A day of Action Plans and Goodbyes

The final day dawned at Our Chalet, and the good news: it was still snowing!

Today the main aim of the day was to finalise our project ideas and then create action plans for when we return home. We spent the morning learning about the process of developing an action plan and the purpose of each stage.

We then split into peer groups and started to develop our individual action plans. Working in peer groups really helped us to get our ideas flowing and bouncing off each other helped us to develop our ideas further. By afternoon tea we had all developed an action plan: everyone was very proud of themselves and others.

We had another link up with Sangam World Centre. We shared our project ideas and our experiences of the week. It was good to hear that although we are in different parts of the world we are all working on similar ideas with similar visions.

The rest of the afternoon was spent evaluating the week and filling up each other’s recycled bags with messages and goodies to take home.

The last activity of the week was the closing and final campfire. We all gathered around a large screen and the closing started. The planning team had put together a slide show of pictures which was lovely to watch. We then gathered around in the snow where a trefoil had been shaped in the snow: here we shared our favourite memory of the week. The singing of the world song concluded the 2012 Helen Storrow Seminar: Young Women Leading for a Greener Future.

Our final campfire was an international affair we sang songs from all over the world including songs from each of the 5 WAGGGS regions. It was a lovely way to spend our last evening together and we all had lots of fun.   The past week has been a week of fun, laughter and learning. Each of us has formed international friendships which we will never forget. Safe travels to everyone.

The final water update of the week 93.1 litres, this is the lowest it has been! It just goes to show that small changes can make a big difference.

Catt (UK)

All updates from Our Chalet and Sangam can be found here.

Previous updates from Our Chalet:
Day 1 - March 14
Day 2 - March 15
Day 3 - March 16
Day 4 - March 17
Day 5 - March 18