Elspeth Henderson
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Elspeth Henderson is former World Board
Chairman of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS) and an educational consultant. She is Irish
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in Dublin. In 2006 she was an educational consultant.
since childhood, as a Guide and a Ranger. As an adult, she has held numerous positions at both national and international level. Between 1975 and 1989
she served the The Irish Girl Guides
as National Trainer, Chairman of the National Training Committee, Member of the National Executive Committee and International Commissioner. Henderson has also been President of the Irish Girl Guides.
Henderson was Chairman of the Europe Region
of WAGGGS from 1989 - 1999. She was Chair of the Conference Planning Team for the 30th World Conference held in Dublin in 1999. She was awarded the WAGGGS Bronze medal in 1999. She was elected to the World Board in 2002 and between 2005 and 2008 she was the World Board Chairman. At the 33rd World Conference
she was presented with the WAGGGS Silver Medal, WAGGGS' highest award.
World Board
Established in 1927, the World Board, originally World Committee, is a governing board for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts . Today, it is made up of seventeen active members of WAGGGS, all of whom are elected democratically by all member organizations at the World Conference...
Chairman of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
(WAGGGS) and an educational consultant. She is Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
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Educational career
Henderson is a former vice-principal and principal of Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolMount Temple Comprehensive School
Mount Temple Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, originally notable as the first multi-denominational public school under Protestant management to open in Dublin....
in Dublin. In 2006 she was an educational consultant.
Guiding and Scouting
Henderson has been involved with GuidingGirl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
since childhood, as a Guide and a Ranger. As an adult, she has held numerous positions at both national and international level. Between 1975 and 1989
she served the The Irish Girl Guides
Irish Girl Guides
The Irish Girl Guides is a Girl Guides organisation in the Republic of Ireland.Together with the Catholic Guides of Ireland, it forms the Council of Irish Guiding Associations...
as National Trainer, Chairman of the National Training Committee, Member of the National Executive Committee and International Commissioner. Henderson has also been President of the Irish Girl Guides.
Henderson was Chairman of the Europe Region
WAGGGS-Europe Region
The WAGGGS Europe Region is the regional office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, which supports Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting in Europe, including the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine, but inclusive of Cyprus,...
of WAGGGS from 1989 - 1999. She was Chair of the Conference Planning Team for the 30th World Conference held in Dublin in 1999. She was awarded the WAGGGS Bronze medal in 1999. She was elected to the World Board in 2002 and between 2005 and 2008 she was the World Board Chairman. At the 33rd World Conference
33rd World Conference (WAGGGS)
The 33rd World Conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts was held from 6 to 12 July 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was hosted by the Girl Guides Association of South Africa. It was held in the Birchwood Executive Hotel and Conference Centre. Graça Machel was the...
she was presented with the WAGGGS Silver Medal, WAGGGS' highest award.