Part 3: Speak Up!

Part 3: Speak Up!

This part of the activity pack is the core of the consultation: we are asking girls to share their answers to the following questions:
1. What does Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting mean to you?

2. What do you wish to experience and learn about through Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting?

Choose one activity to complete for each question from the options below.

Question 1: What does Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting mean to you?

Pass It On

How to play:

1. Start with the question “How does Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting make you feel?”.
2. One person starts off with the ball of wool, they say their name and their one word answer, then they hold on to the end of the wool before throwing the ball of wool to someone else across the circle who will then say their name and give their answer.
3. Each player holds on to part of the wool before they pass the rest of the ball of wool onto the next player. By the end of the game, the wool has become a web which links all of the members of your group together. 
4. Record all the answers as they are given! Your answers will be included in the #ListenToGirl feedback submitted to WAGGGS.
5. Play a second round, with the question “What does Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting mean to you?” You can give longer answers for this one!
6. If you think you will have extra time in your meeting you can choose to play a third round where girls answer the question “What have you learned in Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting?”

Going on up!

Example of introduction:

How to play:

1. In small groups, take a few minutes to think about the three following questions:
   1. How does Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting make you feel?
   2. What does it mean to you?
   3. What have you learned in Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting?
2. As a group, decide on a creative way you want to convey your answers. You could create a song, a commercial, a poem, a rap, a video, a comedy sketch, etc.
3. Take 10 minutes to create your creative answer, then present it to the group. Finish by explaining your answer in a couple of sentences.
4. Leaders will need to record the answers - they will be included in the #ListenToGirl feedback submitted to WAGGGS.

Question 2: What do you wish to experience and learn about through Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting?

Roll up to speak up!

How to play:

1. Sit in one circle or in small groups (depending on the size and age of the group).
2. On a whiteboard or poster, write five categories:
   1. Teamwork skills : Skills for working in small groups
   2. Interpersonal skills: skills for connecting with other people
   3. Practical skills: Skills you need to try yourself in order to learn
      (i.e learn by doing yourself)
   4. Personal skills: Skills which help you be strong in mind, body and soul
      (i.e develop self awareness, self care skills)
   5. Topics: Local or global issues which impact our community and/or communities around the world that we want to learn more about and take action to improve.
3. Explain the categories in age appropriate language for the group.
4. One at a time, players will take turns to roll the dice (or select a numbered item).
   If you get a 1 or 2 = suggest a skill they would like to learn and decide what skill category the leader should record it under
   If you get a 3 or 4 = suggest a topic or issue they would like to explore further

If you get a 5 or 6 = perform a silly action chosen by the group
i.e the group might decide that the action is standing up to do a quick silly dance, running around the whole circle then sitting down, etc.

5. Continue playing the game until your time runs out or until you have multiple answers under each of the brainstorming headings.
6. During the activity, the leader will need to record the answers that were shared in the brainstorm. They will be included in your #ListenToGirl feedback submitted to WAGGGS.
    

Think outside of the box!

Instructions:

1. On a whiteboard/poster, write four skill categories:
   1 = Teamwork skills : Skills for working in small groups
   2 = Interpersonal skills: Skills for connecting with other people
   3 = Practical skills: Skills you need to try yourself in order to learn
   (i.e learn by doing yourself)
   4 = Personal skills: Skills which help you be strong in mind, body and soul
   (i.e develop self awareness, self care skills)
    
2. Take a piece of paper and write down the name of an object on it (Any object: a flying kite, an orange, a torch, etc.). Put it in the box with the star on it.
3. Your next challenge is to think of some skills you would like to learn at Girl Guides/Girl Scouts in the future. Take four pieces of paper and label each one with a different number from 1 through to 4. Try to write down one skill you would like to learn under each of these four skill categories and place your pieces of paper into the box with the heart once you have finished writing them.
4. Think of at least one topic or issue that you want to learn more about at Girl Guides/Girl Scouts so that you have the information you need to take action and improve the issue. Write down each topic/issue on a separate piece of paper and place your pieces of paper into the box with the question mark.
5. Take one piece of paper from each box, and in pairs, try to come up with ideas that would link the three pieces of paper in a innovative way (ie. how could you be innovative and use the object to learn the skills and explore the topic). If time allows, you can play a few rounds, putting back your pieces of paper and taking new ones.
6. Once you’re done playing, be sure to put the pieces of paper back in the box! The leader will record all the ideas in the boxes with the heart and the question mark and they will be included in your #ListenToGirl feedback submitted to WAGGGS.