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The Guide 2018–2019 Programs & Events
Make This Girl Scout Year Your Best Yet.
GSNorCal’s Volunteer Learning Portal is designed to support your experience. With the guidance and support of
a volunteer, girls can go as far as their imaginations will take them—and you can be there, right by their side. In fact,
95% of volunteers say they make girls’ lives better at Girl Scouts (and that makes them happy).
We know your time is valuable, which is why the majority of our learning courses are available
online and accessible 24/7. This gives you the information you need just when you need it!
Most of the online courses are fewer than 10 minutes long. You can study on your own
time, learn at a pace that is convenient for you, and resume where you left off, and
your progress will be tracked for your records. Get started by accessing our Volun-
teer Learning Portal at training.gsnorcal.org.
You also will find support for your troop with the Volunteer Toolkit App, which lets
you manage troop communication and girl membership. We think it’s a great way for
brand new leaders or leaders of new age levels to launch into Journeys or the legacy
badges. This tool will be especially helpful to Daisy leaders who are just starting out!
The Volunteer Toolkit is available through the MY GS link in the upper menu of our
website, www.gsnorcal.org.
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Get started now!
Sign in at www.gsnorcal.org
and check it out!
Visit our Council Shops!
Alameda • Eureka • Chico • Redding • San Jose • Santa Rosa
More than
just uniforms!
Fun patches, DIY kits, gifts,
Girl Scout apparel, and more!
www.girlscoutshop.com • shop@gsnorcal.org • 1-800-447-GIRL ext. 7090
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Table of Contents
SYMBOLS
Information & Important Dates • 2 ★ New Program for 2018–2019
Girl Scouting Made Easy • 4 ⬥ Badge or patch included
AGE LEVELS
Preferred Vendors • 8
Daisies (K–1)
Adult Learning • 10 Brownies (2–3)
Adults get the support they need and fun they deserve.
Juniors (4–5)
Entrepreneurship • 11 Cadettes (6–8)
From Fall Product to the Cookie Program, Girl Scouts become budding
entrepreneurs as they build their business skills. Seniors (9–10)
Fun with Purpose • 12 Ambassadors (11–12)
Girl Scouts can have fun anywhere. Explore new interests, see new sites, and Volunteers
discover the world together.
Adults
Life Skills • 13
From communication to relationships, from citizenship to healthy living, Girl Scouts
is the spot for getting the practical skills for life! EXPERIENCES
Troop/Girl
Outdoors • 18
Fun in the outdoors is key to the Girl Scout magic. No matter your age, we make it Adult + Girl
a breeze. Family
Service • 25 Adult
Giving back to the community is FUN-damental to the Girl Scout Experience. Find
an opportunity to inspire.
The A symbol appears when adults
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) • 26 can expect that the program will
From protecting the environment to making a robot at NASA, Girl Scouts STEM actively engage them. If a program
opportunities have her reaching for the stars. does not have an Adult symbol,
unless otherwise noted, girls still
require a chaperone, but you can
Travel • 35 expect your role to be just that.
Girl Scouts love to travel—from the field trips they take as Brownies to the global
adventures they go on as teens. The V symbol represents events that
we need volunteer help with. Please
Girl Scout Cookie 2018 Top Sellers • 36 contact us at registration@gsnorcal.
org if you’d like to volunteer at one of
Awards & Mentoring • 40 these fun programs!
We have expanded our symbols to
Activity Planner • 51 include those that help you identify
• Programs by Age Level • 51 the program content. Our national
content of Entrepreneurship, Life
• Activity Planner • 55 Skills, Outdoors, and STEM is
supported and supplemented by Girl
Scouts' long history of Service as
well as FUN!
Planning your Girl Scout year is easy. Like, magical. Whether you're a Girl Scout apprentice or a Girl Scout wizard, the Guide is here to help you start mapping out a magical year. This annual publication lists just a few of the many exciting opportunities and adventures for troops, individual girls, adults, and any combination therein! The grid at the back of this issue includes activities for the whole Girl Scout Year. It's like magic: Girl Scout Magic. Have fun exploring what’s coming up. To get the most out of the Guide, use it alongside the online Activity Finder, which allows you to search for more information and events using specific interests or locations. It’s easy to register online, access FAQs, and find detailed registration policies. Registration is now open for events through December 2018. Be on the lookout for big events that give girls opportunities to travel and meet other Girl Scouts from all over Northern California. Throughout the year, new programs may be introduced. Stay up-to-date by using the Activity Finder and watch for program details via e-news, Facebook, Twitter, and other Girl Scout correspondence. Visit www.gsnorcal.org to find news about everything happeneing council- wide. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at facebook.com/gsnorcal and to see pictures of the fun adventures GSNorCal offers. Now let’s make some Girl Scout Magic! 2 • The Guide 2018–2019
Accessibility & Accommodations Important Dates to Remember
Girl Scouts is dedicated to making as many of our events Important opening dates are as follows:
as possible welcoming and accessible to all girls. September 30, 2018
Please e-mail registration@gsnorcal.org if you • Deadline for Gold Award Final Reports from girls
have questions, or to find out whether or not we can graduating from 12th grade OR her 18th birthday,
accommodate your needs at the event you wish to whichever comes later. Submit final reports directly to
attend. For events that include food, it is the parent/ the council using the online form on our website.
