THE GUIDES’ GUIDE TO

GUIDING
Anderson Edition
- Basic Guiding Knowledge -
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Clause 1: Know and understand the Three-fold Promise, the 3

Guide Law and the Motto.

Clause 2: Understand the meaning of… 5

-​ The Guide Sign, the Guide Salute and the Guide
Handshake;
-​ The Good Turn.
And to know how to wear the uniform correctly.

Clause 3: Know briefly… 8

-​ How the Guide Movement began
-​ The growth and structure of SGGA

Clause 4: Know the meaning of… 9

-​ The Guide Trefoil, the World Badge, the World
Flag
-​ Thinking Day and Thinking Day Fund

Clause 5: Participate in… 11

-​ Kim’s Game;
-​ The following Ceremonies:
●​ Roll Call
●​ Inspection
●​ Colours
●​ Enrolment

Clause 6: Know the whistle and hand signals. 13

World Centres 14

Important acronyms to note

Enrolment ceremony procedure

NOTE:
Throughout this guide, you’ll notice that some things have been typed out in blue
and some in black. Things typed in blue will not be tested in-depth during your
enrolment test, but can help you to attain a better understanding of our CCA and
some of our practices!
-​ We hope that you won’t just use rote memorisation to pass the enrolment
test, but will do your best to remember the content through understanding!
1. Know and understand the Three-fold Promise, the Guide Law and the Motto.

The Guide Motto

“Be Prepared”

What does this mean? Be ready for any duty that may be thrust upon you and know
what to do by having practised it beforehand in case of accidents or possible future
responsibilities!

The Guide 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 Three-fold Promise

To do your best to:
●​ Do your duty to God
●​ Serve your country
●​ Help other people

The Guide Law

●​ There are 10 laws. Remember them in SEQUENCE!

1)​ A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.

➔​ Example of law: Loyalty to country means that you respect its laws and
protect its property.
2)​ A Guide is useful and helps others.
➔​ Example of law: Doing something that needs doing with no thought of
being thanked or rewarded.
3)​ A Guide is polite, considerate and respects her elders.
➔​ Example of law: When two persons are talking, do not interrupt
unnecessarily.
4)​ A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
➔​ Example of law: A Guide tries to keep peace with other people at all
levels of work and play.
5)​ A Guide is kind to all living things.
➔​ Example of law: If you find any stray animal or animal suffering from
pain, get help for it by calling the Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty
To Animals (SPCA).
6)​ A Guide is obedient.
➔​ Example of law: An obedient Guide is one who listens to advice and
willingly does what she is asked to do with sensibility.
7)​ A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
➔​ Example of law: Looking at the bright side of things helps you to take
criticism in good spirit.
8)​ A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people.
 ➔​ Example of law: A Guide takes cares of her own things by using them
wisely, such as attending to minor repairs like sewing loose buttons on
your clothes.
9)​ A Guide is thrifty and diligent.
➔​ Example of law: Being thrifty does not only mean saving for a rainy
day, but can also involve not wasting electricity and water.
10)​ A Guide is self-disciplined in what she thinks, says and does.
➔​ Example of law: When a Guide always put herself in the place of others
she will be reasonable in what she thinks, says and does.
2.1. Understand the meaning of the Guide Sign, the Guide Salute and the Guide
Handshake.

Guide Sign
●​ Given at the making of the Promise or as a greeting.
All Guides greet each other with the Guide Sign
irrespective of rank.
●​ Guides can also give the sign when they are in mufti
but they must be wearing a form of Guide identification
like the Trefoil or the World Badge or a Guide T-shirt.
●​ The sign is made by raising your hand to shoulder level
and following the image shown.
●​ The three fingers represent the Three-Fold Promise.

Guide Salute
●​ The Guide Salute is given by enrolled members in full
uniform.
●​ Given as a sign of respect at…
○​ The breaking of Colours;
○​ At an Enrolment Ceremony;
○​ At a presentation of awards ceremony;
○​ When the World Flag is carried ceremonially;
○​ When greeting members of the Guide and
Scout Movements and at the playing of the
National Anthem.

The Guide Handshake

●​ Guides shake hands with one another with the left
hand. This is because the left hand is closer to the
heart and symbolises friendship.
●​ According to Lord Baden Powell, its origin is related
to a legend told to him in West Africa. Two hostile
tribes decided to live in peace together. Putting down
their shields, and carrying their spears in their right
hand, they greet each other with their left hands
extended in trust and friendship.
2.2. Understand the meaning of the Good Turn.

