Our local group meets in Waerenga, a bit further out in the country from us, about 5-10 mins. away, between 6.30 and 8.30pm each fortnight on a Monday evening. Boy's Rally meets the opposite week. It is a late night but one of the advantages of homeschooling is that they can have a wee lie in the following morning and we simply start learning a little later in the day.
The 'Aims' of the Rally Movement are to build children into worthy and useful citizens in the community, using three specific areas:
- building strong Christian character (Spiritual)
- increased knowledge and understanding (Educational)
- developing physical and team co-operation (Physical)
The children play games, make crafts (a cute fabric necklace at this particular session), earn badges and points for their team and have bible devotions. They also hold camps and have sporting days and outings.
The girls don't have to wear a uniform they do wear a sash to place the badges they earn on them. They also need to learn the rally motto and promise and say it at their third meet. Agent Smelly is quite concerned about this ... but I have assured her if she can recite Robert Louis Stevenson poems then she won't have any issues with them. The Fashionista, who is quite competitive, is already working out ways she can earn points and badges.
Both girls came home "uber" excited about their evening. It helped that they already knew a couple of girls that attend rally. It was simply supposed to be a visit to see how it was but both girls are so excited at the prospect of returning that I think it is a forgone conclusion that they will join.
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