Editing Scouting (section)

==Age groups and sections==
{{Main|Age groups in Scouting and Guiding}}
[[File:Cub Scouts of Hong Kong at Scout Rally.jpg|thumb|A group of Hong Kong [[Cub Scouts]]]]

In addition to Scouts, many Scout and Guide organizations have developed other programs for other age groups. These age divisions have varied over time as they adapt to the local culture and environment.<ref name="Educational Objectives">{{cite web |year=1994 |url=http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3590/32850/file/EduObj.pdf |title=Educational Objectives of the Scout Movement |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |access-date=January 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225123035/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3590/32850/file/EduObj.pdf |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |page=12}}</ref>

Scouts are youths between the ages of 11 and 17. In most Scout organizations, this age group composes the [[Boy Scout]], Girls Scouts or [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Guides]]. Some organizations developed other programs for those who had become too old to remain Scouts or were too young to be Scouts and take the Scout Promise (e.g. Cubs for ages 6 to 10). Many organizations split training of Scouts and Guides into "junior" and "senior" groups. The age ranges vary by organization.<ref name="bsasections">{{cite web |url=http://www.scouting.org/ |title=Boy Scouts of America, National Council |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |access-date=December 7, 2006}}</ref><ref name="britsections">{{cite web |url=http://www.scouts.org.uk/ |title=The Scout Association, Official UK Website |publisher=The Scout Association |access-date=December 7, 2006}}</ref><ref name="ggsections">{{cite web |url=http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/ |title=Girlguiding UK Home and welcome |publisher=Girl Guiding UK |access-date=December 7, 2006}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Traditional age groups as they were between 1920 and 1940 in most organizations:
|-
!width="100"|Age range
!width="150"|Boys section
!width="150"|Girls section
|-
|8 to 10
|[[Cub Scout|Wolf Cubs]]
|[[Brownies (Scouting)|Brownie Guide]]
|-
|11 to 17
|[[Scout (Scouting)|Boy Scout]]
|[[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Guide or Girl Scout]]
|-
|18 and up
|[[Rover Scout]]
|[[Ranger (Girl Guide)|Ranger Guide]]
|}

The national programs for younger children include [[Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Lions]], Tigers, Wolfs, Bears, Webelos, Arrow of the Light Scouts, [[Cub Scout|Cubs]], [[Brownies (Scouting)|Brownies]], [[Membership levels of the Girl Scouts of the USA#Daisies|Daisies]], [[Rainbows (Girl Guides)|Rainbow Guides]], [[Beavers (Scouting)|Beavers]], [[Joey Scouts|Joeys]], [[Scouts Aotearoa|Keas]], and [[Girl Guides South Africa|Teddies]]. Programs for post-adolescents and young adults include [[Rover Scout|Rovers]] the [[Ranger (Girl Guide)|Rangers and Young Leaders]],<ref name="RangerGuides">{{cite web |year=2001 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A499269 |title=Girlguiding in the UK&nbsp;– The Senior Sections |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=December 3, 2006}}</ref> [[Rover Scout|Rovers]], [[Senior Scouts (Baden-Powell Scouts' Association)|Senior Scouts]], [[Venturer Scout]]s, [[Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association)|Explorer Scouts]], and the [[Scout Network]]. Many organizations also have a program for those with special needs, often known as [[Extension Scouting]]. The Scout Method has been adapted to specific programs such as [[Air Scout]]s, [[Sea Scout]]s, Mounted Scouts and Scout bands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scouting.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=77|title=Soorten Scoutinggroepen |publisher=Scouting Nederland |access-date=January 17, 2009}}</ref>

Some Scout organizations use the local [[Scout Group]] structure which contain units operating programs for different ages.<ref name="The Green Island">{{cite web |year=2007 |url=http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3596/32878/file/The%20Green%20Island.pdf |first1=Dominique |last1=Bénard |first2=Jacqueline |last2=Collier Jespersen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200902/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3596/32878/file/The%20Green%20Island.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |title=The Green Island |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |access-date=January 17, 2009 |page=210}}</ref>