Activity Guide for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors

In Girl Scouts, you are part of a special group of girls that stretches

across the world. On February 22 of each year, Girl Scouts and Girl

Guides from 150 countries celebrate World Thinking Day. (That’s

one big celebration!) World Thinking Day is a way to celebrate with girls

all over the world by doing the same activities. The 2019 World Thinking

Day theme is “Leadership.”

To earn your World Thinking Day award, learn the different ways to be a

leader, discover how to bring the change you want to see in the world,

and celebrate being part of the global sisterhood that is Girl Scouts and

Girl Guides.

World Thinking Day Award Activities Choose one activity from each category on the following pages (three

total) to earn your World Thinking Day award. You only need to do one

activity in each category to earn the award, but don’t let that stop you—

you can do as many as you like!

World Thinking Day

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CATEGORY 1 Discover Your Leadership Style

Consider all the roles. With your Girl Scout friends,

brainstorm all the different roles you play and the roles women and

girls play in the world. Write each role down on a sticky note and add it

to a big pile. Some examples to get you started are to the right.

Once you have finished writing your notes, have one person say “go.”

When she says go, everyone has one minute to grab some roles and

stick them on themselves and one another. When you think a role is a

good fit for you, put the sticky note on yourself. When you think a role is

a good fit for someone else, put it on her. When the leader calls “time,”

everyone freeze! Then gather together and share what you think of the

roles that are stuck on you.

Some questions to think or talk about:

· What roles did you choose for yourself? Why did you choose them?

· How can you be a leader in one of the roles that you chose?

· What roles did others choose for you? What do you think about

those roles?

· What roles do you have right now?

· What roles do you want to have someday?

· Which roles feel right to you? Which aren’t a good fit at all? Why?

· How did it feel to have other people assign roles to you? What does

it feel like when someone else assumes something about who you

are?

· Are there any stereotypes of the roles shown on the notes? Can you

think of other roles that weren’t listed?

Now that you’ve learned about the roles you have (or want to have),

discover some of the worldwide roles of other girls. Around the world

the most common chores for girls are cooking or cleaning the house,

shopping for the household, fetching water or firewood, washing

clothes, and caring for other children.

Talk with your Girl Scout sisters about chores that you have and

compare them to the most common chores for girls listed above. Do

any of you do the same kind of chores? Are any of them different? If

you had to spend more time on chores, what do you think you might

have to give up?

n actor

n accountant

n animal trainer

n artist

n astronaut

n athlete

n caretaker

n CEO

n coach

n cook

n creator

n dancer

n daughter

n doctor

n fashion stylist

n friend

n inventor

n maid

n mother

n politician

n scientist

n sister

n skydiver

n student

n teacher

n veterinarian

n world traveler

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Wave your flag. Flags are used to represent

countries, communities, beliefs, ideas, and ideals. Every

country has a national flag. The flag of the United States

has 50 stars to represent the 50 states and 13 stripes

to represent the original 13 colonies. Even the World

Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS for

short) has a flag to represent the 10 million Girl Guides

and Girl Scouts around the world. The WAGGGS world flag

is blue, white, and gold. The white blaze in the right-hand

corner represents WAGGGS’ commitment to peace. The

three gold blocks symbolize the three parts of the Girl

Scout/Guide Promise: to serve God* and country, to

help others, and to live by the Girl Scout/Guide Law. The

gold trefoil on the blue background represents the sun

shining over all the children of the world.

Look for pictures of flags from some other countries

and choose your favorite. Find out what the colors and

symbols represent.

Now think about how you could represent your leadership in a flag.

What colors would you use? What shapes, animals, or plants would you

include? Why? Design a flag that incorporates one element from the

WAGGGS world flag, one element from the flag you learned about, and

one element that represents you as a leader. When you’re finished, share

your flag with your Girl Scout sisters and tell them what it represents.

WAGGGS flag

Draw your flag here

United States flag

*Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs

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PanamaPromise

With the grace of God I promise on my

honour to do my best: To fulfill my duties

to God and my country, To help other

people in all circumstances, To obey the

Guide Law.

