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Thank You

and Welcome!2

Your Story . . . And Hers

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Erica Guzman Paige Young Katlyn Lukenbill

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.

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

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

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  

Building Leadership

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Building Leadership

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The Three Girl Scout Processes

Girl Scouting 101

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

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

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

Planning Activities/Earning Petals and Badges

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Girl Scout Program Resources

Finances

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Finances

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Troop Banking Resources

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

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.)

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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monthly giving. 

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