Grenada

1. On a map locate Grenada; figure out how far it is from Grenada’s capital city to your home in Canada. Learn some fun facts about Grenada.

Map of Grenada – available from CAA

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/caribbean/grenada/

http://www.gov.gd/egov/pdf/grenada_map.pdf

Map Game

Place (tape) large world map or map of North and South America on floor (try CAA). Find Grenada. Find your home town. Have girls toss coins on map trying to get close to Grenada. Where did you land? How close are to Grenada? Are you closer to your home town or Grenada?

National Anthem of Grenada

http://www.gov.gd/our_nation/national_anthem.html With music

Hail Grenada, land of ours

We pledge ourselves to thee

Heads, hearts and hands in unity

To reach our destiny

Ever conscious of God

Being proud of our heritage

May we with faith and courage

Aspire, build, advance

As one people, one family

God bless our nation.

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the country, for which it stands,

with Liberty, Justice and Equality for all.

I pledge also that I shall defend and uphold the Honour, Dignity and Laws

and Institutions of my country.

Coat of Arms of Grenada

The Coat-of-Arms represents the distillation of a national effort to produce armorial bearings for an independent Grenada, incorporating important historical and indigenous features of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, in a design approved by the College of Arms.

The Coat-of-Arms comprises:

1. The Livery Coat or Colour on a Shield

2. Charges or Devices on the Shield

3. The Helm of special design

4. The Mantle which covers the Helm

5. The Wreath to hold the Mantle in place

6. The Crest

7. Supporters

8. The Motto

The National colours of Red, Gold and Green, which comprise the National Flag, are used on the shield with the same symbolism attached to them.

The ship Santa Maria at the centre point of the shield and Gold Cross represent Grenada’s sighting by Christopher Columbus, and our continuing link with yachting and tourism.

The Gold Cross itself is significant of God consciousness which underlines the national effort.

The Lion is the first quarter of the shield, and repeated in the fourth, symbolises strength, and the unswerving determination to face the challenges of nationhood with courage and resourcefulness.

The Madonna Lily resting between the horns of the Crescent, (inspired by Murillo’s famous painting of the Immaculate Conception) indicates that Grenada has, since its sighting by Columbus, been dedicated to Mary of the Immaculate Conception and in whose honour the island was named Conception Island; the shield itself rests in a valley between two mountains, representing the spectacularly picturesque topography of the islands

The Grand Etang Lake is also represented amid luxuriant green vegetation in the foreground of which is placed a sprig of cocoa, with a ripe pod balanced by a sprig of nutmeg also showing the ripe fruit. Growing from the vegetation on the left side of the shield is a stalk of maize flowering and bearing three ears of ripened cobs and on the right a banana tree bearing a full bunch. The fruits all represent Grenada’s traditional link with an agricultural economy; the cradle of their heritage.

The Helm is a royal helm, a gold helmet facing front and having seven gold bars across the visor, the interior lined purple. A star symbolic of our hopes, aspirations and ideals is placed to the forefront. The crest is made up of seven roses, representative of the seven parishes and set between the two sprays of bougainvillea, the national flower.

The supporters are, on the left, a Tattoo or Armadillo and on the right, the Grenada Dove, representative of the fauna on the islands.

Grenada’s motto, “Ever conscious of God, we aspire, build and advance as one people”, is itself sufficiently eloquent on the subject of those high ideals and principles upon which the nation is founded.

The Coat-of-Arms or Seal, adopted at Independence, replaced the one introduced in April 1903, with the Latin motto:”Clarior e Tenebris”. The seal appears on all official documents generally in black and white or, on more important occasions, in colour.

Grenada Dove - National Bird of Grenada

The Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi), is found only on Grenada. Originally known as the Pea Dove[1] or Well's Dove,[2] it is the National Bird of Grenada. It is considered to be one of the most critically endangered doves in the world (Bird Life International 2000).

Description - The Grenada Dove is characterised by a white throat; face and forehead pale pink shading to dull brown on crown and nape; upperparts olive brown; underwing chestnut; neck and upper breast pink-buff fading to white on lower breast, belly and undertail coverts.

