International
If
you’re
interested in exploring your World through informative
resources, activities, events and
travel, this is the webpage for you! International
Guiding in Ontario provides our members with opportunities
to learn more about the World around us by offering
unique experiences, programs and educational materials.
Become Worldly and have fun exploring!
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International
Interprovincial Independent Trip Planning for Girls
Ontario International
Trip Subisdy
International
Local Specialty Community Travel Opportunities
Sponsored
Trips/Events
International
Independent Trip Opportunities
Pen
Pals
Adult
Only International Independent Group Trips
The
2007-2009 Twinning Project
International
Challenges
Special
International Related Links
NEW! Resources
International
Interprovincial Independent Trip Planning for Girls
To obtain instructions, please refer to the Safe Guide 2008 edition.
The Safe Guide and forms can be downloaded off the National website: http://forms.girlguides.ca/default.aspx under "Safe
Guide International Travel Forms".
To ensure maximum support of GM 2010, national
has stated that independent international and interprovincial
trips
are strongly discouraged during 2010.Trips that have been
given provincial approval to this point may certainly continue.
GM 2010 should be the first choice of destination for all
other groups considering travel in 2010. Any new requests
for independent travel must include clear rationale why
the trip is planned for 2010 rather than for another year
as well as what will be the participants’ involvement
in GM 2010, if any?
Local
Specialty Community Leaders Wanted…
Are you interested in traveling internationally or interprovincially with girls
from across the province but need help with the planning and organizing of
a trip?
Why not lead an International Local Specialty Community? You
can decide on your own destination or choose from a list of suggestions!
If you are a
Guider willing to travel with girls outside of
your own
Unit to lead trips to Canadian and/or international destinations and want
to find out how to get started and what kind of planning assistance you
will receive from the Provincial Office, please contact the Girl Program
Coordinator at program.coord@guidesontario.org or
call
416-920-6666 Ext. 2485.
You can also
access the Procedures for this in the Procedures Manual
at:
https://memberzone.girlguides.ca/C12/Ontario/ProceduresManual/Forms
/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2fC12%2fOntario%2fProceduresManual%2
fSpecialty%20Community%20%2d%20International&View=%7b69BC21BC
%2d3471%2d4A5F%2d8A56%2d145EEAFE7897%7d
Ontario International Trip Subsidy
Most groups planning Independent International Trips work hard to fundraise
a portion of their trip cost. Depending on the success of the fundraising
efforts, some groups may need additional funds to help offset the cost of
Independent Travel. To assist these groups and at the same time help encourage
the planning of more independent trips for girls, Ontario Council has approved
a Trip Subsidy Program for Independent International Trips.
This Subsidy can be applied for if required. Ontario Council
will provide a subsidy of $100 per participant if specific
criteria are met. As cookies are our prime fundraiser,
all groups asking for subsidy must participate in all cookie
campaigns from the start of their fundraising until the
trip date. To qualify for the subsidy, the following criteria
must be met:
Criteria:
•The trip must be a girl trip and at least 75% of the participants must
be girls
• The International trip must be over 72 hours in length
•The trip must be Provincially approved as per the Safe Guide
•Participation in all cookie campaigns from the time the IT.2-Intent to
Travel is approved
Available Subsidy:
• $100 per girl participant
• Subsidy of adult member participants will be limited to $100 per adult
required by ratio. Any other adult participants beyond ratio will not receive
subsidy.
If your Unit meets the criteria, upon receipt of your
approved IT.3 – International Group Trip Authorization,
download the Independent International Trip Subsidy Application
form to be submitted a minimum of two months prior to the
trip date. For more information on this process go to the
Ontario section of MemberZone.
Independent
Group Trip Subsidy Application Form
See WHERE in the WORLD our members are TRAVELING!
To help promote International Independent Group Trips and share where our members
are traveling we have now posted the following details on OntarioZone. https://memberzone.girlguides.ca/C12/Ontario/Program/Where%20Our%20Members%20Are%20Travelling.xls
• Responsible
Guider’s name
• Trip
Destination/date
• Community
#
• #
of girls
• #
of adults
• Branches
involved
International
Local Specialty Community Travel Opportunities
These are independently organize trips and
participants are responsible for payment of full trip
costs. These units do qualify for a Travel Subsidy
through Ontario Council as long as the required criteria
are met (see Ontario International Trip
Subsidy). To offset the cost of the trips,
participants are welcome to fundraise through cookies
sales or apply for fundraising approval if using other
means to raise funds. Applications for fundraising
approval can be found on the Forms
page of our website. If you are a Guider interested
in hosting a trip, contact program.coord@guidesontario.org.
