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Ways to mark Remembrance Day with your unit
“Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.” — Thich Nhat Hanh There are so many ways to mark Remembrance Day as a unit. If … Continue reading
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This Brownie is making a big impact for small creatures
Xyra, a Brownie from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was excited and surprised when she learned she was a 2020 Change Maker Award recipient. She had no idea some of her Guiding friends had nominated her for the award – though it’s no wonder … Continue reading
Change Maker Award Celebrates Girls Who are Making a Difference
Every year the Change Maker Award recognizes girls who are making a difference in Guiding and creating a better world through community service, friendship, and advocacy. The award highlights girls across all branches, who are taking actions, small or large, local or international, community based or … Continue reading
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Why I keep coming back as a Girl Guide volunteer
I was a first-year university student when I signed up for a course that included a requirement of 10 hours of community service. “What a great time to get back to Guiding!” I thought to myself. I had been a … Continue reading
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Meet the Girl Guides unleashing their Black girl awesomeness
Black History Month is a time for us to celebrate Black Canadians who, throughout history, have contributed immensely to Canada in different fields, and those who continue to do so today. In honour of Black History Month, we’d love to introduce you … Continue reading
These Brownies are protecting the planet with plastic-free parties
All through Girl Guides, we encourage girls to take action to protect the planet, and that mantra has slowly started making its way into other parts of my life. After making some changes at home this summer I started thinking … Continue reading
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How we’re amplifying girls’ voices – Girls’ Voice Survey 2019
When it comes to making sure Girl Guides is the place where every girl feels she belongs, it’s important to go straight to the experts – girls themselves. For a second year, the Girls’ Voice Survey (GVS) was sent out to girl members at … Continue reading
Why we’re betting on girls as cybersecurity defenders – and you should too
By Jill Zelmanovits, CEO and Chief Listening Officer, Girl Guides of Canada Hackers, encryption and cyber threats were once ideas relegated to dark basements and IT talk. Today, cybersecurity impacts every industry, every level of government and everyone with personal … Continue reading
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Tagged BlackBerry, cybersecurity, Digital Defenders, Jill Zelmanovits, STEM, STEM and girls, technology
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How teenage girls in Pathfinders are the BEST teachers
Teenage girls in Pathfinders are all kinds of amazing – spreading positivity and passion in little and big ways every day. As Pathfinders celebrates its 40th anniversary, Girl Guide volunteer Saffina shares six lessons the girls in her Pathfinder unit … Continue reading
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Why putting girls in the lead at camp – and beyond! – matters
Want to know the secret formula for creating amazing adventures for girls and how you can do it, too? Give girls a starring role in planning your event right from the get go. At Ontario’s recent LEAP camp, that’s exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged camp, girl engagement, girl-driven, LEAP, youth leadership
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What these first-time voters want you to know about the election
On October 21, people across Canada will head to the polls to cast their vote in the federal election. The youth vote can make a big difference: in this election, millennials are the biggest bloc of eligible voters at 37%. … Continue reading
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Tagged election, engagement, girl-driven research, research, Wave Makers
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The power of mentoring girls IRL (in real life)
By Jill Zelmanovits, CEO and Chief Listening Officer, Girl Guides of Canada Remember that priceless piece of career advice a friend or mentor gave you? Chances are, they leaned in with that bit of wisdom in person and not in … Continue reading
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Top 5 reasons a Girl Guide trip is the ULTIMATE
Kenya. Paris. The Amazon. The Yukon. These are just some of the destinations you can explore when you go on a Girl Guides Nationally-Sponsored Trip. Wondering why you should apply? The reasons are endless – but we’re breaking it down … Continue reading
How my Girl Guide trip to Ecuador changed me
Wondering what it’s like to go on a Girl Guide trip? It’s E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. Gabriella shares her recent experience in the Andes. Just in time for our Nationally-Sponsored Trip applications – closing October 9, 2019. I got back from my Girl … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecuador, Global Guiding, international, nationally sponsored trips, rangers, travel
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Putting girls on the fast track with Guiding
Girl Guides is all about getting girls revved up for the limitless possibilities ahead of them. Find out how Emma and Mary hopped into the driver’s seat to test drive career options at the Toronto Honda Indy. This past weekend … Continue reading
THIS is how to make your voice heard – with Guiding’s Youth Council
