World Guiding Goes Tartan

Welcome to World Guiding Goes Tartan! This is will have blogs and social networking – as well as your opportunity to get involved in the 34th this activity pack – so members of Girlguiding UK WAGGGS World Conference. can see what’s happening.

Girlguiding UK can’t wait to welcome the world to This pack is designed to be fun and challenging, Edinburgh, from 11 to 15 July 2011. The World giving girls and young women an insight into the Conference is the key decision-making event for World Conference and what it means for them WAGGGS, the World Association of Girl Guides and and for guiding throughout the world. I hope you Girl Scouts. Delegates to the Conference vote on enjoy it, and I’m sure that the activities here will policies that stand for the next three years. be used for years to come.

The UK last hosted a WAGGGS World Conference in Best wishes, 1975, in Brighton. In those days, most members could find out about the Conference only by reading about the event afterwards. But in 2011, Su Hassall fast communication is at our fingertips, and we International Commissioner, Girlguiding UK

How to use the pack Tartan badge There are three main sections in the resource: A distinctive ‘World b Welcome to WAGGGS Guiding Goes Tartan’ b Welcome to Scotland cloth badge is available b Welcome to the World Conference. to go with this resource. In order to gain the Each section includes lots of things to do, from badge, complete one activity crafts and games to more serious activities from each of the sections. Senior Section designed to get girls thinking about the issues members must complete an additional activity connected to the Conference. from the ‘Welcome to the World Conference’ section. The badge can be ordered through At the end is a ‘What’s next?’ section where you Trading Service (www.girlguidingukshop.co.uk or can find ideas for continuing your World Guiding 0161 941 2237), price £1, order code 7672. activities after the Conference. Badges will be available as long as stocks last.

Help and support The pack will be available from December 2010 There are lots of people who can help bring World until the end of July 2011, just after the Guiding to life for your unit. If you want to build Conference ends. Then it will be moved to the on the activities in this resource, try inviting Activities section of the website. someone in to speak to your group. Your International Adviser should be able to help you Safety find people with relevant experience, for All guiding activities should take place in a safe example: environment, according to the policies of The Guiding Manual. b Friends of the World Centres, who support the work of the Centres. They may be happy to Make sure members are appropriately supervised come and talk to your group, or to run some and know how to use equipment safely, especially activities from the World Centre activity packs when using craft materials and preparing food. Good hygiene standards should be maintained b young adults who have plunged into another while cooking and eating, for example tying back culture on a GOLD trip long hair and washing hands.

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3 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Welcome to WAGGGS

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) brings together all the Guiding Associations in different countries around the world. WAGGGS works to deliver high-quality non-formal educational programmes and international opportunities, to give girls and young women training in life skills, leadership and citizenship.

Worldwide, there are ten million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, making WAGGGS the largest voluntary movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world. Girlguiding UK is a founder member of WAGGGS.

‹› How WAGGGS began Founder members: Australia WAGGGS was formed in 1928, when Guiding Belgium Associations around the world decided it would be Canada a good idea to have a governing World Czechoslovakia Association. At a conference in Hungary, guiding members from 26 countries agreed on the form Denmark that WAGGGS would take, and elected the first Estonia World Committee. Finland France Since then, WAGGGS has grown steadily, Hungary welcoming more and more Member Iceland Organisations, until it now represents over India ten million girls and women from every part Japan of the world. Latvia Liberia In at the beginning Lithuania Sections: All Luxembourg Time: 20 minutes Netherlands New Zealand You will need Norway b List of WAGGGS founder members (see Poland opposite) South Africa b Inflatable globe (such as the one in the Sweden Rainbow Roundabout: Global Adventure) Switzerland United Kingdom To play the game, the group needs to stand in a United States of America circle. Throw the globe to one girl and call out the Yugoslavia name of one of the WAGGGS founder members. Challenge her to find that country on the globe. Take it further When she has done so, she throws it to another Write the country names (or their modem girl and another country is called out. Keep equivalents) on slips of paper and put them in a playing until everyone has had a turn. hat. Ask each girl to draw one. Challenge her to find out one fact about that country and share it If your are playing this with younger groups, you at the next meeting. could stick to the more familiar countries, or help girls by telling them which part of the world a You can learn about guiding in all the WAGGGS country is in. member nations at www.wagggsworld.org/en/world. Look up the founder member nations – some, such as Poland, have fascinating stories about guiding history. Find some interesting stories and facts to share and discuss with your group.

4 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› WAGGGS today Shuffle the cards and hand one to each girl. Some girls have the names of countries, others have the WAGGGS is divided into five regions: Africa, Arab, names of Brownies or Rainbows in those Asia Pacific, Europe and Western Hemisphere. The countries. (Help Rainbows to read their cards.) world headquarters of WAGGGS is in Hampstead, Challenge girls to try and find a partner, London. matching the section names to the right This game will help the girls in your group to countries. appreciate just what a big, worldwide organisation they belong to. When everyone has found a partner, ask them to call out their country and section names in turn. WAGGGS’ world Any pairs who have got it right can sit down. The Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides others play again, trying different partners. The Time: 15 minutes game ends when everyone has paired up correctly. You will need b Country and section name cards Here are the answers: (see page 31) Antigua and Barbuda Tweenies Argentina Pimpollitos Cut up the cards on page 31. Use as many cards Bangladesh Yellowbirds as you have members in your group, but make Israel Ofers sure you keep correct pairs in the game (see the Malta Dolphins answers below). You need an even number of Mexico Sunflowers players for this game. The Netherlands Elvitas New Zealand Pippins Ask your group to guess how many countries Philippines Twinklers around the world have Girl Guides or Girl Scouts. Senegal Jeannettes The answer is a huge 145 – does this surprise Sudan Bluebirds them? Explain that different countries have Tanzania Viangzas different names for Rainbows, Brownies and Turkey Smurfs so on. Venezuela Little Fairies

‹› What does WAGGGS do? As a group, talk about what ‘rights’ we all have. WAGGGS helps girls and young women to develop Can the girls come up with some ideas? For their full potential as responsible citizens of the example, they might think ‘I have the right to a world. It creates and delivers global education, clean environment’, ‘I have the right to believe in community and advocacy programmes that help its members to develop as leaders and active whatever I want’, or ‘I have the right not to be citizens. WAGGGS also lobbies on issues relevant to bullied’. girls and young women, such as empowerment, life skills, leadership and the fight against illnesses When you have a list of rights, split the girls into like HIV and AIDS. smaller groups. Give each group a few rights and ask them to think of responsibilities that go with Responsible citizens each right. ‘I have the right to my own beliefs’ Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section could mean ‘I have the responsibility to respect Time: 30 minutes other people’s beliefs’.

You will need Now make some concertina girls to display the b Concertina girl template (see page 32) results of your discussions. Fold a piece of A4 b A4 paper paper into thirds. Use the template on page 32 to b Pencils and pens draw the shape of a girl on the front. Make sure b Scissors that her arms extend off the paper, as this is where the girls will be joined. Cut out the girl shape and carefully unfold the paper. What is a responsible citizen? What rights and responsibilities should all people have? How can On the front of the first concertina girl, write you be a ‘responsible Brownie/Guide/Senior down a right. On the middle one, write the Section member’? responsibility that goes with it. On the third,

5 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk write a suggestion for something you could do to for keeping my own environment clean – I can be a responsible citizen. For example: ‘I have the pick up litter.’ Now decorate the girls and display right to a clean environment – I am responsible them in your meeting place.

‹› Mission Once you’ve decided on your mission, think of ideas for putting it into action. Then get started! WAGGGS’ Mission is ‘to enable girls and young Review your mission in a year’s time to see what women to develop their fullest potential as you have achieved. responsible citizens of the world’.

What’s your mission? For younger groups, come up with a shortlist of simple unit missions for the girls to choose from, Sections: All for example ‘Our mission is to show the world we Time: 30 minutes are proud to be Rainbows/Brownies’, ‘Our mission is to help our community’, ‘Our mission is to You will need spread a smile’. Then work together to make a b Display materials such as paper, paints, display about your chosen mission. pens (optional)

Take it further Are you a unit with a mission? Even if you’ve Girls might like to come up with their own never thought about it in those terms, there is personal mission. What would they like to probably something your group feels strongly achieve with their lives or in the next few years? about and works towards. Your mission could be getting involved in the community, or giving girls an opportunity to try new things – anything that’s important to all of you.

