I promise that I will do my best
To be true to myself and develop my beliefs
To serve my community and Australia
And live by the Girl Guide Law
As a Girl Guide I will strive to:
• respect myself and others
• be considerate, honest and trustworthy
• be friendly to others
• make choices for a better world
• use my time and abilities wisely
• be thoughtful and optimistic
• live with courage and strength
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My name is:
I joined Girl Guides on: I am a member of Girl Guide Unit.
The Unit is part of District, Region.
We meet at [place]:
On:
Time:
My Leaders and helpers are:
My Leaders’ contact details are: GIRL
Welcome to Girl Guides. Or welcome to the next exciting chapter of your Girl Guiding adventure.
As you know, Girl Guiding is about making friends, learning new skills and having fun,. If you have just joined, talk to others in your Unit about the awesome adventures they have had so far. You are part of the biggest organisation for girls and young women on Earth! There are more than ten million Girl Guides/Girl Scouts in 152 countries all round the world.
You have also joined a small group of Girl Guides, called a Patrol. That Patrol meets with other Patrols to make a Girl Guide Unit. Your Unit will meet regularly, with adults who are called Leaders. If you haven’t done so already, write down your Unit name and Leaders’ names and contact details in the front of this book.
There may be other Units in your local area.
In each Unit there are a number of Patrols. You will belong to a Patrol which is your Girl Guide team. You will have lots of fun together doing activities, challenges and earning badges!
My Patrol is:
My Patrol badge looks like: Draw your Patrol badge in this circle.
Welcome to Girl Guides
The members of my Patrol are:
My Patrol Leader is:
My Patrol Second is:
Other special things about my Patrol:
Make and keep the Girl Guide Promise activities and camps
Help other people in your community
Earn badges and awards
Learn about other cultures
All Girl Guides make the Girl Guide Promise when they are ready. If you have already made your Girl Guide Promise, you can renew it whenever you feel your understanding of it has developed. Refer to Chapter 1 ‘Promise and Law’ for activities and information that will help you to do this.
Remember, before you make the Girl Guide Promise, you need to be able to:
1. understand the Girl Guide Promise and the Guide Law
2. wear your uniform correctly
3. make the Girl Guide/Girl Scout sign
4. do a Good Turn
5. know your Patrol
6. practise the left handshake
7. know the Girl Guide Motto.
Let’s briefly go over these seven requirements.
Once you have made your Promise, you will do your best to keep it. Understanding the Promise better will help you put it into action. Your Leader and Patrol Leader will help you to learn and understand the Girl Guide Promise and Guide Law.
2. The Girl Guide uniform Guides wear a uniform to show they are part of a group. The uniforms have changed over the years to reflect the requirements of Australian girls in Girl Guides. You will feel special when you and your friends all wear the uniform correctly. 12 Welcome to
Badges are also part of the Girl Guide uniform. You will work hard to earn them, so wear them proudly. Look at this photo to find out the correct place on your sash to put your badges. Check with your Leader for placement of special badges on the back of the sash, otherwise add them to your camp blanket, hat or Girl Guide bag.
This sign is a salute that all Girl Guides/ Girl Scouts make with their right hand. A Girl Guide makes the sign when:
• she is making or renewing the Girl Guide Promise
• she is wearing her uniform at a Girl Guide event while singing the National Anthem
• a flag is being raised or lowered
• she is presented with a badge or award.
The three fingers remind us of the three parts of the original Promise as laid down by the founder, Robert Baden-Powell. Practise making the Girl Guide sign.
Sometimes you see things that need to be done at home, at school or in your community. A Good Turn is when you do something that needs to be done without the need for recognition, payment or being asked. Think about things you have done for people this week. Was one of them a Good Turn? Look out for more opportunities to do a Good Turn.
Welcome to Girl Guides
Working as a team is a very important part of being a Girl Guide. Your Patrol is your team. How well do you know your Patrol members? You might like to ask them what their interests or hobbies are, their favourite music, do they have any pets, their favourite sports teams. All of this will help you work together and have more fun.
Girl Guides always shake hands with their left hand. This is a custom we have copied from African warriors. These warriors carried a spear in their right hand and a shield in their left. When they met friends, they would put down their shield and then shake hands with their left hand. This special tradition shows we are friends with all other Girl Guide friends.
Do you always remember to shake with your left hand when meeting Guide friends?
The Girl Guide Motto is Be Prepared, which means you should be ready for anything. The skills you learn in Girl Guides will help you to Be Prepared. How has being prepared helped you at home, school and in your community?
All Girl Guides in Australia make the same Girl Guide Promise, however each of us will make it in a very special and unique way in our Unit. Can you think of something special to include in your Promise Ceremony? Or is there a special place where you would like to make your Girl Guide Promise?
Here are some ideas that may help you to plan your Promise Ceremony:
Talk to your Patrol or Leader and see how creative you can be.
You and the other Girl Guides in your Unit do lots of things together. You have a say about the badges you would like to earn and the special events you would like to participate in. The Leaders, other Girl Guides and helpers will help you to achieve your goals. In deciding what to do at Girl Guides, you need to know about the Australian Guide Program (AGP).
Everything you do in Girl Guides helps you to learn skills in four areas, called the four Elements. In the Australian Guide Program symbol, the four Elements make up a tree:
The four Elements are:
Physical: Growing fit, healthy and strong.
Self
Promise and Law
Outdoors Service
World Guiding Guiding Traditions
People: Making friends, sharing, caring and understanding others.
Practical: Learning helpful life skills.
Self: Becoming more confident, considerate and skilful by challenging yourself.
All Girl Guiding activities are based on the seven Fundamentals. The seven Fundamentals are written beneath the tree in the AGP symbol on the opposite page.
A Girl Guide:
• strives to keep the Promise and Law
• enjoys the Outdoors and respects the environment
• gives Service to others
• learns about people from different countries through World Guiding
• shares in Girl Guiding Traditions
The next seven chapters of this handbook are about the seven Fundamentals.
The Australian Guide Program has a process for planning activities. You can use the process to plan a Patrol or Unit activity, a badge or award challenge, a family outing or anything else you can think of.
The AGP Process has five easy steps. Your Leader will guide you through the steps at first. As you get more experienced, you’ll be able to do the process on your own.
Discover Discover what you and your Girl Guide friends want to do. Try brainstorming to share all your great ideas.
Decide Decide what you want to do. Think about what everyone is good at. Do you all want to do the same thing or can you combine some different ideas into one activity?
Plan Plan the activity. To make sure you have thought of everything, ask yourself questions like: What equipment do we need? Who will bring what we need? How long will it take? Do we need permission from Leaders and forms completed? Where can we do it? Will it cost extra? Is it safe?
Do Do the activity. This is the best bit – when you put all of your planning into action! Remember to make sure everyone gets a go and is having fun.
Evaluate Evaluate how your activity went. Was it fun? Did everyone join in? Would you do things differently next time? Your Leader can help you with this step. Remember to consider the outcomes from this evaluation when you next plan an activity.
