Leader Tips

Girl Involvement in Planning:  We are Guiders.  We Guide

• We guide the girls in developing leadership skills, planning skills, and camping skills.
• We guide them by offering lots of suggestions so they can choose and make their program their own.
• We guide by letting them make mistakes and learn from them.
• We guide by asking questions and letting them try to figure it out.
• We guide by being strong role models.

All Levels Guider Planning Meetings Tips:

• share responsibilities (many hands make for little work)
• take turns running meetings, or run different parts of the meeting
• change up responsible guider or treasurer part way through the year
• find a balance between socializing and business
• use the fun finder or instant meetings, or camp in a box, for ideas
• get the girls involved in some of the planning

Getting To Know Each Other

• try to plan Sep-Dec, then have another meeting in Dec to plan Jan-Jun (or Jan-Mar/Mar-Jun) This makes for a good excuse to get together as adults
• get out and camp – if you are not comfortable ask for a mentor
• plan a camp or sleepover as soon as possible because that time together bonds the girls way faster than meeting once a week