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Girl Scout Leadership Essentials

The Girl Scout Law 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 to every Girl Scout.

The Girl Scout PromiseOn 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.

Learning ObjectivesBy 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 final Outcome.

• What a typical “session” or meeting might look like for a specific grade level.

• How to use the adult guide, along with the accompanying girl book for a grade level journey.

• How to do Try-its, Badges, Patches or events with one’s troop and align the activities with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

• Several tips for managing a troop and conducting a safe troop meeting including the following: circles, check-ins, quiet sign and parts of a troop meeting.

P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

Leadership keysDiscover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the worldConnect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globallyTake Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.

P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

SHORT TERM ANDINTERMEDIATE

OUTCOMES

The specific knowledge,

skills, attitudes,behaviors, and

values girls gainin Girl Scouting}

LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

Leadership keysDiscover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the worldConnect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globallyTake Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.

P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

FOCUS OF GIRL SCOUTACTIVITIES

Discover Connect

Take Action

SHORT TERM ANDINTERMEDIATE

OUTCOMES

The specific knowledge,

skills, attitudes,behaviors, and

values girls gainin Girl Scouting}} LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

Leadership keysDiscover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the worldConnect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globallyTake Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.

P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

FOCUS OF GIRL SCOUTACTIVITIES

Discover Connect

Take Action

GIRL SCOUTPROCESSES

Girl LedLearning by Doing

Cooperative Learning

SHORT TERM ANDINTERMEDIATE

OUTCOMES

The specific knowledge,

skills, attitudes,behaviors, and

values girls gainin Girl Scouting}} LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

LONG TERM OUTCOME

Girls lead withCourage, confidence,and characterto make the worlda better place.

Leadership keysDiscover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the worldConnect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globallyTake Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.

"Every badge you earn is tied up to your motto. A badge is a symbol that you have done the thing it stands for often enough, thoroughly enough, and well enough to be prepared to give service to it."

Juliette Gordon Low

“Girl Scouting is not just knowing . . .but doing . . not just doing, but being.”

Juliette Gordon Low