The Guide 2017-2018 Programs & Events Make This Girl Scout Year Your Best Yet. GSNorCal’s Volunteer Learning Portal is designed to support your experience. With the guidance and support of a volunteer, girls can go as far as their imaginations will take them—and you can be there, right by their side. In fact, 95% of volunteers say they make girls’ lives better at Girl Scouts (and that makes them happy).
We know your time is valuable, which is why the majority of our learning courses are available online and accessible 24/7. It gives you the information you need just when you need it! Most of the online courses are fewer than 10 minutes long. You can learn at a time and pace that is convenient for you, resume where you left off, and your progress will be tracked for your records. Get started by accessing our Volunteer Learning Portal at training.girlscoutsnorcal.org. You also will find support for your troop with the Volunteer Toolkit App. Its best features include management of troop communication and girl membership. We think it’s a great way for brand new leaders and leaders of new age levels to launch into a Journey and the legacy badges. This tool will be especially helpful to Daisy leaders who are just starting out! The Volunteer Toolkit is available through the MY GS link in the upper menu of our website, www.gsnorcal.org. w Get started now! TABLE OF CONTENTS Sign in at www.gsnorcal.org and check it out!
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How to Use The Guide...... 4 Important Dates ...... 6 Girl Scouting Made Easy...... 7 Preferred Vendors...... 11 Troop & Individual Girl Experiences...... 12 Girl Scout Cookie 2017 Top Sellers ...... 30 Adult & Girl Experiences...... 35 Family Experiences ...... 38 Adult Experiences...... 41 Awards & Mentoring...... 42 Activity Planning Experiences by Age Level ...... 44 Details...... 48 ADVENTURE IS WAITING!
Unleash the Go-Getter in you Leaders, use this guide to support your troop goals: and get started on planning 1. Discuss the girls interests to develop a plan for the year. 2. Let girls tour The Guide! Help them find the experiences incredible experiences for just right for them! Find a digital copy of The Guide on your troop, friends, and family. www.gsnorcal.org under "Upcoming Events." 3. Share The Guide with parents and guardians! Girls, leaders, and families, we know you are ready for fun, friends, new adventures, and maybe a badge or two! 4. Make plans with the girls to participate in the Fall Product Whether you’re a group, a family, or a girl and her favorite sale and Girl Scout Cookie sale. Doing so will help them adult, there’s a unique experience just for you. Fly down work toward paying for the experiences themselves. the zip line, make S’mores, pitch a tent, create an awesome Along the way, they will learn a thing or two about money robot, spend time at a maker studio, make a movie, or join management and goal setting. a unique slumber party. Whatever the occasion, make new 5. Girls can attend events with their troop, a buddy, on their friends or bring old ones to join the adventure. own, or with a parent or guardian. (Please note that, unless otherwise indicated, an adult chaperone must attend.) Leaders, parents, and guardians this guide is for you too! Not only can you pick out exciting activities with the girls, 6. Register for the event at www.gsnorcal.org/events. it’s also full of information, resources, and experiences that are designed to enhance the Girl Scout Program. Look for Girls, use this guide as your Troop Adventure family events, adult-only experiences, and side-by-side Handbook. It’s a page turner! opportunities for girls and their favorite adult. The matrix at 1. Discuss what you and your troop want to accomplish this the back of this issue will help you select events across our year with your leader. 19 counties from September 2017–August 2018. 2. With your goals and interests in mind, read through The To get the most out of The Guide, use it alongside the online Guide with your troop and mark the experiences that Activity Finder. The Activity Finder allows you to digitally stand out. search experiences. It’s easy to register online, access FAQs, 3. Select the ones that will make a perfect match with your and find detailed registration policies. troop plan. 4. Work with your troop to prepare a pitch for your leader about what you’d like to do and go from there! 5. Have ideas that didn’t make it to the top of the troop list? Ask your parent or guardian if they would be interested! 4 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 Girl Scouts is the premier organization for girls in the world and provides SYMBOLS quality experiences for ★ New Program for 2017-18 girls and their families. AGE LEVELS The program sets a rock-solid foundation for girls to navigate relationships and school, discover themselves, and develop the skills they need to create the life path ahead. In that spirit, Girl Daisies (K-1) Scout programs support K-12 girls in building strong life-skills so Brownies (2-3) they can: Juniors (4-5) • Build a strong sense of self Cadettes (6-8) • Shape positive values Seniors (9-10) • Seek challenges and take appropriate risks Ambassadors (11-12) • Develop healthy relationships Volunteers • Contribute to the world in a purposeful ADVENTURE IS WAITING! and meaningful way Adults Throughout The Guide and throughout the year you will see Girl Scouts of Northern California’s expertise on display. We are PROGRAM leaders in creating adventure and leadership experiences CONTENT AREAS layered across many topics that are appealing and help girls and families achieve their goals. For example, science, Entrepreneurship technology, engineering, and math learning continues to be a strong way to develop good critical thinking skills while the Fun with Purpose Cookie and Fall Product sales help girls develop entrepreneurial Life Skills abilities, and outdoor experiences help girls take appropriate risks, building confidence! Outdoors Service REGISTRATION INFORMATION STEM We’ve listed information about programs designed for girls, Travel families, and adults (parents and guardians). Girl Scouts of Northern California offers activities from Eureka to Red Bluff, San Jose to San Francisco, Santa Rosa to Oakland, and all points in The A symbol appears when adults can expect that the program will actively engage them. If a between. Discover exciting opportunities to try new things, and program does not have an Adult symbol, unless develop new friendships in your neighborhood and beyond. otherwise noted, girls still require a chaperone, but you can expect your role to be just that, You are invited to attend any of the awesome events listed chaperone. in this guide. Just look for your age group symbol and attend with troop, family, or friends, as indicated in the registration The V symbol represents events that we need volunteer help with. Please contact us at information. Please note that, unless otherwise stated, girls must [email protected] if you’d like attend events with an adult chaperone. to volunteer at one of these fun programs!
Not a member? That’s ok! It’s easy to become a member at We have expanded our symbols to include those www.gsnorcal.org/join, and participate in all we have to offer. that help you identify the program content. Our national content of Entrepreneurship, Registration is now open for events September–December 2017. Life Skills, Outdoors, STEM, and Travel are The full Program and Event Guide will be online and mailed to supported and supplemented by Girl Scouts long history of Service as well as FUN! troop leaders in August to help you plan the rest of your year. Be on the lookout for big events that give girls opportunities to travel and meet other Girl Scouts from all over Northern California.
HOW TO USE THE GUIDE • 5 Throughout the year, new programs may be introduced. Stay IMPORTANT DATES up-to-date by using the Activity Finder and watch for program details via email, Facebook, Twitter, and other Girl Scout TO REMEMBER correspondence. Sign-up at www.gsnorcal.org/subscribe Opening dates for The Guide events are as follows: to receive news about everything happening council-wide. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at facebook.com/ August 2017 gsnorcal and to see pictures from the fun adventures • Program and Event Guide mailed to troop leaders. GSNorCal offers. September 30, 2017 SPECIAL NEEDS • Deadline for Gold Award Final Reports from girls graduating from 12th grade in 2017 OR her 18th birthday, Because we are all unique, we know you may have special whichever comes later. Submit final reports directly to needs that must be met to attend an event. the council using the online form on our website. Please e-mail [email protected] if you • Deadline for Silver Award Final Reports from girls have questions, or to find out whether or not we can graduating from 8th grade in 2017. Teams spanning accommodate special needs at the event you wish to attend. multiple grades must go by the earliest deadline. Submit For events that include food, it is the parent/guardian’s final reports directly to the council using the online form responsibility to let us know about dietary restrictions. We found on our website. are usually able to accommodate dietary needs such as October 11, 2017 gluten-free, vegetarian, nut-free, and dairy-free options if we know about them in advance. In some cases, the family will • Registration opens for events run between January be asked to provide supplemental items. and September 2017. October 18, 2017 REFUND/CANCELLATION • Golden Gate Bridging registration opens. POLICY October 31, 2017 Minimum and maximum attendance requirements exist for • 1st round destinations applications are due at the all programs. Girl Scouts of Northern California reserves the Council office. right to cancel or change any scheduled activities due to lack October–November 2017 of enrollment, severe weather, or natural disaster. • Fall Sale 2017. • Cancellation and refund requests must be made in January 29, 2018 writing thirty (30) days before the event to receive 50% of registration fees of $10 or more per individual. • Cookie Sale Go Day. • No refunds will be issued for no-shows. February 22, 2018 • The $15 Girl Scout membership fee and $15 GSNorCal • World Thinking Day. Council Service Fee are non-refundable. March 12, 2018 • All refund requests must be made in writing to: • Girl Scouts 105th Birthday [email protected]. Requests should include member’s name, address, program name, date, and reason for refund.
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6 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 GIRL SCOUTING MADE EASY!
THE PROGRAM BADGES The Girl Scout program is designed to help girls build the Learn something entirely new or learn something a little bit skills they need to thrive today and be ready for tomorrow. better through Girl Scout badges. Acquire practical life skills They do so through engaging, hands on activities that foster that are essential and not available at school. an environment for girls to build lasting friendships and have JOURNEYS fun. Below are the benefits and desired outcomes girls can We know girls want to make a difference in the world. When expect to get out of the program. girls pursue a Journey they team up with their friends to find Girls: a solution to problem and turn it into a plan. While having • build a strong sense of themselves and have fun, they are building those much-needed skills for 21st confidence in their abilities, forming positive identities. century engagement. • act ethically, honestly, and responsibly, and show ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES concern for others, deepening positive values. Girl Scouts of Northern California offers a wide range of • seek challenges and take appropriate risks, try things experiences covering science, technology, engineering even if they might fail, and learn from mistakes. and math, art, outdoor skills, healthy relationships, • develop and maintain healthy relationships by entrepreneurship and more. communicating their feelings directly and resolving This guide is great resource. Sit down with girls and select conflicts constructively. experiences that will support their interests and goals and • want to contribute to the world in purposeful and allow them to have fun. There are also activities for families meaningful ways, learn how to identify problems and parents/guardians will have an interest in some of our in the community, and create “action plans” to side-by-side opportunities with their favorite girl. solve them. NUTS AND COOKIES The outcomes are achieved through the collaborative work of The Girl Scout Fall Product and Cookie sales are the largest girls and supportive adults. The well-researched processes youth entrepreneurship programs in the country. With the used by Girl Scouts help prepare girls to lead projects, work 5 Financial Literacy skills—goal setting, decision making, cooperatively with teams and use reflection to learn from one money management, people skills, and business ethics—girls another to solve complex challenges. build confidence and financial literacy skills. From Daisy to The Girl Scout secret sauce used to support the outcomes Ambassador, girls use these programs to earn money for for girls are Badges and Journeys, Activities and Experiences, service projects and fees for programs and camps. Fall Product and Cookie sales, unique leadership Girl experiences are powered by our Product Sales programs. opportunities, outdoor adventure, and travel.
GIRL SCOUTING MADE EASY • 7 THE GIRLS The Girl Scout experience has the most impact when it is largely designed by the girls. When girls lead and are supported in making choices about what they want from their experiences, they are more engaged. Planning the year should be done in conjunction with the girls, no matter their age. Find out more about the Girl-Led experience in the Volunteer Learning Portal. THE TROOP It is through the troop experience, supported by adults, that the Girl Scout program experience comes to life, letting girls lead the way on how they experience the world. Supporting this environment for girls is easier than you think! Here are LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES five simple steps for planning and making sure girls, at any Every girl needs skills to lead her own life. Journeys and our age, take the lead: unique program experiences offer girls the opportunity to 1. Help girls identify their goal(s) for the year. What take initiative and lead. Girls are equipped with the skillset to topics interest them? Do they want to do a Journey? forge their own path and take charge of their future. Learn more about Girl Scouts Highest Awards on page Earn particular badges? Sell 5,000 boxes of cookies? Go camping? Go on a trip? OUTDOORS AND ADVENTURE 2. Help girls determine if the goal is meaningful and GSNorCal has more adventure partners than any other realistic. For example, completing 3 Journeys and council in the US. This means more places to try new working on the Silver Award in a year is a bit much. Help activities like kayaking, white water rafting, ropes courses, the girls spread out their plans over their 3 year Cadette skiing (cross country and downhill) and ice skating. To learn experience, or pare down their ideas so that they can more about high adventure activities and specific troops focus and get the most out of the things they do! where girls are passionate about the outdoors, visit www.gsnorcal.org and and search "Interest Groups". 3. Help girls design the path to the goal. How frequently will you meet? Do they want to attend events as well TRIPS & TRAVEL as meet? If so, which events will help achieve the goal? Which ones will be just for fun? Are there other trips, Girl Scouts love to travel! The Girl Scout Product Sales materials or resources needed to help reach this goal or program is the nation's leading business and financial round out the troop experience? What are their goals for literacy program for girls and can make all the difference the fall sale and cookie sale to help finance this path? with financing travel dreams. When planning activities to earn the money needed for your travel budget, your first 4. Evaluate the plan with girls and families. Can they do stop should be the product sales programs! You can use it within budget? Does it present a new challenge for the your rewards cards to help pay for your travel! Visit www. girls? Does the troop have enough time to accomplish gsnorcal.org/cookies for additional tips on how to finance the goals? What can families do to help support the girls? travel opportunities through our product sales programs. 5. Help girls put the plan into place. Have regular check- destinations ins with the girls about where they are in the plan. Are they on a successful path? Should they shift gears and Girl Scout destinations are the ultimate adventure for try to reach the end goal a different way? How can the individual girls ages 11 and older! Exciting experiences are offered each year, from the beach in San Diego, to path be adjusted? exploring outer space (at Space Camp, but you get the idea). Imagine yourself on global adventures like surfing THE EXPERIENCE the tropical waters of Costa Rica or working with China’s Once girls have identified where they want to go, it’s time giant pandas and domestic adventures like working to start getting your tools and planning the meetings. Girl on your own Hollywood Film or a canoeing expedition Scout participation, most often, follows the school year and in the northwoods of Minnesota and Canada! Find out should be a complement to school courses. National and more about destinations at forgirls.girlscouts.org/ local tools, in combination, provide a supportive and unique travel/take-a-trip/destinations single-gendered experience outside the classroom. 8 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 THE ADULTS ADULT TROOP SUPPORT The adult experience in Girl Scouts, whether you are Parents and guardians can do a lot a parent, guardian or volunteer, is as a mentor, project to add to the health of a troop: manager and coach. Supportive adults are key to helping girls to take on challenges, build skills, increase their abilities, • Register as a friends and family member. and begin to develop their inner passion. This looks different • Support girls in their activities, projects at each age. At younger levels, adults will play a bigger role in and troop duties. setting up and facilitating activities, while still allowing girls • Where possible, support leader(s) during the opportunity to be curious. As girls enter middle school meetings/activities. (Cadettes), the adult experience changes to become more of guide and mentor. Allowing girls to make mistakes, find • Support the troop in the Nut and/or Cookie solutions and seek help is part of the plan! Sale Programs. • Help the volunteers establish and maintain THE VOLUNTEERS a positive environment for girls. Girl Scout volunteers make a personal investment to • Stay informed, sign up for enews at support girls. They help create a fun environment that www.gsnorcal.org/subscribe fosters lasting friendships, while introducing concepts and skills that girls want and will need for tomorrow’s challenges. Volunteers are essential for girl experiences to succeed! VOLUNTEER LEARNING THE RESOURCES Everything you always wanted to learn about Girl Scouting is available at the click of a button in our Volunteer Learning Girl Scouts of Northern California has many resources to Portal. Access crisp online courses, register for in-person help girls, their leader, and families get the most out of their trainings and track your accomplishments. Download all the Girl Scout experience. From the website, to a troop leader, resources you’ll need to be successful. Get Started Today: to neighborhood Girl Scout leadership, to council staff, finding support is a snap. Please visit girlscoutsnorcal. 1. Log in: Go to training.girlscoutsnorcal.org org/for-volunteers for more information or email info@ 2. Choose your role. If you have more than one role, that’s . girlscoutsnorcal.org great! Start with one of your roles, and later check out the modules and resources for your other role(s). VOLUNTEER TOOLKIT 3. Follow your chosen learning path. The Volunteer Toolkit is a troop/group management 4. Track your progress. system. It helps leaders with the routine tasks of renewing memberships, adding new members, as well as accessing • Once you complete an in-person or online course, the Journey and Badge materials. Once the troop/group has you’ll earn a virtual badge for building those skills selected a Journey or badge, you can auto-plan meetings • To view badges you’ve earned, just click on your name in with selected content, and access resources and meeting the upper right hand corner and then click “my badges”. aids. It makes planning easy and allows you to spend more Questions? Contact us at [email protected]. time building your confidence to support girls at every stage. The toolkit is available to every Troop Leader upon the completion of member registration or renewal. THE COMMUNITY Each area within GSNorCal’s 19 counties belongs to a Service VOLUNTEER ESSENTIALS Unit. Service Units hold meetings for troop leaders on a regular basis. These meetings offer troop leaders a great The Volunteer Essentials (VE) is a great resource for all place to network, learn about what’s new, and access fun of your questions related to Girl Scouting. We call it the opportunities for your girls! To find out information about encyclopedia to Girl Scout volunteering, with everything your local service unit, please visit GSNorCal.org. from guidelines for transporting girls to where to place badges and patches on the girls’ uniforms to learning how to report an accident or even how to reserve a Girl Scout property. This guide fully digital, searchable and printable for your convenience, and can be found at ve.girlscoutsnorcal. org. The VE is updated periodically throughout the year so you’ll have the most up-to-date information at your fingertips. Check it out! GIRL SCOUTING MADE EASY • 9 Outdoor Progression Progression allows girls to learn the skills they need to become competent in the outdoors, including how to plan and organize outdoor activities. Acknowledge a girl’s mastery of an outdoor skill and invite her to challenge herself further by taking that next step up and out. Outdoor fun can be endless when girls lead!
