Guide

The Guide Promise
The Promise and Law is the heart and soul of the Guide Movement.They are the fundamental principles of the Girl Guiding and every member should observe and live by them. A Guide makes a personal commitment to these principles which in turn leads her to accept and to develop her responsibilities towards the community.

The Promise
I promise to do my best:
to do my duty to God,
to serve my country
and help other people,
and to keep the Guide Law.

The Guide Motto
"Be Prepared"

The initials of the GGS motto, "Be Prepared", also happens to be our Founder’s initials and is a practical reminder of the purpose of Girl Guiding which is to always be prepared for any eventuality.

The Guide Law

1. A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
2. A Guide is useful and helps others.
3. A Guide is polite, considerate and respects her elders.
4. A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
   
5. A Guide is kind to all living things.
6. A Guide is obedient.
7. A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
8. A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people.
9. A Guide is thrifty and diligent.
10. A Guide is self-disciplined in what she thinks, says and does.

The Guide Sign
The Guide Sign is given when a Girl Guide is in uniform and when she recites the Guide Promise or as a greeting to other Guides. Guides also give the sign when they are in mufti (civilian clothes) but the Trefoil or the World Badge is either woven or pinned on the clothing they are wearing.

The sign is made by raising your right hand to shoulder level, palm to facing outwards, thumb pressing down the little finger with three fingers pointing upwards. The three fingers represent the Three-Fold Promise.




The Guide Salute
The Guide Salute is given by enrolled members in full uniform as a sign of respect:
1. at the breaking of colours;
2. at an Enrolment Ceremony;
3. at a presentation of awards ceremony;
4. when the World Flag is being carried ceremonially;
5.when greeting members of the Guide and Scout Movements; and
6. when the National Anthem is being played or sung.


The Guide Handshake
The Guide handshake is unique because it is done with the left hand. The left hand is closer to the heart and so this gesture symbolises friendship. When asked to explain the origin, Lord Baden-Powell related how when he was in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti he was met by one of the GreatChiefs of the Ashanti, he saluted them and then offered his right handout as a sign of friendship, but the Chief transferred his shield whichhe held in his left hand to his right which contained his spear andoffered his left hand as a sign of friendship.

A Good Turn
“A Good Turn a Day” – This is one of the golden rules of Guiding all over the world. A Guide offers to do something or to help someone without expecting anything in return - that is considered is a good turn.

1. The Patrol is the unit for all work and play. It consists of not more than eight girls, including the Patrol Leader and Second.
2. Each member wears the emblem of the patrol she belongs to.

The Court of Honour is a committee within the Company to manage its affairs and direct its work, and is the most important council in connection with the Company.

The Guiders and Patrol leaders are ex-officio members of the Court of Honour; Patrols Seconds may be elected members. A Secretary and a Treasurer are elected from the members of the Court of Honour or from other suitable members of the Company. The Captain usually takes the Chair.

The Court of Honour assembles at regular intervals (at least 2 times a year) either as a special meeting or supplementary to the Company meeting. The meeting is conducted formally and minutes are kept. An account of the Company's funds (where one exists) should be presented at the Court of Honour.

1. Appointment of a Guide Guider.
   (See rules on the Guider under chapter on Organisation)
   
   
2. Qualifications for a Warrant
   
   
3. Responsibilities
   The Captain has a free hand in the management and training of her Company provided that she adheres to the policy and rules of the Association.
   
   In consultation with the Court-of-Honour, she may suspend a Guide for unsatisfactory behaviour, but she may not dismiss a Guide without first consulting her District Commissioner.
   
   On receipt of her warrant, a Guider may test her own Guides for Enrolment, Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. The organisation and testing are the responsibility of the Captain (see section on Testing).

The Patrol Leader is nominated by the Guides and appointed by the Captain. She should have obtained the Guide Silver Award and have been a member of the Company for at least three months. Instructions should be given as much as possible through her.

She is responsible for all matters relating to work, play and administration in her patrol. She should, to a great extent, be the channel of communication between the Captain and her Guides. She should have special opportunities of access to her Captain, either at her home, or at leaders' meetings held at regular intervals for the purpose of special training.

(Before being enrolled, the recruit must have passed the Enrolment Tests)

Captain:

"Do you know what your HONOUR means?"

Recruit:

"My HONOUR means that I can be trusted to be truthful and honest"

Captain:

"Can I trust you on your HONOUR to do your best:

To do your duty to God.

To serve your country and to help other people and

To keep the Guide Law?"

The recruit and all enrolled Guides and Guiders give the Guide Sign while the recruit makes her Promise:

Recruit:

"I promise to do my best

To do my duty to God,

To serve my country and help other people, and

To keep the Guide Law"

The Captain pins the Enrolment Badge on the Guide's scarf and says:

"I trust you on your HONOUR to keep this Promise and to try to do at least one GOOD TURN a day."

The Guider extends her left hand and shakes the Guide's hand and says:

"You're now a member of the worldwide sisterhood of Guides. Salute the Colours."

The Guide salutes the Colours. The Guide turns to face the Company.

Captain:

"Company, salute the new Guide."

The new Guide returns the Company's salute.

Note: This form of enrolment ceremony is used for ALL members, with the exception of Brownies.

(To be completed by the Guide before being awarded The Enrolment Badge or Trefoil)

1. Know and understand the Three-fold Promise, the Guide Law and the Motto.
 
2. Understand the meaning of the Guide Sign,

   the Guide Salute and the Guide   Handshake;

   Understand the meaning of the Good Turn;

   Know how to wear the uniform  correctly.
 
3. Know briefly:
   How the Guide Movement began;
   The growth and structure of the Association.
 
4. Know the meaning of:
   The Guide Trefoil, the World Badge, the World Flag;
   World Thinking Day and the World Thinking Day Fund.
 
5. Know the significance of Kim's Game and have taken part in the game at least once.

   Participate in the following Ceremonies:
   - Roll Call
   - Inspection
   - Colours
   - Enrolment

"The object of the proficiency badges is to help remedy defects and to develop character and physical health."

Download Guide Branch Proficiency Badge Guideline  (PDF Version, applicable till December 2007 )

Click HERE to view the details of each badges.

The Guide Uniform – Badges

Badges

RIGHT CHEST	LEFT CHEST
World Badge	Patrol Emblem
Commemorative Badges (left of World Badge)	Bronze, Silver and Gold Badge. (One replaces the other progressively and to be worn to the right of the Patrol emblem.)
	President Guide Award (can be worn on the Guider’s Uniform)

Proficiency Badges

Proficiency Badges should be sewn:

-          On the right sleeve in pairs going down from shoulder seam (6 badges);

-          Repeat with the left sleeve (6 badges);

-          Back to right sleeve two more columns on either side of the first two (6 badges);

-          Back to left sleeve.

The above badges may only be purchased upon issue of the badge certificate by the Guider.

• President's Guide Award
• Puan Noor Aishah Award
• Recommendation for an Award