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Table of Contents

Volunteer Letter ............................................................................................................................................................. 1

Learning Session at a Glance ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Detailed Design for the Facilitator .............................................................................................................................. 4

Welcome to Girl Scout Daisies .................................................................................................................................... 9 10 IT’S YOUR WORLD—CHANGE IT!, DAISY—DAISY FLOWER GARDEN 12 Sample Meeting 1 14 Sample Meeting 2 16 Sample Meeting 3 18 Sample Meeting 4 20 IT’S YOUR PLANET—LOVE IT!, DAISY—BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY 22 Sample Meeting 1 24 Sample Meeting 2 26 Sample Meeting 3 28 Sample Meeting 4

Welcome to Girl Scout Brownies .............................................................................................................................. 31 32 IT’S YOUR WORLD—CHANGE IT!, BROWNIE—BROWNIE QUEST 34 Sample Meeting 1 36 Sample Meeting 2 38 Sample Meeting 3 40 Sample Meeting 4 42 IT’S YOUR PLANET—LOVE IT!, BROWNIE—WOW (WONDERS OF WATER) 44 Sample Meeting 1 46 Sample Meeting 2 48 Sample Meeting 3 50 Sample Meeting 4

Welcome to Girl Scout Juniors .................................................................................................................................. 53 54 IT’S YOUR WORLD—CHANGE IT!, JUNIOR—AGENT OF CHANGE 56 Sample Meeting 1 58 Sample Meeting 2 60 Sample Meeting 3 62 Sample Meeting 4 64 IT’S YOUR PLANET—LOVE IT!, JUNIOR—GET MOVING 66 Sample Meeting 1 68 Sample Meeting 2 70 Sample Meeting 3 72 Sample Meeting 4

Welcome to Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors ................................................................................... 75 76 IT’S YOUR WORLD—CHANGE IT!, CADETTE—AMAZE 78 IT’S YOUR PLANET—LOVE IT!, CADETTE—BREATHE 80 IT’S YOUR WORLD—CHANGE IT!, SENIOR—GIRLTOPIA 82 IT’S YOUR PLANET—LOVE IT!, SENIOR—SOW WHAT? 84 IT’S YOUR WORLD—CHANGE IT!, AMBASSADORS—YOUR VOICE, YOUR WORLD 86 IT’S YOUR PLANET—LOVE IT!, AMBASSADORS—JUSTICE 88 Sample First Meeting

Journey Forms ............................................................................................................................................................ 91 92 It’s Your World—Change It!, Daisy Journey Awards Record 93 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Daisy Journey Awards Record 94 It’s Your World—Change It!, Brownie Journey Awards Record 95 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Brownie Journey Awards Record 96 It’s Your World—Change It!, Junior Journey Awards Record 97 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Junior Journey Awards Record 98 It’s Your World—Change It!, Cadette Journey Awards Record 99 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Cadette Journey Awards Record 100 It’s Your World—Change It!, Senior Journey Awards Record 101 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Senior Journey Awards Record 102 It’s Your World—Change It!, Ambassador Journey Awards Record 103 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Ambassador Journey Awards Record 104 Sample Journey Activity Worksheet —Series 1, Daisies 105 Sample City Journey Activity Worksheet —Series 2, Juniors 106 Sample Outdoor Journey Activity Worksheet—Series 2, Juniors 107 It’s Your World—Change It!, Blank Journey Activity Worksheet 108 It’s Your Planet—Love It!, Blank Journey Activity Worksheet 109 Take Action Project Information 110 Sample Take Action Worksheet

Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................................111

Notes .......................................................................................................................................................................... 125

Dear GSEP Volunteers,

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience, introduced several years ago, features the Journeys as one component of the program. Now it’s offi cial! This membership year, beginning in October 2010, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania is primed to not only offer the journeys to all girls, but support to you as you begin the program for all girls. This expectation, which we have communicated to you for several years, is now a reality... from October on GSEP expects every girl to experience the journeys. Many leaders have taken fi rst steps by: reading the material, contacting GSEP with questions and feedback, introducing the journeys to girls at troop meetings, and shared those stories with us.

In turn, over the past six months we have reached out to you in several ways; surveys, focus groups, the Journey session for operational leaders on May 22nd. You have given us great feedback and ideas to help tell us WHAT you need to support the Journeys and we are pleased to announce the creation of the GSEP Journey Tool Kit full of information that we hope you fi nd helpful. There are ideas, templates, and forms that you asked for (and more)!!!

For Service Unit Teams: included in the Tool Kit is a learning design for you to use with your leaders. This design will help you facilitate a discussion about the tool kits and introduce the components to leaders. We are asking that all workshops occur before December 15, 2010. This can be done at a service unit meeting or at a specially designated time.

NEED HELP FACILITATING OR MAKING SURE ALL VOLUNTEERS ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE?

Please contact Jennifer Allebach at [email protected]. There are Council Learning Facilitators in all nine counties and the team is ready to offer guidance as we offer this workshop to all troop volunteers. If you have more questions, please contact your Membership Manager.

FOR VOLUNTEERS

Never has it been easier to help build girls of courage, confi dence and character who make the world a better place! The journeys are designed to be age level specifi c and fi lled with ideas to achieve great outcomes. Sign up for FALL weekend and on Saturday October 1 you can take courses that will help you facilitate the journeys. There will be the Tool Kit Workshop, It’s your Journey Customize it, and workshops that show you how to incorporate journeys at each age level. For more information please go the Adult Development Page on www.gsep.org to register for FALL. Not a good date for you? More workshops that cover the Journey Essentials will be announced in October.

We think this is a very exciting time to volunteer for Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. You are the leaders at a time when the Girl Scout Movement is almost 100 years old and what a way to begin the celebration!!!! We are very proud of your work and thankful for all that you do to carry out the mission.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

The Journey Tool Kit is a new resource developed for Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania to help adult volunteers introduce the Journey program with confidence and success.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Session Time1 hour 15 mins, recommended (completed at a Service Unit meeting)

Session GoalBy the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Describe the importance of all of components of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: the keys, the processes, the short/intermediate outcomes and the fi nal outcome.

• Explain the purpose of the toolkit and how to use each tool.

• Understand what a typical “session” or meeting might look like for a specifi c grade level.

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Learning Session at a GlanceTotal 1 hr 15 mins (75 mins)

TIME

Prior to the start

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WHAT

Review the components of the Journey Tool kit

Learning objectives and agenda, ground rules

Provide background on tool kit and its parts

GSLE

Journey Series

Journey tools

Journey tools

Journey tools

Journey tools

Journey tools

Journey tools

Journey tools

Questions

HOW

Get organized, review toolkit pieces

Facilitator reviews the objectives and agenda. Facilitator explains the use of the Parking Lot

Explain how toolkit was developed and basic parts of toolkit

Cover basics of GSLE

Cover topics about each Journey

First 4 meetings

Activity worksheet and samples

Fill in their own activity worksheet

Award chart

Take Action worksheet

Glossary

Journey Troop planning map

Answer any questions

MATERIALS NEEDED

Toolkit

Parking Lot hanging on the wall with post its

Toolkit components

Toolkit

Journey at a glance pages

Toolkit components

Toolkit components

Toolkit components

Toolkit components

Toolkit components

Toolkit components

Toolkit components

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ARRIVAL ACTIVITY: PRIOR TO START

SESSION DETAILS

Before meeting begins, take some time and review toolkit materials. Get to know each piece and understand them well. Organize materials and make sure you have everything you need. Don’t worry about making copies for all troops (except where noted for use in training) —all information will be on the website.

MATERIALS NEEDED

Journey toolkit•

This outline•

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WHY A TOOLKIT AND PARTS OF THE TOOLKIT (10 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

Review• the learning objectives.

Explain• parking lot—a place to post their questions (note the Post-Its on their table).

Go over• other Housekeeping items (cell phones on vibrate and other ground rules)’

Explain• that GSEP developed the toolkit with input from a troop leader survey and the Annual Meeting. This toolkit is to help each leader, both new and experienced, to get a better understanding of a Journey and how to use a Journey with already existing materials.

Review• each part of the toolkit.

MATERIALS NEEDED

Journey toolkit components•

Detailed Design for the Facilitator1½ hours

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Describe the importance of all of components of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: the keys, the processes, the short/intermediate outcomes and the fi nal outcome.

• Explain the purpose of the toolkit and how to use each tool.

• Understand what a typical “session” or meeting might look like for a specifi c grade level.

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GSLE EXPLANATION (10 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

Let’s look at the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This is the heart of the Girl Scout Program.

W• hy. The following addresses the why of the GSLE.

Ask.• What do you think comes to mind, for the public when they think of Girl Scouting?

Possible responses: Cookies, camping, crafts, badge work, etc. -

• Suggest. Wouldn’t it be great if the fi rst response that we heard were not the 3 “Cs” we just mentioned but the 3 “Cs” in our Mission statement. “Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confi dence and character who make the world a better place.”

State.• We now have the Girl Scout Leadership Experience that helps us achieve our Mission with Nationally defi ned outcomes or benefi ts that girls will gain/achieve from GS.

Say.• The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is the Girl Scout Program. It is the engine for everything that we do in Girl Scouting. So, let’s take a look at it and then we can determine how each of us can bring this to life for the girls we partner with. You are going to build this model with them, from the right to the left. Start with the end, or the fi nal outcome.

Engine metaphor: - The whole GSLE is the engine and it drives everything we do in GS. Imagine the fi nal outcome (To build girls of courage, confi dence, and character who make the world a better place) as the headlight that illuminates the way we are going. The engine is fueled by the keys, Discover, Connect and Take Action activities and the 3 Processes, Girl Led, Learning by Doing and Cooperative Learning. When both types of fuel are added, the engine is chugging right along and we can see the short and long term outcomes/benefi ts, which are the 15 National Outcomes, coming out of the smokestack,

Ask.• Why would I start at the end?

Possible answer: When we know where we want to end up, we can determine how to get there. -

Bring out • that Leadership in Girl Scouting is defi ned Discover + Connect + Take Action = Leadership.

MATERIALS NEEDED

GSLE engine handout•

JOURNEY SERIES (10 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

The journeys are what every Girl Scout experiences as part of the program called the Girl Scout Leadership Experi-ence. Girl Scouts individualize their experience by adding badges and interest patches that relate to the journey in which they are participating.

Why use the Journey? The Journey provides an adventure for the girls that has identifi ed outcomes. The activities and processes are built in which makes it easier for the adult to partner with the girls.

Other activities including badge work, etc may also be used.

MATERIALS NEEDED

Journey Roadmap•

Journey at a glance handouts•

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JOURNEY TOOLS: FIRST 4 MEETINGS (2 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

These meetings are a guide to help you get started on your Journey. They weave in Girl Scout traditions with the new Journey content. They reference both the girl guide and adult guide, so please feel free to reference the pages and incorporate any of your own ideas. These 4 meetings are a great starting point and will help you have a nice structure for the rest of your meetings.

MATERIALS NEEDED

First 4 Meetings•

JOURNEY TOOLS: ACTIVITY WORKSHEET AND SAMPLES (5 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

This worksheet is a tool that can help plan out your meetings and enhance the activities from the Journey books. It may take you longer than one session to complete all activities listed in the worksheet. It is more of a framework to help you put all the pieces together. Let’s go over it together. Please pass around both the blank and sample worksheet.

The fi rst row is a Journey activity. This is for you/girls to fi nd an activity from • the Journey books that interest them. The second row.

The second row enables you to fi nd a badge that works with the Journey activity that you just picked.•

The third row allows you to incorporate a craft that goes well with both the Journey and badge. • This craft will most likely come from the badge requirements. So doing it will help complete both the Journey and the badge. Feel to be creative and do our own craft too!

The fourth row is a fi eld trip. You can use a whole meeting for a fi eld trip to bring the Journey to life. • Field trip suggestions can come from either the Journey and or the badge requirements.

The fi fth row lets you pick out traditions that are near and dear to Girl Scouts. Please • reference the adult guide and/or the fi rst 4 meetings for some tradition ideas.

You’ll also notice there are 5 columns that will help you organize the meeting and what supplies you will need.

The fi rst column helps you determine exactly what you are going to do for each row.•

The second column, helps you determine which key (discover, connect, take action), the activity corresponds to.•

The third column helps you to keep track of what award (Journey or badge) the girls are working towards.•

The fourth column is any notes or descriptions that you would like to • give to yourself to help you get the activity done.

The fi fth column allows you to list any of the materials that you will need.•

MATERIALS NEEDED

Journey Activity Worksheet and Sample•

FILL IN OUR OWN WORKSHEET (5 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

Now it is the volunteer’s time to practice! Give them a minute or two to share with others.

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JOURNEY TOOLS: AWARD CHART (3 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

These sheets are here to help you keep track of all awards in the Journey and what it takes to earn them. There are sheets for each set of Journeys.

JOURNEY TOOLS: TAKE ACTION WORKSHEET (2 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

This handout explains the difference between a Take Action Project and a Community Service Project. The biggest difference between a Community Service Project and a Take Action Project is its sustainability and measurability.

On the back is a worksheet which gives troops the opportunity the practice making a Community Service Project into a Take Action Project.

JOURNEY TOOLS: GLOSSARY (2 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

This glossary complies all Girl Scout terms in an easy to read fashion.

QUESTIONS (10 MINS)

SESSION DETAILS

Leave this time for any unanswered questions.

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In each set of sample meetings, the Girl Scout Journeys, Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden and Between Earth and Sky are featured. Prior to the fi rst meeting, let the Daisy’s family know where to obtain the Daisy Journey Book you will be doing with the girls. It is important that each girl have her own book, so she can write and color in it.

These sample meetings will show you how to do a Journey, following a typical Girl Scout meeting structure. Feel free to also use the Journey Planning worksheet to help you and the girls plan out the meetings.

Your adult guide for each Journey provides 5 Sample Sessions. You and your girls may decide to do all of the activities in one session during one meeting time. In the sample meetings that follow you will see how the sessions could be extended over several meetings and include additional activities as well.

So, get ready, grab the girl and adult book for your Journey and have fun with your Girl Scout Daisies!

You will fi nd 8 sample meetings, 4 for each Journey Series. The purpose of these sample meetings is to help you get started with your Girl Scout Daisy troop. The sample meetings follow a typical Girl Scout meeting format. Yet, remember, if the meetings are truly girl led, your meetings may look a little different.

Welcome to Girl Scout Daisies

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Girls learn about the Girl Scout Law through the • Daisy Flower Garden various plants—each represents part of the law and different countries

Daisy - white daisy

Lupe - a blue lupine, honest and fair; Texas, Minnesota, Maine

Sunny - yellow sunfl ower, friendly and helpful; Great Britain

Zinni - spring green zinnia, considerate and caring; Mexico

Tula - a red tulip, courageous and strong; Holland and Iran

Mari - orange marigold, responsible for what she says and does; Africa and France

Gloria - a purple morning glory, respects herself and others; California, South America and Asia

Gerri - a magenta geranium, respects authority; Virginia and Greece

Clover - green ground cover with white fl owers, use resources wisely; all over the world

Rosie - a rose, make the world a better place; native of America

Vi - a violet-colored violet, a sister to every Girl Scout; Australia

Leaders are encouraged to read the story to the girls •

Use the story’s teachable moments to talk to the girls •

While learning the Promise and Law, girls share about themselves •

Incorporates Girl Scout traditions as girls learn GS sign, handshake and friendship circles •

WHAT DO THEY EARN AND HOW DO THEY EARN THEM?

Watering Can Award •

Represents girls being responsible for what they say and do -

Earn it by taking care of their mini garden and beginning to understand the Promise and Law -

Normally earned in session 3 -

Golden Honey Bee Award •

Represents taking action in a big or small way to make the world a better place -

Earn it by completing a planting or growing project in their community -

Normally earned around session 5 -

Daisy—Daisy Flower Garden

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Amazing Daisy Award •

Represents knowing and living by the Promise and Law -

Earn it by making the Promise to live by the Law -

Normally earned at the closing party where they can say the Promise and Law from memory -

PETAL CONNECTIONS

One suggestion would be that this Journey is combined with the completion of Petals during the fi rst year of the Daisy program. The Petals can be interspersed throughout the Journey. Troops can start by reading the story in the Journey and as they complete the Journey book, spend time on each of the Petals.

POSSIBLE FIELD TRIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Community or master gardeners •

Florists •

Plant nurseries •

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IDEAS FOR TROOP MEETINGS

Create a family worm composting box •

Promote recycling at troop meetings •

Create a time capsule or write notes to future troops •

Tea or garden party at bridging or when girls complete journey •

Plant mini-gardens to take care of at each meeting •

Learn about other countries – learn the language (hello/goodbye), have someone visit from another country •

OTHER THOUGHTS OR HELPFUL HINTS

Pick fl owers that can easily grow •

Have each girl only plant one plant—makes for easier transportation •

With our growing season, the timing of the journey might need to be stretched out over • the whole year so they plant their community garden at the proper time.

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out the photocopies and crayons/pencils crayons.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

When girls begin to arrive, have them color and decorate the “Color Me” photos found in the girls’ book on pages, 8, 10, & 12. The “Color Me” pictures are of “The Garden Girls”—Chandra, Cora and Campbell, who will help them along their journey. With the help from an adult, girls may read more about each Garden Girl below their picture.

