Journeys One Year Later.... In the course of the discussion, a leader ventured to ask me what I would do with the Journeys if I were still a Brownie leader. In response, I cast an apologetic look at the group and said "I wouldn't buy them.".... Girl Scouts Closing Camps It seems like every day I hear that another Girl Scout Council has decided to close down a camp. This trend alarms me on many levels. 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. Girl Scouts is about Making Jam"When we talk about 'Discover, Connect, Take Action,' we don´t 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. Amaze Journey for CadettesThe new Girl Scout Journey program is called "It’s Your World—Change It!" The Cadette journey is entitled "aMaze: The Twists and Turns of Getting Along" and is basically about relational aggression among girls and how to deal with it.
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