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Serving girls in economically distressed neighborhoods has been part of the Girl Scout landscape for over 50 years. Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast’s (GSWISE) program delivery strategies ensure the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) is available to all girls, providing the tools and financial support needed to help them build courage, confidence, and character. GSWISE serves more than 5,000 girls annually through the Girl Scout Promise Program. gswise.org • 800-565-4475 The Girl Scout Difference:
Girl Scouts offers the best leadership Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, development experience for girls in the combines it with robust skill-building world—one that is designed with, by, and programming, and adds caring adult for girls. mentors and strong female role models.
Girl Scouts unleashes the G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Our Program Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)TM potential in every girl, preparing her for a lifetime of leadership— Everything a Girl Scout does centers around from taking a nighttime hike under the stars to STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and accepting a mission on the International Space entrepreneurship, and is designed to meet her Station; from lobbying the city council with her where she is now and to grow along with her. troop to holding a seat in Congress; from running her own cookie business today to tackling cybersecurity tomorrow.
STEM Our Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a one-of-a- Outdoors kind leadership development program for girls, Life Skills Entrepreneurship with proven results. It is based on time-tested methods and research-backed programming that help girls take the lead— in their own lives and in the world. Whether she’s building a robotic arm, coding her first app, building a shelter in the backcountry, or Girl Scouts is proven to help girls thrive in packing for her first hike, a Girl Scout has an exciting five key ways as they: array of choices to suit her interests at every age.
Develop a strong sense of self
Display positive values STEM LIFE SKILLS Computer science, Civic engagement, healthy engineering, robotics, living, global citizenship, outdoor STEM, and more communication skills Seek challenges and learn from setbacks
Form and maintain healthy OUTDOORS ENTREPRENEURSHIP relationships Adventure and skill The Girl Scout Cookie building, including through Program—the largest camping experiences for girl-led entrepreneurial all age levels, from the program in the world— Identify and solve problems in the backyard to the teaches goal setting, backcountry decision making, money community management, business ethics, and people skills. Girl Scout
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The Girl Scout Promise Program provides girls in low-income and/ or underserved neighborhoods in southeastern Wisconsin the opportunity to reach their full leadership potential. Specially-trained Girl Scout staff and volunteers guide and inspire girls to explore new things, gain practical skills, and prepare for a lifetime of leadership in a safe girl-first environment. These early, pivotal experiences prepare them to navigate the challenges and critical decisions that arise in later years.
The Girl Scout Promise Program encompasses many different pathways of participation in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) curriculum that occur year-round and provides financial assistance, bilingual materials, and customized curriculum. Girls can participate in out-of-school time staff- led Girl Scout troops, middle school series programs, summer workshops, camp experiences, and Girls of Summer Softball. Girls participating in the Girl Scout Promise Program build their courage, confidence, and character and make the world a better place.
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G.I.R.L. Discovery Days Grades K5-12 This experience provides girls with a one-day opportunity to explore Girl Scouts through age- appropriate activities that promote, educate, and involve participants in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE). GSWISE Community Outreach staff travel to selected sites and conduct a fun introductory and educationally-infused engagement activity focused on STEM, life- skills, and entrepreneurship. Recommended participation is a minimum of 2-4 events (1-2 hours each). Out-of-School Time Troops/High School Clubs Grades K5-12 Out-of-School Time is a GSWISE staff-led troop program for girls in partnership with MPS and other non-profit youth development agencies. Girl Scouts are engaged in bi-weekly activities that align with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) curriculum (STEM, outdoors, entrepreneurship, life-skills). Sessions can range from 1-3 hours and can be tailored to group size, age range and special needs. Troops generally meet October-May, twice a month. Schools are selected annually to participate in field trip and Girl Scouting in the School Day camping days. Grades K5-12 Girl Scouting in the School Day serves girls through Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) series programming in the classroom to develop leadership, STEM, and financial literacy skills. GSWISE partners with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and other non- profit youth development organizations to deliver a high-quality learning experience aligned with state curriculum standards, which benefits the girls’ schools as well. All curriculum is grade-level targeted and 2 hours in length, but can be customized for a specific grade level. It is recommended that schools participate a minimum of 2 times per year. See pages 6-7 for more information. 4 gswise.org • 800-565-4475 Girl Scout Promise Program: Summer Pathways
Girl Scouts stay engaged during the summer discovering and exploring the great outdoors while building healthy relationships, and skills related to teamwork, healthy living and leadership. Summer G.I.R.L. Discovery Days Girls entering grades K5-6 G.I.R.L. Discovery Days are infused with exciting hands- on educational and team building activities designed to bring out her inner go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, and leader. GSWISE workshops focused around STEM, outdoors, enterpreneurship, and life-skills are provided at partner-based sites. Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) programs are customizable for morning or afternoon sessions and typically last 2-3 hours. It is recommended that girls participate in a minimum of 2 G.I.R.L. Discovery Days.
Girl Scout Day at Camp Girls entering grades K5-8 Girl members from our partner-based youth development program sites can participate in a day of outdoor exploration at various Girl Scout camp locations. Outdoor experiences are designed to educate girls on nature, their responsibility to care for the environment, and engage them in adventure-based activities that allow them to discover the great outdoors in a safe girl-led environment.
