Similarities
What day do all the Guides celebrate together?
World Thinking Day
What is one major difference between the organisation of Guides and Scouts of Finland, GGS and GGA?
GSF has a co-ed structure as it merged with the Boy Scouts Association of Finland
Who did the Finnish Girl Scouts Association merge with?
The Finnish Boy Scouts Association
What does australia base their programmes off of?
Own interests and community needs
Where is Singapore's World Thinking Day going to be held this year?
What do Finnish, Australian and Singaporean guides call small groups within companies?
Patrols
What Guiding Programme does Singapore have that Australia and Finland don't?
5-Point Programme
What languages do the Guides and Scouts of Finland use?
Finnish and Swedish
“True or False: The term ‘Brownies’ is used in Australian Guiding.”
False
List the 5 key areas of the 5-Point Programme
1. Personal and Social Development
2. Home
3. Outdoor
4. Community
5. International
What do you earn when you finish a Guide activity
Badges
Which country has a unified co-ed association?
Finland. In 1972, the separate Boy Scout and Girl Guide associations in Finland merged into a single national federation, the Guides and Scouts of Finland.
What is Radio Guiding and Scouting centred on?
Communication activities such as amateur radio orienteering and using walkie-talkies.
List the 4 key areas in the Australian Guide Programme
1. Physical
2. People
3. Practical
4. Self
Recite the Singapore Guide Promise
I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God
To serve my country and help other people
and to keep the Guide Law
Which 2 countries sell Girl Guide cookies? What does the other country sell instead of cookies?
Singapore and Australia sell cookies. Finland sells advent calandars instead
What are the differences in school involvement?
Singapore has the highest school involvement (offered as a CCA)
What do the Sea Guides and Scouts do? (2 answers)
1. Sailing and Boating
2. Maintenance of equipment in the water
What programme does Australia have for girls in remote areas, on waitlists, or with mobility/medical needs.
The "GO Girls" program is an online Girl Guides unit in Victoria, Australia, for girls 5-17 who can't attend regular face-to-face meetings due to location, transport, or health issues
What are the age sections offered by GGS?
Brownies, Guides, Young Adults
What is the overarching aim of the programmes of WAGGGS?
to empower young girls and women to speak up/ lead
What are the focuses of the programmes of each country?
Australia - outdoors and interests
Finland - outdoors and skills
Singapore - discipline and citizenship
What are the Sea Guides and Scouts called? Spell it.
Partio Scout
Recite the Australian Girl Guide Promise
I promise to do my best
to be true to myself and develop my beliefs
to serve my community and Australia
and live by the Guide Law
What are the key aims of the Singapore guiding programme?
to develop girls into confident, responsible citizens with leadership skills, strong values, and a sense of service.