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High Adventure for CadettesI spent a weekend with my girls camping and reaffirmed my belief that what girls want is to get out and do.
GSUSA Strategic Program ModelAt the end of this article is the critique of the Girl Scout program in February 2008. The "Current State" reflects what GSUSA identified as problems. The "Future State" seems to be what they are trying to create with the Journeys. The "Obstacles" category are the problems GSUSA identified.
A Silver Award Plan for the New GuidelinesIt is no secret that I hate the new award requirements; however, my girls are stuck with them, so I'm trying to make lemonade out of lemons.
Girl Scout Community Service AwardsOlder girls have a variety of awards they can earn for performing community service. Here is a run down of what is available.
New Requirements for Bronze, Silver, & Gold AwardsThe new requirements are out for the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. As I mentioned in another article, Journeys are required for these awards. That is the good and the bad news because that is all that is required as a prerequisite to the award projects.
Girl Scouts is about Making Jam"When we talk about 'Discover, Connect, Take Action,' we donīt mean 'discover how to make jam.'" ~~ Eileen Doyle, Senior VP of Program Development at GSUSA in a presentation explaining that the real intention of "Discover" is for girls to make discoveries about themselves and their values.
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