1 new girl scout leadership experience journey training your facilitators:
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New Girl Scout Leadership Experience
Journey Training
Your Facilitators:
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Introductions
• Name
• One word to describe how you feel about attending this session
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Journey Objectives
• Meaning of the 3 keys of the GSLE
• Locate important components of the Girl Journey and Adult Guide
• Demonstrate how to use resources to support GSLE
• Review resources for program activities
• Describe how to facilitate activities so they’re girl-led, cooperative and learn-by-doing
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Group Behaviors
• What are the appropriate individual and group behaviors for today?
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Group Behaviors
• What are the appropriate individual and group behaviors for today?
• Why do we call these “Group Agreement” and not “Ground Rules”?
• What are the benefits of establishing group agreements?
• What’s the value of doing this with girls?
• How would you do this so it is “girl led”?
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Girl Scout Leadership
Experience Model: An Overview
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15 GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE OUTCOMES
1. Girls develop a strong sense of self
2. Girls develop positive values
3. Girls gain practical life skills
4. Girls seek challenges in the world
5. Girls develop critical thinking
1. Girls develop healthy relationships2. Girls promote cooperation and team building3. Girls can resolve conflicts4. Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world5. Girls feel connected to their communities,
locally and globally
1. Girls can identify community needs
2. Girls are resourceful problem solvers
3. Girls advocate for themselves and others,
locally and globally
4. Girls educate and inspire others to act5. Girls feel empowered to make a difference in
the world
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Discover
Connect+
Take Action
Leadership
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Exploring the Guides and
Books
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Let’s Explore the Adult Guide!
• Arrange into small groups based on grade levels
• Use Adult Guide Worksheet• Divide the questions among your
group• Report out after 10 min
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Break Time!
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Let’s Explore the Girl Book!
• Small Groups based on grade levels
• Girl Book Worksheet• Divide the questions among your
group• Report out after 10 min
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Exploring Existing Program Materials
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What Are Your Resources?
Remember:
Discover
Connect
Take Action
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Progression and the
Processes for Working with
Girls
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Progression Exercise
• Vote with your feet!
• Go to the “grade” location that matches the statement
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Quick Review – By You!
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Each Group gets one of the objectives
Create a 30-second sound bite
-- You have 2 minutes!
Small Groups
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The New Girl Scout Leadership Experience is…
ConsistentNationally standardized leadership experience
IntentionalGirl materials and programs are created and examined for highest quality
Focused on serviceGirls learn to lead in their communities
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Reflect….
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“Girl Scouting is not just knowing… but doing…not just doing, but being.”
-Juliette Gordon Low
Thank You
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Why Change Program Levels?
• Aligned with research on girl development
• Aligned with research on age-appropriate interaction for learning and fun
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Age Levels
Levels Current Grades
New Grades
Girl Scout Daisy K K & 1
Girl Scout Brownie 1, 2, 3 2 & 3
Girl Scout Junior 4, 5, 6 4 & 5
Girl Scout Cadette 7, 8, 9 6, 7, 8
Girl Scout Senior 10, 11, 12 9 & 10
Girl Scout Ambassador -- 11 & 12
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Myth Busters
• Myth: New program levels must be used right away– TRUTH: GSCNC will transition to the new
program levels by Fall 2009
• Myth: First Graders can’t sell cookies anymore– TRUTH: Daisy Cookie sale guidelines will be
released in Fall 2008
• Myth: Awards are going away– TRUTH: Gold, Silver and Bronze awards are
here to stay
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How do girls experience a journey?
It’s a map, “tour guide”, journal and handbook – all in one!
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Facilitator Guides and Pricing
Girl Journeys: $7 per book
Facilitator Guide and Girl Book (packaged): $15
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Journey Awards
Brownie: 3 Keys & 1 Lock Junior: 3 piece patch set
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Journey Awards
Cadette: 3 piece patch set
Senior : Visionary Patch and Pin
Ambassador: Advocate Patch & Pin
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Myth Busters
• Myth: We are doing away with Badges– TRUTH: Badges are here to stay
• Myth: Troops will be obsolete– TRUTH: Troops will always be number one!
• Myth: All troop programs will be Journey-based– TRUTH: Troops will always be able to
customize their Girl Scout experience.
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Resources
New Girl Scout Leadership Experience
How can we discover more?
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Resources
• Adult Education Opportunities
• Girl Program Events
• Website Postings
• Staff & Volunteer teams
• Publications
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Adult Education Opportunities
Journey Trainings July 2008
Transforming LeadershipEnrichment Course
March 2009
ConferenceFebruary 2009
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Girl Program Events
Journey Program Events for Girls
Interested in helping with a station at a girl program event? Email Brigid Howe at [email protected]
with Subject line: Program Event Help
http://register.gscnc.org/Program/
Simultaneous to Adult Journey Trainings on:
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Website Postings
• GSUSA Program Changes Update (under “Info”) on our website or link to: http://www.gscnc.org/program/leadershipdevelopment/
• Video on NGSLE• GSCNC’s Timeline for change• Journey tips and FAQ’s
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Volunteer & Staff Resources
• Journey Team– Listed in June edition of Trainer News– Available for questions or feedback
• Program & AVD Staff– [email protected]– [email protected]
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Publications
• Trainer News
• e-edition
• Capital Notes
• Keeping You Posted
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Tips for Program Level Trainings
• If questions come up…– Recommend Journey training– Refer folks to available resources