Girl Guides of Canada-Alberta

Morning Sessions

Afternoon Sessions

• Safe Guide: Safe Guide training is required of all new members within six months of joining Girl Guides. This session is designed for new Guiders or anyone wishing to review their Safe Guide and feel confident in delivering exciting, fun programming to our girls. 
  
  
• Day Trips: Get your unit out of the meeting place and in your local community, the big city or out in the woods. Day trips give the girls the opportunity to take the lead, go green and be prepared without the extra commitment of an overnight. Share what works, learn what it takes to look wider and get your girls engaged. 
  
  
• Let's Talk...And Listen Guiding provides a safe haven to all its members, and is a particularly valued place for girls experiencing difficulties, including  anxiety, eating disorders or actions of self-harm. Share insights and join us for an interactive experience from a professional in these matters, to be better informed when called upon to be that listening ear or helpful support. 
  
  
• Be Prepared, Not Scared - For Science! Doing science with your girls can seem scary if you feel like you don't know what you're doing. In this session we'll take a look at a number of fool-proof STEM-related activities you can use to wow your girls and get them engaged without feeling completely lost in the process. We'll share some useful resources and discuss ways to make experiments more girl-driven.


• PR and the Girl Guide Brand: Ever Thought about the Girl Guide Brand? Be a GGC Brand Ambassador and grow Guiding. Join this workshop and learn the basics of branding, why organizations do this, and what value it brings. Get a sneak preview of some of the brand work GGC is doing. Let's work together to be GGC brand ambassadors, and bring more Guiding to your community!
  
  
• All About Me: Branch-specific, hands-on activities from the "Free Being Me" and "Be You" challenges. Both challenges aim to help girls develop their self-esteem and self-acceptance, and offer opportunities for girls to create impact in their communities. 
  
  
• Opportunities on a Global Scale: There are many opportunities open to members of GGC which give you experiences at the world level of Guiding. There are conferences and camps, not to mention World Centres to visit or find employment. This session will explore what types of opportunities there are, how you can find out about them and how you apply or help one of your senior girls apply.
 
• Travel: "It's a small world, after all...." so let's tell the Sparks and Brownies all about it!  Help them understand that they are part of a worldwide organization.  Find out how you can pique their interest in traveling without even leaving the meeting hall.