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AnnieFox.com...... anniefox.com/scouts Bay Area Discovery Museum...... bayareadiscoverymuseum.org/calendar Be Prepared First Aid...... www.bepreparedfirstaid.com/girl-scouts.html California Academy of Sciences. . . . . www.calacademy.org/etickets2 (enter promo code: GirlScoutsNorCal) Call of the Sea...... op87.com/schooner/Ocean-Field-Trips-for-Classes-SF-Bay-Youth-Sailing.php Charles M. Schulz Museum...... schulzmuseum.org/learn/classes-camps Children's Creativity Museum...... creativity.org/programs/girlscouts City of San Leandro ...... www.sanleandrorec.org Computer History Museum ...... www.computerhistory.org/education/designcodebuild Digital Media Academy ...... www.digitalmediaacademy.org Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center. . www.haywardrec.org/hayshore.html Heartshare Training Services Inc...... www.heartsharetraining.com Hiller Aviation Museum...... www.hiller.org/learn-and-discover/girl-scouts Hostelling International USA ...... www.hosteladventures.org ivivva by lululemon...... ivivva.com Lawrence Hall of Science ...... www.lawrencehallofscience.org/visit/field_trips Marine Science Institute...... www.sfbaymsi.org NatureBridge...... naturebridge.org Oakland Zoo...... www.oaklandzoo.org/Scouts.php Pet Food Express...... www.petfoodexpress.com San Francisco Ballet...... sfballet.org/girlscouts San Francisco Zoo and Gardens. . . . . http://www.sfzoo.org/learn/childrens-programs.html#scouts San Jose Dance Theatre ...... www.sjdt.org/girl-scout-workshops Sonoma Raceway...... sonomaraceway.com Spring Down Equestrian Center . . . . . www.springdown.com/groupevents/girlscouts Stanford Athletics...... gostanford.com/GIRLSCOUT The Crucible...... thecrucible.org The Gardens at Heather Farm...... www.gardenshf.org The Marine Mammal Center...... www.marinemammalcenter.org/education The Tech Museum of Innovation. . . . . thetech.org/girlscouts The Walt Disney Family Museum. . . . . waltdisney.org Trivalley Blue Devils...... www.trivalleyminorhockey.com/lady Turtle Bay Exploration Park...... turtlebay.org/girlscouts USS Hornet Air Sea and Space Museum. . www.uss-hornet.org/youth-education/youth-overnight-2
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Perfect for those looking for a whole troop experience or for individual girls exploring a new interest
★ ADVENTUREBOTS! INTRO TO VEX ★ AERIAL INNOVATIONS
Build a bot with enough brains to safely navigate a tricky Delve into aerodynamic innovation as you build, test, and maze! You’ll put your tinkering abilities and creative problem modify different aircraft designs. Use design thinking to solving to use with the VEX IQ equipment and software. In explore ways to use air to help fly, float, and fall with style as just one session, you’ll learn the fundamentals of designing, you construct parachutes and "hovercraft" to test in the air building, and programming your very own robot. And for tunnel. Then take your aerial invention home and keep the adults, there’s even an optional workshop about starting a high flying times alive! robotics team. Please Note: Robotics fun patch included. AMUSEMENT INNOVATOR AT THE TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION ADVENTURES IN ARCHERY Engage in all things entertainment at the Tech Museum Strength, finesse, and even patience—you’ll hone them of Innovation! You can animate your own artwork, build all in the century-old sport of archery. Cadettes, you'll prototypes of roller coasters, create personalized 3D complete steps in the Cadette Archery Badge. Sign up images, and even make your own custom 3D glasses for this class at the Bothin archery range and take part in for viewing. a variety of games and challenges as you inch your way Please Note: Please bring a portable thumb drive to save toward that bullseye! your animation and 3D work. Steps 1, 3, and 4 of Please Note: Meets every 2nd Sunday of the month. the Entertainment Technology Badge will be completed. Separate registration is required for each month.
12 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 ★ Indicates New Programs for 2017-18 ★ ANIMAL BEHAVIOR WILDNIGHT BEIJING XI'AN SHANGHAI
Camping and animal science—what could be better? At Adventure, history, and tradition all await in China! From a this overnight adventure, you’ll spend the evening and early Peking Duck dinner to a traditional tea ceremony, a rickshaw morning hours investigating and observing how animals ride to viewing the Terra Cotta Warriors, the memories are use and conserve energy. You’ll get a glimpse into the life there for the making. Your experiences will be both grand of an animal scientist and learn how they take the data you and intimate—from seeing the Great Wall and ancient gather and turn it into the highest quality animal care! palaces up close to enjoying a traditional Chinese meal with Please Note: Animal encounter, zoo admission, zoo a local family and visiting a local school. This is a unique trip patches, and parking are included. you won’t want to miss! Please Note: Travel dates may fluctuate 3-4 days depending ★ ANIMATION DOMINATION on flight schedules, hotels and availability of activities. Prices increase as we get closer to the travel dates so early registration will save you money. Connect with experts at the Walt Disney Family Museum and learn how Disney has used special effects to enhance ★ BOOTH MAKERS AT SANTA animation and improve the Disney classics! In the learning CLARA UNIVERSITY center, you’ll explore how to create depth using animation and create your own stop-motion short film! Please Note: Completes 3 steps of Digital Movie Design and build a custom Girl Scout Cookie booth Maker Badge. with your troop. With help from engineering and design students, you’ll construct a booth that combines function ART & ADVENTURE SLEEPOVER and flair. Start with your own table, then frame your booth WITH SNOOPY design structure with PVC plastic pipe and “bling” with creative cardboard designs. This cookie season, build your traffic -stopping booth together! Spend the night at the Schulz Museum and design your Please Note: Bring your own cookie booth table. Girls will own stamp and letterbox! The fun continues as you work in groups of 3-7 girls. Groups of 8 or more will split roam the museum searching for clues to complete your into two teams. Wear work clothes and closed-toe shoes. Letterboxer Badge requirements. You’ll experience art, Lunch included. cartooning, animation, and all the Schulz Museum has to offer after dark. Be prepared for a visit by a special surprise ★ BOOTH MAKERS AT UC BERKELEY guest, too! Please Note: Light dinner and continental breakfast included. Letterboxer badge provided. Design and build a custom Girl Scout Cookie booth with your troop. With help from engineering and design BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION CLASS students, you’ll construct a booth that combines function and flair. Start with your own table, then frame your booth design structure with PVC plastic pipe and “bling” with Get ready to launch your own babysitting business! This creative cardboard designs. This cookie season, build your Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) course will teach you traffic-stopping booth together! Lunch provided. all the skills and techniques to become an even better Please Note: Bring your own cookie booth table. Girls will babysitter—parent interaction, safety, diapering, and more. work in groups of 3-7 girls. Groups of 8 or more will split into By the end of the day, you’ll be a world-class babysitter! two teams. Wear work clothes and closed-toe shoes. Please bring sack lunch.
TROOP & INDIVIDUAL GIRL EXPERIENCES • 13 ★ BROOMBALLIN’
Strap on those skates and hit the rink for some good old fashioned Broomball—an icy cross between curling, hockey, and soccer. Never played? Not a problem! You’ll learn basic skating skills and glide right out of your comfort zone and into an exciting new sport. Get your troop out on the ice for this Broomball showdown. Please Note: The games will be 6 vs 6, bring your whole troop or at least 6 girls for the best experience.
BROWNIE BUGS AT HEATHER FARM
Bugs might be pests sometimes, but they’re also extremely important to our eco-system. In this engaging and interactive workshop, you’ll learn about all kinds of creepy crawlers from bug specialists, make buggy crafts, and work toward earning your Bugs Badge! ★ BROWNIE FLYERS AT HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM
The world of flight is always exciting! Join us at the Hiller Aviation Museum where you’ll help assemble a full-sized airplane. You’ll also fly a model aircraft, venture out on a female aviator scavenger hunt, and experience a virtual flight! ★ BUILD A PLAYHOUSE Please Note: Includes a Hiller fun patch. Completes Step 1 of the Senses Badge and Step 3 of the Computer Expert Badge. Team up with fellow Girl Scouts and Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley to assemble a full-size kid’s BROWNIES SENSES SEALS AND SLIPPERS playhouse. Working from the ground up, assemble the walls, shingle the roof, and finish it off with a kid-friendly paint design. Learn about construction tools and techniques on Sleep under the stars at The Marine Mammal Center while the job, so just come in your paint clothes and get ready earning your Senses badge! You’ll engage all your senses for some community-supporting fun! Playhouses will be as you listen for the difference between an elephant seal donated to local families through a nonprofit group. vocalization and a sea lion bark, smell and observe a fishy Please Note: Wear work/paint clothes and closed-toe nighttime feeding, taste a delicious dinner, and get hands-on shoes. Playhouses will be donated to a local family through with equipment used to care for marine mammal patients. Habitat for Humanity.
★ BUGS AND BROWNIES AT TURTLE BAY ★ CADETTE JOURNEY: BREATHE AT THE HAYWARD SHORELINE Unearth the fascinating world of bugs at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding! Brownies will learn why bugs Head out to the Hayward Shoreline and complete your are not only cool but important to our planet with interactive Breathe Journey! Engage in a discussion about pollution and activities and crafts like exploring bug homes, drawing bug learn how its various forms can affect your health. You’ll posters, and even seeing some bug collections! also examine how to breathe more easily in your day-to-day Please Note: Participation patch and park admission routine - an exercise that’s good for the body and the mind! are included. And by the end, your Take Action Project will be complete. Please Note: All meetings required: 4/28/18, 5/19/18. Journey badge provided. 14 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 CALL OF THE SEA: OCEANOGRAPHER CLUES IN THE CITY
Climb aboard Seaward and cruise the Bay on this beautiful Romp around the city finding clues and solving puzzles! sailboat with your whole troop. During this "Oceanographer Ride the ferry, find hidden treasures, and use your powers for a Day" program, learn how to sail and all about the of observation to unearth the most secret corners of San ecology of San Francisco Bay. Conduct water quality tests, Francisco. This epic urban adventure will be challenging, but catch plankton and learn about the watershed of the Bay oh so rewarding! Area. This bay exploration is a fantastic chance for Girl Scouts to expand upon their Trailblazer, Traveler, Adventurer, COSTA RICA: A TOUCH OF THE TROPICS or Water badges. Please Note: Badge not provided. Delve into the ecological paradise of Costa Rica. Walk amid lush rainforests and beneath towering volcanoes; transport CALL OF THE SEA: SAILING yourself deep into a misty cloud forest; see the magnificent INVESTIGATION plant and animal habitats up close; explore a local farm; and see sensational waterfalls and hot springs. From start All aboard the Seaward! You and your troop can master the to finish, you’ll experience the Costa Rica's natural beauty basics of sailing while learning about the ecology of the San and thrilling adventures. Francisco Bay. You’ll conduct water tests, catch plankton, Please Note: Travel dates may fluctuate 3-4 days depending and earn part of your Animal Habitats or Independence on flight schedules, hotels and availability of activities. badges, all while cruising around the beautiful bay. Prices increase as we get closer to the travel dates so early Please Note: Badge not provided. registration will save you money.