SNACK

Girls may choose to have their snack whenever they would like. You may ask for help from each parent to rotate bringing the snacks, you may bring the snack for all girls, or you may leave it up to each girl to bring in their own snack.

OPENING

Start the meeting by gathering all girls in a circle—this is also called a Daisy Circle. The Daisy Circle symbolizes the opening of each meeting and the girls will understand that business is discussed. Before sitting down for troop business, teach the girls the 1-2-3 Hello game. You and the girls join hands in a circle and say 1-2-3 while walking towards the center. As you walk toward the center say “Hello Daisy Girl Scouts.” Walk back and repeat 2 times, with enthusiasm. Instead of 1-2-3 hello, you may teach and sing or say Sandy’s Song for Girl Scout Daisies, page 5 of the girls’ book or page 75 of the adult book. Once opening is complete, have girls sit down in their Daisy Circle.

BUSINESS

Begin by introducing yourself and have co-leaders/troop committee members introduce themselves. Ask the girls say their name and one thing about themselves they want all the girls to know. Give them an example. “Hi, my name is Amy and I like to sing.” This would be a good time to introduce the Girl Scout Quite Sign. The Girl Scout Quite Sign is when the leader raises their right hand above their head. By using the Quite Sign, it is a signal to the girls to raise their hand and begin to get quite as something important is coming. Once completed, introduce the Girl Scout Promise. For the Promise and explanation please see page 37 of the adult guide. It would be great to have this written on a large piece of easel paper for the girls to see while repeating the Promise after you. Use page 6 of the girls’ book and/or pages 24 and 25 of the adult guide to introduce the girls to Juliette Low, the fi rst Girl

GOAL:

To get to know one another, learn basic Girl Scout values and dive into the Daisy story.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Photocopies of pages 8, 10, • & 12 in the girls’ book

Crayons and/or colored pencils•

An “It” and “Other” can • (2 empty coffee cans)

Wide craft sticks•

Girl Scout Promise on • large easel paper

Healthy snack (optional) •

• Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, girl and adult guidebook

Girl Scout Daisy Sample Meeting 1(60 minutes)

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Scout Daisy. Pages 24 and 25 of the adult guide also contain more Girl Scout history and traditions that can be worked into any of the sample meetings.

ACTIVITY 1

Introduce the Journey, Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, to the girls. Let them know they are going on a wonderful journey and will learn all about Girl Scouting along the way with the help of 3 friends—“The Garden Girls.” Ask each girl to share their colored pictures from the arrival activity of “The Garden Girls—Cora, Campbell and Chandra.” Ask them,

“Look at the pictures, what can we tell about them?” For example, look at Cora. She likes music. Ask them, who likes music in our Girl Scout troop?” See pages 40 and 41 of the adult guide for further questions to ask the girls. Once every girl has had a turn to share, read Chapter 1, pages 17-19 of the girls’ book, to the girls.

ACTIVITY 2

Let the girls get creative and decorate “It” and “Other” cans. Please see the glossary for an explanation for “It” and “Other” cans. Give each girl a wide craft stick to decorate and help her put her name on it. Have two cans the girls can help decorate. When a “helper” is needed a stick is drawn from the “It” can and then after the task is fi nished the stick goes in the “Other” can.

CLEAN-UP

Have all girls participate in cleaning up. Remember, Girl Scouts leave their space cleaner than how they found it! Encourage girls for a job well done cleaning up!

CLOSING

Close the meeting with the Friendship Circle, a long standing tradition in Girl Scouting. Please reference page 45 in the adult guide for more information on how a Friendship Circle is done.

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PRE-MEETING

Have the crayons and/or colored pencils ready go before girls arrive.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have girls draw and fi ll in the “All About Me” worksheet.

SNACK

Encourage healthy snacks!

OPENING

Have girls for a Daisy Circle. Welcome them and ask them if anyone knows how to say “hello” in another language. Tell them Cora, one of “The Garden Friends” speaks Spanish. Teach the girls to say “hola” and reference page 50 of the adult guide for further information. Have each girl say hola to one another, and then recite the Girl Scout Promise together. Option: have the girls share their “All About Me” pictures. Ask them if they would like to create a poster with all of these pictures on it.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the Daisy Circle, take care of any unfi nished business that may have been left over from the last meeting. Begin talking to them about a ceremony, called an Investiture ceremony, that is coming up were they will receive their Girl Scout Daisy pin. Next, teach the girls the Girl Scout sign which is found on page 50 of the adult guide.

ACTIVITY 1

With the help from you and troop committee members, girls will create their own garden. Reference page 42 of the adult guide for complete instructions on how to plant a mini garden. Have each pair of girls decorate a wide craft as a plant marker so they will know which plant is theirs. Help if needed with writing their names.

Girl Scout Daisy Sample Meeting 260 minutes

GOAL

Girls begin to plant their mini garden, while developing their ability to see that throughout the world, people & plants have unique identities.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Basil seeds/seeds for leaf • lettuce, or citrus seeds

gardening container for • each pair of girls

lightweight watering can • for each pair of girls

2 sheets of easel paper with the • Girl Scout Promise and The Law

“All About Me”, page 9 in • girls book or photocopies

Crayons/colored pencils•

Wide craft sticks•

Healthy snack (optional)•

• Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, girl and adult book

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ACTIVITY 2

Play the game “Daisy Circle, Garden Style”, found on page 44 of the adult guide. This is a game where girls will re-enact different critters found in a garden. Note: Be sensitive to different abilities and make adaptations as needed.

CLEAN-UP

You might want to draw a name from the “It” can and let this girl be the “leader” of the clean-up. At the same time encourage all of the girls to be part of the clean up process.

CLOSING

In the Girl Scout Daisy Circle, encourage the girls share their Journey book with family members. Have them look at page 11 and suggest that they have someone help them with this activity. Close the troop meeting with the Friendship Circle.

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PRE-MEETING

Set up the arrival activity and organize the supplies for the girls to personalize/decorate the invitations.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have girls color and fi ll in the “Me and My World” activity and help if needed.

SNACK

Encourage healthy snacks! Check with the girls to determine if they want to continue to having their snack at the beginning of their meeting or at the end.

OPENING & BUSINESS

Gather in a Daisy Circle and begin with the 1-2-3 Hello game making sure a girl leads the game. Recite the Promise and discuss any old or future business. Show them the Daisy GS pin and ask if they know what a ceremony is. Let the girls know there will be a ceremony in which they will receive this pin very soon. Give the girls some suggestions on things they might want to include in their ceremony. For example, will there be food and if so, what kind or will there be decorations or songs like Sandy’s Song for Daisies. After giving the some feasible choices, have them put in their suggestions and decide as a group on what the ceremony will look like.

ACTIVITY 1

Have girls color/decorate their investiture invitations.

ACTIVITY 2

Have plant buddies water their plant together and check the progress of the plant. Meet back in a Daisy Circle to discuss the changes with the plants.

ACTIVITY 3

If it is nice outside, try the Outdoor Sights game found on page 46 of the adult guide. If you cannot go outside, play Daisy to Daisy, a fun interactive game to release some energy. Please see the glossary for detailed instructions.

CLEAN-UP

Encourage all of the girls to participate and leave the room cleaner than how they found it.


GOAL

To create initial plans and invitations for the girls’ investiture ceremony. An investiture ceremony is where a girl or adult is welcomed into Girl Scouting.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Copies of “Me and My World” • from the girls book on page 13

Crayons or slim markers•

Girl Scout Promise on a • big piece of paper


Invitations to the investiture the • girls can personalize/decorate

Stickers, scrap fabric and • ribbon for invitations

A Girl Scout Daisy pin•

• Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, girl and adult book

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CLOSING

Form a Friendship Circle. Try singing together. “Good night Daisies” to the tune of Good Night Ladies.

Good night Daisies.Good night Daisies.Goodnight Daisies.We’re sad to see you go.

Do the Friendship squeeze and tell them you will see them next week.

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PRE-MEETING

On a large space lay out the paper, markers and crayons.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have the girls decorate a “Welcome” poster for their parents for their investiture the following week. Girls can put anything they like on this welcome poster including their name, what they like about Girl Scouts, or what they have learned out the past 4 meetings.

SNACK

Encourage healthy treats.

OPENING

Form a Daisy Circle and drawn a name out of the “It” can This girl will hold the fl ag so everyone can see the fl ag. If you have more than one fl ag, pull another name for the “It” can. Demonstrate to the girls how everyone is to stand with their hand over their heart. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which the girls may or may not know. If they do not know the Pledge of Allegiance, teach it to them. It might handy to have the words written on a large piece of easel paper so the girls can visually see the words. Practice the Pledge of Allegiance a few times. Have the girls recite the Promise while doing the Girl Scout sign. You and your troop have now completed a basic fl ag ceremony.

BUSINESS

Have the girls practice their Investiture opening. The Investiture opening could included a fl ag ceremony, the Girl Scout Promise and sign,, or Girl Scout song. Whatever the girls agreed upon in the last meeting should be included in their investiture opening.

ACTIVITY 1

Have plant buddies water their plant together and check the progress of the plant.

ACTIVITY 2

Have the girls sit in a Daisy Circle and read the next chapter in the Amazing Daisy Story, pages 23-30, of the girl book. Then try the questions on page 52, of the adult guide.

Girl Scout Daisy Sample Meeting 460 Minutes

GOAL

Girls will discover how Girl Scout values are part of their daily lives and how to do a basic fl ag ceremony.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

A small Girl Scout and/• or American fl ag

Large piece of paper and • markers and crayons


• Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden, girl and adult book.

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ACTIVITY 3

Have girls play the Garden Scamper game found on page 53 of the adult guide. If it is nice outside, take them out and play the game!

CLEAN-UP

Have all girls participate in cleaning up and remind them that Daisies leave a place cleaner than they found it. How can they do that?

CLOSING

Form a Daisy circle and draw a name out of the “It” can. Let that girl decide how they would like to close their Daisy meeting. Remind the girls next week they will have their Investiture Ceremony.

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

The fl owers introduced in It’s Your World—Change it! go on a cross country road trip to • Maine, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, the Great Salt Lake, Arizona, California and Alaska

Girls explore the beauty of nature in new places as well as their home•

Learn about various seeds and plants including their benefi ts, problems they • cause, things that are endangering them, and their living conditions

Highlights women in careers that protect the environment •

Reviews the parts of the Girl Scout Law •


The Blue Bucket Award •

Encourages girls to become aware of their feelings and the feelings of those around them. -

Also encourages them to develop good relationship skills. -

To earn, the girls: -

Tell one another about their feelings and the feelings of those around them •

Take part in role-playing activities that encourages them to resolve • confl icts, negotiate and be considerate of others

Steps to earning this award are built into sample sessions 1–3 -

The Firefl y Award •

Girls recognize and develop their skills and then choose a skill they will educate and inspire others about. -


Think about and talk about their own skills and those of their sister Daisies •

Choose a skill that they can teach other, either at home or in their community •

Steps to earn this award are built into sample sessions 4–6 -

Daisy—Between Earth and Sky

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The Clover Award •

Girls team up to protect a natural treasure in their region. -

To earn, girls: -

Learn about and commit to protecting a natural treasure in their region •

Educate and inspire other in their community to join with them to protect the local treasure •

Suggestions for projects are on pages 82–83 of the leader guide -

Girls complete their project in sample sessions 7–9 -

PETAL CONNECTIONS

Girls review the Girl Scout Law throughout this Journey. Even if a majority of your troop has earned the Petals, you could help new girls earn them while completing this Journey. Page 30 of the leader guide has some great questions about It’s Your World—Change it! that could be used to help the girls remember the fi rst Journey.

POSSIBLE FIELD TRIPS OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Community or master gardeners •

Plant nurseries •

State Parks •

Nature centers •

Zoos •

Natural History Museums •


Floating items in tap water or salt water •

Visit various nature sites in your area—see examples of local plants and natural landmarks •

Have a map of the Untied States and let the girls plot the road trip as they read the story •

Have girls share pictures or describe their favorite family trip or vacation •

Have girls design their own “smart” cars •

Complete activities related to Leave No Trace principles •

Other Thoughts or Helpful Hints •

This is a story book with discussion questions. Possibly read the story at the troop meeting and use some • of the discussion questions. The girls could then complete an activity related to that part of the road trip. You could also get guest readers to help during each meeting—either other parents or older girls.

Various aspects of STEM programming is built into this Journey—• encourage girls to take a side trip to further explore this area

This is a 10-session Journey •

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out the bucket(s) and art supplies to decorate. If you are staying inside for the second activity, spread the natural objects around your meeting space.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Throughout the Journey the girls will be refl ecting on what they are doing, what they are learning and how they feel about it all. As an arrival activity, have the girls decorate their very own Blue Bucket where they can store all of their thoughts as they travel on the Journey so they can look back at them at the end of the year. Each girl can create her own bucket, or they can create one for the whole group. If each girl has her own book, you can ask them to look through it before the meeting starts.

SNACK


OPENING

Start the meeting by gathering all girls in a circle—this is also called a Daisy Circle. The Daisy Circle symbolizes the opening of each meeting and the girls will understand that business is discussed. If your group is new to Girl Scouting, begin by introducing yourself and have co-leaders/troop committee members introduce themselves. Ask the girls say their name and how they feel today. Give them an example. “Hi, my name is Katie and I feel excited today.” If your group already knows one another, go around the circle and ask each girl to say how she has been feeling since the group last got together. Once opening is complete, have girls sit down in their Daisy Circle.

BUSINESS

This is a great time to introduce the girls to the new Journey they will be going on, “Between Earth and Sky.” You can let them know that in the story they will be going on a trip across the country learning lots of new things with the fl ower friends. The story is called “A Road Trip to Remember” and one of the things they’ll learn is how to say “Have a great trip” in many languages. Let the girls know that next they are going to make luggage tags that they can decorate with the phrase “have a good trip” in all the languages they learn. Still sitting in the Daisy circle, hand out the cardboard or paper and crayons so they can start to decorate!


GOAL

To get to know one another, learn basic Girl Scout values and dive into the Daisy story.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Container the girls will use • to create their blue bucket

Cardboard or paper for • their luggage tags

Crayons and/or colored • pencils; art supplies

Girl Scout Promise on • large easel paper


Between Earth and Sky• , girl and adult guidebook

If you are staying inside for • the second activity, college some nature objects.

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ACTIVITY 1

Introduce the Journey, Between Earth and Sky, to the girls by reading the short introduction on page 5 of the girl book. Let them know they will be traveling through a story and that the story is make believe so they won’t need any suitcases at all; they just need to listen closely and enjoy everything that happens to the fl owers on their trip. They will also get to enjoy all that is Between Earth and Sky by going outdoors, just like the fl ower friends! Now is also a great time to start a discussion about what traveling the girls have done and where else they would like to go. Please see page 45 of the adult guide for some suggested questions.

ACTIVITY 2

Now, let the girls “take a walk.” You can do this activity outdoors or inside, depending on your meeting space. In this activity, the girls are going to collect one natural item. The only catch is they must all collect the same type of item. So, the girls are going to have to make a group decision about what to collect. Once they make their choice, give them fi ve or ten minutes to go outside (or look around the meeting space) to collect their item. Once they return, have them sketch their item using crayons and paper. When the sketches are done, have them sit in a circle with their sketches in front of them and their objects in the center of the circle. Now, ask them to try to match the sketch to the real thing! For some discussion questions and more detailed directions for this activity, please see page 47 of the adult guide.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Close the meeting by bringing the girls back into their Daisy circle. Invite them to go around the circle and say how they’re feeling after this fi rst session, write it on a piece of paper and put it in the Blue Bucket they decorated earlier. Once everyone has spoken, have the girls stand up and to end their time together with a Friendship Circle and a friendship squeeze, a long standing tradition in Girl Scouting.

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PRE-MEETING

Organize your recyclables for the second activity and make sure that the girls’ luggage tags are ready.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, ask them to do the activities on pages 20 and 21 of their book.

SNACK


OPENING

Start the meeting by gathering all girls their Daisy Circle. Have the girls say the Girl Scout Promise while making the Girl Scout Sign. This is a great opportunity to introduce the Rededication or Investiture ceremony. Explain that what the girls just did is called a ceremony and in a few meetings they are going to have another ceremony that they get to plan. Ask for a few ideas about what they would like to do and let them know that we will do more planning later.

Tip: If your group is a mix of new and returning Daisies, ask the returning girls to teach the new girls the Promise and what it means.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the Daisy circle, take care of any unfi nished business like collecting dues if your troop chooses to. This is also a great time to let the girls know that they have a very special job today. It is their job to pay close attention to the way the girl on her right feels throughout the meeting. Does she feel happy? Sad? Tired? At the end of the meeting, you will say how you thought she was feeling and she’ll tell you if you’re right!


GOAL

Girls continue to explore what makes them unique as they start to consider the feelings of their sister Daisies and expand their knowledge of shapes in nature.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

The girls’ Blue Bucket•



• Between Earth and Sky, girl and adult guidebook

Recyclables for the second activity•

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ACTIVITY 1

Today is the day to dip into the fl ower friends’ story! The fi rst chapter of the story, “Lupe’s Powder-Blue Pedal-Power Car” starts on page 6 of the girls’ book. Today, you are only going to read half of the story; stop at page 12 when Lupe says “I’m getting ready for a road trip.” You can read the whole story or assign some helpers. Once you are done, turn back to pages 10 and 11 to show the girls Lupe’s car. Then, you can get a discussion going about all of its special features by asking some of the suggested questions on page 52 of the adult guide.

