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577:(educational plan), which gives a common thread to the program of all units, ensuring a common focus across all age ranges. Rover scouts and ranger guides may join a group's leaders' community upon completing their education and leaving the crew; more specifically, this moment is marked by a ceremony called
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and, as of 2024, has 182,000 members, including 33,454 leaders (of whom 1,947 priests), 1,885 local groups and 6,126 units, making it the country's largest scouting/guiding, as well as youth, association. It is currently presided by
Francesco Scoppola and Roberta Vincini.
301:(AGI, founded in 1943). As early as in 1976, some AGESCI groups and individual members, along with some ASCI and AGI leaders who had disagreed with the merger (and, above all, opposed the principle of coeducation) and had refused to join AGESCI, formed the 20,000-strong
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Units can be only-male, only-female or coeducational. In the latter case they have to be led by a male leader and a female leader. Mono-sex E/G units are quite frequent (as of 2024, 47% of the total in
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588:, scout leaders need to go through a lengthy training, mainly consisting of three formation camps, as well as a few years of service before, between and after these camps. In 1986
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have a strong tradition and presence (mainly: 23% in Marche, 20% in
Sardinia and 17% in Emilia-Romagna). Finally, R/S mono-sex units are even rarer (2% in Sicily and Campania).
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332:(ICCS) and the International Catholic Conference of Guiding (ICCG), of which ASCI and AGI were founding members, respectively. In Italy, AGESCI is recognised by the
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belong. It meets quite often (weekly in most cases) to plan all educational activities in the group. Its work is driven by a multi-year (usually three-year)
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There are three age ranges in AGESCI, present in most groups and forming three different types of units, following the traditional age group format:
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AGESCI has a federal structure, composed of regional sections, provincial/diocesan sections and local
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Since 1986 AGESCI has formed, along with the 12,000-strong non-denominational
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https://www.agesci.it/2016/03/22/firmato-protocollo-daccordo-agesci-agecs
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431:. As a result, 49.6% of AGESCI members are in northern Italy (29.7% in
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In 2024 AGESCI marked its 50th anniversary with a "national route" in
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World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations
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Each group is co-ordinated by two group leaders and directed by a
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World
Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations
629:"Consulta i documenti preparatori al Consiglio Generale 2024"
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was given the Wood Badge insignia as honorary AGESCI leader.
569:(leaders' community), where all adult leaders and at least a
451:. Veneto is first also by groups (11.5%) and units (12.1%).
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Corpo
Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani
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Associazione
Italiana Guide e Scouts d'Europa Cattolici
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27:Catholic Scouting and Guiding association in Italy
686:[Who we are] (in Italian). Archived from
289:AGESCI was formed in 1974 upon the merger of the
259:Association of Italian Catholic Guides and Scouts
50:Association of Italian Catholic Guides and Scouts
326:World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
538:, 39% in Emilia-Romagna, 36% in Veneto, 29% in
254:Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani
35:Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani
330:International Catholic Conference of Scouting
18:Associazione Guide e Scout Cattolici Italiani
8:
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415:. The region with more AGESCI members is
328:(WAGGGS). AGESCI is also a member of the
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375:Slovenska Zamejska Skavtska Organizacija
322:World Organization of the Scout Movement
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396:have pacts of cooperation with AGESCI.
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354:Presidency of the Council of Ministers
320:(FIS), Italy's national member of the
292:Associazione Scouts Cattolici Italiani
7:
525:), aged 16–21, organised into crews.
709:https://www.agesci.it/cose-lagesci
419:(13.2% of the total), followed by
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823:Organizations established in 1974
499:), aged 11/12–16, organised into
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365:(SP), a Catholic association in
295:(ASCI, founded in 1916) and the
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742:"Memorandum tra AGESCI e SZSO"
584:In order to be awarded of the
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602:Scouting and Guiding in Italy
334:Catholic Episcopal Conference
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276:association in Italy. It is
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362:Südtiroler Pfadfinderschaft
350:Civil Protection Department
298:Associazione Guide Italiane
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336:, is a member of the
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575:progetto educativo
105:Francesco Scoppola
98:National Committee
690:on 10 August 2017
590:Pope John Paul II
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158:Assistant-General
96:Presidents of the
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793:Official website
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748:on 11 May 2006
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684:"Chi siamo"
485:Esploratori
392:(AGECS) of
370:South Tyrol
142:Chief Guide
128:Chief Scout
802:Categories
608:References
586:Wood Badge
560:Coccinelle
467:Coccinelle
394:San Marino
386:, and the
257:(English:
87:Membership
752:8 January
726:8 January
554:, 17% in
546:, 21% in
542:, 29% in
534:, 43% in
493:Explorers
471:Wolf Cubs
694:29 April
659:"AGESCI"
596:See also
579:partenza
544:Campania
540:Sardinia
475:Brownies
447:and the
425:Lombardy
380:Slovenes
270:Scouting
267:Catholic
135:Calabria
634:18 July
548:Tuscany
532:Liguria
473:and/or
465:and/or
463:Lupetti
352:of the
340:(where
285:History
274:Guiding
265:) is a
191:Website
79:Founded
69:Country
571:priest
552:Sicily
550:, 18%
536:Marche
515:Scolte
501:troops
497:Guides
421:Veneto
413:groups
401:Verona
372:, the
344:means
263:AGESCI
242:
149:Veneto
61:00186
556:Lazio
511:Rover
489:Guide
449:Isles
109:Lazio
73:Italy
754:2007
728:2007
696:2015
636:2024
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