Program Information
We've collected links to council-sponsored programs, program information for the service unit, and other, outside ideas which can be used for a troop's own program.
Council Programs
See the council web site at http://www.gscglb.org. AT that site, you can check the calendar or download a booklet listing council programs.
Service Unit Programs
We'll be making information about service unit programs available to all leaders as we obtain a list of current e-mail addresses. Several events are planned (or are being planned!).
Other Program Ideas
See the All-Star Links page, or the Opportunities page.
Also, try:
Give Water a Hand!
Dive into the water theme of World Thinking Day by giving water a hand.
MAKE A SPLASH! -- With Give Water A Hand, young people team up with educators, natural resource experts and committed community members to study water issues and take ACTION!
To learn more about Give Water a Hand and how you can launch this successful program in your community or troop, go to http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/#What%20is
You can download free guide booklets. The information comes in both English and Spanish.
Find out how YOU can Give Water A Hand!
Other Water Resources
Want to learn more about how you can integrate the WAGGGS water theme into your World Thinking Day activities? Check out these sites:
- Educating Young People About Water (EYPAW) guides and water curricula database provide assistance for developing a community-based, youth water education program. These resources target youth and link educators to key community members to build partnerships to meet common water education goals. The EYPAW resources are full of ideas, checklists, references, partner lists, and community action education materials that will help you.
- Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids Stuff
- Water Education Foundation
- Department of the Interior
- Geography4kids
- Groundwater Foundation
- Project WET
- American Museum of Natural History
- Teach the Children Well
- EnviroScape (a great teaching model of a watershed lanscape)
- Water Education Foundation
- Discovery Education
- National Health Museum (water taste test)
- Sea World
- Earthday Network
- Project Flow
- Storm Drain Stencils
- MA Water Resources Authority
- United Nations
WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE. Water is crucial for sustainable development, including the preservation of our natural environment and the alleviation of poverty and hunger. Water is indispensable for human health and well-being.
The United Nations General Assembly, in December 2003, proclaimed the years 2005 to 2015 as the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life'.
A decade of action! The primary goal of the 'Water for Life' Decade is to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015. As women play a central role in water provision and management, a special emphasis will be placed on ensuring the participation and involvement of women in these development efforts.