Opportunities Index
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Are you aged between 14 and 23? Are you looking for new challenges? Then this scheme could be for you..... |
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You can start at any level, but everything has to be finished by your 25th birthday. If you start directly at Gold Level, it will take a minimum of 18 months to carry out all the requirements. Perhaps you did your Bronze Award at school, and now a few years on you might like to tackle the challenge of the Gold Award. You do not necessarily have to complete all three levels. It is the Gold Expedition Section, that is probably the most difficult to do without completing the Bronze and Silver expeditions. Here Girlguiding members are at an advantage, because they usually have done lots of camping and walking as Guides and Rangers, and so already have many of the basic skills needed.
Girlguiding members have plenty of opportunities to carry out the Service Section. Leadership with Brownie, Rainbow and Guide Units is often used to satisfy the requirements of the Service Section. However, many of our members opt to do something quite different - conservation work and fund raising for a variety of charities are popular choices with our young people. Girlguiding UK is one of the Operating Authorities involved in delivering the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to its members. The programme and conditions for the Award can be seen on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award web site - www.theaward.org
CAMPING
AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Camping provides opportunities for girls and young women……and adults too…..to learn many basic life skills, as well as those essential for a comfortable life under canvas. It is a great opportunity to learn a lot about yourself, and there is usually plenty of fun and friendship for good measure.
Within the counties of Anglia Region many opportunities for residential events are offered to girls aged 7 and upwards, according to their ages and interests. These can include camps, sleeping in tents and living mainly out of doors, or indoor events in purpose built accomodation, Youth Hostels, Guide Training Centres or even Village Halls! All provide the chance to develop life skills, and to experience activities for challenge and for fun, and sometimes there is the added ingredient of an international experience.
"It was great, doing our own cooking on the fire. My favourite meal was Chicken Stir Fry, on the last night."
"I found it quite hard to be with my Patrol in a small space at first, but all of us want to go to the County Camp together next year."
"The
best day was when we used the tower and I abseiled from the top
of it. I liked going up the climbing wall first
- even though it was hard - and the assault course was well cool."
"I couldn't believe how easy it was to understand what she meant, even though I couldn't speak her language."
To find out what is actually on offer in any District, Division or County, girls should speak with their Guider, and adults should consult their local Commissioner or Adviser. And don't forget the Anglia International Camp in 2003.
Help is needed with testing new GO FOR IT's. Would any of your Patrols enjoy this challenge? It would give your Guides the opportunity to 'have their say'.
Testing is likely to be approximately nine months prior to publication date.
If interested, please contact Region Office
BADEN POWELL CHALLENGE ADVENTURE
To complete the prestigious Baden Powell Challenge Award, every Guide must participate in an Adventure event.
This event must be designed specifically for the Baden Powell Challenge, and no other event can be substituted for this.
The Adventure weekend should be a celebration of the girl's achievements in the Guide section, and a wonderful opportunity for her to meet other girls who have had similar experiences to her own through belonging to Girlguiding.
Every Adventure event will be different, with unique experiences for the participants who will become more confident, grow in self-esteem and be encouraged to continue to challenge themdelves as a result.
Baden Powell Challenge events are organized. As counties begin to decide how their events and challenges will be organized, more events and more communication will make finding a suitable event easier.
Look on the Anglia County websites or webpages for details of forthcoming Baden Powell Challenge Adventure events, with dates and contacts.
Guiders
with enthusiasm, experience and good communication skills:
Have you thought of becoming an Adult Leader Trainer?
Becoming a Trainer is challenging, rewarding and - FUN
Don't delay - to find out more:
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Ask your Country Training Adviser or
· Contact Guiding Development at GirlGuiding UK and ask for
an Information Pack or
· Talk to A Trainer
All Prospective Trainers receive training and support tailored to their needs and previous experience. Many find that becoming a Trainer helps them in their workplace. If you enjoy meeting people and sharing your knowledge and skills, this may be the opportunity you have been waiting for!
Are You...?
Looking for a new challenge?
Forward looking?
Up to date with Guiding policy an procedures?
Interested in the new Leadership Qualification?
Prepaared to work in a team, liasing with others?
Keen to give something to Guiding by helping new leaders?
Perhaps you are...
An existing Guider, in any section, looking for an added dimension to your Unit work?
An existing Commissioner or Advisor or Trainor - with time to spare?
A recently retired (or about to retire) Guider or Appointment Holder?
Someone taking a break from active Guiding at present?
...Then you could be just the right person to be a mentor
Each new prospective Guider is linked with an experienced Guider who will offer her support, encouragement and who will share her knowledge and experience of Guiding to ensure that the new Guider feels welcome, supported, and informed as a new member of our Girlguiding family.
It should only take about six months to help someone new to Guiding to complete the Leadership Scheme.
Are you prepared to be a friend to a new Guider? Are you prepared to offer help with the queries and questions that a new Guider might have. None of us know ALL the answers, but those with some experience will have a clearer idea of where to find these than a new person would.
And for YOU, this is a great opportunity to make a new friend, to visit another unit, to collect new ideas for your programme. And what could be more rewarding than to help someone to gain as much enjoyment from Guiding as you have.
If
you can help, contact your County Leadership Co-ordinator or
Region Office
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March 6, 2005
