For the Next Step stepping stone, I got off easy! One of our Pioneers in our group needed to work on a requirement for her level award which was - lead a meeting of a younger unit! PERFECT!
I asked her to talk about the different units: the requirements, uniform, badges AND tell the troop about some of her favorite badges she's earned. She also worked on another badge requirement and had the girls do a fashion show while learning about the importance of modesty.
We have one last meeting to go over the Bible verse for this section and I'm going to use it to prepare them for the end of year ceremony and their "presentation." I am also going to have them make their own beads using red, white, and blue Sculpey polymer clay and have them on their necklaces. We'll also finish our paper bag book by all the girls drawing themselves on the back of their books - with the label "My AHG Friends."
At the Bridging Ceremony, I'm going to give each girl their level award, their Soles4Souls service patch, their completed paper bag book, and their necklace with their clay beads on them before they walk over the bridge and are given their vest, neckerchief, and handbook. I will give their parents this HANDOUT of the requirements for the Joining Award that they'll need to complete before they can receive any badges they earn as a Tenderheart along with a service hours tracking sheet.
Each of our units will have a table to display stuff/pictures that they've worked on this year so all the parents can see what all the groups do. I'm going to have the girls color the banner that says PATHFINDERS and place all the things they've made at our meetings on the table.
It's been a great year with the new Pathfinders program! My Pathfinders are all ready to move up and be Tenderhearts!
I asked her to talk about the different units: the requirements, uniform, badges AND tell the troop about some of her favorite badges she's earned. She also worked on another badge requirement and had the girls do a fashion show while learning about the importance of modesty.
We have one last meeting to go over the Bible verse for this section and I'm going to use it to prepare them for the end of year ceremony and their "presentation." I am also going to have them make their own beads using red, white, and blue Sculpey polymer clay and have them on their necklaces. We'll also finish our paper bag book by all the girls drawing themselves on the back of their books - with the label "My AHG Friends."
At the Bridging Ceremony, I'm going to give each girl their level award, their Soles4Souls service patch, their completed paper bag book, and their necklace with their clay beads on them before they walk over the bridge and are given their vest, neckerchief, and handbook. I will give their parents this HANDOUT of the requirements for the Joining Award that they'll need to complete before they can receive any badges they earn as a Tenderheart along with a service hours tracking sheet.
Each of our units will have a table to display stuff/pictures that they've worked on this year so all the parents can see what all the groups do. I'm going to have the girls color the banner that says PATHFINDERS and place all the things they've made at our meetings on the table.
It's been a great year with the new Pathfinders program! My Pathfinders are all ready to move up and be Tenderhearts!