What is a challenge? Perhaps performing in front of other people is a challenge, or cooking a meal. A challenge is a goal that helps you do your best. It is not supposed to be easy. What counts is how much effort you put in and that you did your best! Use the AGP Process below to plan your next challenge.
Discover Consider all the ideas you have, or come up with new ideas by brainstorming.
Decide Choose which challenge you would like to try. Think about what you are already good at, the time you have to complete it and any other practical things.
Plan Who, what, when, where and how. Who will be involved? What equipment is needed? Where will you go? Do you need special permission? Do you need to practise?
Do Give your challenge a go. Remember to stay safe and have fun!
Evaluate This is done in a few easy steps. The first is to think about the challenge for yourself (self-assessment). How well do you think you went? Did you try your best? The second is for your Patrol or Unit and Leaders to evaluate your efforts (peer assessment). They know you well, so they can help you decide whether you’ve really challenged yourself. You assess other Guides as well!
There are many ways a Girl Guide can be recognised for her achievements. For example:
• a special outing
• a hug from a good friend
• smiles
• applause – BRAVO!
• certificates
• stickers
• badges and awards.
Check out the Look Wide book for the Explore a Challenge, Create a Challenge and Achieve a Challenge. The Aim High book has information about challenges for the Junior BP and BP Awards. Turn to Chapter 8 of this handbook for the Discover a Challenge.
Before you begin working on any badge or award, talk to your Unit or Patrol. Tell them what you are planning to do and why it is a challenge. They will help you with your ideas. Don’t forget to use the AGP Process to work through your challenge.
After you have completed your challenge, you need to evaluate how you went with your challenge. This is called self-assessment.
Others in your Patrol or Unit will check how you have done. This is called peer assessment. Talk to your Leader about how evaluation is done in your Unit.
For some badges, such as boating, camping and other skills, your challenges will be assessed by people who are external assessors. They will have specialised knowledge and/or experience and may not be members of Girl Guides.
Here are some questions for you to think about when evaluating your own challenge (self-assessment):
• Did I have fun?
• Did I do my best?
• Did I do it with other people?
• Did they have fun?
• Am I proud of my achievement?
• What could I have done differently to make it better?
Here are some questions that your Girl Guide friends might ask you to see if you’ve done your best (peer assessment):
• What did you do?
• What did you enjoy the most?
• Did you do your best?
• What could you have done differently to make it better?
• What new skills have you learnt?
• Did you need any help? What with?
• Where did you get this help?
Use the AGP Process template on pages 22 to 23 to record details of a challenge that you set for yourself.
What was the challenge? What planning did you do? How did it go?
Whether you are a new Girl Guide or have been one for a while, you can always develop your understanding of the Girl Guide Promise and Guide Law. As you grow older, you can do more things for yourself and others. Your understanding of what the Promise means to you will change and grow with you.
The Girl Guide Promise makes Girl Guides different to other youth groups. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world make a Promise, and this means that wherever they live, they are aiming for the same ‘personal best’. That’s why we want about your Promise.
The Girl Guide Promise is about gaining an understanding of self and developing your beliefs and your own value system. It is about what you can do for others, the commitment to help other people and a responsibility to the community. The Guide Law helps you to put the Promise into action and live by its values.
Remember, the Girl Guide sign reminds us of the original Girl Guide Promise and the Promise we make.
‘I promise that I will do my best’
Let’s look at the words of the Promise. This is not a light-hearted promise but a serious agreement with yourself to do your best. ‘Doing your best’ will be different for every Guide.
‘To be true to myself and develop my beliefs’
Being ‘true to myself’ is about developing and accepting your own values, and this gives a base on which you will grow in your Promise.
Girl Guiding is for people from any faith or religion. Or you may not follow a specific religion. As a Girl Guide, you also respect the beliefs of other Girl Guides.
Here are some examples of developing your beliefs:
• exploring what your own belief system teaches and then living by it
• exploring the beliefs of other Girl Guides and respecting these
• engaging with the natural world
• identifying the skills or gifts you have and using them for the benefit of others.
All faiths have values for us to live by. You may like to decide which values are important to you. Here are some values you might like to consider and discuss with other Girl Guides:
Helpfulness. Do you do a Good Turn regularly?
Kindness.Areyoukindtoeveryone?
Respect. Do you acknowledge other people’s rights, different beliefs and ways of doing things?
Justice. Do you treat everyone fairly?
Truthfulness. Do you own up to your mistakes?
Peace. Can you help two
When looking at these values, consider why people may have different views to you. It may be a good time to find out more about the beliefs of people who have different backgrounds to your own.
Advocacy. Do you speak out for what is right?
Have a go!
Complete the Faith Awareness Explore a Challenge.
‘To serve my community and Australia’
Why are you proud to be an Australian? What do you know about the Australian flag and the way it is designed? Do you know the National Anthem?
To serve Australia you should follow Australia’s laws, look after the environment and be an active member of your community.
Why do we have rules and laws in our community?
What would happen if there were no road rules or no laws about owning your own property or caring for our environment?
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Territory has a flag. Draw your State or Territory flag here. How is it different from the Australian Flag?
Doing Good Turns and participating in service projects are two ways you can help people. Girl Guiding gives you many ideas and opportunities for serving your community.
Have a go!
7 beads (of same or different sizes) with holes large enough to fit a thin ribbon through twice
• 3Ocm length of thin ribbon
• a keyring
1. Thread half of the ribbon through the keyring. Tie a knot.
2. Thread one end of the ribbon through a bead.
3. Thread the other end of the ribbon through the same bead in the opposite direction, so that the bead is held firm.
4. Repeat step 3 with the rest of the beads one at a time, so that they are held in a line on the ribbon.
5. When you have finished, tie the two ribbon ends together with a reef knot.
Each time you do a Good Turn, slide a bead away from the keyring to the ribbon ends. When the whole line of beads is at the end, push it back to the keyring and start again.
‘And live by the Guide Law’
The Law helps you to put your Girl Guide Promise into action. By developing a responsibility for your actions, you will develop as a person. Are you up to the challenge?
As a Girl Guide I will strive to:
• respect myself and others
• be considerate, honest and trustworthy
• be friendly to others
• make choices for a better world
• use my time and abilities wisely be thoughtful and optimistic live with courage and strength
Have a go!
Set a challenge for your Patrol that focuses on one part of the Guide Law. Share this with your Unit when completed.
You might like to renew your Promise when you have gained a greater understanding of it. Write some ideas that would make renewing your Promise special to you:
A Guides’ Own is a time for sharing, giving thanks and celebrating what makes us special. There could be a special theme, such as ‘friendship’ or ‘our world’. You may like to include some of the following as part of your Guides’ Own:
• background music
• favourite readings, sayings or prayers
• practical activities, such as making trefoils together or giving each other thank you notes
• short stories
• songs
• a dance, mime or skit about your theme
• quiet reflection time.
It’s important to remember the Promise you have made. A Girl Guide always respects others – she treats others as she would like to be treated.
