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SENIOR 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.
For More information on Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting publications and badges click here:
Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting Badge Information
It's Your World—Change It!
Introducing the First Series of Journeys
GIRLtopia
Girl Scout Seniors know the world is not ideal. This journey is their chance to imagine a perfect world—for girls. They’re invited to create their vision as an art project—in any medium they choose. Then they’ll take action to make their vision a reality. Leaders, after all, are visionaries!
Journey Awards
GIRLtopia invites girls to consider how the world is far from perfect for girls around the world. As girls take in this reality, they are invited to envision an ideal world—a society that consistently respects their needs, values and interests. In GIRLtopia, girls have the option of earning a major award, an important step on the Girl Scout leadership ladder:
The Senior Visionary Award – To earn the award, girls complete 3 steps: Create It – an artistic representation of an ideal world to share with others; Guide It – lead a discussion or group activity that engages other girls in thinking about visionary leadership; and Change It – complete a Take Action Project that moves the world (or a community) one step closer to ideal.
It's Your Planet—Love It!
Introducing the Summer 2009 Journeys
Seniors investigate the food network (no not cable TV—the real one that gets each piece of food to the table).- As they ponder the dirt on land use around the world (corn's a big issue!), girls get down to the science and roots of complex and global food issues.
- Girls plan and conduct a local "food forage" to scope out their "food print" choices, and talk to scientists, local growers, and business owners—and even global hunger experts.
- Using what they learn, girls consider their "leader prints" as they decide who and what they can cultivate en route to a Take Action Project that positively impacts their food network.
- Along the way, Seniors take time to enjoy a "truly happy meal" together, experiment with new recipes, and try out being "locavores" who know how to savor local bounty.
- So what about career choices and networking? Sew what about sewing? Seniors have a chance to try these on, too!
- When they add Harvest, a prestigious new leadership award to their collection, Girl Scout Seniors will truly be proud of what they have sown on Earth!
Journey Awards
During this journey, girls have an opportunity to earn the prestigious Girl Scout Senior Harvest Award. The Harvest Award is an important step on the Girl Scout leadership ladder; it signifies that girls understand who they are and what they stand for, and that they care about others, too. It also signifies that they can grasp an issue by the roots and organize a team to work together to sow the seeds of sustainable change. Seniors - to earn the award:
Get your leader print going! Here's the path: Identify, and dig into, a food or land issue, tapping some community experts as you go. Maybe you've met growers, gardeners, nutritionists or others in your region and have ideas about challenges they face. Maybe you've improved your food print and want to inspire others. Want your school to host a farmers' market? Got a seed of an idea from this book? Want to team up with other Seniors? Just choose an issue that allows you to use your unique talents and learn something new, too!- Capture your vision for change in a Harvest Plan that includes: Your very own "So What?"—your goal, why it matters, how it will benefit both the planet and people. Say it in a way that gets others interested and involved! Show how even simple actions and decisions impact the larger food network. Remember: There's no need to go it alone. Who can you turn to for input and support? What specific impact do you hope to have? Name it! And when you have executed your plan, check back. Have you achieved it? Maybe you will have achieved other results, too, especially if you find yourself needing to adjust your plans along the way. Your project can be big or small, depending on your time and interest. Either way, strive for a sustainable impact. You may push for a new policy or for a change in an existing one. You don't need to start something from scratch.
- Now, create change—execute your plan by advocating to influence a food policy or land-use effort (yes, you can!), or by educating and inspiring others to act on a solution you identify.
Also See:
Senior - MISSION: SISTERHOOD! Seniors learn how widening their network broadens their world, and benefits the world as well.
Leadership Award
- Sisterhood Award - Seniors understand the power of sisterhood in their own lives and in the world. Girls define a sisterhood issue, create a plan for how to Take Action and put it in place!
Girl Scout Bridging Awards
Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award
The Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award patch (UPC #09708, suggested retail price $1.25).
Soar to Ambassador!
