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CADETTE GIRL'S GUIDE TO GIRL SCOUTING BINDER
This is a pre-order item! Coming September 2011
In September 2011, GSUSA will debut The Girls Guide to Girl Scouting. Girls at each grade level will have their own Girls Guide so there will be six publications. The Girls Guide to Girl Scouting will include: a variety of badge offerings, handbook sections covering traditions and history, Cookie badges, an awards log, and much more.
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Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting Badge Information
It's Your World—Change It!
Introducing the First Series of Journeys
aMAZE: The Twists and Turns of Getting Along
Life is a maze of relationships and this journey has Girl Scout Cadettes maneuvering through all its twists and turns to find true friendships, plenty of confidence, and maybe even peace. The adult guide offers tips for talking about relationship issues with girls, and pointers for understanding Cadettes’ development and creating a safe, welcoming space.
Sister to Sister: The Darker Side of Friendship
Page 62 of the aMAZE adult journey book cites this GSUSA documentary program that elicits discussion about issues like bullying, relational aggression, cyber bullying and romantic relationships. Download and install this program resource to run on your own computer (Windows only) (ZIP, 115MB), and read theFacilitator Guide (PDF, 688KB).
The Interact Award signifies that girls can advance peace in the world around them—one interaction at a time. To earn it, girls must complete three of the nine Interact Challenges—though they can do as many challenges as they like! These challenges invite the Cadettes to try small—and positive—new ways of interacting in their daily lives.- The Diplomat Award focuses on how a diplomat ''possesses skill or tact in dealing with others.'' To earn the award, Cadettes demonstrate that they can use something they have learned about relationships to design and implement a project that benefits others.
- The Peacemaker Award invites girls to collect relationship ''tools'' they can use and pass on to others along the journey. The girls earn the Peacemaker Award at the end of the journey by reviewing all the tools they've collected and making a commitment about how they will continue using them throughout their lives.
Cadettes can take a leadership role with Brownies
LiA (Leader in Action) Award
Girl Scout Cadettes have an opportunity to put their skills to work assisting Girl Scout Brownies on their Quest. Brownies (and their volunteers!) will appreciate having Cadettes along on the journey, and Cadettes will benefit from having the opportunity to have a position of responsibility. The steps for Cadettes to earn the LiA are in the Adult Guide for ''Brownie Quest'' and also available online (PDF, 645KB). Your Girl Scout council is a great resource to identify Cadettes who might be interested in earning this award.
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It's Your Planet—Love It!
Introducing the Summer 2009 Journeys
Cadettes engage all five senses as they clear the air—their own and Earth's.- Girls learn to assess air quality inside and out, getting an aerial view of everything from cigarette smoking to noise in the air to deforestation.
- Along the way, they try some scientific experiments (that could even double as magic tricks to share with Brownies).
- As they enjoy creating some "breathing room" in their lives, Cadettes may also find a new flair, think about "Hair," and perhaps even try making an éclair.
- After becoming more Aware, the girls go on to Alert others to act for air, and then Affirm their impact on Earth, as they add these three uplifting leadership awards to their collection of Girl Scout honors.
Journey Awards
Along this journey, Cadettes have the opportunity to earn three leadership awards that engage them in improving the world's air quality while also supporting and nourishing their own abilities as leaders who are aware, alert, and able to affirm all they do.
Aware
- Keep an Air Log throughout the journey.
- Identify two experts who can guide you to greater air awareness.
- Increase your AWAREness about the issues that impact Earth's air.
- Decide the most important, personal reason you care about Earth's air.
- With your Cadette team, choose an air issue to act on together.
Alert
- Decide whom to educate and inspire—this is your Air Care Team (ACT)!
- Decide what you will ask your Air Care Team to do.
- Decide how to reach your Air Care Team to inspire them to act on your air issue.
- Educate and inspire! Give your ACT its call to action.
Affirm
- Gather proof of progress or improvement through your efforts to educate and inspire.
- Share the impact with your ACT and maybe even go further.
- Get with your Cadette team and reflect on your efforts and their impact.
- Affirm your commitment to strive to be an heir apparent of air and all of Planet Earth's elements.
Earning the LiA
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Girl Scouts has always had a tradition of older girls helping younger girls. In the It's Your Planet—Love It series of leadership journeys, Cadettes have air and Brownies have water. Think of the power of bringing these two grade levels and all their Girl Scout power together! That's what the LiA (Leader in Action) Award is all about. The LiA encourages Cadettes to be key assistants on a Brownie team's WOW! Wonders of Water journey. All the steps to the award are in the Cadette LiA letter found in the Adult Guide for both the Cadette and Brownie journey, and the downloadable form above.
Cadette - MEdia
Cadettes look for the ME in media and learn how they can shape media—for themselves, their community and the world.