●​ “A Good Turn A Day” is one of the golden rules for Girl Guides all over the
world.
●​ Doing something to help without expecting anything in return is a Good Turn.
●​ It does not have to be anything big. Some examples of a Good Turn include:
○​ Donating a coin to charity,
○​ Giving up a seat for someone and
○​ Turning off a dripping tap.
●​ Trying to do a Good Turn a day keeps you alert and thoughtful of others and
prepares you to do service for the community.
2.3. Know how to wear the uniform correctly.
Link to “Wearing Your Uniform - The Guides' Guide to Guiding”
3.1. Know briefly how the Guide Movement began

Important Names:
Name Role

Lord Baden Powell Boy Scouts Movement Founder

Agnes Baden Powell First President of the Girl Guides

Association (1910)

Olave St Clair Soames ●​ Wife of Lord Baden Powell

●​ (1916) Elected to office as Chief
Commissioner
●​ (Feb 1918) Was made Chief
Guide.

History of Guiding Movement:

●​ During the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902), Lord Baden Powell enlisted
the help of a few boys to carry important messages. These scouts were
subsequently organised into patrols and each patrol had a leader.
●​ This scheme was very successful, leading to Lord Baden Powell deciding that
the boys in England be taught skills of leadership, camping, teamwork,
pioneering, stalking and orienteering to prepare them for when they were
older.
●​ In 1908, he wrote a book called “Scouting for Boys” which described how the
above was done. Girls also read this book and some of them wanted to take
part in Scouting.
●​ At the Crystal Palace Rally in 1909, bands of girls were dressed in variation of
the Scout “uniform”, and Lord Baden Powell realised that he has to provide a
similar game for girls.
●​ The “Guides” in India impressed him as these men had operated on the
North-West frontier and their main task was to go on dangerous expeditions.
Even when off duty, they were still training their minds and bodies.
●​ With this in mind, Lord Baden Powell decided that “Girl Guides” will be a good
name for pioneering women.
●​ Together with his sister Agnes Baden Powell, Lord Baden Powell and her
wrote a “Scheme for Girl Guides”. He also wrote the first Guide Handbook
called “How Girls Can Help To Build Up The Empire”.
●​ In 1910, the Girl Guides Association was formed with Agnes Baden Powell as
the first President.
●​ In 1912, Lord Baden Powell married Olave St Clair Soames. In 1916 in
London at the first gathering of Commissioners, Olave was elected to the
office of Chief Commissioner.
●​ In February 1918, she was made Chief Guide.
Clause 3.2. Know briefly the growth and structure of SGGA.

Where was Guiding established in Singapore?

●​ First Girl Guide company founded at St Mary’s Home in 1917.
○​ This company was later transferred to what is now known as St.
Margaret’s.
●​ The second company started was Raffles Girls’ School in the same year.
●​ The third started was Singapore Chinese Girls’ School in the same year.

Key key events in GGS history:

Year Event

1917 Guide Movement in Singapore and Malaya was registered under the
jurisdiction of the imperial headquarters in England.

1960 District boundaries were drawn into five divisions:

-​ Central
-​ North
-​ South
-​ East
-​ West

1965 Puan Noor Aishah became the Patron of the Association while Mrs Wee
Chong Jin became its President.

1966 New Guide headquarters (Guide House) opened.

1972 Singapore accepted as Full Member of WAGGGS at 21st World

Conference in Canada.

1988 Camp Christine officially opened.

1990 27th World Conference held in Singapore.

Clause 4.1. Know the meaning of the Guide Trefoil, the World Badge and the World
Flag.

The Guide Trefoil

●​ Given to each Guide at her enrolment.
●​ Three-fold leaves represent the Three-Fold Promise.
●​ P.P stands for ‘Pandu Puteri’ which means ‘Girl
Guides’ in the National language. (Malay)
●​ To be pinned on the scarf.

The World Badge

●​ The first World Badge was adopted at the 11th World
Conference (held in France in 1946).
●​ The Golden Trefoil on a bright blue background
represents the sun shining over the children of the
world.
●​ The three leaves represent the Three-Fold Promise.
●​ The flame represents the flame of the love of
humanity.
●​ The vein pointing upwards represents the compass
needle pointing the way.
●​ The two stars represent the Promise and the Law.
●​ The outer circle represents our worldwide Association.
●​ The badge is to be the highest badge pinned onto the
Guide uniform.
●​ This badge may be worn by all members of the Girl
Guides Movement, in or out of uniform. It does not
replace the Guide Trefoil.