Girls of Summer Softball Grades 3-5 Girls of Summer Softball is for girls who have completed grades 3-5 who want to participate in a non-competitive softball league. Girls have fun on the field while developing self-confidence, teamwork, leadership, and healthy living skills. The program meets twice per week for four weeks and the end-of- season event, Girls of Summer All-Star Day, is held at Helfaer Field at Miller Park. It is a chance for the girls to show their spirit and newfound skills. Girls of Summer Softball is a collaborative program with GSWISE, Brewers Community Foundation, Inc., and MPS’ Recreational Division. gswise.org • 800-565-4475 5 Girl Scouting in the School Day (GSISD) K5-8th Grade Curriculum (can be customized for High Schools)
The content of all Girl Scout national proficiency badges and curriculum journeys have been correlated by grade level to national Common Core Standards, 21st Century Skills standards, Financial Literacy education standards, and curriculum such as Health and PE, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies learning objectives for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. All GSISD curriculum is grade-level targeted and is two hours in length, but can be customized to meet the needs of the site.
Life Skills (Healthy Relationships) Girl Scout Leadership Targeted Wisconsin Common Core Standards (WCCS) GSLE Alignment with WCCS Experience (GSLE) Grade Activity Level Flowers and Friends K5 – 5th CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1. A Girls develop interpersonal, critical to the End Grade Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening thinking, and problem-solving skills Girls explore the 10 to others with care, speaking one at a time about the through team- building activities. different points of the topics and texts under discussion). Every girl seeking inclusion and Girl Scout Law and acceptance will benefit from the what it means to be a CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1. B curriculum as it helps participants “sister to every Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to become better involved with Girl Scout”. the comments of others through multiple exchanges. their peers while learning anti bullying techniques and advocacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.C approaches. Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion. Positively Me K5 – 8th WI HE. Students will comprehend concepts related to Girls engage through interactive Girls learn what it Grade health promotion and disease prevention to enhance games about healthy eating and means to be healthy health. physical activity, as well as learning in mind, body, and about stress. They explore creative spirit. 1:1A. Understand and describe healthy behaviors that ways to relieve stress through art, impact personal health. meditation and movement. This method will help girls understand 2:1. Students will analyze the influence of family, the importance of self-esteem and peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on help them use critical thinking and health behavior. Then describe how family, peers, and problem-solving skills. emotions can influence health behaviors.
H.4.3 Show how science has contributed to meeting personal needs, including hygiene, nutrition, exercise, safety, and health care.
4:1. Students will learn and demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Entrepreneurship (Financial Literacy) Girl Scout Leadership Targeted Wisconsin Common Core Standards (WCCS) GSLE Alignment with WCCS Experience (GSLE) Grade Activity Level Money Matters K5 – 8th CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.NBT. A.1 Work with numbers to Girls will engage in hands-on Students will develop Grade gain foundations for place value. activities using mathematical a sense of value of methods or design thinking money and how to Advancing grade levels from 1st-8th will be able to processes which will foster critical manage finances as extend counting sequence, understand place value, thinking and problem solving skills, as they develop and/ properties of operations to add and subtract, perform the learner develops a sense of cost or enhance critical multi-digit arithmetic, as well as perform operations association, short and long term goal thinking skills. with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to setting, and financial management. hundredths.
6 gswise.org • 800-565-4475 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Girl Scout Leadership Targeted Wisconsin Common Core Standards (WCCS) GSLE Alignment with WCCS Experience (GSLE) Grade Activity Level Wonders of Water K5 – 6th WI: SCI. Students will learn to understand that there Girls will become empowered to Girls will discover Grade are unifying themes: systems, order, organization, educate to their community as they how important water and interactions; evidence, models and explanations; advocate for others to get involved is to the environment constancy, change, and measurement; evolution, in water conservation and become and their role in equilibrium, and energy; form and function among environmental stewards. conserving this scientific disciplines. natural resource. C.4.6 Communicate the results of their investigations in ways their audiences will understand by using charts, graphs, drawings, written descriptions, and various other means, to display their answers.
C.4.2 Use the science content being learned to ask questions, plan investigations, make observations, make predictions, and offer explanations.
E.4.6 Using the science themes, find patterns and cycles in the earth’s daily, yearly, and long-term changes.
E.4.7 Using the science themes, describe resources used in the home, community, and nation as a whole.
InventHER LEGO 2nd – 8th A.4.1 When conducting science investigations, ask and Students will create inventions using Adventures Grade answer questions that will help decide the general areas the scientific method and design Girls learn about of science being addressed. thinking processes and math skills to female inventors and develop critical thinking and problem discover engineering C.4.5 Use data they have collected to develop solving skills. by using LEGOS to explanations and answer questions generated by design and build investigations. Girls will reflect on their findings, inventions. Sessions suggest improvements, and redesign, include the LEGO D.4.7 Observe and describe physical events involving if time allows. Vehicle Challenge objects and develop record-keeping systems to follow (physics) and LEGO these events by measuring and describing changes in Land (geography). their properties, including: • position relative to another object • motion over time
MPS CCS Geography Students in Wisconsin will learn about geography Girls will learn the geography of their through the study of the relationships among people, state and the United States, and places, and environments. They will identify latitude, develop collaboration and team- longitude, equator, hemispheres, grid, key and scale on building skills. Students will use maps and globes, develop a mental map of Wisconsin their mathematical skills and apply and the U.S., describe the movement of people, ideas them in measuring and constructing and goods within Wisconsin and across regions and aspects. explain how people adapt to their environment, as well as use natural resources.
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