Remember your values and the Law when using technology. If you receive a mean text message or email, show it to an adult or a Guide Leader. Here are some safety tips for when you are online:
• Always ask an adult or a Guide Leader before using the internet, and follow their rules
• Never tell anyone on the internet your name, address, school or phone number
• Use a nickname when online
• Don’t open emails if you don’t know the sender
• If you see something that upsets you or makes you uncomfortable, show it to an adult. Have a go!
Complete the Science and Technology Explore a Challenge.
The outdoors offer Girl Guides lots of exciting opportunities. Guides can camp with friends, play a Wide Game, sing around a campfire, learn about the environment and try new adventure activities.
All Girl Guides have a responsibility to care for the environment and to reduce our impact on our world. This includes conserving water and energy.
Fresh water is an important part of the environment – all living things need it to survive. We use water for cleaning, farming, producing food and making goods. But using too much water can damage the environment. On average, each Australian uses about 100,000 litres of fresh water a year.
Is your family using the recommended amount of water for a family its size? Look at your household’s water account over the past two years. Write down in the water drop what could be done to reduce the amount of water used by your family.
Energy conservation
Most of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels like oil and coal (which also create pollution). These resources will run out over time, so we need to try to use more renewable energy sources, which include water, heat from underground, wind and the sun.
Save electricity. Turn off lights, the television and computer as soon as you have finished using them. Buy ‘Green’ products. This means that less energy is used. Products such as washing machines, refrigerators and dryers usually have energy-consumption labels –the more stars on the label, the less energy or water is required to operate the product. Also buy products that can be recycled. Look for the recycling symbol.
Reduce, reuse and recycle. Use material bags when you go shopping to reduce the packaging you take home. Recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and paper, so that we conserve our natural resources and use less energy
Learn to identify energy-consumption labels on household appliances such as TVs, washing machines and dryers.
Walk, ride a bike or take the bus to school for a week. If you have to travel by car, organise a car pool or get dropped off a distance from school and then walk the rest of the way. You may use these Have a go activities towards part of your Nature Create a Challenge.
When you go on a hike or bushwalk, Be Prepared to get the most out of your adventure – and always take an adult with you. Make sure another adult knows where you are going and when you will return.
to take
Think about:
• the weather – is it hot, cold, snowing?
• the type of country – is it thick scrub, open tracks, no water?
• how isolated you will be
• medications or other health requirements.
Hiking first aid kit
Refer to Chapter 3 ‘Service’ in Guide Handbook 2 for a list of first aid items, then add these to your kit:
• matches
• salt (to get rid of leeches).
Sun protectionWhen outdoors:
• Slip on protective clothing to cover your body
• Slop on high-SPF sunscreen and reapply every two hours
• Slap on a hat that shades your face, neck and ears
• Seek shade
• Slide on sunglasses.
walking
• Always stay on marked tracks
• Turn back along the marked track if you run out of time or if the track is leading the wrong way or becomes impassable
• Stay where you are if you’re lost. Don’t panic. Find shelter and wait for rescue.
Here’s how to take a magnetic bearing using a compass:
1. Hold the compass with the direction arrow pointing to an object such as a tree.
2. Rotate the compass housing until the orienting arrow is directly beneath the north (red) end of the compass needle.
3. Read the magnetic bearing on the graduated dial against the direction arrow.
To set the compass on a magnetic bearing:
arrow Compass needle
1. Set the magnetic bearing on the compass by rotating the compass housing until the required bearing on the graduated dial is in line with the direction arrow.
2. Hold the compass flat and turn around until the north end of the compass needle is directly above the orienting arrow.
3. The direction arrow now points along the required magnetic bearing.
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Organise your Patrol to learn basic
Go orienteering with your local orienteering club.
Before you go camping, your Leader may hold a camp skills day where you learn about pitching tents, making fires and cooking outside.
Consider where you are camping, the time of year it is and the activities you will be doing. Your Leader will give you a kit list. You need to pack your bag yourself so you know what you have and where everything is.
A mess kit, dilly bag or plate bag is a material drawstring bag containing a plate, bowl, mug, cutlery, tea towel and situpon. You could also include some antibacterial liquid or wipes. Remember to put your name on everything.
Have a go!
Make and decorate your own mess kit, dilly bag or plate bag.
Be Prepared
Be Prepared before you head off to camp!
Here is a list of basic camping skills that you might learn and practise before camp, or learn at camp:
• Pack your own bag
• Strike a match and light a fire
• Know about fire safety
• Help cook on a fire
• Tie basic knots (reef knot, round turn and two half hitches, sheet bend, clove hitch, packer’s knot)
• Roll a waterproof bedroll (see diagram)
• Make simple camp gadgets
• Pitch and strike a tent
• Know what to look out for when pitching a tent
• Build a shelter to protect all members of your Patrol
• Plan a Guides’ Own.
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2 Groundsheet Sleeping bag and blankets
Fold blankets over sleeping bag, roll tightly into a log shape.
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Place rolled up sleeping bag and blankets on centre of groundsheet, then fold ends of groundsheet in. Fold groundsheet up, keeping dry sides together.
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Packer’s knot
Using cord, start with a packer’s knot and tie up like a parcel, ending with two half hitches. Packer’s knot.
Have
a go!
Complete the Be Prepared, or Outdoors Explore a Challenge, or Camping Trefoil 1 Achieve a Challenge.
Cooking and eating outdoors is a great camp experience. Before you go to camp, you will need to plan your menu and decide how you will prepare and cook your food.
Your camp can have either central or Patrol cooking. In central cooking, all the food is prepared by one Patrol, and a different Patrol cooks each meal. In Patrol cooking, each Patrol cooks just for its members and usually invites a Leader to share the meal.
Think about the following if you are planning a menu for camp:
• How many Girl Guides and Leaders are going?
• What is the food budget?
• What is the theme of the camp?
• What will the menu be?
• Does anyone have food allergies or special dietary requirements?
• Does the menu provide a healthy balanced diet?
• How much food will you need for the camp?
• Are you going to cook on a fire or gas stove?
GIRL
Here are the steps for building a fire for cooking.
1. Check the local fire regulations for safety measures you need to take, and choose a cleared area for your fire.
2. Gather punk, kindling and wood for fuel. (Punk is very dry material that is used to start the fire, like gum leaves, bracken or finely shredded bark. Kindling is small, thin, dry twigs and sticks, no thicker than your thumb. Wood is thicker than your thumb.) Stack the fuel well away from the fire.
3. Place kindling around a good handful of punk. Then place a few thicker pieces of wood on top of the kindling.
4. Light the fire by inserting the lit match under the punk and make sure it catches well. Add bigger pieces of wood as the kindling catches and build up the fire to the size required for cooking.
5. After cooking, let the fire burn down to just embers. Sprinkle water on the embers when they are cool. If not much steam comes off the embers, saturate with water as you stir the embers with a stick so that the bottom embers are also wet. Doublecheck there are no glowing embers before leaving the site.
Have Patrol fire lighting contests (under adult supervision at all times, and follow any fire regulations).
