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Thank You
and Welcome!2
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Your Story . . . And Hers
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Erica Guzman Paige Young Katlyn Lukenbill
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The Journey in Ten Steps to Becoming a Troop Leader
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• Step 1: Complete your application and background check.
• Step 2: Connect with your service unit.
• Step 3: Attend New Leader Express Training.
• Step 4: Register as a Girl Scout adult member.
• Step 5: Hold a parent / caregiver meeting.
• Step 6: Open your troop’s bank account.
• Step 7: Register your girls and check your troop online.
• Step 8: Meet with your girls brainstorm activities.
• Step 9: Dig in and plan your year.
• Step 10: Keep the Girl Scouts connection year-round.
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The Girl Scout Mission
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Building Girls of Courage, Confidence and Character
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The Girl Scout Promise
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.
I will do my best to behonest and fair,friendly and helpful,considerate and caring,courageous and strong, andresponsible for what I say and do,and torespect myself and others,respect authority,use resources wisely,make the world a better place, andbe a sister to every Girl Scout
More Girl Scout Traditions
•The Girl Scout Sign
•Girl Scout Handshake
•Quiet Sign
•Friendship Circle
The Girl Scout Law
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Registering Your Troop and Finding Helpers
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• GSKSMO has 23,000 girl members and 9,000 adult volunteers
• Membership is required for all troop members:
www.gsksmo.org/join
• Financial assistance for the $15 membership dues is available
• Registration help desk is just a phone call or an email away
• Managing your troop is a big job; schedule a parent / caregiver
meeting to set expectations and identify helpers – more on that
later www.gsksmo.org/parentmeeting
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A Safe Environment
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Ensuring the Health and Safety of Girls
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Managing the Behavior of Girls (and Parents)
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• Behavior management is a fancy term for encouraging good
behavior and discouraging bad behavior
• How to handle your own kid as a troop member
• Meeting the needs of individual girls and parents who may
have special requirements
• Building an emotionally safe troop
• Supporting a girl in your troop during an urgent situation
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Building Leadership
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Building Leadership
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The Three Girl Scout Processes
Girl Scouting 101
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Showing and Teaching Leadership
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Girl Scout Focus
•Discover
•Connect
•Take Action
Girl Scout Processes
•Girl Led
•Learning by Doing
•Cooperative Learning
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Troop Meetings
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Troop Meetings (or how to manage a gaggle of girls)
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• Pre-Meeting Activity
• Opening Ceremony
• Daisy Circle or Brownie Ring
• Sharing
• Snack
• Activity
• Clean-Up
• Closing Ceremony
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Sample Kaper ChartWays to divide jobs within the troop/group
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The Girl Scout Shop
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Start kits range in price depending on the Girl Scout level but around $50.00. Please call the shop for pricing.
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A colorful, easy-to-use binder
Legacy, Financial Literacy, and Cookie Business badge activities—or, for Girl Scout Daisies, petal and leaf activities.
Vintage illustrations and quotes from Girl Scout history
An awards log
Girl Guides to Girl Scouting
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Each Journey set is based on a theme. It's Your World – Change It!It's Your Planet – Love It!It's Your Story – Tell It!
Six to twelve sessions provided in leader’s guide.
Consist of one to four awards that can be earned throughout the sessions.
They are fully customizable by girls and volunteers.
Journeys
Daisies
Brownies
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Planning Activities/Earning Petals and Badges
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Girl Scout Program Resources
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Finances
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Finances
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Troop Banking Resources
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Managing Your Troop’s Finances
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• Your troop members can begin to set financial goals,
manage a budget, spend responsibly and develop math and
entrepreneurial skills
• GSKSMO has partnered with Bank of America to make
opening your troop bank account easier than ever
• Not in the BOA service area? We can help you too
• Fund your troop through additional troop dues, parent
support, the GS Cookie and Candy, Nuts & Magazines
Programs
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Daisy Uniform
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Brownie Uniform
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Building Stronger Girls
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Planning a Year of Fulfilling and Fun Activities
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• There is NO perfect solution!
• Build your calendar around your strengths and the girls’ interests
• Your best effort is enough for us, and it’s enough for your girls
Resources
• The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting
• Leadership Journeys
• GSKSMO website,
• Service unit meetings
• Service unit’s social media pages (Facebook, Big Tent, etc.)
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Wait, You Mean There’s More?
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• Don’t worry—there’s plenty of time to think about the exciting stuff
that’s coming…service unit collaboration, cookies, camps and
bridging
• Our website is updated frequently. Check the calendar!
• Use your Girl Scout Support system!
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Easy monthly giving =more girls with courage, confidence & character
Join Daisy’s Circle today and be one of hundreds who support the mission of Girl Scouts through
monthly giving.
DaisysCircle.org