Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

The three fingers stand for the three parts of the scout oath which are: 1. On my honor i will do my best to do my duty to god and country 2. To obey the scout law; to help other people at all times 3. To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight

Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding in France is pretty much like Girl Guides and Girl Scouts everywhere. They are concerned with community development and with intercultural relationships and learning about other religions. They work to build a system of values based on spiritual, social and personal principles. They are concerned about the environment and nature conservation.

We are the Girl Scouts, the RP Girl Scouts

Members of the worldwide band

Youth consecrated, youth dedicated

To serve with heart and soul and hands.

We're ready ever to rise together to every GSP command

No task too lowly, no cause too lofty

When it's our God and motherland.

[chorus]

Yes! The girls in green are we

Proud and honored so to be

The Girl Scouts of the Philippines

Girl Scout of the Philippines.

We are the Girl Scouts, the RP Girl Scouts

And wherever we may be

In farthest barrios, in town or pueblo

We'll do our duty full and free.

At home and leisure, outdoors with nature,

On native soil and overseas

Whether the rank is star or senior miss

We'll rally to the GSP.

Repeat [chorus]

My whole troop actually earned a Bronze Award. Here are some of the different things everyone did.

1) If you like sewing, you could make quilts or blankets and bring them to a shelter.

2) Animal shelters are always looking for donations. Organize a fundraiser to collect animal food, toys and the necessities (water dishes, brushes and combs, stuff to clean the poop, etc.)

3) My mom had a friend who runs an organization that delivers food and supplies for soldiers away from their homes. I made bags full of fun stuff like mini games and brain teasers.

There is so much to do when you are working towards your Bronze Award. If you are stuck, don't be afraid to ask your Girl Scout leader.

SWAPS are known as 'Share With A Pal' or 'Special Whatchamacallits Always Pinned Somewhere'. So, a Girl Scout SWAP should be something that you would like to share with another Girl Scout that can be pinned someplace!

So, you can come up with an idea or look for ideas in many places. Once you have an idea, then come up with a way to make it small enough to be shared with others.

Some SWAP ideas:

Ice Cream Cone - Cut a piece of tag board, card stock or fun foam into small circles, then cut each circle in half. Fold each circle to make a cone shape and tape, staple, or glue it. Glue a small pompom for the ice cream.

Belly Button Blow Dryer - cut a plastic drinking straw into pieces, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long and put a small safety pin in it.

Illinois, the Land of Lincoln - glue a Lincoln Penny to a piece of tag board or card stock and put a pin through the tag board or card stock. You can print information on the card.

Beach in a Bag - purchase very small zipper type bags, put in colored or regular sand and a seashell, close the bag, add a safety pin!

See Related Links for more ideas.

Age levels for the various Girl Guide and Girl Scout organizations in France:

Scouts et Guides De France (SGDF)

Jeunes en marche Youth on the Move 17-20

Caravelle Caravelle Guide 15-16

Guide Guide 11-14

Jeanette Brownie 8-11

Scouts Musulmans De France (SMF)

'circle' 8-12: the Travellers "to discover nature and have fun together".

'troop' 11-15: " to be daring in our endeavours, to live an adventure"

'post' 14 - 18: The Pioneers " to undertake, to lead one's way in life"

'relay' 17- 21: The Companions " I am a companion to men. Humanity is one, and I am a member. By being virtuous, I serve God. Humble and faithful, I spread peace.

Les Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Israelites de France (EEIF)

Perspective Perspective Girl Scout 15-17

Eclaireuse Girl Scout 12-15

Bétissette Brownie 8-11

Les Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France (EEDF)

Aînés Ranger 15-19

Eclaireuses / Eclaireurs Girl Scout 11-15

Louveteau Cub Scout 8-11

Lutin 6-8

Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Unionistes De France (EEUF)

Aînée Ranger 15-18

Eclaireuse/Eclaireur Girl Scout /Scout 12-15

Louvette/Louveteau Brownie/Cub 8-11

Girl Scout cookies cost about $0.50 to $1.00 in 1970.

Girl Scout Fun Patches (unearned patches, usually purchased as a souvenir of an event or troop activity) go on the back of the sash or vest. Some Girl Scouts put them on a Patch blanket.

Girl Scouts of the USA earned Awards and Official Insignia go on the front of the sash or vest and there are specific places for them. See Related Links for a link to the GSUSA web site which shows where the various Awards and Insignia are placed.

Girl Scouts make all kinds of crafts. It depends on what the troop chooses to make and if the craft is part of a badge requirement or helps to fulfill a badge requirement.

One craft item many Girl Scouts make are called SWAPS. The theme of the SWAP shows something about the Girl Scout , the Girl Scout troop, or the area they live in. The SWAPS are then traded with other Girl Scouts as a way to make friends and learn about Girl Scouts from other places.

We've done fine! We've done weIl!

Now for an ear-drum splitting yell!

Panthers! Panthers! Panthers!

Tutti-Frutti! Punch and Judy!

Beaver Patrol will do its duty!

Don't you worry! Don't you fret!

Beaver Patrol will get you yet!

Not all girl scout uniforms are green, just the Girl Scout Junior level.

The beginning level, Girl Scout Daisies, wear blue. The second level, Girl Scout Brownies, wear brown. The third level, Girl Scout Juniors, wear the traditional green. The upper levels, Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors, wear khaki.

The reason juniors wear the traditional green is it is an easy color to keep clean when playing outside.

