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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