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Brownies 2021 style
Jan. 15th, 2021 05:25 pmWe started back at Brownies-by-Zoom yesterday. Last week we had a planning meeting when we decided the term's activities and sorted out who would run what, plus what would need to be delivered to the girls in advance of the meeting - pens and paper they all have anyway. Plus the relevant craft kits were ordered, along with various badges (they do like to receive badges!).
Last term we had 12 Brownies joining us, so Doodles (unit leader) contacted the remaining families to see whether they wanted to join/keep membership/no longer interested. A few said they definitely didn't want to stay, and we knew one Brownie was moving up to Guides, because we'd said goodbye to her at the end of last term, so we were left with a number of spaces and now have three new girls who have come up from Rainbows. On top of which three more said they'd like to join Zoom, so in the end we had 16 girls last night, since one didn't make it.
I think it was a good thing we had started with a lower number last term, as it gave us time to work out what was feasible and how to adjust things, otherwise 16 at once would have been rather daunting. Yesterday was a 'getting to know you' evening, with games, including a treasure hunt: something you love (cuddly toys, younger brothers, dogs, cats) and something that is normally outside (various offerings including a rabbit and a guinea pig).
Today I did an online Safe Space (safeguarding) course. Not improved by my laptop crashing at the beginning and promptly doing an update when I rebooted. However, I only missed the beginning slides, which I can read up, and made sure I participated fully for the rest of the time so I'll get my certificate. It was really well done and possibly the best such course I've done.
As I've said before Zoom Brownies is not ideal, but it's probably making as much of a difference to the girls at this time as our regular meetings used to.
Last term we had 12 Brownies joining us, so Doodles (unit leader) contacted the remaining families to see whether they wanted to join/keep membership/no longer interested. A few said they definitely didn't want to stay, and we knew one Brownie was moving up to Guides, because we'd said goodbye to her at the end of last term, so we were left with a number of spaces and now have three new girls who have come up from Rainbows. On top of which three more said they'd like to join Zoom, so in the end we had 16 girls last night, since one didn't make it.
I think it was a good thing we had started with a lower number last term, as it gave us time to work out what was feasible and how to adjust things, otherwise 16 at once would have been rather daunting. Yesterday was a 'getting to know you' evening, with games, including a treasure hunt: something you love (cuddly toys, younger brothers, dogs, cats) and something that is normally outside (various offerings including a rabbit and a guinea pig).
Today I did an online Safe Space (safeguarding) course. Not improved by my laptop crashing at the beginning and promptly doing an update when I rebooted. However, I only missed the beginning slides, which I can read up, and made sure I participated fully for the rest of the time so I'll get my certificate. It was really well done and possibly the best such course I've done.
As I've said before Zoom Brownies is not ideal, but it's probably making as much of a difference to the girls at this time as our regular meetings used to.
