1.23 International Meeting

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Share and be a FriendThe World Around MeProgram Connections

  • The World Around Me Keeper
    • 1 - Diversity Meeting
    • 2 - Birthdays Around the World
    • 3 - WAGGGS Craft
    • 5 - Additional Activity - sing a song from a WAGGGS country and bring a snack from a WAGGGS country
    • 6 - Additional Acitivity - make a puppet of a person in a WAGGGS country

Girl Guides of Canada Challenge {note - this entire meeting increases awareness of Guiding as an international organization and thus meets one portion of the challenge}

  • Sparks 20th Anniversary Share and Be a Friend Challenge
    • The World Around Me Keeper - 1

Gathering Activity [The World Around Me - 6]

Opening song

Spark Promise

Discussion - note: bring a world map to show different locations throughout the meeting

  • Family Heritage
    • where is your family from? [E-MAIL HOME FIRST TO GET PARENTS TO TALK WITH GIRLS ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HERITAGE]
  • Where in the world would you like to go?

Game

  • Flag Memory Game

Game [The World Around Me - 1, 2]

Game [The World Around Me - 1, 2]

Game [The World Around Me - 1, 2]

Craft [The World Around Me - 3]

  • Greek Worry beads (Greek Sparks are called Asteria, which means Stars – show uniform)
    • In the Middle East and Greece, some people have and interesting way to deal with worries. They roll a string of beads around in their hand to relieve tension. They call the beads “worry beads”. (In Guatemala – they make worry dolls).
    • Materials: yarn or string; scissors; 18-20 beads per girl (wooden or plastic); ruler
      • Cut a strand of yarn.
      • String the beads on the yarn. Leave about a 6-inch tail of yarn on both ends.
      • Tie the two ends of the yarn together in a knot close to the beads. Unravel the yarn ends. Trim the yarn ends a little shorter, if you like. With the worry beads in hand, you can forget your worries.

    Wash hands for snack

    Snack & Story

    Campfire [The World Around Me - 5]

    • Sussex Campfire Opening (UK - show Rainbow uniform)
    • International Hello Song
    • Kookaburra (Australia - show Guide uniform)

    Closing song