Cookie selling at Joyce-Collingwood Station is postponed due to Guider unavailability. We will reschedule our cookie selling to an upcoming meeting in the near future.
Next week we are bowling at Grandview Lanes. Please email a Guider if you are planning to attend, but have not yet submitted your forms.
On Wednesday we will have a session to plan our year together. This will include how we want to be with each other, the skills we want to learn, the activities we would like to do and how we want to give back to the community.
Before Wednesday, take a few minutes to complete the following reflective exercise. The answers to these questions are for you, and will feed into the planning discussion we will have on Wednesday.
You will need a pen, a piece of paper, and a quiet spot to sit. Create four boxes on your paper (you can fold your paper in half and then in half again) and answer one of the following questions in each of the boxes.
1. Thinking back over your previous years in Guiding, what activities, adventures, skills, or group dynamics stands out? What made them special?
2. In 5 years, when you look back to this year in Guiding, what are the stories you would like to tell?
3. What is something you have always wanted to try or to learn more about?
4. What can we do as a group to make everyone feel like they belong?
Just because we are meeting online, doesn’t mean we can’t have a fun Halloween gathering.
Join us in costume on Wednesday night for our Halloween meeting.
We will start the evening with a guessing game of “what is your costume?” Everyone will start with their cameras off and one by one we will go around the group with everyone giving three clues connected to their costume. Once everyone has given their clues, we will turn on the cameras and see how close we were! So please wear a costume and turn off your camera when you join the meeting.
We will also do a craft, watch a short Halloween film, and test our skills at an online escape room.
For the craft you will need:
Please have a paper and pen nearby. Snacks are also encouraged (I plan to make popcorn).
Looking forward to it!
Please create a Girls First Account, log in, and try using the platform. If you already have a Girls First account skip to step 2.
Instructions for Starting a Girls First Account
1. Create a Girls First Account by going to www.experience.girlguides.ca/ggc-register. and select “Register.” Follow the instructions to create an account. You will need:
• An email address (one per girl member)
• A password of your choice
• Your iMIS #
2. Go to “My Unit” and make sure your unit is listed as “9 th Vancouver Pathfinder Unit”
3. Time to Practice!
• Go to “Explore”
• Click through the different Program Areas, Themes, and Activities.
• Practice filtering by Branch Level so you find activities for Pathfinder age
• If you see an Activity that looks fun to you click the “Add to Favorites” button (the heart)
Great meeting this week everyone! Here are a few of the links that we shared.
The library has been increasing the number of titles related to anti-Black racism, so there are many titles you can read (or listen to) right now. All you need is a library card and the free overdrive app: https://vpl.overdrive.com/collection/1088252
If you don’t have a library card, here’s how to get one:
https://www.vpl.ca/borrowing/register-for-a-card-online
Here’s the link to the Hollaback Anti-Harassment training
https://www.ihollaback.org
Here’s Girl Guides of Canada’s statement on anti-Black racism
https://www.girlguides.ca/web/GGC/Media/Notices/Articles/Statement_on_Anti-Black_Racism.aspx
And if you curious how much the City of Vancouver spends on different programs and services, like libraries and police, here’s the link to the 2020 budget book (look on page 6 for the breakdown):
https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2020-budget-book.PDF
Last but not least, here are the instructions and questions that we would like you to complete before next week:
Hi everyone,
We’ll be doing two meetings over the summer to help 3rd years finish up their Canada Cords but all girls are welcome. 7-8:30pm on July 22 and 29. We’ll meet over zoom using the same link as usual.
July 22: Multiculturalism, Anti-Racism, and Advocacy
What is multiculturalism? What does anti-racism mean? How do these two ideas show up in your life? We’ll talk about this and brainstorm some ideas for turning our concerns into advocacy.
Please read this article from Teen Vogue before we meet:
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/merriam-webster-update-racism-definition-recent-college-grad
And this short story about Vancouverites Shirley and Mary Chan
http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_strathconaSaved.htm
July 29: Being Canadian and World Stage
We’ll talk about what being Canadian means for each of us and how Canada shows up on the World Stage. We’ll learn about some of the important cultural festivals in our city and talk about the UN Declaration on Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Here is the Zoom meeting information for both of those meetings:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89593563332?pwd=eXJxZG1BMm9SRjZJLzFxZ1VVSHNBQT09
Meeting ID: 895 9356 3332
Passcode: [hint: it’s the same passcode as before!]
Dial by your location
Meeting ID: 895 9356 3332
Passcode: 4123690
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcf8cZoSz
The City of Vancouver wants to hear what youth think of the 19 proposed climate actions that the city is considering to tackle the climate emergency, while making our city more resilient and livable for generations to come.
Host your own Climate Emergency virtual dialogue using this online survey. All you need to do is meet your friends on your favourite video conferencing tool, share your screen and walk through the survey together.
High school students in Metro Vancouver who host a dialogue and submit the feedback can be formally recognized for 2-hours of community service.
Staff will use the feedback received to help shape the Climate Emergency Action Plan heading to Council in November 2020.
http://survey.vancouver.ca/s3/VirtualClimateDialogueGS
Deadline for feedback is May 24.
This year you’re planning your dream Gold Camp! This will help you complete your Canada Cord.
Work on your own or with a friend to plan your dream camp and present it to the unit on June 3.
Find all the instructions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nCGqOnQFAjfh2OFywy15Ip7RvShbDMdcB87L5rJH1X0/edit?usp=sharing
For tonight’s meeting you will need some paper, something to write with and a yoga move. If you have a printer, print out the attached bingo sheets. See you soon!
7:00-7:10: Check in – How you are feeling/experiences with online school/work.
7:10-7:20: Self-care Bingo
Area: being well
themes: being you, my physical self, and/or my mighty mind.
7:20-7:50: Drawing collages – They can get a scrap piece of paper and draw a collage or picture of examples of a good way to start of their day. Near the end we can share our drawings with the group.
Program Area = Be well
Theme = My physical self
Activity = Self care from the start
7:50-8:05: Letter to self/time capsule – We will write letters to our future selves to say how we are feeling in these strange times and say anything positive that is going on because of this. They can decorate the letters and set a date for them to open it in the future.
Program = Be well
Theme = My mighty mind
Activity = Mail me some positive
8:05-8:15: Yoga stretches to end the meeting and clear your mind/reflect – We will demonstrate yoga poses and everyone can follow along.
Program = Be well
Theme = My physical self
Activity = Stretching with isometrics
On April 22 we’ll be doing some ZOOM BAKING. Please try to get the following ingredients and equipment ready for the April 22 meeting.
Ingredients:
Equipment:
Here is the Zoom meeting info:
Join Zoom Meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday night!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/466720461?pwd=Tk82ajBaU0lJclM0V1VRdDlNZnk0UT09
Meeting ID: 466 720 461
Password: (same as last time – contact a Guider if you don’t know the password!)
Or dial by your location:
Meeting ID: 466 720 461
Password: 320110
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbUUv2aiuJ