USAGSO - Paris Girls Scouts

Join in the fun and explore Biodiversity and Change the World with your Sister and Brother Scouts: Scouts et Guides de France (SGDF) and British Guides in Foreign Countries (BGIFC). An exciting day of discovery, activities, music and new friendships in beautiful Jambville!

Biodiversity is the combination of all living things in a place. It includes birds and insects, microbes, fungi and plants, people and their pets, and even farm animals. Everyone can do something to help protect our native biodiversity whether it be planting a native plant in your garden, conserving and preserving natural resources or trapping pests such as rats, possums or stoats.

Join in the fun! RSVP by January 11th to your Adult Troop Volunteer. We are limited to 500 participants total.

Each participant will receive an event patch and every troop attending will receive a ''Bio Kit'' (to be defined)...

Please bring a picnic lunch including a bottle of water (50cl) and a dessert.

Troop Contributions

- Poster/Collage -Troops are invited to make a "Biodiversity, Changing the World" themed poster/collage, format 50x65 on backboard.

- Information Stand or Activity Booth - There will be information stands and games/activity booths encouraging biodiversity. Anyone interested in tending a stand or booth please contact Dineen. You must submit a written proposal in French and English. We requests stands/booths be set up Friday.

- Lend a Hand - All girls and adults interested in lending a hand please contact Dineen.

- SWAPS- We are recycling our patch inventory. Each participant will receive two patches to trade upon check in.

Program - Déroulement de la Journée

10:00 Arrival Arrival at Jambville. - Arrivée: Arrivée sur le site de Jambville.
Gathering of troops followed by a technical and ecological explanations of the days events.
Rassemblement suivi d’un temps d’information pour expliquer aux jeunes l’aspect technique et écologique de la journée.

10:45 Guest Speaker - Fanny Héros of Alofa Tuvalu and a scientific journalist will speak about climate change and it's effects on biodiversity. - Intervenant - Fanny Héros, d'Alofa Tuvalu et journaliste scientifique, nous sensibilisera sur « les changements climatiques et ses effets sur la biodiversité».

11:30-12:30 Information Stands and Games:
- WAGGGS UN Team and their work at UNESCO
AMGE (l’Association Mondiale des Guides et des Éclaireuses) équipe des Nations Unis et leur travail à l’UNESCO,

- WOSM (World Organization of the Scout Movement), Building a Better World
L’OMMS (l’Organisation Mondiale du Scoutisme), la construction d'un monde meilleur,

- NATURALIA - Sustainable Development
NATURALIA, la responsabilité du developpment durable,

- Quart de Poil’- Un geste pour Notre Avenir Autrement. Products which, from the material itself to the packaging, fully respect an environmental approach of Eco-Conception (Expo).
Des produits qui, du matériau à son conditionnement, respectent sans réserve une approche environnementale d' Eco-Conception (Expo),

- A Time for All Good Things, A Discovery of Regional Product in Season
Un Temps Pour Toutes Bonnes Choses, Une Découverte des Produits Régionaux de Saison

- Green Fashion- Repurposing Clothes and Accessories
Mode Recyclage- Recyclage de Vêtements et Accessoires,

- Industrial Hemp and How it Can Make the World a Better Place to Live.
Les Merveilles du Chanvre Industriel et Comment Il Nous Aidera de Vivre Autrement,

- The Wonders of Water
Les Merveilles de l’eau,

- Organically Grown (discovery)
Bio Pour Nos Vies, Bio Pour La Terre (découverte),

- Fair Trade Chocolate (game)
Commerce Équitable au Chocolat (jeu),

- Carbon Footprint (miming game)
Empreinte Carbone (jeu de mime),

- World Thinking Day cards (make and exchange)
Cartes de Vœux de JMP (fabrication et échange pendant la journée).

- Friendship Knot
Noeud d'Amitié

12:30-13:30 Lunch (Pick nick) - Déjeuner (Pique-nique).
Each person is responsible for their own meal, bottle of water (50cl) and dessert.
Chaqu'un est responsable pour leur propre déjenuer y compris une boission (50cl) et desert.

