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Acamporee is a local or regional gathering ofScouting units for a period of camping and common activities. Similar to a camporee, ajamboree occurs less often and draws units from the entire nation or world.[1][2][3] It should not be confused with the Australian term "jamborette".[4]
In theBoy Scouts of America, districts or councils may hold a camporee once or twice a year.[5] Typically, the camporee involvespatrol-based competitions, with events such as: hiking preparedness,fire building,knot tying,first aid,emergency preparedness,pioneering,citizenship,patrol mystery event (team building),outdoor cooking,camping ororienteering. Some camporees also integrate work onmerit badges. The camporee may be centered on a central theme such asliving history,horsemanship,aquatics,shooting sports, a historical trail, aservice project, and most recentlyGeocaching. Camporees often have a campfire program with awards and presentations, skits and songs. Camporees also may have a service project that helps the hosting facility. Typical service projects could bepruning trees, spreadingmulch,clearing brush,trail repair,tree planting or trash pick up.[6]
The scouts usually camp, compete and cook bypatrol. The patrol will have a patrol name, patrol flag, patrol cheer or yell and apatrol leader.[7] Patrols are usually made of six to eight scouts, a patrol duty roster is made and posted so patrol responsibilities are rotated, like: head cook,assistant cook, cleanup, KP, fire builder, andwater duty.[8][9]
Councils sometime use the termcamporall orscoutoree[10] for a council level camporee, or they may use a unique name.[11] A Scoutorama is a show of Scouting activities, when combined with a camporee; it may be called acamporama. In some southern councils Scoutorama is replaced by "Scout Show". $2 Tickets or $10 discount card are sold by units to promote Scout Show to the public, and to help raise money for individual units.[12][13]
TheOrder of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of the America, which is a recognized group of scouts that have displayed high enthusiasm and performed at high skill throughout their scouting careers. The Order of the Arrow often helps hold the event or will be leaders for part of the event, like the campfire or hike in. In doing so this gives older boy scouts new leader opportunities.[14][15][16]
It is common forGirl Scouts to have camporees as well. Sometimes Girl Scout camporees are hosted by council or individual troop leaders, but camporees are frequently hosted by older Girl Scouts.[17]
The campers attending a camporee are usually between the ages of six and ten when they are old enough to be away from their home and family for a weekend, but too young to go camping on their own. Activities at aGirl Scout camporee are oriented towards building character and leadership, while having fun and helping the community at the same time. They might include: earning a patch or badge verifying that they improved skills in a certain area, playing a variety of games, having a traditional bonfire with skits and snacks, and doing a community service project.[18]
Pathfinder camporees are sponsored by theSeventh-day Adventist Church. They are organized around large camps, often in parks or land granted by the town hall or host of the event. At these camporees, thePathfinders camp out and participate in activities such as: competitions for music and Bible knowledge, parades (similar to military parades), and sometimes socio-environmental activities involving the entire local community. The camporee usually ends with an award ceremony based on each of the clubs' performance.[19] The main goal of the camporee is for the Adventist youth to have a closer relationship with God.[20]
ThePathfinder Club also promotes large camps called "camporees". These camporees are divided into five levels: Area, Conference, Union, Division andInternational (previously held inOshkosh, Wisconsin every five years, now inGillette, Wyoming).[21] The camporees are the biggest events of interaction between Pathfinder clubs around the world.[22]
The younger sibling to the Pathfinder Club known as theAdventurers Club also conducts periodic camporees.[23][24][25][26][27]