CAMP BOTHIN ADVENTURE WEEKEND CRAFTAPALOOZA SALES BOOTH
Sell your handmade items and earn some cash at Older girls, get ready for a girls-only weekend of adventure! Craftapalooza. You’ll also host a free badge activity booth at Climb to new heights on the ropes course, hone your the Badge Expo! Register soon so you can start showing off precision on the archery range, and host a campfire your creative craftiness and practicing your sales pitch! complete with skits and songs. Sleep in open air cabins and platform tents among the trees. Please Note: Each troop must register their booth and have plans approved through the online registration system Please Note: participants must attend the entire weekend; before 11/10/17. leaving early or arriving late disrupts the program. Adults are not required but we need a few for the weekend. DAISY HEROES OF THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER CHOPPED GOES OUTDOORS
Join us at the Marine Mammal Center and spend time with Which team will end up on top? Put your culinary skills their slippery seal patients! You’ll take a tour of the marine to the test at the Chopped outdoor cooking challenge. mammal hospital, catch a glimpse of the seal feeding, and First, learn the basics of outdoor cooking, then put that enjoy hands-on activities in the Discovery Classroom. You’ll knowledge into action! Just like the exciting TV show, you’ll learn what it takes to care for these animals and come receive a basket of mystery ingredients (along with basic home with inspiration for your own Take Action project! pantry items) to create a masterpiece and wow the judges! DIGITAL MOVIE MAKING ★ CLAY ANIMATION ★
Creativity comes to life with stop-motion animation! Creativity comes to life with stop-motion animation! Collaborate to develop a story, sculpt original clay characters, Collaborate to develop a story, sculpt original clay characters, and produce a stop-motion animation film. Share your and produce a stop-motion animation film. Share your group’s movie with family and friends, on your Digital Cookie group’s movie with family and friends, on your Digital Cookie webpage, or at the Girl Scout Red Carpet event. webpage, or at the Girl Scout Red Carpet event.
TROOP & INDIVIDUAL GIRL EXPERIENCES • 15 EARTH DAY SLEEPOVER ★ GARDEN PARTY AT THE SF ZOO
Celebrate Earth Day with a sleepover at the Hayward Did you know that animals actually help gardens to grow? Shoreline! You can hike through the marsh at twilight, make As you explore the gardens and conservation center at the a craft to help you “go green”, and play games that remind San Francisco Zoo, you’ll learn how animals both rely on us how we can protect our earth. Not to mention cocoa the plants and help them grow. You’ll get to help tend the . . . lots of cocoa. garden and observe pollinators like birds and bees all while Please Note: Fun patch provided. working on your It’s Your World—Change It! Journey. Please Note: Animal encounter, zoo admission, zoo FASHIONATE CREATE patches, and parking are included. GIFT (GIRLS IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES) Become a fashionista for a day of stylish swagger and DAY WITH AT&T haute competition! With the help of local industry mentors, you’ll use refashioning and upcycling techniques to create your own unique back-to-school designs. Then model your Join us for the third annual GIFT day sponsored by the creations in a fashion show and compete for prizes! Women of AT&T. You’ll engage in hands-on workshops to learn about emerging technologies, coding, and cyber safety. Please Note: This program is for girls in 8-12th grades. Our leading role models aim to break any misconceptions Lunch, snacks, and supplies provide about girls’ capability in tech fields while exposing them to FOLLOW THE CLUES promising potential careers. Please Note: Fun patch and snacks provided. Lunch purchase option will be available Who’s up for a treasure hunt? Let your inner sleuth loose at the Hayward Shoreline where you’ll discover what geocaching is and put your newfound knowledge to work as you track a cache along the shoreline. Please Note: Geocacher Badge provided . 16 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 GIRL SCOUTS AT THE RACES HIGH ROPES ADVENTURE DAY
Rev your engines and buckle up for an exhilarating day at Who’s ready for a high ropes challenge? Come fly with us at Sonoma Raceway! With the help of your self-selected pit- Skylark Ranch and soar at 45 feet above the ground! You’ll crew, you’ll design and construct your race car, then hit the gear up with your instructor before you take the sky and mini-track for the Indy Car GoPro Grand Prix. prepare to tackle all three of our high ropes challenges! Please Note: Girls will create their cars in advance and bring them to the event. HOME SCIENTIST AT THE TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION ★ GLASSFUSING ART AT THE CRUCIBLE You can become a kitchen chemist! Transform everyday pantry items into tasty treats by channeling the amazing Take part in the hot industrial art form of glass fusing! You’ll properties of density and electricity. Even construct your cut and shape glass to create a mosaic tile, then melt it in own ball of silly putty (but don’t eat that!) as you experiment the kiln and see what colorful creation comes out! your way to the Home Scientist Badge. GOING GREEN Please Note: Home Scientist Badge provided. ★ IMAGINEERING AT THE DISNEY MUSEUM What does it really mean to be eco-friendly? Investigate what “going green” looks like and how that affects your everyday actions. You’ll use the resources at the Hayward Visit the Walt Disney Family Museum and accomplish Shoreline Interpretive Center to better understand three of the five steps for earning your Inventor Badge. sustainability and earn your Household Elf badge. In the galleries, you’ll learn about the Disney Imagineers who imagined and invented some of Disney’s most iconic Please Note: Household Elf Badge provided. attractions. Then head to the learning center where you’ll do GOLDEN GATE BRIDGING some imagineering of your own and collaborate to design a solution to a prompted problem. Please Note: Completes 3 steps of Inventor Badge. Can you imagine 7,000 girls taking the iconic Golden Gate bridge by storm? It happens every year at GSNorCal’s IN THE MUD - SHORESIDE biggest annual event. Join Girl Scouts from all over the country as you walk across the Golden Gate Bridge and transition from Junior to Cadette. After the bridging, it’s Do you know what lives down in the mud at the bottom of time to party! Head down to Crissy Field for an afternoon the Bay? Find out at the Marine Science Institute! Get your filled with dancing, activity booths, and all kinds of hands dirty on the muddy bay floor and hunt for clams, entertainment! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and a mussels, snails, and more. You’ll learn how these animals great introduction to older girl programs and the Girl Scout find food and escape predators in this dark and squishy Leadership Experience. place. And you might even see a shark—another creature at home in the mud! HEADLANDS NIGHTLIFE IN THE MUD - TIDEPOOL
Lace up your hiking boots and get ready for an autumn night adventure in the Marin Headlands! At this evening under the It’s time to get your feet wet and discover the many wonders stars, you’ll fine-tune your senses and learn what it really of salty, rocky tide pools! Once you take a closer look, you’ll means to be nocturnal. And after the adventure in the dark, find an amazing array of creatures including sea stars, you’ll warm up next to a cozy campfire complete with songs anemones, and crabs. You’ll learn how these submerged and s’mores! terrains come to be and how the tidepool creatures live their lives in this ever-changing environment!
TROOP & INDIVIDUAL GIRL EXPERIENCES • 17 ★ INNOVATION CHALLENGE JUNIORS ANIMAL HABITATS SEALS AND SLIPPERS
Calling all innovators! This is your chance to put that inventive mind to work. Equipped with only a prompt, a Have you ever had a sleepover with seals? Now’s your mystery box of materials, and a zeal for creative problem chance! Investigate all the marine mammals living on the solving, your team will build a prototype that solves the California shoreline and learn how you can help care for prompted challenge. This is a feat of teamwork and a great them and preserve their habitat. Then in the morning, you’ll introduction to design thinking. hike around the beautiful Rodeo Lagoon to see more local wildlife up close and participate in a beach clean-up. What ★ INTRO TO FILM MAKING an awesome way to earn your Animal Habitats badge! WITH DIGITAL MEDIA ACADEMY JUNIORS GET MOVING AT THE HAYWARD SHORELINE Put on your director’s hat for Digital Media Academy’s intro to film workshop. In this DMA Made By Girls Program, unleash your storytelling superpowers and build a prototype Explore all forms of energy that exist in the world and for your own film. You’ll review storyboarding, filming complete your Get Moving Journey! You’ll hike, craft, and techniques, and editing concepts—so bring your blockbuster conduct experiments, all while learning about energy ideas! conservation. And by the end of this energetic journey, your Please Note: Participation patch, Canon cameras, Macbook Take Action Project will be complete! computers, iMovie software, green screens, and lights are Please Note: All meetings required: 1/27/18, 2/24/18, provided. No filmmaking experience required. 3/24/18. Journey Badge provided.
★ JEWELER'S METALSMITHING LEAD THE WAY AT THE CRUCIBLE
There’s a bright future right in front of you—reach for it at Hardcore jewelry-making and industrial arts are right Lead the Way! At this weekend conference, you’ll join fellow around the corner! With help from experts at The Crucible, girl change-makers and inspirational adults to boost your you’ll work with copper or bronze and learn to anneal, cut, confidence and focus on your future. Days will be packed drill, hammer, and texture your own charm, pendant, key with college prep, career-thinking, life skills, and new chain, or zipper pull. This welding is well worth your time! friendships—everything you need to pave your own unique way through the world! JUNIOR PILOTS AT HILLER Please Note: Lead the Way Pin provided. Register early as AVIATION MUSEUM electives fill up fast.
You’re in control for this high-flying adventure! Master LEAD THE WAY PLANNING COMMITTEE your pilot skills in a realistic flight simulation, build and fly a model airplane, dabble in Morse code, and get up close Do you have what it takes to lead the way? Embrace your and examine the seaplane used to commemorate Amelia inner event planner with this girl-led planning committee for Earhart’s mysterious flight. This is an aerial adventure you the 2018 Lead The Way conference. Run the show from start don’t want to miss! to finish by recruiting professional presenters, designing the Please Note: Includes a Hiller fun patch. Completes Step 2 theme and decorations, and orchestrating all the activities. of the Detective Badge. And the best part? You’ll see your hard work in action when 160 girls join you for a weekend of dreaming big! Please Note: Required Meeting Dates: 8/21/17, 9/25/17, 10/30/17, 12/11/17, 1/15/18, 1/29/18, 2/12/18. mMust attend the Lead the Way Conference. Service to Girl Scouting bar is earned and provided.
18 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 MALL MADNESS OCEANS AGLOW
Get ready for an epic night! At this mall adventure, you can Get ready for an evening of thrills under the stars! shop while it’s open and play while it’s closed. There’ll be NatureBridge will lead you on a beautiful night hike to Rodeo movies, a scavenger hunt, crafts, SWAPS, midnight snacks, Beach. You’ll see how the beach and the ocean come alive a live DJ dance club, and a troop runway walk. Then wake up after dark and even get a glimpse of some bioluminescent to a yummy breakfast before the mall opens again. This is beach dwellers. Mall Madness at its best. ON THE ROAD AGAIN MONARCH BUTTERFLY WALK
Bumpass Pass, Fern Canyon, Hurricane Ridge, Butchart Traversing thousands of miles at high speeds, clusters of Gardens—this is just a taste of what’s to come during On monarch butterflies return to the same trees in the San The Road Again. You’ll visit three states, one Canadian Leandro Marina every year during the cold winter months. province, three national parks, and plenty of state parks. See these incredible creatures up close and learn about Transportation, meals, accommodation, and program fees their life cycle and migration patterns from the expert are all included in this epic road trip experience. And don’t naturalist guides! forget, a physical examination within 1 year of July 21, 2017 Please Note: Badge not provided. is required. Please Note: There will be two mandatory meeting on NAVIGATE THE NIGHT HIKE Sunday May 20 and Sunday June 10 in Vacaville.
Trade in the bright city lights for a night of starry wonder! You’ll hike through the Marin Headlands as you learn to follow the stars and navigate your way back to the cozy campfire, where songs and s’mores await!
TROOP & INDIVIDUAL GIRL EXPERIENCES • 19 ★ OUTDOOR ART EXPLORER SCARE SCHOOL AT CALIFORNIA'S AT HEATHER FARM GREAT AMERICA
Art is all around us! Using nature as your muse, you’ll get A scream-worthy exclusive event at Great America! Go outdoors and handcraft something inspired by the natural behind the scenes and join the monster make-up artists world. You’ll see how the world around you can guide your and haunt designers to learn the tricks and treats that go creativity and make you the best artist you can be! Plus, into creating the frightening scream-scape. And after a few you’ll complete the first two steps of the “Outdoor Art lucky Girl Scouts receive a “ghoul scout” transformation, you Explorer” badge! can all join your families for the infamous Halloween Haunt! Please Note: Participation patch and park admission PASSAGE THROUGH PANAMA are included.
SCHULZ MUSEUM: COMIC ARTIST The journey in Panama is full of history and adventure. Visit the Viejo and Portobello Ruins, explore the famous Panama Canal, hike to view pre-Columbian stone carvings, and travel Collaborate with professional cartoonists and learn to along the Pan-American Highway. Have fun in the water too express your creativity through graphic art. You’ll develop with a boat trip to Monkey Island, a canoe ride on the Rio your very own stories and characters to create Chagres and snorkeling! You’ll also see the country on a a personalized comic strip, all while earning your local level when you meet community residents, experience Comic Artist Badge! a Folklore dance show, and visit a pineapple farm. Please Note: Comic Artist Badge included. Adults not Please Note: Travel dates may fluctuate 3-4 days depending needed to attend. on flight schedules, hotels and availability of activities. Prices increase as we get closer to the travel dates so early SCIENTISTS UNITE registration will save you money.
★ PLAYGROUND SCIENTIST Have you even wanted to just get messy in the kitchen? AT THE SAN FRANCISCO ZOO Channel your inner mad scientist and use common kitchen items to experiment and create chemistry magic! Then head outside to explore the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Get ready to run, jump, stretch, and climb! You will explore Center, all while earning your Home Scientist badge. the Elinor Friend Playground at the San Francisco Zoo, and Please Note: Home Scientists Badge provided. discover how animals adapt to their habitat through play. How do you think your adaptations are similar or different from an animal’s? Investigate and explore to find out while ★ SECRET LIFE OF ANIMALS working on your It’s Your Story—Tell It! Journey. Please Note: Animal encounter, zoo admission, zoo Head over to the Hayward Shoreline and explore the bay’s patches, and parking are included. mysterious marshlands! You’ll discover a whole new world of wetlands wildlife while learning how to protect these ★ ROBOT CODING precious habitats. And by the end of the trip, you’ll have earned your Animal Habitats Badge. Please Note: Animal Habitats Badge provided. Have you ever taught a robot to navigate a maze? Using the power of coding and visual programming, you can! Work with a small group to design a maze, then program your SKY DAISIES AT HILLER Wonder Workshop robot to navigate it successfully. More AVIATION MUSEUM experienced coders can program sensor inputs and use loops to avoid the obstacles, and new coders will get hands- A thrilling day at the Hiller Aviation Museum is clear for on exposure to the world of programming. take-off! Get up close to a real airplane, touch all the parts, and climb inside to test all the controls. You’ll make and fly a working glider and even see the collection of aircraft flown by the inspiring women in aviation. Please Note: Includes a Hiller fun patch. This is a great side trip for the Between Earth and Sky Journey or Tula petal. 20 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 SLEEPOVER AT CODDINGTOWN MALL
Take over the mall and take on community outreach! At this awesome mall sleepover, you can make Happy Socks for the local shelter, comfort kits for the Red Cross, along with many other projects that will benefit your community. Have a blast and make a difference! Please Note: Includes light late-night dinner.