Law

A Guide is a person of honour

A Guide is loyal

A Guide is useful and helps other people

A Guide is a friend to all and

a sister to all other Guides

A Guide is courteous

A Guide loves plants and animals and sees

in nature the work of God

A Guide is obedient and disciplined

A Guide smiles under all difficulties

A Guide is thrifty

A Guide is pure in her thoughts,

words and deeds

Uganda Promise

I promise, on my honour, to do my best: To

do my duty to God and my country, To help

other people at all times, and To obey the

Guide Law.

Law

A Guide is reliable and speaks the truth

A Guide is loyal

A Guide’s duty is to be useful

and to help others

A Guide is a friend to all and a sister

to every other Guide

A Guide is polite and considerate

A Guide respects God’s creation and

protects plants and animals

A Guide obeys orders

A Guide smiles and sings

under all difficulties

A Guide makes good use of time,

talents and possessions

A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed

Examine the words of leadership. Girl Scouts across

the country share our Girl Scout Promise and Law. But did you know

that Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in each country have their own promise

and law? Take a look at the promises and laws from Girl Guides and

Girl Scouts in other parts of the world on this page and the next, and

compare them to the Girl Scout Promise and Law. How are they the

same? How are they different? How do they relate to leadership or your

leadership style? You can learn more about Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

around the world at www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/.

PanamaPromise

With the grace of God I promise on my

honour to do my best: To fulfill my duties

to God and my country, To help other

people in all circumstances, To obey the

Guide Law.

Law

A Guide is a person of honour

A Guide is loyal

A Guide is useful and helps other people

A Guide is a friend to all and

a sister to all other Guides

A Guide is courteous

A Guide loves plants and animals and sees

in nature the work of God

A Guide is obedient and disciplined

A Guide smiles under all difficulties

A Guide is thrifty

A Guide is pure in her thoughts,

words and deeds

Uganda Promise

I promise, on my honour, to do my best: To

do my duty to God and my country, To help

other people at all times, and To obey the

Guide Law.

Law

A Guide is reliable and speaks the truth

A Guide is loyal

A Guide’s duty is to be useful

and to help others

A Guide is a friend to all and a sister

to every other Guide

A Guide is polite and considerate

A Guide respects God’s creation and

protects plants and animals

A Guide obeys orders

A Guide smiles and sings

under all difficulties

A Guide makes good use of time,

talents and possessions

A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed

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PortugalPromise

I promise, on my honour and with God’s help, to do my best: To do my duty to God and

country, To help other people at all times, and Obey the Guide Law.

Law

A Guide’s honour is sacred, and

her word worthy of complete trust

A Guide is loyal

A Guide is useful and does

a good deed every day

A Guide is a friend to all and

a sister to every other Guide

A Guide is kind and courteous

A Guide sees the hand of God in nature

and protects plants and animals

A Guide is obedient

A Guide is always cheerful

A Guide is thrifty, likes good order and

respects the property of others

A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed

JapanPromise

I promise to: Do my duty to God (Buddha);

Be responsible for my community, My

country and the world; Try to be helpful

to other people; and Live by the Girl Scout

Law.

Law

I am cheerful and courageous at all times.

I respect all living things.

I am a friend to all, and a sister to every

Girl Scout.

I am courteous.

I use time and resources wisely.

I think and act on my own.

I am responsible for what I say and do.

I try to be sincere.

PortugalPromise

I promise, on my honour and with God’s help, to do my best: To do my duty to God and

country, To help other people at all times, and Obey the Guide Law.

Law

A Guide’s honour is sacred, and

her word worthy of complete trust

A Guide is loyal

A Guide is useful and does

a good deed every day

A Guide is a friend to all and

a sister to every other Guide

A Guide is kind and courteous

A Guide sees the hand of God in nature

and protects plants and animals

A Guide is obedient

A Guide is always cheerful

A Guide is thrifty, likes good order and

respects the property of others

A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed

JapanPromise

I promise to: Do my duty to God (Buddha);

Be responsible for my community, My

country and the world; Try to be helpful

to other people; and Live by the Girl Scout

Law.

Law

I am cheerful and courageous at all times.

I respect all living things.

I am a friend to all, and a

sister to every Girl Scout.

I am courteous.

I use time and resources wisely.

I think and act on my own.

I am responsible for what I say and do.

I try to be sincere.

QatarPromise

On my honour, I promise to do my best: To

do my duty to God and his prophet, To be

loyal to my country and the Emir, to help

others And to obey the Guide Law.

Law

A Guide’s honour is to be trusted.