No lie – joining the National Youth Council has been a life-changing experience for each and every one of us. There have been so many skills learned, memories made, and laughs had. Working with these girls and being able to … Continue reading
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At Girl Guides, we’ve got pride in being inclusive
At Girl Guides, we love a good parade. Even better – when the parade is all about positivity and inclusivity. From the Yukon to Saskatchewan and beyond, Girl Guides are participating in Pride month celebrations big and small across the country. … Continue reading
I am an Indigenous girl in Guiding
For Indigenous girls in Canada, it can be hard to make their voices heard. At Girl Guides, we believe that every girl should be valued for exactly who she is. From Nunavut to Alberta and Nova Scotia and beyond, 13 … Continue reading
Digging in and planting real leadership skills
Leadership skills aren’t something that sprout up overnight. They take a lot of nurturing. That’s where Girl Guides comes in. As our final girl-driven story contest winner, Guider Kelly shares how a community planting project was the perfect talent and … Continue reading
How to help teen girls navigate the ups and downs of their first job
By Jill Zelmanovits, CEO and Keynote Listener, Girl Guides of Canada Whether they’re life guarding, scooping ice cream or babysitting, a job can seem like a pretty great way for a teenage girl to spend her summer. Meeting friends, building … Continue reading
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Tagged gender wage-gap, girl-driven research, Girls on the Job, Jill Zelmanovits
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Here’s to the girls taking positive action in their world
Our Vision at GGC is a better world, by girls. And it makes sense since the core of the Guiding movement has always been active citizenship. As girls learn who they are and what they can do, their motivation to … Continue reading
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This way to adventure and leadership
Girl Guides is the ultimate leadership incubator for girls. In every activity, event and outdoor adventure a girl experiences through Guiding, she can develop her own personal leadership style. It’s not about being the boss – it’s about empowering girls … Continue reading
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10 reasons being a volunteer Guider is the BEST
Imagine a place where you can spark extraordinary moments for girls in your community – and for yourself, too. That’s what being a Guider is all about. On National Volunteer Week, here are 10 reasons why our adult members say … Continue reading
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Girl Guides: The ultimate leadership incubator for girls
Girl Guides is all about building leadership skills and amplifying girls’ voices. All of our programs are designed to put every girl in the driver’s seat allowing her to choose what she gets out of Guiding. In April, we are … Continue reading
The power of carrying a canoe solo
Grit. Determination. Self-reliance. Those are just some of the skills girls unleash when they hoist a canoe and do their first solo carry. Along the way, they demonstrate to themselves and each other the limitless possibilities of what girls can … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, canoeing, girl-driven, outdoor adventure, outdoor experiences, positive identity
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From gym class and beyond: how girls are building solutions to gender inequality
We know that gender inequality is something girls experience early and often. That’s why it’s so important for teenagers to have space to speak out about these issues. As a facilitator for a Youth for Gender Equality Dialogue, I got … Continue reading
Fortnite – Girl Guide style
Mental health awareness: it’s a huge focus in our Girl Guide unit. We have several girls with severe anxiety issues and many girls with exceptionalities and sensitivities that we always take into consideration in all we do and in how … Continue reading
How Guiding helps girls tip the balance of equality
by Jill ZelmanovitsGirl Guides of Canada – CEO – Keynote Listener When it comes to creating a more equitable world for girls and women, lately it feels like we’re always taking one step forward, and two giant steps back. As … Continue reading
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Tagged equality, equity, girl empowerment, International Women's Day
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How girls in Guiding are busting stereotypes about girls
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How a simple sleepover can be a chance for girls to step up and lead together
In a judgement-free zone like Girl Guides, it’s a whole lot easier for girls to step up, speak up and take the lead. It’s the perfect place for girls to lead the agenda for what they want to do – … Continue reading
Meet the Girl Guides who celebrate Black history all year long
February is Black History Month, a month dedicated to honouring the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present. We got in touch with Gabrielle Grant, a Guider with a unit in a predominantly Black community in Nova Scotia, to ask … Continue reading
Everything I learned about leadership from Girl Guides
As a teen I remember hearing that leadership was a skill to be developed for adulthood – that youth are in training to be leaders tomorrow. My years of experience with Girl Guides of Canada has proven this wrong: leadership … Continue reading
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How Guiding can be an incubator for girls exploring STEM
Scientific innovation – it’s what propels the world forward and leads to the discoveries that make our lives healthier and better. On International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), ideas for how to balance the gender equation … Continue reading