SPECIAL AGENT AT THE TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION
Special agents contain multitudes! They’re detectives, scientists, and enforcers of the law—come work on your Special Agent Badge and see what it’s like to walk in their shoes. You’ll investigate techniques of a fingerprint analyst, practice the art of forensic drawing, and learn the basics of forensic chemistry. Science doesn’t get much cooler. Please Note: Steps 1, 3, and 5 of the Special Agent Badge will be completed.
STAR PARTY AT RFO
Get ready for a stellar astronomy experience at the Robert Ferguson Observatory. See incredible close-up views of the stars through RFO’s telescopes, enjoy a space talk, ask Night Sky Network amateur astronomers questions, get hands- on with space science models, and create space art. Arrive early to take a Solar System walk and enjoy your picnic dinner. After the sun sets, the Star Party begins! Please Note: Overnight registration includes space at Sugarloaf Ridge group campsite and breakfast. Bring your own picnic dinner. Star Party Patch included.
STAR PARTY AT TWIN CANYON
Enjoy a stellar astronomy experience at Twin Canyon. Get STARRY SKIES close-up views of the stars through telescopes, ask Night Sky Network amateur astronomers questions, and get hands-on with space science. Arrive early to enjoy your Bring your troop into the darkness to explore and admire picnic dinner. As the sun starts to set, the Star Party begins! the ever-fascinating moon! Hike with NatureBridge to get the best views and use binoculars and spotting scopes to Please Note: Overnight registration includes space at Twin observe the moon’s surface. You’ll learn how something so Canyon group campsites and breakfast. No host/camping far away can still affect us here on earth. certification required. Bring your own picnic dinner. Star Party Patch included.
TROOP & INDIVIDUAL GIRL EXPERIENCES • 21 SURVIVOR ★ TOON IN: ILLUSTRATE AND CREATE
Do you have what it takes to be the next Survivor? Join us Spend the day at the Walt Disney Family Museum and and find out! On Friday you’ll learn about the challenges accomplish three of the five steps toward earning a and start your strategic plotting. Then the real fun begins Drawing Badge. In the galleries, you’ll learn how important on Saturday—compete in mental and physical immunity drawing was for the early animated Disney films. Next, challenges, use your earned points to purchase sleeping and visit the learning center and experiment with different shelter supplies, and win meals through reward challenges. materials to practice visual effects like stippling, cross- The stakes are high, the game is real—this is an event you hatching, and smudging. Finally, you’ll make your own don’t want to miss! concept art, backgrounds, and cartoon characters and Please Note: Teams consist of eight to ten girls, troops may showcase your work! be combined as needed. Please Note: Completes 3 steps of Drawing Badge.
TECH DETECTIVE AT THE WATERWORKS 2018 TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION
End your summer with a splash as the Girl Scouts take over Do you have what it takes to become a tech detective? Waterworks Park in Redding for a massive sleepover. Kick Sharpen your observation skills with challenging brain up your adrenaline on seven intense water slides or take a puzzles, DNA extraction and learn how to obtain and analyze relaxing spin around the Lazy Lagoon. Then dance the night crime scene fingerprints. This is a great step as you work away with our DJ and sleep under the stars! Breakfast and toward your Detective Badge. lunch on Sunday are provided for overnighters, and Sunday Please Note: Steps 1, 3, and 4 of the Detective Badge lunch is provided if you just come for the day! Bonus: every will be completed. girl will receive a fun patch! Please Note: Sunday only at 9:30AM. No tagalongs. TEENS TAKE OVER Saturday check-in will be in order of date of registration. Every girl receives a participation patch.
At Teens Take Over girls know what they want and step up ★ WONDERS OF WATER: KEEPER CAPER to take charge! With supportive adults and friends by your side, you’ll create a huge event for fellow Girl Scouts to attend. Each meeting is a new adventure as you plan and Discover the mystifying properties of water during this execute the next big thing. twilight tour of the San Francisco Zoo. You’ll explore all kinds Please Note: Meeting dates: San Jose and Chico - 9/5/17, of animal exhibits and investigate how water is crucial to 10/3/17, 11/7/17, 12/5/17, 1/9/18, 2/6/18, 3/6/18, 4/3/18, 5/1/18; each animal’s ecosystem. You’ll see the animals in a brand San Bruno - 9/21/17, 10/19/17, 11/16/17, 1/18/18, 2/15/18, new light and learn about the powers of water! 3/15/18, 4/19/18, 5/17/18. Service to Girl Scouting Bar earned Please Note: Animal encounter, zoo admission, zoo and provided. patches, and parking are included.
★ THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
Learn from the best and the brightest with the Santa Rosa Gold Award Committee and previous Gold and Silver award recipients. You’ll learn all the tricks of the trade and understand the steps they took to earn the money to support their projects and travel goals! If you have Creative. Thinks outside questions about awards, travel, and money-earning—this is the box. Always looking for the place to be! a new approach. Visionary. Uses resources wisely. Original. Do-it-yourselfer. Experimenter. 22 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 A Uniquely San Francisco Nutcracker. DEC 13 – 30, 2017 // © Erik Tomasson Nutcracker Ishihara in Tomasson’s Koto
TAKE YOUR TROOP TO SAN FRANCISCO BALLET AND SAVE
Discounted group prices start at $30. GIRL SCOUT PATCH PERFORMANCES For more info, visit sfballet.org/girlscouts. Purchase 10+ tickets on Patch Performance dates (see below) to receive 20% off and a free patch. For most other performances, you’ll receive 20% off with a minimum purchase of 20+ tickets. Contact Nannette Mickle Wed, Dec 13 at 7 pm Wed, Dec 27 at 7 pm Group Sales Representative Thu, Dec 14 at 7 pm Sat, Dec 30 at 11 am Sun, Dec 17 at 7 pm EMAIL [email protected] CALL 415 865 6785 Check back in October for Girl Scout discounts for the 2018 Repertory Season, The Sleeping Beauty and Unbound: A Festival of New Works.
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Hands-on programs for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors that feature:
• Exploring real airplanes and helicopters • Building and flying model aircraft • Realistic flight simulation • Discovering achievements of female aviators • Earning a special fun patch!
Enroll now for a high-flying adventure! Hiller Aviation Museum 601 Skyway Rd • San Carlos 650.654.0200 • www.hiller.org
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28 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 COOKIE SALE 2018 600+ EVENT
Make a Splash! Sell 600 boxes and earn a day at the water park!
Join us June 9th at Raging Waters San Jose or June 16th at Roseville Sunsplash for a day of swimming, water slides, and fun in the sun! Enjoy free admission to the water park and a BBQ lunch—with all the fixings—in a private picnic area just for you and your Girl Scout friends! Congratulations to all of our 2017 Girl Scout Cookie 1000+ Box Sellers! Addison H. Mikayla C. Caliana R. Brooklynn P. Kaitlyn E. Madeline G. Santa Rosa, 1000 San Francisco, 1000 San Jose, 1005 Vacaville, 1042 San Jose, 1250 San Jose, 1268 Alexandra R. Nicole G. Mackenzie D. Elizabeth M. Lexy O. Addison H. Daly City, 1000 San Jose, 1000 Fairfield, 1005 Redwood City, 1051 Redding, 1250 Livermore, 1269 Anais R. Nicole L. Erin M. Amy D. Lindsey D. Shanti V. San Bruno, 1000 American Canyon, 1000 Palo Cedro, 1006 Menlo Park, 1062 Alameda, 1250 San Jose, 1270 Anna H. Olivia P. Hannah M. Lucca H. Rhona S. Rose L. San Francisco, 1000 Rohnert Park, 1000 San Jose, 1006 Albany, 1066 San Jose, 1250 San Jose, 1271 Annamaria S. Priscilla I. S. Sloane W. Erisa B. Riley L. Danika J. Hayward, 1000 Pinole, 1000 El Sobrante, 1006 Camp Meeker, 1068 Milpitas, 1250 Redding, 1272 Arianna B. Sabrina K. Tiana F. Madeleine C. Sneha C. Maria C. Milpitas, 1000 San Jose, 1000 San Jose, 1006 San Francisco, 1074 Fremont, 1250 San Jose, 1273 Ashley G. Sara W. Lindsay C. Samantha A. Tara H. Kiley H. Chico, 1000 Morgan Hill, 1000 Walnut Creek, 1007 Cottonwood, 1079 Vacaville, 1250 Santa Rosa, 1276 Ava H. Sarah R. Makenna B. Kathy M. Zoe M. Naya L. Vacaville, 1000 Campbell , 1000 Fairfield, 1007 Antioch, 1085 Redding, 1250 San Jose, 1276 Calliope M. Shaeleigh M. Jillian K. Sandra D. Jessica R. Adri C. Oakland, 1000 San Francisco, 1000 San Jose, 1009 San Leandro, 1088 Orland, 1251 San Martin, 1285 Charlize L. Sierra M. Robin S. Jillian Charlotte P. Melanie V. Kaylee L. Santa Rosa, 1000 Willits, 1000 Redding, 1009 Livermore, 1091 San Jose, 1251 Santa Rosa, 1285 Christina P. Sofia H. Amelia C. Abigail B. Mikayla B. Cristen P. Redding, 1000 Rodeo, 1000 Castro Valley, 1010 Oakland, 1093 El Cerrito, 1251 Eureka, 1286 Elizabeth D. Taylor B. Genevieve M. Abigail D. Millie P. Hailey P. Vacaville, 1000 Fremont, 1000 San Francisco, 1012 Morgan Hill, 1095 Alameda, 1251 Morgan Hill, 1286 Emily Z. Taylor S. Courtney B. Julianna K. Karina G. Maegan C. San Jose, 1000 Santa Rosa, 1000 San Jose, 1014 Brentwood, 1103 Redwood City, 1252 San Lorenzo, 1288 Emma F. Wendy S. Gretchen H. Danielle L., Makayla M. Madison B. Shingletown, 1000 Palo Alto, 1000 Cotati, 1015 San Francisco, 1107 Vallejo, 1252 Richmond, 1293 Gianna B. Aubrey S. Mccovey B. Sadie S. Marley C. Kaitlyn F. Brentwood, 1000 Vacaville, 1001 San Jose, 1015 San Francisco, 1107 Redding, 1252 Shingletown, 1320 Hannah J. Danielle E. Ava V. Dakota R. Maggie G. Loretta M. Benicia, 1000 Vacaville, 1001 Fairfield, 1017 San Jose, 1136 Petaluma, 1253 Rohnert Park, 1330 Isabelle G. Emilia E. Gwen C. Lela D. Thalia M. Gracie F. Fairfield, 1000 Pacifica, 1001 San Jose, 1017 Rohnert Park, 1139 Novato, 1253 San Jose, 1365 Jewel B. Jamielynn G. Grace M. Melina F. Isabella G. Mallika J. Whitmore, 1000 Ukiah, 1001 Concord, 1018 San Jose, 1218 Campbell 1254 San Jose, 1376 Josalyn H. Joely W. Kelsie B. Annika N. Maranda A. Vanessa C. San Francisco, 1000 Livermore, 1001 Cottonwood, 1018 Concord, 1250 Santa Rosa, 1254 Cupertino, 1391 Julia W. Kimberly E. Adora N. Anya D. Ellie W. Alexandria G. San Jose, 1000 San Jose, 1001 Oakland, 1019 San Jose, 1250 San Jose, 1255 Concord, 1407 Katarina D. Natalie E. Kassidy L. Aubrey R. Elizabeth R. Abby C. Pacifica, 1000 Vacaville, 1001 Milpitas, 1019 Redding, 1250 San Jose, 1256 Vacaville, 1418 Kelly G. Samantha Lynn A. Devon M. Ava H. Brooklyn T. Sophia D. San Francisco, 1000 Vacaville, 1001 Piedmont , 1021 San Francisco, 1250 Pittsburg, 1258 Morgan Hill, 1420 Lauren S. Zorianna M. Macy M. Carly S. Fiona M. Abby G. Pleasanton, 1000 San Francisco, 1001 Morgan Hill, 1025 Vacaville, 1250 Moraga, 1258 Redding, 1500 Liberty M. Adriana C. Isabella G. Cassara G. Abigail M. Alexis T. Oakland, 1000 Vacaville, 1002 Palo Alto, 1026 Oakland, 1250 Redding, 1259 Anderson, 1500 Lillian P. Madisyn R. Addison G. Cheyenne R. Belle L. Amaya M. San Francisco, 1000 Concord, 1002 Pacifica, 1033 Yreka, 1250 Pleasant Hill, 1262 San Bruno, 1500 Lily B. Veronica J. Hazel P. Claire P. Jessica W. Amelie N. San Francisco, 1000 Oakland, 1002 Alameda, 1033 Shasta Lake, 1250 San Jose, 1262 San Francisco, 1500 Lucy B. Sierra S. Katelynn H. Courtney L. Charlotte S. Angelina B. San Francisco, 1000 Santa Rosa, 1003 San Mateo, 1034 San Francisco, 1250 Oakley, 1263 Milpitas, 1500 Madison T. Samantha T. Thalia W. Hailey D. Marley H. Audrey D. Clayton, 1000 San Francisco, 1004 San Francisco, 1039 Cottonwood, 1250 San Jose, 1265 Brentwood, 1500 Margaret B., San Shyla B. Sarah L. Hope C. Pavhi E. Brianna H. Francisco, 1000 Willits, 1004 San Ramon, 1041 Eureka, 1250 San Jose, 1266 Richmond, 1500 30 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 Cassie F. Natalie C. Mackenzie S. Sarah Q. Adrianna W. Katrina A. San Jose, 1500 Vallejo, 1500 Talmage, 1510 Vacaville, 1565 Kelseyville, 2000 Santa Rosa, 2178 Erin M. Natalie P. Raquel A. Angelina S. Ameyali H. Madelyn F. Hercules, 1500 Brentwood, 1500 San Jose, 1513 San Francisco, 1571 Oakland, 2000 Alameda, 2197 Faith P. Rachel S. Lily R. Ava F. Charlene C. Annie D. San Francisco, 1500 Los Gatos, 1500 Arcata, 1514 Santa Rosa, 1571 Clearlake, 2000 San Jose, 2500 Genevieve B. Savanna C. Lauren W. Madison H. Ella C. June M. Fremont, 1500 San Francisco, 1500 San Francisco, 1515 San Jose, 1581 Santa Rosa, 2000 Concord, 2500 Ingrid R. Anneke N. Trinity S. Cayman S. Gwendolyn M. Lexie S. San Francisco, 1500 San Jose, 1501 Morgan Hill, 1516 San Rafael, 1591 Vacaville, 2000 Santa Rosa, 2500 Ireland R. Samantha S. Taylore D. Abigail W. Makayla S. Amelia M. Ukiah, 1500 Pacifica, 1501 S. San Francisco, 1517 San Jose, 1615 Redding, 2000 San Mateo, 2503 Jenna W. Alexa N. Kaitlyn H. Hannia R. Snowy J. Samantha G. Clearlake, 1500 Orinda, 1502 Vallejo, 1518 Hayward, 1621 San Francisco, 2000 San Rafael, 2570 Jolie U. Kaylie N. Jiyu G. Angela S. Yen Wen Jasmine H. Josephine T. Dublin, 1500 Orinda, 1502 San Jose, 1520 El Granada, 1636 San Francisco, 2000 Napa, 2641 Julia V. Kierstin W. Carmelle B. Victoria P. Destiny N. Isabella P. Livermore, 1500 San Jose, 1502 San Francisco, 1525 San Jose, 1662 Morgan Hill, 2002 San Francisco, 3000 Juliette S. Mia S Heidi G. Valerie T. Elizabeth J. Hailey C. Oakland, 1500 San Jose, 1502 Napa, 1529 San Jose, 1690 Pacifica, 2006 Vacaville, 3001 Kaitlyn Joyce C. Cassandra R. Jennifer A. Eva L. Jacqueline H. Destiny O. Suisun City, 1500 El Granada, 1503 San Pablo, 1529 San Ramon, 1704 Orinda, 2010 San Lorenzo, 3020 Katianna A. Jenna Y. Kathryn C. Lucy R. Ryhan G. Eliza O. Santa Rosa, 1500 San Jose, 1503 Ferndale, 1532 San Francisco, 1704 Rohnert Park, 2015 Richmond, 3485 Kaylee C. Alyson W. Kaylin H. Amber K. Katelyn S. Francesca D. Pleasanton, 1500 San Francisco, 1504 San Pablo, 1537 Daly City, 1723 Livermore, 2027 San Jose, 3500 Kennedi W. Grace E. Rian H. Caroline B. Elizabeth S. Lydia T. Castro Valley, 1500 Napa, 1504 Morgan Hill, 1541 Brentwood, 1786 Fortuna, 2034 San Francisco, 3925 Makenna B. Sienna T. Kiyoko W. Abigail L. Freya S. Allura A. Vacaville, 1500 San Jose, 1508 Mill Valley, 1549 San Ramon, 1787 Santa Cruz, 2076 Walnut Creek, 4018 Nakyla S. Lillian M. Maya V. Teaghan G. Penelope F. Melanie G. Nelson, 1500 San Jose, 1510 San Jose, 1561 San Jose, 1851 Alameda, 2130 Menlo Park, 8612 From the 2017 Top Seller - 8,612 Boxes Would you rather buy a box of cookies or a box of hopes and dreams? Everyone who I sold cookies to said hopes and dreams. These are my dreams to sell tons of Girl Scout cookies and do business plans etc., and opportunities for other Girl Scout to learn leadership skills while selling cookies. I set goals, made a business plan and worked hard to achieve these goals. I have been a Girl Scout for the past three years. In past years, I have always gone way above my goal. Most people would call this a success, but I felt I could do better and it was not enough. So this year, I was going to aim even higher. I set my goal at 10,000 boxes. Well, 10,000 boxes in only a month or less may seem ridiculous to you, and it did to other people as well. But, it did not seem crazy to me, so I went for it. Although I did not reach my goal, I sold 8,612 boxes. I am glad that I set the goal of 10,000 boxes. By setting high standards, I achieved less than I dreamed but more than I ever imagined. Although people said I couldn’t reach my goal or come anywhere close, I wanted to make myself proud by going higher than people’s expectations. I would sit down, hour after hour on sick days, before debate class, and after rehearsals to write emails and call my friends and family. Most of my sales came from online sales. When I first heard about online sales in 2nd grade, my Girl Scout leader said it would be a little challenging for us, and we might want to hold off until next year. But I came home not knowing whether or not to try online sales for my first year of Girl Scout cookie selling. I was tired from thinking about all that hard work. When I told my mom that night about online sales she said, “No, you’ll do it, because hard work and time accomplishes goals.” Effort takes struggle, hard work and time. My advice to all Brownies and Girl Scouts is to think about what would they want to buy and how they can sell it. That way, they can have fun and develop business, sales, and leadership skills. Les Brown says, “Failure does not come in aiming too high and missing it; it comes in shooting too low and making it.” Thank you and Good Night! -Melanie G. GIRL SCOUT COOKIE 2017 TOP SELLERS • 31 Everyone knows we sell cookies in the winter . . .