ACTIVITY 2

Seeing Lupe’s creative fl ower car might get the girls thinking about creating their own car. For this activity, the girls can spend some time drawing their own car creation. Then, with some recycled materials, they can make their drawing come to life.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Now is the time to fi nish the activity you talked about when you discussed business at the beginning of the meeting. Ask the girls to gather in their Daisy circle in the same order they were in for the opening Daisy Circle. Then, go around the circle and ask each girl to say how she thought the girl on her right was feeling today. Have the girls write the feelings on pieces of paper and add them to your Blue Bucket. Finish your meeting with a friendship squeeze and let them know you look forward to seeing them again at the next meeting.

Tip: ask parents or the girls themselves to bring in some of their recycling for this activity.

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PRE-MEETING

Place your plant and some water on a table where you can easily get to it. Prepare your vegetables or drawings for the snack activity. Organize the girls’ luggage tags and art supplies.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, hand them each an invitation to the Rededication or Investiture ceremony and ask them to decorate them and give to their guests.

OPENING

Start the meeting by gathering all girls their Daisy Circle. Pass out the girls’ luggage tags and let them know that today they will be able to continue decorating their tag with “have a great trip!” in French and Turkish. Teach the girls that “Have a great trip” in both languages is Bon Voyage! Now ask the girls to go around in the circle so each girl can say Bon Voyage to the girl on her right. Once everyone is done, have everyone say it together. Then, the girls can decorate their luggage tag.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the Daisy circle, take care of any unfi nished business like collecting dues if your troop chooses to. Here you can also let the girls know that, just like last time, they have another special job to do during this meeting. This time, you are all going to pay attention to what you and your sister Daisies say and do. See if you can fi nd someone who is feeling like you and someone who might be feeling something different. At the end of today, we’ll all tell one another what we noticed.

ACTIVITY 1

Today you are going to fi nish the fi rst chapter of the fl ower friends’ story! Ask a few of the girls to remind everyone what happened and then begin the story where you left off on page 12. When you are done reading, you can get a discussion going with some of the suggested questions on page 58 of the adult guide.


GOAL

The girls continue to explore their feelings and how they can differ from one girl to another so they can earn their Blue Bucket Award. They also explore how plants grow in nature.

SUPPLIES NEEDED


The girls’ luggage tags•

Invitations for the arrival activity•


A slightly droopy plant that • the girls can water


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ACTIVITY 2

For this activity, the girls are going to see a plant “drinking.” Review the girls’ arrival activity (page 9 from their book) with them; go over all the parts of the plant and see if any of the girls can guess how a plant grows. If they don’t guess, let them know that one way a plant grows is by “drinking” water from its roots and point out the roots on the picture. Now, have the girls look at the plant you brought in. What do they notice? Is it droopy or limp? Once they make their observations, you can have the girls take turns watering the plant just a little, or you can do it yourself. The plant might not perk up immediately. If it doesn’t, go on to the next activity and come back later to take a look.

ACTIVITY 3

Have the girls brainstorm a little more about their ceremony. With help from you, have the girls fi nalize their plans and then practice (if time allows).

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Ask the girls to gather together in their Daisy circle and fi nish the activity you introduced in the business section of the meeting: have them tell one another what feelings they noticed. Get a good discussion going about the fact that different feelings are ok. For some suggestions, please see pages 59 and 60 of your adult guide. Now let the girls know that they only have one more activity to do before they earn their fi rst Journey award: the Blue Bucket Award! To earn the award, each girl has to go around and say what they think is the most important thing they learned so far; you can write it down and put it in the group’s blue bucket. To fi nish the meeting, you can award each girl her award. Let them know that this award represents their learning some good thinking and talking skills and agreeing to teach them to others.

Tip: If the girls didn’t see the plant “perk up” right away this might be a great time to walk over and check it again!

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PRE-MEETING

Prepare the art supplies for the opening activity. Lay out the seeds, container and fan for the activity.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, ask them to sit and draw their favorite place to visit as they wait for the rest of the group to arrive.

SNACK


OPENING

Use this time to have the girls practice what they planned to do during the opening ceremony of their Rededication or Investiture ceremony.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the Daisy circle, take care of any unfi nished business like collecting dues if your troop chooses to.

ACTIVITY 1

Remind the girls that the last time they met they saw what happens when you water a plant and learned all about roots. Ask the girls if anyone can tell you what happened and what roots do. Now let them know that they’re going to learn about more plant parts. Show them that some of the foods they eat represent all of the part parts they learned about in the fl ower story. During the activity, have the girls match the parts of the plants to the foods that represent them. For example:

Flowers: broccoli and caulifl ower fl oretsStems: celery, asparagus, rhubarbLeaves: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, kaleRoots: carrots, radishes, parsnip, turnipsSeeds: sunfl ower seeds, green beans


GOAL

The girls explore living the Girl Scout Law through favorite fl ower friends and expand their knowledge of seeds and how they travel as a step to understanding how vegetation can vary around the world.

SUPPLIES NEEDED


The girls’ luggage tags•

Paper for the arrival activity•


Seeds, a clear container • and a fan for the activity


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If you wanted to, this could be an activity that you do during snack time so that the girls can eat all of the plant parts. But, if you don’t have time or the space to have bring in the real vegetables, you can use pictures or drawings instead.

ACTIVITY 2

Have the girls practice for their ceremony. Remind them that you will have it at the next meeting.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

To close the meeting, teach the girls another Daisy tradition! Have the girls form a friendship circle and let them know that they are going to learn a new song called “Good Night Daisies.” Sing the song once for them to the tune of Good Night Ladies and then have the group sing it all together.

Good night DaisiesGood night DaisiesGood night DaisiesWe’re sad to see you go.

In the friendship circle, have the girls do the friendship squeeze and let them know you look forward to seeing them at your next meeting.

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These sample meetings introduce you to the traditional parts of a Girl Scout meeting, some Girl Scout basics, and help you begin either the Brownie Quest Journey or the WOW: Wonders of Water Journey. Please keep in mind that this is fl exible and the girls and you may decide to change this format. Although, your adult guide for this Journey provides 7 sample sessions and all of the activities could be done in one meeting, we have given you samples that show how these sessions can be extended beyond 1 meeting.

The 3rd meeting the girls prepare for their investiture or re-dedication ceremony. This is the ceremony the girls will plan, with your assistance. The new girls will receive their Girl Scout Brownie pin and for the returning girls it will be a re-dedication ceremony. There are no specifi c mandates for what needs to be included in this ceremony. For more information on basic ceremonies, you will either want to access information on Ceremonies online or check to see what your local council has.

Prior to getting started with the girls, we encourage you to read the girl book and adult guide for the whichever Journey you and your girls decide to go on: the Brownie Quest Journey or the WOW: Wonders of Water Journey. In the sample meetings that follow you will notice how one sample session in the adult guide has been stretched out over a couple of meetings. Sessions do not necessarily equal one meeting. It’s up to you and the girls to determine how you would like to customize your Journey together.

So grab the girl and adult guidebook for and remember, Journeys are about looking for something important. What will you and the girls fi nd? Relax and have fun in joining the girls on your Journey!

You will fi nd 8 sample meetings, 4 for each Journey Series. The purpose of these sessions is to provide samples that will help you get started with your meetings while building your self confi dence and a rapport and routine with the girls.

Welcome to Girl Scout Brownies

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Two Parts •

Elf Quest—Brownie ELF Story -

Leader guide suggests that girls complete this section at home with their parents •

ELF = Explore, Link Arms and Fly •

Basic Story—girls work together to save a tree; an elf comes to help • them when they put the almost matching bracelets together

A few activities during the story help girls to look at friendship, process • the story and start thinking about their own ELF projects

Key Quest -

Leader guide suggests completing this section at troop meetings •

Quest to fi nd 3 keys to leadership• Discover—they discover about themselves and their familiesConnect—they connect to the other girls in their troops and their community Take Action—to make a difference

Activities throughout section are related to the keys •

Also includes activities on safety and healthy snacks •


Discover Key •

Girls learn about themselves and their families (using activities in book) -

Share information at troop meeting -

Normally earned in session 2 -

Connect Key •

Make a circle map exploring how the circles of their lives grow outward -(Self, Family, Girl Scouts, Community, World)

Normally earned around session 3 -

Brownie—Brownie Quest

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Take Action Key •

Choose and complete a take action project -

Normally earned after project is complete; could -be at closing party or after the project

Quest Master Lock •

Girls refl ect on what they have learned and how -they are going to keep on being a leader

If they put their keys together, they discover that -they have unlocked the keys to leadership

POSSIBLE FIELD TRIPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Places where girls can do their take action project •

Zoo or places where girls can go on a quest following a map •

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IDEAS FOR TROOP MEETINGS OR FIELD TRIPS

Scavenger hunt or “quest” fi eld trip—can help • girls understand the idea of a journey

Making healthy snacks at troop meetings •

Depending on age, girls could learn orienteering as part of this quest •


Activities as written are very dependent on parental • involvement; might need to be modifi ed if this isn’t possible such as completing both sections at troop meetings

Make some of the writing activities in the discover section craft • projects—they can draw or cut out pictures to describe themselves

TRY-ITS & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

During the ELF Story: Brownie Girl Scouts Around the World Try-It •

Brownie Girl Scouts Through the Years Try-It •

Playing Around the World Try-It •

People of the World Try-It •

Caring & Sharing Try-It •

Friends are Fun Try-It •

Key Quest: Her Story Try-It •

Make It, Eat It Try-It •

Healthy Habits Try-It •

Caring & Sharing Try-It •

Please note: Other Try-Its and Program can fi t in as well. This is just a list to get you started.

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PRE-MEETING

Set up a table with arrival activity material. Display the Quest Master Map which is found in the adult guide.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have girls complete page 49in their book or have photocopies of page 49 so they may complete the “Finding the First Key, Discovering Me.” Activity. Have girls use slim markers and any other decorative stickers to make this their unique star. Girls may require help so make sure to have some troop committee help or older Girl Scout.

SNACK

You and the girls may opt to have snack time toward the end of the meeting.

OPENING

Have girls gather in a circle, called the Brownie Circle. Welcome the girls & introduce yourself, co-volunteer, and any additional volunteers.

To get all the girls and you to know each other better, complete the Ball Toss activity found on page 46 for the adult guide. This game will help you and the girls discover their special talents and qualities and appreciate what other girls being to the Brownie Circle.

BUSINESS

Take attendance and collect the dues. You and the girls may opt to collect dues at the beginning of your meetings. After the fi rst meeting assign taking attendance as one of the kapers/jobs for one of the girls.

Explain the “It” and “Other” cans. When a helper is needed a name will be drawn from the “It” jar. When the task has been done, the name will go in the “Other” jar.

ACTIVITY 1

Have girls create their own “It” sticks. Make sure each girls write her name on the stick and have get decorate it any way she likes. Once all the girls have their stick decorated, sit in a circle and collect the sticks in the container.

Ask the girls how they help at home. Talk about how they might help in their troop.

Girl Scout Brownie Sample Meeting 160–90 minutes

GOAL

The girls will discover their special qualities and the qualities of their sister Brownies. Then they will “fi nd” the values within the Girl Scout Law.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Photocopies of page 49 of the • girls’ book and copies of pages 53–55 of the adult guide-from the Brownie Quest book

Slim markers. •

Small decorative stickers (optional)•

Light ball or koosh ball•

Poster board with a star • on it and the names of the girls written on the star


Clues for the Girl Scout Law • search which are 10 strips of paper with one part of the Law on each strip

“It” and “Other” cans (can be old • coffee cans) and wide craft sticks

Brownie Quest• girl and adult book

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ACTIVITY 2

Have girls complete the Going Elf activity on pages 47–49 of the adult . See page 44 of the adult guide for suggestions on ways to set up the search. Then have girls, with assistance, complete the “Discovering Values, on page 50 in their book and if time allows have girls share the results with the troop. Once everyone has shared, reference page 50 of the adult book on how to wind down the search

CLEAN-UP

Draw a stick from the “It” can and encourage this girl to lead the clean-up effort. Encourage all of the girls as a team to be part of this effort.

CLOSING

Give each girl a stapled copy of the take home letter, and family star activity, found on pages 53–55 of the adult guide. Encourage her to share and do the star with her family and bring the star back to the next meeting. Close with teaching them the Friendship Circle and squeeze.

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PRE-MEETING

Set up the arrival activity and display the Quest Master Map.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have girls either fi nish decorating their family star or some may decorate the Brownie agreement poster board. If a girl was not at the last meeting, this would be a great time for her to complete the “My Family Star” activity found on page 55 of the adult guide

SNACK

Encourage healthy snack.

OPENING

Have girls stand in a circle and review or teach the Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout sign. The Girl Scout Promise can be found on the front cover of either the girl book or the adult guide and information on the Girl Scout sign can be found on page 26 of the adult guide.

BUSINESS

Have a girl take attendance and collect dues. Begin to discuss plans for an investiture/rededication ceremony where they will receive their Brownie pin. If a girl is brand new to Girl Scouting, this ceremony is called an investiture ceremony where new girls are welcomed to Girl Scouting. If the girls are returning Girl Scouts, this ceremony will be called a rededication ceremony where they girls are rededicating themselves to Girl Scouting. If you have a mix of new and returning Girl Scouts, you do not have to do two different ceremonies. One ceremony can cover all aspects of both an investiture ceremony and rededication ceremony. Have girls determine the when, where who to invite and next week they can work out the details.

ACTIVITY 1

Ask each girl to take out their family star activity that they completed at home or during the arrival activity. Please use pages 58-59 of the adult guide to complete the Brownie Star Circle and Discovery Key Ceremony.


GOALS

The girls play and refl ect on a team building game. Then they create a Brownie team agreement, the fi rst step in discovering the second key on the Brownie Quest. They also celebrate earning the fi rst Discovery key.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Poster “Discovering Us” See • page 51 of the adult guide

Markers, stickers and any • other “glitzy” decorative stuff

Poster board/easel paper titled • “Our Brownie Agreement”

Extra photocopies of the “My • Family Star” activity found on page 55 of the adult guide and the Discover Chant found on page 91 of the adult guide

“Discover” key award • patch for each girl

A soccer size ball•

Healthy Snack (optional)•

• Brownie Quest girl and adult guidebook

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ACTIVITY 2

Now it is time to move on with the Journey and start connecting as a team. Please see page 60 of the adult guide and play “Pass the Ball, Please,” found at the bottom of page 61.

ACTIVITY 3

The girls will now create a Brownie Team Agreement. Please follow page 61 of the adult guide for further instructions.

CLEAN-UP

Draw a name from the “It” can and encourage this girl to lead the clean-up effort. Remember that all Brownies leave the room/space cleaner than how they found it.

CLOSING

Sit in a Brownie Circle and ask the girls to look and think about pages 52 & 53 in their book with a family member. Girls may also fi ll in the answers in their book. Close the meeting with a Friendship Circle and the squeeze.

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out everything they need to make their healthy snack.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Create a healthy snack by letting the girls mix their own combo of dried banana chips, raisins, granola, sunfl ower seeds and popcorn. Don’t forget to check for allergies!

SNACK

Let the girls enjoy the snack they just made!

OPENING

Introduce a basic fl ag ceremony to the girls. Choose a girl to hold the fl ag by using the “It” jar. Have all other girls stand in a horseshoe facing the girl holding the fl ag. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance with hands over the heart and then the GS Promise with the GS sign.

BUSINESS

In the Brownie Circle have a girl take attendance and dues are collected unless your girls decided to do this as they arrive.

SHARING

Talk about the ceremony they had at their last meeting where they received their “Discovery Key.” Discuss their next ceremony, their investiture or re-dedication ceremony. Help them make decisions regarding what their ceremony will look like. For ideas, see pages 27–29 of the adult guide.

Review with the girls their “Brownie Agreement.” Introduce a kaper chart and explain how this tool will help them manage their meetings. A kaper chart is a tool that would help them keep track of the jobs and whose turn it is to complete each job. Brainstorm with the girls what types of jobs should be included. Example: hostesses for treats, planning the opening, the arrival activity and the closing ceremony or activity.

ACTIVITY 1

Have girls each make a sit-upons. Please see the glossary for more detailed instructions If possible keep the sit-upons with the troop supplies so the girls will “be prepared” when they want to go outside and want to sit on the ground during a meeting.


GOAL

Girls will jump into the ELF Adventure using their own sit-upons.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Small fl ag•

Sit-upon materials•

Food items for the healthy • snack and small baggies.

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ACTIVITY 2

Gather girls in a circle and have them try out their new sit upons by reading page 7, The “Trail of the ELF Adventure” and pages 10–15, “The ELF Adventure: Explore, Link Arms, and Fly, in the girls; book. Read and talk about this story with the girls. Also, have the girls try out the “Twist me and turn me activity in pairs on page 17of the girls’ book.

CLEAN-UP

Encourage all of the girls to help!

CLOSING

This may also be a kaper and each week a group of girls could direct this. This time, try asking them how they would like to close their meeting.

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ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Ask the fi rst few girls to arrive to lead the others in a game or have a Cadette Girl Scout teach them the Brownie Smile Song including the actions.

