Challenge of Family Life Activities & Webinar: The Importance of Having Strong Familial Ties

written by Sr. GS Angelica Mae Tabul

One of the most important things in the world is FAMILY. In March of this year, the Iloilo Girl Scout Council along with the Senior and Cadet Planning Board held the Challenge of Family Life Activities & Webinar, wherein girls were encouraged to bond, grow, and appreciate the time, stories, and memories that their family had.

Not only was it a challenge to teach the importance of familial ties, but it was also a challenge for girls to improve their social and listening skills through conversations or activities with their families. This event aims to train the girls to prepare and cope with challenging situations.

This pandemic calls for many health protocols including quarantine, thus shifting most activities online as a new normal even for scouting.

The online event was not only a new experience for the girls who joined but also for the evergreen ladies who made this challenge possible. Holly Dei Syree Fundal, Janelle Sargado, Iana Grace Montoya and Vivien Ysabelle Tañagras were the enthusiastic manangs who struggled through the new normal with determination to show that even in the face of opposition, the love you get from your family makes any dreary situation escapable. With the leadership skills and well laid-out plan that the girl-leaders prepared, the Challenge of Family Life Activities began.

On Saturday, March 13, 2021 the Challenge of Family Life began with a webinar about elements of family relationship, treasuring memories, expressing feelings of love to the family and many more related topics. This was to orient the girls in understanding the purpose of this challenge and to take those lessons into action, especially with the activities prepared.

The first activity was about the “Tree of Heritage". Participants made pictures or videos showing the different characteristics of each family member.

The next activity was “Honor the Past, Imagine the Future'' . The participants made artwork based on their discussions about family with special focus on how their grandparents lived.

The last activity was called “Priceless Moments". The participants commemorated precious personal experiences with creative artworks.

The success of this month-long event is best captured in the outputs of the girls which they shared and posted on their personal Facebook accounts and the GSP Iloilo Council social media accounts.

The girl-leaders who spearheaded this activity are to be commended for successfully meeting the goals of creating strong familial ties and improving social skills. It is also very effective and has gained positive feedback through social media.