The Pioneer camp

By the time the Guides had finished practising the knots that they wanted to learn how to tie a great many had been left to learn at a later date.

The fact that the Guide were also organising a Pioneer camp should have warned the leaders what might have been forming in the Guides minds. You got it they were going to put their knots into practice and make an obsticale course while at camp. So a great deal of time was put aside learning the knots, whipping, splicing and other rope work involved in making gadgets, equipment and used in safety measures.

The Leaders paper work was up to date.The menu and rules had been created by the guides.  A Guides own organised, a campfire prepared, a night hike [complete with spooky animal noises and torches].  Camp duties and camp Patrols were up on the notice board. Along with the fire drills and emergency evacuation procedures.

As the pioneer camp drew nearer the equipment had to be sorted, the tents organised, along with the cooking equipment, Camp and Unit flags made. The World Guide Flag was packed to be taken as well. The program had been sorted out, transport arranged and food was purchased.  The camp site at Burnett Park was checked and where the camp would actually take place was arranged.  All was set.

There were a few surprises going to take place though.

Following a different route to…

Some very important decissions to be made each time the planning of the Rac Wac (Race around Churchill, Walk around Churchill) is underway is:

a) Where is the starting point,

b) What is the destination

c) Time of day to start, d) theme of day,

e) Mode of transport available (feet or wheels?)

f) Family event, district event or just Guides and Leaders?

g) What are the Occupational, Health and Safety requirements,

h) Is each patrol following a different route to an appropriate destination ( accompanied by an adult with first aid kit and a car) or are the whole lot going together to the end destination?

i) Costs involved?

j) What are the S.W.O.T. things to consider?

K) Menu and allergies to foods.

The Guides agree that their tummy goes funny when..

In an article published years ago through the  Guiding in Australia magazine the following concept was put forward.

“I know when I’m feeling unsafe. My palms go sweaty, my tummy feels funny and my knees go wobbly. I feel as though I want to go to the toilet. I say to myself, “I have a right to feel safe and be safe ALL the time.” Nothing is so awful that I can’t tell anyone about it.”

The Guides all agreed that there are times when this occurred to people.  These time included when there was a danger around while walking in the bush, or down a dark street or alley [cause the lights had been destroyed by people throwing rocks at the lights], when people called out rude word, names, and other abuse to them or their friends, When it was time to sit tests and exams, time to get up in front of a class and talk about something they had done or saw.

Using the ‘My body belongs to me ‘ article.

Have the Guides sit in a circle so that they are comfortable. Explain to the Guides that a discussion about the safety of their own body will be following. Guides who feel uncomfortable are allowed to leave the circle and complete the other activities around the room.  This is an important step in allowing the Guides to feel safe.

Ask the Guides to write on a name tag their own first name.   Ask each Guide to say their own name. ..then to show their name tag.

My body belongs to (name)

With the following discussion topics each Guide is allowed not to talk about herself but to join in on a general line of thought.  We found that it had to be said in the beginning that the discussion could only be about themselves or in general [as in what was on the news, in the newspaper, and in magazines]as otherwise the discussion would be a ‘gossip’ time.

• I have a right to feel safe ALL the time. If a bigger person is making me feel unsafe or is touching me in a way I don’t feel comfortable about I can say, “NO. Stop that”, even if the person is someone I know.
• I don’t always have to do what a bigger person wants me to do! It’s okay to make a fuss.
• I like feeling SAFE
• I have the right to feel safe and be safe all the time.
• My body belongs to me. No one has the right to touch me in ways that make me feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
• Secrets that make me feel unsafe don’t have to be kept.
• Nothing is so awful I can’t tell someone about it.

The discussion may not cover all topics above.  The answers may surprise you. There were some really positive aspects of the Guides thinking come out of this  discussion. We used this topic as a way of relating the Guides Promise and Law to each Guide growing stronger in their own understanding of themselves.

General information on Morse Code

Did you know that the words sounded out to guide the spelling of words changes with different languages that are spoken?

The international Morse code is just a tap of this button away

If you would like to practice and learn the Morse Code using a JAVA script then follow this link.  It’s fun. And there are many different ways to learn Morse Code.

Insect word Find

Insect word search

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Word Find : Fun at the Sea

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Mark off the letters from the clues given. With the remaining 41

letters work out a sentence that describes something that will

be happening to you soon.

CLUES

1. In 1909 Baden-Powell organised a _ _ _ _ _ at Crystal Palace for the Boy Scout Movement, and a small group of girls joined in too.
2. 22^nd February is the joint birthdays of who?_ _ _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ _   _ _.
3. This day was first known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _.
4. Queens land’s state camp site is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(answer is Kindilan – replace this with the name of your state camp site and change the letters on the fifth line of the grid.)

1. In 1912, B-P married _ _ _ _ _ Soames who in 1930 became World Chief Guide.
2. The first World Centre was established in Switzerland and is called ­_ _ _

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1. Our Promise (enrolment) and World badges are made up of three parts called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which remind us of the three parts of our Promise.
2. We shake our ­_ _ _ _ hand.  Why?
3. B-P held an experimental camp on _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Island in 1907.
4. We try to do at least one of these a day. _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _.
5. We usually end our meetings with this vesper _ _ _ _   which was the signal for lights out in the American Army, tapped on a drum.
6. B.P. asked his sister _ _ _ _ _  to help him organise the Girl guide Movement in 1910.
7. What is our Motto? _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. The two stars on the World Bade remind us of our _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
9. The World Centre in Mexico is called  Our   _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
10. B-P wrote a book called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for Boys which was first published in fortnightly parts in 1908.
11. B-P died at Nyeri in _ _ _ _ _ in 1941.
12. B.P joined the army when he was 19 and serves in both _ _ _ _ _ and

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1. B-P took the name Guides from the famous _ _ _ _ _ _  Guides in India.

Judith Schwartz Queensland.

SERVICE FLASH THAT BEGAN IN 2009

This Service Flash has  three level [One, two and Three]

A Guide may start the flashes at the age of seven for flash 1, nine for flash 2 and 11 for flash 3.  Each different level has a period of service required over a varing amount of time.  For instance level 2 Service Flash has a  minimum of fifteen hours of ret over three months which works out at approximately 1% hours per week. . This can “include service to your “immediate and extended family, school and Guiding.

What needs to be recorded and signed off for is the date the Service began and concluded. What Service has been  provided Length of time given,.  Of course a Signature  is a must too.

The total hours given may be copied from Look Wide 2009 edition Page 83.  So what needs to be purchased and filled out is an up to date Look wide book.  Available at the Guide Shop.