Girl Scouting is open to all girls ages 5 to 17.
- Daisy Girl Scouts, grades k-1
- Brownie Girl Scouts, grades 2-3
- Junior Girl Scouts, grades 4-5
- Cadette Girl Scouts, grades 6-8
- Senior Girl Scouts, grades 9-10
- Ambassadors Girl Scouts grades 11-12
In Girl Scouts, it's not just what girls do but how. This makes Girl Scouts unique, drive the quality of girls' experiences, and most importantly, promote fun and friendship.
The essence of the Girl Scout experience is in the activities girls do, and the growth they experience as a result. But behind every activity there is a lot of thought and planning. Girl Scouts Program activities are organized around the Girl Scout three keys to Leadership- Discover, Connect, and Take Action.
- 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.
In Girl Scouting, Discover + Connect + Take Action= Leadership. All Girl Scout experiences are intentionally designed to tie to one or more of the 15 national leadership outcomes, or benefits, categorized under the three keys to leadership.
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22nd Annual Hands Across the Border "Back to Basics" 2010
This camp celebrates 100 years of Girl Guides in Canada. Join in activities of the pioneers of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of 100 years ago, with basic camping skills and discovering nature. You will learn how to make jam and bannock, build a campfire and make camp gadgets. Saturday night will be topped off with an old-fashioned dance.
This is a great opportunity for troops to connect with Girl Guides across the border! This is an event that girls will attend with their troop. All registrations for this event MUST be mailed in together as a troop. Please mail to Robin Manning @ Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming - 735 Grand Ave. Billings, MT 59101. All registration forms and fees must be recieved by the deadline of April 1st, 2010.
For More Information Please Contact:
Susan Amrud - 306-586-3310
14 O'Brien Bay
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4S 6K8
CANADA
Dear Girl Scout Leader,
You are invited to get “Back to Basics” at Hands Across the Border Camp 2010!
Attached you will find the following:
- Camp inform ation sheet
- Kit list
- Adult and Child registration forms (please make a copy for each girl and leader)
I am also sending you what we call the WA2 form, for you to complete and return to me for each girl. If you have a similar form, you can use that instead. Note, if you use our form, IMIS # is irrelevant for you, and only Part A Swimming and signature are required.
You will need you to send a completed registration form for each of your participants (girls and leaders). If you have any special requests about which girls or girls and leaders should or should not be in the same group for activities during the day, please include a note about that with your registrations.
Please note that you will need to bring to camp a First Aider and a first aid kit for your group, plus two copies of each participant’s health form.
We will send you more information and maps after we have received the forms and fees from the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming office. Please be sure that you turn in all forms and registration fees by the deadline of April 1, 2010. Please send all registration forms, including a GSMW registration form, in together as a troop to Robin Manning at GSMW, 735 Grand Ave., Billings, MT 59101.
I look forward to seeing you at camp. If you have any questions, please contact me at the address set out below.
Yours in Guiding,
Susan Amrud
Please See Attachments for additional information and registration forms
2010 Adult USA Registration Form
2010 USA Girl Registration Form
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK EACH PROGRAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE SO YOU DON'T MISS OUT!
Cancellations and Refunds
Cancel your event registration as soon as you know you cannot attend. Organizations that we partner with need prior notification to prepare for the accurate number of participants attending. Refund requests must be received IN WRITING by the event’s registration deadline in order to receive a refund. Cancellations not received prior to the registration deadline are not refundable.
Event Registration Process
Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming strives to make registering for events as streamlined and efficient as possible. We appreciate the effort that you as Girl Scouts, parents/guardians, and troop leaders help us do this.
Please review our registration process to eliminate any confusion when registering for an event.
GSMW Registration Process:
1. Complete an individual or troop registration form. Remember – you can register to become a Girl Scout on the individual registration form!
2. Note the registration deadline listed. This is usually 2 weeks before the event is held.
3. Send in completed registration form with payment – check or credit card number.
Mail to:
GSMW
735 Grand Ave.
Billings, MT 59101
Or Fax to: 406-252-4063 – Please be sure to include credit card number or if sending a check, note this on fax and send payment in immediately.
4. A Girl Scout will be considered registered for an event when her payment and registration are received at council headquarters.
5. If an event is full and you have already paid, you will be notified and your payment will be refunded.
6. Payments are not collected at the event unless noted.
7. On rare occasion, payments may be sent to one of GSMW’s service centers. The registration information will state if this is the case.