guardian’s responsibility to let us know about dietary
• Deadline for Silver Award Final Reports from girls
restrictions. We are usually able to accommodate
graduating from 8th grade in 2018. Teams spanning
many dietary needs such as gluten-free, vegetarian,
multiple grades must go by the earliest deadline.
nut-free, and dairy-free options if we know about them
Submit final reports directly to the council using the
in advance. In some cases, the family will be asked to
online form found on our website.
provide supplemental items.
October 10, 2018
• Registration opens for events run between January and
Refund/Cancellation Policy September 2019.
Minimum and maximum attendance requirements October 17, 2018
exist for all programs. Girl Scouts of Northern California • Golden Gate Bridging registration opens.
reserves the right to cancel or change any scheduled
October–November 2018
activities due to lack of enrollment, severe weather, or
natural disaster. • Entrepreneurship Program: Fall Product Sale.
• Cancellation and refund requests must be made in November 15, 2018
writing thirty (30) days before the event to receive 50% • First round Destinations travel applications are due
of registration fees of $10 or more per individual. online to GSUSA.
• No refunds will be issued for no-shows. February 1, 2019
• The $25 Girl Scout membership fee and $15 GSNorCal • Second round Destinations travel applications are due
Council Service Fee are non-refundable. online to GSUSA.
• All refund requests must be made in writing to: February 22, 2019
registration@gsnorcal.org. Requests should include • World Thinking Day.
member’s name, address, program name, date, and January 28-March 3, 2019
reason for refund.
• Entrepreneurship Program: Cookie Sale.
March 12, 2019
• Girl Scouts 107th Birthday.
Information • 3
Girl Scouting Made Easy
The Program a vital part of helping girls grow into young women of
courage, confidence, and character.
The Girl Scout program is designed to equip girls with
the skills and support they need to thrive today and
Badges
prepare for tomorrow. Backed by the generous work Level up skills you love or try exciting activities for the
of volunteers, our engaging, hands-on programming first time with Girl Scout badges. Badges encourage
fosters an environment where girls can build friendships, girls to acquire skills in a wide variety of practical
challenge themselves, and grow into bright, confident and inspirational categories, from outdoor survival
young women. Studies show that Girl Scouts: techniques to robotics and programming, going beyond
• gain a strong sense of themselves, have confidence what they can learn at school and at home.
in their abilities, and form strong, positive identities. Journeys
• deepen values such as honestly, responsibility,
Girl Scouts are passionate about making the world a
and empathy.
better place. In the Girl Scout Journey program, girls
• take risks safely, try new things, and learn from team up with their troops to solve a problem in their
their mistakes. community and create an action plan to get it done.
• develop healthy friendships and work cooperatively Journey projects are fun and challenging, but they also
in teams by communicating directly and resolving cultivate problem-solving, teamwork, and a can-do
conflicts constructively. attitude—skills vital to success to in the modern world.
• contribute to the world in purposeful and meaningful Activities & Experiences
ways, learn how to identify problems in the
community, and create action plans to solve them. Girl Scouts of Northern California offers a wide range
of experiences: outdoor education, business and
The Girl Scouts program is a special recipe made up of entrepreneurship skills, science, technology, engineering,
Badges, Journeys, Activities, the Fall Product and Cookie art, healthy relationships, and more, all of which are
Programs, outdoors and adventure, travel, and unique represented in these pages. We encourage adults and
leadership opportunities. Each of these ingredients is girls to sit down together and select fun experiences
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that will support their interests and goals. There are the lead. Journeys, leadership trainings, and other unique
activities for whole families or troops, as well as side-by- programs equip girls with the skillset to forge their own
side opportunities for parents/guardians and their girl to path and take charge of their future. And as they grow,
learn together. the Higher Awards are there to guide them towards their
own leadership projects. Learn more about Girl Scouts’
Business Skills Highest Awards—Bronze, Silver and Gold.
The Girl Scout Cookie and Fall Product Programs are the
largest girl-run entrepreneurial program in the country. The Girl-Led Experience
These programs build key business literacy skills: goal The Girl Scout experience has the most impact when
setting, decision-making, money management, people it is heavily influenced and designed by the girls. When
skills, and business ethics. From Daisy to Ambassador, girls lead and are supported in making choices about
girls use these programs to earn money for activities, what they want from their experiences, they are more
service projects, programs, camps, and travel. Far from engaged. Plan the year in collaboration with your girls
being a specialized bake sale, the Cookie and Fall Product no matter their age. Find out more about the girl-led
Programs power girl experiences and skill development. experience in the Volunteer Learning Portal.
