Trying new things broadens your horizons and teaches you skills you can share with others. Learning to lead has never been so fun.
Girl Scout Cadettes have got this. When you research a problem in your community and take action to solve it, you can earn the Girl Scout Silver Award. Your innovative thinking, optimism, and ability to bring people together inspires everyone around you.
And when you combine your passions with a plan, you can be a real world-changer. Your vision, experience, and dedication are all you need to get on the path toward becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout. Council Finder. Use this finder to connect with your local Girl Scout council. Grade Levels. You can join Girl Scouts at any point from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Meetings are typically held twice a month; although, some troops meet weekly, and others may only meet once per month.
For safety and insurance reasons, we ask that you bring your daughter to her troop meeting and return to pick her up or wait outside the meeting room. This arrangement allows the girls to develop friendships and relationships with adults other than their parents. Girls tend to challenge themselves more when their parents aren't present. As part of the Girl Scout program, troops may also decide to plan trips or participate in council offered programs in addition to the scheduled meeting.
Troops may also plan events and ceremonies and invite parents and siblings to come and join them. We are proud of our Girl Scout identity and the sense of belonging that comes from wearing a Girl Scout uniform. An official item e. The tunic, vest, or sash is also used to display earned awards and, may be purchased in person or online from Juliette's Closet, your local Girl Scout Shop. Shop locations, contact info, and regular business hours can be found at www. Become a Volunteer.
This increase reflects the value of the unique and meaningful 21st century Girl Scout experience we have envisioned delivering to all girls.
Through our enhanced program experiences in STEM, entrepreneurship, outdoor, and life skills, girls are empowered with the skills and entrepreneurial know-how to lead and succeed in the industries of tomorrow.
At the same time, they also help improve their communities, develop their own advocacy and service projects, and tackle local and global issues such as poverty, illiteracy, and pollution. It will also enable us to develop and implement digital innovations and technology—like our Digital Cookie Program—to enhance the girl experience and provide a safe digital space for girls to share, explore, connect, and learn. Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Girl Scouts and are critical to the success of our mission in reaching girls and changing lives.
The additional funding received through membership dues will help us ensure that volunteers receive the support and resources they need to deliver a high quality Girl Scout experience and will assist us in bringing Girl Scouting to even more girls.
We are making significant investments to advance the resources, training, and technology needed to deliver an exceptional girl and volunteer experience.
Volunteers are now able to complete the recruitment process in a matter of days instead of weeks or months and the number of girls on waiting lists has been significantly reduced. Our digital Volunteer Toolkit makes forming and maintaining a troop easier than ever before, which means more time spent with girls and less time on administrative tasks.
Volunteers can plan a whole year of impactful activities to ensure their girls receive the best Girl Scout experience possible.
Nearly half our members are already experiencing the benefits of a more advanced online system, and with the additional funding from membership dues, we hope to equip the majority of our membership with these digital resources by This dues increase brings the cost of joining Girl Scouts into line with the value of its programming and the unique leadership opportunities for girls not available through any other organization.
Girl Scouts can earn badges, join a troop, hike, camp, and participate in the entrepreneurial skill-building cookie program, as well as explore careers in science and technology, travel the world, and take on projects that transform their community. From a young age, girls not only learn to take the lead in their everyday lives, but also to build a strong female network that will help them create their own career paths. With this membership increase, Girl Scouts is keeping pace with the marketplace.
The following are examples of costs associated with other youth activities around the country:. Council Finder. Use this finder to connect with your local Girl Scout council. We will be importing Let's Go! For the Let's Go! If you have questions about training records, please reach out to Customer Care. Girl Scout councils may provide access via a direct log-in link to a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador for older girl training.
Council can only provide access if the Girl Scout is a current Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador, is at least thirteen 13 years old, and if the Girl Scout resides outside the United States, is at least sixteen 16 years old. GSCTX does not have any trainings currently available for girl members. However, we are considering future training opportunities for girls on gsLearn e. Cookie Captain training.
Stay tuned! In gsLearn, Achievements are a record of course completions. You even get a virtual trophy! From the Achievements selection in the left pane on your Home screen, you can display all your course completions and download a copy of your Certificate of Completion if so desired.
You CAN download and print the certificate if you want, to but you are not required to do so. We will supply guidelines as to how to upload these documents at a later date. Let's Go! After this time, gsLearn will become the "system of record" for all training records. Likewise, any online trainings that have not been moved to the gsLearn platform yet e.