1. Each Patrol ties a string horizontally 2O–3Ocm above a fire. See which Patrol can burn through the string first.
2. Build and light another type of fire, such as a trench or a cobhouse (see Leader’s Handbook).
Ropes are very useful, so use these tips to keep your ropes in good condition:
• Don’t walk on ropes or drag them along the ground
• Untie knots when no longer in use
• Carry your ropes in a bag to keep them clean.
• Make sure your ropes are completely dry before putting them away
• Coil your ropes.
Use a reef knot for tying together two ropes of the same thickness. It lies flat, holds well and is easily untied.
A clove hitch is used for starting and finishing most lashings, and attaching a rope to a pole. It can be tied in a number of ways. Here’s one way to tie it:
This knot is ideal for securing a guyline on a tent. The ‘round turn’ is two turns, and these take the strain while you finish the knot. The half hitches secure the knot – this part of the knot is also used to make friendship bracelets.
A bowline is used to make a loop at the end of a rope. It was invented to tie a line to the bow of a ship. It can be used to secure a rope to a ring or post, or as a lifeline to rescue someone.
Square lashing is used to join two sticks together to make a gadget. Make sure it is done tightly so that your gadget holds.
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Start with a clove hitch from centre of rope.
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End with a reef knot.
Use a sheetbend to join two ropes of unequal thickness together. It is ideal for attaching a flag to a halyard.
The outdoors is a great place for adventure activities. You could:
• go abseiling
• try archery try a low ropes course.
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Construct a tripod or other gadget using knots and/or lashings for the Nature or Ropes Create a Challenge.
To a Girl Guide, service means helping others by doing small kind acts – Good Turns – and by working on larger service projects. Service has always been a part of Girl Guiding.
Here are some ideas for giving service:
• Organise a working bee at your Girl Guide meeting place
• Collect unused mobile phones for recycling
• Put together special packs for refugees or people affected by natural disasters
• Start learning basic first aid to in case there is an emergency
• Collect canned food for people in need. Remember to check with your parents or Guide Leader before working on your service projects.
Complete Service Flash 2.
Develop a service project that could be used towards the Nature Create a Challenge.
First aid is the initial care for someone with an injury or an illness. Sometimes medical help may be needed, even though first aid has been given. You can Be Prepared by learning and practising some basic first aid skills at Girl Guides with your Patrol or Unit.
When applying first aid you don’t want to spread germs or bacteria causing further illness. Simple safety measures will help protect both you and the patient.
Before treatment:
• Wash your hands with soap and water or use a hand sanitiser gel
• Wear disposable gloves if available
• Cover any open wounds that you have
• Wear glasses if possible to protect your eyes
• Wear a smock or apron to place a barrier between you and the patient to protect yourself and your clothes.
During treatment:
• Use only clean dressings and bandages
• Do not cough or sneeze over wounds
• Do not rub your eyes
• Try not to directly touch any body fluids (like blood).
After treatment:
• With gloves on, place all unclean items into a garbage bag
• Place your gloves in the garbage bag and wash your hands in warm soapy water
• Do not touch unclean items after you have washed your hands
• Ask an adult to help you dispose of garbage bag appropriately.
Assist the person to sit or lie down where they are comfortable.
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Raise the injured area onto padded support, like a chair, stool or pile of pillows.
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Apply a compression bandage to the injured area, as shown here.
Place an ice pack (or a bag of frozen peas) in a towel over the compression bandage and leave in place for 10 minutes. Never place an ice pack straight onto a person’s skin as it may burn.
Applying a compression bandage
A person can faint when blood gathers in their legs and is not reaching their brain. This causes them to lose full consciousness for a short time.
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If the person is not better within a few minutes, call ‘000’, or ‘112’ on a mobile, and ask for an ambulance.
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If the person does not seem to respond when you speak to them but you can hear them breathing, roll them onto their side (recovery position).
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When the person is conscious (responding to you when you speak to them), lie them on
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Raise their legs up by placing their feet on a pile of pillows, cushions or a small stool. This helps the blood to f low to their brain.
If the person hurt themself when they fell, treat the injuries. .
Have a go!
Practise your first aid skills by making up different first aid scenarios. Ask your Leader how to make fake blood and wounds.
Complete the Emergency Trefoil 1 Achieve a Challenge.
As well as giving service, Girl Guides around the world are speaking out on issues they care about to build a better world. What is one thing you would change to make the world a better place? What are some of the issues in your local area –homelessness, lack of public transport? Start with something small you can actively work on that could make a positive difference in your community.
There are three main steps to help you explore things that you want to change:
1. What is the issue?
2. How can you fix the issue?
3. Who can help you fix the issue?
Now that you’ve completed the Discover step of the AGP Process, follow on with the Decide, Plan, Do and Evaluate steps to complete your advocacy project.
As a member of Girl Guides, you also belong to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (or WAGGGS). Through World Guiding, you join in fun activities that help you learn about people from other countries – their culture, beliefs, lifestyle and education.
You may already know about the Symbols of the Movement, the World Centres and JOTA/JOTI. Now you will learn more about WAGGGS, in which Girl Guides Australia is a ‘Member Organisation’.
Member Organisations of WAGGGS are grouped into f ive World Regions: Africa, Arab, Asia Pacif ic, Europe and Western Hemisphere.
Hello, my name is Farah. I wear this uniform as a Girl Guide in Oman. I speak Arabic but I learn English at school. I’m working with other Girl Guides in my troop towards winning the Guides Brilliancy Medal. We are working on children’s rights and literacy and we will focus on the environment next. Can you find out about the life of a family who lives in a drier country in our Region?
Arab Guiding started in some Middle Eastern countries in the 1930s, but the Arab Region didn’t form until 1999.
The Girl Guides work on projects about important issues, such as health, poverty and literacy.
Yassou! My name is Helena and I’m a Girl Guide in Greece. This is my uniform. I live on the island of Skopelos and enjoy catching fish for my dinner. Can you find out about other islands in the Europe Region and what the girls enjoy doing there?
The WAGGGS Europe Region Committee works closely with the World Organisation of the Scout Movement and various European Union organisations on projects and activities promoting youth throughout Europe. Girl Guides in the Region address various issues, including adolescent health and girls education.
Bonjour! My name is Mély. I live in Ivory Coast, where French is the national language. I wear this uniform as a Girl Guide. I’m working on a livestock project in my village with other Guides. I carry water to the animals I look after. Can you find out about village life in another African country?
The Africa Region was established in 1975. In Africa, poverty and some cultural traditions make it hard for many women to reach their full potential. Community development projects are a very important part of Girl Guiding / Girl Scouting. Girls and young women in Africa work on projects about literacy, peace-building, nutrition, women’s rights and the environment.
Konichiwa! My name is Noriko and I come from Japan. I’m a Girl Scout and I wear this uniform. I love to make origami animals from very beautiful paper for my friends. What other traditional crafts do girls in our Region like to make?
The Asia Pacif ic Region was established in 1969. It is very diverse, with wealthy developed countries like Australia and Japan, but also developing nations like India and Thailand. As poverty is a major issue, some girls and young women in the Region have fewer opportunities for an education. The Region has recently had some terrible natural disasters, including f loods, earthquakes and tsunamis. Girl Guides in this Region do a lot of work helping affected communities and caring for the environment.