OPENING

Do a basic fl ag ceremony, followed by the GS Promise. Teach the girls the Brownie Smile Song.

SNACK

If a girl provided the treat, have her act as hostess.

BUSINESS

Have a girl take attendance and dues are collected unless your girls decided to do this as they arrive.

Finalize plans and practice for the investiture ceremony, which might be your next meeting. Some feasible things the girls could include is a fl ag ceremony (who will be in it), will there be a song (like the Brownie Smile Song), will there be food (if so, who will bring what), or could they act out Twist me and Turn me?

ACTIVITY 1

Girls will now create their individualized invitations for family members and friends. Give each girl the material she needs to make the invitation and encourage them to decorate it and individualize it.

ACTIVITY 2

Complete the activities on page 62 of the adult guide called “Prepare to Connect at Home”... This activity revisits their Brownie Agreement and then takes the second step towards earning the second key. Tell the girls we are going to look at how we can “care” for our families.

Then completed the ”Send it Home,” activity on page 62 of the adult guide and page 55 of the girls book. See if the girl’s would like to try to fi ll in the blanks on page 54 of their book as a group. The answers are based on the pictures, except for the question about Campbell’s dog’s name. Campbell’s dog’s name can be found on page 7 of the girl books. Then give them a copy of page 63 of the adult guide, to take home and do with their family.

Girl Scout Brownie Sample Meeting 460-90 minutes

GOAL

Girls will make the fi nal preparations for their Investiture or Rededication ceremony and take the second step toward earning the “Connect” key.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Small fl ag•

The printed part of the invitation • with the date, time, etc. to go onto their decorated invitations and material to make their invitations

CD of the Brownie Smile • song (check your Council’s resource center) & CD player

The Quest Master Map to display •

Copies for each girl of page • 63 of the adult guide

Brownie Quest• girl and adult book

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CLEAN-UP

If you have the CD player with a Girl Scout CD, you might want to play this while the girls are cleaning up.

CLOSING

Have the Friendship Circle and squeeze led by the girls. Consider singing Good night Brownies, Good night Brownies, to the tune of Good night Ladies.

Good night Brownies.Good night Brownies.Goodnight Brownies.We’re sad to see you go.

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

A Very Wet ELF Adventure; 4-Part Story

Part 1—One Sparkly Drop •

Jamila, Alejandra and Campbell call the Brownie ELF and learn about the water cycle -

Part 2–A Ride Through the Wetlands •

The girls and Brownie ELF explore the importance of wetlands -

Part 3—Underwater World •

The girls learn about the different creatures and layers of the ocean -

Part 4—Water Power •

The girls visit the Grand Canyon and see the power of water -

Throughout the story there are several breaks: Water Wisdom—fun quiz questions to help girls think about ways they can conserve water •

Time for a WOW—Leadership moments that relate to the GS Law & Promise •

Additional pages describe people who have jobs related to water and provide • additional information on the things the girls see on their travels


Love Water •

Encourages girls to become aware of the many ways they use and enjoy water. They will -

hopefully make a personal commitment to protect it. -


Show two things they know and love about water •

Make and carry out one personal promise that protects water •

Steps to earning this award are built into sample sessions 1–3 -

Save water •

Brownies team up and speak up as advocated to protect water or keep it clean in their community -

Project ideas are listed on Page 56–59 of the girls’ book and Sample Session 4 of the facilitator guide. •

Brownie—WOW(Wonders of Water)

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Share Water •

Girls earn the third award as they create an even bigger ripple by sharing their efforts for water with -others, educating and inspiring them to join in and asking them to commit to a water promise

Suggestions on pages 56–59 and 100–101 in the girl book and pages 74 and 84 of the facilitator guide •

WOW •

Girls culminate their journey by earning the WOW Award; a grand fi nale that -symbolizes the powerful change they’ve brought to their community

They earn the award by showing proof of their SHARE Water efforts, and by describing how -their efforts relate to the Girl Scout Law and how they have had an impact as leaders

Suggested ways are on page 75 of the leader guide •


Local wetlands •

Water treatment plants •

Zoo or aquariums •

Nature Centers •


Wow Tea Party—could celebrate the end of the Journey •

The girls in the story go on various trips; try incorporating a fi eld trip into • your Journey as well

Have a campout •


You can read the story out loud or have the girls act it out •

TRY-ITS & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

Earth is Our Home Try-It •

Eco-Explorer Try-It •

Outdoor Adventurer Try-It •

Water Everywhere Try-it •

Water Drop Patch •

LEADER IN ACTION AWARD

The Leader in Action (LiA) Award is an offi cial award for Cadettes who mentor Brownies through the WOW—Wonders of Water Journey. It is different from the LiA received in the It’s Your World, Change It Journey. Requirements for earning can be found on page 36-37 of the Brownie Leader Guide for WOW!.

Please note: Other Try-Its and Program can fi t in as well. This is just a list to get you started.

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out the bucket(s) and art supplies to decorate. If you are staying inside for the second activity, spread the natural objects around your meeting space.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, as them to do the quizzes in the fi rst section of their book on pages 17, 20 and 22. You can also ask them to write their names on the Team WOW Map as they wait for the other girls to arrive.

SNACK


OPENING

Invite all the girls to gather in a circle on the fl oor. If there are new members of your group, let them know that this is a Brownie ring. You can also take this time to play an introduction game. Ask the girls to go around the circle, say their name and one of her favorite water activities. You should go fi rst to give them an example. You can say “Hi, my name is Allie and my favorite water activity is ice skating in the winter.” If there are no new members, just play the same game without saying names. Next, explain the Team WOW Map and ask each girl to write down their favorite water activity on the map to get it started.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the Brownie ring, this is a great time to collect dues and talk about a team agreement. If this group already made a team agreement last year, review it with them and ask if they would like to add anything or make a new one. If your group is new, have the girls make a team agreement, or set some “ground rules” for the group during their meeting time.

Girl Scout Brownie Sample Meeting 160 minutes

GOAL

The girls begin to express what they love about water and start to understand and experience water’s importance in the world.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Roll of butcher paper or poster • board for the Team WOW Map*

Markers, colored pencils • or crayons to decorate the Team WOW Map.

Materials for making a rainbow • (will vary depending on which method you choose)

• Wonders of Water Girl book and Adult Guide

Healthy Snack (optional) •

* The Team WOW Map is a place where you and your Brownies will collect the drawings and collage items that the girls collect along their Journey and will add at each WOW gathering.

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ACTIVITY 1

With the fi rst activity, you are going to introduce the Journey to the girls. Start by reading pages 4 to 10 of the girls’ book. If someone wants to read, great! You could even have the Brownies take turns. Have the girls stop reading after the fi rst paragraph of page 10. Then, ask the girls, “Have you ever wondered how rainbows are made?” Talk to the girls about rainbows they have seen and use page 11 of the girls’ book or page 48 of the adult guide to talk about the colors of the rainbow and the basic science behind making a rainbow. Once the discussion is over, you’re going to make a rainbow inside! There are three methods for making a rainbow depending on your meeting space. Please see pages 46 and 47 of the adult guide for directions. Once all of the girls have seen how it is made and even had a chance to make their own, ask the girls to return to sitting in the ring on the fl oor.

ACTIVITY 2

Ask all of the girls to turn to pages 24 and 25 of their books. If there is someone who wants to read, great! If not, you can go ahead and read that page. Be sure that the girls know what glaciers and poles are (there are great defi nitions of page 25). Once the girls read the page, get a discussion going using the questions on page 45 of the adult guide. From this discussion, ask each girl to turn to page 29 and talk about their ideas for water. If you have time, you can ask each girl to creatively show how she is going to “love water” and then present it to the group.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Close the meeting by bringing all the girls back into the ring to do a friendship circle and squeeze.

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out the materials for the arrival activity, making sit-upons and the water cycle activity.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, ask them to think about their favorite “water place.” It could be the ocean or a pool or water from the hose they use to run the sprinkler in their backyard. Once they fi gured out their place, ask them to draw it!

SNACK


OPENING

Invite all the girls to gather in their Brownie ring. To open the meeting, you are going to talk about the girls’ favorite water places that they drew as they walked in. Ask each girl to describe their favorite water place to the group and place it on the Team WOW Map.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the ring, this is a great time to collect dues and talk about anything that the girls need to do for the next meeting. For example, are you going on a trip? Remind the girls that they need to bring the permission slip back at the next meeting.

ACTIVITY 1

Help the girls make sit-upons to use when they are sitting as a group in their Brownie ring. A sit-upon is usually made by inserting newspaper between two sheets vinyl material or another sturdy material that won’t rip. To make one, cut two sections of vinyl cloth, large enough to cover a standard section of newspaper. Punch holes about two inches apart all the way around both pieces of vinyl. Help the girls thread yarn through the holes, connecting both pieces of the vinyl and tie three out of the four sides securely. Then, stuff newspaper or another soft material into the pocket. Once the sit-upon is full enough, tie off the other side and you’re done! Feel free to let the girls decorate their sit-upons if there is enough time.


GOAL

As girls continue to explore what they love about water, they expand their knowledge of the water cycle and consider what promise they’ll make to protect water.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

The Team WOW Map and tape to •

Markers, colored pencils • or crayons to draw their favorite water places.

Art materials to make or • decorate their water droplets

Materials for the water vapor • activity (will vary depending on which activity you choose)



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ACTIVITY 2

For this activity, the girls get to use their new sit-upons! Ask the girls to sit in their Brownie ring on their new sit-upons and let the girls know that you are going to continue reading the WOW story today. Ask if anyone can remind the group about what happened in the story at your last gathering. Once you are all up to date, start where you left off on page 10 and read until the end of the chapter on page 23. In this section of the chapter, the girls learned about the Water Cycle. Now, let the girls know that they are going to see the water cycle in action! Use the activity from page 58 of the adult guide and the visual from page 15 of the girls’ book. If you don’t have the facilities to do that activity, or you want another water cycle activity to do, you could have the girls become the water cycle! There are four stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff. Ask for four volunteers and have them stand in a circle. Hand each of the four girls something to represent each stage of the water cycle. For evaporation use a picture of a sun. For condensation use some cotton balls. For precipitation, use a paper snowfl ake (it will remind the girls that precipitation comes in many forms!). For runoff, use blue paper streamers. Now, ask for another volunteer to be the water drop in the water cycle just like in the story. Hand her a prop to represent the water droplet. Then, ask her to walk around the circle. As she is walking, she will meet her Brownie friends in the circle. When she does, she exchanges her prop for the one she is carrying, physically going through the stages of the water cycle! Give each girl a turn to be a water drop.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Close the meeting by having the girls stand up and hold hands. Let them know that they are going to learn a new song:

Water, water, here and thereWe are brownies and we careLiquid fl ows and vapor risesSnowfl akes drift, ice disguisesWater changes round and roundBrownies watch the rain fall down!

If you want, you can have the girls make up gestures for each of the verbs and make a dance to go along with their new song!

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PRE-MEETING

Organize the materials for decorating the water drops and making the investiture/rededication ceremony invitations.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Welcome the girls and invite them to post anything they have for the Team WOW Map. Ask the girls to read and think about their answers to the “Time for a WOW!” questions on pages 23 and 33 of the girls’ books.

SNACK


OPENING

Invite all the girls to gather in their Brownie ring. Ask for two volunteers to chose how they would like to open the meeting. Do they want to say the Promise? Sing a song?

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the ring, this is a great time to collect dues. You can also ask if anyone has anything they would like to add to the Team WOW Map. Let them know that in a few meetings, they are going to have a ceremony where the new girls will offi cially become Brownie Girl Scouts and the returning girls can show that they want to be Brownie Girl Scouts for another year. Have the girls decide as a group what they want to do at their ceremony to show their guests what they love about Girl Scouts. A fl ag ceremony? Sing a song? Share their WOW map? Perform a play about what they love about being a Brownie Girl Scout?


GOAL

Girls make their water promises and learn how to make group decisions when they choose what they want to do for their investiture/rededication ceremony.

SUPPLIES NEEDED


Art materials to make or • decorate their water droplets

Materials for each girl to make • her own personalized invitation



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ACTIVITY 1

Remind the girls that at their fi rst meeting they came up with an idea for why they love water. Using the discussion tips from pages 59 and 60 of the adult guide, start to talk about how they can turn the reason why they love water into a water promise. Once each girl has decided on her water promise, have her write it on her water droplet and decorate it!* Make sure that the girls know that they need to keep their water promise and let everyone know how they fulfi lled their promise at the next meeting.

ACTIVITY 2

Make invitations to the investiture/rededication ceremony to bring home with them and practice for the ceremony.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Close the meeting by bringing all the girls back into a Brownie ring to do a friendship circle and squeeze

*Tip: There are pre-made water droplets that you can photocopy on page 51 of the adult guide. Or, you could have the girls make their own water droplets from recycled paper. Be sure to collect the decorated water droplets when the girls are done—you’ll need them later!

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PRE-MEETING

Organize all the materials the girls need for the activity. Make sure you have enough LOVE Water Awards for each of the girls.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Snack: Girls may choose to have their snack whenever they would like. You may ask for help from each parent to rotate bringing the snacks, you may bring the snack for all girls, or you may leave it up to each girl to bring in their own snack.

OPENING

Invite the girls into a friendship circle. Hand out each girl’s water drop with their water promise on it. Also give each girl a small glass of water. Have each girl come into the middle of the circle and tell everyone her two reasons for loving water and the water promise they carried out. After each girl has a turn, say:

We have learned to LOVE water and understand the water cycle.•

We have all promised to care about water.•

Now toast yourselves and your LOVE Water Award and drink up!•

While the girls toast one another, hand out the LOVE water awards. Once all the girls have their awards, ask each girl to put her water drop promise on the Team WOW Map. Then, have the girls close the ceremony with a special rap:

Water, water here and thereWe are Brownies and we areWe mapped out world and pledged for sureTo do one thing to keep it pure!

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the ring, this is a great time to collect dues. Also be sure to remind the girls to make sure their guests can come to the meeting next week for the ceremony.


GOAL

Girls select their top two reasons for loving water and earn the LOVE Water award after they report on how they carried out their promise.

SUPPLIES NEEDED


Art materials to make their • “Underwater World” sea animal.

Any materials the girls • need for their ceremony



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ACTIVITY 1

Read the chapter “Underwater World” starting on page 60 of the girls’ book. Once they are done, have the girls make their favorite sea animal come to life in any way they want. Do a few girls want to get together to make a play? Do they want to draw a picture? Write a poem or a story? Make sure that the girls know in which part of the ocean their animal belongs—refer the girls to pages 80 and 81 of their books to fi nd out!

ACTIVITY 2

With the rest of your time, have the girls practice their ceremony to make sure it is just right! Remind the girls again to make sure their guests can come to the ceremony.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Have the girls sit in their Brownie ring and sing the Brownie Smile Song.

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These sample meetings introduce you to the traditional parts of a Girl Scout meeting, some Girl Scout basics and help you get started on whichever Girl Scout Junior Journey you choose, Agent of Change or Get Moving. Please keep in mind that these sample meeting agendas are fl exible and the girls and you may modify it to meet the needs and interests of the girls.

It should also be noted that the Journey adult guides give you sample sessions. A session doesn’t necessarily equal a meeting, but it could. You and the girls may decide to add activities, fi eld trips or extend an activity in the Journey.

The sample meetings that follow show you how you might extend a session to more than one meeting by extending or activities to enrich the girls’ experience.

The 3rd meeting includes preparation for an investiture or a re-dedication ceremony. If you have any girls who are new to Girl Scouts, you and the girls will probably want to plan such a ceremony.

So, grab the girl and adult guidebook for your journey and get ready for an exciting ride with the girls.

You will fi nd 8 sample meetings, 4 for each Journey. The purpose of these sessions is to provide samples that will help you get started with your meetings while building your self confi dence and a rapport and routine with the girls.

Welcome to Girl Scout Juniors

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Girls discover how to use the “power of one” and the “power of team” to • create the “power of community” that improves the world

Divided into 3 sections that follow awards (identifi ed by buttons on the page) •

Me to the Max—Power of One -

Moxie up the Team–Power of Team -

Mobilize the Globe–Power of Community -

Dez the spider leads them on their journey •

Girls discover the skills they have that make them a leader and how they relate to the GS laws •

Learn about past or current heroines—some are profi led in the book •

There is a cartoon story of a group of girls saving some puppies and volunteering to help their local shelter •

Difference between service (helping with immediate need) and action • (solving problems in long-term)—we want girls to take action


Power of One Award •

Discover my own powers using the “power log” -

Discover a heroine past or present -

Discover how heroines link to the GS Law -

Normally completed after session 2 -

Power of Team Award •

Connect with troop to create a “super girl” story, comic or TV script in which the characters -take one small situation they care about and strive for a long-lasting community change

Make a decision for a Take Action Project and write your Team Hopes -

Normally completed after session fi ve -

Power of Community Award •

Take action on your plan; involve your community so that your project can spiral out and change the world -

Refl ect on accomplishments -

Normally completed after session seven -

Junior—Agent of Change

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A comic book store where girls can learn about comic book making process •

A publisher or writer—learn to create a book •



Research heroines—maybe have them dress up like their heroine and present • what they learned at a troop meeting or “power of one” celebration

Blindfold trust games or other team building activities at a troop meeting or campout •

Research local community issues (past or present)—look at both sides of the issue, visit with people involved •

When the girls start making their “super girl” story, bring in examples of • comic books, plays or stories that they can use for inspiration

In general, have girls share and process each activity •

Volunteer for an animal shelter like the girls in the story •

Pages 80 and 81 of the Leader book have a few activities to help the girls looking at their communities •


This is really when it starts being stressed to leaders that girls can do and • should do a lot of planning in their take action project

It is recommended for each girl to have a copy of the Journey book •

Great descriptions of take action projects—could be good building blocks for future projects •

BADGES & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

Power of One: It’s Important to Me Badge •

Lead On Badge •

Model Citizen Badge •

My Heritage Badge •

Ms. President’s Patch Program •

Power of Team: Choice is Yours Badge •

Communication Badge •

Healthy Relationships Badge •

Positive Power Patch Program •

My Community Badge •

Lead On Badge •

Theater Badge •

Visual Arts Badge •

Power of Community:Communication Badge •

Creative Solutions Badge •

Money Sense Badge •

Prints & Graphics Badge •

Visual Arts Badge •

Write All About It Badge •

Please note: Other Badges and Program can fi t in as well. This is just a list to get you started.