Do you have a lot to give? Do you want your voice to be heard? Are you excited to get involved with people and causes you care about? Girl Scout Ambassadors is for you!
Ambassador is the highest level a girl can attain in Girl Scouts. As a Girl Scout Senior, you began exploring the wider world. When you become an Ambassador, you'll be ready to soar! Think of all your future holds and how being an Ambassador can set you on your way!
Are
you planning to go to college? You can find out about life there by
spending the night on a campus or attending a workshop run by Campus
Girl Scouts. Or, take a Collegiate Challenge destination, an event designed just for Ambassadors.
If you're interested in politics, learn how to lobby your elected officials and then visit your state capital—or even federal representatives—and urge them to act on an issue you care about!
Want to see the world? You can plan a trip to one of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Centers or go on a destinations trip with other Girl Scouts.
Use all the confidence you've developed as a Girl Scout to really challenge yourself physically. Try kickboxing, SCUBA diving, a high adventure challenge course—or go on a Survivor Encampment to see if you've got what it takes to survive in the wild!
You'll have three new journeys to choose from—Your Voice, Your World; Justice; and Bliss (coming in December 2010)—and new journey awards to earn.
Plus, you can earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, Girl Scouting's most prestigious award. You might even become one of the Girl Scout Young Women of Distinction, a national honor bestowed upon those who earn the Gold Award and do something really extraordinary.
Earning the Award
Are you ready to soar to Ambassador? Complete the two bridging steps to earn your Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award.
Bridging Step One: Pass It On!
Share your talents and skills by teaching younger Girl Scouts one thing you learned to do as a Senior.
Whether you started Girl Scouts as a Daisy or joined as a Senior, you've learned a lot to get here! It's time to inspire others with what you know. 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.
- Just as you're looking ahead to what it means to be an Ambassador, Girl Scout Cadettes are right behind you, ready and eager to take their next big step up the leadership ladder! Inspire them by giving them a glimpse of life as a Senior. Invite them on a camp-out, overnight trip, or other fun event and talk about your experiences. You can even continue the conversation on Facebook or by email, if you want.
- Take something you've learned in Girl Scouts and share it with others. Did you travel on a destination? Hold a slide show for Cadettes. Did you complete a Take Action project through one of the journeys? Blog about it. Did you attend the Girl Scout National Convention? Report back to your council.
Bridging Step Two: Look Ahead!
Find out what Girl Scout Ambassadors Do
Explore what it's like to be an Ambassador. What's the best way to do that? Connect with girls who are already there! Girls who have attained the highest level will be happy to share their experiences and give you a leg up in framing your next step. Here are ideas for making your get-together fun and inspiring. Or, come up with your own. You only need to do one to complete the step.
- Invite Ambassadors to a round table. Start with some tasty snacks and a few "getting to know you" games. Ask your Ambassador sisters about their achievements and challenges. Find out about their most surprising, funny or moving moments as Girl Scouts. Get their tips on how to make the most of your Ambassador experience!
- Meet with Girl Scout Ambassadors online by establishing a Wiki community. Or, start a Facebook, Google or Yahoo! group. Tap the widest network you can to find out how others chose their Gold Award projects, how they connected with mentors, what outdoor adventures and trips they went on, or anything else that interests you. Start a list of what you would like to do as an Ambassador!
- Find out about how Girl Scouting in the United States and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts strive to effect change around the world. Look into Girl Scout destinations, travel to the World Centers, WAGGGS conferences and other opportunities and forums open to Ambassadors. If you've already traveled through the Girl Scouts, reflect on how your experience might help promote social change.
- Join a council event, camping trip, overnight or Take Action project that involves Ambassadors. See what you can learn about expanding your current interests as you move into your next step in Girl Scouting. For example, if you were totally jazzed by the Senior Sow What? Journey, develop a Gold Award project promoting locally grown food and healthy food production for the planet as you travel the Ambassador Justice Journey.
Plan a Ceremony
Congratulations! You've earned your Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador
Award! Celebrate with a favorite ceremony—or make up 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.
