World Thinking Day

When I was a little girl, I would sit and dream about traveling to far-off places. I would spin our globe round and round and where ever my finger landed....that was where I was going next.

With the Girl Scouts, girls have this opportunity's to not only dream but learn. This is why I love World Thinking Day that is coming up on February 22nd. Not only do girls have a chance to learn more about another culture, but it is one day a year that’s extra special, a day when girls from more than 150 countries around the planet come together to explore the global dimensions of Girl Scouting and take action to change the world for the better.

The Origins of World Thinking Day

It all dates back to 1926, at the fourth World Conference of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts held at Girl Scouts’ very own Camp Edith Macy (now Edith Macy Conference Center) in New York. The conference delegates agreed that there should be a special day every year when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world think of one another and celebrate global sisterhood. They decided to call it Thinking Day and chose February 22 to celebrate it. (Fun fact: the date was picked to honor the birthdays of Girl Guide founders Lord and Lady Baden-Powell.) Then, in 1999, at the 30th World Conference in Dublin, Ireland, delegates from around the world wanted to emphasize the international aspect of the day and the global nature of the Girl Scout Movement, so they changed the name to World Thinking Day. 

Every year since World Thinking Day has called for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to unite and take part in activities that promote changing the world for the better. 

So take your finger off that globe for a minute and dive into World Thinking Day!