‹› The World Badge To prepare, cut out all the badge pieces. Colour the large circle blue and all the other pieces This version of the World yellow. Sort out a set for each team. Badge was introduced in 1991. Each element has a Explain the meaning of the World Badge and the meaning. different parts of the design. This fast, fun team b The golden yellow game will help girls to become familiar with the trefoil on a bright blue badge and remember what it means. background represents the sun shining over the children of the world. Teams should sit in small circles, on the floor or b The three leaves represent the threefold around tables, with their game pieces to hand. Promise. When the game starts, each team passes their b The flame represents the love of humanity. dice around the circle, taking turns to throw it. As b The two stars represent the Promise and soon as someone throws a six, they can take the the Law. blue background circle and put it in the middle of b The vein pointing upwards represents the the group. They continue to take turns to throw compass needle pointing the way. the dice, trying to collect all the pieces. When b The outer circle represents our worldwide someone throws the right number, the pieces can Association. be picked up in any order: World Badge Beetle 1 – the needle 2 – a star Sections: All 3 – the flame Time: 20 minutes 4 – a leaf of the trefoil 5 – the outer ring You will need 6 – the blue background circle b Set of World Badge Beetle pieces (see page 33) for each team They can only collect one piece per throw; for b Dice (one per team) example, they must throw a two twice to collect b Blue and yellow pens or crayons both stars.

6 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Each time they pick up a piece they must position The first team to complete the World Badge wins it correctly and say what it symbolises. the game.

‹› The World Flag World Flag jigsaw Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides The World Flag was introduced Time: 15 minutes in 1991. The golden trefoil is the focal You will need point on a blue b A copy of the World Flag background. A for each girl or small group white blaze in b Scissors the lower right-hand corner represents worldwide b Envelopes peace, which all Guides and Girl Scouts work for in b Pens their families, communities and the wider world. This is crowned by three golden blocks symbolising the threefold Promise. The Flag is used at the Find or draw an image of the World Flag. Each girl World Centres and the World Bureau, at WAGGGS or group cuts up the World Flag picture into gatherings and by all Member Organisations. jigsaw pieces. (You may want to specify a maximum number of pieces it can be cut into!) Each piece can be marked on the back to identify the jigsaw.

Place the pieces in an envelope. Swap with another girl/group and have a go at completing their jigsaw.

‹› World Centres Play this game to get familiar with the World Centres and find out some facts about them. WAGGGS has four World Centres where Guiding members from around the world can meet Label each corner of the room with the name of together in friendship. The Centres are: one of the World Centres. As everyone runs b Our Cabaña in Mexico around the room, call out a fact about a World b Sangam in India Centre from the list. The girls decide which b Pax Lodge in the UK Centre they think it relates to, and run to that b Our Chalet in Switzerland. corner before finding out if they were correct. They are residential and training centres where girls and young women can develop skills through If you want to make it tougher, any girl who ends international programmes and events. up in the wrong corner loses a ‘life’. Those who lose three lives are out. Try the World Centre game and then some fun activities from the four countries which host Our Cabaña World Centres. b This Centre is in Mexico. b This Centre has five acres of gardens. World Centre dash b This Centre is based in Cuernavaca, the ‘city of Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides eternal spring’. Time: 15 minutes b The dining room is called Xochicalli, which means ‘house of flowers’. You will need b This Centre has a swimming pool, a volleyball b World Centre facts (see opposite and court and a tennis court. overleaf) b From here you can take a trip to the b Large label for each World Centre: Our archaeological site Xochicalco to learn more Cabaña, Our Chalet, Pax Lodge and Sangam about the Aztecs.

Sangam b This Centre is in India. b When you stay here you can learn mehndi

7 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk (henna drawings on the hand), rangoli (chalk and Rangers who sent one penny each on drawing), tribal art and sari tying. World Thinking Day in 1938. b If you visit between June and September, you b This Centre replaced an earlier World Centre will experience the monsoon season. called ‘Our Ark’. b You can visit the carved Pataleshwar Caves or b This Centre is near Hampstead Heath, where the Gandhi memorial museum at the Aga Khan you can swim outdoors in the swimming Palace. ponds. b At this Centre you can have a dhobi (washerman) to wash your clothes! Our Chalet b The name of this World Centre means ‘coming b This Centre is in Switzerland. together’. b This Centre is high up in the mountains. b This was the first World Centre and opened Pax Lodge in 1932. b This Centre is in England. b You can go hiking here, or skiing in the winter. b This Centre is next door to the World Bureau, b This Centre has three houses, one of which is the International Headquarters of WAGGGS. called the Squirrel House. b This Centre was funded by Brownies, Guides, b When you stay here you can visit a woodcarver.

‹› Mexico: Our Cabaña Typical Mexican jewellery is made from silver and the precious stone turquoise. Make your own Turquoise bangles pretty Mexican-style bangles. Sections: Rainbows, Brownies Time: 30 minutes 1. Paint the beans and lentils turquoise. Leave them to dry. You will need 2. Slit the kitchen roll tubes lengthways, then cut b Paintbrushes them into bands about 3cm wide. b Dried beans and lentils 3. Paint the bangles silver and leave them to dry, b Turquoise (or blue) paint or cover them with foil. b Kitchen roll tubes 4. Glue the painted beans onto the bangles in b Silver paint or foil patterns. If you like, add sequins or glitter for b PVA glue extra sparkle. Leave the bangles to dry before b Scissors wearing. b Sequins or silver glitter (optional) Adapt it Make pendants using card shapes instead of bangles. Punch holes in the tops and thread the pendants on ribbon or cord.

Los hoyos the size of a dinner plate, about 3m away from Sections: All the line. Players should mark their own hole with Time: 15 minutes their initials. You can either use chalk to mark the line and holes, or stretch out a skipping rope and You will need use paper plates for ‘holes’. b Tennis ball b Chalk, or a skipping rope, The first player rolls the ball into another person’s paper plates and pen hole. If she misses the hole, the next player has a turn. If the ball lands in the hole, whoever the hole belongs to has to run and get the ball The name of this Mexican game, ‘los hoyos’, without being tagged by the other players. If the means ‘the holes’. player gets back behind the rolling line with the ball and without being tagged, she scores a point. Mark a line on the ground. Each player then needs to make a ‘hole’ by marking a circle about

8 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Papel picado picado banners to celebrate holidays and other Sections: All occasions. Different colours are used for different Time: 30 minutes holidays, for example purple at Easter and rainbow colours at Christmas. You will need b Coloured tissue paper, cut 1. Fold your piece of tissue paper in half, then in into pieces about 20 x 30cm half again, then in half again. b Scissors 2. Cut shapes and patterns out of your folded b String paper. Try all sorts of different shapes. You can b Glue keep unfolding the paper as you go to see what your design looks like. ‘Papel picado’ means ‘pierced paper’ in Spanish. It 3. Make a banner by attaching several finished is a traditional Mexican craft. People create papel pieces of papel picado to a long string.

‹› India: Sangam Supervise girls when using knives and Mango lassi blenders. Sections: All Time: 15 minutes Lassi is a popular and traditional Indian drink based on yoghurt. It is usually enjoyed after a Ingredients meal. For each lassi: b 3 tablespoons mango (or other fruit) 1. If you are using fresh fruit, carefully chop it. purée (you could use baby food, or chop Blend it to make a purée. and blend fresh fruit) 2. Blend all the lassi ingredients together and b 2 tablespoons plain yoghurt serve in a tall glass. Why not try this after an b 1 cup milk (if a member is dairy- Indian meal you’ve enjoyed together? intolerant, use soya or goats’ milk) b Sugar (optional) Adapt it b To make a sweet lassi, replace the mango with a tablespoon of sugar. For a savoury one, use a You will need pinch of salt. b b Knife and chopping board (optional) You can use any sweet fruit such as bananas, b Blender strawberries or raspberries. b Tall glasses

Spiced tea This is another common drink in India, made by Sections: All brewing a mixture of herbs and spices. Time: 15 minutes Make sure younger girls are supervised Ingredients (serves 4) when using the hob. b 4 cups water b 3 cardamom pods Put the water and spices in a saucepan and bring b 1 cinnamon stick to the boil over a medium heat. Add the tea and b 1 slice of root ginger leave for two to three minutes. Serve with b 2 cloves condensed milk on the side, and add it to taste. b 4 heaped teaspoons black tea leaves b 4 teaspoons condensed milk Adapt it Instead of serving with condensed milk, add half a cup of milk to the water when you add the tea, Equipment and serve with honey on the side. b Saucepan b Hob Take it further b Mugs Try making cinnamon, ginger or lemon tea.

