2nd Oakwood Guides

Pre-Promise Challenge

Name: __________________________Patrol: __________________________

To complete your Pre-Promise Challenge you should:

Complete all the challenges from each of the different zones in this booklet

Discuss with a leader when & how you will be making your Guide Promise

Sign the Unit Guidelines

Take part in 3 Patrol Time activities

I will be making my Guide promise on _________________________________

Becoming a GuidePromise: Learn the Guide promise, Taps, the salute, motto & handshake

Law: Learn the Guide Law & give an example of how to keep each one

Uniform: Choose which items of uniform you would like to wear as a Guide

Guiding Family: Name & give 3 facts about the other sections in Girlguiding UK

About your unit: Complete pages 4&5 in your G-File

Healthy Lifestyles

Try a new sport or outdoor activity

Keep a food diary for a week. Are you surprised about what you ear? Are there ways you could eat more healthily

Show each week at your unit meeting that you have taken the trouble to look clean, neat & suitably dressed

Aim: To encourage Guides to lead a healthy lifestyle by promoting physical, emotional & spiritual well-being

Global Awareness

Find out what WAGGGS is and how many countries are members

Make a poster showing the things Guides around the world have in common

Watch the news & be able to talk about a news story happening in another country

Aim: To increase awareness of global issues and of the contribution each Guide can make

Discovery

Make a timeline of your life, including important moments and things you would like to happen in the future

Take part in an activity or craft with your unit that you have never tried before

Learn something interesting about each member of your Patrol

Aim: To challenge Guides with new experiences and adventure

Skills & Relationships

Join in making decisions with your Patrol at a Patrol meeting or discussion

Know how to call the emergency services & what information to give

Take part in an activity with your unit using a skill which is new to you

Aim: To develop Guides self-confidence & to improve their interpersonal and life skills

Celebrating Diversity

Carry out a Community action activity

Make a collage representing Peace

Learn how to fingerspell your name using the manual alphabet

To promote active citizenship among Guides, developing their awareness of rights & responsibilities for all