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Why do you send your daughters to Brownies?

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AlbusPercival · 07/09/2015 15:09

I was hoping to understand.

TO be very upfront I am a brown owl. I am planning this terms activities, and while I am bearing in mind all of the guiding principles I have to, what the girls find fun, I wondered why parents send their daughters and what they expect them to learn?

I was reading an old thread about a brownie unit having a Diva Night. The OP was upset at choice of songs for karaoke (understandably in my opinion) but other posters were questioning Diva Night at all. For me if the girls requested it, as one night out of the 40 I have them in a year, I would find a way to make it happen. Some times children like to dress up, and sing and dance, just as they also like to abseil, cook etc.

So what do you expect your daughters to get from Brownies?

And conversely, if you wouldn't send them, why not?

OP posts:
diplodocus · 07/09/2015 15:18

Oh, and I really like it when the activities are lead / driven by the girls themselves and think that's a really valuable experience.

duggiecustard · 07/09/2015 15:18

I send them cause I went. Don't really care what they learn tbh. I don't think I learnt a lot, it is supposed to be hanging around with friends.

diplodocus · 07/09/2015 15:15

I send mine because they go to a very small village school and I want them to have a wider pool of friends. The activities (within reason!) are immaterial as long as they enjoy them. However, in an ideal world I'd like them to have the opportunity for outdoor stuff / camping but in reality that doesn't happen much in their pack. I don't really expect them to "learn" anything. I'd be quite happy with a Diva night.

momb · 07/09/2015 15:15

Another brown Owl here on tenterhooks.....

FWIW my lot have never asked for a diva night, although until last year my YD was a Brownie and loves nothing more than a fake makeover night at home or for parties. it just never came up at brownies.

Looking forward to reading the replies to this...