Spring & Summer 2021 Program & Training Guide
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SPRING & SUMMER 2021 PROGRAM & TRAINING GUIDE Programs and Events for Girls and Volunteer Trainings How to Use this Guide This guide is filled with fun and challenging activities designed to help girls earn badges, meet other Girl Scouts, Through “learning by earning,” girls discover the power within to do amazing things for themselves and for their and try new things while being immersed in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. These activities are offered by community through the development of these five essential skills: goal setting, decision making, money our program team, community partners, area associations, service units, and other troops. Volunteers can gain management, people skills, and business ethics. knowledge at training events planned throughout the council and online. The Online Activities Calendar is your online source for the most up to date information when looking for trainings or something to do as a troop, with a Cookie Program friend, or as a family. Check it often for updates! (December-March) Patch of the Month Looking for some additional fun activities for your troop or just to do on your own? Each month girls can By selling cookies, your Girl Scout is part of the largest girl-led business in the world! The famous Discover, Connect, and Take Action in a specific subject area. Hands-on activities are available for all Girl Scout Girl Scout Cookie Program is a tradition that troops, girls, and families can all enjoy. Troops earn a profit from all sales, and girls have the opportunity to set goals and earn awesome individual and levels and can be done at meetings, as a pre-meeting activity, or as an at-home project. troop rewards! Troops earn money to fund their troop adventures as well as many programmatic Patch of the Month programs provide Girl Scouts an opportunity to enjoy a variety of activities while earning a fun incentives. During door-to-door and in-person sales, girls improve their interpersonal and patch. Completing patch programs can help complete a Journey and may satisfy requirements for certain badges. communication skills. Virtual and video training opportunities are available for adults. It's not necessary to complete the patch programs in the months specified–they can be completed at any time! April Pinwheels for Prevention Superpower her cookie sales as she goes beyond the booth with mobile and online channels. Digital Cookie is a fun, May Bernheim Forest Patch Program educational tool that helps her run and manage her Girl Scout Cookie business online. She can set her cookie goals, June World Environment Day track her progress, manage orders and inventory, learn Internet safety skills—and more! Learn more at July Outrun the Sun gskentuckiana.org/cookieresources. August Global Advocacy September Girl Scouts Love State Parks Earn Badges During the Cookie Season! Civic Engagement Your Girl Scout can earn her Cookie Business and Financial Literacy badges, as well as her Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins for every year she participates in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. To find Girl Scouts aims to inspire girls to use their voices and be advocates for the issues and ideas important to them. out how visit bit.ly/cookiebadgespins. We encourage each girl to lead positive change through civic action and form her own ideas, opinions, beliefs, and political ideology. Look for the highlighted purple titles which indicate programs with civic engagement content. Global Engagement Fall Product Program Girls can engage with global issues at every program level. Look for the highlighted blue titles which indicate (September-November) programs with global content. Check out the Global Action toolkit for global activities to do with your troop or on your own at gskentuckiana.org/global. Participating in the Fall Product Program is a great way to earn start-up funds for uniforms and unique, amazing experiences for your troop! The troop profit for the Fall Product Program has Family Engagement increased to at least 20% of gross sales. Girls also have the chance to earn awesome individual Everyone wants the girls in your troop to have fun, be inspired, take risks, and learn about themselves and the rewards and learn valuable entrepreneurial skills. This program is very easy to do online and world, including their families. Families can be involved beyond membership in many ways. Look for the green includes lots of great interactive features for girls, as well as training for adults! titles outlining events open to girls and their families. Create an Avatar! COVID Guidance Your Girl Scout can create an avatar that looks like her while The health and safety of our Girl Scout community and beyond is our top priority. All in-person programs and participating in the awesome Fall Product Program! She can events are subject to change based on guidance from the CDC, Kentucky Department for Public Health, and the also record a personalized message for her avatar to deliver to friends and family. As she sets up and personalizes her Indiana State Department of Health. All in-person programs will continue to adhere to guidelines which ensure site, she will earn virtual rewards! the safety of our members, families, community partners, and staff. For GSK’s COVID guidance please visit gskentuckiana.org/covidguidance. Visit www.gskentuckiana.org/productprograms for product program news and updates. Contact Diana Clark, [email protected], for more information or materials. 