9 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Diversity Now show that you are all linked together, Sections: All whatever your differences. Stand in a circle. Give Time: 10 minutes one girl the ball of wool. She finds another person in the circle with whom she has You will need something in common. It could be anything: in b A ball of wool the same class at school, both loving the same pop star, wearing the same colour shoes. She throws the ball of wool to that person, while India is an incredibly diverse country, with a large keeping hold of the end. The next person does number of different languages, religions and the same thing, while keeping hold of the wool – ways of life. It is the second most populated so eventually everyone will have received the ball country in the world. at least once, and you’ll have a huge web in the middle! Discuss the meaning of diversity, starting with the differences that exist just within your group. This is a great activity to do if you have lots of Then talk about the many differences between new girls, or feel that the group needs to work people and their ways of life in your local area. better as a team.

‹› UK: Pax Lodge 1. 1760 yards and stop! = Mile End 2. Lane for the executioners = Hanger Lane Underground quiz 3. Very large, huge! = Wapping Sections: Guides, Senior Section 4. Fairly recent crucifix = New Cross Time: 15 minutes 5. Woof, woof, woof! = Barking 6. A loveable bear = Paddington You will need 7. Street home for rabbits = Warren Street b A copy of the Tube map for each girl or 8. Her Majesty’s tree = Royal Oak small group: 9. Longest reign = Victoria www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/ 10. Anyone for tennis? = Wimbledon standard-tube-map.pdf 11. Citrus dwelling = Limehouse b A quiz sheet (see page 34) for each girl 12. On the top of your head = High Barnet or group 13. Is it falling down? = London Bridge 14. Sir Lancelot should cross here = Knightsbridge The London Underground or ‘The Tube’ opened in 15. Alpine hut = Swiss Cottage 1863 and was the first underground railway 16. Irate monarch = King’s Cross system in the world. Today, three million 17. Napoleon’s finale = Waterloo passenger journeys are made every day! The 18. This road’s not new = Old Street Tube system has 275 stations and 408km of 19. Lives in heaven = Angel railway track. 20. Not circular = Oval

Using the Tube map, girls need to solve the cryptic clues and find the names of 20 Underground stations. Give them a time limit if you like. See below for the answers:

10 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Scones between 3 and 5pm. Traditionally it starts with a Sections: All selection of very thin sandwiches, followed by Time: 30 minutes scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream and a selection of cakes. Tea (with milk or lemon) Ingredients is drunk with the meal. To make eight scones: b 225g self-raising flour, plus extra for Have a go at making these tasty scones and then rolling out have afternoon tea. b 60g butter, plus extra for greasing b 55g caster sugar 1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC/425ºF/gas mark 7. b 1 tsp baking powder 2. Sift the flour into a bowl. Cut the butter into b 140ml milk, plus 1 tbsp for brushing small pieces and rub it into the flour until the b Jam mixture is crumbly. b Clotted cream 3. Stir in the sugar, and gradually mix in 140ml of milk to form a soft dough. 4. Sprinkle a little extra flour onto a clean work You will need surface. Roll the dough to 1.5cm thick. Cut out b Bowl the scones with a biscuit cutter or glass. b Sieve 5. Grease a baking tray with butter. Place the b Knife scones on the baking tray and brush their tops b Spoon with the extra milk. b Rolling pin 6. Bake the scones in the oven for 10–12 minutes b 6cm biscuit cutter or small glass until the tops are golden-brown. To check if the b Baking tray scones are cooked, look at the bottom of one – b Pastry brush it should be almost the same golden colour as the top. 7. Split the warm scones in half and top them English afternoon tea is a tradition that dates generously with cream and jam. Enjoy! back to around 1840. Tea is usually taken

Friendship badge Ask the girls to design a friendship card. Show Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides them Girlguiding UK’s Friendship badge and Time: 20 minutes explain what each flower represents. Ask them to think about what they will put on their friendship You will need card. They could consider: b Card and paper b Are they each going to make a card, or will b Pens and pencils everyone make a piece of a larger card? b Selection of craft b What does friendship mean to them? Will their materials card look friendly? What symbols will they use? b Scissors What colours will they use? b Glue b What materials will they use? b Will they write a friendly greeting on the outside? What about a message inside? Girlguiding UK has a special Friendship badge b Who will they send their cards to? which can be given to members of other Girl Guide or Girl Scout organisations as a sign of Make the card using the craft equipment and international friendship. The four flowers on the following the plan. Ask each girl to write or trefoil – a rose, a daffodil, a thistle and a draw a greeting inside. Then you just need to shamrock – represent the four countries of the send it off! United Kingdom.

11 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› Switzerland: Our Chalet 1. Fix a toy or model to the inside of the jar lid, Snow globe using a blob of Plasticine or clay. Alternatively, Sections: Rainbows, Brownies just glue it in place. Time: 20 minutes 2. Fill the jar almost to the top with water and add a teaspoon of glycerine. Sprinkle in the You will need glitter, confetti or crushed egg shells and screw b Small clean glass jars with lids on the lid. b Small plastic toys or models 3. Use the hot glue gun to seal around the edge b Plasticine or modelling clay of the lid. b Water 4. Turn your snow globe upside down and shake b Glycerine it to see the snow fall! b Glitter, plastic confetti or finely crushed egg shells b Glue gun

Cable car game Ensure that the girls can make holes in Sections: Brownies, Guides their cable cars safely. You will need Time: 15 minutes to do this for younger groups.

You will need 3. Each team lines up with two girls (A and B) b Strong cardboard holding the lengths of string. On the start b Pens signal, girl A in each team holds the string up b Hole punch or implement for making as high as she can while girl B holds her ends holes in cardboard as low as possible. The cable car travels down b String – about 4m per team from girl A to girl B. Girl A then passes her ends of the string to another girl (girl C) who holds the string as low as possible while girl B raises Our Chalet is near Adelboden in the Bernese Alps. the strings as high as she can. The ‘cable car’ Visitors to Our Chalet can learn to ski or go then travels from girl B to girl C. tobogganing in the winter, and in the summer 4. Girl B passes her strings to another girl (girl D) they can walk the Alps and take a trip in a cable and the game continues until the ‘cable car’ car to see the spectacular views. reaches the end of the team. The first team to get their ‘cable car’ to the bottom of the 1. Divide the girls into teams. Each team will mountain – the last girl – wins. need at least six people and ideally an even number of girls. 2. Give each team a piece of cardboard, roughly A4 in size and shape. The teams all need to make a ‘cable car’ from the cardboard, with holes in both top corners. Each ‘cable car’ requires two equal lengths of string – each piece about 2m long. The string is threaded through the holes.

12 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Cheese fondue This classic Swiss dish is sociable and messy to Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section eat! It needs to be eaten straight away while the Time: 25 minutes cheese is hot and melted.

Ingredients (serves 6–8 people) 1. Wash the vegetables or fruits and chop them b French bread or breadsticks into chunks. Chop the French bread, if using, b Vegetables or fruit to dip: carrots, into bite-sized pieces. Arrange them all on a cucumber, celery, pepper, apples plate. b 300ml apple juice 2. In a fondue pot or saucepan, heat the apple b 150g Cheddar cheese juice to boiling point. Reduce to a simmer. b 150g Swiss cheese, such as Emmental While it is heating, grate all the cheese. or Gruyère 3. In a bowl, mix together the cheese, cornflour b 2 tablespoons cornflour and garlic powder. Add the mixture to the b Half a teaspoon garlic powder (optional) saucepan and stir till the cheeses have melted and the fondue is smooth. 4. When the fondue is ready, place the pan in the You will need middle of the table. Give everyone a fork. b Chopping board Encourage them to spear chunks of bread and b Sharp knife vegetables, dip them into the fondue and b Bread knife enjoy! b Saucepan or fondue pot b Wooden spoon Make sure girls are careful when eating the b Cheese grater hot fondue. b Bowl b Plates b Forks

‹› World Thinking Day Fund event your unit could do. Ask small groups to come up with a few different ideas for possible World Thinking Day, on 22 February, marks the sponsored events, and then campaign for their birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the choice. Have a vote, and the event idea with Scout movement, and his wife Olave, who served the most votes is the one that the whole unit as World Chief Guide. It was first decided to mark this special day at a World Conference in 1926, will do. b and each year 22 February remains a chance for World Thinking Day Apprentice – give groups all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to think of each £10 and challenge them to use that money to other. make more money, in any way they choose. b Hold a meeting where you pay to wear The World Thinking Day Fund was introduced in something that shows your personality – dare 1932. Olave wrote to all Girl Guides and Girl to be different! Scouts, asking them to donate just one penny (that would be just over 50p in today’s money). Ask the girls to think of their own activities or Ever since, the Fund has been used for WAGGGS’ challenges linked to empowerment. work around the world. Find out how to donate online at Get fundraising! www.girlguiding.org.uk » Members’ area & Go! » Sections: All What’s happening? » World Thinking Day » World Time: More than one meeting Thinking Day Fund.

