What is the step up to the mic challenge?
The step up to the mic challenge pack is an exciting new challenge created in partnership with the Institute of Acoustics who are the UK's professional body for acoustics, noise and vibration. Through a range of fun, hands-on activities focused on speaking, performing and recording, the challenge encourages girls to develop confidence, communication skills and also an understanding of how sound works in everyday life. The partnership brings together Girlguiding Anglia's commitment to empowering young people with the Institute of Acoustics' expertise in sound and audio as well as inspiring girls to explore new skills, discover STEM opportunities and find their voice both on and off the stage.
What do you have to do to complete the challenge?
Everyone must complete the compulsory element as well as the required number of activites from each section for their section as shown below.
Rainbows – complete at least 1 activity from each section.
Brownies - complete at least 2 activities from each section.
Guides and Rangers - complete at least 3 activities from each section.
Adults and Trefoil - complete at least 3 activities from each section.
You can work through the challenge alone or as part of your unit meeting activities.
The competition
We challenge you to create your very own personalised microphone!
Once your girls have created their amazing microphones, we need you as unit leaders to choose the microphone you think is the most creative and personalised from all the girls who participated in your unit. We also have a blank template score sheet to make it fair and easy for everyone judging to download as part of the pack.
After that, all you then need to do is to take a great picture of the winning microphone and upload the picture and complete the form.