From Canada to Argentina, the Western Hemisphere Region was established in 1940. It focuses on current social issues such as the impact of poverty on the health and safety of women and girls.
Have a go!
Olá! My name is Clara and I am a Girl Guide in Brazil. This is my uniform. I’m helping my community reduce food costs by planting a vegetable garden and learning how to save water. Can you find out more about girls in other countries in my Region and the sort of food they eat? Complete the World Guiding Trefoil 1 Achieve a Challenge.
WAGGGS has five World Centres (see below). Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from all over the world can visit the World Centres to learn more about being part of an international movement, other cultures and ways of life. Events at World Centres are lots of fun and can include service projects with the local community, international nights and visits to tourist attractions.
Sangam was opened in Pune, India, in 1966. In the Sanskrit language, ‘Sangam’ means ‘coming together’. The main building at Sangam has ten arches, which symbolise the ten parts of the original Law. The three arches over the entrance stand for the three parts of the original Promise.
Nuestra Cabaña was opened in Cuernavaca in Mexico in 1957. Events at Our Cabaña are bilingual, which means they are held in two languages – English and Spanish. Nuestra Cabaña has a special sculpture, which was made to celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007. The sculpture features five girls – one for each WAGGGS Region and for each decade of ONuestra Cabaña history.
Pax Lodge is in London, England. In 1938, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world took part in a ‘Pennies Appeal’ to raise money for a second World Centre, Our Ark, in London (the first World Centre is in Switzerland). Our Ark was opened in 1939. It was quite small so in 1959 it moved to a bigger building. In 1963 it was renamed Olave House after Lady Olave Baden-Powell. In 1988 Olave House closed, and in 1991 Pax Lodge was opened. Pax Lodge is next to the building that houses the WAGGGS office.
Our Chalet, the first World Centre, was opened in Adelboden in Switzerland in 1932. Switzerland has four official languages and Adelboden is in the Swiss German-speaking part of Switzerland. An American Girl Scout Leader, Mrs Helen Storrow, donated the money to build Our Chalet. As well as the original Chalet, other accommodation includes Spycher a new chalet (opened in 1999) and Baby Chalet (a small chalet built especially for Helen Storrow).
Kusafiri is based in the Africa Region and was established in 2011. Kusafiri means ‘to journey’ in Swahili. This centre moves between existing locations in different African countries to host
Have a go!
Find and run an activity for your Patrol or Unit based on a World Centre: a game, dance, song, craft or follow a recipe.
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Girl Guides all over the world are connected by the symbols, stories and traditions they share. These strengthen our family – our friendship with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
The Symbols of the Movement are the stories, traditions and symbols we share. Do you know:
• why we shake hands with the left hand?
• the meaning behind the World Trefoil, World Badge and World Flag?
• why we salute with three fingers?
• who wrote the words and music of the World Song?
• the meaning for our Motto, Be Prepared?
• what a Good Turn is?
World Thinking Day encourages us to think about Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
The day was created in 1926 to honour the joint birthdays of our founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell (B-P), and his wife, Lady Olave Baden-Powell, on 22 February each year.
This inspired the idea of donating money to help promote Guiding through the World Thinking Day Fund. Australian Girl Guides usually donate a gold coin or money equal to something they might buy regularly, such as an ice cream. This small amount adds up and goes a long way to helping Girl Guiding around the world.
Girl Guiding history Girl Guiding would not be what it is today without the vision and hard work of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, his sister Agnes and wife, Olave.
Born Robert Stevenson Smythe Baden-Powell What date was his birthday?
Joined the army. In which two countries did he serve?
Baden-Powell
Read the information in the timeline about Robert Baden-Powell, then answer the questions by filling in the boxes.
The Siege of Mafeking
What did B-P do at this time which made him a national hero?
Published Aids to Scouting
Brownsea Island Camp
What did the boys do at this camp?
Wrote Scouting for Boys
Crystal Palace Rally
Why is this event important for Guiding?
Girl Guides Association (UK) is formed
Wrote the first Guide Handbook World tour to promote Scouting Married on 30 October Who did he marry?
B-P was made a Peer of the Realm What title did he take?
Friendship Cruises with Lady B-P to promote Scouting and Guiding
Died on 8 January in Nyeri, Kenya What tracking sign is on his grave?
Born in 1858, Agnes Baden-Powell was Robert’s sister. She was a talented woman who had many interests including craft, sports, language, science and music. She particularly excelled in needlework and metalwork. Agnes enjoyed the outdoors – through cycling, swimming, skating, natural history, bee-keeping, astronomy and science. She had some knowledge of 11 languages and was also a gifted artist and writer. Agnes played the organ, piano and violin.
When girls demanded to join their brothers as Scouts at the Crystal Palace Rally in 1909, Robert asked Agnes to help him organise the girls. With the assistance of some of her friends, Agnes set up the committee for the Girl Guides Association (UK) and later became the first President. The first handbook for Guides, called How Girls Can Help Build up the Empire, was published in 1912 by Robert and Agnes. Agnes continued to play an active role in Girl Guides until her death in 1945.
Agnes was an amazing woman, well ahead of her time. She said, ‘We ought always
Be Prepared for what is possible, not merely for what is probable.’
Olave Baden-Powell
Olave Baden-Powell was born on 22 February 1889 in Chesterfield, England. Olave travelled with her father to Jamaica, where she met Robert Baden-Powell on the ship. They married on 30 October 1912. Olave soon became involved in Girl Guides and by 1918 became the Chief Guide for Britain. In 1920, Olave helped form the International Council, which eventually became the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
In 1938, the Baden-Powells moved to Kenya, where B-P died in 1941. After his death, Olave returned to live in Hampton Court Palace, London. Her apartment was easily identified by the World Flag in the window. She continued to lead the world wide movement until her death at age 88, on 25 June 1977. Her ashes are buried in B-P’s grave in Nyeri, Kenya. There is also a memorial to Lord and Lady B-P in Westminster Abbey, London.
a go!
Find out about the history of your Girl Guide Unit or District. Try an activity that Robert or Agnes enjoyed in the outdoors, such as astronomy or sketching. You could use this as a challenge for the Nature Create a Challenge. Complete the Girl Guiding Explore a Challenge.
‘Taps’
‘Taps’ is a traditional Girl Guiding song that is often sung at the end of a Unit meeting, special gathering or camp. The name ‘Taps’ comes from the tapping of an army drum, which was the call for soldiers to go to bed. A day and night version of ‘Taps’ can be found on the inside back cover of this handbook.
As our Motto says, a Guide should Be Prepared for any situation. A BP kit is a great way to do this. Some items you might like to include are:
• elastic band
• piece of string or shoelace
• paper clip
• foil space blanket
• waterproof matches
• small candle
• antiseptic wipes
• band-aids
• whistle
• compass and map (of local area)
• pencil and paper
• needle and thread
• safety pins
• small packet of tissues.