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out the materials they need to make their nametags.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have girls create their own name tag by using the trefoil cutouts. Ask them to put their name on one side and three things about themselves on the back, and then decorate it as they wish. Punch a hole at the top and use the yarn to drape this around their neck.

SNACK

The girls may decide to have the snack toward the end of your meeting.

OPENING

Introduce yourself and co-volunteer. Introduce the quiet sign and discuss the importance of having a predetermined sign. Introduce or review the Girl Scout Sign and ask them what this Sign represents. The 3 fi ngers represent the 3 parts of the Promise. Review the Promise. Complete a modifi ed rope ceremony, which is found on page 46 of the adult guide. Form a standing circle and se a rope long enough to go around a circle of the girls. Have a knot tied in it for each girl. You speak then pass the next knot to the next girl in the circle and so forth until every girl has had the chance to introduce herself and 3 things about herself. She can refer to her trefoil nametag.

Sit down, staying in a circle. Show the poster with the Law. Talk about the Journey they will go on together and the opportunity to discover the qualities of the Law in themselves along the Journey. Give each girl an index card and complete the third step found on page 46 of the adult guide.

BUSINESS

Have a girl take attendance and dues. The girls may decide to collect dues as the girls arrive.

Girl Scout Junior Sample Meeting 190 or more minutes

GOAL

The girls will get to know their troop/group members, review or learn some Girl Scout basics, and discover their own values and individual “powers.”

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Markers, paper, scissors, • small glitzy stickers, yarn for “necklace” and hole punch

Long rope & large sheet of • paper for mounting the rope, and index cards, 1 per girl

Girl Scout Law written • on easel paper

Blank trefoil-shaped • cardstock for nametags

• Agent of Change Journey adult guide and girl book

Healthy Snack (optional)•

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ACTIVITY 1

Complete the Thinking About Power activity found on page 47 of the adult guide and page 6, girls’ book. Give an overview of the Journey, Agent of Change, and the awards they can earn along the way which is referenced on page 7 of the girls’ book.

Have the girls complete the “Your Daily Power” activity found on page 14 of the girls’ book Discuss what power means and ask each unfi nished sentence in the “Did You…” box, one by one, and ask who has an example.

ACTIVITY 2

The girls have been sitting for awhile, so let them play a game to get their energy up! Let the girls pick the game or try People to People or call it Junior to Junior.

ACTIVITY 3

See page 48 of the adult guide for the Power Log activity. Ask the girls if they would like to make individual power logs or create a big team power log. See page 49, the “keep it girl led” tip box if the girls would like to create one big team power log. Discuss with the girls how they would like to do this as this is part of earning the fi rst badge on their Journey.

CLEAN-UP

Note that Girl Scouts always leave places cleaner than they found them. Encourage all of the girls to help.

CLOSING

Ask the girls to do “What Makes Me Me” activity found on page 13 of the girl’s book at home and bring it with them to the next meeting. Conclude with the Friendship Circle and squeeze.

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ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have the fi rst few girls who arrive early lead a game.

Have copies of “What Makes Me Me,” activity found on page 13 of the girls’ book so any girl who forgot or missed the last meeting can create it now.

SNACK

Make it healthy! Draw on your troop committee to help with this.

OPENING

In a standing circle, recite the Girl Scout Promise & Sign. Ask them to look at the Girl Scout Law and think of what they wrote on their index cards last week. Ask. What quality did they see in themselves since they met and what happened?

BUSINESS

Ask a girl to take attendance and collect dues.

Have the girls create a Junior agreement. Let the troop know the purpose of the agreement is to establish how they will treat each others. Give them some prompts such as only 1 person will talk at a time or agree to disagree. Broaden the discussion to talking about rights and responsibilities. Ask for a girl volunteer to write all of their ideas down. Suggest that at the next meeting they can decorate this paper and perhaps sign it.

Ceremony—Remind them of the rope welcoming ceremony they did for their fi rst meeting. Discuss initial plans for an investiture and/or rededication ceremony. Get their ideas and refer them to pages 29 and 30 in their book. You may look at page 29 in the adult guide for ideas.

ACTIVITY 1

Gather girls in a circle and share the outcomes of the “What Makes Me Me” activity. Girls may share their picture or collages they have made if they want to.

Girl Scout Junior Sample Meeting 290 minutes or more

GOAL

The girls will create a Junior Agreement together. The “What Makes Me Me,” activity (take home activity from last meeting) and their Power Logs are shared. The girls also consider women heroines.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Easel paper with the GS Law on it•

Their rope with their index cards•

• Agent of Change girl and adult book

Healthy Snack•

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ACTIVITY 2

Follow up on what was done in the fi rst meeting with the Power Log. If the girls decided to do this individually have them share with a buddy everything they did for the day they chose. Wrap up the discussion tips on page 49 of the adult guide.

ACTIVITY 3

Reference pages 50–52 of the adult guide for the Herstory and Dream Team Trading Cards activities Girls may reference pages 17–19 and 20–22 in their book. Make this girl led. There are many options here. Toss these options out and fi nd out how the girls would like to do Herstory. Try listing all of the options on an easel paper. Ask for additional ideas.

Then let the girls decide how to complete the activities.

CLEAN-UP

Encourage all of the girls to help.

CLOSING

Friendship Circle and squeeze. After a few meetings encourage the girls to take the responsibility of planning the closing.

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PRE-MEETING

Lay out photocopies of page 26, girls’ book for anyone who did not bring their book.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have the girls do the “Power Skills, Power Words” puzzle on page 26 of their book.

SNACK/TREAT

Keep it healthy.

OPENING

Conduct a simple Girl Scout fl ag ceremony and include the Promise and Law. Have girls stand in a horseshoe and have one girl holding the American fl ag at the front of the horseshoe. Ask the girls if they would like to sing a song. Try having each line of the Law read by a different girl and then all of them end the last line together.

BUSINESS

Take attendance and dues and let the girls do this with your guidance. Explain that a kaper chart is a “job” chart and it will help them manager their meetings. Brainstorm what kapers need to be done within their meetings on a regular basis. Examples might include organizing the opening, closing, snacks, clean up, etc. Ask them how they would like to organize themselves in groups so everyone has a responsibility. This might be patrols or they might just want to form small groups and come up with a name for their group. Check to see if there might be some “designers” in the group who would like to create this chart.

Next, have the girls fi nalize plans for their Investiture and/or Rededication ceremony. Some prompts to ask the girls could be, when will it be, will there be food or will they sing a song.

ACTIVITY 1

Have the girls read/share/show/trade their herstory. Follow the prompts on pages 56–57 of the adult guide. Remember, if the girls have decided in their previous discussion to do this in a different way, it may take more then this meeting to cover.


GOAL

The girls will explore how powerful women have been throughout history by sharing their Herstory. They will also determine how they are going to share the responsibility of running their troop/group meetings.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

A small fl ag •

Long rope•

Obstacles for an obstacle course•

Cloths for blindfolds•

The Law written on easel paper•

Photocopies of page 26 • in the girls’ book


Healthy Snack•

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ACTIVITY 2

The girls have been sharing and listening for awhile. So, change the pace and play a game. Ask the girls for game choices and then let one of the girls lead it.

ACTIVITY 3

Complete “Who Led the Way for You,” found on page 57 of the adult guide and page 28 in the girls’ book. See if the girls want to talk about bad qualities (yellow box found on page 57 of the adult guide). Remind girls to not make this dissing session personal and to remember the Junior Agreement.

CLEAN-UP

Always reinforce their clean-up efforts.

CLOSING

Tell them at the next meeting they will take the last step in earning the Power of One award. Ask them to start thinking about the celebration they might like to have to mark this achievement.

Give any fi nal reminders then close with the Friendship Circle and the squeeze.

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PRE-MEETING

Set up obstacle course.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Each girl creates her own investiture invitation that she will take home. Girls who fi nish early could decorate the Kaper Chart or pass out the snack.

SNACK

Make it healthy.

OPENING

Ask the girls how they would like to open their meeting.

BUSINESS

A girl may take attendance and collect dues. As a group discuss fi nal preparations for their investiture/rededication ceremony. Revisit their kaper chart and decide with the girls how they will delegate responsibilities of the troop. Ask them if they should they form patrols and assign each patrol a responsibility on a rotating basis?

ACTIVITY 1

Complete the “Real Powers, Real Girl Scouts: on page 58 in the adult guide and page 29 in the girl’s book.

ACTIVITY 2

Girls will complete the “Trust Me” obstacle course. Reference page 58 of the adult guide for detailed instructions. Once all girls have gone through the course, refl ect and have a discussion on the value of teamwork. See the tip box on page 58 and the discussion questions on page 59 in the adult guide.

DISCUSSION

With the girls determine how they would like to celebrate the completion of the fi rst leg of their Journey. You may want to break them up into smaller groups and then come back together and make a total group plan. .


GOAL

Girls will complete their Power of One Award activities and plan for a way to celebrate this achievement.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Small fl ag •

Materials for making • invitations to their investiture/rededication ceremony

Obstacle course materials see • page 53 of the adult guide

Markers•

Kaper Chart•

Power of One awards for each girl•


Healthy Snack •

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CLEAN-UP

Encourage everyone to clean up and remind them that Girl Scout always leave the place cleaning than how they found it!

CLOSING

Ask the girls if they want to close with singing Make New Friends, while passing the squeeze. Remind them of the kapers they have agreed to for the next meeting.

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

In this Journey, girls learn about energy •

Topics covered include: •

Calculating a carbon footprint -

Recycling and reusing including art project ideas -

Uses of energy in nature -

Green building -

Energy audits -

Conserving energy in transportation; includes a comic book story of girls starting a walking school bus -

Throughout the Journey are various stories of women involved in energy conservation •


Energize Award •

Make an energy pledge to reduce their energy use in one or more ways -

Try at least two other energize activities suggested along the Journey -

Check out how other people are tackling energy issues -

Investigate Award •

Learn about energy use in their buildings -

Work with their families to make an energy improvement at home -

Innovate Award •

Identify an energy issue in the community, research it, create a plan and -carry it out, all the while reaching out to others to join in, too

Share the news, refl ect on what they accomplished and celebrate it -

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Recycling Center •

Energy Corporation•

An astronomy program •

Explore careers in architecture, engineering or “green” building •

Zoo or animal sanctuary •

Go camping •


Make paper •

Try composting •

Set up recycling at school or your meeting space •

“Trash to Treasure” art projects •

Take a bike ride, walk or hike around your neighborhood or local park •


The sample sessions complete this Journey in 11 sessions •

BADGES & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

Architecture Badge •

Walking for Fitness Badge •

Earth Connections Badge •

Eco-Action Badge •

Outdoor Creativity Badge •

Your Outdoor Surroundings Badge •

Making It Matter Badge •

Oil Up Badge •

Science in Everyday Life Badge •

Sky Search Badge •

Do It Yourself Badge •

Ready for Tomorrow Badge •

Get with the Land Patch •

Please note: Other Badges and Program can fi t in as well. This is just a list to get you started.

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PRE-MEETING

Make sure you have enough paper slips for the arrival activity. Lay out all the materials you’ll need for the third activity.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, ask them to read pages 10 and 11 of their books and write down one example of how they used one type of energy on a slip of paper and put it into the hat.

SNACK


OPENING

Have the girls gather standing in a friendship circle. Welcome them to the meeting and say the Girl Scout Promise. Let the girls know that they are going to play a game based on the theme of the Journey they are about to go on: energy! Give the girl standing next to you the ball and have her throw it to one of her friends in the circle. The girl who catches the ball has to pick out a slip of paper from the hat or container and say one way that she could make the example on the paper more energy-effi cient. Go around the circle until everyone has gone. If there are new girls in the group, use this as a way to have each girl say her name and introduce herself to the group.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the circle, this is a great time to collect dues and introduce Journey and the three awards that the girls will earn: Energize, Investigate and Innovate. For tips, see page 34 of your adult guide.

ACTIVITY 1

In this activity, the girls are going to build off of the opening activity and make an Energy Pledge, the fi rst step to earning their Energize Award. Alone or in pairs, have the girls read pages 14, 15 and 18, 19 of their books. When they are done, bring the girls back together and, as a group, decide on a Team Energy Pledge that will cover how they use energy each time they gather. Once the group pledge is done, have each girl write her own Energy Pledge and share it with the group.

Girl Scout Junior Sample Meeting 160–90 minutes

GOAL

To introduce the girls to the Get Moving Journey and the basic types of energy.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Slips of paper, pencils, • a hat or container and a ball for arrival activity

Poster board or large paper to • write the team energy pledge

Art supplies for paper • making add-ins.

Get Moving• Girl book and Adult Guide


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ACTIVITY 2

The girls have been sitting and reading for a while, so have them get up and play a game. The girls can decide on their own game or you can play People-to-People, but call it Junior-to-Junior! Designate one girl as the “caller” and have all the other girls pair up and stand side-by-side. When the caller shouts “Junior to Junior” the girls run to fi nd a new partner to stand next to. The odd person out becomes the new caller. To change it up a little, the caller can call different body parts, like hand-to-hand or foot-to-foot and the girls will have to fi nd a new partner and touch the body parts that the caller named.

ACTIVITY 3

Let the girls know that at the next meeting they are going to make recycled paper. So, ask them to bring in any paper recycling materials that they can—scrap paper, tissue paper, old newspapers, etc. But, the most fun part about making recycled paper is making it unique. The best way to do that is to include dried fl owers or leaves or decorative pieces of paper. So, for this activity, the girls are going to either go outside to fi nd fun things to add in their paper or make their unique fl ourishes themselves out of cut paper. For some cool samples, have the girls see page 36 of their books. You can also let the girls know that if they have something special at home that they want to include in their paper, they should bring it in next week.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Close the meeting by talking about personal energy and doing a friendship circle squeeze. Please see the instructions for the closing ceremony in your adult guide on page 37. Then, ask the girls to stand up for a friendship squeeze and let them know you’ll see them next time.

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PRE-MEETING

Set up everything you need for the paper-making activity.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

As the girls arrive, have them help you cut up the scraps of paper needed for the paper-making activity.

SNACK


OPENING

Because you have a lot to get done at the meeting, keep it short and ask the girls to stand in a circle, make the Girl Scout Sign and say the Promise and Law.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the circle, this is a great time to collect dues and create a Junior agreement. Explain that this agreement establishes how they will treat each other during their time together. Ask for a girl volunteer to write all of their ideas down. Once they decide on the agreement, have each girl sign it. You might want to bring this to every meeting to remind the girls what they agreed upon.

ACTIVITY 1

Ask the girls to gather in a circle. In this fi rst activity, you and the girls are going to talk about how their energy pledges are going. Has it been diffi cult? What is the easiest part? Has anyone else in your family decided to take the energy pledge with you? Go around the circle and ask each girl to report on her progress. This is a great point to read about Abbe Hamilton on page 34 of the girls’ book and her energy pledge of “Saying no to Styrofoam.” You could use this time to begin the discussion about a project the girls might want to do together, just like Abbe. Let them know that they will talk more about their project later in the Journey so they can earn their Innovate Award!


GOAL

To learn about how others are tacking energy issues.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Scraps of recycled paper • ripped into small pieces

A piece of screen•

Plastic basin for water run-off•

Electric blender•

Rags and a few old towels•

Butter knife•

Pieces of cardboard cut to match • the size of the papermaking screen

Duct tape•

• Get Moving Girl book and Adult Guide


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ACTIVITY 2

As promised, the girls are going to get to make paper! For instructions, please see page 35 in your adult guide and pages 36 to 38 in the girls’ book.

CLEAN-UP


ACTIVITY 3

Have the girls return to the circle or sit at tables if they are available and fi ll out page 39 with all the ways they want to use their paper. Let them know that they are half way to earning their Energize Award!

CLOSING

Close the meeting by talking about personal energy and doing a friendship circle squeeze. Please see the instructions for the closing ceremony in your adult guide on page 37. Then, ask the girls to stand up for a friendship squeeze and let them know you’ll see them next time.

Tip: In this session, the girls completed one Energize Activity and investigated how other people (Abbe Hamilton) are tackling energy issues. That means that they only have one more Energize activity to complete to earn their Energize Award (which they’ll do in their next meeting!)