Conservation - In 1996, parts of Mt Hartman and Perseverance were declared a national park and a protected area, respectively. The pre-hurricane Ivan population increase may be in part the result of the protection of critical dove habitat areas. A recovery plan was drafted in 1997. In 1999, a workshop to develop a 4-year GEF-funded Dry Forest Biodiversity Conservation Project was drafted based on stakeholder input.

Interesting Facts

When a Grenada Dove is flushed from a perch, it will fly to the ground and walk away. It likely evolved without ground predators, which now include mongoose, rats, and feral cats.

· No Grenada Doves have been seen outside the forest nor flying above the forest canopy. They are possibly isolated to the patches of remaining habitat. Dispersal patterns are not yet known.

· Within the forest, flight has only been observed from one perch to another, from a perch to the ground and from the ground to a tree. All other observations have been of doves walking on the ground. During the non-breeding season at Mt. Hartman, a pair of doves was observed walking side-by-side.

· The Mt. Hartman National Park was established by the Government of Grenada in 1996 to ensure the protection of the endemic Grenada Dove in one of the key habitats for the bird on the island. The National Park has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) for the Grenada Dove.

· Grenada Dove is listed by BirdLife International, the official Red List Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List, as Critically Endangered. As such it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. For an up-to-date species account of the Grenada Dove, its population and distributions; visit the BirdLife World Bird

Bougainvillea Flower: National Flower of Grenada

Grenada's national flower is the Bougainvillea (Nyctaginaceae), a genus of woody climbers. Bougainvilleas are widely-grown and popular tropical vines whose main attractions are very colorful bracts or leaves. These bracts are mistaken by many as the flowers of the plant because of their prominence. The flowers are actually the trumpet-like, small, white and inconspicuous items surrounded by the bracts. Each cluster of three flowers has three to six bracts surrounding them. Best outdoors, the plants can be used as hedges, or can be in pots, hanging from ceiling rafters or in hanging baskets.

The original plants came from South America, in the regions around Brazil, Peru and Argentina. Today they grow in the tropical areas of the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Africa, the Mediterranean, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Australia, Hawaii and the southern United States. The French botanist, Philbert Commerson, discovered the plant and named it after his friend, Captain Louis A. Bougainvillea, an explorer, mathematician and lawyer from Canada.

Bougainvilleas are easy to grow and propagate, especially in areas with warm weather and plenty of sun. They come from the Nyetayinacce family of small trees, vines and shrubs. The vine itself is thorny and woody in most species, the most popular of which is the galabra or "paper flower," so called because of its paper-like bracts. Different species have different colored bracts like red, orange, white, purple, yellow and pink, among a few others. They grow in soil where most other plants do, up to 15 to 25 feet high and 25 to 35 wide.

2. Find out the population of Grenada and compare it to Canada’s population. Find a city in Canada with a population close to that of Grenada.

Population: Grenada 100,000

Rank(2011)

Geographic name

Province

Population(2011)

1

Toronto (Mississauga)

Ontario

5,583,064

32

Thunder Bay

Ontario

121,596

33

Peterborough (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield)

Ontario

118,975

34

Lethbridge

Alberta

105,999

35

Chatham-Kent

Ontario

104,075

36

Cape Breton

Nova Scotia

101,619

37

Kamloops

British Columbia

98,754

38

Nanaimo

British Columbia

98,021

39

Fredericton

New Brunswick

94,268

40

Belleville (Quinte West)

Ontario

92,540

Size: 344 square kilometres – Grenada is 18 km wide and 34 km long

Rank

Municipality

Province

Status

Area (km2)

69

Milton

Ontario

Town

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70

Montréal

Quebec

Ville

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71

Saint-Félicien

Quebec

Ville

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72

Abbotsford

British Columbia

City

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73

Sherbrooke

Quebec

Ville

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74

Gatineau

Quebec

Ville

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75

Pohénégamook

Quebec

Ville

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76

Baie-Comeau

Quebec

Ville

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77

Thunder Bay

Ontario

City

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Activity for older girls – have flash cards of cities known to them – have the girls guess – is their population more or less that the whole island of Grenada.

