Interest badges
Morals and values
Know myself
Explore what makes you, you.
Have you ever wondered how your surroundings and beliefs influence who you are?
Getting a Rangers interest badge
There are 36 interest badges for you to earn at Rangers, and 3 fun challenges to do for each badge.
You can do these badges at any time, anywhere and in any way you’d like. You can do them on your own or with units, during unit meetings, at home or even on holiday.
How to complete this badge
1. A world of you
What’s going on in your world... what makes you, you? Take a selfie, draw yourself or make a model – it just has to represent who you are. Pop it in the middle of a space, sheet of paper or digital canvas.
Think about the things that are important to you – it could be politics, religion, music, Girlguiding, baking, sport, education, human rights – it’s up to you. Find items, pictures, or memories (like tickets and scrap papers!), or write labels or draw symbols to represent these and place them around the space, sheet of paper or digital canvas.
Use it to help reflect on who you are, and whether you want to spend more time on the things you value.
2. Beliefs and values
Find out about 2 beliefs different to your own. They don’t have to be linked to religion - they could be to do with things like vegetarianism, a book you’re passionate about or astrology.
If you can, talk to someone who holds these beliefs, or visit a place linked to them. If this isn’t possible, watch a video on YouTube or listen to a podcast.
Share your findings in any way you want – by writing, drawing, photographs or videos or another idea!
3. Make time for what you value
Using your thoughts and reflections, come up with a personal goal you’d like to achieve in the next week or month. Then try to do it!
For example, if you said baking or reading philosophy was important to you in challenge 1 you could make time to try a new recipe or read a new book.
Including others
- Make sure your parent/carer knows you’re talking to other people and who they are.
- Never talk to strangers on your own.
- If you feel worried or confused by any of the answers given, talk to an adult you trust straight away.
Internet safety
To keep safe online, I will…
- Not share any personal information on the internet (my full name, my home or school address, my phone number or my email address).
- Only download files on to my devices with permission from my parent/carer.
- Always ask permission before uploading photos or videos online. If I send pictures, I am aware that these can be forwarded onto others.
- Tell my parent/carer, teacher or leader if something online worries or upsets me.
- Only add people online that I know in the real world.
- Be wary of emails that contain unknown links. I know clicking links can download viruses or other harmful files onto my devices.
- Treat people online with the same respect as I would in the real world. I will never write anything that might hurt or upset someone.
- Not meet up with someone that I have met online and if someone asks me to do so, I will tell a parent/carer.
- Think carefully about what I read, hear and see online, and not trust information unless I have checked it on other websites or in books, or have asked an adult about it.
Wellbeing
Sometimes activities that look after our wellbeing can cause us to have feelings that we can’t explain or make us feel sad. It’s important you speak to an adult you trust or a professional service about how you feel if this happens.
