A Girl Guide is a girl, usually ranging from 10 to 17 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. This movement began in 1907, when Robert Baden-Powell held the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, South England. To advance his ideas, Baden-Powell wrote the book, Scouting for Boys, which targeted boy readership, and described the Scout method of using outdoor activities to develop character, citizenship, and personal fitness qualities among youth. The girls' movement began in 1909 at The Crystal Palace in London, England, where Baden-Powell encountered a number of Girl Scouts in Scouting uniform and saw the demand for a similar programme for young women and girls. Two girls smiling A girl is a female child, as opposed to a boy, a male child. ... Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), also known as B-P, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement. ... Stone on Brownsea Island commemorating the first scout camp The Brownsea Island Scout Camp was the worlds first Scout camp, and is regarded as the formal birth of the worldwide Scout movement. ... Brownsea Island is the largest of eight islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. ... Southern England is defined by the See of Canterbury, which is administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury and it includes the Channel Islands. ... Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship Through Woodcraft is the first book on Scouting. ... The Scout method is the principal method by which all Scouting organizations operate their units. ... The 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park . ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...

Girl Guides are organised into units/troops averaging 20-30 girls under guidance of a team of leaders. Units subdivide into patrols of about six Guides and engage in outdoor and special interest activities. Units may affiliate with national and international organisations. Some Units, especially in Europe, have been co-educational since the 1970s, allowing boys and girls to work together as Scouts. There are other programme sections for older and younger girls. For the TV show, see F Troop. ... A Scout Leader generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. ... In military tactics, to patrol, or conduct a patrol, is to conduct reconnaissance of a designated area or route. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian countries. The two terms are used synonymously within this article.

Polish Girl Guides by the Monument to Small Partisan in Warsaw

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Foundation

Women have been involved in Scouting since its earliest days. Charlotte Mason first perceived the educational possibilities of Scouting as applied to children. In April 1905, she put Baden-Powell's Aids to Scouting on the syllabus of the Parents' Union School. Baden-Powell later credited Katherine Loveday, a governess trained by Mason, as the means of inspiring Scouting for Boys.^[1][2] Charlotte Mason (January 1, 1842 – January 16, 1923) was a British educator who invested her life in improving the quality of childrens education. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Girls themselves have chosen to be involved in Scouting since the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908. In the United Kingdom, girls set up their own patrols, sometimes affiliated to local Boy Scout troops, sometimes existing on their own. In New Zealand, the Peace Girl Scouts began in 1908. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

In September 1909, a number of girls turned up to the first Scout Rally at the Crystal Palace, calling themselves Girl Scouts.^[3] This was a turning point for girls in Scouting: Baden-Powell accepted that girls were going to be involved in Scouting. In the October issue of Boy Scout Headquarters Gazette, a monthly newspaper for scoutmasters, an instruction appeared that all applications for membership for Girl Scouts or Girl Guides should be sent directly to headquarters, as arrangements were being made for them. A month later, in the same publication, The Scheme for Girl Guides was published. Baden-Powell knew that the girls needed a separate organisation if it were to be successful and if it were not to prejudice the success of the Boy Scout movement. The Girl Guides were named after the famous corps of guides in India, the Khyber Guides. Many girls in the UK who had been Girl Scouts were suspicious of these new developments but were persuaded to accept them.^[4] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park . ...

In 1910, Baden-Powell set up the Girl Guides as a parallel female movement, run by his sister Agnes Baden-Powell.^[5] She had to overcome a lot of prejudice against Guiding at that time. Many people thought that it would turn girls into tomboys, although as the Rev W. T. Money in Greenwich, London wrote in a report of 1910: Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Look up Female in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Agnes Baden-Powell (16 December 1858 – 2 June 1945) was younger than her brother Robert Baden-Powell, and at the time she agreed to take over the Girl Guides, this new experience for girls, she was already in her early 50s. ... Greenwich is a town, now part of the south-eastern urban sprawl of London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

A troop of B-P Girl Guides was only started recently. I know many who read this will shake their heads and say "No earthly good; it will make the girls tomboys". Well, the girls about here are already that. But to clear up a misconception, may I say that the Girl Guides are quite distinct from the so-called Girl Scouts, or for that matter, the Boy Scouts.^[4]