Extra Mile will have any training completions after October 1 manually entered into gsLearn. Until then, if you need assistance regarding a training record in gsLearn for a particular member of your service unit, please reach out to Customer Care. If you have moved from one council to another, please contact Customer Care. Learner history in gsLearn stays with the Learner. Council-specific courses vary from one Girl Scout council to another.
Learners will want to take council-specific training courses that apply to their volunteer roles when transferring memberships from one council to another. For Outdoor training, we will not accept Outdoor training courses from other councils. GSUSA courses will always transfer.
Council created courses will vary from council to council. Each Girl Scout council will have their own guidelines concerning trainings they will accept from other councils. While we strive for the best, if you notice an error, please contact Customer Care so we can fix that as soon as possible.
We appreciate your feedback and suggestions! We would love to hear your suggestions! We are always looking to improve your training experience if we can. Please contact Customer Care with your ideas and they will forward them on to the appropriate staff.
When you log back into your account, you should receive a prompt asking if you would like to continue or start over. If you choose not to renew her membership, leave the check box next to her name blank when you renew your other troop members. If you are unsure if a members is planning to return, leave the check box next to her name blank when you renew your other troop members.
Note : Once "Not returning" has been checked, the member will not be able to renew online until they contact council to reset the renew option. The "Not returning" checkbox should only be selected if the member is not planning to return at all. If they did not participate for the year, they can request assistance from Customer Care.
You will receive an itemized email receipt. The parent of each girl will also receive renewal notification email s , and the email will also ask the parent to update contact information if needed. At the end of the renewal process, there will be an option to share on social media that you have renewed.
Please help us spread the word by using this new feature! A current adult member may choose to upgrade to a Lifetime Membership at any time through their membership portal, My GS , including during membership renewal time periods. Alternately, you can contact Customer Care for assistance with this type of purchase. As long as the troop vacancies are available, new members will find troops in the Participation Catalog.
To make it easy for someone to find a specific troop in the Participation Catalog, make sure they have the five-digit troop number ex. Troop or Troop The system will then walk her parent through the steps to becoming a member.
Alternatively, the Troop Leader can log into their My GS account, click on My troop s in the left navigatin bar, choose the troop, click on the link on bottom of the troop roster "Invite Friends to join your troop," fill out the form with email addresses, and submit the request. A direct link to the troop registration page will be sent.
Clicking the icon will copy the URL to the clipboard so it can be shared by email or text message. If the parent is already a registered member and in your roster, you can now add a volunteer role for them. Click on the "Edit Details" link to the right of the volunteer's name. Scroll down and you will see the volunteers current role s in the troop, click on "Add a new role". You will then be taken to a list of volunteer roles within your troop. Select the appropriate volunteer role by marking the tick box on the left.
Click Next. You will then see the updated participation on the Troops tab. After the new volunteer role is added, the system will automatically check to see if there is an eligible, unexpired Criminal Background Check CBC on file for that volunteer. The invitation will be sent to the email address the volunteer uses for Girl Scouts. Volunteers do not necessarily need to be the parents of the girl members in the troop; however, all adult volunteers need to pass the background screening process.
Parents do not need to register for membership. However, if you register for a members only event, or if you directly participate in your daughter's troop, you will need to register. If you need to renew your membership, go to " My GS ".
If you are registering as a new member, visit our Volunteer Page for more information on ways you can be involved.. Members are encouraged to renew early — renewal on Volunteer Systems is easy!
If members do not renew by September 30, their spots will open up and will be shown as openings in the Participation Catalog beginning October 1. Please consider renewing all girls — even those who are undecided. Often times, girls will return to the troop after a busy fall season of extracurricular activities. Girls who wait to renew between October 1 and March 1 may renew to their current troop if there are openings. If a parent insists that a girl is registered and is not listed on your troop roster, they may have been registered to a former troop or to another troop in your community.
If she is not registered to the right troop, they will ensure that the girl is put into the correct troop. You can update basic contact information and the school attended for your troop members through the My Troop s tab on your My GS account. Just click on the "Edit Details" link to the right of each member's name.
Troop meetings held at public locations, such as a school or church, are listed with the exact address. However, when troop meetings are held at a private location such as a private residence, neighborhood, landmark, or nearby major intersections are given to obscure the exact meeting location.
