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Welcome to High Adventure!
Welcome to High Adventure!
Hiking, camping, snow sports, canoe trips and much more ….
Hiking, camping, snow sports, canoe trips and much more ….
Scouting with Troop 130 provides camaraderie, fun, excitement and opportunities to develop new skills, through outdoor activities, useful service projects, leadership training, discovery and guidance.
Scouting with Troop 130 provides camaraderie, fun, excitement and opportunities to develop new skills, through outdoor activities, useful service projects, leadership training, discovery and guidance.
When & Where
When & Where
(The information below applies to usual times.)
(The information below applies to usual times.)
Currently, we meet once a month on Mondays from 19h00 to 20h30 at the Versoix woods or at Webster University in Bellevue. Our location depends on the weather and time of year.
Currently, we meet once a month on Mondays from 19h00 to 20h30 at the Versoix woods or at Webster University in Bellevue. Our location depends on the weather and time of year.
There are also parent meetings online -adult participation is encouraged.
There are monthly one or two day outdoor activities on weekends. Winter activities include the Klondike Derby at the International Scout Center in Kandersteg, Switzerland.
There are monthly one or two day outdoor activities on weekends. Winter activities include the Klondike Derby at the International Scout Center in Kandersteg, Switzerland.
In the summer, scouts can attend a one-week summer camp, Camp Alpine, at the Kandersteg International Scout Center (KISC)
In the summer, scouts can attend a one-week summer camp, Camp Alpine, at the Kandersteg International Scout Center (KISC)
Troop 130
Troop 130
Troop 130 welcomes boys * between the ages of 11 and 17 of all nationalities and religions.
Troop 130 welcomes boys * between the ages of 11 and 17 of all nationalities and religions.
* For info about girls joining Scouts BSA see How to Join & Info page
* For info about girls joining Scouts BSA see How to Join & Info page
Our thriving troop is uniquely international, with scouts from all over the world. Most are multi-lingual and are happy mixing with people of all backgrounds and cultures. They attend many different schools in the Geneva – La Côte area of Switzerland and neighboring France. Troop activities are conducted in English.
Our thriving troop is uniquely international, with scouts from all over the world. Most are multi-lingual and are happy mixing with people of all backgrounds and cultures. They attend many different schools in the Geneva – La Côte area of Switzerland and neighboring France. Troop activities are conducted in English.
Founded in 1975, Troop 130 is part of the Edelweiss District (under the Transatlantic Council) and follows the Scouts BSA program.
Founded in 1975, Troop 130 is part of the Edelweiss District (under the Transatlantic Council) and follows the Scouts BSA program.
Over the years hundreds of scouts have passed through our troop, with over 50 achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Over the years hundreds of scouts have passed through our troop, with over 50 achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Recent Events
Recent Events
Camp Alpine 2025!
Set in Kandersteg, the scouts had a week of adventure, ranging from summiting the Gällihorn to completing dozens of merit badges. We shared our campsite with the other Geneva troop, Troop 77.
Eagle Scout Project
Construction of a fire pit at the US Marine House.
Aare river rafting trip
In the start of June, our scouts and parents travelled along the Aare river for a few hours, even passing through the Uttigen wave!
Bassins hike
A few of the scouts went on a hike around the Bassins (past Saint-Cergue) region, in order to pursue the Hiking Merit Badge, as well as having a great excursion.
Troop 130 Vision and Purpose
The creation of the Vision and Purpose was a scout-led initiative, where the key process steps were the following:
• Building awareness in the Troop for the need of a Vision and a Purpose
• Scouts and supervising adults having discussions and then drafting a statement of Vision and Purpose.
• Inviting each scout and adult in the Troop to pursue the Purpose and Vision, and let it come true for Troop 130.
Vision
We, Troop 130 Geneva, strive to achieve the goal that Robert Baden-Powell first set for scouts in the early 1900s when he was initiating the scouting movement:
“Prepare you young people for the adventurous life that lays ahead”
Through scouting, we want to develop the fundamental values of outdoor intimacy and social craftsmanship. We aim to acquire the valuable skills of leadership and followership. All these points will help us stand strong in the good times and in the bad times that lay ahead.
Purpose
To achieve our Vision, we rely on a Purpose to get us there. We want to build our scouting events on the following points, which together, form our Troop’s Purpose:
Learn how to be more reverent when surrounded by the glory of nature
Learn the skills needed to survive in the outdoors
Teach how to be aware in society
Understand the implications of obedience and loyalty
Encourage scouts to apply the Scout Oath and Scout Law in their everyday lives
Troop 130 is Scout-Led ....
Troop 130 is Scout-Led ....
The scouts decide and prepare their calendar of activities and organize themselves in smaller groups known as patrols, with the experienced scouts acting as leaders and role models for the younger scouts.
The scouts decide and prepare their calendar of activities and organize themselves in smaller groups known as patrols, with the experienced scouts acting as leaders and role models for the younger scouts.
.... with Parent Support
.... with Parent Support
Parents of every scout take an active role, teaching skills, or as scoutmasters or on the troop committee. Both scouts and parents benefit from our vibrant, active scouting community.
Parents of every scout take an active role, teaching skills, or as scoutmasters or on the troop committee. Both scouts and parents benefit from our vibrant, active scouting community.
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