Rainbow Overnights
If you are thinking about running an overnight with your unit and wish to gain your Overnight licence then read the 'Going Away with guiding' book which will tell you all you need to know. If possible gain experience of a residential event by helping at one run by another unit.To gain your licence you have to complete Modules 1,2 and 3 of the Training Opportunities: Camp and Holiday Scheme which is really just planning & running your overnight successfully, with the help of a mentor. She will be assigned to you after you attend the one day residential training which is usually held in November each year.
For many Rainbows, going away on an overnight event can be a really exciting adventure. Try some of these handy tips to help your Rainbows to experience an overnight event too.
* Speak to your Commissioner – she can support you and, if appropriate, put you in touch with a local Adviser.
* Ask your Rainbows what type of overnight event they want. Make sure you include them in planning the programme and activities.
* Join up with another Rainbow unit and share the load.
* Use the new ‘Going Away with Guiding’ resource to help you plan, run and review your event.
* Use the A to Z of Activities in the Guiding Manuel to check on any regulations and qualifications required for your event.
*Attend the relevant training and let your Division Residential Adviser know
*You will then be allocated a mentor/assessor to help you through the scheme (although named differently within the schemes they take on the same role)
*Plan your event
*Remember to complete all the necessary forms for your event
*Hold planned event in Nottinghamshire or nearby
*Complete your file after the event and ensure all modules are signed off by your mentor/assessor
*The mentor/assessor sends your file to a verifier to ensure consistency of assessment, this will be returned to you as soon as completed
*Your certificate and badge will be sent to your Division Commissioner for presentation to you
The Rainbows can receive an Overnight badge to wear on their uniform.
There is no syllabus that they have to complete, it is to celebrate that they have taken part!
Update for Rainbow Overnights - the maximum number of Rainbows attending an overnight has been increased from 15 to 30. Also Rainbows can now attend overnights with Brownies as long as the total number of girls does not exceed 30.
The main difference between a Rainbow overnight and any other, is that the venue has to be local enough "for parents to access their child at any time, should it be necessary". Ask your Holiday Advisor for the list of approved places.