A Guide is loyal to God then her country,

the Emir, parents and superiors

A Guide’s duty is to be useful and to help

others

A Guide is a friend to all and a sister to

every other Guide

A Guide is a friend to animals

A Guide obeys orders of her parents, head

of division and Unit Leader

A Guide smiles when facing difficulties.

A Guide is thrifty.

A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

QatarPromise

On my honour, I promise to do my best: To

do my duty to God and his prophet, To be

loyal to my country and the Emir, to help

others And to obey the Guide Law.

Law

A Guide’s honour is to be trusted.

A Guide is loyal to God then her country,

the Emir, parents and superiors

A Guide’s duty is to be useful

and to help others

A Guide is a friend to all and

a sister to every other Guide

A Guide is a friend to animals

A Guide obeys orders of her parents,

head of division and Unit Leader

A Guide smiles when facing difficulties.

A Guide is thrifty.

A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

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Pinpoint your strengths and struggles.Being a leader doesn’t mean getting

everything right or perfect every time!

Everyone has things that they do very well

and things that are hard for them. Think

about your strengths—something you are

really good at and might be able to help

someone else with. Make a list of five of your

strengths and talk with your Girl Scout friends

about one of the strengths you wrote down and

how you might use that strength to help others.

Now think about your struggles—things you

sometimes have a hard time with. Make a list

of five struggles you have and talk with a friend

about how someone could help you.

Now that you have your lists of strengths and

struggles, draw a picture of how you might use your

strengths to be a leader.

· Draw another picture showing how your

struggles can also make you a stronger leader.

· When you are finished, share your drawings

with your Girl Scout friends. As a group, talk

about these questions:

· Why is it important to know our own

strengths?

· Why is it important to talk about our

struggles in addition to our strengths?

· How do you think knowing each other’s

strengths and struggles can help us be a

better, stronger community?

· How can you use your strengths to enact

change?

My Strengths

1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________

5. ________________

My Struggles1. ________________

2. ________________3. ________________

4. ________________5. ________________

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CATEGORY 2 Celebrate a Sisterhood of Leaders

Connect with a global leader. The Peace Corps is a

program that sends American volunteers to work in other countries. The

organization tackles many global issues. Visit www.peacecorps.gov/

educators/speakers-match to invite a returned Peace Corps volunteer to

speak to your troop or group about her experience in the country where

she served. How is life different for girls your age in that country? If you

aren’t able to find a returned Peace Corps volunteer in your community,

talk to an adult about other organizations you might connect with.

Connect with your sisterhood. Girl Scouts and Girl

Guides are present in every region of the world, and there are five special

places around the world where Girl Scouts and Girl Guides can go to learn

from each other called the WAGGGS World Centers. With your Girl Scout

friends, cut out the cards at the end of this activity pack and play a trivia

game about the WAGGGS World Centers and world regions.

Invite leaders to the table. Invite your Girl Scout friends

to a fancy dress-up party. The theme? Female leaders throughout history

and around the world! Before the party, choose a female leader that you

admire. With the help of a trusted adult, take a trip to the library and

research her life. It could be a woman who lived long ago or one who is

making a difference right now. If you don’t read yet, that’s no problem—

have an adult read to you. Dress up as the female leader you chose. Then

come to the party in her character and talk about what made her great.

At the party, imagine you are the female leader you are dressed as, and

answer the following questions as you think she would:

· How did you change the world?

· What’s the most important thing for a leader to do?

Have fun interacting with the other leaders. Remember to stay in

character! At the end of the party, talk about the leadership qualities of

your female leader or other leaders in the room. Which qualities do you

want to adopt into your own style?

Need some ideas about who to choose? Here are a few suggestions:

Delores Huerta, Malala Yousafzai, Wangari Maathai, Benazir Bhutto, Jane

Goodall, Marie Curie. Need more ideas? With the help of an adult, look up

a list of women who have won the Nobel Prize. Or choose a female leader

who is special to you.

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Pack your bags! The Girl Scout motto is “Be prepared,”

which is great advice for any leader! Imagine you are going on a

long journey—what are three things that you would need to bring

with you? Choose three items. Each item you choose should

symbolize a skill or characteristic you think a leader needs. For

example, if you think a leader needs to be creative, maybe you

could pack a colored pen. Or if a leader needs to communicate,

you could bring a dual-language dictionary.