• mobile phone or money for a phone call
As a Patrol, put together a BP kit. Discuss how you would use each item. What would you add to the kit, or leave out? Why? Jot down some notes here.
Using secret codes and other ways of communicating, such as Morse code, phonetic alphabet, sign language and semaphore, have always been fun Girl Guiding activities.
You will need:
Make a Morse code name bracelet
• a piece of beading elastic, long enough to fit around your wrist
• beads of one colour, some long and some round, which will be the letters in your name
• beads of a different colour to make the ‘spaces’ between the letters.
1. Find out how to write your full name using the Morse code table below.
2. Thread the beads onto the elastic in the right order and tie the ends with a knot. A ._ B _... C _._. D _.. E . F .._. G _ _. H .... I .. J ._ _ _ K _ .
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A horseshoe is a traditional Girl Guide ceremony which can occur at the opening and closing of meetings and special occasions. Often a flag is raised or lowered at this time.
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1. Colour Party, fall in. The Colour Party forms a line facing the f lagpole.
2. Unit, behind the escorts, fall in.
Everyone else makes two equal lines behind the escorts.
3. Unit, attention! Into horseshoe formation, by left foot, quick march. Each line moves forward and takes a position next to the escort as shown in the diagram.
4. Colour Party, carry on. Once everyone is in place, the Colour Party marches forward and breaks or lowers the f lag (see page 72).
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The Colour Party is responsible for folding and rolling the flag, and attaching it to the flagpole before and after a ceremony. A Colour Party has three Girl Guides. The middle girl is the Colour bearer (bearing the flag) and gives the orders. The other two are escorts. It is a privilege to be in a Colour Party, so you should wear your uniform correctly.
1. Colour Party, carry on.
• Take one step forward, starting with left foot, into the horseshoe and come to attention.
2. Colour Party, forward march.
• Move forward to f lagpole.
3. Colour Party, halt.
• Stop one pace in front of f lagpole.
• Colour bearer takes one pace forward to reach the halyard (rope on f lagpole).
• Break (pull open) the f lag and stand to attention if the National Anthem or World Song is being sung.
• Secure halyard so f lag does not f lap about.
• Take one step back and rejoin Colour Party.
4. Colour Party, salute.
• Make the Girl Guide Sign
5. Colour Party, about turn by the right.
6. Colour Party, forward march.
7. Colour Party, halt.
8. Colour Party, about turn.
9. Colour Party, fall out.
When lowering the f lag, replace steps 3 and 4 with the steps below.
3. Colour Party, halt.
• Stop one pace in front of the f lagpole.
4. Colour Party, salute.
• Make the Girl Guide Sign.
• Colour bearer takes one pace forward to reach the halyard.
• Lower f lag, unclip/untie f lag from halyard and place it on right shoulder.
• Flag must not touch the ground.
Halyards
WestCountry whipping (madeGrommet with half hitches)
Clove hitch
Cleat (120cmfromground) squarelashedtopole
Guyrope
1/3 ofpole
Round turn and two half hitches or a marquee hitch
Rolled flag ready for breaking
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Strop must remain on the outside. Toggle Toggle
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Wrap strop f irmly around f lag and poke loop through.
Learn to furl (roll up) a flag correctly and participate in a Colour Party.
Learn how to attach a flag to a halyard using a sheetbend.
The campfire is a magical tradition for all Girl Guides. A lot of the magic comes from the fire itself – the warmth, dancing flames and changing colours. Bright happy songs and action songs match the leaping flames, while quieter tunes are sung as the flames die down to glowing coals and embers.
Remember the safety precautions for lighting fires –have an adult present, sufficient water and be aware of local fire regulations.
With your Patrol, build a small fire that will burn for 2O minutes. Start a campfire song collection and learn new songs. You will also need to find out about copyright rules.
As you grow older, you will be taking on more leadership opportunities. You might volunteer as a Guide Helper or be elected as a Patrol Leader. You will always be learning new skills in decision making, planning and communication to help you do well in your leadership role.
Communication skills are important for all people in leadership roles. When you are speaking, follow the communication checklist to help you get your message across.
Communication checklist:
a Make sure everyone is listening
a Avoid distractions, such as noise or other people
a Speak clearly and use words everyone understands
a Encourage listeners to write notes if necessary
a Repeat important information
a Ask if everyone understands
a Listen carefully to any questions
a Do your best to answer questions.
In a Unit and Patrol there are always decisions to be made about Patrol names, camp themes, Patrol Leaders, etc. Making decisions can be hard, especially when everyone has different ideas about what the decision should be.
When a group is making a decision, everyone needs a chance to say what they are thinking. Make sure you give your opinion so that other Girl Guides know what you want to do. Once everybody has had their say, voting is a good way to reach a decision or perhaps you could all reach a decision that is acceptable to everyone – this is called consensus.
As a Patrol you can play any indoor game you want. Try three different methods of decision making to choose the game:
1. voting with your hands
2. a secret ballot where you write down your suggestion
3. one-person choice (a name gets pulled out of a hat – and what they say goes!).
<D> Have a go!
Which method do you like best?
Each Patrol elects a Patrol Leader (PL). She leads the Patrol for a time decided by your Unit – a term, half a year or longer. Think carefully about the qualities you would look for in a PL. (Tick the ones you think are important.)
Listens to everyone
Well-organised
Enthusiastic about Girl Guides
Reliable
Able to run short games and activities
Good at explaining
Prepared to help
Willing to learn leadership skills
Prepared to give everyone a go
Working on her own self-development
There are different ways of choosing a PL. The whole Unit could vote in an open election, or each Patrol might elect their own leader. Elections are usually done by a secret ballot, with Leaders counting the votes.
Being a Patrol Leader gives Girl Guides the opportunity to use their leadership skills. As a Patrol Leader, you become a role model for the girls in your Patrol.
Tasks for Patrol Leaders can include:
• leading the Patrol in games and activities
• looking after other members
• encouraging all members to have a say at Patrol meetings
• helping new Girl Guides to learn by participating in the activities
• working with the Patrol to create a wellorganised team
• being enthusiastic, encouraging and keeping the Promise.
To do a good job as a Patrol Leader at PL meetings, you need to:
• find out what will be discussed
• talk about these issues with the members of your Patrol
• take notes on what your Patrol said
• share your Patrol’s ideas
• listen to the other PLs
• vote and make final decisions for the Unit
• let your Patrol know what was decided.
Remember the final step of the AGP Process –evaluate. All good leaders look back over any tasks they have done and ask themselves:
• How did it go?
• What did I learn?
• Could I have done it
Remember the other part of evaluating is to also ask those who participated.
Some of the questions you might ask them are:
• Who enjoyed the activity?
• What new thing did you learn?
• Where did you get that idea?
• Why did you do it that way?
• How would you do it next time?
PLs often run games and activities for their Patrol.
Games are a great way to exercise, work as a team and have fun.
To organise and run a game:
1. Prepare – know how to play the game. Have all your equipment ready.
2. Explain – tell the girls the aim of the game, plus the rules and scoring.
3. Practise – play one round for everyone to learn and understand the rules.
Play – watch to see that everyone joins in. Don’t play for too long.
