GirlGuiding New Zealand

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Guides New Zealand
Guides New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Founded 1908

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Guides New Zealand is the national Guiding organisation in New Zealand. Founded in 1908, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. It has 20,562 members (as of 2003).

Levels

Pippins

Pippins is for 5 and 6 year old girls. It offers an informal programme, designed to develop awareness of oneself, others and the environment. The mascot of the Pippins is an apple. [1]

Brownies

Brownies is for girls between 7 and 10 years old. The Brownie mascot is a yellow sun with a smiling face.[2]

Guides

Guides is for girls between 10 and 14 years old. The Guides mascot is a cartoon human girl called Gidget.[3][4]

Rangers

Rangers are girls between ages 14 and 18. A cartoon human girl named Woozle is the Rangers' mascot.[5]

See also

References

  1. "About Us". Guides New Zealand. 2000. http://www.girlguides.org.nz/sp-about-pippins.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 
  2. "About Us". Guides New Zealand. 2000. http://www.girlguides.org.nz/sp-about-brownies.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 
  3. "About Us". Guides New Zealand. 2000. http://www.girlguides.org.nz/sp-about-guides.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 
  4. "About Us". Guides New Zealand. 2000. http://www.girlguides.org.nz/sp-about-offer.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 
  5. "About Us". Guides New Zealand. 2000. http://www.girlguides.org.nz/sp-about-rangers.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 

External links


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