3. Plan a trip to Grenada – find out how long the trip would be, what airlines fly there, and if possible what the cost of flights is. Investigate where you would stay – are there youth hostels, Guide houses?

By air: Maurice Bishop International Airport located on the southern tip of Grenada, accommodates commercial jets from North America and Europe, as well as smaller, inter-island carriers.

From Canada: •Air Canada can get you to Barbados, Trinidad and Antigua, where connections to Grenada via LIAT are available.

•Grenada could also be reached from Canada June to September by Sky Service through GG Tours and during the winter months by Air Canada Vacations’ weekly non-stop flights booked through agents IATA.

From USA: •Air Jamaica provides up to four non-stop flights between New York and Grenada each week.

•American Airlines flies four times a week to and from Miami and American Eagle flies three times a week to US Destinations via San Juan.

FLIGHT DETAILS Cost - C$728 return includes taxes & fees

Sat. Sep. 22(Arriving Sep. 23) Toronto, ON to St. George's, Grenada

Toronto (YYZ) to New York (LGA) American Airlines 4640operated by /AMERICAN EAGLE

Economy / Coach Class ( Q), Canadian Regional Jet 700 Depart 6:55pm Arrive 8:35pm Duration: 1h 40m

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Layover: New York (LGA) 10h 25m

New York (LGA) to Miami (MIA) American Airlines 2279 Economy / Coach Class ( Q), Boeing 737-800

Depart 7:00am Arrive 10:00am Duration: 3h 0m

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Layover: Miami (MIA) 5h 55m

Miami (MIA) to St. George's (GND) American Airlines 2171 Economy / Coach Class ( Q), Boeing 737-800

Depart 3:55pm Arrive 7:25pm Duration: 3h 30m

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Total trip time: 24h 30m | 4,800 km

Distance from Hamilton to Saint George's - 3871 kilometers or 2406 miles or 2090 nautical miles

What to do?

Grenada is by nature a great place for outdoor recreation by land or on sea. For the energetic, hiking especially in national parks, abound. Game Fishing and yachting in Grenada is highly recommended and is among the best in the Caribbean. A full array of water-sports is on offer by most resorts along with tennis and golf. The underwater world beckons both novice and expert to the splendid array of corals and fish around the long reef which borders the west coast, while numerous wrecks are waiting to be explored. Not to be outdone, Carriacou, Grenada's sister isle, is surrounded by pristine reefs, some perfect for novices.

Attractions

Attractions - Explore Grenada's historical and cultural sites, our history is an ancient and sometimes turbulent one and our islands have had many different rulers and inhabitants of all creed and origin. The walls of our Forts practically ooze drama while plantation houses show our colonial heritage. Find out more about two of our greatest exports, nutmeg and rum; discover the natural beauty of the islands at our waterfalls, lakes and forests.

Beaches – Distillers – Estates – Gardens - Great houses – Lakes - Nutmeg Factories

Waterfalls - Forts

Activity - Younger Girls – show and talk about Grenada – have the girls draw and colour their idea of Grenada.

Older Girls – plan imaginary trip – research in advance

Cricket is the national and most popular sport and is an intrinsic part of Grenadian culture.

Festivals/Events & HOLIDAYS

January 1st - New Year’s Day Officially a public holiday, the first day of the New Year is celebrated by many with traditional religious services followed by visits to family and friends. In Grenada, New Year's Day is a public holiday, when banks and most shops are closed.

February 7th - Independence Day Each year on February 7th, Grenadians celebrate the anniversary of their independence, with national ceremonies and parades featuring the Royal Grenada Police Force, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and various schools. Independence Day is a public holiday. Banks and most shops are closed.

April 6th - On Good Friday, many Christian Churches in Grenada commemorate the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Religious services are held marking Holy Week which starts on Holy Thursday, continue through Good Friday, and climax with the commemoration of the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday. Good Friday is a public holiday. Banks and most shops are closed.

April 9th - Easter Monday is an official public holiday given after Easter Sunday. Banks and most shops are closed.