Each year World Thinking Day has a theme. In Finally, tell us what you did! Share your World 2011 the theme is ‘girls worldwide say Thinking Day fundraising stories with other “empowering girls will change our world”’. members. Download a form from the World Challenge your unit to raise some money for the Thinking Day pages on World Thinking Day Fund. Here are some ideas www.girlguiding.org.uk/members_area__go/ inspired by 2011’s theme of empowerment. whats_happening/world_thinking_day/world_ b Hold an election to decide on a sponsored thinking_day_fund/how_to_donate.aspx.

13 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› Guide Friendship Fund receive your support. You have 5,000 WAGGGS dollars to allocate as you wish. You do not have to The Guide Friendship support every project and you don’t have to fund Fund is a UK fund whole projects; you may choose to make a which helps guiding donation towards them. Think about which in other countries and units in need in projects are of most benefit to WAGGGS the United Kingdom. members, the local community and women in the Twice a year, a panel of Girlguiding UK volunteers community. meets to decide how to divide up the money available. 1. Kenya – buy two goats for a village where All the projects to help guiding in other Guides will keep and manage them. They will countries are posted on WAGGGS’ website, and the supply milk, meat and hair, which can be used volunteer team decides how to distribute the Fund in the home or sold. The full project will cost money, based on how much the projects directly 3,000 WAGGGS dollars. help girls and young women, develop guiding and 2. Honduras – run a training programme for benefit the local community. teenagers on HIV/AIDS. In six months, 100 girls could be trained on how to avoid infection and Helping hands how to get help. The project requires 2,000 Sections: Guides, Senior Section WAGGGS dollars. Time: 30 minutes 3. India – the Regional office in Pune needs a new roof. The last one blew off in a particularly This is a great way to show girls and young heavy monsoon storm. The new roof is women where their fundraised money goes. It estimated to cost 2,000 WAGGGS dollars. also demonstrates how difficult the decision- making is for the volunteer panel. Take it further Hold an event to raise money for the Guide In groups, read and discuss the three project Friendship Fund, and help Guides in the real proposals below. Decide which of the projects will world.

‹› Global Action Theme Together We Can Ten years ago, at the largest gathering of world Look out for a brand new Girlguiding UK leaders in history, the United Nations (UN) agreed resource, Together We Can, in Spring 2011. on eight Millennium Development Goals. WAGGGS has used those goals to come up with a Global Action Theme (GAT) for each year. In 2010 the The resource is filled with activities to help theme was poverty and hunger; 2011 is all about girls learn about the Millennium empowering girls and young women. Development Goals, take action towards them and make a difference to the world. Me too! Topics covered include poverty and hunger, Sections: All environmental sustainability, gender Time: 5-10 minutes equality and maternal health. Members of all sections will be encouraged to take Sit in a circle with one girl in the middle. She action in various ways to make a positive says: ‘I like being a girl because...’ and then comes impact on the world around them, and also up with a reason. All girls who agree with this achieve badges for doing so. have to jump up and swap places. The girl in the middle tries to grab a space and sit down. Play Designed to complement WAGGGS’ Global again with new girls in the middle coming up Action Theme, this resource is a unique way with different ideas. Reasons can be as sensible or for girls and young women to contribute to as silly as the girls want! changing their world.

Adapt it Girls could also say ‘I don’t like being a girl because…’ and give their reasons. This could lead to a discussion on what changes girls would like to see in the world.

14 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› All about WAGGGS How much has your group learned about WAGGGS? Use the quiz questions on page 34 to Following on from the other activities in this make a fun activity for your group. Why not run it section, try this quiz to test your WAGGGS in the style of a favourite TV quiz show? knowledge!

WAGGGS quiz The answers are: 1 - B 2 - A 3 - D 4 - C 5 - D 6 - A 7 - B 8 - D Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section 9 - B 10 - A 11 - C 12 - D Time: 15 minutes

You will need b Quiz sheets (see page 34)

15 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Welcome to Scotland

Scotland is the most northerly country in the United Kingdom. It has a population of around five million people. English is the main language spoken in Scotland, although some people also speak Scottish Gaelic and Scots.

The ancient and beautiful city of Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital. Nicknamed ‘Auld Reekie’ (‘Old Smoky’) for its smoking chimneys in the past, it is now a vibrant cultural centre. Every summer Edinburgh hosts a famous arts festival, drawing in crowds and performers from all over the world.

Scotland is a naturally spectacular country, with lochs (lakes), mountains, an amazing coastline and many islands. It is famous around the world for bagpipes, kilts, haggis and Nessie, but there is a lot more to Scotland than this! Try some of these activities and find out more…

‹› Nessie Are there any myths and legends about your local area? Have a look at a local history website to Everyone knows the myth of Nessie, the monster find out. that lives in the deep, dark waters of Loch Ness. Since the first ‘sighting’ in 1933, lots of people Or make up your own myth! Let your imagination have claimed to have seen a huge, hump-backed monster swimming in the loch – but no one has go wild. You could create a myth about how your ever proved that it exists! unit was formed, or where that huge gnarled tree outside your meeting place came from… Look Myths and legends around you for inspiration. Sections: All Time: 20 minutes or longer Take it further Perform your myth as a play or make it into an illustrated story.

Monster munch! 1. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl with the butter. Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides Mix until creamy. Time: 20 minutes 2. In separate bowls, colour two thirds of the mixture blue and the rest green. You will need 3. Cover the top and sides of the cake with blue b 500g icing sugar icing. b 250g butter, softened at room temperature 4. Cut both doughnuts in half. Cover three of the b Blue and green food colourings halves with the green icing. Cut the remaining b 1 round Victoria sponge cake bit in half again. Cover one of the pieces in b 2 ring doughnuts green icing. b 2 chocolate buttons 5. Stick the doughnut pieces onto the blue cake b 2 mixing bowls to look like the Loch Ness monster, using the b Sieve smallest bit as the head. Stick on two chocolate b Wooden spoon buttons for the eyes. b Spatula b Knife Take it further b Follow this link to make an origami Loch Ness Monster: Decorate a cake with your very own Loch Ness www.activityvillage.co.uk/Origami_loch_ Monster! ness_monster.pdf. b Use modelling clay or dough to make small monsters.

16 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› Scottish symbols 1. Cut out the templates from the sheet on page What do you think of if someone says ‘Scotland’? 34. Maybe the thistle, the official flower of Scotland? 2. Draw round the main template of your choice Or a cute little Scottie dog, a scary Loch Ness on the craft foam. Cut out the shape. monster or a hairy Highland cow! Make some fun 3. Cut out and stick on the other pieces of foam. foam decorations to give your meeting place a Add joggle eyes if you like. Scottish theme. 4. Punch a hole at the top of the decoration. Thread a piece of silver thread through the Scottish decorations hole and tie it in a knot. Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides Time: 20 minutes You could make badges and fridge magnets in the same way, replacing the thread with either a You will need safety pin or a small stick-on magnet. b Templates (see page 34) b Scissors Tip b Craft foam in various colours If you have a large group, print or photocopy b Pen several template sheets so there are enough b Tacky glue templates to go round. b Googly eyes (optional) b Small hole punch b Silver thread

‹› Tasty treats 1. Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/gas mark 2. 2. Beat the butter or margarine with a wooden Scotland can boast lots of delicious traditional spoon until soft. foods. Have you tried cock-a-leekie (chicken and 3. Add the sugar and sift in the flours. Blend the leek soup), Edinburgh rock, oatcakes, black bun ingredients together with the spoon, then (rich fruit cake covered in pastry) or the famous haggis? Shortbread is a classic Scottish biscuit – finish off with your hands to form a dough. try making some with your unit. (Each girl could have a piece to work with.) 4. Transfer the dough to a board, dusted with Shortbread caster sugar. Knead it out until it is about 3mm Sections: All thick. You can roll it out, but only lightly; Time: 45 minutes kneading gives a better texture. 5. Cut out shapes and place them on a baking Ingredients sheet. To make about 15 biscuits: 6. Bake for about 30 minutes. The shortbread b 110g butter or margarine, at room should be pale golden brown in colour. temperature 7. Cool on a wire rack and dust with sugar. b 75g plain flour b 75g self-raising flour Take it further b b 50g caster sugar Bring in some more Scottish foods and have a b Icing or caster sugar for dusting tasting session. b Make up a Scottish menu for a whole day, starting with porridge for breakfast! You will need b Mixing bowl b Wooden spoon b Sieve b Board b Shaped cutters b Baking tray b Wire cooling rack