To find out more about where you can travel and how to
participate, click on the trip name below:
England Trip has been postponed until 2011 - 1st Ontario International Local
Specialty Community Trip. Please check back Fall 2009 for more information.
Germany – Summer 2011
Girls aged 14 – 17 from Communities 17, 18, 19, 20,
22, 23, 38, have the opportunity to participate in an international
independent trip to Germany for two weeks. For more information,
please click here.
Sponsored Trips/Events
• Australian
Centenary Event, January 3rd - January 9th, 2010. Application
deadline has passed and all forms are currently being screened.
Selected applicants will be notified by National at a later
date.
UK Centenary Camp, July 27-August 7, 2010
• Participants: Five girls 14.5 – 16 years
of age (as of July 27, 2010)
•
Submit applications to: Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario
Council, Attn: Program Administrative Assistant,
14 Birch Ave. Toronto, ON M4V 1C8
• Deadline to submit applications: October 30, 2009 at 4:00pm.
• Click
here to download the fact sheet.
Ecuador Adventure 2010, July 31-August 15, 2010
• Participants: Ten girls 13-17 years of age (as
of July 31, 2010)
• Submit applications to: Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council, Attn:
Program Administrative Assistant,
14 Birch Ave. Toronto, ON M4V 1C8
• Deadline to submit applications: October 30, 2009 at 4:00pm.
• Click
here to download the fact sheet.
Ontario Council financial Support: Once
the budgetary process is complete financial support if
any from Ontario Council will be made known. Please continue
to check back on this website for further details as it
is known.
International Independent
Trip Opportunities
You and your girls may be interested in attending
the following event(s):.
22nd World Scout Jamboree – Sweden, July 2011.
Over 30,000 Scouts from around the world will be attending
a Jamboree just outside of Rinkaby, Sweden. For more
information about this camp, check out this website – http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se/.
Check out our website for updates.
TUNZA International Youth Conference - Daejeon,
Korea, August 20 – 25, 2009
The theme ‘Climate Change-Our Challenge’.
More than 200 young people aged 15 to 24 are expected to
come together for the event. The application form, including
signature of parent/guardian, must be in by 30
May 2009 to Bernadette Fischler per email bernadette@wagggsworld.org.
For more information and the registration form, click on
this link http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/news/1318
There is also a conference for children ages 10 – 14
on August 17 – 20, 2009.
Please note - The girl and/or
her family would have to pay all costs and provide supervision
as required
Pen Pals
National Council has now implemented an Pen Pal Request list on MemberZone for
all members in Canada to access. This list will include all International requests,
including those directed to Ontario Council. To view the International Pen
Pal Requests or contact information for requesting Pen Pals in other member
countries,
log on to MemberZone.
Guiding Mosaic 2010 - click
here for
details!
Adult Only International
Independent Group Trips
Please refer to Safe Guide
2008 Appendices, p.111 for
information about Adult Only Activities.
Although authorization of Safe Guide forms is
not required, the trip organizer is asked to notify the Provincial
Office via fax or email - attention: program.admin@guidesontario.org -
at least 4 weeks prior to the trip - of the trip
dates, destinations, participant list and passport
numbers.
THE 2007-2009 Twinning
Project
Click
here for more information on Twinning in Ontario
and the Adopt-A-Unit Program
International
Challenges
• See the 5 Region Challenge
Special International Related
Links
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
• World Centre: Our
Chalet, Switzerland
• World Centre: Pax Lodge,
England
• World Centre: Sangam,
India
• World Centre: Our Cabana,
Mexico
• Guias de Mexico,
Ticalli
• Canada World Youth Resources:
• Promotional
Tool for International Travel for Girls
• Applying
for Sponsored Trips Information Sheet
• Where
In The World- A Guide to Independent Group Travel
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