Bring these three items to your next Girl Scout meeting for a

show-and-tell. Share with your troop the items you chose and

what they symbolize. Together, look at all of your items and all of

the leadership skills you brought. Think of one thing you could do

or create with all the items combined.

Finally, think of what you could do or create as a team with all of

the leadership skills your group possesses. Create a group picture

of what you could do!

CATEGORY 3Lead by Example

What kind of world do we want to live in?

In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 goals they wanted to reach

by 2030. The purpose was to create a better world by ending

poverty, fighting inequality, and stopping climate change. Guided

by these goals, it is now up to all of us to work together and

build a better future for everyone. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are

already working on these goals—how can you join them?

Try this activity from WAGGGS—with a partner or in a team,

brainstorm what Global Goals are the most important for

children and young people in your community. Circle five goals

from the table on the right. Then share these five goals with the

rest of your troop. Have each person vote on the goal they care

the most about.

Once you’ve chosen a goal, all pairs and teams have one minute to

think of a way they could help achieve this goal in their daily lives.

Go around the pairs or teams and have everyone shout out their

idea. Then in the next week, commit to carrying out your action!

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015

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Give peace a chancePax Lodge is one of the five WAGGGS World Centers where

Girl Scouts and Girl Guides gather together to learn from each

other. Located in London, its name means “Peace” and its

mascot is the universal symbol for peace, a dove (which is

named Olave). As Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, we like to make

time to reflect and care for ourselves so we are prepared to

make the world better for ourselves and others.

Follow the instructions here from WAGGGS to make your own

dove for peace:

1 Fold your piece of paper in half

to make a crease and fold back.

2 Fold in half again.

3 Fold on the dotted line.

4 Fold on the dotted line.

5 Fold in half.

6 Fold on the dotted line and

repeat on the opposite side.

7 Fold to make a crease and fold back.

8 Create a pocket fold across the dotted line.

9 Finish by drawing eyes on your dove.

Think of one way that you can be more peaceful. Write or draw

your idea on one wing of your dove. Then think of one way you

can create more peace throughout the world. Write or draw

your idea on the other wing of your dove.

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Step up, take a stand. You probably see things every day

that you’d like to make better. Use the resources in the G.I.R.L. Agenda

Powered by Girl Scouts to speak out, take action, and lead positive

change on an issue you care about in your community or around

the world! Once you have reviewed the resource, take action on one

thing you care about. Snap a picture and show us your leadership

on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Tag it with #leadlikeaGirlScout

#wtd2019 #timetolead

Give back to Girl Scouts. Juliette Gordon Low believed

that when girls travel the world they have an unparalleled opportunity

to foster cultural understanding. That’s why the Juliette Low World

Friendship Fund was formed in 1927 to support girls as they travel

internationally, connect with sister Girl Scouts and Girl Guides, and

take action globally.

Give the gift of global sisterhood this World Thinking Day by making

a donation to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund, then imagine a

place that you would like to visit one day. Do you think they have Girl

Scouts there? Find out!

Take a minute to think about something in your community that you love and want to

protect. Whether it’s your local library, the park down the street, or the stray cats that hang

out in the neighborhood, these are examples of a cause or issue that you care about.

Now, think about how you feel about that cause. What is good about it? Is there a way it

could be even better? Is there something not so good about it that you’d like to change? Your

answers to those questions are called your opinions or beliefs. People like you who take the

time to think about how to make their communities the best they can be, and then share

those ideas with others, are known as advocates. As an advocate, you’re helping improve

our world! Here’s how you can take a stand:

Take a Stand

A guide for kids who are ready to change the world

1 Make a statement! Pick one of the causes or

issues you care about and make a poster or sign to

let other people know how you feel. If your focus is

on your local park, you could write a statement like,

“Clean Up Our Park!” or draw a picture of the trees

and playground you love so much.

2 Get noticed! Carry your sign in a local march,

wear a T-shirt with a message about your cause, or

give a presentation in class and show the sign you

made to get people thinking and talking.

3 Use your words! Write a letter to your local

newspaper about how this issue makes you feel

and what you think should happen. If you can’t write

yet, have an older sibling, parent, or another trusted

adult help you out. If the team at the newspaper

chooses to print your letter, it will be read by all

kinds of people across your community!

Want to learn

more about

changing the

world?