17 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› Tartan 1. Fold the A4 piece of paper in half along the long sides. Tartan cloth has been 2. From the fold, starting at the left side and worn in Scotland for approx 3cm into the paper, cut a slit up the several hundred years. paper, leaving 2cm at the top. However, it was only in the 19th century that 3. Leave a gap of 1 cm and make a similar cut. different designs became Continue making slits along the paper, leaving associated with Scottish a 3cm border on the right. clans (families). Now, hundreds of different tartan 4. Open out the paper. Take one coloured strip patterns are registered, and many institutions and and weave it over and under the slits. Push it to organisations have their own tartan. This one is the top of the slits and glue each end down. the official tartan of Girlguiding Scotland. 5. Take another strip of paper and repeat, this time weaving under then over. Continue Tartan weaving weaving until the slits are full. Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section Time: 30 minutes Take it further b In groups, join all the tartans together to make You will need a kilt. Each group can dress a brave volunteer in b Coloured A4 paper their masterpiece. b Scissors b Teams could race against each other to make a b Coloured strips of paper, the width of the kilt in a set time. The Leader could judge the A4 paper, between 5mm and 2cm thick best one. b Glue b Find out more about the history of kilts and why they are still worn today.

‹› Scottish Country Dancing Get into pairs. Stand in a large circle, holding your partner’s hands. All pairs should face in the same Scottish dancing, to lively, traditional music, is direction. hugely popular all over the UK. Why not have a go at this simple dance? If the girls enjoy it, try to When the music starts, follow these steps: find a local Scottish dancing group who could b come along to your meeting and lead a ceilidh Skip forward for a count of four. b (‘kay-lee’), the Gaelic word for a dance evening. Turn and skip backwards for four beats. b Skip forward for four beats, then turn and skip Dance the night away backwards again for four. b Sections: All The girl on the left spins her partner, holding Time: 45 minutes one hand above their heads, for a count of eight beats. b You will need Girls face each other, hold hands and turn b Scottish country dance music, together for eight beats. b such as ‘Gay Gordons’ Repeat these steps to the end of the music. b Music player

‹› Scottish flag Open up nine safety pins. Thread nine beads onto each pin, as shown in the diagram. The Scottish flag or St Andrew’s Cross is called ‘The Saltire’. It has a white cross on a blue background. Work over a plate so It forms the white diagonals on the Union Flag. that dropped beads Flag brooch can easily be collected. Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section Time: 20 minutes As each pin is filled, close the pin. Then You will need thread all the nine For each brooch: pins onto the b 10 safety pins, 2cm in length remaining pin to form a flag brooch. b 17 white seed beads b 64 blue seed beads Girls can give their brooches to a friend or wear b Plates them with pride! 18 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› Wildlife Make sure no one in your group has a Scotland is home to all sorts of animals, birds and nut allergy before you do this activity. plants. Around the coasts and islands are seals, whales, otters and thousands of seabirds – 1. Cut a piece of thread, about 30cm long. Tie the including the spectacular white-tailed sea eagle, centre of it on to the top of the pine cone. with a wingspan of over 2m. Inland, red squirrels, 2. Spread peanut butter onto your pine cone, pine martens and wild cats all live in Scotland’s pushing it down into the middle. extensive pine forests. Try making this pine cone 3. Now, holding your pine cone over a plate, feeder as a treat for the wild birds where you live. sprinkle it with birdseed. Keep adding seed till you have covered all the peanut butter. Wild bird feeder 4. Use the threads to hang up your pine cone Sections: Rainbows, Brownies feeder in a place where small birds can enjoy Time: 15 minutes their feast!

You will need b Thread b Scissors b Pine cones b Smooth peanut butter b Knife b Birdseed b Plate or dish

‹› Scottish thistle Divide the group into two or more teams. Make an obstacle course of beanbags across the The prickly leaved purple thistle is the national playing area. These are the prickly thistles. flower of Scotland. There are many legends about why the thistle was chosen. According to one Each team needs to blindfold one member and story, Vikings were invading Scotland and came across a group of Scottish soldiers sleeping in a stand her by the start of the obstacle course. field. As the Vikings prepared to attack, they stood When the game starts, the team members have on a patch of thistles with their bare feet. The to guide their blindfolded member through the thorns dug into their feet and they all cried out in ‘thistle patch’ by calling out instructions, such as: pain. The Scottish soldiers woke up and ‘Two steps forward! One step left!’ If the successfully fought off their attackers. blindfolded girl touches a ‘thistle’ she is out, and another girl must take over, starting from the Mind the thistle! beginning. Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section Time: 10 minutes The winner is the first team to guide a member successfully to the far side of the thistle patch. You will need b Blindfolds b Beanbags or other small obstacles

‹› Haggis! Try some haggis – you may be surprised at how tasty it is! The national dish of Scotland is haggis. It is made using sheep’s offal (lungs, heart, liver) mixed with Scottish people often tease people from other suet, oatmeal and seasoning and covered in the countries by saying that the haggis is, in fact, an sheep’s stomach. It is stitched up and boiled to elusive furry animal that runs around the cook it. Nowadays there are also vegetarian Highlands. Ask girls can draw a picture of what alternatives. Haggis is eaten with tatties (mashed they think a haggis would look like, then make potatoes) and neeps (turnip or swede.) this friendly version!

19 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Furry haggis fridge magnet 1. Draw and cut out a card circle, about 5cm in Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides diameter. Use this as a template to cut a circle Time: 20 minutes of fun fur. 2. Glue the card to back of the fabric. Stick on the You will need eyes. Make a bow from the tartan ribbon and b Card stick that on too. b Pencil 3. Stick a fridge magnet to the back of the card. b Scissors b Brown fun fur fabric b PVA glue b Googly eyes b Thin tartan ribbon b Small magnets

Haggis, neeps and tatties Each time the Leader calls out any of those Sections: Rainbows, Brownies, Guides names, all the girls with that name have to run Time: 10 minutes clockwise around the outside of the circle until they arrive back in their original position. You will need Meanwhile the other girls in the circle form b Something Scottish, eg a piece of arches in pairs. The girls who are running then go tartan or a soft toy through the arches try to grab the item in the middle of the circle. The successful girl gains a Girls stand in a large circle. Put your Scottish point. object in the centre of the circle. Go round the circle, naming each girl in turn ‘haggis’, ‘neeps’ or Make sure everyone knows which way they ‘tatties’. have to run. Ask the girls forming arches to keep their arms raised as high as possible.

‹› Munros Preparation 1. Decide how many munros your teams need to A ‘munro’ is a mountain in Scotland with a height bag. For each one, prepare a base with a task over 914.4m (3,000ft). A munro top is a summit for the group to complete. Tasks should be over 3,000ft which is not regarded as a separate appropriate to the age and abilities of your mountain. In 2009 there were 283 munros and 227 munro tops recorded. The best-known munro group. See the next page for some ideas. is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, 2. Draw a ‘map’ for each group, with the correct which is 1,344m (4,409ft) tall. number of mountains drawn on it but not ‘Munro bagging’ is a activity in which people try named. to climb to all the munro summits in a certain 3. Write the name of each munro on a slip of area, sometimes within a time limit. When you paper and put it in an envelope at the right reach a summit you are said to have ‘bagged’ it! base. You can either station a Leader at each base to help with the tasks and reveal the ‘Munro bagging’ wide game munro name, or tell the groups to look in the Sections: All envelope when they have successfully Time: 30 minutes to a whole meeting completed their tasks.

You will need Playing the game b A hand-drawn map for each group Make sure all the players understand any rules of b Items to make up challenges at each the game. For example, if you are playing out of munro (see ‘Preparation’) doors, explain where the boundaries are and tell b Prize (optional) the groups to stick together at all times.