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PRE-MEETING

Set up everything you need for the paper-making activity.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have the girls write their names on pieces of cardboard or paper and then decorate it for the kaper chart that they will learn about later.

SNACK


OPENING

Teach the girls how to do a basic fl ag ceremony and include the Promise and Law. Stand in a horseshoe and have one girl holding the American fl ag at the front of the horseshoe. Ask the girls if they would like to sing a song. Try having each line of the law read by a different girl and then have them read the last line together. Say the Pledge of Allegiance and the Promise. Return the American fl ag to its holder and have the girls sit in a circle.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the circle, this is a great time to collect dues and talk about creating a Kaper Chart. Explain that it is a job chart and then brainstorm with the girls what kapers need to be done in their meetings on a regular basis. Examples might include organizing the opening and closing ceremonies, bringing snack, or having a “clean up captain” that would be in charge of making sure everything was cleaned up and put away. Using a piece of poster board, create the chart and assign tasks for the next meeting by placing the girls’ names onto the chart with Velcro or tape.

ACTIVITY 1

Remind the girls about their energy pledges. Ask them to give everyone an update on how it is going. Then, ask them to pick up their piece of recycled paper and write their energy pledge on it and sign their name. As the leader, you can write the Team Energy Pledge on a piece of extra paper. Then, bind all of the pieces of paper into a booklet and have the girls come up with a creative name for it.


GOAL

To continue teaching the girls about energy and earn the Energize Award. To determine how they are going to share the responsibilities for their meetings, learn a new Girl Scout tradition and start to plan their Rededication or Investiture ceremony.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Flags for the opening•

Board for kaper chart•

Pre-cut pieces of cardboard • or construction paper for kaper chart nametags

Art supplies to decorate nametags•

Energize Awards to • hand out to the girls

• Get Moving Girl book and Adult Guide


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ACTIVITY 2

At this point, the girls have been sitting for a while, so it is time to go outside (or stay inside if you can’t go outside) and expend some energy! But, before they do that, they have to read page 49 of their book and make a list of things they would like to do as a group or individually to get rid of some of their energy! Let the girls play around for a while and then come back as a group to talk about how they feel—happy, tired, hot? That’s what happens when you use some of your energy—ask the girls if they can remember what type of energy they think they used during this activity. If they can’t remember, guide them back to pages 10 and 11 of their books so they can fi gure it out!

ACTIVITY 3

With that last activity, the girls earned their Energize Award! Use this opportunity to do a small ceremony to hand out the awards. This is also a great time to talk about what the girls want to do for an Investiture or Rededication Ceremony. With the rest of your time, explain what the ceremony is and have the girls brainstorm some ideas for what they want to do to show off everything they’re learning in Girl Scouts!

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

If you assigned someone to this kaper earlier, have the girl lead the closing ceremony. If not, have the girls decide as a group what they would like to do. Before the girls leave, you should assign kapers for next week if you haven’t done so already.

would like to do. Before the girls leave, you should assign kapers

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PRE-MEETING

Gather and organize all the materials you need for the activities.

ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Have the girls that arrive fi rst help you set out the materials needed for the fi rst activity. Once they are done, have them play a game of their choosing.

SNACK


OPENING

Last meeting you assigned kapers; let the girl(s) who was assigned the opening lead the others in an opening ceremony of her choosing.

BUSINESS

Still sitting in the circle, this is a great time to collect dues, review the kaper responsibilities for this meeting and assign kapers for next meeting. The girls should also decide on a concrete plan for the Investiture/Rededication ceremony.

ACTIVITY 1

To start the meeting off, the girls are going to make hot drink cozies from old blue jeans. For tips on how to introduce the activity and step-by-step instructions for making the cozies, see page 55 of your adult guide.

ACTIVITY 2

If you have a large group, split the girls up into a few teams for this activity. Let the girls know that this activity is called “Shining a Light on Light bulbs” and that they are going to investigate the differences between different types of light bulbs. The directions to the activity as well as some guiding discussion questions can be found on pages 50 and 51 of your adult guide. The chart the girls will use during the activity is on page 52 of your adult guide.


GOAL

Girls begin to explore energy use in buildings as they delve deeper into the science of energy.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Scrap fabric from old jeans, • scissors and pencils for tracing

Velcro•

Cardboard coffee • sleeves for tracing

Needle and thread or • sewing machine

60-watt incandescent bulb•

14-watt fl uorescent bulb•

100-watt incandescent bulb•

27 watt compact fl uorescent bulb•

Lamp without shade•

Thermometer•

Kaper chart and nametags•

Get Moving• Girl book and Adult Guide


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ACTIVITY 3

Create personalized invitations for the Rededication or Investiture ceremony and then practice what they planned for their ceremony.

CLEAN-UP


CLOSING

Have the girl assigned to the kaper lead the closing ceremony. Remind girls of their kaper responsibilities next week.

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Welcome to Girl ScoutCadette, Senior & Ambassador

Meetings for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors will vary in length and frequency. At your preliminary meeting you can discuss with the girls what arrangements will work best for you and your group.

Here you will fi nd a sample meeting structure and a sample fi rst session. Keep in mind these are just samples and meetings may take on a totally different look based on the girl’s taking the lead in their own meetings.

Note: You and your girls may choose to have a treat or not, based on the time and duration of your meetings. Encourage them to choose healthy treats.

The length and frequency of the meetings will be determined by you and the girls. The following is a typical Girl Scout meeting structure, which the girls may or may not choose to use.

An Opening or Starting Point The girls may or may not choose to open their meetings with an offi cial ceremony, such as a fl ag ceremony and the Promise and Law. In any case, there needs to be an indication that the meeting has begun.

Business Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors may even have more business to address than younger Girl Scouts. It is the girl’s opportunity to discuss their current and future plans and create implementation steps.

Activity This will usually be the main part of the meeting. Considering the Girl Led aspect of Girl Scouting, the girls will drive what those activities will be. If the girls are doing one of the Girl Scout Journeys their activities will probably be one of the suggested activities within the Journey or a related one that sparked the girls’ interest.

In addition to the Journey, the girls may agree upon another area that may require bringing in a speaker or someone to work with the group who has expertise in something. As the volunteer, you can be extremely helpful to the girls in advising them and helping them secure what they need.

Clean-up Even Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors need to be reminded from time to time that we leave a place cleaner than we found it.

Closing/Ending Just as there is a beginning there needs to be an ending. The girls may or may not choose to end some meetings with a Friendship Circle and a squeeze. The important thing is that they leave on a high note, knowing what their next step is going to be.

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Focuses on relationships/friendships with the people around you •

Girls complete activities related to •

First Impressions and Stereotypes -

Navigating Friendships -

Qualities of a Friend -

Trust -

Friendship Obstacles & Peer Pressure -

Balancing Your Time -

Jealousy -

Cliques and Confl icts -

Bullying -

Cyber-Relationships -

Career section – girls can see a list of jobs that involve good interpersonal skills •

Sample Project Management tool —for planning the Take Action Project •


Interact Award: Reach Out a Little•

Small actions that can be completed in your daily life to improve relationships -

9 challenges to interact —girls must complete 3 of them -

Challenges listed on page 12 of the girl book -

Diplomat Award: Use Your Relationship Savvy to Improve Your World •

Create and do a Take Action project aimed at building more positive -and peaceful relationships in the world around you

Tools and Tips on pages 115–130 of the girl book -

Peacemaker Award: Commit to Keep it Going •

Create a “Peacemaker Kit” and then commit to use your kit of skills to create peace in the world -

Cadette—Amaze!

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Yoga studio •



Visit a maze (corn, labyrinth, or other) •

Movie nights—watch various movies about friendships & cliques, many mentioned in girls’ books •

Do some of the activities at camp or a retreat instead of troop meetings •

Have the girls interact with older girls who can provide a new perspective •

Make a box/kit of skills they learned— let girls decorate, write skills or examples on postcards •

Stereotype “activity”—post pictures of leader’s friends and families—have • girls stereotype them and then tell them about the real person


It is recommended that each girl have her own copy of the Journey book •

Girls this age are avid users of computers and the internet—page 110 is an internet safety • pledge. It would be a good idea to review this when working on the Journey.

INTEREST PROJECTS & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

Understanding Yourself & Others IPP •

Do You Get the Message IPP •

Confl ict Resolution IPP •

A World of Understanding IPP •

From Stress to Success IPP •

Your Best Defense IPP •

Leadership IPP •


The Leader in Action (LiA) Award is an offi cial award for Cadettes who mentor Brownies through the Brownie Quest Journey. However, it is described in the Brownie Facilitator Guide and not in the Cadette Journey materials. Information on this award may be found on GSUSA’s website:http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/lia.pdf

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Focuses on the many aspects of air through the use of all of the senses •

Girls learn about •

Noise -

Air Pollution -

Global Warming -

Deforestation -

Renewable Energy—windmills -

Career section—girls can learn about a variety of jobs related to air •

Also includes little breaks for relaxation, cooking and self-refl ection •


Aware Award •

Keep an Air Log -

Identify experts who can guide you to greater air awareness -

Increase Your awareness about the issues that impact the Earth’s air -

Determine the most important reason you care about the Earth’s air -

Alert Award •

As an ACT (Air Care Team), choose an air issue to act on together -

Ideas for projects are listed on pages 68–69 of the leader guide -

Affi rm Award •

Gather proof of progress or improvement through your efforts to educate -and inspire. How are your efforts benefi ting the environment?


Yoga studio •

Wind farm •

Visit the symphony or concert to explore sound •

Visit a sound studio •

Cadette—Breathe

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ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IDEAS FOR TROOP MEETINGS OR FIELD TRIPS

Do some of the activities at camp or a retreat instead of troop meetings •

Make some of the recipes listed in the book or fi nd other “air” recipes •

Spend time journaling in nature—listen to the • sounds, feel the air–how does it feel?


It is helpful that each girl have her own copy of the Journey book •

The green boxes throughout the leader guide provide • great ideas for additional programming

INTEREST PROJECTS & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

Architecture and Environmental Design IPP •

Eco-Action IPP •

The Food Connection IPP •

From Stress to Success IPP •


The Leader in Action (LiA) Award is an offi cial award for Cadettes who mentor Brownies through the WOW—Wonders of Water Journey. It is different from the LiA received in the It’s Your World, Change It Journey. Requirements for earning can be found on pages 20–21 of the Cadette leader guide for Breathe.

Please note: Other Interest Projects and Program can fi t in as well. This is just a list to get you started.

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Asks girls to create a vision for a perfect, girl-focused world through art: poetry, • painting, sculpture, video or whatever medium they choose

Workbook divided into four sections: •

Create It—girls envision their - Girltopia, look at various types of art and create a project that represents their view

Guide It—look at what it means to be a leader—communication skills, courage, -confi dence, character and ethics and then lead others in a Girltopia topic

Connecting Together—covers rights (global girls’ bill of rights), ceremony, -belonging, cooperation, teamwork, networking

Take Action—service vs. action, sustainability of projects, steps to complete their Take Action project -


Senior Visionary Award •

Create it—complete a - Girltopia art project and share it—pages 20–27 have ideas

Guide it—guide others through a - Girltopia topic—could be a younger troop or each girl could lead the topic at their troop meeting

Change it—complete the 12 stages of the Take Action process—page 80 -


Art museums, galleries, studios or artists—learn about women artists and • how to express one’s vision through various mediums

Various plays or other art forms focusing on women’s issues or utopian societies •

Sites for Take Action Project •


Research others’ views of Utopian Societies—various artists’ versions, books, movies •

Write a letter of appreciation to a woman leader or mentor •

Hold an art show so that others can view the girls’ • Girltopia art projects

Leadership Talk Show—described on page 33 of girl book •

Senior—Girltopia

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Create slogans that represent their • Girltopia vision—put on buttons or bumper stickers or t-shirts

Recruit potential role models that can help girls on journey • (especially good for the Guide It and Connect sections)

Have a Japanese Tea Ceremony •


It is recommended that each girl has her own copy of the Journey book. •

Includes information on writing press releases—Troops can always • practice writing press releases and can even request assistance from the council’s PR department. For large stories or major city papers/ other major media sources (i.e. radio & television), please turn any press releases or stories in to the council PR department for review. For local neighborhood news/church, bulletins/etc., it is recommended to confer with the PR department but not required.

INTEREST PROJECT PATCHES & OTHER PROGRAM CONNECTIONS

Create-It Section: Visual Arts IPP •

From A to V: Audiovisual Production IPP •

Photography IPP •

Writing for Real IPP •

Guide-It Section: Understanding Yourself & Others IPP •



Leadership IPP •

Your Rights, Your Responsibility Patch •

Change-It Section: Global Girl IPP •

Home Improvement IPP •

Home Is Where the Heart Is •

In the Pink•


Note to Leaders and Mentors: By this time in the Girl Scout experience almost everything should be girl-led. We recognize that girls in high school are very busy and have many activities going on. The time girls spend on their Take Action Project is less important than their having a meaningful opportunity to progress through the states of identifying, planning and doing a project. So make use of the coaching steps spelled out in the Take Action Planning Chart in the leader guide. The learning that takes place along the way is what will benefi t girls now and all their lives. A simpler version of the planning chart is also available on page 80 of the girl book

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

• Sow What? invites girls on a journey through some big food issues: how and where food is grown, processed, distributed, consumed—and at times wasted.

Topics include: •

The Food Network -

Country of Origin Labeling—COOL -

Benefi ts of Eating Locally -

Organic vs. local vs. conventionally grown food -

Slow Food -

Food Rituals from Around the World -

History and Current Trends in Food Production -

Effects of Pesticides -

Solutions for Changing the Food System -

Includes recipes and profi les of women involved in various parts of the food network •


Harvest Award •

Identify and dig into a food or land issue, tapping some community experts as you go -

Capture your vision for change in a Harvest Plan that includes your own “ - Sow What?” goals

Execute your plan by trying to infl uence a food policy or land-use effort or by -educating and inspiring others to act on your solution you identify

Ideas listed on pages 90–93 in the girl workbook -

POSSIBLE FIELD TRIP OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Local farmers or farmers markets, dairies •

Local Slow Food groups (fi nd fi eld trip)•

Volunteer at a local food bank •

Senior—Sow What?

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ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IDEAS FOR MEETINGS

Prepare the recipes listed in the book •

Have a progressive dinner or dinner around the world •

Plant your own vegetable garden •

Visit a harvest or harvest festival •

Learn about local or national associations that lobby for farmers •


It is recommended that each girl has her own copy of the Journey book •

The green boxes in the Leader Guide have great optional ideas •


Creative Cooking IPP •

The Food Connection IPP •

Law and Order IPP •

Plant Life •

Understanding Yourself and Others IPP •


Eco-Action IPP •

Get with the Land Patch •

Full of Ourselves •

Positive Power •


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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Asks girls to be an advocate—lifting their voice as a force for positive change in the world •

Describes 8 steps for advocacy •

Step 1: Find Your Cause -

Step 2: Tune In—time to research your cause -

Step 3: Harmonize—identifying and forming partnerships, networking -

Step 4: Identify the Big Ears–identify the VIPs who can help take action -

Step 5: Plan the Perfect Pitch—put your advocacy message together as -well as information on being an advocate in your own life

Step 6: Raise Your Voice, Make Your Pitch—girls present their -message to the VIPs, also includes tips on talking

Step 7: Close the Loop—assessing your pitch, follow up with VIPs, look at outcomes -

Step 8: Refl ect, Reward, Celebrate—exploring careers in advocacy -

Great snapshots on women advocates throughout book •

Throughout book there are “Take 5” breaks that provide opportunities not related to • advocacy some are fun, one relates to healthy living, one evaluates skills


Advocacy Award •

Complete the 8 steps of advocacy -


Ideas for advocacy •

Workshops taught by women who advocate for a living •

Kansas & Missouri state legislators and visits to the state capitals •

Shadowing opportunities for girls to work with women advocates •

Sites of government—state capital, Washington D.C., city hall meeting •

Ambassadors—Your Voice, Your World

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Research more on women advocates listed in the book •

A few more ideas are listed on page 15 of the leader book •


It is recommended that each girl have a copy of the Journey book •

The Advocacy Award is not described in girls’ book—mentioned slightly • on page 51—covered in more detail on page 7 of the adult book

Includes information on writing press releases—Troops can always • practice writing press releases and can even request assistance from the council PR department. For large stories or major city papers/ other major media sources (i.e. radio & television), please turn any press releases or stories in to the council PR department for review. For local neighborhood news/church, bulletins/etc., it is recommended to confer with the PR department but not required.


Leadership IPP •

Global Girl IPP •

Public Relations IPP •

Desktop Publishing IPP •

The Play’s the Thing IPP •


Note to Leaders and Mentors: By this time in the Girl Scout experience almost everything should be girl-led. We recognize that girls in high school are very busy and have many activities going on. The girl book states on page 53 that they need to consider their busy schedules when planning their advocacy project. They do not have to spend a huge amount of time on this project. The Leader book also stresses the importance of a meaningful process and not necessarily huge projects (page 7).

