Within the course of a few years, Robert Baden-Powell created a global movement that united children from all over the world.

In this episode, we'll take a look at how he came up with the idea, why it was so appealing, and the legacy that he has left on the world.

The early life of Robert Baden-Powell
Doing what was expected of an upper-class Englishman in the Victorian era
Baden-Powell in The Boer War
The Siege of Mafeking
Returning to the UK a hero
The first-ever scouting trip
The publication of Scouting for Boys
The 1909 Jamboree and the arrival of girl scouts
The Scouts as a socially-progressive organisation
The appeal of the Boy Scouts
The Scouts Promise
The Scouts during World War I
The Scouts in the post-war period
Creating a mass global movement & becoming “Chief Scout of The World”
The death of Baden-Powell and his legacy
Scouting today
The controversies The Scouts have faced
The future of The Scouts

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/baden-powell-scouts

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