des Guides et Scouts d'Europe is a Roman Catholic Scouting and Guiding organization in France. 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:
All local units are single sex, despite the association as whole being mixed. The AGSE runs about 25 Sea Scout units and around 20 Lake Scout units.

Ideals

Principles

  1. Le devoir du scout commence à la maison.
    The duty of the Scout begins at home.
  2. Fidèle à sa patrie, le scout est pour l'Europe unie et fraternelle.
    Loyal to his native country, the Scout supports a united and fraternal Europe.
  3. Fils de la Chrétienté, le scout est fier de sa foi : il travaille à établir le règne du Christ dans toute sa vie et dans le monde qui l'entoure.
    As a son of Christendom, the Scout 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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  4. Le scout met son honneur à mériter confiance.
    The Scout puts his honour in deserving confidence.
  5. Le scout est loyal à son pays, ses parents, ses chefs et ses subordonnés.
    The Scout is loyal to his country, his parents, his superiors and his subordinates.
  6. Le scout est fait pour servir et sauver son prochain.
    The Scout is ready to serve and save his neighbour.
  7. Le scout est l'ami de tous et le frère de tout autre scout..
    The Scout is a friend to everybody and a brother to every other Scout.
  8. Le scout est courtois et chevaleresque.
    The Scout is courteous and gallant.
  9. Le scout voit dans la nature l'œuvre de Dieu : il aime les plantes et les animaux.
    The Scout sees the work of God in nature: he loves plants and animals.
  10. Le scout obéit sans réplique et ne fait rien à moitié.
    The Scout obeys without protest and finishes his tasks.
  11. Le scout est maître de soi : il sourit et chante dans les difficultés.
    The Scout is master of himself: he smiles and sings in all difficulties.
  12. Le scout est économe et prend soin du bien d'autrui.
    The Scout is thrifty and cares for the property of others.
  13. Le scout est pur dans ses pensées, ses paroles et ses actes.
    The Scout 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.
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 Law.