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BASIC DESCRIPTION

Girls learn to identify different environmental in• justices, understand how they arise and brainstorm solutions to them

Includes case studies of different environmental issues like Love Cannel, Fresh Kills and Biofuels •

Throughout book there are opportunities for natures breaks, to soar, and to be a puzzler •

Profi les of women who work toward environmental • justice are profi led


Sage Award •

There are six steps to completing the award -

Look High, Look Wide—encourages girls to look at a variety of • environmental issues from multiple perspectives

Do the Math—look at ways you can make a difference through changes in their • behavior and then look for ways to inspire others to join their movement

Be Hawk-Eyed—analyze the information you have collected and their sources to determine if it is accurate •

Take the Scientifi c View—determine what science can or cannot say • about the environmental threat you are researching

Decipher Decisions—take a close look at the decision-making process to fi nd out • what works, what doesn’t and how to cope with what you don’t know

Write Your Equation and Present It-provides tips for your presentation •


Local environmental agencies like Bridging the Gap and Keep America Beautiful •

Local nature parks •

Recycling Centers •

Go camping or spend time in nature •

Visit various environmental inspired art exhibits •

Ambassadors—Justice

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Create journals to use on the Journey •

Collect quotes about • justice or injustice and create an art project or display

Learn to use GIS mapping and how its used to identify places for landfi lls and storing of hazardous waster •


It is recommended that each girl have a copy of the Journey book •

The green boxes throughout the Facilitator Guide have great additional • programming options including movies, cooking and art projects


Leadership IPP •

Global Girl IPP •



Understanding Yourself and Others IPP •


Eco-Action IPP •

High Tech Hide and Seek IPP•

Please Note: Other Interest Projects and Program can fi t in as well. This is just a list to get you started.

Note to Leaders and Mentors: You want the girls to take a major role in planning and executing this leadership experience. They may fi rst want you to come up with ideas and plans. But hold your ground! This is the girls’ experience and they’re up to the challenge.

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ARRIVAL ACTIVITY

Invite the girls to make name tags if they don’t all know each other.

Try to greet the girls as they arrive and encourage them to talk with each other as the rest of the group arrives. If they are engaged in conversation, let them continue for a while.

TREAT

This will vary from group to group depending on the time of day the group meets and possible the duration. Provide a healthy snack for the fi rst meeting and then discuss with the girls how they want to handle this.

BUSINESS

Sit in a circle. Take attendance and collect dues, which the girls can handle in subsequent meetings. Remind them of the quiet sign. If you have any new girls, quickly explain what this is. Introduce yourself to the girls, if they do not know you, as well as your assistant. Then encourage the girls to introduce themselves and share something they enjoy doing.

If the girls already know each other, do a “check-in” anyway. You can use the metaphor of the weather report for this. Ask them to describe how they are feeling using a weather term. Example. Lots of sun, overcast, cloudy but clearing… Or have them share a little know fact about themselves.

If the group is active, try a Human Bingo game. Each square within the Bingo is something a girl may have done, such as climbed a climbing wall. The girls go around the room and try to fi nd someone to sign each square. Each time they fi nd someone who satisfi es that square, she initials it. When she has 5 in a line, she yells, BINGO.

Girl Scout Cadette, Senior and AmbassadorSample First Meeting

GOAL

Girls get to know each other better and begin to generate ideas for their troop year.

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ACTIVITY

Introduce the Journeys for this grade level and any other Girl Scout resources and activity books that you think might interest the girls. Let them spend time going through them. You may want to have them look at these is small groups and encourage them to think about where they would like to start.

Have each girl or small group report out with suggestions. In addition to the interest created by the books, brainstorm with them the things they would like to do in their Girl Scout troop. Again, this could be done in pairs, so everyone participates and then the pairs share their list so one troop list might be generated. Discuss next steps.

CLEAN-UP

If there is clean-up to be done, encourage total participation.

CLOSING

A Friendship Circle & squeeze or however the girls determine they would like to close.

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Journey Forms

Name: ________________________________________________ Troop/Group Number: _______________

Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements for each award, please reference page 10 of the Adult Guide.

AWARD ACTIVITIES COMPLETED DATE COMPLETED

Watering Can Award

Golden HoneyBee Award

Amazing Daisy Award

NOTES:

Daisy Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements on each award, please reference pages 14 & 15 of the Adult Guide. Please note that the activities listed below can be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Blue Bucket Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Firefl y Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Clover Award Step 1.

Step 2.

NOTES:

Daisy Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements for each award, please reference pages 8 and 9 of the Adult Guide. For an award tracker that the girls can use and fi ll out as they travel along the Journey, please see pages 46 and 47 of the Girl Book. Please note that activities listed below can be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Discover Key Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Connect Key Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Take Action Key Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Brownie Quest Award Cumulative Award: Earned when all 3 keys are earned.

NOTES:

Brownie Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements on each award, please reference pages 10 & 11 of the Adult Guide. Please note that the activities listed below do not all have to be completed in one meeting. The Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


LOVE Water Award Step 1.

Step 2.

SAVE Water Award Step 1.

Step 2.

SHARE Water Award Step 1.

Step 2.

WOW! Award Cumulative Award: Earned when other three are earned.

NOTES:

Brownie Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements for each award, please reference pages 10 and 11 of the Adult Guide. For an award tracker that the girls can use and fi ll out as they travel along the Journey, please see pages 8 and 9 of the Girl Book. Please not that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Power of One Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Power of Team Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Power of Community Step 1.

Step 2.

NOTES:

Junior Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements on each award, please reference pages 10 & 11 of the Adult Guide. For an award tracker that the girls can use and fi ll out as they travel along the Journey, please see pages 106 to 109 of the Girl Book. Please note that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Energize Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Investigate Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Innovate Award Step 1.

Step 2.

NOTES:

Junior Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements for each award, please reference pages 8 and 9 of the Adult Guide. For an award tracker the girls can use for the Interact Award, please see page 12 to 15. Please note that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Interact Award 1st Challenge:

2nd Challenge:

3rd Challenge:

Diplomat Award

Peacemaker Award

Optional Award: LiARequirements foundon page 16 of BrownieLeader Guide

NOTES:

Cadette Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements on each award, please reference pages 10 & 11 of the Adult Guide. Girls can also use pages 102 through 106 of their books to track their process along the Journey! Please note that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Aware Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Alert Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

Affi rm Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4

Optional Award: Requirements can be found on pages 20-21 of the Adult Guide.LiA Award

NOTES:

Cadette Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements for the award, please reference pages 6 and 7 of the Adult Guide. Girls can also keep track of each step on page 28, 53, and 80 and 81 in the Girl Book. Please note that the activities listed below can be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span you whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

NOTES:

Senior Journey Awards Record

Senior Visionary Award


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements on each award, please reference pages 10 & 11 of the Adult Guide. Girls can also use pages 86 through 89 of their books to fi nd detailed information about the three steps they need to complete, as a team or individually, to earn the award. Please note that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Harvest Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

NOTES:

Senior Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements for the award, please reference pages 7-9 of the Adult Guide. For an award tracker the girls can use for the Advocate Award, please see page 10 and 11 of the Girl Book. Please note that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Advocate Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

Step 6.

Step 7.

Step 8.

NOTES:

Ambassador Journey Awards Record


Fill in the date completed and activities completed. For more information and requirements on each award, please reference pages 8 & 9 of the Adult Guide. Girls can also use pages 10 through 13 of their books to fi nd detailed information about the steps they need to complete to earn the award. Please note that the activities listed below should be completed over the course of many meetings. The entire Journey can span your whole Girl Scout year if you choose.


Sage Award Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

Step 6.

NOTES:

Ambassador Journey Awards Record

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When girls pursue Take Action projects, they take time to identify and understand the root cause of the issue they are addressing. Girls also must make sure that each project is sustainable and that they impact is measurableSUSTAINABLE

Girls must make arrangements (such as collaborating with community leader and/or organization’s; building alliance with mentors) to ensure that the project creates lasting change and is not a one-time event.

MEASURABLE

The success of the project can be determine based on the number of people the project helped, the number of people who were involved, any reduction in the community’s need, and other concrete numbers.

IS YOUR PROJECT A TAKE ACTION PROJECT?

Follow the check list below to fi nd out!

Addresses a need, immediate or otherwise•

Addresses the root cause of the problem•

Creates lasting compact in the community that can be measured•

Includes provision to ensure sustainability long • after the girls has fi nished her project

Take Action Project

TAKE ACTION PROJECT

A Take Action project picks up from where a short-term project leaves off. Here are some great examples:

1. Girls organizing a book or clothing drive could make their project a Take Action project by holding the drive annually and getting a sponsor to advertise and organize every year.

2. The girls who painted the wall to cover up graffi ti can create a club that travels around the city painting beautiful murals on buildings that have been defaced.

3. The girls who held the march or fair could expand the event to include community artisans and make it an annual gathering.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE VS. TAKE ACTION PROJECTS

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

A one-time effort; has short-term impacts

Issue: An uninsured family’s home is destroyed by a fi re.

Solution: Collect clothes, household goods, and food for the family

Issue: Racial tensions exist in the community.

Solution: Organize a one-time diversity celebration.

Issue: Families are going hungry.

Solution: Hold a food drive for families in need.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

A one-time effort; has short-term impacts

Option 1: A solution could be to establish a Habitat for Humanity group in the community or work with an existing Habitat group and organize a work group to rebuild the family’s home.

Option 2:

Option 1: One solution could be to create an organization that holds regular seminars/meetings/workshops about racial tolerance and understand other cultures.

Option 2:

Option 1: One solution could be to come up with easy–to-make recipes (in a free booklet) that incorporate items families regularly receive from food pantries.

Option 2:

Sample Take Action Worksheet

1-2-3 Hello/Goodbye The group is in a circle. The group moves on the count of 1toward the inside of the circle while holding hands. The leader says “Welcome Daisy Girl Scouts. They quickly go back out, then repeat enthusiastically for 2 and 3. Do the same for “Goodbye.”

Adult Development/Council Learning Opportunities Specifi c courses for adults where they are trained to carry out the Girl Scout

Program according to Girl Scout Policy and Procedure. Training is required for most positions.

Annual Meeting Meeting of Voting Members called Delegates who conduct business essential to the Council and elect the Board of Directors and Offi cers held each year.

Baden-Powell, Lord and Lady He was the founder of the Boy Scouts and she was the fi rst Chief World Guide of the Girl Guides. Their joint birthday is on February 22nd, which is referred to as World Thinking Day (see Thinking Day for more information).

Badge Upon successful completion of certain GSUSA requirements, a Girl Scout Junior may earn a profi ciency badge. These are circular-shaped awards worn on the front of her sash/vest.

Bandana A multipurpose cotton square that girls wear as a scarf or use as a sit-upon, tote or potholder.

Blue Book of Basic Documents This publication contains the Congressional Charter, By-Laws and Constitution, procedures and policies of GSUSA.

Board of Directors Elected volunteers who are the governing body of the Council responsible for fi nances, strategic direction and planning, and supervisor of the CEO.

Bridging Activities preparing troop/group members for the next Girl Scout age level. The bridging troop frequently does an activity from the Girl Scout handbook used by girls in the upcoming age level and completes a project with them.

Bridging Ceremony A ceremony where a Girl Scout “crosses the bridge” from one age level of Girl Scouting to the next.

Brownie Try-Its Try-Its are earned patches for Girl Scout Brownies. They are designed to offer a balanced program through “color coding” the borders to signify the area of interest for each Try-It. They are worn on the front of the Brownie sash/vest.

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Buddy System A safety practice where girls always “buddy-up” or travel in pairs during any Girl Scout activity.

Campership Financial Assistance offered by the Council and funded through various fundraising appeals. This allows girls to be able to participate in our summer camp programs.

Camp Hidden Falls Council owned camp property (located in Dingman’s Ferry) open for camping and other programs.

Camp Laughing Waters Council owned camp property (located in Gilbertsville) open year round for camping and other programs.

Camp Mountain House Council owned camp property (located in Allentown) open year round for camping and other programs.

Camp Mosey Wood Council owned camp property (located in White Haven) open year round for camping and other programs.

Camp Shelly Ridge Day Camp Council owned camp property (located in Lafayette Hill) open year round for camping and other programs.

Camp Tohikanee Council owned camp property (located in Quakertown) open year round for camping and other programs. This camp is also referred to as Tohi.

Camp Tweedale Council owned camp property (located in Oxford) open year round for camping and other programs.

Camp Wood Haven Council owned camp property (located in Pine Grove) open year round for camping and other programs.

Camp Ranger Person who maintains the upkeep of the Council camps and assists guests upon their arrival and departure.

Chief Executive Offi cer (CEO) A professional staff member responsible for the total management and administration of Council operations. The CEO reports to the Board of Directors and is accountable to the Board.

Connect (Girl Scout Leadership Experience) One of the three keys in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Cooperative Learning See Girl Scout Leadership Experience

Core Business Strategy A nationally inspired process that began in 2004 that will ensure Girl Scouting is the preeminent leadership experience for girls.

Council The entire body of registered girl and adult members in a given geographical area.

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Council Courses Schedule A list of all adult trainings offered by Council.

Council Flower Daisy

Council Headquarters The main Council offi ce, which is referred to as Shelly Ridge, is located at 330 Manor Rd., Miquon, PA 19444. Staff is available for assistance with many types of resources. There is a store on the premises where leaders may purchase badges, patches, handbooks and other Girl Scout merchandise.

Council Learning Facilitator A registered adult volunteer who facilitates required volunteer learning opportunities to volunteers so that they can in turn facilitate program with girls, be fi rst aid trained, and take girls camping. All Council Learning Facilitators have taken the Facilitating Adult Learners course and have fulfi lled various other requirements.

Council’s Own Badges There are two age level earned awards for Girl Scout Brownies and Girl Scout Juniors. Brownies may earn the Flower Frenzy and Marine Animal Try-It while Juniors may earn the Marine Animal badge. Requirements can be found online under the current members section of our website and badges can be purchased at Council Shops or on our online shop.

Council Patch Programs Designed to be refl ective of the Council’s resources and interests, patch programs include Scout the Vote, Independence Park, Troop History Project, Help for Haiti, among others. Upon completion of the requirements, Girl Scouts may earn a patch for that program. This patch is worn on the back of the sash/vest as it is not considered offi cial GSUSA insignia. These programs include developmentally appropriate age level activities to ensure equal access from all levels.

Council Performance Indicators A review every three years of Council activities, programs, staff, volunteers, and other relevant performance information by GSUSA to renew the Council charter.

Council-wide Events A special event planned for all the Girl Scouts in our Council, usually planned by staff and volunteers.

Court of Awards Ceremony in which Girl Scouts receive recognitions such as badges, patches, membership stars and other insignia for their achievements.

Court of Honor The girl offi cers of a troop who meet periodically with the adult leaders for specifi c decisions or planning that will affect the whole troop.

Counselor in Training (CIT) A qualifi ed Senior Girl Scout or Ambassador who has taken a course to learn outdoor group leadership skills.

Cultural Awareness Sensitivity to cultural differences.

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Daisy Nickname for Juliette Gordon Low.

Daisy to Daisy This is an active game. Girls are paired with one girl designated the “caller.” Or an adult can do this fi rst. The caller yells out body parts, Such as knee to knee. The girls run to fi nd another partner and put their knees together. When the called yells Daisy to Daisy they just run and fi nd a new partner. The person left out becomes the “caller.”

Delegates Registered adults and girls (14 years and older) who are elected as representatives of a Service Unit. Delegates vote on corporate matters of the Council. The number of Delegates is usually determined by girl membership in each specifi c Service Unit.

Delegate Meeting A meeting of all Delegates held twice a year in addition to board meetings for the purpose of voting or discussing Council affairs.

Destinations Girl Scout activities/trips that go beyond the troop/group. They are national and international events and lead to broader perspectives for individual members and enhanced visibility for Girl Scouting.

Discover (Girl ScoutLeadership Experience) One of the three keys in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Diversity The state of being different or diverse. When used to describe people and population groups, diversity encompasses such factors as age, gender, race, ethnicity, size, ability and religion, as well as education, professional background, and marital and parental status.

Dunk Bag A mesh bag with a drawstring, used to sterilize utensils and plates when washing dishes.

Edith Macy Conference Center A year-round professional training facility providing educational opportunities for Girl Scout volunteers and Council Staff.

E News An online news letter that is sent to adult volunteers to inform them of Council happenings.

Event Director A volunteer that is planning a large event either for a Service Unit or for Council sponsored event.

Extended Trip A trip lasting more than three nights. A health examination, health history form, local Girl Scout Council approval, and additional insurance coverage is required for all extended trips.

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Facilitating Adult Learners A 6 hour course delivered to volunteers who want to become a council learning facilitator.

First Aid Kit A basic First Aid Kit is part of every Troop Kit and is required at every Girl Scout meeting or function. Refer to Safety-Wise for more information on how to build a proper kit

First-Aider An adult who has taken local Girl Scout Council approved fi rst-aid training from a nationally recognized organization. GSEP certifi es volunteers through the Medic First Aid Program.

Flag Ceremony A Girl Scout ceremony involving not only the American fl ag, but fl ags of the troop, the Council, or of Girl Guide nations.

Fly-Up A ceremony in which a Girl Scout moves on to the next level. There are activities prior to the event where the various levels of Girl Scouts work together on specifi c requirements in preparation for the advancement.

Founders Day A day in which Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday, October 31st, is celebrated.

Friendship Circle A symbolic gesture in which girls form a circle by clasping each others’ hands; often used as a closing ceremony.

Friendship Squeeze Someone is delegated to start passing the squeeze while they are standing in a Friendship Circle.