It is easy to maintain a green uniform--when participating in outdoor activities stains don't show as they might with other colors, it is distinctive and it is traditional.

The UK equivalents are called Girl Guides. The national organization is Girlguiding UK and includes England, Cymru (Wales), Scotland, Ulster (Northern Ireland).

The levels are:

Rainbow Guide ages 5 to 7

Brownie Guide ages 7 to 10

Guide ages 10 to 14

Senior Section (Rangers, Young Leaders) ages 14 to 26

The age of transfer to the next level is flexible.

American Missionaries started the first Girl Scout troops in the Philippines in about 1918. Josefa Llanes Escoda formally launched Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) in 1939, so she is considered the founder of GSP.

It depends on the troop and what works for the troop leaders, the girls, and the meeting place. Most troops meet at least twice a month along with attending various Girl Scout events. Some troops meet once a month, some meet every week.

The age levels for the Greek Guiding Association or

Soma Hellinikou Odigismou (SHO)

are:

Megali Odigos or Ranger ages 14 - 17

Naftodigos or Sea Ranger ages 14 - 17

Odigos or Guide ages 11 - 14

Pouli or Bird ages 7 - 11

Asteri or Star ages 5 - 7

The Lebanese Association of Girl Scouts [Association Des Eclaireuses Du Liban] is one of five Scouting organizaion for girls in Lebanon. Their Zahrat [Petite Aile (Zahrat) or Little Wing] section is for girls ages 7 to 11.

Yemen Republic: Yemen Republic Girl Guides Association ages 7 to 11 (or 12) are called Brownies or Zahrat.

Gamiet Morshidat Gomhoriet Misr al Arabiah or Egyptian Girl Guide Association age group 6 to 11 are called Zahrat or Brownie.

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) partners with many organizations to bring program to Girl Scouts. It is up to the girls and their families to determine whether or not they wish to be involved in any program presented by any organization.

None of the money earned from any Girl Scout council-sponsored cookie sale is given to any other group. This does not preclude girls from spending their money locally on program related activities, such as paying their own way to a community event or museum, or funding other legitimate programmatic outings. Girls may also choose to use money earned through product activities to purchase materials for a community action leadership project to benefit the community.

All of the revenue from all cookie sale activities supports the local Girl Scout council where the cookies are sold, including a portion that goes directly to the group selling cookies. The purpose of selling cookies is to help girls develop a wide range of skills and to generate revenue to support Girl Scouting locally.

Misinformation about Girl Scouts has been sent around the Internet over the last several years. That information is either (1) false, (2) unfairly edited to imply "guilt by association" or (3) grossly exaggerated to create the appearance of a relationship that does not exist with Planned Parenthood.

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Eclaireuse is roughly the female gender form of Path finders or those that bring light - by extension, forward observers - or scouts. It does not have any overtones of espionage as would Reconnaissance patrols or even Forward observation suggests. The word Scout is of French origin as an obsolete form of the verb Ecouter- modern spelling- to listen.

It depends on the camp. Most likely you would learn basic camping skills. At the camp I go to they teach you things like trail signs, how to dress for the weather, pocket knife safety, and last year we even learned Morse code, but girl scout camp is not all learning. It's lots of fun!

Robert Baden-Powell started the Scouting Movement (Boy Scouts) in 1908 because of his experiences in the British Army. He felt that boys could benefit from the Scout method, a program of informal education and practical activities such as camping, hiking, sports, backpacking, aquatics, and woodcraft.

Many groups of girls began forming their own troops and one group of girls attended a Boy Scout rally in 1909 calling themselves "Scouts". Robert Baden-Powell felt that girls should have their own organization so he chose the name "Girl Guides" and asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, to help found the Girl Guide organization in 1910. Some organizations have chosen to use "Girl Scouts" instead of "Girl Guides".

Here are some signs: She doesn't keep dates with you or phones to cancel them. She never discusses where she has been if she hasn't turned up. You don't see her for a week or more and she doesn't call. She flirts with other guys when she's with you. She's secretive and discusses very little with you as far as your relationship. She will not commit to a permanent relationship with you without explanation. She expects you to be there at her every whim. You find you are spending more money on her than you counted on. She doesn't answer your calls when you phone her. If she is with you and appears her thoughts are on someone else then it's probably true. Before you decide if this girl is playing you like a fish, I'd take the mature route and sit down with her alone and start communicating. Sometimes people have problems, or they've had a bad past and find it difficult to get into a serious relationship. She could simply just be a very independent young woman, could be studying hard, or, as you fear, she could be playing you. When you talk to her listen! So often men don't stop and listen to women and then wonder why women go off with another guy. If you think her reasons are validated then be mature enough to be patient and help her out (that is, if you love her enough.) Don't be egotistical enough to second-guess what this young woman is up too. Have that talk!

One the Cadette Girl Scout vest, the Bronze Award pin is worn to the right of the insignia tab.

On the Cadette Girl Scout Sash, the Bronze Award pin is worn to the left of the Troop Numerals.

William Howard Taft was the first Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.

John F. Kennedy was the first president who had been a Scout as a youth. He was a member of Troop 2 in Bronxville, New York from 1929 to 1931, attaining the rank of Star Scout. JFK was active in the Boston Council from 1946 to 1955 as district vice chairman, member of the executive board and representative to the National Council.

Gerald Ford is the only Eagle Scout President.

Girl scouts are called Pouli in Greece.