Opportunities Girlguiding can give your child
There’s lots of opportunities on offer - here's just a few
There’s over 300,000 girls in Girlguiding and we want them to know that they can do anything.
Whether your girl is new to guiding or not, we want to share some of the amazing opportunities girls get to experience. Scroll the list - there might be something new waiting for your child to explore!
Meeting new people and being a part of something special
Girlguiding is all about creating fun, friendship, challenge and adventure. Every time girls experience a unit meeting, event or adventure, they get an opportunity to meet people and make new friendships.
Discover fun opportunities your child can experience in Rainbows (4-7), Brownies (7-10), Guides (10-14) or Rangers (14-18).
Send us your story
If you’ve got a fond memory you’d like to share about your child and Girlguiding, email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear how guiding helped them or has given them an exciting opportunity.
Having adventures
Having adventures with friends is one of the most memorable parts of a girl's guiding experience. And adventure can look like all sorts of things. At Girlguiding, girls can take part in all levels of adventure from high adrenaline to gentler experiences.
It could be doing a local scavenger hunt, spending a night looking up at the stars or the chance to go abseiling or canoeing. It could even be the chance to make international friends at home or abroad.
Your child could earn one of our beautiful adventure badges as part of a trip or activity with their unit.
Check out national events and adventures your child can get involved with.
Speaking up for all girls and making change
Our advocates are a group of Girlguiding members aged 14-25 that lead our advocacy and research to help improve girls' lives.
They represent the voices of girls and young women out in the world by talking to MP and the media, attending party conferences and public speaking engagements.
Last year, our advocate panel attended the political party conferences along with our CEO, Angela Salt. They hosted panel discussions raising awareness of our 15th Girls' Attitudes Survey and met inspiring female politicians.
Watch this video on our Instagram to see what they got up to.
I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Conservative party conference as a Girlguiding advocate. I was able to engage in meaningful discussions with policy makers, like Maria Caufield MP and Mims Davies MP, about the issues that are most prominent in the lives of girls and young women today.’ - Eloise, first year advocate.
Grace, a first year advocate, reflects on the impact being an advocate has had on her confidence.
I am so lucky to be a part of the Girlguiding advocate panel. Around this time last year I couldn’t even put my hand up in class, the difference is night and day. Giving myself a big pat on the back.' - Grace, first year advocate.
Find out more about our opportunities for advocates.
Building confidence through public speaking
Your child has the opportunity to get involved with some of the things we do as an organisation too.
This year, some of our advocates and members were interviewed about our Girls’ Attitudes Survey research findings. Their thoughts were also featured in global news outlets like The Guardian.
Watch them talk about our research.
That isn’t the only unforgettable media experience girls have had! With the help of CBBC Newsround and our friends at ODEON, Guides Eva and Marianne had the chance to ask Amy Poehler their questions about Inside Out 2. They chatted about the new characters and what her advice would be to girls who might be worried about experiencing changing emotions.
Discovering new skills and interests
The Girlguiding programme aims to give girls the opportunity to learn about themselves, find their voice and gain skills and confidence.
We know trying different things is important to girls, so we have a programme that gets them to explore ways to build confidence, have adventures and learn new skills.
- Girls can earn badges that relate to lots of life skills like inventing, jobs and languages. And that’s just 1 out of 6 of our themes!
- From managing money to making guacamole, guiding gives your child a safe space to learn new skills that will help them at home and prepare them for the future.
- Once girls find what they love, they get to dig deeper with our range of interest badges that can be completed at home as well as with their unit.
Learn more about the Girlguiding programme and what your child gets up to in guiding.