20 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Give each group a map. Explain that each Examples of tasks: mountain on the map is a ‘munro’. They must try 1. Unscramble these Scottish-themed words: to ‘bag’ all the munros by finding out their HILSETT (Thistle) names. They need to visit all the bases and PAPISBEG (Bagpipes) complete the task at each one. When they have SHAGGI (Haggis) completed the task, the name of that munro will DRUBENIGH (Edinburgh) be revealed to them. NATRAT (Tartan) 2. Assemble a jigsaw of the Scottish flag. The first team to complete their map with all the 3. Dress one team member in a kilt made from munros named is the winner. old newspaper and sticky tape. 4. Use the tiddlywinks golf game (see page 22) Examples of real munro names: – they have to get a hole in a certain number Ben Nevis of ‘shots’. Ben Lomond 5. Find Nessie (a picture or toy hidden near the Ben Macdui base). Cairn Gorm Beinn Eighe Your tasks do not have to be Scottish-themed, Liathach and they could relate to activities your unit has Lochnagar been doing. Schiehallion Sgurr Mor Take it further An Socach Senior Section groups could organise a trip to bag a real munro.

‹› Edinburgh Festival Hold your own Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As individuals or in small groups, girls should decide Every year in Edinburgh there are many arts events on a performance item, practise it and perform it that take place to form the Edinburgh Festival. The to the rest of the unit. They could sing, dance, act, Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the biggest arts tell jokes, do magic, play instruments or anything festival in the world and takes place for three weeks in August. Thousands of performers take else they wish. part in a wide variety of performances – music, dance, drama, comedy and so on. Take it further Put on a variety show. Donate any money raised Star performer from ticket sales to the World Thinking Day Fund Sections: All (see page 13) or the Guide Friendship Fund (see Time: 30 minutes or longer page 14).

‹› Highland Games b Tossing the caber: The aim is to hold a long The Highland Games, which were historically a pole vertically, then throw it so that it turns competition between clans, take place across the over in the air and lands pointing in a straight Highlands in the summer. They show off the skills line in front of you. You get more points the and strength of the competitors. They usually straighter your caber lands. Try it with include a programme of track and field events, cardboard wrapping paper tubes. piping and Highland dancing competitions, and b Tug of war. ‘heavy events’ like the tug of war, the hammer b Sheaf toss: In the real games, a sheaf of straw throw and tossing the caber. is tossed over a high bar with a pitchfork. The bar is raised higher each time. Try it with a Mini Highland Games shuttlecock and wooden spoon. Sections: All b Dancing competition. Time: 30 minutes to a whole meeting b Piping: Teams could hum a tune or use recorders or kazoos. Make up some events and hold your own Highland Games competition. You could include Note some of these. Adapt the activities in your Mini Games so that b Hammer throw: Throw wellies across a marked everyone can take part, including any girls with area, with points for throwing them different limited mobility. distances.

21 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk ‹› Golf In small groups, the girls design a golf hole, making it as difficult as they want. The green St Andrew’s, in Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the paper forms the golf green, the sandpaper can be ‘home of golf’. The Links there include the oldest cut to make sand bunkers, and the shiny paper course in the world, where golf has been played can make rivers or lakes. Use kitchen scourers to since the 15th century. make rough areas, to make the hole harder. Tiddlywinks golf The group needs to decide where the tee (the Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section starting point) will be, and where the hole is. Time: 20 minutes or longer These can be marked on with pen. You will need Each girl in turn starts her tiddlywink at the tee b Green paper or card and tries to flip it to the hole. Keep a note of the b Sandpaper number of shots it takes to reach the hole and b Shiny paper see who the eventual winner is. b Scissors b Green kitchen scourers (optional) Once each group has finished their hole, they can b Extra models, eg small trees (optional) move on to try the other holes. b Pen b Tiddlywinks counters

22 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Welcome to the World Conference

Every three years, delegates from WAGGGS’ Member Organisations meet at a World Conference to evaluate the past three years and set the goals for the next three years. These three years are called a Triennium. The current Triennium has a theme, known as the Global Action Theme: ‘Together we can change our world’.

Elections are held to select members of the World Board, the governing body of WAGGGS. It is their responsibility to see that decisions made at the World Conference are carried out.

The theme of the World Conference 2011 is ‘100 years of Changing Lives’.

‹› What’s it all about? ‘When the delegates arrived, one delegate asked me if I knew where the delegate from another A World Conference might seem like a distant country was staying. As the two countries were at event, but it is relevant to every guiding member war at the time, I was slightly apprehensive, but in the UK. To help introduce the subject to your she explained: “I’m the only one from my country group, try these activities – they will help your girls understand what the Conference is all about, and she is the only person here I know – she is my and hopefully get them excited about it! friend.”

You could start by reading these stories from the ‘One day we were approached for help by a last World Conference to be held in the UK – the delegate who had locked herself out of her room. 1975 Conference in Brighton. A team of Leaders Please could one of us climb in through the from the UK worked as ‘aides’, helping the window and open the door? Oh, by the way, the Conference to run smoothly and the delegates to room is on the first floor! Never one to refuse a enjoy their stay. The team made some very challenge, I volunteered to find a ladder and climb special friendships and many are still friends to it. I can’t remember where we found the ladder this day. but I do remember the relief on the face of the delegate when I opened her door! ‘Being an aide at the 1975 World Conference was a “mountain-top moment” for me. We spent a ‘As an aide I was able to hear a lot of the fortnight at Sussex University, building a team of discussions and watch the voting on various 63 young Guiders who had not met before, to resolutions. I am sure that this is what increased make the whole event an enjoyable experience for my interest in International Guiding and was the our friends from all over the world. I remember foundation for my involvement in many particularly the ceremony to welcome new international opportunities. The whole event was member countries, and everyone singing the World an amazing experience and many lasting Song (several times over), and the Reflections with friendships were formed.’ readings from every major faith represented – Brenda Hewison showing how truly we are a multi-faith and multi- cultural family. And that’s exactly my abiding Speak the language memory – being part of an amazing worldwide Sections: Guides, Senior Section family who came to visit and had a great time in Time: 10 minutes the home of guiding.’ Jacqui Dixon You will need b Set of Conference terms and definitions ‘I was one of the aides at the World Conference in (see page 36) for each team b Sussex in 1975. I have many happy memories of Scissors the event – the wonderful atmosphere, the friendliness of everyone and the feeling that I was Confused by Conference terminology? Play this actually there and part of it all. game and match the terms to the definitions.

23 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Split the group into smaller teams. Cut up and to have a complete set of correct answers wins. shuffle a set of terms and definitions for each team. Teams should race to match the terms to The correct answers are: the correct definitions. When a team thinks they 1 – F 2 – G 3 – D 4 – H 5 – B 6 – C 7 – A have done it, check their answers. If they have got 8 - E any wrong, tell them to try again. The first team

‹› Youth event b to elect the World Board who will carry out the Girlguiding UK is holding its own youth event plan on behalf of Member Organisations b alongside the Conference. Around 100 12- to 14- to welcome new Member Organisations. year-old girls will gather in Edinburgh and hold their own debates as well as sampling the culture Why not organise your own Unit Conference? of Edinburgh and joining the Conference for Your aims could be just the same: certain sessions. They will also have a blog online. b to review your unit’s last term, or half term, and plan the next period Your own conference b to hold an election – this could be electing Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section people to positions, or you could vote for Time: 20 minutes or longer activities to do as a group b to welcome new members to your unit. You will need b Pens and paper You could write an agenda before the conference, choose a chairperson and appoint someone to The purposes of WAGGGS’ World Conferences are: ‘take minutes’, or record what is discussed. b to review the last three years and plan the next three years

‹› One MO, one vote Divide the unit into three groups and tell them these rules: Each Member Organisation of WAGGGS has an b Group 1 can participate fully in the activity equal right to vote at the World Conference, b Group 2 can speak only when they are whether it is a small but growing MO like the spoken to Association of Girl Guides of Romania, or a large b and well-established one like Girlguiding UK or Group 3 cannot speak at all. Girl Scouts USA. This activity will get your group thinking about the importance of giving all Together, they have to decide which group gets groups a voice. the most cake.

Speak out? Ask the girls to discuss the activity. How did it Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section feel being part of the different groups? Was it Time: 20 minutes fair? How would you feel if you could not make decisions for yourself? How did you reach the You will need decision you did? b Cake, sweets, grapes or something similar that can be shared out In fully democratic systems, everyone has an equal say when making decisions. Have a discussion about why this is important. What are the benefits and disadvantages?

‹› Goals Group goals Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section At each World Conference, the delegates discuss and agree goals for WAGGGS to achieve. The Time: Various current goals are: b developing leadership You will need b b strong and growing Member Organisations Pens and paper b the voice of girls and young women.

