GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN OHIO

 

GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM


 Helping Girls Grow

 Progression

 Vol. Survey Findings

 Leadership Experience


PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES


 Troop Trips

 World Thinking Day

 JLWFF

 Patch Programs

 Council-Sponsored

 Community Sponsored

  Troop Camping

 

GENERAL INFORMATIONPOLICIES/PROCEDURESVOLUNTEER REFERENCE GUIDEFINANCEPROGRAMADULT DEVELOPMENTFORMS

 

VOLUNTEER RESOURCE DISC 2008-2009


HELPING GIRLS GROW

GIRLS AND ADULTS IN PARTNERSHIP


 

How can I help the girls in our Girl Scout troop to grow?

When a Girl Scout is asked why she joined Girl Scouting, the answer is often “to have fun!” Girl Scouting is, indeed, a place to have fun, to meet other girls, to share and learn new skills. But as adults, we want more than just fun for our girls. We want to know that girls will gain the developmental skills needed to make healthy life choices.

Do girls have opportunities to understand themselves and others?


As an adult – do I help girls to…

  • Develop a strong sense of self?

  • Feel confident in themselves and their abilities?

  • Feel they are able to achieve goals?

  • Have a positive gender, social and cultural identity?

  • Develop positive values?

  • Develop beliefs and values based on the Promise and Law?

  • Learn to consider ethics of situations?

  • Commit to social justice and community service & action?

 

Do girls have opportunities to use their knowledge & skills to explore the world?
 

As an adult – do I help girls to…

  • Gain practical life skills?

  • Gain skills that prepare them for a positive, healthy & independent future?

  • Seek challenges in the world?

  • Develop positive attitudes to learning?

  • Seek opportunities for expanding their knowledge and skills?

  • Take appropriate risks?

  • Develop critical thinking?

  • Examine ideas from a variety of viewpoints?

  • Explore implications of gender issues?

Do girls have opportunities to care about, inspire & team with others locally and globally?
 

As an adult – do I help girls to…

  • Develop healthy relationships?

  • Develop meaningful & caring relationships?

  • Communicate effectively?

  • Protect their rights in a relationship?

  • Know when to seek help from others?

  • Promote cooperation & teambuilding?

  • Recognize the value of working together?

  • Build effective teams?

  • Be accountable for shared goals?

  • Show recognition for others’ accomplishments and contributions?

  • Resolve conflict?

  • Think and act to promote inclusion?

  • Think and act to respect & value diverse

 

Do girls have the opportunity to act to make the world a better place?
 

As an adult – do I help girls to…

  • Identify issues in local & global communities?

  • Identify realistic possibilities for action?

  • Use knowledge & skill to implement action plans?

  • Locate tools & resources they need?

  • Know when & how to enlist help from others?

  • Advocate for themselves and others?

  • Effectively explain their ideas to others?

  • Motivate others toward service & action?

  • Feel empowered to use leadership skills to effect change?

  • Feel their contributions are valued in the community?

 

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

Administrative Office

4930 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242-1804

T: 513.489.1025 or 800.537.6241 F: 513.489.1417

 

Chair - Nancy Dawes

Chief Executive Officer -Barbara J. Bonifas