April 27- 29 - Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival merges the maroon celebration and string band music into one setting with one spirit. Its African origins are depicted through the drumming, singing, smoked food and other rituals practiced by the local people. It epitomizes food, music and culture by bringing people together. As we say, once you have experienced the Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival, your life will never be the same Carriacoumaroon.com

May 1st - Labour Day

May 28th - Whit Monday is an official public holiday given the day after Whitsunday (Pentecost), a religious festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. Banks and most shops are closed.

June 7th - Corpus Christi is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. In Grenada, religious services are held. Corpus Christi is a public holiday. Banks and most shops are closed.

August 6th - Emancipation Day is a public holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery. Although officially acknowledged worldwide as August 1st, in Grenada Emancipation Day is celebrated on the first Monday of August with Cultural activities. Emancipation Day is a public holiday. Banks and most shops are closed.

August 13th - Carnival Monday From dawn on Carnival Monday, the streets of Grenada's towns are filled with traditional masqueraders depicting Devils (Jab-Jabs) and social commentaries of the highlights of the past year (Ole Mas). Spectators and masqueraders dance to the sounds of steel bands and DJ’s playing the latest carnival melodies. On Monday afternoon the fancy or pretty bands appear briefly on the streets. Later in the evening the Monday Night Mas bands make their way through the streets from 8 pm onwards dancing and waving brightly coloured lights. Carnival Monday is a public holiday. Banks and most shops are closed.

August 14th - Carnival Tuesday celebrations come to an end on Carnival Tuesday with the parade of the bands. Masqueraders dance through the streets showcasing their brightly coloured costumes to the delight of the crowd with sounds of steel bands and DJ’s playing the latest carnival songs. Carnival Tuesday is a public holiday. Banks and most shops are closed.

Oct 16th - 20th - Aunty Tek Spice Word Festival The first annual Spice Word Literary Festival was held in 2010. Fully supported by a visionary private sector it was voted a timely intervention and a resounding success by all Grenadians.

October 25th - Thanksgiving Day in Grenada is a public holiday commemorating the anniversary of the 1983 Caribbean and American military intervention in Grenada. On October 25th, a joint military force landed in Grenada to restore order to the country following the deaths of then Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and a number of his colleagues. Today, more than 25 years after the event, Grenada remains a peaceful society, welcoming visitors from North America and Europe on a daily basis.

Thanksgiving in Grenada is a public holiday. Banks, business places and most shops are closed.

Nov 31st - Dec. 2nd - Camerhogne Folk Festival The first Camerhogne Folk Festival was held in 2010. This festival was initiated by the Division of Culture upon recognition that the number of folk groups and performances during major National festival and other cultural events had declined considerably over the years.

December 25th - Christmas Day in Grenada is marked by religious celebrations and an increased generosity of spirit among the local population. Christmas traditions include the display of Nativity scenes, the decoration of Christmas trees and homes, Christmas parties with Santa Claus being the special guest at children's parties and the exchange of gifts during the festive season. Christian Churches celebrate with midnight services on December 24th. Christmas Day is spent with friends and family, eating traditional Christmas meals and exchanging of gifts. Malls and Stores open late into the evening on Christmas Eve while restaurants offer special Christmas Day menus for both lunch and dinner. Christmas Day is a public holiday. Banks and most business places are closed on this day.

December 26th - Boxing Day is a public holiday and is used by many to continue visiting friends and family in the spirit of the Christmas season. Banks and most business places are closed on Boxing Day.

4. Find out what languages are spoken in Grenada. Learn to say hello and good bye in French Patois.

Official Language: English; French Patois (Antillean Creole) is also spoken by about 10%–20% of the population.

5. Find out about food in Grenada. Make a dish from Grenada (see recipes that follow).

Callaloo Soup

Ingredients

• 1pound callaloo leaves or spinach

• 6 cups chicken stock

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1/2 pound salt beef, fat removed and diced

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 6 tablespoons minced shallots

• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1 green chile pepper, chopped

• 1 cup okra

• 1/2 pound crabmeat

Directions

1. Remove the thick stems of the callaloo leaves, chop roughly, and put into a large saucepan. Add the chicken stock, onion, beef, black pepper, shallots, thyme, chili pepper, and crab meat. Cover, and simmer until meat is tender, about 35 minutes.

