Although we do not officially have the Worlds anymore...everything still falls into these groups:)

Plan an investiture to welcome new girls into the many worlds of scouting. Invite family and friends, so they can see what Scouting is all about! The Scouting handbook offers so many suggestions on discovering each “world”! Read through the pages. You may want to include more symbols in your ceremony! You might want to save the globes after you've made them. With a few changes you can perform a similar ceremony for " Thinking Day" depicting " World Friendship!"

General directions
Make five globes from unused cardboard backing from pizza. * (Or you can use posterboard or corrugated cardboard.) Cover the cardboard with blue felt. With markers, draw the meridian and equator. Print each of the following “worlds” on paper: well-being, people, today and tomorrow, arts, out-of-doors. Paste name of world near the bottom of each globe, so the symbols can be added during the program. Cut all symbols from felt. (The felt symbols will stick to the felt globe when set in place.) As each girl recites her lines, she presses the symbols on her globe. Be sure to PRACTICE! After the ceremony, each new girl recites the GS promise and law and receives her pins. *We called our neighborhood pizza place and explained that we needed cardboard pizza pan backings for a youth project. They were happy to help!

 

ALL: Welcome to the World of Well Being
1st Girl: Everyone is special in her own way. Find out what’s special about yourself and others. Make a new friend.
2nd Girl: Do your part at home and in your community. Use your talents to grow and help others. Share good times with your family and friends.
3rd Girl: Fill your home with happiness. Make it a nice place to visit. Help prepare for and entertain guests.

 

ALL: Welcome to the World of People
4th Girl: The world is made up of so many different races and religions. We should respect them all.
5th Girl: Each family has a heritage, it’s own special background, events, peoples, places and stories. Learn about your family tree.
6th Girl: Each year we celebrate many different holidays with our family and friends. Learn about the holidays and customs in other countries.

 

ALL: Welcome to the World of Today and Tomorrow
7th Girl: Find out about the world by experimenting with our natural elements.
8th Girl: Build a better world. Make your own design. Plan well. Someday you will be putting the pieces together for a new world.
9th Girl: In the world of tomorrow you may have a choice of living in space. Rockets have already made it possible for us to get started with space travel.

 

ALL: Welcome to the World of Out-of-Doors
10th Girl: Watch a sunrise! It’s the beginning of a new day.
11th Girl: Count the stars at night. Find the Big Dipper!
12th Girl: Go camping! Cook outdoors! Sing songs around the campfire!
13th Girl: Find a shady spot and listen to the sound of nature! As a GS, see your world in a new way everyday!

 

ALL: Welcome to the World of Arts
14th Girl: Dip your brush into a pallet. Paint a scene from memory, or sketch the view from your kitchen window.
15th Girl: Music is an art we hear. Music is patterns of sound arranged in patterns of time or rhythm.
16th Girl: In almost every country, there are traditional dances called folk dances. Learn a folk dance and teach it to your friends.
17th Girl: Drama can be a short skit, a puppet show or a play. Do it just for fun, as a way to raise money, or as a service to your community.

ALL(Girls hold up each world):
Welcome to our world
To enjoy and explore
As you recite the promise
To be a Scout forevermore!