Evaluate – did everyone have fun? What skills were used? Declare the winner.
Complete the Leadership Trefoil 1 Achieve a Challenge. Have a go!
Do you have good leadership skills, enjoy being with younger girls and want to give service? If you are aged 9 to 13 years, you could be a Guide Helper and assist in a younger Girl Guide Unit, as well as participate in your own Unit.
As a Guide Helper, you assist the Unit Leader by running games, setting up equipment, reading stories, sharing skills, and helping a Girl Guide who is having trouble with a task. Don’t forget to tell the younger Girl Guides about the wonderful things you do in your own Unit.
Being a Guide Helper is a way of sharing and developing your leadership skills – especially by setting a good example for younger girls, helping them to challenge themselves and suggesting ways they can solve problems and achieve goals.
As a Girl Guide with leadership responsibilities, you also need to keep working on your own goals:
• Make a plan for yourself
• Ask others to help you learn more about yourself
• Attend a leadership development training.
Your Patrol is a special group in which every member is valued. In a Patrol, each Girl Guide is free to share her ideas, knowing she will be listened to carefully and thoughtfully. You are an important member of your Patrol because you help to make it work and make it fun.
Not everyone gets to be Patrol Leader at the same time. You can help your Patrol in other ways by taking on a role within your Patrol (such as Patrol Second or Equipment Keeper) or helping run an activity during Patrol time. Every PL may choose a Patrol Second, who helps and supports her and looks after the Patrol when she is away.
During your Unit program, your Leader will give you time to meet as a Patrol, where your Patrol can work together and have fun. Planning ahead ensures that your Patrol time is spent having fun while doing interesting and challenging activities. Use the AGP Process on the opposite page to plan your next Patrol activity.
Try the following activities with your Patrol:
Practise a skill. Find the Southern Cross in the sky. Tie four different knots. Put on an arm sling. Write a message in code.
Create plant gifts. Cut up and decorate milk bottles or cartons. Fill them with soil and plant seeds or cuttings, and give them away.
Cook a dish using a different method of cooking than you would normally use.
Remember, you and your Patrol can complete challenges in Patrol time to earn badges. For example, a Patrol could explore different aspects of your local environment to earn the Nature
Create a Challenge badge.
Decide Plan Do Evaluate
Patrol time is only a part of what happens at Unit meetings. You play games, complete activities with the whole Unit, and help plan and carry out the Unit program.
The Patrol Leaders’ Council is a meeting between the PLs and Leaders where all decisions about the Unit program are made. The Leaders and PLs may discuss the weekly program, a camp program or details of an adventure activity, service project or ceremony. Patrol Leaders will take their Patrol’s suggestions to this meeting and bring back information about what is going to happen. At this meeting, your Leaders may ask each Patrol to take responsibility to lead a game or activity. They might also come up with a roster for tasks.
Leadership in Guiding is shared – so sometimes the Leaders run the activities, other times, the Girl Guides run them. To start, Leaders usually plan and lead most activities. This changes as you become experienced and take on more responsibility until you are making a significant contribution to your Patrol’s program.
The challenges in this handbook include Agate, Zircon and Jade Discover a Challenge. You need to complete ten challenges within each level to earn a Discover a Challenge badge: two challenges from each Element, plus two more challenges from anywhere on the list.
Agate often has beautiful swirls of blue, red or orange. Some challenges at this level can help you earn the Junior BP Award (◆), as well as a Discover a Challenge badge. The minimum age to start this badge is nine years.
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
CHALLENGE
Help to plan a menu for your next special event, for example, a sleepover or camp. Make sure that your menu provides a healthy, balanced diet.
Make a presentation about your State or national flower, animal and bird emblems.
Make up a new game that includes running and jumping. Teach it to your Unit or Patrol. (◆) OR Plan and go on a nature walk, taking an adult with you. Know the safety rules, including what to do if you get lost. (◆)
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
CHALLENGE
Find out about online safety and what you can do to stay safe when using the internet.
Help a younger Girl Guide with one of her challenges.
Make up a game about the Symbols of the Movement to play with your Patrol. (◆)
Learn a new skill and show how it can be used to help others.
Learn a game or activity from another WAGGGS Member Organisation and play it with your Unit or Patrol. (◆)
Go to an event or activity with at least one other Girl Guide Unit (not including your usual weekly meeting).
Learn basic tracking signs and lay a trail for others to follow. (◆)
Make a personal first aid kit and discuss with your Patrol how you would use the supplies. OR Teach a younger Guide one of the knots you have learnt.
Learn how to make your bed with clean sheets. OR Cook a new recipe and show basic kitchen safety.
Learn and then teach your Unit an action song. OR Participate in a Wide Game.
DATE CHALLENGE COMPLETED
LEADER’S SIGNATURE
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
Know the names of your Unit Leader, Unit, District and Region.
Discuss what the Promise means to you with your Leader.
Help a younger Girl Guide put the Promise and Law into action.
Choose an endangered animal species and find out what is being done to help protect it.
The common colours for Australian zircons are clear, champagne and orange–red. Some challenges at this level can also help you earn the BP Award (▼). The minimum age to start this badge is ten years.
I WILL DO
Learn about fire safety and how to light stoves, buddy burners and small fires. OR Make a fire evacuation plan for your home or Guide hall. ( ▼ )
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
Try a new fitness activity with your Unit; for example, bike riding, horse riding, tenpin bowling or ice skating. OR Participate in Body or Food Create a Challenge badges. OR Plan a healthy menu for a Unit camp or sleepover.
With your Patrol, plan and carry out an environmental service project. ( ▼ ) OR
Look at how much water you use during Girl Guiding activities, including at your regular meetings and weekend activities. What can you do to reduce the amount? Can some of this water be reused? Make some suggestions to your Unit Leader. ( ▼ )
Achieve the Outdoors Explore a Challenge badge. OR Set yourself a seven-day health challenge which includes a balanced diet and exercise. Evaluate your progress at the end.
With your Patrol, make up a skit, play, song, poster or poem that describes Guiding to other people. ( ▼ ) OR In Patrol time, participate in friendship games or activities.
Find out about a charity or service organisation. Share what you have learnt with your Patrol or Unit. OR Achieve your Service Flash 2.
Attend a District, Region or State event. OR Identify an issue in your community and take action. ( ▼ )
DATE
LEADER’S SIGNATURE
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
CHALLENGE
Help a new Girl Guide learn the Girl Guide Promise and help her to plan her Promise Ceremony. OR Plan and carry out a Promise and Law activity for your Patrol.
Find out about JOTA/JOTI and, if possible, take part in an event or activity. OR
Participate in a WAGGGS project, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) challenge or World Thinking Day fundraiser or event ( ▼ )
Pitch and strike a tent. OR Participate in an adventure outdoor activity. OR Participate in tree planting.
Tie a packer’s knot and learn how to make a bedroll. OR Know how to treat a person who has fainted and how to place the person in the recovery position.
Cook one dish using an oven or stove. OR Do a backyard task at home; for example, weeding or cleaning patio furniture.