2. Add the okra, and cook for 8 minutes.

3. Remove the chili pepper. Puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Reheat, and adjust seasonings.

Oil Down

Grenada’s national dish, oil down is very popular in local restaurants. It's a hearty one-pot meal of salted meat, chicken, dumplings, breadfruit, callaloo - made from young dasheen leaves and other vegetables. The whole thing is stewed in coconut milk, herbs and spices to add even more flavour.

Ingredients

8-10 young dasheen (you can substitute in potatoes)

1 sprig celery, chive and thyme

2 medium carrots chopped

2 green peppers chopped

1 lb dumplings

2 tps tumeric (saffon)

½ lb salt meat (pre-soaked overnight)

1 large breadfruit, peeled

2 cups coconut milk

1 medium onion chopped

Method

1. Wash and peel breadfruit. Cut into eight sections. Remove centre lengthways of each section and cut in half crosswise.

2. Wash and scrape meat, cut into pieces and rinse in lime juice and water.

3. Remove skins of onions, rinse and cut into small pieces. Remove seeds of chilli peppers and cut into wedges. Chop chives into small pieces.

4. Put salted meat into cold water, bring to the boil and drain. Repeat three times to remove salt. Put to cook until just tender and drain.

5. Saute onions and garlic in hot oil until onions are pale yellow.

6. Add chive, thyme, flavouring pepper, salted meat and salt to taste. Pour over 2 cups of coconut milk.

7. Add wedges of breadfruit, sugar, green hot pepper and cook until breadfruit absorbs liquid.

8. Add remaining coconut milk. Remove hot pepper. Stir to blend well and cook at a reduced heat. There should be no remaining liquid.

9. Serve hot.

6. Learn what the colours in Grenada Flag represent.

Flag of Grenada

The National Flag of Grenada represents the distillation of a national effort to produce an emblem of a nation that can stand for all time and which incorporates simplicity of form, a pleasing visual quality and, not least, is symbolic of the confidence, hope and aspirations of a courageous people accepting the challenge of nationhood.

The components of the flag have the following significance:

· Red: represents the fervour of the people, their courage and vitality - their burning aspiration to be free. The red border is indicative of their dedication to preserve harmony and unity of spirit.

· Gold: the colour representative of wisdom also holds significance for Grenadians - a representation of the sun, their islands in the sun, the warmth and friendliness to their people.

· Green: symbolises the fertility of the land, the lush vegetation and the island’s agriculture.

· The Seven Gold Stars: represents the seven parishes and the hopes and aspirations and ideas upon which the nation was founded.

· The Nutmeg: represents the reputation as the Isle of Spice and its traditional link with the economy.

Flag History

The Flag of Grenada was designed by Anthony C. George of Soubise in the Parish of St. Andrew. Grenada received independence from the United Kingdom on February 7, 1974 and adopted its flag on this day.

Flag Dimensions

The dimensions of the National Flag shall be in the following proportions: Flown on land: five to three (5:3)Flown on Sea: two to one (2:1)

Flag Etiquette

The following code should be observed in relation to the flag:

· The flag is to be regarded as the sacred emblem of the nation to be paid due reverence and devotion by all its citizens.

· The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground or floor nor should it be flown or used for purely decorative purposes on anything that is for temporary use and likely to be discarded, except on state occasions.

· The National Flag should not be flown after sunset, except inside a building. However, on important ceremonial occasions, the flag may be displayed in the open after sunset when it should be floodlit if possible.

· The flag should be flown on all government and municipal buildings and offices, on or near the main administrative building, but it is recommended if possible each day it should be lowered at sundown and raised at 8:00am.

· No other flag should be placed above or to the right of the Grenadian Flag, except at foreign embassies, consulates and missions.

