Elizabeth's Guiding Corner

This week was a bit of a catch-up week. We started with the Advocacy Adventure activity from the Girls First platform. We had planned to do it last week, but we ran out of time. This activity illustrates nicely how making a difference in your community isn't always a huge task. Sometimes it's something small like writing a letter to the principle of your school to ask what is being done about bullying, or making posters to raise awareness about the lack of sports opportunities for girls. And if it does feel like it's too big to do on your own, you can always reach out to friends, teachers, Guiders, and other community members to share the load. Our second activity was making origami whales. We've given our second-year Brownies a chance to teach a skill, and one of them chose origami. She did a great job showing us the steps and answering questions.  We're taking a week off next week for Canada day, and then we are going to meet every other week going forward.

I've been searching for a while, and I've finally found some resources and activities to teach kids about race and racism, Most of these are resources for teachers, and so they are mostly reading, writing, and discussion based. But I'm sure that with some Girl Guide ingenuity you could adapt them to be a bit more interactive. You know what they say, use your resources wisely! Sesame Street Town Hall on Racism Spark/Brownie On Saturday June 6th at 10:00 am Eastern Time, CNN and Sesame Street are doing a town hall on racism and the protests that have been happening in the United States and other countries around the world. The streaming locations are listed in the article. RacismNoWay! All Branches This website includes lesson plans for all subjects that integrate anti-racism activities into the lesson. RacismNoWay is an Australian-based organization, but most of the lessons could be tailored to a Canadian perspective. Teaching and Learning About Race and Racism All Branches ...

Hi everyone, In light of recent events in the United States, I've decided to put together a meeting plan on diversity and standing up for others. I have been given a great opportunity through Guiding to teach my Brownies about the world around them, and sometimes that means having honest conversations, in an age-appropriate way, of course. Our meetings usually run for about an hour, but you can make it longer or shorter as needed. Time  Activity Supplies 7 pm Welcome, opening   7:05 pm Stand With Me Theme: Your Voice PA: Take Action This activity could be modified for a virtual meeting by having the Brownies raise their hand instead or stepping forwards. To make it a bit more meaningful, I would ask them to name something that they are worried about. This can show them that other Brownies are worried about the same thing, and they know how it feels to have someone on their side.  https://experience.girlguides.ca/node/76941   7: 15 pm Plate Portraits Theme: Different ...