Girl Scout Promise and Law Interpretation
(Each girl can light a candle as she says one part)
The Promise:
On my honor, I will try
It is a big promise to live up to, and the first words mean "I will do my very best".
To serve God and my country
I will honor God and will be faithful to my own religion. I will be a good citizen of my country.
To help people at all times
I will be ready and willing to help people anytime that I am needed.
And to live by the Girl Scout Law
I will try everyday to make the ten parts of the Girl Scout Law a part of my life.
The Law:
I will do my best to be honest and fair
This means that people can trust us and that we treat others as we would like to be treated
To be friendly and helpful
We make ourselves useful, not just at home and among our friends, but whenever we see the chance to help
To be considerate and caring
We are thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others, and we care about them
To be courageous and strong
Having courage and strength doesn’t mean that we face things without fear, only that we try to do them whether or not we are afraid.
To be responsible for what I say and do
We cannot blame others for our own thoughts, words or actions
To respect myself and others
We have to like ourselves before we can like others, and we must respect other people for who and what they are
To respect authority
Rules are made to protect people and their rights. We follow rules without argument
To use resources wisely
Our natural resources won’t last forever. We will work to conserve them
To make the world a better place
We try to make our world a better place through our words and actions
To be a sister to every Girl Scout
Girl Scouts have friends all over the world and we share the same principals in our Promise and Law
You may also wish to add these parts:
Be Prepared - This is the Girl Scout motto. Girl Scouts learn to do things so they are ready for bigger and better adventures, so they are ready to help, so they are ready for anything.
Do a Good Turn Daily - This is the Girl Scout slogan. Good turns are kind things you do without being asked. You do not receive a reward, but you feel good inside.
The Girl Scout Pin - The pin has the shape of a trefoil. Trefoil means three leaves. The leaves of the pin stand for the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise.
The Girl Scout Uniform - The uniform shows everyone we belong to the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. We take pride in wearing it and we are expected to live up to the standards of Girl Scouting when we have it on.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - This association brings together Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from many countries, and we each gain a little by learning how other people live and honor their Girl Scout and Girl Guide heritage.
Ending
As each candle adds more brightness to our ceremony, each good deed, each promise fulfilled, each daily giving brightens the life of each Girl Scout and makes her a person we are all proud to know.