is our section for girls aged from 5 to 7 years, (4 to 7 in Northern Ireland).
The Rainbow activity programme has four areas: Look, Learn, Laugh and Love.
Look: We encourage girls to look around them and learn about their own environment and community. We also help them understand that they are part of a wider world, perhaps through crafts or games from around the globe, or learning about festivals from other cultures.
Learn: Rainbows learn by taking part in a wide range of activities such as trying out crafts, developing skills, playing games and visiting local places of interest. Representatives from other organisation, such as the RSPCA might come to a meeting to talk about looking after pets or a police officer might come to explain to the girls about road safety.
Laugh: Rainbows have lots of fun. Meetings involve games, songs, parties, celebrations and making a mess! Girls love sleepovers too!
Love: Through Rainbows, girls learn about caring and sharing with family and friends, working together, fair play, and being considerate and helpful to others.
Girlguiding UK is the United Kingdom's largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women, with around half a million members including about 100,000 trained volunteer adult Leaders and supporters, and the organisation celebrated it's 100th birthday in 2009.
In 2012, Girlguiding UK won a prestigious accolade from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award, in recognition of its work in providing unique opportunities to enable girls to reach their potential.
'Girlguiding UK' is an operating name of The Guide Association which is incorporated / governed by Royal Charter, and a registered charity (number 306016).
is our section for girls aged 7 to 10.
Girls can participate in a wide range of activities at their regular meetings, and at special events, day trips, sleepovers, camps and holidays. They can find themselves trying out arts and crafts, playing energetic games, taking part in community action projects, or zooming down zip wires at one of our activity centres. Girls can also extend their knowledge and abilities by working towards interest badges covering many different hobbies and activities.
The "Brownie Adventure" has three areas: You, Community and World.
You: Brownies develop confidence and self-esteem through having new experiences and learning new skills. They build friendships and learn to share and cooperate with others by working together in small groups called 'Sixes'. They get a say in what happens at Brownies through discussions or 'Pow-wows', which help them develop decision-making skills and the ability to put their views across.
Community: We encourage girls to become active citizens by helping them understand and participate in their communities. This could mean raising money for charities or visiting local places of interest.
World: Our programme encourages girls to learn about the wider world. Activities could involve celebrating a festival from a different culture, finding out about endangered animal species, or learning how they can combat climate change.
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