24 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Let your girls take the lead by choosing some Take it further goals and working to achieve them. In small The Olave Award is given by WAGGGS to Girl groups such as Sixes or Patrols, girls should set Guide or Girl Scout groups anywhere in the world themselves some goals for the next six months. who have done outstanding community service. These need to be group goals, not for individuals. It is awarded at World Conferences and is a huge Examples could include: honour to receive. You can read about past b completing an interest badge projects here: b learning a new skill www.wagggsworld.org/en/about/About/awards/ b fundraising for a good cause olaveaward. b making a display to promote guiding b volunteering to help at a guiding event. Why not plan a group goal of taking on an important community project? Then you could fill Discuss the plans with each group. How can they in a nomination form (found in the members’ get going towards achieving their goals? Revisit area of WAGGGS’ website) and be considered for them regularly to see how all the groups are the next round of Olave Awards. getting on.

‹› The World Board groups and ask each group to think of a few WAGGGS is governed by a World Board which suggestions. They can choose famous people or meets every year. Members are elected every three well-known local figures, or even nominate years at the World Conference. There are 17 themselves – but they must come up with good elected members from across the world who are reasons why each person is fit to rule the world. active in Girl Guiding or Girl Scouting in their For example, they might choose a political figure home countries. who has worked for peace, a local environmental Girlguiding UK has a candidate for election at campaigner, an inspiring sportsperson or a the 2011 Conference: Nicola Grinstead from North celebrity who they think has the right qualities to West Region. We will also welcome back Della be a world leader. Salway (South West Region) who will complete her six-year term at this Conference. Bring the group back together and ask each small group to list its candidates, explaining why each Our World Board person should be voted on to the World Board. Sections: Guides, Senior Section Then hold your elections. Decide how many Time: 20 minutes people will be on your World Board, and choose a system of voting for them. You will need b Pens and paper When you have a World Board, take it a step further and see if you can choose one of them to If you had to select a team of people to run the be King/Queen of the World! world, who would you vote for? Split into small

‹› Associate Member out who will be welcomed this year! Marjorie Sant took part in the welcome Organisations ceremony for nine new members of WAGGGS When a Guiding Association develops, WAGGGS is during the 1975 World Conference in Brighton. there to help it plan programmes, train Leaders ‘As the hall filled up it was a myriad of colour. and recruit new members. While these As the names of the countries were announced, organisations are developing, they are welcomed their delegates went and stood on the stage. As into WAGGGS as ‘Associate Members’. At the 33rd each name was called it was greeted by shouts World Conference in South Africa in 2008, and clapping. When all nine were on the Associations from the Democratic Republic of platform, Brownies came from the side and stood Congo, Lithuania and Syria became Associate in front of each country with a basket of bright Members. yellow flowers. At the same time Guides came Associate Members have a maximum of nine down from the back of the hall through the midst years to work towards becoming Full Members. At of the delegates, waving their hats and shouting. the World Conference, the new Member Everyone in the hall shed a tear. I was delighted to Organisations are welcomed to WAGGGS with be a part of this. Though I have had many guiding great applause and celebration. Check the experiences I must say that was one of the most WAGGGS website during the Conference to find memorable.’

25 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Welcome! b Invite a new group to a joint activity with your Sections: All unit. Time: 30 minutes or longer b Make a scrapbook of your favourite activities, games and trips, to inspire them with ideas! Find out from your local Commissioner whether b Collect some resources to help a new group get any new units are opening, or have recently started, such as art or craft materials. opened, in your area. What could you do to welcome them to guiding? Here are some See if your group can come up with any more suggestions. good ideas. Then choose the unit’s favourite and b Make and send a card to a new unit, with carry it out! messages from all the girls in your group.

‹› Issues for discussion Give half the groups access to information, such as reference books, leaflets or packs, or websites Delegates at World Conferences discuss a huge such as those listed below. The other groups can range of global issues, such as poverty and use only information that they already know. development, climate change, empowerment of girls and women, health and education. At the 33rd World Conference in South Africa in 2008, an When all the groups have finished their talks or HIV/AIDS Toolkit was launched. posters, compare the ‘facts’ that they came up As part of its mission to empower girls and with. Did the groups with no information think of young women, WAGGGS offers education ‘facts’ that turned out to be wrong? Can they programmes on health issues that affect large appreciate how much easier it is to tackle a areas of the world, including HIV and AIDS. Part of health issue when they have accurate the problem is poor information and lack of information? understanding. WAGGGS aims to address this by making sure women have access to accurate Websites information about health issues that affect them Smoking and their communities. The AIDS Toolkit helps b www.nhs.uk/Livewell/smoking/Pages/ members to collect and share useful information. Teensmokersquit.aspx b www.surgerydoor.co.uk/advice/smoking/facts/ Health education Sections: Guides, Senior Section Drugs Time: 30 minutes b www.drugscope.org.uk b www.nhs.uk/Livewell/drugs/Pages/ You will need Drugsoverview.aspx b Reference books or packs, or access to a b www.talktofrank.com computer and a list of suitable websites b Pens and paper Alcohol b www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/ Ask the unit to come up with some issues that HealthAndRelationships/ConcernedAbout/ affect the health of girls and young women their DG_183882 age, eg smoking, drugs, alcohol abuse. Then split b www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Alcohol/Pages/ the girls into smaller groups. Ask each group to Alcoholhome.aspx prepare a short talk, presentation or poster on one of these issues. Make sure your group is aware of Girlguiding UK’s guidelines for safe web use – see www.girlguiding.org.uk/guides/ websafecode.html.

‹› The Centenary The theme of the World Centenary is ‘plant, grow, Guiding first started in the UK in 1910, and over share’, and each year of the celebrations focuses the next few years it began to spread around the on one of those elements. The theme for 2011 is world. WAGGGS is celebrating the Centenary of ‘grow’, and this will be acknowledged at the World Guiding over the three-year period Conference. 2010–2012.

26 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Grow your own activity b Growing guiding: Research the growth of Sections: All guiding around the world and make a poster Time: Various or presentation to show what you have found out. Share these ideas for activities on the theme of b Growing up: What do you want to do when you ‘grow’ with your group, and ask them to vote for are older? Make a collage to represent your one. Then do it! dreams and ambitions for the future. b Growing as a person: How has guiding helped b Growing your own food: You can try this on any you to grow? For example, you might grow in scale, from cress in an egg box to salad and independence and confidence by staying away vegetables in pots or plots. Look after your from home; your awareness of the community crops and enjoy a feast when they are ready and wider world could grow through the to harvest! activities you do; you could grow all kinds of b Growing your numbers: Hold a bring-a-friend new skills. Each write your thoughts on a leaf party or an open event to show people what shape, then make them into a giant beanstalk guiding is all about. Why not make it an mural for your meeting place. international evening, using ideas from this pack?

‹› Getting to the Conference New Zealand will have the longest journey: 11,412 miles! Every one of WAGGGS’ Member Organisations (MOs) is invited to the World Conference. It can be Now see if your unit can come up with a a struggle for the smaller MOs to pay for their sponsored event to represent the distance from delegates to come to the Conference and get their voices heard – this is where you can help! your chosen country to Edinburgh. You could: b do a sponsored walk – if 20 Rainbows each By raising funds to help with travel, walk 500 steps, and each step represents a accommodation and Conference fees you will be mile, they will have covered the 9,989-mile helping all MOs to take part. This gives WAGGGS journey from Tonga to Edinburgh! more of a voice to speak on behalf of girls and b hold a skip-a-thon – take it in turns to skip till young women worldwide. you reach your total. Could a Brownie unit complete 2,948 skips to represent the miles Cover the miles between Senegal and Edinburgh? Sections: All b take on a cycle challenge – over a set time Time: 1 meeting or longer period, can a Senior Section group cycle the 411-mile distance from Amsterdam to The WAGGGS Travel Fund has been set up to Edinburgh? provide bursaries to young Leaders from less wealthy MOs to attend the Conference. Could Please use this form to make your donation to your unit fundraise to help a young woman travel WAGGGS: www.wagggsworld.org/en/resources to Edinburgh? /document/view/20664. The funds you have raised will help a young woman from one of the Pick an MO of WAGGGS – you can find them all least wealthy MOs to travel to the Conference. here: www.wagggsworld.org/en/world. Use an Although you will not know which delegates will online distance calculator (such as benefit from your fundraising, you can be sure www.mapcrow.info) to find out how far that whoever receives help will be very grateful delegates from that country will have to travel to for your support. You could include a letter reach Edinburgh. For example, delegates from explaining how your group raised the money.

