Laura, Author at Scout Leader 411 Blog

Brownies Think Like an Engineer Journey

Laura — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 05:47:38 +0000

Recently my Brownies worked on doing the new Think Like an Engineer Journey. This was a great badge to work on, especially if your girls are very hands on like mine are. This journey was probably more interesting than the traditional journeys. I felt that having them create, collaborate, work together, and figure out […]

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Pet Food Drive as Part of Bronze Award

Laura — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:49:33 +0000

Girl Scout Juniors in Troop 3315 of Aliso Viejo, California recently completed their Bronze Award. This is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. The Girl Scout Bronze Award teaches girls leadership and planning skills by taking action in a community service project. The girls are fourth graders and will earn their […]

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Changing Bronze Award Plans to Help a Local Family

Laura — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 04:55:52 +0000

The Girl Scouts of Troop 3574 voted to host a spay/neuter day in their hometown for the Bronze award. They made a plan to gather donations. Plans included talking to veterinarians and veterinary medication reps to get supplies. The scouts were also planning to ask vets to perform the surgery. The girls prepared lists, […]

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Games and Activities for First Troop Meeting

Laura — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 19:34:42 +0000

New troop leaders asks: We’ll be meeting our girls, and they will be meeting each other, for the first time next month at their first troop meeting. What fun games or activities have you tried that would help everyone feel more comfortable? New to this so specifics would be helpful. leaders on our Facebook page Girl Scout […]

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September 11th Ceremony Plans

Laura — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:37:27 +0000

Our Service Unit is located in Long Island, NY. Our Girl Scout Service Unit decided to make September 11th ceremony plans for the years when the anniversary falls on a weekend. We wanted to share our plans, which was customized for our community, so that others could have a starting point for planning theirs. We […]

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Girl Scout International Night Service Unit Event

Laura — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:25:49 +0000

International Night: Girl Scouts Around the World Each year on February 22 girls celebrate World Thinking Day. Girl Scouts participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides in other countries. World Thinking Day also reminds girls they are part of a global community dedicated to the empowerment of young […]

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Silver Project Helps Turtles, Bees and Butterflies

Laura — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 05:47:22 +0000

Cadette Troop #30222 from Grafton MA decided that they wanted to do a Silver Award project that would help turtles, bees and butterflies. The girls in the troop became interested in endangered and threatened species began before they became Cadettes. They started with projects to help turtles by creating turtle crossing signs for their community. […]

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Hurricane Relief Bronze Award Project

Laura — Wed, 30 May 2018 05:12:08 +0000

Girl Scout Junior Riley decided she wanted to work on a hurricane relief Bronze Award Project. Riley is 10 years old and is from Bennington, Kansas. She rallied a few of her friends to help her with her slime business. As of the date 5/29/2018 Riley has been able to raise about $693 for […]

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Celebrating Girl Scouts’ Birthday

Laura — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:08:21 +0000

We celebrated the Girl Scouts 106th birthday by having a great party! Many troops from our service unit pitched in to make the event a success. We had 93 girls sign up to attend. To start off we had a surprise sing along led by an Ambassador Girl Scout who volunteered her time to […]

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5 Tips How To Host Girl Scout Sunday

Laura — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:27:06 +0000

Girl Scout Sunday The Preamble of the Constitution of Girl Scouts of the USA notes “The motivating force in Girl Scouting is spiritual.” Girl Scout Sunday provides an opportunity to for the organization to thank faith-based communities for their partnership and collaboration. It is also an opportunity for Girl Scouts to learn more about […]

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Small Troop Hurdles & Bonuses

Laura — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 01:33:02 +0000

Our Brownie troop is very small. I have 4 girls registered but only have 3 that are attending meetings. The fourth girl is moving to a different area and has decided not to continue at this time. My girls are so much fun. We have our own challenges as a small troop and we […]

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