To see troop openings, select "Find Troops". To see volunteer openings, select "Volunteer". The minimum troop size is 5 girls. Exceptions are made for continuing older girl troops, but they will remain open in the Participation Catalog and accepting of new girls until the minimum is reached. Troops cannot opt-out of the Participation Catalog until they have a minimum of 5 girls.
We recommend 12 girls per troop to provide a diverse, interactive experience for the girls. If you have room for more girls, or you have volunteer roles that need to be filled, please fill out the Troop Update Form so that your vacancies will display in the Participation Catalog.
Troop size can be changed by submitting a Troop Update Form. A troop leader can update some information that appears in the Participation Catalog themselves.
When you're logged in to My GS , click on "My Troop s " in the left navigation, select the correct troop, and click "Edit meeting details". Please update all of the information. The following information updates as soon as you hit the green SAVE button: meeting location, meeting day, frequency, start and end time. To update other information including program level, grade, desired number of girls in the troop, affiliation, and open volunteer roles, you will need to submit a Troop Update form.
The Participation Catalog is updated in real time, so please let us know whenever you have changes to your meeting location or troop availability by completing the Troop Update Form. All troop leaders will be asked to submit any changes by April 15 of each membership year in order for all inputs to be incorporated by our Early Bird launch, which is typically at the end of April. For example, if the desired number of girls is 12 but there are only 10 girls in the troop, two vacancies may be displayed in the Participation Catalog until those spots are filled.
Once Early Bird registration starts, spots for all existing girls and troop volunteers for the next membership year will be reserved up until September 30th. This is perhaps the best part of being a Girl Scout — making new friends! Since the system is searchable by zip code, we expect that most parents will enroll their daughter in the area where they live or near the school she attends. When a new girl joins a troop, the leader will get an email notification.
The automated email will prompt the leader to reach out and welcome the new Girl Scout to the troop. Troop leaders can specify if their troop is closed and will not accept additional girl members must have a minimum of 5 girls.
Troops that are full will not show up on the Participation Catalog. As long as there are 2 unrelated adults as the troop leaders and a minimum of 5 girls, a troop leader can decide when to close their troop enrollment. All appointed SU positions are not listed in the Participation Catalog. All troop numbers that are not otherwise reserved or already being used are available for assignment.
This includes one-, two-, three-, four- and five-digit troop numbers. New troop leaders can request up to three possible troop number when filling out the Troop Update Form. GSCTX staff will do their best to accommodate the request by activating a desired troop number in the membership database.
GSCTX knows that there are some troop numbers that have special meaning or significance for some service units. Service units now have the option of reserving up to four "Legacy Troop Numbers, " depending on the size of the service unit. Please note that a troop number will still be required to go on rest for a minimum of one membership year before it can be assigned to another new troop.
To get started and connect with a membership staff person from your area, select "Create a Troop" from the Registration Landing Page or reach out to Customer Care. For more information, check out our Leader Guide! A troop must consist of a minimum of five girls from more than one family and two unrelated adults as the leaders. Troops may have an unlimited number of girls registered as long as there are enough adults, including parent volunteers, to meet the required ratios.
Troops or groups can have multiple grade levels, but girls must participate in activities that are appropriate for their level of Girl Scouting. For example, Brownies in your group need to work on Brownie badges and Journeys while Daisies work on Daisy petals and Journeys.
The appropriate girl to adult ratio needs to be met for the grade level of girls in the troop. A leader is appointed for one year at a time but can be reappointed annually. Two leaders are required for a troop. A troop may have as many leaders as desired, but they must all have completed the same requirements.
To maintain an acceptable girl-to-adult ratio, troops may also have adult members who are not required to have completed the same training as the leader, but must be registered Girl Scouts and have a cleared background check on file. Relatives may serve as leaders. Many families work together to help support a girl's leadership experience. However, the troop will require that two 2 unrelated adults are leaders, and at least one must be female. The Service Unit Director or Membership Development Executive will communicate service unit meeting dates and time to troop leaders via email or phone calls.
Be aware that individual bank policies may vary. Up to 13 months of insurance coverage is provided for new Members registered in the month of September. For a new registrant who has met the requirements for membership, including payment of membership dues, insurance coverage becomes effective the date the Troop Leader receives the appropriate registration paperwork. New Members and late re-registrants joining the troop after the troop registration has been sent will be covered effective the date the Troop Leader receives their registration and membership dues.
