The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) is an established youth movement dating back to 1910. It is a full member of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM), which numbers approximately 54 million Scouts across 172 National Organisations as of 2022. The SSA, a registered charity in Singapore, offers a robust system of a non-formal and value-based educational programme to support the development of young people to become responsible and active citizens. As one of nine uniformed groups in Singapore, its programmes are aligned to the 21st Century Competencies (21CC) and Character & Citizenship Education (CCE2021) frameworks promulgated by the Ministry of Education to encourage the holistic physical, mental, spiritual, and social development of youth.

The Scout Movement is very much part and parcel of the Singapore Education System. Indeed the movement is an integral partner that helps its members build character and leadership. Scouting provides an informal education to develop individuals for purposeful and responsible adulthood, always prepared to serve God, country and humanity.
Through the processes, scouting helps to inculcate among other things, the foundation values and character building which is very much in line of MOE's recent focus on values and character education.
Using the Scout Method that empowers every member to be the principal agent of his/her development as a self-reliant, supportive, responsible and committed person, every programme/activity is planned to encourage individuals to be actively involved in and be responsible for their own development.
The Scouting Method also encourages the holistic physical, mental, spiritual and social development with a strong emphasis on duty to country.