Ideas for Girl Scout Thinking Days

Thinking Day is February 22 and it originated in 1926 as a day for Girl Scouts to re-focus on the principles of sisterhood, spirituality and service within the global Girl Scout network. No official Thinking Day ritual exists. Instead, each troop and its leader must create their own meaningful Thinking Day meeting with age-appropriate activities.

  1. International Songs

    • Broaden the horizons of the youngest Girl Scouts with a meeting dedicated to songs from other countries. Go to the World Thinking Day website to compile sheet music for three or four songs from different countries around the world. Give your troop members some visual context by sharing a few pictures from the country of origin for each song. For example, take a few minutes after singing a Ghanaian Girl Scout Song to show pictures and discuss the principle facts of Ghana such as the climate and location.

    International Feminism

    • The concept of female leadership and initiative differs between cultures and this activity highlights these important cultural differences. Assign each girl a different country and direct her to the World Association of Girls Scouts Website for research. Have her write and share her paragraph explaining how the Girl Scouts of her assigned country encourage female empowerment. For example, a girl assigned Egypt could share how the Egyptian Girl Scouts encourage empowerment through accessible education and maternal health. Spend a few minutes after each presentation discussing what each country's definition of female empowerment says about the status and obstacles of their female population.

    International Sister Troop

    • This one requires some preparation a few months before Thinking Day. Contact the leader or director of the Girl Scout troop in another country and arrange for a computer video conference between the two groups. Create a schedule ahead of time with the leader from the other country of songs, pledges and a question period to maximize the exchange and limit chaos and confusion. Plan conferences between sister troops every few months or assign email pen pals.

    International Women's Issues

    • Present a few service project possibilities that Girl Scout troops in other countries support. Find links to country specific charitable causes at the bottom of each country's profile page on the World Association of Girl Scouts Website. Vote as a troop for which country-specific service project you'll support for the upcoming year, such as the Water Safety project in Guatemala or the Orphan Parties in Egypt. Brainstorm possible fundraisers and drives for your cause abroad and contact the appropriate person in that country to coordinate your donation.

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