Starting out as a young Guide the Guide learns and participates in Secret Good Turns. Moving on gaining the skills and confidence to Lending a Hand, through Being Prepared, and taking the service into the wider community. WAGGGS offers opportunities to participate in service through out the World. Either staying at home or visiting the country/ies concerned.
There are now three Service Flashes (1,2, & 3). These have miminum ages and hours of service.
The 1st Flash starts at age 7 and goes in incriments for up to nine hours.
The 2nd Flash starts at age 9 and is up to fifteen hour service over three months. [about 1 1/4 hours per week]
The last Service Flash minimum age starts at 12 years old. A mininum of twenty hours over three months. [1 3/4 hours per week].
The syllabus is found on pages 82 to 84 in the reprinted Look Wide 2009 edition.
The Australian Guide Program
Made up of:
- 4 elements
- Physical
- People
- Practical
- Self
- and 7 fundamentals
- Promise and Law,
- Outdoors,
- Service.
- World Guiding,
- Guiding Traditions,
- Leadership Skills,
- Patrol
Challenges – What the Guides say.
- Something I can do better at.
- I’ll give it a go.
- If I do this do I get that?
Faith Awareness
Guiding
Guiding, Explore, Take part in, Promote, Share, Create, Fin out about, Learn, Share, Explore, Write, Communicate, Plan
Health and Fitness
- Take part in,
- Try,
- Share,
- Discover,
- Investigate,
- Find out about,
- Plan Build,
- Raise,
- Make,
- Advertise,
- Plan
Health
- Take part in,
- Try,
- Share,
- Discover,
- Investigate,
- Find out about,
- Plan Build,
- Raise,
- Make,
- Advertise,
- Plan
Fitness
- Take part in,
- Try,
- Share,
- Discover,
- Investigate,
- Find out about,
- Plan Build,
- Raise,
- Make,
- Advertise,
- Plan