Guides Wellington

We enable girls and
young women to reach their full potential
and make a difference
in the world

About Us

GirlGuiding Wellington stretches from Miramar in the south to Foxton and Shannon along SH 1.

We are part of the worldwide movement WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts) which has 10 million girl members in 144 countries. There are 16,000 guides and leaders in New Zealand with nearly 2,000 of them in Wellington

For more information see:
• The Programme
• The Logo
• Where to find us
• Huntleigh GirlGuiding Centre
• The Regional Team

The Programme

GirlGuiding is about girls and young women (aged from 5 to 18 years). GirlGuiding offers opportunities for individuals to develop their personality, to be themselves and to grow.

We believe that confidence, self-esteem and an appreciation of the outdoors can be gained through a combination of choice, co-operation and personal challenge. GirlGuiding is a great way for girls and young women to make new friends and enjoy a range of diverse activities in an environment of positive encouragement and fun.

The programme has changed a great deal over the years in response to the interests and needs of modern girls. One thing does stay the same, girls of all ages work in teams / patrols and through this they learn to make decisions and take responsibility for themselves and others.

Badges and awards give the girls the opportunity to develop personal interests and leadership skills.

GirlGuiding invests in the training and development of leaders. Training covers everything from personal skills, designing a balanced programme, understanding the development of the girls to managing risk.

The programme is organised differently for girls of different ages:
Pippins are 5 - 6 years
Brownies are 7 - 10 years
Guides are 10 - 14 years
Rangers are 14 - 19 years
Lones are 5 - 18 years
Leaders are 17+ years

Pippins

Pippins is an informal programme where 5 & 6 year olds are encouraged to develop an awareness of themselves, others and the environment. Pippins get the opportunity to
- discover nature
- listen to stories
- go to interesting places
- make music
Pippins have lots of fun learning and growing.

To contact someone to find out more about Pippins and/or join click here
To read more about Pippins visit the GirlGuidingNZ website.

Brownies

Brownies is about making friends and experiencing new things. It provides opportunities to try new physical, social and educational activities.

Brownies have loads of adventure and do heaps of cool stuff with great friends

To contact someone to find out more about Brownies and/or join click here
To read more about Brownies visit the GirlGuidingNZ website.

Guides

Guides is about personal growth - having fun, learning new things and meeting new people. It's about challenging girls to reach their full potential in a safe, supportive environment.

Some neat stuff guides do: camping, computer games, craft activities, archery, mountain biking

To contact someone to find out more about Guides and/or join click here.
To read more about Guides visit the GirlGuidingNZ website.

Rangers

Young women 14-18 years plan and carry out their own activities based on different areas of experience and enhancing their all round development. Rangers play an active role in their local community.

To contact someone to find out more about Rangers and/or join
click here. To read more about Rangers visit the GirlGuidingNZ website.

Lones
Lones can be aged 5-18 and are girls who, because of study, distance or choice can't go to units in their area.

The activities are the same but adapted for other forms of communication, email, mail or fax. Girls are encouraged to camp and join in other activities with girls when they can.

If you want to join Lones click here.

Leaders
Leaders are volunteers over 17 years of age who work as unit leaders, administrators and support in their areas of interest.

Training programmes assist leaders build skills in leadership, communication, team-building, administration, programme management and the outdoors. Leaders are also helped to gain qualifications e.g. lifesaving, first aid, boating, camping and catering.

Guiding provides an opportunity to meet, mix and socialise with women from all walks of life. If you want to contact someone to find out more about being a leader click here or read about leadership on the GirlGuidingNZ website.

Logo

The trefoil is the worldwide symbol for GirlGuiding. This design reflects the values, origins and relationship we have the world association (WAGGGS).

The continuous line that make up the leaves and stalk represent the adventurous journey that is GirlGuiding.

The star represents: the flame (of the love of humanity), compass point (pointing the way) and the two stars (the promise and law) that were found on the original trefoil logo. The star also represents the shining example that members set for others. The five points represent the WAGGGS regions.

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