Welcome to Girl Scout Leadership Essentials

1. WelcometoGirl Scout Leadership Essentials

2. The Girl Scout Promise On my honor, I will try:     To serve God* and my country,     To help people at all times,     And to live by the Girl Scout Law. The Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be     honest and fair,     friendly and helpful,     considerate and caring,     courageous and strong, and     responsible for what I say and do,and to     respect myself and others,     respect authority,     use resources wisely,     make the world a better place, and     be a sister to every Girl Scout.

3. Learning Objectives By the end of the session participants will be able to describe: • The importance of all of components of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: the Keys, the Processes the short/intermediate Outcomes and the final Outcome. • What a typical “session” or meeting might look like for a specific grade level. • How to use the adult guide, along with the accompanying girl book for a grade level journey. • How to do Try-its, Badges, Patches or events with one’s troop and align the activities with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. • Several tips for managing a troop and conducting a safe troop meeting including the following: circles, check-ins, quiet sign and parts of a troop meeting.

4. Leadership keys Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place. LONG TERM OUTCOME Girls lead with Courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

5. Leadership keys Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place. } LONG TERM OUTCOME Girls lead with Courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. SHORT TERM AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES The specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values girls gain in Girl Scouting P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

6. Leadership keys Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place. } FOCUS OF GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES Discover Connect Take Action } LONG TERM OUTCOME Girls lead with Courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. SHORT TERM AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES The specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values girls gain in Girl Scouting P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

7. Leadership keys Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place. } FOCUS OF GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES Discover Connect Take Action } LONG TERM OUTCOME Girls lead with Courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. SHORT TERM AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES The specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values girls gain in Girl Scouting GIRL SCOUT PROCESSES Girl Led Learning by Doing Cooperative Learning P u r p o s e f u l L e a d e r s h i p T h r o u g h o u t

8. "Every badge you earn is tied up to your motto. A badge is a symbol that you have done the thing it stands for often enough, thoroughly enough, and well enough to be prepared to give service to it." Juliette Gordon Low

9. “Girl Scouting is not just knowing . . .but doing . . not just doing, but being.” Juliette Gordon Low