Girl Scouting is a year-round program, and troops are encouraged to continue meeting over the summer months. Many troops choose to take a break over the summer due to family vacations, schools not being available for meetings, etc.
The decision to meet in the summer months is based on the availability of the leaders, girls, and space. The length of a troop meeting depends on a number of factors including the age of the girls, availability of volunteers, and meeting space.
An average troop meeting is 1. A typical troop meeting includes: Start-up 10 min , Opening min , Business min , Activities min , Clean-up min , Closing min. Troop meetings may be held at any location that provides a safe, clean, and secure environment that allows for the participation of all girls. You might consider choosing meeting rooms at schools, libraries, houses of worship, community buildings, childcare facilities, and local businesses.
For teens, you can also rotate meetings at coffee shops, bookstores, and other places where girls enjoy spending time.
An acceptable girl-to-adult ratio must be present at all troop activities. The ratio varies by Girl Scout level girl-to-adult ratio table may be found in Volunteer Essentials. At least two adult volunteers must be present at all times when working with girls, and at least one of those volunteers must be female and not related to the other adult volunteer.
Only in times of emergency can a girl be left with one volunteer. If you feel you need more support, please reach out to your Service Unit Director or membership staff. The Volunteer Toolkit VTK is a great online tool designed for all program levels to support troop leaders in planning and delivering a troop meeting to girls, which can help you lead in less time and make it easier to delegate to other parents.
Depending on what you choose to do, it supplies plans, lists of materials needed, and even helps you schedule meetings and communicate with other parents. It also makes it easy to check the calendar and schedule your troop for events. For adults who do not feel they have time to be troop leaders, we have found that getting all the girls' parents and caregivers involved in running the troop can make the leadership easier for everyone.
You do not have to provide all the troop activities yourself. For more information on the Volunteer Toolkit, visit www. Here are some screenshots showing how this works:. To make it easy to Get Girls Outside! Some meetings now give you Outdoor activity options. These activities maximize the use of an outdoor space using the same themes as the indoor activity.
All outdoor materials and activity details are included in the meeting plan writeup. You choose whether outdoors is right for your troop and that activity. If it looks like rain on your meeting day, simply change your selection to indoors.
Clicking on the Agenda Item with a tree symbol allows the Troop Leader to select the inside or outside option for that activity. This screenshot demonstrates the "toggle" buttons between "Inside" and "Get Girls Outside" for the Breaking the Code activity.
After joining Girl Scouts, a girl can participate in any of the council's activities and events which are age appropriate. They help girls learn Girl Scout traditions, earn recognitions, and have inspiring adventures that change their lives and make the world a better place. The Journeys help girls learn about themselves and the world around them and how to take action to make the world a better place. A girl can experience these programs as an individual in our Juliette Network, or in a troop of girls who decide as a group what activities to engage in.
For more information on Badges and Journeys, please visit the Badges and Journeys section of our website. For council-led activities and events, please visit our Event Calendar. New Program Content is constantly being created! To learn more about the new badges and journeys, and to find answers to other questions you may have, check out the Badges and Journeys Page.
Girl Scout has a rich history, wonderful traditions, and inspiring stories for you to share with the girls to help them feel more a part of Girl Scouts and the troop.
Girl-led means that girls of every grade level take an active role in determining what, where, when, why, and how they will structure activities, though leaders and adult members may provide guidance appropriate to the age of the girls. Girl-led processes encourage girls to bring their ideas and imaginations into the experiences, make choices, and lead the way as much as they can.
The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting is a handbook for girls detailing Girl Scout history and traditions, a chart of all earnable awards, and a chart of badges available at each Girl Scout level, as well as badge requirements at the appropriate level for several badges. Please refer to Volunteer Essentials in the chapter on Safety. It includes information on how to plan activities within a troop meeting and travel activities outside of a troop meeting.
When planning activities, please consider the abilities of each girl and the progression of skills from the easiest part to the most difficult. A Journey series is a week though they can be condensed into weekend or week-long activities series.
For more information, check out our Badges and Journey page. Leaders can start off their chosen journey by facilitating a discussion or debate on the Journey's theme and what it means to the girls.
Probe to find out what they are most interested in accomplishing during their time together, and then help them connect those interests to their Journey.
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