The Four Sections
of Girlguiding

The four sections of Girlguiding for our young members are Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers.

Rainbows are the youngest section for girls aged between 4 and 7, followed by Brownies for 7 to 10 year olds. After their 10th birthday girls can join Guides, then move up to Rangers once they are 14 years old. There are alternative and additional options to Rangers for the over 14's, including our Young Leader Development Programme. You can find out more about each of these sections by clicking on the images below.

"At Brownies we play fun games and tell jokes"

Holly, a Brownie

"The adventures we have at Guides are amazing. I loved trying the 'leap of faith' at camp"

Sophie, a Guide

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"I love my badges. Rainbows is so much fun!"

Emily, a Rainbow

"Rangers is great for switching off from school and chilling with friends. It's great that I can work on my DofE too"

Izzy, a Ranger

Bronze Awards

Silver Awards

Gold Awards

Know myself

Girls explore emotions and learn about themselves.
They’ll look at what they enjoy, build confidence and discover how feelings affect behaviour.

Example activity: explore your cultural background.

Express myself

Girls develop their creativity in all sorts of ways.
They’ll make up stories and create inventions to solve problems, start thinking laterally and teach creative
skills to friends.

Example activity: using digital tools to communicate ideas
in creative ways.

Be well

Girls learn how to stay healthy, how to look after their own
wellbeing and help others when they’re hurt.

Example activity: learn first aid skills.

Have adventures

Girls have the chance to overcome fears, try new activities
and learn survival skills. Getting outside and having adventures has always been an important part of Guiding.

Example activity: geocaching and orienteering.

Take action

Girls build skills to make a positive difference - whether in
their community, the wider world or with the people they know.

Example activity: volunteering or fundraising for a local cause.

Skills for my future

Girls investigate what they might like to do in the future
and how they can grow their life skills.

Example activity: exploring different career paths.

The Theme Awards

Each theme award is made up of three components: interest badges, skill builders and unit meeting activities. Interest badges can be completed at home or in unit meetings, whilst skill builders and unit meeting activities will be completed with the unit.

Unit leaders will keep a record of girls badge work and will award badges
when completed.

Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards

Girls that earn two theme awards will get a section Bronze award. Earning four theme awards will get girls a section Silver award. To earn their section Gold award, girls need to collect all six theme awards and complete the Gold award challenge.

The Girlguiging programme forms around 60% of what girls get to enjoy in their unit meetings. Consisting of six themes, there are over 900 activities, 114 badges and 32 awards available across the four sections! The six themes feature across all four sections, becoming more in depth as members move through Girlguiding. Discover the themes below!

The Girlguiding Programme

The Four Sections of Girlguiding