Over 200 young people coming from different parts of the region gathered this past weekend to participate in Caravaca coexistence of scouts.
The councilman of Youth, Antonia Maria Alvarez, was responsible for welcoming monitors and participants aged between 8 and 17 years.
The area of the Square and the Temple was the focal point of activity throughout the weekend, but also developed games and workshops in other venues such as Las Fuentes del Marqués and the Castle esplanade.
T-shirt painting workshops, creating necklaces and tracking activities to learn in depth the city were among the proposals for the weekend.
Divided by age group, consisting of Cub, Clans or herds, and identified by the colors of scarves, the scouts became known to all concerned the values that govern their organization.
Scouting is an educational movement founded by Baden Powell, a multifaceted military English.
This is basically for educational partnerships, working in the training of the person, from a physical, psychological and spiritual.
In Caravaca met Espinardo scouts groups, St. Pius X, Baden Powell and Scouting Murcia Catholic and a Muslim scout group in Torre Pacheco.
The idea of finding another world is the basis of the work of the monitors that infuse children respect for nature and brotherhood among men and women, freedom, love and respect for all who inhabit this planet.
"We are educational associations, voluntary, nonpolitical, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purposes, principles and methods conceived by Baden Powell," said one of the monitors to the media.
The Minister of Youth Caravaca pledged that his council bear the costs of the courses for instructors and educators wishing to initiate the creation of a scout group in the city.
"We work to offer new alternatives to the youth of the town to enjoy their free time, and continue to support initiatives such as this weekend," said Antonia Maria Alvarez.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz