Sec1s (Thrift Proficiency Badge)
1. Have a savings account of at least 3 months’ standing and show that she has added to it regularly from her savings or pocket money.
2. Bring a certificate from her parents stating that she is not wasteful in the home and is keeping her belongings in good condition.
3. Bring to the test an article that proves that she is thrifty: e.g. A mended blouse or a repaired personal possession or toy.
4. Plan and show how she has spent her pocket money for 1 week.
5. Answer questions on the real meaning of thrift and how she is able to put thrift into practice within her Guide unit.
Sec 2 & 3s (Speaker Badge)
1. Say from memory a short poem or passage of verse of her own choice, lasting not less than one minute and not more than two minutes.
2. After a short time for preparation, read aloud a passage provided by the tester.
3.
3.1 Introduce and thank a visitor at a meeting.
3.2 Prepare and take guide prayers, or speak for not less than three minutes on a subject given to her five minutes before hand.
4. Talk with the tester about something interesting which she has done or seen recently
Sec 4s (Reader Badge)
1.
1.1 Read a book in any language, written by one of the Eastern authors;
1.2 Read a story book written by one of the western authors.
2. Choose and read a book appropriate to each of four of the following headings:
2.1 Science or nature;
2.2 Travel or exploration;
2.3 A foreign country;
2.4 History;
2.5 Biography;
2.6 A book of poems.
3. Show how to use a book of reference and the index of a book.
4. Read aloud:
4.1 A passage of her own choice from a sacred book;
4.2 A passage chosen by the tester.
Deadline: 15th April 2009!
