Girl Guides of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador

Reference Guidelines – Youth

Thank you for agreeing to provide a reference for this travel opportunity. Your contribution plays a large part in the selection committee’s ability to evaluate each application.

Section I

This section reviews the reference process.

CONFIDENTIALITY: References are intended to be confidential and must not be seen by the applicant or members or their family.

The selection committee will be looking for the youth best suited for this particular trip. Below are some of the basic qualifications for participant to help you in writing your reference. The applicant should also provide you with a short description of this event so that you can relate specific examples to the program being offered.

Qualifications

The applicant must:

• Be in good health and meet the physical requirements for the event.
• Know how to take care of themself and their personal belongings.
• Have a knowledge and understanding of the Girl Guide program, including the Promise and Law.
• Have experience being away from their family.
• Have an understanding of, and be able to communicate to others, their knowledge of their own community and province.
• Be willing to assume responsibilities.
• Be socially and emotionally mature and prepared for things to be different than at home.
• Be a good representative of Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada.
• Possess good traveling skills.