Activity – Make flag using fun foam – precut for young girls

7. Spice farming, particularly of nutmeg, is an important part of the economy in Grenada. Make something with nutmeg.

Grenada is a leading producer of several different spices. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice, orange/citrus peels, wild coffee used by the locals, and especially nutmeg, providing 20% of the world supply, are all important exports. The nutmeg on the nation's flag represents the economic crop of Grenada; the nation is the world’s second largest producer of nutmeg (after Indonesia).

NUTMEG ICE CREAM

1 ½ cups milk

1 ½ cups heavy cream

3 large eggs

¾ cup sugar

1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1. In a saucepan bring the milk and the cream just to a boil.

2. In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the sugar, the nutmeg, the salt, and the vanilla.

3. Whisk 1/2 cup of the milk mixture into the egg mixture, and whisk the mixture into the remaining milk mixture. Cook the custard over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula, until it registers 175°F. on a candy thermometer. Transfer the custard to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir it until it is cold. Freeze the custard in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions

Whole Wheat Ginger Snaps Servings: 60 http://allrecipes.com/

"Spicy and chewy Ginger Snaps made with all whole wheat flour. Yummy!!"

1 cup butter or margarine

1 ½ cups white sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup molasses

4 cups whole wheat flour

1 tablespoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg

1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves

1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice

1 cup white sugar for decoration

Directions:

1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2.In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar until smooth. Mix in the eggs, and then the molasses. Combine the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, heaping the measures if you like a lot of spice. Stir the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture just until blended.

3.Roll the dough into small balls, and dip the top of each ball into the remaining white sugar. Place the cookies about 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.

4.Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are cracked. Bake longer for crispy cookies, less time for chewy cookies. Cool on wire racks

Wassail Punch Servings: 12 http://allrecipes.com/

"A spicy apple cider served hot in the winter months."

2 quarts apple cider

2 cups orange juice

½ cuplemon juice

12whole cloves

4 cinnamon sticks

1 pinch ground ginger

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1.In a slow-cooker or a large pot over low heat, combine apple cider, orange juice and lemon juice. Season with cloves, ginger and nutmeg. Bring to a simmer. If using a slow cooker, allow to simmer all day. Serve hot.

Gingerbread Pancakes Servings: 6 http://allrecipes.com/

"Light, fluffy pancakes that taste like gingerbread!

¾ cup milk

½ cup cold brewed coffee

½ cup butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm

4 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/8 cups light brown sugar

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

cooking spray

1. Whisk together the milk, coffee, butter, and eggs in a bowl until evenly blended; set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves; pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, and stir just until combined. Set aside for 10 to 15 minutes.

2. Coat the bottom of a large skillet with cooking spray, and place pan over medium heat. Scoop large spoonfuls of batter onto the hot pan, and fry until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip and cook until browned on the other side. Continue with remaining batter.

8. Listen to music from Grenada, learn a dance to go with the music, or make up a dance of your own.

Storytelling - An important aspect of Grenadian culture is the tradition of storytelling, with folk tales having both African and French influences.

http://www.spicemasgrenada.com/ http://www.carriacoumaroon.com/

For those of you who have always wanted a pure and culturally untamed experience, then the 2012 Carriacou Maroon and String Band Music Festival is definitely the event for you! Maroon culture is about thanksgiving and prayers to the source of all life, production and prosperity. Its African origins are authentically depicted through the drumming, singing, eating of ‘smoke food’ and other rituals practised in the unique Carriacou way by its people.

Activity – contact local Caribbean group

9. Learn about Grenada’s leatherback sea turtles. Leatherbacks are facing extinction – create an awareness poster or campaign about leatherbacks.

Nesting turtle Grenada

Leatherback turtle Grenada

Turtle Tours - Join our turtle tour every night as we journey to Levera National Park in the very north of the island to sit in the moonlight watching Leatherback turtles bury their eggs in the sand. In Grenada, turtles start nesting in March and the last turtle hatchings make their way into the sea in late June to early July. Grenada is host to four of the world's seven varieties of turtles - the largest being the 5ft -7ft Leatherback turtle with its bony shell. Endangered is the small Hawksbill turtle, which has a very beautiful shell.

