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The great outdoors is one of the most diverse and engaging skill-building settings—for both youth and adults! And it’s especially great for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
Girls can be amateur entymologists as they search out bug habitats, use the scientific method as they try an outdoor experiment, and even apply the engineering design process as they build the perfect sand castle. It’s like one giant laboratory filled with a thousand experiments ...
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It’s the summer of change! Or maybe just a season of construction dust? If you haven’t heard, several of our properties are undergoing some much needed (and much requested!) improvements over the summer and fall of 2017.
There are so many reasons to be excited! Who doesn’t love better showers? Added outdoor activity areas? And while we don’t have space to list every improvement to all the properties that are going on, below are some our favorite additions ...
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Girl Scouts and Netflix have teamed up to empower young girls to be STEM superstars!
Inspired by the Netflix original series Project Mc2, Girl Scouts and Netflix are “showing girls how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and ...
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Have your girls earned badges, explored the Journey awards, and are excited to add even more Girl Scout awards to their uniforms? Don’t worry, there’s so much more to the Girl Scout program beyond badges and Journey awards!
You can find a quick guide to Girl Scout insignia and pins, organized by grade level, on the Girl Scouts of the USA ...
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Our council is committed to providing a volunteer experience that’s easy, enriching, and impactful. Having quality resources to help our volunteers in their roles is an important part of reaching that goal. To do this we redesigned our learning opportunities to be more accessible to volunteers across all of western Ohio!
A large part of that redesign was creating webinar-based learning opportunities that can be reviewed on your mobile device or laptop, at a time and place that ...
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One of our Girl Scout traditions is to ask girls to reflect on the activities they’re participating in as they learn by doing. We ask them questions about their experience like “What did you like? Was this easy or hard? Why? If we did it again what would you change?”
These questions help them process their experience and we call this activity reflection, or debriefing. So why is reflection so important?
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Have you ever wondered why our summer camp staff choose camp over other summer employment? Do they love tents and bugs? The outdoors? Are they just obsessed with silly songs and team building games?
Some of that is true, but mostly it’s because camp is an experience like no other. It builds your confidence and stretches your skills. And our camp staff love it! Here, in their own words, are two stories of why our staff love camp.
Calling all Girl Scout adventurers! Are you ready for another awesome year of Girl Scout program events? We are! Have you ever wanted to build a race car? Explore the world of outdoor STEM careers with a geologist? This is your chance!
We’ve got a wide array of program events coming next fall, so check out the options in our Program Event Guide when it posts online later this summer! Use the guide to plan your year, and grab your spots for fall events at Continue Reading
School’s almost out! Time to roll out those the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. To make your summer even more awesome, we’ve got some exciting opportunities coming up with our community partners that are sure to make your Girl Scout’s Summer Fun Top Ten. Check them out, pick a favorite, and sign your Girl Scout up for some fun this summer!
Any soccer fans out there? Join us at ...
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Let’s answer your burning question… Is my daughter too old for Girl Scouts? Absolutely not!
Any girl, from kindergarten all the way through high school, has a place here! At Girl Scouts, our programs grow with the girls.
If your daughter is questioning if she is too old for Girl Scouts, have her check out the program for her grade level. She may change her mind when she sees all the great options available to her at Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Level.