Visit girlscouts.org/join to become

a member of the largest leadership

organization for girls in the world.

One of the best things about being a Girl Scout

is helping other people. All Girl Scouts work to

make the world a better place.

What kinds of things have you done?

Maybe you are a Daisy who learned how people work

together when you earned your Good Neighbor badge.

Or a Brownie who did some great things to make changes

in your neighborhood when you earned your Celebrating

Community badge.

Or a Junior who learned how to make changes in the

government by earning your Inside Government badge.

As a Girl Scout, you can use your helping power now and

forever to solve problems and make a difference in this

world at any age.

You can find something that matters the most to you.

It can be a big or small problem. The important thing

is to do something about it!

Look at the “What Would You Like

to Change?” list on the next page for

some ideas.

Good Neighbor

badge

Celebrating Community

badge

Inside Government

badge

Step Up,

Stand Up, and

Get Involved!

Is there

something in your

community that you want

to change? Get your

neighbors to sign a petition

to let people know about

the problem. Then give

the petition to your

local city council.

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LET YOUR

VOICE BE HEARD

Your voice and your ideas are powerful.

Many people care about what you have to say! Here’s how

to let people know what’s on your mind:

★ Spread the word about your cause by going to

your local news media or chamber of commerce

to let them know what you think.

★ Write a letter to your local government official (mayor,

city council member, or state legislator) to let her know

about your work.

★ Set up a presentation at a mall or community center

to show other people what you’re doing. Make sure to

get permission first!

CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES

Team up with an adult and visit some websites to help you come up

with world-changing ideas!

� Read stories about what other Girl Scouts have done to make the

world a better place at www.girlscouts.org/en/for-girls/girls-

changing-the-world.html.

� How does the United States government work? Find out at www.

kids.usa.gov/government/index.shtml.

� Learn more about the presidents of the United States at

www.pbskids.org/youchoose/trading-cards/presidents.

Is there a local

relief group that helps

when there’s a fire or

natural disaster? Find

out what you can

do with them in

times of need.

WOMEN MAKE A

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IFFERENCE!

SUSAN B. ANTHONY

spent most of her life trying to

get women the right to vote. Born in 1820,

Susan’s family worked to end slavery—which

inspired her to find her own cause. She knew

that women did not have a voice if they could not

vote. So she started a publication and wrote about

women’s rights, made speeches around the country,

and was even arrested and fined after voting

illegally in the 1872 presidential election. It

wasn’t until 14 years after she died that her

dream came true, but she was a powerful

force in making it

happen.

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QUESTION 10QUESTION 9

QUESTION 8QUESTION 7

QUESTION 6QUESTION 5

QUESTION 4QUESTION 3

QUESTION 2QUESTION 1

Can you name all five WAGGGS world regions?

Bonus point: Which region is Girl Scouts of the USA part of?

Which World Center’s name means “to journey”?

Bonus point: In what language?

Which was the first country within the WAGGGS Arab Region to start a Girl Guiding program?

Which World Center’s name means “coming together”?

Bonus point: In what language?

Which WAGGGS region has grown the most in the last ten years?

How many member organizations are part of the WAGGGS Europe Region?

What is the name of the World Center located in London?

Bonus points: How many World Centers have been in London and what were their names?

Which was the first WAGGGS World Center created?

Bonus point: Where is it located?

Which World Center is located at the highest elevation?

Bonus points: What country is it located in? What is the elevation?

Which country in the Asia Pacific Region has the most members?

ANSWER 10ANSWER 9

ANSWER 8ANSWER 7

ANSWER 6ANSWER 5

ANSWER 4ANSWER 3

ANSWER 2ANSWER 1

Five regions: Western Hemisphere, Africa, Arab, Europe, Asia Pacific

GSUSA is part of the Western Hemisphere Region.

Kusafiri

Language: Swahili

Sudan, which started in 1928Sangam

Language: Sanskrit

The Africa Region.

It represents 33 member organizations and over 1 million girls and young women.

The Europe Region supports 64 national Girl Guide and Girl Scout organizations in 41 countries and

reaches more than 1.2 million young people.

Pax Lodge is the name of the current center.

The two previous centers were called “Our Ark” and “Olave House.”

Our Chalet

Switzerland

Our Cabaña

Located in Mexico5,059 feet(1,542 meters) above sea level

India with over 2 million Girl Guides