Interest Badge
News
Some of Interest Badge Syllabus (Brownie Section) have been reviewed and take effect on 1 September 2021.
| Service | Character | Skills | Fitness |
| Crime Prevention | Against Corruption | Cooking | Cycling |
| First Aid | Pet Care | Dancing | Physical Fitness (Stage I) |
| City Guiding | Guiding Knowledge | Information Technology | Physical Fitness (Stage II) |
| Service in Action | Safety in the Home | Performance | Swimming (Stage II) |
| Go Green | Rambling | ||
| Powerwise Ambassador |
Introduction and points to note
The purpose of the Interest Badge Scheme is to encourage individual girls to take up and purse hobbies or interests. The syllabus of the badge give an indication of ways in which she can follow her interest and sets targets or challenges through which she can show how far she has progressed. There is a set syllabus for each badge, which the Guide must complete, but there is no set standard – she is required to do her best to complete the syllabus. The aims of the scheme is to help the girl to improve her own standard as she works at the clauses. At assessment the Badge Assessor makes the judgement that the girl has made a good effort to complete the syllabus and reached an adequate standard according to her ability.
General Guidelines on Badge Assessing
Girls have to:
- Read the syllabus and choose the interest badge you would like to take.
- Plan for the way to learn of the subject e.g. self-learning, assistance by Unit Guider, school teachers, parents or professional from the community as instructors. Estimate the schedule and act according to it.
- Report to the Unit Guider when you are ready. Guider will arrange the badge assessment.
- Thanks the Badge Assessor after the assessment.
Guiders have to:
- Help the girls to make a choice.
- Arrange instruction / preparation work at Unit Meeting or other time.
- Follow up with girls’ progress before contacting Assessor.
- Contact Badge Assessor for assessment. (Guides are not allowed to contact assessor directly).
- Arrange venue for assessment.
- Complete assessment application / report.
- Brief girls before assessment, e.g. uniform, manner, punctuality, what to bring along etc.
- Collect feedback and forward to the Commissioner.
- Arrange badge purchase and presentation.
More about Badge Assessing
- The assessment can take place at all Guide properties and sites or at any place chosen by the Assessor or the Unit Guider.
- The Guider should be responsible for arranging the Assessments with the Assessor. (Individual Guides are not allowed to contact the Assessor).
- The Guider is responsible for booking the premises for the assessment at Guide properties.
- Guiders or District Commissioners may recommend a Badge Assessor to the Badge Secretary.
- The syllabus of badge and certificates for each section should strictly follow the Interest Badge Syllabus.
Progressive Interest Badges
Stage II Badges:
For girls who wish to take the Stage II Interest Badge Assessment, they must have hold Stage I certificate of the same Interest Badge. After completion of the Stage II Interest Badge, they could purchase the V-shape cloth badge from the Guide Shop and put it under the Stage I Interest Badge as shown below:-
The Syllabus
Download full set of syllabus (PDF)
Service
Character
Skills
Fitness
"Brownie Interest Badges in Different Journeys"
Download full set of syllabus (PDF)
| Journey |
Service |
Character |
Skill |
Fitness |
Collective Interest Badge Emblem Name |
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Footpath |
Charity* Road Safety*# Crime Prevention*# |
Self Management*# Thrift* Chinese Festival* |
Craft* Art* House Orderly*# Gardening Collector*# |
Food and Nutrition * Sports* Physical Fitness (Stage I) |
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Novice |
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Road |
Community Knowledge* Community Health* AIDS Knowledge City Guiding |
Friendship* Musical Ability Safety in the Home* Calligraphy* Hosting* Writing* Reading * Piano (Stage I) Against Corruption * |
Toy making* Stitchery Performance* Cooking* Computer Language Singing Ballroom Dance (Stage I) |
Cycling Swimming (Stage I) Skating Physical Fitness (Stage II) |
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Intermediate |
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Highway |
First Aid Environmental Protection Go Green Powerwise Ambassador* |
Use Drugs Wisely* Musical Ability (Stage II) Piano Pet Care Knowledge of China* |
Signalling Knitting Information Technology Dance Photography Ballroom Dance (Stage II) |
Swimming (Stage II) Rambling* Star Gazing |
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Expert |
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* to be assessed by an Appointed Guider # to be assessed by parents |
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Super Brownie Award
I. Have been awarded three Journey Badges.
II. Hold Two Venture Badges.
III. Collect Three emblems Novice, Intermediate, Expert.
IV. Hold PACK HOLIDAY, BROWNIE KNOWLEDGE, SERVICE IN ACTION, KNOTTING and BROWNIE DRILL AND CEREMONY Interest Badges.
Note:
1. You should complete all the above before your 12th birthday.
2. You should not use a badge to fulfil the requirements of more than one clause.
3. Brownie must complete all the above. Download the application form here.
Interest Badge assessed by parents
Aim
- Increase Brownie’s activeness
- Parents understand the content and purpose of interest badge through badge assessment, and give more encourage and support to their daughter.
