About Girl Scouts of Connecticut Who We Are Girl Scouts of Connecticut (GSOFCT) is the largest organization serving girls and Mission women in Connecticut. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and Girl Scouting builds girls of character, who make the world a better place. courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The first Girl Scout Troop in Connecticut was formed in 1912. By 1920, a large number of groups of Girl Scouts began organizing and Girl Scout councils formed to provide support for Girl Scouting in Connecticut. In 2007, the five Girl Scout councils in Girl Scout Promise On my honor, I will try: Connecticut merged to become one, vibrant organization. To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, What We Do And to live by the Girl Scout GSOFCT provides interactive programs and activities that help girls in grades K-12 Law. develop their leadership and citizenship skills in a safe and nurturing environment. The programs are age-appropriate, girl-driven, teach life skills, and reflect the interests and needs of today’s girls. Girl Scouts offers a variety of Pathways to Girl Scout Law participate, engaging girls through the troop model, events, series, summer camp, I will do my best to be and travel opportunities. honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, Our Structure courageous and strong, and Girl Scouts of Connecticut serves nearly 30,000 girls and over 14,000 adult responsible for what I say and members. The organization has five service centers throughout the state open to do, every Girl Scout across Connecticut. Girl Scouts of Connecticut maintains and to nearly 1,900 acres of outdoor properties, including seven day camps and one respect myself and others, resident camp in the summer. respect authority, use resources wisely, Girl Scout Leadership Experience make the world a better place, Our programs and activities are driven by our national program portfolio, the Girl and be a sister to every Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls Scout. discover about themselves and their values, connect with others to build healthy relationships, and take action to make the world a better place. Our Program Pillars Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship, and is designed to grow along with her. Whether she’s programming a robot, taking on our high ropes course, packing for her first hike, or Connect with GSOFCT volunteering at her local animal shelter, a Girl Scout has an exciting array of choices on social media: to suit her interests at any age. STEM: Computer science, engineering, robotics, outdoor STEM, and more. Outdoor: Adventure and skill building experiences happen at camp. From traditional camping to high adventure, there is something for all levels. Life Skills: Civic Engagement, healthy living, glboal citizenship, communication skills. Entrepreneurship: The Girl Scout Cookie Program®—the largest girl-led business in the world—teaches goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics, and people skills. For more information about how to volunteer, join, donate, or about the many benefits of Girl Scouting, please visit gsofct.org or call (800) 922-2770. .