The Pacific population of leatherback sea turtles has suffered most over the last twenty years: as few as 2,300 adult females now remain making the Pacific leatherback the world's most endangered marine turtle population.

Although Atlantic populations are rather more stable, scientists believe that they, too, will decline due to the large numbers of adults being killed accidentally by fishing fleets. In the Atlantic, the fact that they are widely distributed during the migration process increases the risk of interaction of leatherback turtles with longline fisheries.

Size The leatherback can reach up to 180cm, and 500kg in weight - the largest marine turtle and one of the largest living reptiles

Diet Leatherbacks are carnivores. Their diet includes jellyfish, squid, sea urchins, fish and crustaceans. They also feed on blue-green algae and seaweed,

Major habitat type Open water oceans and coastal habitats

Diet Leatherbacks are carnivores. Their diet includes jellyfish, squid, sea urchins, fish and crustaceans. They also feed on blue-green algae and seaweed.

As a major jellyfish predator, the leatherback turtle provides natural ecological control of jellyfish populations. Overabundance of jellyfish may reduce fish populations as jellyfish can feed on fish larvae and reduce population growth of commercially important fish.

Threats Their lifespan is unknown (40+years) but many leatherbacks meet an early end due to human activity. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood. Eggs are often taken by humans from nests to be consumed for subsistence or as aphrodisiacs. Many leatherbacks fall victim to fishing lines and nets, or are struck by boats. Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of plastic in their stomachs.

Habitat loss and degradation

Wildlife trade

Collection of eggs and meat for consumption

Incidental capture (bycatch)

Climate change

Pollution

Beachfront lighting – disorient hatchlings

Game – Leatherback Turtle Survival

Teach girls about what Leatherback Turtles eat and who eats them, natural and environmental enemies of turtles.

Number of game cards needed will depend on number of players. Label games cards with pictures or words. Make the most of * but at least double the number of threats to food. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood.

Food - Jelly fish*, squid, sea urchins, fish and crustaceans, blue-green algae, seaweed

Threats - boat propeller, fishing net, fishing lines, human egg poacher, larger animal, coastal development, climate change, commercial fisheries, beachfront lighting, beach dogs

floating plastic debris - plastic bag*, pop bottle, life jacket, balloons, plastic bottles, etc

Place all card label side down around playing area. All girls are Turtles. Object of the game is to find food.

For younger girls (all girls kept involved): On “go”, girls choose one card. If it is food, she survives and gets a point/button/similar. Collect and replace cards – girls hide their eyes. Girl with most points after many rounds are played, is winning turtle.

For older girls (elimination): On “go”, girls choose one card. If it is food, she survives and continues. If she chooses a threat, she is out. Game continues until one girl remains, hopefully. (Add more cards to playing area if needed, use less food card as game goes on.)

Discussion

Why are so many turtles dying so quickly?

How do humans hurt the turtles?

How can humans help the turtles?

Explain the difference between threatened, endangered, extinct?

When in our game were the turtles threatened, endangered, and extinct?

How did plastic debris get into the ocean?

Guiding Grenada

WAGGGS Grenada Site

http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/world/organisations?mo=56

1. Find out the name of the Branch in Grenada that matches your Branch. What is their promise? What do they wear? Compare their promise to yours, what is the same – what is different?

GRENADA GUIDING

Branch Levels / Ages: Rainbow - 5-7 Brownie - 7-10 Guides - 10-16 Ranger- 16-19

Promise:

I promise that I will do my best, To do my duty to God; To serve my country and To help other people and To keep the Guide Law

Girl Guide Law:

- A Guide is loyal and can be trusted

- A Guide is helpful

- A Guide is polite and considerate

- A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides

- A Guide is kind to animals and respects all living things

- A Guide is obedient

- A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties

- A Guide makes good use of her time

- A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other

2. When did Girl Guides in Grenada Start?

Development of Guiding in Grenada

The first Guide Company in Grenada was set up at the Church of England High School in 1925. Other Guide companies were soon formed, and the first Brownie packs were introduced in 1927 and the first Ranger company in 1928. In 1936 the government gave the Association a piece of land as the site for its headquarters. Guiding had started well in Grenada but political problems in the following years slowed down the development of the Movement. Until 1983 Grenada was a Branch Association of the Guide Association (UK), but that year the United Kingdom granted Grenada self-government in all areas of work. In 1985 the Association held its first international camp. During the next few years trainers and advisers from WAGGGS and the United Kingdom visited Grenada to help the Association to develop its programme and a firm structure. Guiding is now active in most parishes, with the majority of Units attached to schools and a few to churches and communities. In 1989 the first Rainbow Unit was started in the small village of Binchgrove.