The World Flag

●​ The Trefoil is the focal point of the flag.
●​ The white corner in the lower right hand corner
represents WAGGGS commitment to peace.
●​ The white corner is crowned by three golden squares
symbolising the Three-Fold Promise.
●​ Used at World Centres, World Thinking Day, the World
Bureau, WAGGGS’ gatherings and by all member
organisations.
●​ It can also be flown as the company flag.
Clause 4.2. Know the meaning of Thinking Day and Thinking Day Fund

Thinking Day
●​ Lord and Lady Baden Powell shared the same birthday- 22 February 1926,
which is known as Thinking Day.
●​ Thinking Day is a day on which each Guide is encouraged to think of other
members of the Movement around the world.
●​ It doesn’t matter if we have not met each other as we are all in one Guide
family with the same goals in life, celebrating Thinking Day and wishing each
other well.

Thinking Day Fund

●​ In 1932, a Belgian Guider thought of giving presents on Thinking Day and told
Lady Baden Powell about it. In January 1933, Lady Baden Powell wrote her
thoughts on the matter, saying how we can “perhaps give something as well
as our thoughts to help develop the world friendship which is growing slowly
each year and which we hope to see growing larger and larger” as well.
●​ In the same year many contributions arrived at the World Bureau in London
and more money were given to the World Bureau. Thus the Thinking Day
Fund was established.
●​ A Guide donates the number of coins which is based on the number of years
of Guiding that she has, and should amount up to at least $1. For example, a
Guide in her first year of Guiding donates 1 coin, and in this case, she is only
able to donate a $1 coin as the minimum amount is $1. * For Guides who
were Brownies, the coins also take into account the number of years that you
are a Brownie. For example, a Guide who was a previous Brownie since P4
and is now in her first year of Guiding has to give 4 coins amounting up to at
least $1.
●​ The fund is used for the promotion and development of Guiding around the
world.

Thinking Day Symbol

●​ Introduced in 1975.
●​ The World Trefoil in the centre represents
the World Association.
●​ The arrows pointing towards the Trefoil
represent action and give direction to that
action. They may also represent ways and
means in which the World Association can
be helped by all members in the Movement.
●​ The circular design represents the Guiding
World.
Clause 5.1. Participate in Kim’s Game

Where did it originate?

●​ From a story about a boy called “Kim” by Rudyard Kipling.
●​ This boy had trained himself for secret service work in India by becoming
more observant.

What is Kim’s Game?

●​ Any kind of seeing, concentrating and remembering.
●​ It aims to get you to use all your five senses to improve your powers of
concentration and observation.
➔​ The most used variant of Kim’s Game in Anderson Clover Guides is
the version where 30 items are laid out and the Guides are to
remember all of the items within a time limit. One item will be removed
and the girl is to guess the ite missing.
Clause 5.2. Participate in different ceremonies.

Why do we have different ceremonies?

-​ Help to make different occasions more memorable.
-​ Effective ceremonies…
➔​ Has dignity
➔​ Creates a feeling of genuine unity within the unit; and
➔​ Is part of unit’s treasured traditions

Types of ceremonies we have…

Roll Call and Inspection

-​ Occurs every Friday (for us Anderson Guides!)
-​ Attendance is taken during roll call.

Colours
-​ Consists of the Colour Party (a group of three Guides) raising or breaking the
World Flag. The Colour Party does not sing.

Enrolment Ceremony
-​ Carried out to accept recruits who have completed the enrolment procedures
in the Movement.
* Elaborated on at the back.

Guides’ Own
-​ Provides an occasion for Guides to express their feelings about the values
they hold.
-​ There is not set format for a Guides’ Own.

Presentation Ceremonies
-​ Some companies create ceremonies for the presentation of the Leader’s
stripe(s) (like Anderson Clover Guides’ striping ceremony) or other badges.
Clause 6. Know the whistle and hand signals.

Purpose: So a Guider or Patrol Leader can call her Guides.