Participate in a Colour Party. OR Participate in a campfire.
Make an item using beads.
Teach your Patrol or Unit a new song, yell or other campfire activity.
DATE
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
LEADER’S SIGNATURE
CHALLENGE I WILL DO CHALLENGE
Choose five items that have a special meaning to you and show them to your Patrol or Unit. OR Share one of your talents or skills with your Patrol.
Identify which part of the Law helps you most to put the Promise into action. OR
Contribute to a service or community activity. ( ▼ )
Share an activity with your Patrol to help them become more aware of people with special needs. ( ▼ )
The jade found in Australia is called nephrite. It’s generally green; sometimes white, yellow or black. Some challenges at this level can also help you earn the BP Award (▼). The minimum age to start this badge is 11 years.
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
CHALLENGE
Set yourself a health or fitness challenge and keep it for three weeks.
Participate in a Unit meeting with one hand behind your back for the whole meeting. Discuss with your Unit the difficulties you encountered.
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
CHALLENGE
Take part in Clean Up Australia Day or a similar event and take note of the rubbish you are collecting. OR Present to your Patrol or Unit how rubbish affects the environment.
Show your Patrol or Unit how to stay safe when riding a bike. OR
With your Patrol, practise how to cope in an emergency situation. Demonstrate how you would deal with this situation and consider what else you could do. ( ▼ )
Collect thoughts, sayings, songs or prayers that could be used at a Guides’ Own. ( ▼ ) OR
Put together some ‘What if’ situations that demonstrate the Promise and Law in action. Use them in a game or panel discussion with another Patrol. ( ▼ )
Choose a favourite Girl Guiding activity and consider how it could be adapted for a person with special needs.
Find out about Girl Guides/Girl Scouts in another country. Share this information with members of your Patrol or Unit by running a game or activity. ( ▼ )
With your Patrol, identify and carry out a service activity. ( ▼ )
Try some team initiative challenges.
DATE CHALLENGE COMPLETED
LEADER’S SIGNATURE
CHALLENGE I WILL DO
CHALLENGE
Take part in planning part of a camp; for example, the menu, Guides’ Own or campfire. ( ▼ ) OR With your Patrol, plan and lead a campfire. The campfire could be held at a camp or during your Unit meeting. ( ▼ )
Make a camp gadget using at least two knots. OR Learn how to apply a sling, splint support and ankle compression bandage.
Show that you can make your bed and keep your room tidy for a month. OR
Cook a dish outdoors and discuss safety issues with your Leader.
Plan and run Patrol time for a meeting.
Make a friendship bracelet.
Choose three songs or poems that are special to you and explain why to your Patrol.
With your Leader, discuss what ‘do your best’ means to you.
Plan and create a Unit resource, such as a prayer book, games book or campfire book.
Exchange a peace message with a Girl Guide or Girl Scout living in another country. OR Choose a developing country and find out about education for a girl your age. Share these differences with your Unit.
DATE
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
LEADER’S SIGNATURE
Girl Guiding is a fun way to challenge yourself, learn new skills and make new friends while living by the Girl Guide Promise and Guide Law. Your understanding of the Promise and Law may change as you grow older and experience life as a Girl Guide. How or what are you doing to keep your Promise? Write down what you have enjoyed at Girl Guides over the past few years:
All these achievements are proof you have learnt new things, discovered more about yourself and had fun.
So, what would you like to do now?
Here are some ideas:
• Explore new badges.
• Take on the role of Guide Helper.
• Look for extra Girl Guiding opportunities at a State level.
• Take on a more active leadership role in a Girl Guide Unit - your own or a younger aged Unit.
• Attend a national camp or event and meet other Guides.
• Make friends with Girl Guides from other Units.
• Try rock climbing, skiing, going on an overnight hike or any other new adventure activity.
• Participate in a Gang Show or Girl Guide performance.
Write down some of your own goals:
Talk to your Guide Leader about what’s next in your Girl Guiding adventure!
adventure activities 36, 38, 84, 95 see also Discover a Challenge
advocacy 30, 54
AGP Process 20–23, 25, 26, 54, 78, 82
assessment 23, 25, 26 see also AGP Process
Australian Guide Program (AGP) 17–26, 85
Baden-Powell, Agnes 66, 67
Baden-Powell, Lord Robert (B-P) 14, 65, 66, 67, 68
Baden-Powell, Olave 63, 65, 66, 68
badges and awards 10, 24, 25 see also Discover a Challenge
Be Prepared 18, 39, 42, 50, 65, 67
Be Prepared kit 69 campfires 74 camping 25, 41–42
ceremonies 16, 71, 72–73, 84 decision-making 76
Discover a Challenge 85–93
Agate 86–88
Jade 91–93
Zircon 88–91
environment 19, 31, 36, 37–38, 57, 59, 60, 82
first aid 39, 50–53
four Elements 18, 85
Girl Recognition System 24
Good Turn 11, 14, 30, 31, 32, 49
Guide Law 11, 28, 33
Guide Motto 18, 65
Guide Promise 11, 28, 29–33, 34, 94
Guide sign 11, 14, 28, 72
Guide Uniform 11, 12–13, 14, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 72
Guides’ Own 34
Guiding Traditions 18, 19, 64–74
history of Guiding 14, 63, 65, 66–68, 69 horseshoe ceremony 71
knots and lashings 42, 45–48
left handshake 11, 15, 65
Morse Code 70
Outdoors 18, 19, 36–48, 67
passing on messages 70
Patrol 7, 8, 11, 15, 19, 20, 23, 42,
43, 50, 76, 78, 81–84
Patrol Leader 9, 11, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82, 84
Patrol Second 9, 82
Patrol System 18, 81–84
peer assessment 23, 25, 26
planning 20–21, 25, 26, 43, 74, 82 see also AGP Process
Promise Ceremony 16
Promise and Law 11, 18, 19, 27–35, 94
self-assessment 23, 25, 26
seven Fundamentals, list 18–19
Service 19, 31, 39, 49–54, 62, 80, 84
Symbols of the Movement 65 values
WAGGGS 55, 56, 58, 62, 63, 68
World Centres 56, 62–63
World Guiding 55–63
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS) 55, 56, 58, 62, 63, 68
World Thinking Day 68
‘Taps’
This version is sung after sunset.
Day is done, Gone the sun,
From the sea, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
Goodnight.
‘Daylight Taps’
This version is sung before sunset.
Thanks and praise, For our days,
’Neath the sun, ’neath the stars, ’neath the sky.
As we go.
This we know.
Goodnight.
‘World Song’
(Sung to a marching beat; the tune can be heard on http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/ wagggs/world_song.asp)
Our way is clear as we march on, And see! Our flag on high, Is never furled throughout the world, For hope shall never die!
We must unite for what is right, In friendship true and strong, Until the earth, In its rebirth, Shall sing our song!
Shall sing our song!
All those who loved the true and good, Whose promises were kept, With humble mind, whose acts were kind, whose honour never slept; These were the free!
And we must be, Prepared like them to live,
To give to all,
Both great and small,
All we can give!
All we can give!