3. Investigate what type of service projects the Girl Guides in Grenada might be involved with, and find out if there is a way to help

a. Younger girls might be interested in Leatherback turtles,

WWF Leatherback Turtle Page

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/marine_turtles/leatherback_turtle/

b. Girl Guides of Grenada recently participated in a reforestation challenge in Grenada and planted over 150 trees, find out about planting trees in your own community and participate in a tree planting event

c. Older girls may be interested in learning about the “Ride the Bus Campaign” an awareness campaign run by the Red Cross – BUS stands for “Building Understanding of Safety” and the focus is on educating young people about HIV/AIDS

Information can be found here Red Cross “Ride the Bus”

http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/americas/grenada/ride-the-bus-in-grenada-and-learn-about-hivaids/

Ride the BUS in Grenada and learn about HIV/AIDSPublished: 21 December 2005

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Supported by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, the initial ‘Ride the BUS’ campaign ran from June to September 2005 and involved youth peer educators from the regional HIV/AIDS peer education programme, Together We Can. (p13668)

Raymond Syms, Trinidad

If you happen to visit the Caribbean island of Grenada and a young person in a Red Cross T-shirt suggests you ‘ride the bus’, don’t take them literally. Unless, of course, you’re at a bus stop.

In fact, ‘Ride the BUS’ is the title of an innovative campaign organized by the Grenada Red Cross to educate the public, especially the island’s young people, about HIV/AIDS. ‘Bus’ in this case stands for ‘Building Understanding for Safety’.

Addressing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS remains a priority in the Caribbean, which has been ranked by UNAIDS as the second most affected region after Africa. According to recent statistics*, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 24,000 (16,000-40,000) lives in the region in 2005, making it the leading cause of death among adults aged between 15 and 44 years.

A total of 300,000 (200,000-510,000) people are living with HIV in the Caribbean region, including the 30,000 (17 000-71,000) people who became infected in 2005. Estimated national adult HIV prevalence surpasses 1% in Barbados, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Suriname, 2% in the Bahamas, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, and 3% in Haiti.

Supported by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, the initial ‘Ride the BUS’ campaign ran from June to September 2005 and involved youth peer educators from the regional HIV/AIDS peer education program, Together We Can.

Every Friday, these young people visited busy bus terminals in four of the island’s regions to distribute bumper stickers, T-shirts, flyers and exercise books, all carrying a HIV/AIDS message. They also set up an information booth nearby where people could find out more about HIV/AIDS and the Red Cross. There was an element of fun as visitors to the booth could pick a question from a bowl and win a T-shirt or token if they answered it correctly.

“The campaign was definitely a success and sensitized a lot of people, young and old, about HIV/AIDS,” explained Cindy Lewis, a Red Cross volunteer and a national trainer for Together We Can.

“Many of the older people were delighted to see young people involved in reaching out to the public about the virus. In August, one young man came to the booth and congratulated them for their efforts to raise awareness. He was quite emotional because his brother had recently died of AIDS.”

On the final weekend in early September, the peer educators organized a reunion at the Westerhall Secondary School. Fifty peer educators attended and later went house-to-house in the district sharing HIV/AIDS information and distributing items.

The campaign climaxed with a ‘Positive Vibes’ concert at a popular mall, with Red Cross Youth, community and church groups performing.

“We are currently trying to raise funds to continue the campaign,” said Cindy. “I really hope we are successful and that more people in Granada are able to ‘Ride the Bus’.”

*UNAIDS/World Health Organization