Whistle Signals
Signal Meaning

￮￮￮￮￮ Fall in / Come here quickly

￮￮￮ ￮￮￮ Leaders come here

￮ ￮ Warning - Look out

Extend / Scatter

￮ Attention

￮￮￮ ￮￮￮ SOS

Hand Signals
World Centres
What are World Centres for?
●​ To provide places where Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from all over the world
can…
○​ Come together in friendship
○​ Learn about each other, their countries’ history and culture

How and when were the first World Centres established?

●​ First World Centre founded in 1932 in Adelboden, Switzerland.
●​ 3 other world centres were constructed after that:​
○​ Our Ark (later known as Olave House and now the Pax Lodge) in
London, England
○​ Our Cabana in Cuernavaca, Mexico
○​ Sangam in Pune India
●​ In total, there are 5 World centres (One was just established recently and is
not included in our handbook!)

Where and what are the World Centres called?

Year founded Name of WC Location Picture

1932 Our Chalet Adelboden, Switzerland

1937 Pax Lodge London, England

1946 Our Cabaña Cuernavaca, Mexico

1956 Sangam Pune, India

2010 Kusafiri Africa (has no fixed site and

changes its location every
event)
Important Acronyms to Note:
Acronym What it stands for Significance

WAGGGS World Association of Girl A global association supporting the

Guides and Girls Scouts female-oriented and female-only Guiding
and Scouting organizations in 145 countries.
It was established in 1928 in Parád,
Hungary, and has its headquarters in
London, England.

GGS Girl Guides Singapore The Guiding movement in Singapore.

SGGA Singapore Girl Guides Largest volunteer organisation for girls and
Association women in Singapore and a member of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS).

PNAA Puan Noor Aishah Award The Puan Noor Aishah Award is presented
to outstanding Brownies and Girl Guides
units who have fulfilled the criteria set out by
Girl Guides Singapore.

PGA President’s Guide Award An award presented to the most all-rounded

Girl Guides and Venture Scouts in
recognition of their excellent performance,
dedication to the Guide and Scout
Movements and service to the community.

BPA Baden-Powell Award The highest youth award achievable in the

Scout and Guide Movement in several
countries.

* Special note: Always spell “Guides’ of “Guiding” with a capital “G”!

Enrolment Procedure
Congratulations on passing your Enrolment test! You’re ready to move on to the next
phase of Guiding. You can now be enrolled as a Guide.

The Enrolment Ceremony is carried out in a horseshoe formation. You may refer to
the following video on how to form the horseshoe.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUqZE4a5VmI&t=10s

You only have to watch from 0:09 to 2:00 as they stay the most true to the steps we
practise today. Take note of the following differences:
0:25 - The patrol leaders should be standing at attention before the company
arrives.
0:40 - No colour party will be fallen out. We only ever fall out the colour party
when already in the horseshoe formation to prevent having the girls squeeze
through the crowd.
0:52 - The patrol on the left (Sparrow, normally) of the leader moves first, not
the one on the right.
0:56 - Not a mistake, but take note that you must always stamp your foot on
your right leg. If the commander commands “halt” on the left leg, make sure
that you still “bang” your leg on your right leg.

After the horseshoe has been formed, each Patrol Leader will take turns to bring
their patrols and recruits to the Guider. The order is Kingfisher, Swallow, Oriole,
Mynah, Flowerpecker, Dove and Sparrow. The procedures following include:

Patrol Leader: Good afternoon ma’am. The recruits in patrol Sparrow are
______, ______, and ________.

Guider (to recruits): Do you know what your honour means?

All recruits in patrol, together: My honour means that I can be trusted to be

truthful and honest.

Guider: Can I trust you on your honour

To do your best,
​ To do your duty to God,
To serve your country and
help other people, and
To keep the Guide Law?
The recruit and all enrolled Guides and Guiders give the Sign while the recruits make
their Promise:
​
All recruits in patrol, together: 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 Guider pins the Guide badge on the guides’ scarf.
​
Guider: I trust you on your honour to
​ ​ Keep this Promise and to try to
​ ​ Do at least one Good Turn a day.”
The Guider shakes hand with the newly recruited Guides.
​
Guider: You are now a member of the
​ ​ Worldwide sisterhood of Guides.
​ ​ Salute the Colours.
The newly recruited Guides salute the Colours. The newly recruited Guides turn to
face the Company.
​
Guider: Company, salute the new Guide.

The new Guides return the Company’s salute and the patrol turns back around to
move back to its position.

Written by: Jamie Ng and Krystal Yamin (Sec 4 2017)