13:40-14:00 Songs (animated by each movement) - Chants (animés par chaque Unité).
Girl Scouts : Heal the World Lyrics by Michael Jackson
Scoutes et Guides de France : TBA
British Guides in Foreign Countries : Lean On Me Lyrics by Bill Withers

14:10-15:40 Workshops - Ateliers
- Round tables led by UNESCO: Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors
Pour les ainés (Scouts et Guides) : Tables rondes/ Débats animés par l’UNESCO.

Reference documents to prepare round table discussions.
Documents de référence pour préparer les tables rondes.

Jambville 13 février 2010

• Protecting Biodiversity, the spice of Life - explore personal beliefs and values about protecting biodiversity and why it is important to do so.
  Protéger la biodiversité, l’essence de la vie - explorer les convictions et valeurs personnelles concernant la protection de la biodiversité et pourquoi il est important de le faire.
• Threats to Biodiversity, the HIPPO dilemma - explore what is happening to biodiversity and talk about the major causes of biodiversity loss.
  Menaces sur la biodiversité, le dilemme HIPPO - explorer ce qui est entrain d’arriver à la biodiversité et discuter des principales causes de la perte de la biodiversité.
• Caring for Biodiversity, what can I do? - discuss things to do to help care for biodiversity.S’occuper de la biodiversité, qu’est-ce que je peux faire? - discuter de choses à faire pour aider à prendre soin de la biodiversité.

- "100" Rose Bush Planting: Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors
Pour les plus jeunes (-10 ans) : Plantation de cents rosiers.

15h50 – 16h20 Snack offered by NATURALIA and SWAP - Gouté offert par NATURALIA et SWAP
SWAP Ideas (We will be recycling our past event patches) Each USAGSO-Paris GS will recieve 2 upon check in.
Recycler vos anciens badges.

16:30 Closing Ceremony - Cérémonie de Clôture
Awards - Présentation des Prix
World Song - Rassemblement avec le chant “Chant Mondial”

World Song - Chant Mondial

Lyrics World Song - Paroles Chant Mondial

Collection for Haiti

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
This fund is used for emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti. Donate online.

The UN World Food Programme The UN World Food Programme is gathering all available resources to deliver food to the recently homeless and impoverished in Haiti. Donations can be made through https://www.wfp.org/donate/haiti

Useful Documents - Documentation Utile

These documents will help you explore different ideas with your troops on the issues of biodiversity. If you are thinking about tending an information stand or leading a game activity here are some great resources:

World Thinking Day Resource Guide 2010

World Thinking Day Activities 2010 - Journée Mondiale de la Pensée 2010 (activités)

GAT (Global Action Theme) Badge - TAM (Thème d’Action Mondial)

The Right to Food Comic Book - Le Droit à l'alimentation avec BD

The Right to Food Resource & Activity Guide - Le Droit à l'alimentation (guide des activités)

Think About Water Activities - Pensons à l'eau

Think About Water, Facts & Figures - Pensons à l'eau, faits et chiffres

Transportation - Transport

A charter service is organized; 9 am departure Porte Maillot, 15€ per person round trip (the fee is based on filling all 50 seats and is subject to change). Please contact Dineen. to reserve your spot on the bus.

Check In at 8h30 Porte Maillot in front of the Palais de Congress and Pick Up at 18h30. The bus will leave at 9am sharp!

---Troop AV’s please forward me a list of the cell phone numbers of the parents of all the children you are accompanying.

Deadlines - Délai de réponse

- Troop or individual RSVP due on or before January 11th

Please complete the WTD 2010 Troop Registration and return it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Merci de compléter et de retouner votre fiche d'inscription avant le 11 janvier 2010 au This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

- Media Releases due on or before January 11th (AV meeting)
Merci de compléter et de retourner votre Autorisation Médiatique avant le 11 janvier 2010 au This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Adult Media Release - Autorisation Médiatique Adulte
Child Media Release - Autorisation Médiatique Enfant

- Permission slips

2009-2010 USAGSO-PARIS Events Permission Slip

2009-2010 USAGSO-PARIS Events Permission Slip