Leadership Awards
- Monitor Award - Cadettes have taken stock of media in their world and the influence it has
- Influence Award - Cadettes understand the importance of having media reflect the realities of their world
- Cultivate Award - Cadettes have made a personal commitment to cultivate a new perspective on media
Girl Scout Bridging Awards
Bridge to Girl Scout Senior Award
The Bridge to Girl Scout Senior Award Patch (UPC # 09708, suggested retail price $1.25).
Step up to Senior!
Are you ready to embrace new adventures? Are you ready to say yes to new challenges? Then, step up to Girl Scout Seniors, where you'll find opportunities to do all that and more!
First up: Leadership—it's what Girl Scouts is all about! When you're a Senior, your opportunities to develop your leadership skills and strive for change in the real world will expand. You'll have a choice of three inspiring new journeys: GirlTOPIA, Sow What?, and Circles of Sisterhood (coming in December 2010).
You can take on a larger role within the Girl Scouts as well. You could become a member of a teen board or represent your Council as a delegate to the National Council Session. You could even be selected to serve as a GSUSA National Girl Consultant.
Now that you're in high school, you can also be active in the Girl Scout Advocacy Network, a group that advocates for change on behalf of girls by promoting issues in Congress and state legislatures.
What else does the world of Girl Scouts Seniors offer? Lots of adventure! You can try all sorts of new experiences – mountain biking, doing yoga, rock climbing, volunteering at the Special Olympics or touring an art gallery.
If you yearn to travel, check out the international Girl Scout destinations tailored for Seniors and above. You could explore Belize, come face to face with a Beluga whale in the Arctic, jet to India or trek through the Amazon rainforest.
You're sure to meet other Girl Scout teens and make some new friends along the way!
Earning the Award
To earn the Bridge to Girl Scout Senior Award, complete two steps.
In the process you'll pass down something you learned to a younger Girl
Scout and look forward to what's waiting for you at the next level.
Bridging Step One: Pass It On!
Share your talents and skills by teaching younger Girl Scouts one thing you learned to do as a Cadette.
You're excited about what lies ahead for you as a Girl Scout Senior. But, before you move on, you have a chance to inspire all those Juniors excited about bridging to Cadette. Let them know how much fun is in store for them! What about younger girls who aren't Girl Scouts yet? Maybe your story will inspire them to join! And, don't forget the adults out there—in your community, at school or in the state legislature. Share with them how Girl Scouting helps girls.
Think about your most memorable moments as a Cadette and find a way to share them with others. Use one of these ideas to start you off, or come up with your own. You only have to do one to complete the step.
- Take a group of Juniors to your favorite local hiking spot, demonstrate something you've learned about outdoor safety and talk to them about Leave No Trace. Or, tell them about your group's most memorable adventure and teach them your favorite Girl Scout tradition. Inspire them to climb up to Cadette!
- Did you earn a Silver Award? Make a PowerPoint Presentation or build a Web site and talk a group of Juniors through your project. Be sure to let them know how you or your team got through the tough times and how much fun you had along the way!
- Organize a workshop for your community center, library or local council using what you've learned on a journey. Invite Juniors to the presentation. Make sure you save some time so they can ask you questions and so you can tell them about all the great things waiting for them if they become Cadettes.
Bridging Step Two: Look Ahead!
Find out What Girl Scout Seniors Do
Go straight to the source! Ask your friends in your local area or go online and connect with Seniors around the country to learn what you can do when you step up to Senior. Use one of the suggestions below, or come up with your own. You only have to do one to complete the step. Here's some ideas to get you started:
- As a Senior, you can take part in all global travel opportunities offered by the Girl Scouts. Find out through you local council if any Seniors in your area have traveled internationally or to a national conference. Ask them the best way to learn more about the opportunities Girl Scouts can offer, across the country and around the world. Learn more about the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and forums at the four World Centers or take a look at GSUSA resources such as The Girl Scout Guide to Global Travel.
- Plan a weekend or overnight trip with some Seniors and ask them to take you their favorite canoeing, horseback riding or surfing spot. Make sure you find out what they have enjoyed most about being Seniors and ask them to share their favorite Girl Scout traditions!
- If you're interested in earning your Gold Award, connect with Seniors already working on a project—whether online, on the phone or in person—and get some advice on how to choose from among all your great ideas. You've probably got a lot by now!
- Find out about council and national delegate opportunities for Girl Scouts. What does it take to represent your council as a national delegate? How do you become a member of your council board? Can you serve on a girl advisory team?
Plan a Ceremony
Congratulations! You've earned your Bridge to Girl Scout Senior
Award! Celebrate with a favorite ceremony or invent a new one. Then add
your Bridging patch to your sash or vest. For more ideas, visit Bridging Ceremonies.
If you go online, remember to sign the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge.
