Things to do on or about Founder's Day October 31.
JULIETTE GORDON LOW
1. Read a story about the life of our founder Juliette Gordon Low.
Information is in the level handbooks. Younger girls can do the suggested
activities in their handbooks. There are also several biographies available
including "The Lady from Savannah" that are available for sale. Check your
local library for other books.
2. Put on a play about Juliette Low's life. Work as a group to create the
script, costumes, and props. Put the play on for a sister troop or another
group.
3. Hold a party in Juliette Low's memory on or near her birthday, October
31.
4. Learn about the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. For what purpose is
it used? Make a donation to the fund in her memory.
5. Older Girl Scouts could view the video, "An Interview in Time." "Juliette
Low" relates a fascinating story about how Girl Scouting started and why our
organization is structured like it is. (Check with your council to see if
they have a copy of the video available for loan.)
6. Play the Juliette Low Story activity below.
7. All age levels would enjoy watching the video "The Golden Eaglet", the
first commercial movie produced for the Girl Scouts. It is introduced by
Juliette Low and shows how the program provided valuable skills for girls.
The video is available for loan from our council library. Because it is a
silent movie with background music, adults working with younger girls might
need to read the script pages for their girls.
8. Join GreenBlood Traditions. Go to the files section and open the folders
about JGL and the JL World Friendship Fund...lots of ideas there, too.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greenbloodtraditions
THE STORY OF JULIETTE LOW
Divide your girls into eight groups.
Sound Effects:
LITTLE GIRLS Stand and giggle
JULIETTE LOW Curtsy and say, "Be my friend."
GEORGIA (STATE OF) Say, "Hi, ya'll!"
HORSES Say, "Neigh-h-h."
LORD BADEN-POWELL Bow formally and say, "How do you do?"
LONDON Sing "London Bridge is Falling Down"
BOY SCOUTS Make the Girl Scout sign, say, "Be prepared."
GIRL SCOUTS Sing the first line of "Girl Scouts Together"
As the story is read, each time one of the words listed above is said, the
girls should stand up and make the sound effect assigned to their section.
Once upon a time there was a girl named JULIETTE LOW who lived in GEORGIA
and loved to ride HORSES. After she grew up, she went to LONDON where she
met LORD BADEN-POWELL who founded the BOY SCOUTS. She was fascinated by the
work he was doing. She studied with him awhile and decided to make a group
of GIRL SCOUTS in GEORGIA for her little friends who liked to ride HORSES
and do other useful and fun things. So JULIETTE LOW said goodbye to the BOY
SCOUTS in LONDON and came home to America with the idea that LORD
BADEN-POWELL gave her. She formed a group of LITTLE GIRLS into a troop of
GIRL SCOUTS. They loved it so much that the idea spread and now there are
troops all over the world.
Aren't we glad that a (speed it up here)
LITTLE GIRL named
JULIETTE LOW from
GEORGIA who liked
HORSES, grew up and went to
LONDON and met
LORD BADEN-POWELL, founder of the
BOY SCOUTS, came home to start the
wonderful world of GIRL SCOUTS!
