This document summarizes the activities of the National Scout Movement of Armenia (HASK) from 2009 to 2011. It describes HASK's structure and leadership, including its executive committee. It outlines HASK's establishment of a permanent leadership training school to develop strong scout leaders. The school runs courses for junior and adult leaders over 3 month periods. It discusses HASK's involvement in regional WOSM programs and its organization of annual Pan-Armenian Jamborees attended by hundreds of scouts each year.

1. A Brief Synopsis of Activities
2009-2011
National Scout Movement of
Armenia (HASK)

3. HASK Structure
• Organization is headed by an Executive
committee which is elected by the national
assembly (representatives from regions within
Armenia) every two years.
• The Executive Committee consists of 5-9
members.
• Current President is Hratchia Shemavonyan

4. HASK Structure

5. HASK Structure
• Central Scout Executive will usually have 5-9
members.
• Currently the Chief Scout of HASK is Romanos
Petrosian.
• CSE coordinates all scouting activities in
Armenia (at the National level)

6. Central Scouting Executive
• Holds weekly meetings
• Organizes leadership seminars
• Bi-monthly Hiking treks
• Coordinates Regional Camps
• Hold annual Pan-Armenia Jamboree

7. Main Issues
• Average scout has problems with paying for
expenses incurred.
▫ Scout Uniforms, books
▫ Camping and hiking costs
▫ No middle class!!
• Lack of funding by Government agencies
• Leader quality and quantity (being addressed)

8. 2009-2011

9. A Permanent Leadership Training
School for Adult and Junior Leaders
Funded by WOSM’s
Eric Frank Fund for the Eurasia
Region

10. Motivation and Justification
• In order to recruit new scouts (and hold on to the
ones we already have), we need strong/new
leaders.
• Leaders usually come from your scouting base
or previous organization members.
Seems like the famous Chicken or the Egg question

11. Motivation and Justification
• A permanent solution to the leadership problem
will solve many problems.
• Train and re-train leaders
• Solution: A permanent “scouting school”.

12. Motivation and Justification

13. Outline of Program
• One curriculum for Junior leader (ages14-17).
• Another curriculum for Adult leader (18-30).
▫ Young Women (18-25)
▫ Young Men (21-25)
• Course are held over a three month period.
• Repeated 3 times a year (off Dec.15 -March.15)

14. Outline of Program
• Junior Leaders will be targeted for the post of
Patrol Leader  Assistant Scout Master.
• Adult leaders
 Scout Masters
 Troop Committee members
 General Organizational Support
• Filling the full spectrum of necessary leaders
and positions.

15. Outline of Program
• Course consists of:
▫ Eight five-hour seminar
sessions held weekly
▫ One 3-day camp held in
the middle of the course.
▫ One 3-day camp at the
end of the course.

16. Junior Leader Program
• Seminars:
▫ Weekly activity preparation.
▫ Scout Skills (up to 1st class).
▫ Patrol management
▫ Methods of imparting
knowledge and skills.

17. Junior Leader Program
• Camps:
▫ Practical Skills
 Knots and lashings
 Orienteering
 Cooking
 Hiking and Backpacking
▫ Other outdoor skills.
▫ Refresher and “Testing”
▫ Graduation.

18. Junior Leader Program
• After Graduation (minimum):
▫ Able plan and execute a
weekly patrol agenda.
▫ Scout Skills (up to 2nd class).
▫ Work with youth in their age
group (and younger)

19. Adult Leader Program
• Seminars:
▫ Very hands on.
▫ Practical situations.
▫ Crises Management.
▫ Troop Management.
▫ Organizational Skills.
▫ Recruiting.
▫ Working with Parents.

20. Adult Leader Program
• Camps:
▫ Practical Skill.
 Advanced Scouting Skill
 Planning for Hiking and
Camping trips
▫ Activities organized by the
participants.
▫ Refresher and “Testing”.
▫ Graduation.

21. Adult Leader Program
• After Graduation (minimum):
▫ Working knowledge of troop
management and access to
materials.
▫ Plan and Execute Troop activities.
▫ Able to hold membership drives in
local areas.
▫ Manage Senior Patrol leaders.
▫ Represent organization.

22. Ultimate Goal for Adults
• Introduction of Woodbadge in
Armenia
• We have 2 beaded scouts
(formerly from BSA).
• Possibility to have a course
director from BSA.

23. Current Status
• Four semesters have already been concluded.
• As a direct result of this program 3 new units
have been established (over 600 new scouts).
• The organization has a stronger leader base.

24. Future Plans
• Include leader-exchange from more NSOs.
• Expand the program to Eurasia Level
• Leaders: The Next Generation
• Defining the Leader for the 21st Century

25. Current Status
• Next Seminar series
starts in March.
• Trainers from
European NSOs
(Denmark and UK)
have attended the
previous semester
and will attend the up
coming camp.

26. 2009 - 2011

27. WOSM- Eurasia Programs
• Egypt Boy Scouts – June 2010
• Eurasia II Jamboree – July 2011
• Batumi Youth Forum – September 2010
• Batumi Conference – September 2010
• Athens Academy program - October2010

28. WOSM & Eurasia Regional Programs
Eurasia II Jamboree - Moldova

29. WOSM & Eurasia Regional Programs
Egypt Boy Scouts

30. WOSM & Eurasia Regional Programs
Youth Forum - Batumi

31. WOSM & Eurasia Regional Programs
Academy - Athens

32. July 31st – August 9th 2010

33. Pan-Armenian Jamboree
• Homenetmen is an organization in the
Diaspora that has over 25000 members in
over 100 cities all over the world.
• Homenetmen provides scouting (as a charting
organization) for scouts of Armenian
descent/heritage.
• We host the Jamboree held every 4 years.

34. Pan-Armenian Jamboree
• 560 scouts from 18 countries participated.
• Organizing committee was mostly from HASK
leadership.
• Highlights included
• Scout Rally
• Cultural Day
• Scout Olympics

35. Pan-Armenian Jamboree
Scout Rally

36. Pan-Armenian Jamboree
Scout Olympics

37. Pan-Armenian Jamboree
Cultural Day

38. August ??th - august ?? th 2009
August 18th – August 25th 2010
August 18th – August 23 th 2011

39. Pan-Armenia Jamboree
• Organized every year in August.
• Attended by 250-300 scouts each year.
• Great opportunity for scouts from different
districts to meet.

40. Pan-Armenia Jamboree 2010

41. Pan-Armenia Jamboree 2011