RUNNING TWO GROUPS ON ONE NIGHT

ARE YOU CRAZY???

Well, maybe a little, but it does work! At the 72nd Brownies, we did this for two years. Unfortunately because most of our leaders couldn't come to the early group anymore we had to go back to one large group. Below is how we did it and some pros and cons.

We had one leader stay for both groups and different Junior Leaders and Guiders at one or the other time slot.

We ran one group from 5:15 - 6:45 p.m and the other from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The leader staying for both took a break from 6:45 - 7:00. The leader from the lst group waited until all the first group was dismissed and the leader from the 2nd group greeted the 2nd group as they arrived. (Brown Owl, hid in the kitchen with a cup of tea for a much needed break while this was going on!)

We had both groups come jointly for special celebrations such as enrollment, parties, trips, sleepovers, camps etc.

Some of the Pros Include:

I found it easier to teach two smaller groups then one huge one because

You get to know the girls better

There is less distraction

You don't feel so stretched at meetings

You only have to set up and take down ONCE!

It's more flexible for Guiders as those that like to get home early can attend the earlier group and those that work the later.

You can put the groups together when a large group is more fun, or more economical such as for campfires, special events, special visitors etc.

TIP: Be sure to let your parents know that times will sometimes vary. If they are involved in something else on the night and counting on the time always being the same they could become upset when you change the time to put the groups together for example, on a trip. We have parents sign that they are well aware at registration time.

Unless you love working with figures, keep the groups under one unit number (in our case the 72nd) so you only have to keep one set of financial records and one bank account

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