1 Learning by Earning Through “learning by earning,” girls discover the power within to do amazing things for themselves and for their community through the development of these five essential skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Cookie Program (December-March) By selling cookies, your Girl Scout is part of the largest girl-led business in the world! The famous Girl Scout Cookie Program is a tradition that troops, girls, and families can all enjoy. Troops earn a profit from all sales, and girls have the opportunity to set goals and earn awesome individual and troop rewards! Troops earn money to fund their troop adventures as well as many programmatic incentives. During door-to-door and in-person sales, girls improve their interpersonal and communication skills. Virtual and video training opportunities are available for adults. Superpower her cookie sales as she goes beyond the booth with mobile and online channels. Digital Cookie is a fun, educational tool that helps her run and manage her Girl Scout Cookie business online. She can set her cookie goals, track her progress, manage orders and inventory, learn Internet safety skills—and more! Learn more at gskentuckiana.org/cookieresources. Earn Badges During the Cookie Season! Your Girl Scout can earn her Cookie Business and Financial Literacy badges, as well as her Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins for every year she participates in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. To find out how visit bit.ly/cookiebadgespins. Fall Product Program (September-November) Participating in the Fall Product Program is a great way to earn start-up funds for uniforms and unique, amazing experiences for your troop! The troop profit for the Fall Product Program has increased to at least 20% of gross sales. Girls also have the chance to earn awesome individual rewards and learn valuable entrepreneurial skills. This program is very easy to do online and includes lots of great interactive features for girls, as well as training for adults! Create an Avatar! Your Girl Scout can create an avatar that looks like her while participating in the awesome Fall Product Program! She can also record a personalized message for her avatar to deliver to friends and family. As she sets up and personalizes her site, she will earn virtual rewards! Visit www.gskentuckiana.org/productprograms for product program news and updates. Contact Diana Clark, [email protected], for more information or materials. 23 Grow Outdoors We live in a world of screens—smartphone! laptop! TV! tablet!—and sometimes you just want to get away from it all. We get it. That’s why you can focus part of your Girl Scout experience on getting outdoors. Find out how much fun it can be to unplug and explore the world around you by attending an outdoor experience program held at one of Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana’s many camp properties. Bull’s Eye Archery j c Letterboxing b Sat, April 24, 2021, 10:00 AM—12:00 PM Central: Camp Houchens Program Center Pennyroyal 4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Sat, May 22, 2021, 10:00 AM—12:00 PM Eastern: Camp Sat, July 17, 2021, 12:30 PM—2:00 PM Central Shantituck $6 per girl | $6 per tagalong Sat, June 19, 2021, 10:00 AM—12:00 PM Eastern: Stem Learn about letterboxing, an amazing adventure game played Adventure Center by people all over the world. To play, you'll follow clues to find a Sat, July 17, 2021, 10:00 AM—12:00 PM Central: hidden box with special items inside. Bring your friends to show Houchens Program Center them what Girl Scouts is all about, and they will receive a fun Sun, August 15, 2021, 10:00 AM—12:00 PM Eastern: patch for participating. Stem Adventure Center $12 per girl Geocaching j Nock an arrow onto a bow, hook your fingers around the string, Houchens Program Center draw it back, eye your target, and release! Bull’s-eye! Challenge 4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 yourself as you build your archery skills and learn how to shoot Sat, July 17, 2021, 12:30 PM—2:00 PM Central on the range. A fun patch is included. $6 per girl | $6 per tagalong Have you ever wanted to try out geocaching but didn’t know Slingshots in Action d b j c s a where to begin? Come and discover the basics, tips and tricks Sat, April 24, 2021, 10:00 AM—12:00 PM Central: Bear to see if you can find some of the geocaches hidden nearby.