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34 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 ADULT & GIRL EXPERIENCES
Side-by-side skill building experiences specifically designed for both girls and adults to explore together
BE AN EXTRAORDINARY TROOP BOTHIN BRIDGING BASH: DAISIES!
Take your troop management to the next level! At this event, Congratulations Daisies! Come bridge under the beautiful adults and girls will work side by side to learn the “patrol trees and bright stars at Camp Bothin! There will be all kinds system”—a technique for organizing meetings, structuring of activities and adventures as you take the first of many leadership and accomplishing goals. Girls and leaders, you’ll steps toward earning Brownie badges. The evening will be be amazed at what you can achieve when positive systems filled with songs and skits around the campfire, and in are learned and implemented. the morning, Brownies will be there to welcome you over the bridge! BOTHIN BRIDGING BASH: BROWNIES! Please Note: Maximum of one adult per girl participant. participants must attend the entire weekend; leaving early or arriving late disrupts the program. Congratulations Brownies! Come bridge under the beautiful trees and bright stars at Camp Bothin! There will be all kinds BOTHIN BRIDGING BUDDIES of activities and adventures as you take the first of many steps toward earning Junior badges. You'll start the day by welcoming Daisies across the bridge, the evening will be Calling all older Girl Scouts! Spend a weekend at Camp filled with songs and skits around the campfire, and in the Bothin and put your leadership skills to work! You’ll help morning, you'll bridge to Juniors! make the Bothin Bridging Bash a success by planning and Please Note: Maximum of one adult per girl participant. leading two evening campfires and facilitating a younger participants must attend the entire weekend; leaving early girl activity. And don’t worry, there will still be plenty of or arriving late disrupts the program. time to relax, play games, and hang out under the trees at Camp Bothin!
ADULT & GIRL EXPERIENCES • 35 CAMP WORK PARTIES ENGINEERING FUN DAY AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
Get your hands dirty and show your favorite camp some love! Help us keep our camps in great shape with painting Interested in engineering and technology? Give it the old projects, trail improvement, and general maintenance. college try! Spend the day at Santa Clara University doing No experience required—just a can-do attitude! All girls hands-on activities with female student experts. Adults can (brownie and older), troops, families, friends, and adults register to hear a panel of female engineers offering advice are welcome. Lunch is provided, and at select camps, for sustaining girls’ interest in STEM. Adults and girls will join there’s free camping the night before. You’ll earn a unique forces in the afternoon for activities that put their newfound patch and an unbeatable feeling of knowing you made knowledge to the test! a difference! Please Note: Bring a lunch. Fun patch and snacks provided. Please Note: Work Party Patch provided. ENGINEERING FUN DAY AT U.C. BERKELEY ★ CAN YOU RELATE? Interested in engineering and technology? Give it the old There's nothing stronger than a friendship, but navigating college try! Spend the day at UC Berkeley doing hands-on the ups and downs isn't always easy. Led by award-winning activities with female student experts. Adults can register author Annie Fox, this powerful workshop emboldens girls to hear a panel of female engineers offering advice for to build positive friendships and guides parents through sustaining girls’ interest in STEM. Adults and girls will join the most effective support strategies. forces in the afternoon for activities that put their newfound knowledge to the test. ★ CITIZEN SCIENCE: PLANTS! Please Note: Bring a lunch. Fun patch and snacks provided.
It’s time for some outdoor science exploration! Spend the EXPLORE AND MORE day exploring the banks of the San Francisquito Creek and restoring its native plants and habitat. You’ll learn about Get outdoors and continue building your outdoor skills and local flora and fauna and your work will help the area thrive. confidence! Ready to take your outdoor skills to the next level? Join us for a day of outdoor fun to learn wilderness CANOES IN SLOUGHS techniques like shelter building, rainy-day fires, wilderness first aid, “Leave No Trace,” and how to bake cookies in a box oven! Troop leaders, learn some easy tips to continue Older Girl Scouts and troops, join us as we team up with outdoor experiences with your girls throughout the year. the Marine Science Institute for a fun-filled day of paddling, Steps from the Junior Camper, Junior Eco Camper, and ruddering, and canoeing the waters of the San Francisco Bay! Cadette Primitive Camper will be completed. Practice your canoe skills, explore the local ecosystems, and learn about the current environmental threats to the Bay. ★ GAL AND ME ADVENTURE WEEKEND DISCOVEREE Older girls, bring your favorite female adult to a girls-only weekend of adventure! Climb to new heights on the ropes Ready to spice up your Girl Scout leadership? Join us at course, hone your precision on the archery range, and Discoveree—a one-day event focused on how you can cook meals over an open campfire complete with skits and help your girls thrive. You’ll meet other Girl Scout leaders songs! Sleep in open air cabins and platform tents among and enthusiasts, and together, learn engaging new crafts, the trees. outdoor skills, positive youth development techniques, and everything in between! And Discoveree isn’t just for adults— Please Note: Participants must attend the entire weekend; Girl Scouts in grades 9-12 can participate in workshops about leaving early or arriving late disrupts the program. destinations, Go for the Gold, College Admission Planning, and more.
36 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 GIRLS FRIENDSHIP WITHOUT THE DRAMA OLDER GIRL CPR AND FIRST AID CERTIFICATION
There's nothing stronger than a friendship, but navigating the ups and downs isn't always easy. Led by award-winning In an emergency situation, be ready to step into action! author Annie Fox, this powerful workshop emboldens girls This course will teach you the best responses to life- to build positive friendships and guides parents through the threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and most effective support strategies. choking. You’ll also learn to recognize the warning signs of stroke and breathing difficulty. There’s nothing safer GO DAISY than being prepared. SILVER AWARD WEBINAR A full day of outdoor Daisy excitement awaits! Learn the basics of knot tying, environmental care, first aid, and urban hiking! This is a great first step for any Daisy looking With this webinar, girls and adults can learn everything to develop outdoor skills and a sense of confidence. there is to know about earning the Girl Scout Silver Award. Leaders will come away with tips and tricks for planning Whether you’re on the go or in the comfort of your home, outdoor activities, and girls will complete steps for the you’ll connect with experts and come away with all the info Daisy Buddy Camper Badge, Clover, and Rosie Petals. you need to get started on your Silver Award. Let’s get outside together! Please Note: This Silver Award Webinar is an official Girl Scouts of Northern California Silver Award Online Training. GOLD AWARD WEBINAR S’MORES AND MORE
Ready to go for the gold? Lucky for you, learning about the Gold Award process is easier than ever. This webinar Ready to become an outdoor skills virtuoso? Then join us for will connect you with experts and teach you everything a day of camp craft skills! You’ll work on knot tying, lashing, you need to know about earning the highest award in Girl fire building, orienteering, and outdoor safety. Troop Scouting—and you don’t even have to get off the couch! leaders will come away with tips for continuing the outdoor Please Note: This Gold Award Webinar is an official Girl adventures all year long, and steps from the Brownie Cabin Scouts of Northern California Gold Award Online Training. Camper, Brownie Outdoor Adventure, and Junior Camper Badges will be completed. IT’S A MONEY THING ★ STEM CAREER DAY AT THE BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING It’s never too early to start learning about money. In this useful interactive workshop with Morgan Stanley financial expert, Sara O. Farner, you’ll learn steps to become Talk to real scientists and researchers at the Buck Institute financially savvy and take control of your financial future. and join the specialized workshops where you can explore We promise, there’s nothing boring about financial topics in biology, bioenergetics, mass spectrometry, independence! neuroscience and stem cell science. And the day doesn’t stop there! Lunchtime will include a STEM career fair and ★ LAUNCH TO COLLEGE adults can partake in a panel discussion with researchers and industry professionals. Don’t miss this unique opportunity! Are you ready for college application season? We can help Please Note: Fun patch, lunch, and snacks are included. you get there! College counselor Jennifer Williams Taylor Girls will be able to pre-select two workshops. will lead a discussion on “The Building Blocks of Applying to College.” This is a great opportunity for girls and adults to work together to craft a plan for that next exciting phase of life!
ADULT & GIRL EXPERIENCES • 37 FAMILY EXPERIENCES
Action packed adventure and unique experiences for the whole family
ANGEL ISLAND ADVENTURE ★ BUILD IT! FAMILY FESTIVAL
See the Bay Area's most unique location through the lens You’re invited to the Lawrence Hall of Science Build It of your camera! Pack your camera, a picnic lunch, and festival! Channel your inner architect and engineer and your photographer’s eye for this Angel Island scavenger practice your design, problem-solving, and spatial skills hunt! Once you’ve hiked as much of the island as you can, by constructing everything from tessellations to bridges! celebrate your success with a group snack before heading We’ll bring the materials, you bring the creativity! Museum home. This adventure will fulfill steps 1 and 2 of the Digital admission and 3D movie experience also included. Photographer badge. Please Note: Price includes admission to the museum Please Note: Ferry ticket included in price; bring picnic and a 3D movie showing. LHS patch provided. lunch; tag-alongs must be at least as old as the participating Girl Scouts (grades 4+). CRAFTAPALOOZA BROWNIE HOME SCIENTIST AT TURTLE BAY Girl Scouts, family, friends, and fans—join us the first weekend of December for Craftapalooza (previously known as Winterfest)! This one day only youth craft fair is like What kind of science is hiding in your home? Join us and Pinterest come to life with over 180 shopping and activity find out! Whether it’s density or static electricity, science is booths! Play games, create your own take-home crafts, and happening in your home all the time. And in this workshop, shop for handmade holiday gifts all under one roof! you’ll learn how to spot the science at work, and safely experiment in your own household. Please Note: The badges each level can earn at the event: Clover and Tula for Daisies, Bugs and Inventor for Brownies, Please Note: Participation patch and park admission are Entertainment Technology and Flowers for Juniors, Outdoor included. Art Apprentice and Engineering in Action for Cadettes. Badges not included, but will be sold on site 38 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 DESTINATIONS FALL SHOWCASE PENGUINS+PAJAMAS SLEEPOVER AT CAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Discover the adventure and wonder of travel from girls who have participated in destinations both local and exotic! You Experience your own night at the museum! Explore the will learn about the travel opportunities available to you exhibits after-hours as you discover the deepest depths of as a Girl Scout, get insider tips on how to help fund your the oceans, travel to the tops of rainforests, blast off into travels and more! It’s time to discover where in the world Girl outer space at your own private planetarium show, and Scouts can take you next. then settle in for stories and a snack of milk and cookies. Please Note: destinations travel starts at 11 years old. Please Note: Girls must be accompanied by a chaperone who is 25 or older. One adult chaperone is required for FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY every group of up to 5 children. Adults cannot attend unless there is a child in their party.