Thank you for your continued help in keeping this registration process as efficient as possible.
The "Nite Trek"
An epic explosion of movie mania packed into a night of extreme hiking under the stars.
HOST: Kootenay Area
WHEN: Friday April 30, 2010 – Sunday May 2, 2010
WHERE: Jim Smith Provincial Campground, Cranbrook, BC
Access the park from Hwy 3/95 at south side of Cranbrook. Then drive west 4 km on a paved secondary road to the park entrance.
COST: $20.00 Cdn / Trekker and Adult
DEADLINE: March 30, 2010 **** Late Registrations may not be accepted
(Note that the deadline for Sweatshirts, etc is March 24/10 to Bob Learmonth)
AGE: 11 – 18 years old OR Grades 6 through 12
CRESTS: Each participant will receive 1 Nite Trek crest at camp.
REGISTRATION: Friday 6:00 pm to Saturday NOON
OPENING CEREMONIES: 4:00 pm Saturday
A copy of O CANADA and the STAR SPANGLED BANNER is attached.
Please take the time to teach it to your Unit or Troop
CLOSING CEREMONIES: 8:00 am Sunday to allow an early start home
STATION PERSONNEL MEETING: 4:30 pm Saturday; Attendance is MANDATORY
SECURITY PERSONNEL MEETING: 4:30 pm Saturday; Attendance is MANDATORY
TREK begins between 6:00 pm and 7:00pm depending on the number of Trekkers participating
FRIDAY NIGHT & SATURDAY activities within camp are being planned. Leaders – it is your responsibility to monitor your Trekkers and know where they are at all times. No one will be allowed to leave the site without permission once they are registered.
TREK info for Leaders/parents – it’s a co-ed event; possible wildlife in the area, including bears; hike is at night on an established trail, various activities and challenges at stations on the route; Trek is 5 or more hours in length; trail is in hilly terrain.
KIT LIST: should also include flashlight (extra batteries), backpack, rain and snow gear, personal first aid kit, and good shoes or hiking boots. Station personnel will need to provide a lawn chair and lantern. Security personnel will need good footwear and a flashlight.
Please See Attachments for additional information and registration forms:
Nite Trek 2010 Troop Registration Form
Official National Anthems Lyrics
Please click on the link below to see how Brownies from Kalispell are reaching out to other girls in far off Iran!
In Late April, Erica Wirtala, Troop Mother for Brownie troop 3385 of Kalispell, Montana, encouraged the troop members to create a scrap book telling about their interests, and where they lived. The book needed to be self-explanatory, so that children in other countries, who might not know English, could look at it and learn about other children like them in Western Montana.
http://neighborseastandwest.org/BrownieBookWeb/BrownieBookII.html
The new guidelines for the highest awards have been released! The steps to earning the highest awards are rooted in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and the three keys to leadership: girls discover themselves and their values and explore the world, connect with others locally and globally, and take action to make the world a better place. Learn more about the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
Highest Awards, part of the "Older Girl Training," explains the process for the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards as well as other recognitions that may be earned this year. As girls progress through the levels of Girl Scouts, their awards signify attaining new and highest level of knowledge and skills, and ultimately a deeper understanding of what it means to be a leader who makes a difference in the world.
Girls can choose to use either the summer 2009 Girl Scout award guidelines or the previous guidelines to earn the award during the two-year transition period (summer 2009 through September 2011). Below are some tools and resources that will assist you with the new process for earning the highest awards. You may also learn more about the highest awards at the following site.
• Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards, At-A-Glance
• Highest Award Frequently Asked Questions
Bronze Award
• NEW Bronze Award Adult Volunteer Guide
• NEW Bronze Award reporting form
Silver Award
• NEW Silver Award Adult Volunteer Guide
• NEW Silver Award reporting form
Gold Award
• NEW Gold Award Guidelines for girls
• NEW Gold Award Adult Volunteer Guide
NEW!
Possible GOLD and SILVER projects proposals. Montana Watercourse, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Quality, is pleased to announce the opening of its Spring 2010 Student Initiated Project Proposal. A mini grant of $225.00 will be awarded to six student projects involved in working with Wetland and/or riparian area issues. For more info. Click here.
Council Guidelines for Gold and Bronze Awards:
Click here for Gold
Click here for Bronze
You still have the option of using the previous guidelines until September 2011 and will find them below:
• Previous Bronze Award Report Form
• Previous Silver Girl/Advisor Guide
• Previous Gold Girl/Advisor Guide