As for the growing concern by the parents on the Interest Badge Assessment, the below five Brownie Interest Badges are allowed to be assessed by parents:
- Collector
- Crime Prevention
- House Orderly
- Road Safety
- Self Management
Guidelines for parents
The design of Interest Badge Scheme is to encourage girls to take up some interest or learn some special skills. This is only part of the Brownie Programme, and a tool to broaden the Brownies’ view and provide opportunities for them to cultivate their personalities and to be integrated to the society.
The purpose of the Interest Badge Scheme is to encourage individual girls to take up and purse hobbies or interests. The syllabus of the badge give an indication of ways in which she can follow her interest and sets targets or challenges through which she can show how far she has progressed. There is a set syllabus for each badge, which the Guide must complete, but there is no set standard – she is required to do her best to complete the syllabus. The aims of the scheme is to help the girl to improve her own standard as she works at the clauses. At assessment the parent makes the judgement that the girl has made a good effort to complete the syllabus and reached an adequate standard according to her ability.
Procedures
- Parents understand the aim of interest badge scheme and read the guidelines for parents
- Assess the girl according to the interest badge syllabus.
- Download the Parent’s Assessment Form or prepare a written notification as a proof that their daughter has completed with the clauses as listed in the interest badge syllabus.
- Submit the document to the Unit Guider, then she will issue the interest badge certificate.
- Brownie can purchase the cloth badge from the Guide Shop.
Parent's Assessment Form
Interest Badges assessed by Appointed Guider
1. An appointed Guider may assess the following badges for her own unit:
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2. An Appointed Guider who hold the below qualifications may assess the related badges for her own unit.
| Qualification held by Guider | Interest Badge can be assessed for her own unit |
| Further Self-Development Training Course on Drill & Ceremonies Valid Drill and Ceremony Instructor |
Brownie Drill and Ceremony |
| Pack Holiday License | Pack Holiday |
| Valid AIDS Knowledge Instructor | AIDS Knowledge |
| Valid Conservation Instructor | Environmental Protection Go Green |
| Qualified Doctor, a Registered Nurse, a current Ambulance man of Fire Services Department, an Instructor in First Aid of the Hong Kong Red Cross, Hong Kong St. John Ambulance or Hong Kong Society of Professional Medical Care, or a holder of Adult First Aid Certificate |
First Aid |
| Qualified Physical Education Teacher or Physical Fitness Instructor of the sponsoring authority | Physical Fitness (Stage I) & (Stage II) |
| Holds a valid Life Saving Certificate or Swimming Teacher Certificate | Swimming (Stage I) & (Stage II) |
| Holds a valid Certificate of “Further Self-Development Training Course Knot (II)” or a person who hold authorized knotting certificate | Knotting |
3. Badges not listed above should be assessed by the appointed assessor only.
Interest Badge assessed by Pack Holiday Consultant
The Current Division Pack Holiday Consultant may assess the "Pack Holiday" interest badge for Brownie from her Division.
Interest Badge issued by Headquarters
- Brownies holding the below certificate could apply for conversion of Interest Badge Certificate from HKGGA Programme Department or valid Interest Badge Assessors.
- Brownies may contact the Staff from Programme Department at 1/F, HKGGA Headquarters on Mondays to Fridays (9:00am-5:30pm) or the Guide Shop at G/F on Saturdays (10:00am-6:45pm) to apply for the conversion.
| Interest Badges | Certificate/Document Required |
| Piano (Stage I) | Grade 2 or above (Piano) in the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music or Trinity College London |
| Piano (Stage II) | Grade or Level 3 or above (Piano) of the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music or Trinity College London Music Examinations |
| Skating | "Pre-Alpha" Level certificate or above in Ice Skating |
| Dance | Royal Academy of Dance, Chinese Folk Dance, Beijing Dance Academy Chinese Dance, Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) (any level) |
| Swimming (Stage I/ Stage II) | Valid Life Saving Certificate or Swimming Teacher Certificate |
| Musical Ability (Stage I) | Holders of Grade 2 or above (instruments other than piano) of the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music or the Central Conservatory of Music |
| Musical Ability (Stage II) | Holders of Grade or Level 3 or above (instruments other than piano) of the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music or the Central Conservatory of Music |
| Ballroom Dance (Stage I) | Holders of Rainbow Awards 2 in the NATD |
| Ballroom Dance (Stage II) | Holders of Part 2 of Popular Dance Tests in the NATD |
| First Aid | Hong Kong Red Cross "Youth First Aid Certificate" (YFA), Hong Kong St. John Ambulance "Basic First Aid Certificate" (BFA) or First Aid Courses organised by the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association |