Round up the whole family for a day of camp adventures. RED CARPET FILM EVENT Test your courage on the high ropes course, your precision on the archery range, and your s’more making skills around Calling all Girl Scout entertainment moguls! This is your the campfire. Best part? You’ll do it all together! chance to produce, direct, and star in your own movie Please Note: All participants must be in 4th grade or above, masterpiece. Then indulge in the VIP lifestyle as you ride a no younger children may tag along. limo to the theater where paparazzi and fans are all waiting to see you and your film. And for the grand finale, you’ll ★ GIRL SCOUT DAY AT STANFORD accept your award in front of all your friends. Start planning now, this year’s theme is based around St Patrick’s Day: FAMILY EXPERIENCES luck, green, rainbows, and gold! Expose your troops to incredible Stanford student- Please Note: Video submissions due March 2, 2018. One athlete role models and enjoy some of the best collegiate submission per troop. Fees include participation patch, competition at Girl Scout Day on The Farm. Join us when awards for each troop, and theatre food at event. Stanford Football takes on Bay Area rival Cal and enjoy all the associated festivities, including an exclusive Girl Scout- ★ SCHULZ MUSEUM: MUD PIES only pregame student-athlete panel and a commemorative & JELLY BEANS patch. Be on the lookout for a Stanford Women's Basketball game later in the school year! For more information, visit www.gostanford.com/GIRLSCOUT. What better way to get started on your Girl Scout Please Note: Commemorative patch included. Cooking badges than experimenting in the kitchen with a professional? Work with local culinary experts, learn about healthy eating, and make your own variety of snacks! Plus, GOLDEN GATE PARK SECRET ADVENTURE you’ll complete your day with some ice skating at Snoopy’s Home Ice rink! See if you can you find the secret clues hiding all over Please Note: Schulz Museum fun patch provided. Golden Gate Park! Spend the afternoon as an urban detective testing out your investigative skills and problem- SCHULZ MUSEUM: solving abilities! This is a perfect event for troops and SNOOPY AND FRIENDS families, with laughs and challenges to be had for all ages.
INTRO PATCH DAY Spend the day with Snoopy and his live animal friends at the Schulz Museum! You’ll meet companion dogs, rescue AT TURTLE BAY dogs, and even some wild animals! You’ll also get the chance to build an animal home and make a toy for pets, all in support of the Girl Scout Animals badge. Daisies will start How much do you really know about the state you live in? on their 3 Cheers for Animals Journey, Brownies will work At Turtle Bay Exploration Park, you’ll take a self-guided tour on their Pets badge requirements, Juniors will work toward and learn about the environment and indigenous people their Animal Habitats Badge, and Cadettes will work on their of Northern California. Walking through historic recreations Animal Helpers Badge. Then round out the day with some and experimenting with old-fashioned scientific equipment ice skating spins at Snoopy’s Home Ice Rink! are all part of the good times! Please Note: You must check in between 10-11AM. Schulz Please Note: Participation patch and park admission Museum fun patch provided. are included.
FAMILY EXPERIENCES • 39 ADULT EXPERIENCES THE NUTCRACKER WITH THE TRICK-OR-TREAT AT CALIFORNIA'S SAN JOSE DANCE THEATER GREAT AMERICA
Celebrate 52 years of winter magic with the San Jose Buckle up for a day of family fun at Great America! You’ll Dance Theatre’s full-length live orchestra production of The join Snoopy and the gang for a family-friendly Halloween Nutcracker, complete with sugar plum candy. And don’t miss adventure. Join the costume parade, go on a scavenger the 14th Annual Girl Scout Backstage Tour, led by Girl Scouts, hunt, and create some scary arts and crafts! Not to alumnae, and volunteers, where you’ll see all the props, mention the full park pass that’s included with this event! costumes, and shoes up close and watch how the stage Please Note: Participation patch and park admission crew’s skill and artistry make this show one for the ages! are included. Please Note: The Girl Scout behind the scenes workshop is between 35-45 minutes long. Guests will have a break USS HORNET NIGHT OPS before the curtain goes up at 2:00 PM for matinee STEM OVERNIGHTER performances and 7:30 PM for evening performances. Fun patch provided. There’s a WWII engineering marvel right here in Alameda! THRILLBUILDERS AT CALIFORNIA'S Climb aboard the USS Hornet and spend the night GREAT AMERICA exploring the retired aircraft carrier. There’ll be science stations and demonstrations from the Hornet’s STEM Team to illustrate the science and mechanics that go Thrill seekers! Come and experience the laws of physics into the ship! in motion and see how math and science play into the Please Note: Price includes dinner and breakfast in amusement park excitement. Engineering students and the crew's mess hall and sleeping in restored berthing professionals will assist youth teams in a human cardboard compartments. boat competition at Boomerang Bay! Please Note: Participation patch and park admission are included. TREES OF MYSTERY
Celebrate Earth Day at the spectacular Trees of Mystery in Klamath, CA! You’ll take part in the Trees of Mystery Not afraid to try new Trail Exploration scavenger hunt, ride the gondola through the redwood tree canopy, and complete the Trees of things. Courageous. Strong. Mystery patch program. You’ll also have the opportunity Breaks the mold. Steps to tour the Native American Museum and engage in Earth Day celebrations provided by the Soroptimists up. Discoverer. Pioneer. of Humboldt County. Embraces the unfamiliar.
40 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 ADULT EXPERIENCES Opportunities for parents, leaders, and other volunteers to share and learn as they support girls ★ CRAFTAPALOOZA BOOTH ★ GIRL SCOUTING MADE EASY ORIENTATION WEBINAR
Are you new to Girl Scout leadership? Not a problem! This First time at the craft fair? Never fear, our webinar is here! workshop will teach you everything you need to know about We’ll provide you with the tips and tricks to successfully running meetings, planning activities, and all the other ins- prepare for this event. From product development to and-outs of leading a troop! marketing know-how, you’ll learn all that you need to know Please Note: Adults need to be leaders of Daisy to help your troop sell their handmade products! or Brownie troop. Please Note: This is an additional resource, but is not required to sign up for a Craftapalooza Sales Booth. ★ HOT TAMALES
DISCOVEREE It’s tamale time! Troop leaders and parents, learn to make fresh masa and tamales while exploring the history and Ready to spice up your Girl Scout leadership? Join us at traditions of this special dish. Best of all, this is the perfect Discoveree—a one-day event focused on how you can help space for sharing ideas around inclusivity and making your girls thrive. You’ll meet other Girl Scout leaders and all Girl Scouts feel welcome. You’ll taste and take home enthusiasts, and together, learn engaging new crafts, outdoor delicious tamales and walk away with a recipe you can lead skills, positive youth development techniques, and everything with your girls. in between! TROOP CAMPING CERTIFICATION FALL FESTIVAL Is your troop ready to hit the outdoors? If they're itching Adults, are you ready to feel like a Girl Scout again? At Fall for a camping trip, then this is the class for you. You'll Festival, you’ll dig into new crafts, games, songs, and skills! come away with new outdoor skills, strategies for staying You can even earn your certifications in troop camping, first organized and safe, and peace of mind knowing that your aid, and extended travel. Come for just the day, or channel girls are in skilled, capable hands. your inner camper and spend the night after some good Please Note: This course is required of at least one adult old-fashioned campfire merriment. You’ll have a blast and a before taking your troop camping. brand new arsenal of activities to take back to your troop— a Girl Scout win-win! Please Note: Participation patch included. 41 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 ADULT EXPERIENCES • 41 AWARDS & MENTORING
Teen Mentors are Running the Show!
Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors—you have the opportunity to mentor younger Girl Scouts. What’s in it for you? • Gain experience by sharing skills you’ve learned • Put your knowledge to work • Try on team and leadership roles to discover your best self
Leadership in Action and Program Aide Awards (6th–8th grade) Help younger Girl Scouts by sharing your skills, passion, and experience! Program Aide Training is available in your community.
Counselor-In-Training, CIT2, and Wrangler-In-Training (9th grade & up) Mentor younger girls in a camp setting as you build skills toward becoming an awesome camp counselor.
Volunteer in Training (9th grade & up) Mentor a Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, Junior, or Cadette group outside of a camp setting. Take a troop or group of younger girls through a Journey or Take Action project using your passion and expertise.
To learn more about mentoring, please visit www.gsnorcal.org
42 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 Girls are Go-Getters, Gold Award Innovators, Risk-takers, (9th–12th grade) Big Problem: California was going through an exceptional and Leaders! drought and even as it recovers, it will eventually go into drought again. When in a drought situation, water The Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards are amazing conservation and protecting the aquifers is key to survival. opportunities for girls to put their ideas to work. Not only do they hone their skills while working on Girl Scouts highest Big Idea: Create a simple, inexpensive, and replicable water honors, the awards experiences open doors to internships, monitor device for farmers and gardeners to adequately partnerships, schools, and more. The possibilities are endless. water crops and conserve water. See what other girls have already done . . . California farmers produce two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts and over a third of the country’s vegetables. Their Bronze Award success and survival during drought conditions is essential (4th–5th grade) to the US market. As the conditions in California progressed over the years from abnormally dry to exceptional drought, Big Problem: The local community is dark with few existing water sources were taxed and vital aquifers were streetlights to illuminate pedestrians, making it dangerous for tapped. An Ambassador Girl Scout took action by developing drivers and people walking after dark. an inexpensive water sensor. This sensor, which is placed Big Idea: Create higher visibility of pedestrians at night. in the soil, connects to a reader which tells the farmers exactly how much moisture is in the soil and helps decide Through a product design process and prototype testing, how much water should be given to the crops. She applied Junior Girl Scouts created a “Safe-T-Bow”, a reflective clip for a patent that would allow anyone to use her device but on bow; and a “Flash Band”, a reflective arm or leg band. AWARDS & MENTORING not allow anyone to market and sell it. This would make it Both designs created high visibility as they reflected car possible for farmers anywhere facing drought conditions to headlights. They hosted a booth at a local festival to educate easily produce and use the water sensor to conserve water. people on how to walk more safely at night and handed out Safe-T-Bows and Flash Bands to residents. Big Result: The water sensor was successful in reducing water consumption by 25% in farms where they were Big result: Pedestrians are safer and easier to spot. used. The sensor was introduced to the world on the global platform of Oracle Open World Tech Summit. Silver Award (6th–8th grade) Big Problem: Over 500,000,000 plastic straws are used in the United States each day. These are one-use items that are thrown away and become plastic pollution. Big Idea: Convince local restaurants to only give out straws upon request. Plastic is in every part of the ocean, threatening marine wildlife and our own health. Disposable plastic straws and Confident. Knows stirrers are among the top 10 marine plastic debris found during coastal clean ups. Cadette Girl Scouts took action how to get the job to reduce the plastic straw pollution in our environment. done. Responsible. By creating a campaign presentation and taking it to local restaurant owners, the Cadettes were able to convince four Committed to making restaurants to change their policies. the world a better place. Big Result: Reduced amount of plastic straws thrown away Empathetic. Advocate. in their local community that would eventually end up in the water systems. Empowers others.
