Our mission is ambitious: to accompany our members so that they become saints in their daily activities and radiate divine joy to families and communities in North America.
To achieve this, we offer boys and girls from 6 to 24 years old the opportunity to experience the explorers adventure through camping, games, cooking, outdoor life, and service to others, while cultivating a deep sense of human fraternity.
The Renewal
Since his early years, Canadian Paul Richi has been involved in scouting within the organization Scouts Canada. Over time, Scouts Canada adopted a more secular pedagogy that moved away from the faith and values dear to Paul Richi. Thus, in July 1999, with a few others, Paul left the most established movement in Canada. Farewell to uniforms, camping equipment, canoes... everything!
Starting from scratch, they simply hoped to offer a better program to their sons.
Without means, Paul reached out to his community. Within three months, donations poured in, allowing them to purchase uniforms, camping equipment, and spread the word about the nascent movement.
In September 1999, Paul joined a Quebec association: the Association of Baden-Powell Scouts (AEBP), which was part of the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe (UIGSE) at the time. He then took the name "Baden-Powell Scouts" for his group.
A New Identity
The new movement gained momentum but faced a threat in spring 2000 from the lawyers of Scouts Canada. The issue at hand was the name of educational programs. After careful consideration and to avoid confrontation, Paul changed the name of his movement to "Baden-Powell Explorers." The educational programs were also renamed: Otters, Timber Wolves, Explorers, and Wayfarers..
A new identity was born!
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