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Teens
Council Level
Activities
Girl Advisory Board
Positions still available in many
service units! Contact your
Volunteer Field Administrator or
Kaylen
Hopkins, Program Specialist
today!
We want to know what you think!
Girl Scouts Ages 14-17 are invited to apply to be a member of
Council Girl Advisory Board.
What activities would you like to see offered throughout the year? What would be really cool at
the "Outdoor
Skills Competition"
in April? What trips would you like
to take?
The Council Girl Advisory Board is a
group of girls, ages 14-17 selected
by their service units to help plan
and carry out service unit and
council events for other girl
members. Two Girl Advisory Board
members from each service unit will
meet, at the Council level, once a
month from October to June. The
first meeting will be a casual
opportunity for members to get to
know each other, share ideas and
establish the Girl Advisory Board
name and group community standards.
Officers will be elected and a plan
of work will be set during the
November meeting. Meetings will
alternate between North Carolina
and the Southside and Peninsula of
Virginia.
Two girls from the Council level
board will be selected, by their
peers, to attend meetings at the
state level.
Service Unit Girl Advisory Boards
will be developed and run at the
Service Unit level. Volunteer
Field Administrators can contact
Kaylen
Hopkins, Program Specialist
for suggestions or assistance.
If you are interested in becoming a
part of this group, please contact
your program and training Volunteer
Field Administrator or
Kaylen Hopkins, Program Specialist.
Each girl will need to fill out an
application
which includes information from one reference (non-family) member.
Important Fliers and
Forms
Courses
Girl Scouts in grades 7-12 can
attend Program Aid core and
module trainings.
Program aides are Girl Scouts in
grades 7-12 who have completed an 8
hour training course focused on
working with younger girls. The
training course includes a core
training and a specialization module
to gain a basic understanding of
Girl Scouting, developmental
characteristics of younger girls;
selecting, planning and presenting
age appropriate activities. Program
aides receive a pin after completing
the core and specialization
training. After they have served 25
hours working with younger girls,
they earn a patch. Program aides can
assist with day camp activities,
service unit events, troop meetings,
council program activities and more!
Senior Girl Scouts who completed
Program Aide training as a Cadette
Girl Scout may take an additional
specialization module to earn the
Senior Program Aide pin.
See
Spring/Summer 2008 Program Fun,
page 12 for dates and locations.
Program Aid packet
Upcoming Trainings
May 17: Camp Apasus
May 31: Newport News Public
Library
Girls ages 11 - 14 can attend
Shoot for Silver Training.
Information on the steps towards
earning the Girl Scout Silver Award.
This includes prerequisites, Silver
Award Project and reporting. Leaders
and consultants are welcome. See
Spring/Summer 2008 Program Fun
page 12 for dates and locations.
For more information on the
Silver
Award, visit the
Girl Awards page of
this web site.
Upcoming Trainings
May 18:
A Place for Girls
June 7: Camp Apasus
Girls ages 14 - 17 can attend Go
for Gold Training. Think
you might like to earn the Girl
Scout Gold Award? This workshop
includes information on choosing and
planning a Gold Award project,
completing the application and
answering questions you might have.
Training is open to Senior Girl
Scouts, leaders, consultants or
anyone interested. Bring pen, paper
and Girl Scout Gold Award Go For It!
insert from STUDIO 2B Basics Binder.
The training is not a mandatory step in
earning the Gold Award. See
Spring/Summer 2008 Program Fun
page 12 for dates and locations.
For more information on the Gold
Award, visit the
Girl Awards page of
this web site.
Upcoming Trainings
May 18:
A Place for Girls
June 7: Camp Apasus
At the age of 14, girls may begin
attending Adult courses such
as First Aid, CPR, New Leader
series, etc. For a complete
listing and registration
information, view the
Volunteer Course Schedule.
Cadette &
Senior Events 2008 Membership Year
March 2: Your Own Business
Interest Project
March 15: Global Girls,
A Place For Girls
April 4: Dress Up Dance and
Fashion Show,
A Place For Girls
April 11-13: Outdoor Skills
Competition, Gloucester
April 19: Shape Up, Portsmouth
May 9-10: Emergency
Preparedness Interest Project,
A Place For Girls
May 30: In the Pink
Interest project,
A Place For Girls
June 6-7: Seniors ONLY Bring a
Friend Lock-In, Williamsburg
Destinations
Escape for 1 or 2 weeks or - a
weekend getaway. Go rock
climbing, explore a jungle, enjoy
arts in the city, see the Grand
Tetons, or Paris! It's up to you!