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Giving girls a space to try, fail, try again – and succeed
There’s a lot of judgment in today’s world but Guiding is a different kind of place for girls. In an accepting and judgement-free zone like Girl Guides, girls can seek challenges, try new things even if they might fail, learn … Continue reading
How one girl found her voice through Guiding
Girls need a safe space where they feel supported, respected and valued for exactly who they are. A safe space where they can use their voice. Fortunately, Guiding offers just such a space. And our volunteer Guiders play a huge role in … Continue reading
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Confidence + independence: How Guiding sparked success for these Sparks alumni
“Sparks made me feel confident and independent. I loved that it gave me a chance to be the silliest, truest version of myself with a group of other girls.” Yes! For 30 totally amazing years, our Sparks program has sparked … Continue reading
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Six Important Things I Learned from Six-Year Olds
There are so many reasons to volunteer with Girl Guides of Canada. As Sparks marks its 30th anniversary, I thought I’d share a list of what I’ve learned from a group of five- and six-year olds: Lesson 1: Little Girls … Continue reading
Here’s what happens when girls feel safe to spread their wings
Girls are under a lot of social pressure these days. They’re asked to be everything at once: smart, pretty, nice, athletic, ambitious and successful. And when they don’t meet the world’s expectations (because they’re impossible!), the judgments are often swift … Continue reading
How these women in policing busted stereotypes for girls
When one of our Sparks dressed as a police officer for our Halloween party, another girl told her ‘That’s a boy’s job.’ Our response? We invited six local women police officers to our meeting the following week to show what … Continue reading
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I volunteer to give girls their light bulb moment
My favourite part of volunteering with Guiding is that light bulb moment – when you see a girl’s face light up with understanding, pride, or a feeling of accomplishment. One such moment happened early this Guiding year with a Brownie … Continue reading
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These Girl Guides show you’re never too young to stand up for human rights
No matter who you are or where you live, we’re all entitled to human rights. That’s what Girl Guides in Winnipeg would tell you on Human Rights Day (December 10) and every day. With a trip to the Canadian Museum … Continue reading
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Space scientist? It’s now on these girls’ dream job list
What happens when girls meet women with awe-inspiring career trajectories? Well, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how inspiring women role models can help girls reach for the stars. That’s what happened when Girl Guides in Paradise, NL, … Continue reading
Canada’s new $10 bill – this is for all the girls breaking barriers
Daring. Courageous. Risk-taker. These are all words that describe Viola Desmond, who’s featured on a the new Canadian $10 bank note. In 1946, the Nova Scotia business woman refused to leave a whites-only area of a movie theater. When it would’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged $10 bill, Guiding history, Viola Desmond, Wanda Robson, women's history
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The torch of remembrance and the desire for peace burns bright for girls in Canada
Remembrance of wars past. Fear of conflict today. These simple but powerful concepts are on the minds of girls across Canada as we mark Remembrance Day 2018. Somehow, we often forget that war and violent conflict – whether 100 years … Continue reading
Our new Girls First Guiding program calls for a BIG celebration
The launch of Guiding’s brand new Girls First program is a pretty big deal. Innovative science and tech activities. Outdoor adventures. The chance for girls to talk about what really matters to them. And. So. Much. More. The new Girl … Continue reading
How girls in Guiding are going full STEAM ahead as they experiment, design and create
Guiding has always been a place where girls can experiment, design, create and imagine as they explore the infinite possibilities of science and technology. (After all, Aeronautics was one of the first badges ever in Canadian Guiding.) Now, Guiding’s new … Continue reading
Meet the Girl Guide who’s unstoppable when it comes to inclusion of all girls
Alexis Holmgren is a Girl Guide who’s a total goal-getter when it comes to advocating for what she believes in. And what she believes in is making sure all girls and women feel welcome in Guiding. As someone who lives … Continue reading
Why Girl Guide cookies are the ULTIMATE Canadian treat
We’re interrupting your day to bring you this important announcement: Girl Guide cookies are here. And they are the ULTIMATE in everything. Girl Guides sell some 6 million boxes of cookies every year. That’s a lot of tasty goodness. And … Continue reading
How gender inequality impacts girls – as early as age 10
Every girl should have an equal start. The chance at a fair race in whatever path she chooses. The opportunity to thrive. This is what we’re all about at Girl Guides – but it’s also what today, International Day of … Continue reading
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Girl Guides is starting, Girl Guides is starting! Why girls are THIS excited
Another year of Girl Guides is starting up in units all across Canada. And yes, girls and volunteer Guiders are just a little bit excited. And why wouldn’t they be? Guiding really is an all-access pass for girls to explore, … Continue reading