While Agnes played a major role until her death in 1945, Baden-Powell's wife, Olave Baden-Powell, became Chief Guide of England in 1918, and World Chief Guide in 1930. Other influential people were Juliette Low in the USA, Olga Malkowska in Poland and Antoinette Butte in France.^[6] Baden-Powell wrote a separate handbook for the new organisation, The Handbook for the Girl Guides or How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire in 1912. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Olave Baden-Powell as Chief Guide for Britain in 1919 Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell, GBE (February 22, 1889 – 19 June 1977) was born Olave St Clair Soames in Chesterfield, England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of America in 1912. ... Olga Drahonowska-MaÅ‚kowska Wedding photo of Olga and Andrzej MaÅ‚kowski Olga Drahonowska-MaÅ‚kowska (b. ... The Handbook for the Girl Guides or How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire is the full title of the book more commonly known simply as How Girls Can Help to Build up the Empire. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1914, a junior branch, originally called Rosebuds shortly changed to Brownies, parallel to Wolf Cubs in Boy Scouts, began. Girls can join as young as 5 years old in some countries. At this age, they are called "Sparks" in Canada, "Daisies" in the United States, and by various other names in the more than 150 countries that participate in the Guiding and Scouting Movement. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A Brownie is a young person, aged between seven and ten, who is a member of a Guide Association. ... Cub Scouts in uniform from Hong Kong The Cub Scouts is the section of the Scout Movement for young persons normally aged 8–10. ... Polish Boy Scouts fighting in the Warsaw Uprising Boy Scouts originally denoted the organization that developed and rapidly grew up during 1908 in the wake of the publication by Lord Robert Baden-Powell of his book Scouting for Boys. ...

Today, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is the world's largest organization of girls and women (an estimate of 10 million members). Guides have come a long way since they were founded after the Crystal Palace rally and the new programmes for all sections reflect current values and interests.

Activities

Girl Guides in front of a Catholic church in Łosiniec, Poland.

A Girl Guide learns the cornerstones of the Scout method. These are designed to instill character, citizenship, personal fitness, and leadership in girls through a structured program of activities. Most of these activities are conducted on the unit level. Girl Guides can partake in a variety of programmes from outdoor challenges like climbing and canoeing to skills such as first aid.^[7] Guiding aims at giving girls new opportunities like international travel, camping, community service projects, and trying new activities.^[7] These activities are designed to teach girls to contribute to society, develop spiritually, encourage teamwork, gain pride in achievement, and to acquire self-respect and leadership.^[7] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Girl Scouts in front of a Catholic church in Łosiniec. ... Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ... Car camping is camping in a tent, but nearby the car for easier access and for supply storage. ...

Unit affiliation

Local groups, called variously units, companies or troops are the fundamental unit of the Girl Guides. These are run by an adult, normally a woman who is between 18 and 65 years of age. She has responsibility for the girls in her group and plans out activities for the girls as well as leading the meetings. These leaders are supported by assistants. Meetings are held anywhere from weekly to monthly depending on the commitments of the participants and the activities in progress.^[8]

Uniforms

Individual national or other emblems may be found on the individual country's Scouting article.

WAGGGS membership badge-the trefoil is the main element in the logo of most Guiding organizations

Uniform is a specific characteristic of Scouting. Robert Baden-Powell, at the 1938 World Jamboree, said it "hides all differences of social standing in a country and makes for equality; but, more important still, it covers differences of country and race and creed, and makes all feel that they are members with one another of the one great brotherhood".^[9] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 144 countries. ...

In the 1909 The Scheme for Girl Guides, the uniform for the newly emerging movement was given as: Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Jersey of company colour. Neckerchief of company colour. Skirt, knickers, stockings, dark blue. Cap - red biretta, or in summer, large straw hat. Haversack, cooking billy, lanyard and knife, walking stick or light staff. Cape, hooked up on the back. Shoulder knot, of the 'Group' colour on the left shoulder. Badges, much the same as the Boy Scouts. Officers wear ordinary country walking-dress, with biretta of dark blue, white shoulder knot, walking stick, and whistle on lanyard.^[4] Some dogs are adorned with neckerchiefs or bandannas, as an extenion of their owners personality. ... A billycan, more commonly known simply as a billy or occasionally as a billy can, is the traditional Australian utensil for boiling water, making tea and cooking anything liquid on a campfire. ... A lanyard (sword knot) fixed to an infantry sword handle A lanyard, also spelled laniard, is a rope or cord often worn around the neck or wrist to carry something. ... For other uses of the word staff, see staff. ...

Guide uniform varies widely within cultures, climates and the activities undertaken and has frequently changed through history. They are often adorned with badges indicating a Guide's achievements and responsibilities. Uniforms within each organisation are often different for each age group. Brownies often wear brown clothing. In some places, uniforms are manufactured and distributed by approved companies and the local Guiding organisation. In other places, members make uniforms themselves.

See also

• List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members
• Religion in Scouting
• World Organization of the Scout Movement

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References

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