Last night was our last night of after school training with 11-17 year old girls in the North of the Island. The sky did not disappoint, with a sunset that turned from yellow and orange through to deep pink and purple. It was great to see so many girls after a long day of school for a session lasting almost 5 hours.
We played 'silent law ladders', (a new firm favourite!) a VERY energetic round of 'Ride my pony', and had an excellent debate with the girls before a dinner break. We were touched by the kind words of the girls and leaders, and it was heart warming to see that our visit has meant as much to Aruba as it has to us.
Saturday Morning
The team were reduced to 4 for training this morning, with Anne and Sophie at home. The session was a great success, with a focus on how current leaders plan their meetings. It featured a jigsaw activity where teams had to break up and learn about the Guiding 5 Essentials, before regrouping and each teaching each other about what they had learned.
We were delighted to hear that the Scout Leader who had been so inspired by our training sessions, now feels ready to take over an upcoming 3 month absence. The pledge auction we ran saw the trading of some brilliant resources, including:
Venues
Knot tiring session
Craft sessions
Recruitment support
Supporting new leaders
Saturday Afternoon Rainbow and Brownie session!
We headed to Noord district for our 5pm combined session with the Beyisima and Kabouter, with lots of ideas for 90 minutes of games and songs. It was so wonderful to meet the girls, we shared our songs and began to learn some of theirs! The girls made beautiful brightly coloured sticker fish on straws, which we took outside to play 'Ride My Dolphin' and 'Fishes in the Sea'.
The evening finished with ice pops and some lovely group photos. It was so special to see the team in action with younger girls, and was something that we all thoroughly enjoyed. There have been so many special moments over the last few weeks, and we headed home feeling shocked that our time here has passed so quickly!
What's next?
Goodbyes and flights are coming soon...
Ridiculous moments
Confusion caused by scenes of a crumbling nun being hoisted/ manhandled by two priests into the back of a pick up truck...
Anne being terrified and screaming at the handy man from our accommodation when he crept up on her and Sophie while they were doing the team washing in the cupboard.
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