Friendship Tie There are two versions of the tie. Both are knotted and tied together to represent the Promise and Law. Once made, the tie is given away as a gift.

Girl-Led An integral process of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and a basic part of the Girl Scout program where girls, through progression, take on more and more responsibility for planning, budgeting, and setting the calendar for troop activities.

Girl Advisor A registered adult who works with older girls.

Girl Guides The term used to identify “Girl Scout” in many countries. Agnes Baden-Powell, sister of the Boy Scouts’ founder, started the fi rst Girl Guide troops in England.

Girl Scout Any person – girl, woman, or man who registers annually with GSUSA.

Girl Scout Ambassadors Girls age 17-18, or in grades 11-12, who are registered with GSUSA.

Girl Scout Brownies Girls age 6-8, or in grades 2-3, who are registered with GSUSA.

Girl Scout Brownie Pin Specifi c pin for the Brownie Girl Scout which has the basic trefoil shape with a “dancing” brownie-elf in the center.

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Girl Scout Brownie Ring A circle formed by members of a Brownie Girl Scout troop/group for discussing troop business and planning activities.

Girl Scout Birthday March 12th, the date Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouting in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia.

Girl Scout Cadettes Girls age 11-14, or in grades 6-8, who are registered with GSUSA.

Girl Scout Catalog Yearly publication showing all offi cial insignia, uniforms and related merchandise available for sale. Many items may be purchased at a Girl Scout outlet in local stores or at one of the Council shops.

Girl Scout Daisy Girls age 5-6, or in grades K-1, who are registered with GSUSA.

Girl Scout Daisy Pin A specifi c pin worn by Daisy Girl Scouts.

Girl Scout Gold Award The highest award in Girl Scouting. Earned as a Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout, this award culminates her experiences in the Movement.

Girl Scout Handshake Girls shake hands with the left hand and give the Girl Scout Sign or Salute with the right hand.

Girl Scout Juniors Girls age 8-11 or in grades 2-3 who are registered with GSUSA.

Girl Scout Law This, along with the Girl Scout Promise, is the credo of Girl Scouting. A girl lives the 10 parts of the Law to fulfi ll the Promise

I will do my best to be: honest and fair,

friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do,

and to respect myself and others,

respect authority,use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister for every Girl Scout.

Girl Scout Leadership Experience A model that engages girls in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. This model is more inclusive and empowering of girls as the experiences are, as much as possible, girl-led and encourage experiential and cooperative learning.

Girl Scout Leader A registered Girl Scout adult and trained volunteer who meets regularly with girls to help them achieve the purposes of Girl Scouting.

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Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day April 22nd is a day of appreciation for adult volunteers in Girl Scouting.

Girl Scout Motto “Be Prepared”.

Girl Scout Promise This, along with the Girl Scout Law, is the credo of Girl Scouting. This pledge binds members together as part of the Girl Scout Movement. A girl/adult must make the Promise to become a Girl Scout member.

On my honor I will try: To serve God and my country,

To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law

Girl Scout Sabbath The Saturday in Girl Scout Week.

Girl Scout Sign The offi cial Girl Scout greeting. It is always used when the Promise is made or repeated. The right hand is raised shoulder high, palm forward, with the three middle fi ngers extended and the thumb holding down the little fi nger.

Girl Scout Slogan “Do a good turn daily.”

Girl Scout Service Mark This is composed of two parts: the symbol (the trefoil with three profi les) and the logotype (the words “Girl Scouts”). GSUSA owns the exclusive use of the Girl Scout Service Mark.

Girl Scout Silver Award The second highest award in Girl Scouting, earned by Cadette Girl Scouts.

Girl Scout Sunday The Sunday in Girl Scout Week.

Girl Scout Trefoil Offi cial symbol of membership used by Girl Scouts. The Service Mark incorporates a trefoil-shaped outline of three profi les, which represent the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise. GSUSA owns the exclusive use of the Trefoil Design.

Girl Scout Troop A group of girls working at a specifi c age level on the Girl Scout Program; they meet at regular times with trained adult leaders.

Girl Scout Week The week in which March 12 falls; it starts on Girl Scout Sunday and ends the following Saturday or Girl Scout Sabbath.

Girl Scout Uniform (Adult) Navy blue business suit with white top, Girl Scout scarf, and Girl Scout membership pin.

Girl Scouts of the United States of America The offi cial name of the national Girl Scout Corporation chartered by the U.S.

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Congress and incorporated in the District of Columbia. The headquarters is in NYC and is often referred to as Girl Scouts of the USA or GSUSA.

Scouts’ Own Special girl-planned, inspirational occasion held at troop gatherings when the girls express their deepest feeling about their Girl Scout ideals. It is not a religious service, nor is it to be used as a substitute for a religious service.

GORP (Good Old Raisins and Peanuts) A favorite snack food of Girl Scouts, especially when hiking. Usually consists

of raisins, M&Ms, edible seeds, nuts and other natural foods. Sometimes called “birdseed”.

Handbook There is a handbook for all levels of Girl Scouting which includes programs for each. There are also Leader’s Guide Handbooks for all levels as well.

Honor Guard A group who leads fl ag ceremonies. The fl ag carriers wear red sashes across their chest and the “guards” wear a red sash around their waist.

Insignia The umbrella term for all GSUSA Girl Scout earned age-level awards, religious and other awards, participation patches and pins. Girls wear all insignia on the front of the Girl Scout uniform, with the exception of participation patches and pins which go on the back.

Interest Group A group of Girl Scouts exploring specifi c areas of mutual interest.

Interest Project Patch Rectangular-shaped awards earned by Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts for specifi c programs. Also referred to as IPPs.

International Friendship Any programs or activities which promote the sisterhood of Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding around the world; an important part of the overall Girl Scout Program.

Investiture A special ceremony where girls and adults become Girl Scouts for the fi rst time. They make the Girl Scout Promise and receive their Girl Scout Pin.

“It” and “Other” cans This is a way to handle tasks in a simple way that guarantees fairness. There are two cans. One is labeled “It” and the other one is labeled “Other.” The girls decorate wide craft sticks and write their names on it. When a helper is needed a name/stick is drawn from the “It” can. Then when the task has been completed this person’s stick goes in the “Other” can.

Journeys (Girl ScoutLeadership Experience) A journey is a book that contains six to 8 sessions that are designed to

facilitate the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to each age level. The fi rst journey series, It’s your World-Change it,- is the premier advocacy program for girls. The second journey series, It’s Your Planet- Love It, contains environmentally based sessions and the third journey series, It’s Your Story-Tell It, is due out in December 2010 and covers self esteem. All girls throughout the country will use the nationally consistent Journeys as their

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program by Oct 2010 and personalize their experience through the use of badges, trips, camping and fi eld trips.

Juliette Gordon Low The founder of the Girl Scout Movement in the United States.

Juliette Gordon Low World Friendship Fund A GSUSA operated fund that supports educational programs, service

projects, training, and international travel to foster friendship among girls from the 140 countries of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

Kaper Chart This is simply a “job” chart. With Girl Scout Juniors they can help identify what the kapers need to be on a regular basis, such as planning the opening and closing, the arrival activity, taking care of the snack, etc. When the girls plan a fi eld trip they want to create a kaper chart just for that trip. For meeting kapers, these might be assigned to a small group or patrol, on a rotating basis.

Keys (Girl Scout Leadership Experience) By using the 3 keys, girls are getting the most benefi t from Girl Scouts

Discover Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world.

Connect Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally.

Take Action Girls act to make the world a better place.

Leader in Training (LIT) A qualifi ed Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador who has taken a course to learn group leadership skills.

Leader Magazine An online publication published by GSUSA which covers news of Girl Scouting world-wide.

Leader’s Digest A basic book of documents, published by GSUSA, which covers all Girl Scout policies and procedures with excerpts from the Congressional Charter.

Membership Director A staff member who is the liaison between the Council and specifi c Communities and Regions. Their responsibility is to ensure that the Goals and Objectives of the Council are met at the local level.

Mission Statement for GSUSA We build girls of courage, confi dence, and character who make the world a better place.

National Outcomes Fifteen benefi ts of the activities associated with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience categorized under the keys to leadership.

Newsbytes Email newsletter from GSEP Product Program staff to all Service Unit Cookie Managers during the Girl Scout Product Program Cookie sale.

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Older Girl Refers to girls who are Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts.

Organizer A Service Team member in a specifi c Service Unit, who recruits leaders, organizes girls into troops, arranges meeting places, helps get parental assistance for the leaders, and sponsorships for the troop. Most troop placements are made through the Organizer.

Outdoor Certifi cation Training for adults who wish to take their troops camping. A troop must have one adult who has completed GSEP Outdoor 101, 102, 103.

Participation Patches and Pins Supplementary insignia received by girls for participating in an event or activity. Girls wear participation patches and pins on the back of their Girl Scout uniform.

Pathways The way girls experience Girl Scouting and include Troop, Camp, Travel, Events, and Special Interest.

Patrol Small group of girls that plans and carries out activities within the troop/larger group. Each patrol has an elected or appointed leader.

Patrol System A form of troop government composed of patrols and a Court of Honor. Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scout troops often use this system.

People to People (Junior to Junior) This is a high energy game that requires no equipment. So, when a quick change of pace game is needed, this is a good one that can be done in just a few minutes and the group will be recharged with new energy. Have the girls pair up and one designated as the “caller.” When the caller shouts out “Junior to Junior,” the girls run to fi nd a new partner to stand next to. The odd person out becomes the new caller. The caller may call different body parts, such as hand to hand, foot to foot, head to head, back to back. Then the girls run for a new partner and touch head to head, foot to foot, or whatever body part the caller indicated.

Petals Awards earned by Girl Scouts Daisies. Each petal is a different color and represents one of the 10 parts of the Girl Scout Law. To earn a petal, a girl shows her Troop Leader she understands the corresponding part of the Law.

Permission Slip An offi cial form that is used for every girl in a troop whenever they do an activity outside of their regular meeting place.

Phone Tree A list of people and their phone numbers, arranged to facilitate a chain of calls in an emergency. The person who gets the fi rst call contacts a designated small group of people, who then call others on the list. This is a good way to set up emergency notifi cation for any troop trips or overnights or to let parents know that the girls will be late coming back from a trip.

Pluralism A system that includes individuals from groups differing in basic background experiences and cultures. Pluralism allows for the development of a common tradition while preserving the right of each group to maintain its cultural heritage and implies mutual respect.

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Processes (Girl Scout Leadership Experience) Girl-Led, Learn by Doing, Cooperative Learning.

Product Programs Annual Council-wide sales of magazine subscriptions (QSP) and Girl Scout cookies for the fi nancial support of the Council.

Profi ciency Badges Emblems that are a part of the GSUSA program. Recognitions earned by the Girl Scout indicate she is prepared to use this new knowledge and skill to serve and teach others.

Program Activities supporting the four fundamental goals and specifi cally designed for each of the Girl Scout levels.

Program Aide (PA) A Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scout who works directly with a troop/group under the supervision of an adult volunteer. The Program Aide is required to attend training sessions where she gains expertise in a particular fi eld of interest, such as science, computers, or song leading.

Progression The rate at which Girl Scouts learn and grow with the Girl Scout program. At each level the girls take on more responsibility for Troop Government and Girl-Adult Planning.

Program Resource Guide A guide given to leaders and other volunteers, which includes listings of resources, policies, standards and procedures. It is designed to give them the information they will need when they begin their volunteer jobs.

Promise Center Award earned by Daisy Girl Scouts. A girl receives this ‘center’ patch, to go with the Petals, after showing her troop leader she understands the Girl Scout Promise.

Quiet Sign Raising the right hand over the head to signal for attention and quiet at any Girl Scout gathering. When the hand goes up, everyone joins in giving the Quiet sign until all are silent.

Recertifi cation A short training that is required every fi ve years after a volunteer takes initial outdoor training to keep current.

Rededication Ceremony A formal troop ceremony in which girls and adults reaffi rm their belief annually in the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Registrar A Service Team member in a specifi c Service Unit who processes membership forms of girls and adults in that Community. These forms then go to the Council for submission to GSUSA.

Religious Awards Emblems that are presented by different religious groups to girls or adults who have qualifi ed to receive them. They can be worn as offi cial recognition on the uniform.

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Resident Camp A local Girl Scout council-sponsored camp where girls attend for a week or more and stay over each night. They live in units and plan programs with a staff of trained counselors.

Safety-Wise A GSUSA publication outlining safety procedures to be followed by Girl Scouts while engaging in their activities. This book is supplied by the Council to each troop and must remain in the troop.

Sash/Vest A part of the Girl Scout uniform where the girl may display her Girl Scout recognitions and insignia.

Senior Girl Scout Girls age 14-17 or in grades 9-10 who are registered with GSUSA.

Service Center Offi ces located in Shelly Ridge (Miquon and Headquarters) Leigh Valley (Allentown), Valley Forge (Valley Forge), Jane Seltzer (Philadelphia), Delco (Delaware County), and Berks (Reading). Staff are available for assistance with many types of resources.

Service Project At all levels of Girl Scouting, the girls are urged to give of themselves to their community. There are no remunerations for these projects.

Service Unit A group of Girl Scout Leaders and Service Team Members who serve a specifi c geographical area. Regular meetings are held for members to obtain information and for educational and social purposes, called Service Unit meetings.

Service Unit Manager A volunteer appointed by staff to administer the Service Unit.

Service Unit Manager News A monthly publication sent to Service Unit Managers providing them with relevant news to pass on to troop leaders.

Service Unit Team A team of adult volunteers who provide direct assistance to the troops in their Service Unit. All team members must be registered with GSUSA.

Short Term Outcomes

Sit-upon This is usually made by inserting newspaper between vinyl material. Take a folded section of a standard newspaper. Cut 2 sections of vinyl cloth, large enough to cover each side. Punch holes about ½ in. in all the way around both pieces of vinyl. Help the girls thread yarn through the holes, connecting both pieces of the vinyl. Then tie off the ends securely.

S’mores A favorite campfi re treat consisting of graham crackers, chocolate bars and toasted marshmallows.

Staff Personnel employed by our Council who work at one of the service centers or camps to provide assistance and support to the volunteer membership.

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Standard An established level of quality for measuring and judging performance in delivering Girl Scout Program to the girls.

Steering Committee A form of Troop Government; the whole troop votes for girls to represent them. There are usually four offi cers together with the leaders who make up the Court of Honor.

Step 1 GSUSA Online Volunteer Orientation The fi rst step in training for all leaders. This training is done online.

Step 2 Volunteer Essentials The second step in training for all leaders. This training is done at a Service Unit meeting.

Step 3 Leadership Essentials The third step in training for all leaders. This training is done in a classroom setting. All courses can be found on the Council Courses Calendar.

SWAPS (Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned to Someone, or, Share with a person, or, Share with a purpose) Tokens exchanged at special Girl Scout/Girl Guide events that signify

friendship. Ideally, these are inexpensive handmade items that must be accepted by the receiver as a token of friendship.

Take Action (Girl Scout Leadership Experience) A sustainable and measurable project within a community to make the world

a better place.

Tent Unit Each unit has platform tents, a wash house and toilet facilities.

Thinking Day February 22nd is a day used by Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world to think of each other and exchange greetings learn about other countries and give to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. It is the co-birthday of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell.

Troop Camping When girls and their leaders camp as a troop. It is policy that at least one adult with the group has had Camp Certifi cation.

Troop Financial Report A form fi lled out by each troop to summarizes the income and expenses for the year.

Troop Government Methods by which the girls and adults together manage the troop in a democratic way.

Troop Module A publication given to each GSEP Troop Leader to understand how to run a troop.

Troop Trip Application A form to be used for overnight trips and trips that involve high risk activities. Service Unit Manager approval must be obtain before going on the trip.

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USA Girl Scouts Overseas GSUSA’s overseas arm, which delivers the Girl Scout Program to American girls and girls attending American or International schools outside the continental US. Formerly called Troops On Foreign Soil (TOFS).

Valley Forge Day Camp Council owned service center (located in Valley Forge) open year round for camping and other programs.

Volunteer An adult who contributes her or his time to a Girl Scout Council without the expectation of compensation (other than reasonable reimbursement or allowance for expenses) or any other thing of value in lieu of compensation.

Volunteer Essentials A publication given to each volunteer, written by GSUSA and personalized by GSEP to provide the volunteer with everything they need to be an effective adult volunteer.

WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) Set up in 1928, this voluntary educational organization is based on values

and open to all girls without distinction as to creed, race, nationality, or other circumstances. The World Association serves over 10 million Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in 140 countries. The mission of WAGGGS is to enable girls and young women to develop to their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.

World Association Pin Membership pin of WAGGGS worn by Girl Scouts (except Daisy Girl Scouts) and Girl Guides. It is not earned, but given at a special ceremony such as Thinking Day. The recipient should know what the pin symbolizes.

World Centers Owned and operated by WAGGGS, these facilities are for the use of visiting Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. They are known as: Olave House—London, England; Our Cabana—Cuernavaca, Mexico; Our Chalet—Adelboden, Switzerland; Sangam House—Poona, India.

Year Pins (or Membership Stars) Awarded yearly to Girl Scouts. The star represents each year in Girl Scouting. The color of the disc behind the star shows the Girl Scout level when it was received. There is also a 10 year pin for girls. Adults receive year pins or numerals which are given in increments of 5 years.

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