Guides
Guides gives girls a great boost to life!
Read about some adults who were Guides at WAGGGS.
Widen your horizons and see how Guides can help you get a great start to adult life.
CV and career advice
Guiding is a great asset for your CV. It will boost your CV in a number of areas such as Work Experience or Achievements and Awards. Perhaps most useful would be to create a section called Community and Volunteer Service. This highlights the initiatives you have taken and positions you as a strong, all-round contributor.
Skills, Interests and Hobbies is another section where Guiding fits. Use this section to emphasise your skills such as leadership, teamwork, personal development and achievements (including awards and certificates earned), as well as examples of community service activities you have achieved.
Skills gained from Guiding include:
- excellent communication skills at all levels
- motivated and able to work unsupervised
- organised, reliable and trustworthy
- adaptable and a good team player
- confident and capable team leader.
Queen's Guide Award
The Queen’s Guide Award is the peak achievement award for youth members of Girl Guides Australia. The Queen’s Guide Award provides you with an opportunity for extraordinary personal development and greater self-awareness.
The Queen’s Guide Award has two parts:
A copy of the 'Girls Guide to the Queens Guide' can be downloaded from http://www.guidesaus.org.au/page.php?pageid=208
GGSA notes for completing the QG Award in SA can be found in the members area, in the forms and stationary section under program for girls. Please note that you must be logged in as a member to view this section.
Visit the Girl Guides Australia Queen's Guide page for more information about the Award, or contact the state coordinator at queensguide@girlguidessa.org.au. All the forms can be downloaded from the Members Area in the Forms and Stationary: Program for Girls section.
SACE
Did you know that working towards your Queen's Guide Award can also earn you SACE points? You can earn 30 credits and 2 Stage 2 points (Year 12) by completing your Queen's Guide Award. For more information, click here or call Guide House on 8418 0900
Guiding Overseas
WAGGGS has four World Centres and Guides have the opportunitiy to volunteer for working at these centres for period of 6 weeks to 10 months.
The Four World Centres are:
- Our Chalet in Adelboden, Switzerland
- Our Cabana in Mexico City, Mexico
- Pax Lodge in London, UK
- Sangam in Mumbai, India
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