To learn more about earning the Highest Awards, please visit www.gsnorcal.org
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Girls Friendship Without the Drama ...... pg 37 Daisy Going Green...... pg 17 Aerial Innovation...... pg 12 Golden Gate Park Secret Adventure ...... pg 39 Bothin Bridging Bash: Daisies!...... pg 35 Headlands Nightlife...... pg 17 Broomballin'...... pg 14 Home Scientist at the Tech Museum of Innovation...... pg 17 Build It! Family Festival...... pg 38 Imagineering at the Disney Museum...... pg 17 Citizen Science: Plants!...... pg 36 In the Mud - Shoreside...... pg 17 Craftapalooza...... pg 38 In the Mud - Tidepool...... pg 17 Daisy Heroes of the Marine Mammal Center...... pg 15 Innovation Challenge...... pg 18 Garden Party at the SF Zoo...... pg 16 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Girl Scout Day at Stanford ...... pg 39 Intro to Film Making with Digital Media Academy...... pg 17 Girl Scouts at the Races...... pg 17 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Go Daisy ...... pg 37 Monarch Butterfly Walk...... pg 19 Golden Gate Park Secret Adventure ...... pg 39 Navigate the Night Hike ...... pg 19 In the Mud - Shoreside...... pg 17 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . pg 39 In the Mud - Tidepool...... pg 17 Playground Scientist at the SF Zoo ...... pg 20 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 39 Monarch Butterfly Walk...... pg 19 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 39 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . pg 39 Scientists Unite...... pg 20 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 S'mores and More...... pg 37 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 39 Star Party at Twin Canyon...... pg 21 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 39 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater ...... pg 40 Sky Daisies at Hiller Aviation Museum ...... pg 20 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater ...... pg 40 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 Wonders of Water: Keeper Caper...... pg 22 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 Junior Brownie AdventureBots! Intro to VEX ...... pg 12 Art & Adventure Sleepover with Snoopy...... pg 13 Adventures in Archery ...... pg 12 Bothin Bridging Bash: Brownies!...... pg 35 Amusement Innovator at the Tech Museum of Innovation . . pg 12 Broomballin'...... pg 14 Angel Island Adventures...... pg 38 Brownie Bugs at Heather Farm...... pg 14 Animal Behavior WildNight...... pg 13 Brownie Flyers at Hiller Aviation Museum ...... pg 13 Booth Makers at Santa Clara University...... pg 13 Brownie Home Scientist at Turtle Bay...... pg 38 Booth Makers at UC Berkeley...... pg 13 Brownie Senses Seals and Slippers...... pg 13 Broomballin'...... pg 14 Bugs and Brownies at Turtle Bay ...... pg 13 Build It! Family Festival...... pg 38 Build It! Family Festival...... pg 38 Call of the Seas: Sailing Investigation ...... pg 15 Camp Work Parties...... pg 36 Camp Work Parties...... pg 36 Chopped Goes Outdoors...... pg 15 Chopped Goes Outdoors...... pg 15 Citizen Scientist: Plants!...... pg 36 Citizen Science: Plants!...... pg 36 Clay Animation...... pg 15 Clay Animation...... pg 15 Craftapalooza...... pg 38 Costa Rica: A Touch of the Tropics...... pg 15 Girl Scout Day at Stanford...... pg 39 Craftapalooza...... pg 38 Girl Scouts at the Races...... pg 17 destinations Fall Showcase...... pg 39
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Earth Day Sleepover...... pg 15 Animation Domination...... pg 13 Engineering Fun Day at Santa Clara University...... pg 36 Babysitting Certification Class ...... pg 13 Engineering Fun Day at U.C. Berkeley...... pg 36 Be an Extraordinary Troop...... pg 35 Explore and More...... pg 36 Beijing Xi'an Shanghai...... pg 12 Family Adventure Day...... pg 39 Bothin Bridging Buddies...... pg 35 Follow the Clues...... pg 16 Broomballin'...... pg 14 Gal and Me Adventure Weekend ...... pg 36 Build a Playhouse...... pg 13 Girl Scout Day at Stanford...... pg 39 Cadette Journey: Breathe at the Hayward Shoreline. . . . . pg 13 Girl Scouts at the Races...... pg 17 Call of the Sea: OceanograpHER...... pg 15 Girls Friendship Without the Drama ...... pg 37 Camp Bothin Adventure Weekend...... pg 15 Golden Gate Bridging ...... pg 17 Camp Work Parties...... pg 36 Golden Gate Park Secret Adventure ...... pg 39 Can Your Relate?...... pg 36 High Ropes Adventure Day ...... pg 17 Canoes in Sloughs...... pg 36 In the Mud - Tidepool...... pg 17 Chopped Goes Outdoors...... pg 15 Innovation Challenge...... pg 18 Citizen Science: Plants!...... pg 36 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Clues in the City...... pg 15 Intro to Film Making with Digital Media Academy...... pg 18 Costa Rica: A Touch of the Tropics...... pg 15 It's a Money Thing...... pg 37 Craftapalooza...... pg 38 Junior Pilots at Hiller Aviation Museum...... pg 18 Craftapalooza Sales Booth...... pg 15 Juniors Animal Habitats Seals and Slippers...... pg 18 destinations Fall Showcase...... pg 39 Juniors Get Moving at the Hayward Shoreline...... pg 18 Digital Movie Making...... pg 15 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Engineering Fun Day at Santa Clara University...... pg 36 Monarch Butterfly Walk...... pg 19 Engineering Fun Day at U.C. Berkeley...... pg 36 Oceans Aglow...... pg 19 Explore and More...... pg 36 Outdoor Art Explorer at Heather Farm ...... pg 20 Family Adventure Day...... pg 39 Passage Through Panama...... pg 20 Fashionate Create...... pg 16 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . pg 39 Gal and Me Adventure Weekend ...... pg 36 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 GIFT (Girls in Future Technologies) Day with AT&T...... pg 16 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 39 Girl Scout Day at Stanford...... pg 39 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 39 Glassfusing Art at the Crucible...... pg 17 Secret Life of Animals...... pg 20 High Ropes Adventure Day ...... pg 17 Sleepover at Coddingtown Mall...... pg 21 In the Mud - Tidepool...... pg 17 S'mores and More...... pg 37 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Star Party at Twin Canyon...... pg 21 Intro to Film Making with Digital Media Academy...... pg 18 Starry Skies...... pg 21 It's a Money Thing...... pg 37 Tech Detective at the Tech Museum of Innovation...... pg 22 Jeweler's Metalsmithing at the Crucible...... pg 18 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater...... pg 40 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 Older Girl CPR and First Aid Certification...... pg 37 Toon In: Illustrate and Create...... pg 22 On the Road Again...... pg 19 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 Passage Through Panama...... pg 20 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . pg 39 USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 Robot Coding ...... pg 20 Scare School at California's Great America...... pg 20 Cadette Schulz Museum: Comic Artist...... pg 20 AdventureBots! Intro to VEX ...... pg 12 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 39 Adventures in Archery ...... pg 12 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 39 Angel Island Adventures...... pg 38 Silver Award Webinar...... pg 37 Animal Behavior WildNight...... pg 13 Sleepover at Coddingtown Mall...... pg 21 ACTIVITY PLANNER • 45 PROGRAMS BY AGE LEVEL
Special Agent at the Tech Museum of Innovation ...... pg 21 Scare School at California's Great America...... pg 20 Star Party at RFO...... pg 21 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 39 STEM Career Day at The Buck Institute for Research on Aging. .pg 37 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 39 Survivor...... pg 22 Sleepover at Coddingtown Mall...... pg 21 Teens Take Over...... pg 22 Star Party at RFO...... pg 21 The Adventure Begins...... pg 22 STEM Career Day at The Buck Institute for Research on Aging. .pg 37 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater...... pg 40 Survivor...... pg 22 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 Teens Take Over...... pg 22 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 The Adventure Begins...... pg 22 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater...... pg 40 USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 Senior USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 Adventures in Archery ...... pg 12 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 Babysitting Certification Class ...... pg 13 Beijing Xi'an Shanghai...... pg 13 Ambassador Be an Extraordinary Troop...... pg 35 Adventures in Archery ...... pg 12 Bothin Bridging Buddies...... pg 35 Babysitting Certification Class ...... pg 13 Camp Bothin Adventure Weekend...... pg 15 Beijing Xi'an Shanghai...... pg 13 Camp Work Parties...... pg 36 Be an Extraordinary Troop...... pg 35 Canoes in Sloughs...... pg 36 Bothin Bridging Buddies...... pg 35 Chopped Goes Outdoors...... pg 15 Camp Bothin Adventure Weekend...... pg 15 Citizen Science: Plants!...... pg 36 Camp Work Parties...... pg 36 Clues in the City...... pg 15 Canoes in Sloughs...... pg 36 Craftapalooza...... pg 38 Chopped Goes Outdoors...... pg 15 Craftapalooza Sales Booth...... pg 15 Citizen Science: Plants!...... pg 36 destinations Fall Showcase...... pg 39 Clues in the City...... pg 15 Discoveree...... pg 36 Craftapalooza ...... pg 38 Family Adventure Day...... pg 39 Craftapalooza Sales Booth...... pg 15 Fashionate Create...... pg 16 destinations Fall Showcase...... pg 39 Gal and Me Adventure Weekend ...... pg 36 Discoveree...... pg 36 GIFT (Girls in Future Technologies) Day with AT&T...... pg 16 Family Adventure Day...... pg 39 Girl Scout Day at Stanford...... pg 39 Fashionate Create...... pg 16 Glassfusing Art at the Crucible...... pg 17 Gal and Me Adventure Weekend ...... pg 36 Gold Award Webinar...... pg 37 GIFT (Girls in Future Technologies) Day with AT&T...... pg 16 High Ropes Adventure Day ...... pg 17 Girl Scout Day at Stanford...... pg 39 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Glassfusing Art at the Crucible...... pg 17 Intro to Film Making with Digital Media Academy...... pg 18 Gold Award Webinar...... pg 37 Jeweler's Metalsmithing at the Crucible...... pg 18 High Ropes Adventure Day ...... pg 17 Launch to College ...... pg 37 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Lead the Way...... pg 18 Intro to Film Making with Digital Media Academy...... pg 18 Lead the Way Planning Committee ...... pg 18 Jeweler's Metalsmithing at the Crucible...... pg 18 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Launch to College ...... pg 37 Older Girl CPR and First Aid Certification...... pg 37 Lead the Way...... pg 18 On the Road Again...... pg 19 Lead the Way Planning Committee ...... pg 18 Passage Through Panama...... pg 20 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . pg 39 Older Girl CPR and First Aid Certification...... pg 37 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 On the Road Again...... pg 19 46 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 PROGRAMS BY AGE LEVEL
Passage Through Panama...... pg 20 Gold Award Webinar...... pg 37 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . .pg 39 Golden Gate Park Secret Adventure ...... pg 39 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 Hot Tamales...... pg 41 Scare School at California's Great America...... pg 20 Imagineering at the Disney Museum...... pg 17 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 32 Intro Patch Day at Turtle Bay...... pg 39 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 33 Juniors Animal Habitats Seals and Slippers...... pg 18 Sleepover at Coddingtown Mall...... pg 21 Launch to College ...... pg 37 Star Party at RFO...... pg 21 Mall Madness...... pg 19 Survivor...... pg 22 Older Girl CPR and First Aid Certification...... pg 37 Teens Take Over...... pg 22 Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover at Cal Academy of Sciences. . .pg 39 The Adventure Begins...... pg 22 Red Carpet Film Event...... pg 39 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater...... pg 40 Scare School at California's Great America...... pg 19 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 Schulz Museum: Mud Pies & Jelly Beans...... pg 39 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 Schulz Museum: Snoopy & Friends...... pg 39 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 Silver Award Webinar...... pg 37 USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 S'mores and More...... pg 37 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 Star Party at RFO...... pg 21 Star Party at Twin Canyon...... pg 21 Adult STEM Career Day at The Buck Institute for Research on Aging. . pg 37 AdventureBots! Intro to VEX ...... pg 12 The Nutcracker with the San Jose Dance Theater...... pg 40 Animation Domination...... pg 13 Thrillbuilders at California's Great America ...... pg 40 Angel Island Adventure...... pg 38 Toon In: Illustrate and Create...... pg 22 Be an Extraordinary Troop...... pg 35 Trees of Mystery ...... pg 40 Booth Makers at Santa Clara University...... pg 13 Trick-or-Treat at California's Great America...... pg 40 Booth Makers at UC Berkeley...... pg 13 Troop Camping Certification...... pg 41 Bothin Bridging Buddies...... pg 35 USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnighter...... pg 40 Build It! Family Festival...... pg 38 Waterworks 2018...... pg 22 Brownie Senses Seals and Slippers...... pg 13 Camp Bothin Adventure Weekend...... pg 14 Camp Work Parties...... pg 36 Can Your Relate?...... pg 36 Canoes in Sloughs...... pg 36 Craftapalooza...... pg 38 Craftapalooza Booth Orientation Webinar...... pg 41 Craftapalooza Sales Booth...... pg 15 Daisy Heroes of the Marine Mammal Center...... pg 15 destinations Fall Showcase...... pg 39 Discoveree...... pg 41 Earth Day Sleepover...... pg 15 Engineering Fun Day at Santa Clara University...... pg 36 Engineering Fun Day at U.C. Berkeley...... pg 36 Explore and More...... pg 36 Fall Festival...... pg 41 Family Adventure Day...... pg 39 Gal and Me Adventure Weekend ...... pg 36 Girl Scout Day at Stanford...... pg 39 Girl Scouting Made Easy...... pg 41 Girls Friendship Without the Drama ...... pg 37 Go Daisy ...... pg 37 ACTIVITY PLANNER • 47 2017-2018 ACTIVITY PLANNER
Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
AdventureBots! 4-8, Adult 10/14/17 10AM-3PM Alameda Member Services $50/girl ★ Intro to VEX
9/10/17
10/8/2017
2/11/18 1:30PM-3PM 3/11/18
4/8/18
5/12/18 Adventures in Archery 4-12 Fairfax Member Services $10/participant 9/10/17
10/8/17
2/11/18 3PM-4:30PM 3/11/18
4/8/18
5/12/18
10AM-11AM creativity.org/ ★ Aerial Innovations K-1 3/24/18 San Francisco programs/ $20/girl, $13/adult 1PM-2PM girlcouts
12/9/17 2PM-4PM
10:30AM-12:30PM 1/20/18 2PM-4PM Amusement Innovator www.thetech.org/ $30/girl, at the Tech Museum 4-5 San Jose 3/17/18 girlscouts $8/adult of Innovation 4/14/18 10:30AM-12PM
5/19/18 2PM-4PM
Angel Island Adventure 4-8, Adult 5/12/18 9AM-5PM Tiburon Member Services $30/girl, $20/adult
10/21/17 Animal Behavior 4-6 3/24/18 5:30PM-10AM San Francisco Member Services $80/participant ★ WildNight 5/19/18 ★ Animation Domination 6-8, Adult 5/20/18 10AM-12PM San Francisco Member Services $20/participant Art & Adventure 2-3 1/27/18 5:30PM-9AM Santa Rosa Member Services $35/participant Sleepover with Snoopy
Babysitting 1/6/18 San Jose 6-12 9AM-2PM Member Services $55/participant Certification Class 1/13/18 Alameda
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
10/7/18 Alameda Be an Extraordinary 6-12, 10/21/17 1PM-3:30PM Santa Rosa Member Services $10/participant Troop Adult 11/4/17 San Jose
destinations@ Beijing Xi'an Shanghai 8-12 6/21/18 Beijing $4,105/girl girlscoutsnorcal.org
Booth Makers at 4-5, Adult 1/7/18 10AM-4PM Santa Clara Member Services $35/girl, $25/adult ★ Santa Clara University
Booth Makers at UC 4-5, Adult 1/21/18 10AM-4PM Berkeley Member Services $25/girl, $15/adult ★ Berkeley
Bothin Bridging Bash: 3 5/19/18 12PM-12PM Fairfax Member Services $50/participant Brownies!
Bothin Bridging Bash: 1 5/18/18 6PM-2PM Fairfax Member Services $50/participant Daisies!