Whatever your
destination, you'll
Become, Belong, Believe, Build
Your life with fun, friends, and
adventure!
Each year, Cadette and Senior Girl
Scouts have
the opportunity to apply for travel
adventures - DESTINATIONS. These one
and two week activities can include
activities such as: rafting,
mountaineering, dog sledding and
skiing, or career exploration
opportunities may take girls to
motion picture and TV studios.
The competition for travel spots can
be very tough, so the earlier you
set a goal to apply and start the
process, the better your chances. We
encourage anyone who may not have
been selected or chosen during the
year of her application, to reapply
again. Many girls who applied their
second year were chosen for their
fist choices!
For more information visit
the national destinations
web site.
Community Service
Bars
Step 1 - Select the organization
with which you would like to work.
They must agree to train you for a
minimum of four hours. Council must
approve both the organization and
their training.
Step 2 - Volunteer for a minimum of
25 hours to receive the Cadette
Community Service Bar (light blue).
If you choose to volunteer for the
Girl Scout organization, you can
receive the
Community Service Bar in Girl
Scouting (green).
If you work 25 hours as a Senior
Girl Scout beyond those worked as a
Cadette or you choose an entirely
new project to which you commit 25
hours, you receive
the Senior Girl Scout Community
Service Bar (burgundy).
Get approved by completing the
Community Service Bar Application.
Volunteer
Opportunities
Opportunities in Girl Scouting
Weekends & Evening activities at
A Place
for Girls and Saturday
Sampler locations. Contact Donna
Farnham, Program Specialist by
email or call (757) 547-4405,
ext 264.
Day Camps throughout the council.
Contact Kaylen Hopkins, Program
Specialist, Outdoor Programs and Day
Camps by
email or call (757) 547-4405,
ext. 285.
Opportunities with Community
Partners
Francis Land House, Virginia Beach,
VA - (757) 431-4000
Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Norfolk,
VA - (757) 441-5830, ext. 327
Virginia Air and Space Center,
Hampton, VA - (757) 727-0900, ext.
735
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame,
Portsmouth, VA - (757) 393-8031
You can also visit
Volunteer Hampton Roads and
click on Youth Volunteering.
Trips & Adventure
Water & Land
Adventurer - August 7-10, 2008
This two part
progression trip gives girls a
chance to hone their paddle skills
and adventure techniques before
setting off to a multi-council
adventure in West Virginia.
This trip is for Girl Scouts who
will be ages 14 - 18 at the time of
the trip. Look for more details
in the Spring/Summer Program Fun.
Click Here for more details.
Cadette/Senior Legislative Day
Girl Scout Legislative Day is back!
Organized by Commonwealth and
Nation's Capital Councils, girls
from all Virginia Councils are
invited. The day will include tours
of the renovated State Capitol and a
mock legislative session.
Participants will need to use an
excused absence from school - a
letter will be provided for this
purpose. We will use the Parish Hall
of St. Paul's Episcopal Church as
"home base" for the day. Complete
details will be provided for this
event.
View the Legislative Flier here.
2008 Girl
Scout Leadership Institute - October
29 and 30, 2008
hosted by Girl
Scouts of Central Indiana and Girl
Scouts of the USA.
Learn about healthy lifestyle
choices, build leadership skills,
and have fun
in the Circle City. The institute
is open to all girls in grades 6
through 12 at the time of the event.
Explore
Mexico - Summer, 2009
Explore
Mexican pyramids and go silver
shopping while attending a Girl
Friendship Session at the Our
Cabana World Center. This
trip is for Girl Scouts who will be
ages 14 - 17 at the time of the
trip.
Twenty two girls from across the
council have been selected for
this opportunity. Give them your
support by assisting with an
upcoming fundraiser.
April 5 - Girl Scout Council of
Colonial Coast Annual Meeting:
For
more information please contact
Kaylen at (757) 547-4405, Ext.
285 or
kaylenh@gsccc.org
Girl Application Packet:
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