OF PROGRAM AND THEMES AREAS OFAREAS PROGRAM AND THEMES AOP
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BE BE GUIDING GUIDING IDENTITIESIDENTITIES PREPARED PREPARED THEMES Our Story Global Guiding Great Outdoors
THEMES THEMES THEMES THEMES Our Inclusivity Story DiversityLiteracy & Diversity Inclusivity &Financial Global GuidingGender Gender My Future
Great Outdoors Self Identity
Self Identity Real World Skills Leadership
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BE WELL THEMES My Mighty Mind Physical Health
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THEMES Financial Literacy My Future Real World Skills Leadership
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THE INNOVATE INNOVATE INTO THE INTOTAKE BE WELL & CREATE & CREATE WORLD WORLD ACTION THEMES THEMES My MightySTEM Mind in my Life
Physical STEM Healthin the World
Healthy Relationships Healthy Relationships STEM in the Future Creative Expression
Will there still be badges? Yes, there will be badges – for themes and for the AoPs. Girls will earn theme badges first, leading to associated AoP badges. Guiders will be able to track progress towards badges completed by girls through the online platform (see below), while girls will be able to view their individual progression in achieving their goals.
How will girls and Guiders access the new program? We’ve heard loud and clear from girls that they want to access and engage with their Guiding program digitally. Responding to this, the new program will be available to girls and Guiders from coast to coast to coast through an online platform that will have a responsive design for accessibility on desktops or mobile devices. The platform will enable you to browse, search and explore all that the program has to offer across all branches, as well as to tag,
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THEMES THEMES THEMES THEMES STEM in my Life Nature & Environment Nature & Environment Your Voice
STEM in the World Social Justice
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STEM in the My Future Local Community My Local Community Your Action
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print and download program content. This means that access to Wi-Fi or digital data will not be required to run the program in a meeting space, and members will not need to be engaged with tech during unit meetings.
There’s a girl in my Brownie unit who wants to complete all the current badges. Will she be able to finish? Girls can certainly choose to continue working on any current badges or program elements. A transition plan and equivalencies will be in place in time for the September 2018 Girls First launch. Units can start their transition to the new program incrementally, all at once, or at any time during the 2018-19 Guiding year.
Will camping still be part of the program? Definitely! As has always been the case in Girl Guides, outdoor activities will CANADIAN GUIDER
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continue to provide opportunities for girls to set personal goals, lead activities and challenge themselves. While camping is featured in the Great Outdoors theme of the Guiding AoP, each of the other AoPs and their themes offer countless ways girls can achieve their goals through camp experiences.
What about awards? We will continue to offer girls the same Guiding awards to work towards. A transition and equivalency plan will be released with the new program. Girls will not have to restart their awards; any work and progress to date will be recognized and credited. Be sure to check girlguides. ca/girls_first for ongoing updates on our new program.
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