‹› Welcome gifts personal welcome to Guiding members from all over the world. Delegates to the World Conference receive a welcome pack which contains the programme, If you would like to contribute some tea bags to local information and gifts from girls in the host the welcome packs, please sign up on the World country. We would like to greet all members with Tartan Goes Guiding web page, stating how many a ‘British cuppa’ by including a tea bag in their bags you will be sending. packs. This is a chance for your unit to extend a

27 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk Tea bag carefully along the dotted lines and glue the tabs Sections: All together. Now ask girls to write their unit name Time: 30 minutes and a message of friendship on the pockets. Then they can decorate the pockets however they wish. You will need b Teabag template (see page 37) Pop a tea bag into each finished pocket. Send b Paper your tea bags to: World Conference, Girlguiding b Pens and pencils UK, 17-19 Buckingham Palace Road, London, b Scissors SW1W 0PT, to arrive no later than Friday 8 June b Glue 2011. b Craft materials b Tea bags (round, square or pyramid) Take it further If you have a unit email or web address, why not add it to the teabag pocket? You never know – Ask your girls to make fun decorative pockets for you might be lucky enough to get a message tea bags. Using the template on page 37, each from a grateful World Conference delegate! Do girl should draw and cut out a pocket. Fold it not let girls give out any personal details.

‹› International market Selling your wares Sections: All One evening of the Conference is devoted to an international market – a world bazaar giving Time: More than one meeting delegates the opportunity to discover crafts, trinkets, cloth, games and lots more. Member Hold your own international market. Split into Organisations sell their goods either to raise funds groups, each representing a different country. for their own organisation, or to contribute to Groups should research their countries and find another. out what they could make and sell. It could be edible like fruit or cakes, something useful or Participants change their own money into something decorative – whatever you like! ‘WAGGGS dollars’ to spend as they go round the market. Organise a market and invite people to come and buy your products. You could use the money raised either for your own unit funds, or for one of the funds mentioned in this pack.

‹› Logo Design your own logo Sections: Brownies, Guides, Senior Section The 34th World Conference logo has Time: 20 minutes or longer been designed to include WAGGGS’ You will need b branding and a Paper and pens flavour of Scotland, b Computer graphics program (optional) where Girlguiding UK will host the event. Two elements Design your own logo for an event your unit is in the design have planning. It could be an end-of-term show, a been chosen by Girlguiding UK to portray camp or holiday, or a trip to the local farm – Scotland: the Scottish Guide Thistle symbolised in anything at all! Think about all these elements. the bottom right-hand corner, and the Scottish b Do you need to include words? guiding tartan. b Do you need to include any guiding symbols or The name of the World Association has been Girlguiding UK branding? added and the trefoil is on the left, in line with b What other symbols or pictures will you WAGGGS’ recently updated visual identity. The include? colours are WAGGGS’ blue and raspberry, to b What colours will you choose? represent the Europe Region and Girlguiding UK.

28 World Guiding Goes Tartan © The Guide Association 2010 www.girlguiding.org.uk As a unit, vote on the finished logos to choose your favourite one. Now why not use it on letters or any other communication or publicity about your event?

Take it further b If you have access to computer graphics packages, create your logo electronically. Does anyone in the group know someone who could help them with this?

The World Conference is a major highlight in the World Guiding calendar – yet when it’s over, the life of WAGGGS goes on. You can participate in World Guiding all year round, not just during special events like World Thinking Day.

b Look out for Together We Can, Girlguiding UK’s b Try out some of WAGGGS’ resources and its new Global Action Theme pack (see page 14 for Global Action Theme badge: details). www.wagggsworld.org. b Don’t forget international material in your section programmes, such as the Rainbow Looking ahead Roundabout: Global Adventure, international In 2012 the UK welcomes the world again for the badges for Brownies and Guides, Go For It! Olympic and Paralympic Games. There will be Globalistic, and the International Octant in plenty of ways to promote our international links Look Wider. through activities linked to the Olympic values. b Online resources such as School Days, the Girlguiding UK is planning a range of ways to get Understanding series and So Far Yet So Near members engaged – keep an eye out for more contain a wide range of international material. information in guiding magazine and also in e- You can find them in the members’ area of newsletters. Girlguiding UK’s website, under Activities » Activity packs. Then, in 2014, WAGGGS will hold its 35th World b WAGGGS’ quarterly magazine, Our World, is Conference. Where will it be? The decision will be packed with news and features to keep you up made at the Conference in Edinburgh, so watch to date with guiding around the world. You can out for the result! subscribe here: www.wagggsworld.org/en/ourworld.

WAGGGS’ world (page 5)

Brownies in this country Antigua and Barbuda are called Yellowbirds.

Rainbows in this country Argentina are called Dolphins.

Rainbows in this country Bangladesh are called Sunflowers.

Brownies in this country Israel are called Viangzas.

Rainbows in this country Malta are called Elvitas.

Rainbows in this country Mexico are called Pimpollitos.

Rainbows in this country The Netherlands are called Pippins.

Rainbows in this country New Zealand are called Tweenies.

Brownies in this country Philippines are called Jeannettes.

Brownies in this country Senegal are called Little Fairies.

Brownies in this country Sudan are called Bluebirds.

Rainbows in this country Tanzania are called Smurfs.

Brownies in this country Turkey are called Ofers.

Rainbows in this country Venezuela are called Twinklers.

1. 1760 yards and stop! 11. Citrus dwelling 2. Lane for the executioners 12. On the top of your head 3. Very large, huge! 13. Is it falling down? 4. Fairly recent crucifix 14. Sir Lancelot should cross here? 5. Woof, woof, woof! 15. Alpine hut 6. A loveable bear 16. Irate monarch 7. Street home for rabbits 17. Napoleon’s finale 8. Her Majesty’s tree 18. This road’s not new 9. Longest reign 19. Lives in heaven 10. Anyone for tennis? 20. Not circular

WAGGGS quiz 7. Which scheme allows Girl Guides and Girl (page 15) Scouts worldwide to help each other? A. Guide Friendship Fund 1. How many Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are B. Mutual Aid Scheme there in the world? C. European Voluntary Service A. Five million D. GOLD B. Ten million C. Fifteen million 8. What is the World Thinking Day Fund spent on? D. Twenty million A. Special projects B. Development of Guiding in new countries 2. How many WAGGGS regions are there? C. Strengthening existing members A. Five D. All of these B. Six C. Seven 9. What is the Global Action Theme? D. Eight A. A ‘keep fit’ initiative to combat obesity B. Girls worldwide say ‘together we can change 3. Girlguiding UK is a member of Europe Region. our world’ What services does the region provide? C. A United Nations initiative A. Events for young members D. A WAGGGS ringtone and wallpaper for your B. Resources for Member Organisations mobile phone C. Seminars for national-level Leaders D. All of the above 10. Which of the following is not a WAGGGS goal? 4. Which of the following are members of A. Building a fifth World Centre in Africa WAGGGS? B. Strong and growing Member Organisations A. Female guiding members C. Leadership development B. Regions D. A voice for girls and young women C. National Guiding Associations D. Male and female guiding members 11. WAGGGS uses ‘girls worldwide say’ as a strapline to get messages across. Which of 5. What is the name of the World Centre in these do girls worldwide not say? London? A. ‘Together we can end extreme poverty and A. Paxtu hunger’ B. Olave House B. ‘Empowering girls will change our world’ C. Our Ark C. ‘Be active and keep fit’ D. Pax Lodge D. ‘We can save our planet’

6. Which is the oldest World Centre? 12. How can members help support WAGGGS A. Our Chalet financially? B. Our Cabaña A. World Thinking Day Fund contributions C. Sangam B. Donations to the Global Girls’ Fund D. Pax Lodge C. Olave Baden-Powell Society D. All of the above

1. Conference A. A Guiding Association (or group of Associations), from any country, which is a member of WAGGGS.

2. Delegate B. A plan showing what is going to be discussed at a meeting or conference.

3. World Board

C. The organisation that brings together Guiding Associations from all over the world.

4. Election

D. The governing body of WAGGGS, elected at World Conferences.

5. Agenda E. A period of three years, like the periods between WAGGGS’ World Conferences.

6. WAGGGS F. A formal meeting where people hold discussions.

7. Member Organisation G. A person who attends a conference, representing their organisation.

8. Triennium H. A way of choosing people to hold positions, by voting.