6-12, Bothin Bridging Buddies 5/18/18 5PM-1PM Fairfax Member Services $20/participant Adult
4-5 9/16/17
2-3 10/21/17
6-8 11/18/17 ★ Broomballin' 4-5 1/20/18 11AM-1:30PM Livermore Member Services $20/participant K-1 3/17/18
6-8 4/21/18
2-3 5/19/18
Brownie Bugs 2-3 3/10/18 10AM-12PM Walnut Creek Member Services $17/girl ★ at Heather Farm
11/18/17
Brownie Flyers 1/27/18 www.hiller.org/ at Hiller Aviation 2-3 10AM-12PM San Carlos learn-and-discover/ $17/girl, $8/adult Museum 3/24/18 girl-scouts 4/14/18
Brownie Home 2-3 3/10/18 10AM-12PM Redding Member Services $17/girl, $10/adult Scientist at Turtle Bay
Brownie Sense Seals 2-3, Adult 3/23/18 6PM-10AM Sausalito Member Services $90/participant and Slippers
Bugs and Brownies 2-3 5/12/18 10AM-12PM Redding Member Services $17/girl, $10/adult ★ at Turtle Bay
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
★ Build a Playhouse 6-8 4/14/18 9AM-2PM Oakland Member Services $18/participant 10:30AM-11:30AM 11/18/17 11:30AM-12:30PM ★ Build It! Family Festival K-5, Adult Berkeley Member Services $25/participant 10:30AM-11:30AM 3/11/18 11:30AM-12:30PM
Cadette Journey: ★ Breathe at the Hayward 6-8 4/28/18 10AM-3PM Hayward Member Services $80/girl Shoreline
Call of the Sea: 10/22/17 6-8 1PM-4PM Sausalito Member Services $40/participant OceanograpHER 4/21/18
Call of the Seal: Sailing 10/21/17 4-5 9AM-12PM Sausalito Member Services $40/participant Investigation 4/21/18
Camp Bothin Adventure $120/girl, 6-12 4/13/18 6:30PM-2:30PM Fairfax Member Services Weekend $25/adult
9/30/17 Lafayette
10/7/17 Soquel
10/14/17 Fairfax
10/21/17 Pescadero
11/5/17 Pescadero
2-12, 3/18/18 Pescadero Camp Work Parties 9AM-4PM Member Services $5/person Adult 3/24/18 Pescadero
3/31/18 Soquel
4/1/18 Lafayette
4/8/18 Fairfax
4/14/18 San Jose
5/25/18 Arnold
10/15/17 Alameda
11/5/17 San Jose $32/girl, ★ Can You Relate? 6-8, Adult 3:30PM-5:30PM Member Services 4/15/18 Alameda $20/adult
5/6/18 San Jose
6-12, Canoes in Sloughs 5/12/18 9AM-2PM Redwood City Member Services $55/participant Adult
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
6-12 9AM-12PM 3/10/18 2-3 2PM-5PM Fairfax Chopped Goes 4-5 11AM-2PM 3/11/18 Member Services $40/participant Outdoors 6-12 3PM-6PM
4-5 11AM-2PM 4/7/18 Lafayette 6-12 3PM-6PM
K-5 1/13/18 10AM-11:30AM ★ Citizen Science: Plants! Menlo Park Member Services $12/participant 6-12 1/27/18 10AM-12PM
2-3 10AM-12PM 9/23/17 4-5 1PM-3PM creativity.org/programs/ $20/girl, ★ Clay Animation San Francisco 2-3 10AM-12PM girlscouts $13/adult 1/27/18 4-5 1PM-3PM
$30/girl, Clues in the City 6-12 3/24/18 9AM-7PM Larkspur Member Services $20/adult
Costa Rica: A Touch destinations@ 5-8 7/17/18 San Jose $2,925/girl of the Tropics girlscoutsnorcal.org
K-12, Craftapalooza 12/2/17 10AM-3PM San Jose Member Services $10/participant Adult
Craftapalooza Booth Adult 10/25/17 6PM-7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free Orientation Webinar
Craftapalooza 6-12, 12/2/17 8:45AM-3PM San Jose Member Services $35/team Sales Booth Adult
Daisy Heroes 11/4/17 10AM-12PM of the Marine Mammal K-1, Adult Sausalito Member Services $20/participant Center 3/10/18 10:30AM-12:30PM
destinations 4-12, 10/1/17 2PM-4PM Alameda Member Services $5/participant Fall Showcase Adult
creativity.org/programs/ $20/girl, Digital Movie Making 6-8 1/21/18 10AM-12PM San Francisco ★ girlscouts $13/adult
9-12, $30/girl, Discoveree 1/20/18 8AM-4:30PM Union City Member Services Adult $7.50/adult
Earth Day Sleepover 4-5, Adult 4/21/18 6PM-9AM Hayward Member Services $50/participant
Engineering Fun Day at 4-8, Adult 10/8/17 10AM-3:30PM Santa Clara Member Services $25/participant Santa Clara University
Engineering Fun Day 4-8, Adult 3/4/18 10AM-3:30PM Berkeley Member Services $25/participant at U.C. Berkeley
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
10/15/17 San Jose
Explore and More 4-8 3/24/18 9AM-3:30PM Lafayette Member Services $40/participant
4/21/18 San Jose
Fall Festival Adult 10/13/17 6PM-12PM Whiskeytown Member Services $65/participant
9/16/17 Fairfax
Family Adventure Day 4-12 3/18/18 10AM-4PM Pescadero Member Services $60/participant
4/15/18 Fairfax
Fashionate Create 8-12 8/11/18 10AM-7:30PM San Jose Member Services $100/girl
Follow the Clues 4-5 5/19/18 10AM-1PM Hayward Member Services $24/participant
Gal and Me 4-12, 4/20/18 6:30PM-2:30PM Fairfax Member Services $120/participant Adventure Weekend Adult
Garden Party 4/7/18 ★ K-1 10AM-11:30AM San Francisco Member Services $30/participant at the SF Zoo 5/6/18
GIFT (Girls in Future Technologies) Day 7-12 10/28/17 9AM-3PM San Ramon Member Services $20/girl with AT&T
Girl Scout Day K-12, www.gostanford.com/ 11/18/17 TBA Stanford ★ at Stanford Adult GIRLSCOUT
10/18/17 6:30PM-9:30PM San Jose Girl Scouting 11/16/17 ★ Adult Member Services $10/participant Made Easy 10/21/17 10AM-1PM Alameda 11/18/17
Girl Scouts $15/girl, K-5, Adult 9/16/17 9AM-12PM Sonoma Member Services at the Races $24/adult
Girls Friendship 10/15/17 Alameda $30/girl, 3-5, Adult 1PM-3PM Member Services Without the Drama 11/5/17 San Jose $20/adult
Glass Fusing Art 6-12 3/17/18 1PM-4PM Oakland Member Services $100/participant ★ at the Crucible
10/22/17 Go Daisy K-1, Adult 10AM-2PM San Jose Member Services $25/participant 5/12/18
Going Green 2-3 3/4/18 1PM-4PM Hayward Member Services $24/participant
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
9/20/17
11/15/17 9-12, Gold Award Webinar 2/21/18 6PM-7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free Adult 4/26/18
6/20/18
$45/In-Council participant, Golden Gate Bridging 5 4/28/18 8AM-3:30PM San Francisco Member Services $55/Out- of-Council participant
Golden Gate Park K-5, Adult 4/22/18 1PM-4PM San Francisco Member Services $15/participant Secret Adventure
10/7/17 Headlands Nightlife 2-3 5:30PM-8PM Sausalito Member Services $15/participant 11/18/17
9/30/17 Pescadero
3/3/18 Fairfax 4/22/18 9AM-1PM
4/28/18 Pescadero High Ropes 5/5/18 4-12 Member Services $40/participant Adventure Day 9/30/17 Pescadero
3/3/18 Fairfax 4/22/18 1:30PM-5:30PM
4/28/18 Pescadero 5/5/18
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
10:30AM-12:30PM 11/4/17 2PM-4PM
12/9/17 10:30AM-12:30PM
1/13/18 2PM-4PM
10:30AM-12:30PM 3/3/18 2PM-4PM Home Scientist 10:30AM-12:30PM www.thetech.org/ $35/girl, at the Tech Museum 2-3 3/17/18 San Jose girlscouts $8/adult of Innovation 2PM-4PM 10:30AM-12:30PM 4/7/18 2PM-4PM
10:30AM-12:30PM 4/14/18 2PM-4PM
10:30AM-12:30PM 5/5/18
2PM-4PM 5/19/18 ★ Hot Tamales Adult 12/9/17 10AM-12:30PM San Jose Member Services $35/adult Imagineering Day 2-3, Adult 1/14/18 10AM-12PM San Francisco Member Services $20/participant ★ at the Disney Museum
3/17/18 $23/girl, In the Mud - Shoreside K-3 4/7/18 10AM-12:30PM Redwood City Member Services $10/adult 5/12/18
3/24/18 10:15AM-12:45PM Half Moon $23/girl, In the Mud - Tidepool K-6 5/5/18 8:15AM-10:45AM Member Services Bay $10/adult 5/19/18 8AM-10:30AM
2-3 10AM-12PM creativity.org/programs/ $20/girl, ★ Innovation Challenge 9/23/17 San Francisco 4-5 1PM-3PM girlscouts $13/adult
10/21/17 $15/girl, Intro Patch Day K-12, 10AM-4PM Redding Member Services $8/adult, at Turtle Bay Adult 2/10/18 $8/tag-along
Intro to Film Making 11/19/17 Santa Clara ★ with Digital Media 4-12 10AM-2:30PM Member Services $35/girl Academy 1/6/18 San Francisco
It's a Money Thing 4-8 10/14/17 10AM-12PM Walnut Creek Member Services $25/participant
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
Jeweler's Metalsmithing 6-12 1/20/18 1PM-4PM Oakland Member Services $100/participant ★ at the Crucible
11/18/17 www.hiller.org/ Junior Pilots at Hiller 1/27/18 $24/girl, 4-5 1:30PM-4PM San Carlos learn-and-discover/ Aviation Museum $8/adult 3/24/18 girl-scouts 4/14/18
Juniors Animal Habitats 4-5, Adult 3/16/18 6PM-10AM Sausalito Member Services $90/participant Seals and Slippers
Juniors Get Moving at 4-5 1/27/18 10AM-2PM Hayward Member Services $80/girl ★ the Hayward Shoreline
9-12, Launch to College 11/8/17 6PM-7:30PM San Jose Member Services $20/participant Adult
Lead the Way 9-12 2/2/18 7PM-1PM Member Services $250/participant
Lead the Way Planning 9-12 8/21/17 7PM-9PM San Jose Member Services Free Committee
K-12, Mall Madness 3/10/18 7PM-7:30AM Chico Member Services $30/participant Adult
10/22/17 1PM-2:30PM
10/28/17 10AM-11:30AM Monarch K-5 San Leandro Member Services $18/participant Butterfly Walk 11/4/17 1PM-2:30PM 11/19/17
1/6/18 10AM-11:30AM
Navigate the 11/4/17 5:30PM-8PM 2-3 Sausalito Member Services $15/participant Night Hike 4/21/18 6PM-8:30PM
1/20/18 Oceans Aglow 4-5 5:30PM-8PM Sausalito Member Services $15/participant 3/10/18
Older Girl CPR and First 6-12, 3/3/18 San Jose 9AM-3PM Member Services $55/participant Aid Certification Adult 4/21/18 Alameda
On the Road Again 7-12 7/7/18 9AM-6PM Fairfield Member Services $930/girl
Outdoor Art Explorer $17/girl, 4-5 2/24/18 10AM-12PM Walnut Creek Member Services ★ at Heather Farm $10/adult
Passage Through destinations@ 5-12 6/25/18 Panama City $2,890/girl Panama girlscoutsnorcal.org
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
Penguins + Pajamas 1/27/18 www.calacademy.org/ K-12, $92.65/ Sleepover at Cal 6PM-8AM San Francisco etickets2, use promo Adult participant Academy of Sciences 4/13/18 code: GirlScoutsNorCal
12/9/17 Playground Scientist at 2-3 9:30AM-12PM San Francisco Member Services $35/participant ★ the San Francisco Zoo 1/27/18 4/15/18
$40/girl, K-12, $40/adult Red Carpet Film Event 3/17/18 9AM-12PM Menlo Park Member Services Adult limo rider, $10/theater only
1PM-2PM $20/girl, ★ Robot Coding 6-8 10/7/17 San Francisco creativity.org/girlscouts 10AM-11AM $13/adult
Scare School at $42/participant, 6-12, California's California's Great 10/14/17 4:30PM-7PM Santa Clara $16/season pass Adult Great America America holder
10/21/17
Schulz Museum: Comic 12/2/17 6-8 10AM-1PM Santa Rosa Member Services $35/girl Artist 4/21/18
5/5/18
$23/girl, Schulz Museum: Mud K-12, 11/5/17 10AM-2PM Santa Rosa Member Services $7.50/adult, ★ Pies and Jelly Beans Adult $10/adult skater
$23/girl, Schulz Museum: K-12, 4/8/18 10AM-2PM Santa Clara Member Services $7.50/adult, Snoopy and Friends Adult $10/adult skater
Scientists Unite 2-3 11/5/17 9:30AM-12:30PM Hayward Member Services $24/participant
★ Secret Life of Animals 4-5 10/8/17 1PM-4PM Hayward Member Services $24/participant 8/16/17
10/23/17
Silver Award Webinar 6-8, Adult 1/11/18 6PM-7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free
3/14/18
5/3/18
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
11/25/17 www.hiller.org/ Sky Daisies at Hiller 1/6/18 $14/girl, K-1 10AM-12PM San Carlos learn-and-discover/ Aviation Museum $8/adult 3/31/18 girl-scouts 5/5/18
Sleepover at 4-12 1/13/18 7PM-8AM Santa Rosa Member Services $30/participant Coddingtown Mall
10/14/17 San Jose
S'mores and More 2-5 2/25/18 9:30AM-3PM Lafayette Member Services $35/participant
3/10/18 San Jose
11/4/17 10:30AM-12:30PM
12/9/17 2PM-4PM Special Agent 1/13/18 www.thetech.org/ $30/girl, at the Tech Museum 6-8 San Jose girlscouts $8/adult of Innovation 3/3/18 10:30AM-12:30PM 4/7/18 2PM-4PM 5/5/18
6-12, $25/participant, Star Party at RFO 11/18/17 4PM-10PM/10AM Kenwood Member Services Adult $30/overnight
Star Party at Twin $15/participant, 2-5, Adult 4/21/18 6PM-9PM/9AM Lafayette Member Services Canyon $20/overnight
Starry Skies 4-5 4/14/18 6PM-8:30PM Sausalito Member Services $15/participant
STEM Career Day 6-10, at The Buck Institute 1/20/18 10AM-3:30PM Novato Member Services $30/participant ★ Adult for Research on Aging
$65/girl, Survivor 7-12 10/13/17 6PM-11AM Cazadero Member Services $45/adult
12/9/17 10:30AM-12:30PM
1/20/18 Tech Detective www.thetech.org/ $30/girl, at the Tech Museum 4-5 San Jose girlscouts $8/adult of Innovation 3/17/18 2PM-4PM 4/14/18
5/19/18 10:30AM-12:30PM
Chico 9/5/17 Teens Take Over 6-12 7PM-9PM San Jose Member Services Free
9/21/17 San Bruno
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
★ The Adventure Begins 6-12 1/28/18 2PM-4PM Santa Rosa Member Services $10/girl 12/1/17 5:30PM-9:30PM
11:30AM-4:30PM 12/2/17 5:30PM-9:30PM San Jose Dance The Nutcracker with K-12, 12/3/17 11:30AM-4:30PM San Jose Theatre Box Office: $35/participant San Jose Dance Theatre Adult 12/8/17 5:30PM-9:30PM 408-286-9905 11:30AM-4:30PM 12/9/17 5:30PM-9:30PM
12/10/17 11:30AM-4:30PM
ThrillBuilders at $42/participant, K-12, www.cagreatamerica. California's Great 5/19/18 10AM-1PM San Jose $16/season pass Adult com/girlscouts America holder
Toon In: Illustrate 4-5, Adult 3/18/18 10AM-12PM San Francisco Member Services $20/participant ★ and Create
$10/girl, K-12, Trees of Mystery 4/21/18 10AM-3PM Klamath Member Services $13/adult, Adult $10/tag-along
Trick-or-Treat at $42/participant, K-12, California's Great California's Great 10/14/17 10AM-3PM Santa Clara $16/season pass Adult America America holder
9/23/17 10AM-4PM San Jose Troop Camping Adult 10/4/17 6PM-9PM Belmont Member Services $25/adult Certification 10/21/17 9AM-4PM Lafayette
USS Hornet Night Ops K-12, 11/17/17 6:30PM-12PM Alameda Member Services $65/participant STEM Overnighter Adult
K-12, $38/overnight, Waterworks 2018 9/8/18 6PM-4PM Redding Member Services Adult $28/day only
10/7/17
Wonders of Water: 11/4/17 ★ 2-3 4PM-6:30PM San Francisco Member Services $35/participant Keeper Caper 3/10/18
4/22/18
58 • THE GUIDE 2017-2018 Visit the ACTIVITY FINDER to register online at www.gsnorcal.org/events
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