Outdoors and Adventure The Troop
GSNorCal has more adventure partners than any other
council in the US. This means more places to try new Troops bring the Girl Scout experience to life, letting girls
activities like kayaking, whitewater rafting, ropes courses, explore the world on their own terms, surrounded by
skiing (cross country and downhill), archery, ice skating, supportive adults and lifelong friends. Creating the space
and more. To learn more about high adventure activities for girls to learn, grow, and lead is easier than you think!
and specific troops where girls are passionate about the Here are five simple steps for planning a year that puts
outdoors, use the GSNorCal website and explore High girls and their goals first:
Adventure programs and Interest Groups.
1. Help girls identify their goal(s) for the year. What
Trips & Travel topics interest them? What skills are they looking for?
Do they want to earn a particular badge or complete
Travel with the Girl Scouts broadens the mind and ignites a Journey program? Sell 5,000 boxes of cookies? Go
wanderlust. Travel with your troop or check out our camping? Go on a trip? Put that at the center of your
travel program, Destinations—the ultimate adventure for year and build from there.
individual girls ages 11 and older. Exciting experiences are
offered each year, from beach adventures in San Diego 2. Help girls determine if the goal is meaningful and
to exploring outer space (at Space Camp, but you get realistic. Completing 3 Journeys and working on the
the idea). Girls embark on global adventures, like surfing Silver Award in a year might be a bit much. That’s
the tropical waters of Costa Rica or working with China’s where you come in! Help the girls spread out their
giant pandas, and domestic adventures, like working on plans over their Girl Scout experience, or pare down
a Hollywood film or taking a canoeing expedition in the their ideas so that they can focus and get the most
Northwoods of Minnesota and Canada! Find out more out of the things they do in a year!
about Destinations at forgirls.girlscouts.org/travel/ 3. Help girls design the path to their goal. How
take-a-trip/destinations. frequently will you meet? What kind of events do they
want to attend? Are there other trips, materials, or
When deciding how to finance travel, don’t forget resources they need to reach a specific goal or round
about the earning potential of the Girl Scout Cookie out their troop experience?
and Fall Product Programs! When planning activities to
earn the money needed for your troop travel budget, 4. Evaluate the plan with girls and families. Can it
your first stop should be the product programs so you be done within the budget? Does it present a new
can use your rewards cards to help pay for your travel! challenge for the girls? Does the troop have enough
Visit www.gsnorcal.org/cookies for additional tips time to accomplish the goals? What can families do to
on how to finance travel opportunities through our help in supporting the girls?
product programs. 5. Help girls put the plan into action. Have regular
check-ins with the girls about where they are in the
Leadership Opportunities plan. Are they on a successful path? Should they shift
Becoming a leader requires practice, and Girl Scouts gears and try to reach the end goal a different way?
offers many opportunities for girls to step up and take How can the path be adjusted?
Girl Scouting Made Easy • 5
calendar year, email parents with one click, manage the
troop roster and membership to register or renew girls
quickly and easily, access badge and Journey content
as well as Council and GSUSA resources, and so much
more. Families can update their information and also
access resources and calendars. The Volunteer Toolkit
can be found through the MY GS link at the top of www.
gsnorcal.org
Volunteer Essentials (VE) is your encyclopedia to Girl
Scout volunteering. We update it throughout the year
so you’ll have the most accurate information at your
fingertips! Formerly known as the Council Resource
Guide, the new VE is fully digital, searchable, and
printable for your convenience. It is filled with useful
information, including the Safety Activity Checkpoints
which describe all the amazing adventures and activities
available through Girl Scouts (from white-water rafting
to tomahawk throwing) and how to participate in short
and long-term trips and outdoor activities. You can find
Volunteer Essentials at ve.gsnorcal.org.
Adult Learning & the Volunteer Learning Portal
has the training you'll need for an amazing year of Girl
Scouts. These trainings will teach you the fundamentals
of Girl Scouting, and introduce you to concepts, topics,
and ideas that will enhance your Girl Scout experience.
Join other like-minded volunteers at in-person learning
activities or access online trainings through the
Volunteer Learning Portal on your own time. To access
online courses, register for in-person trainings, track your
accomplishments and download all the resources you’ll
need to be successful, get started here:
The Volunteers 1. Log in: Go to training.gsnorcal.org at the top right
at www.gsnorcal.org.
Girl Scout volunteers make a personal investment to
support girls. They help create a fun environment that 2. Choose Your Role: Troop Leader, Troop Support
fosters lasting friendships while introducing concepts or Service Unit Support. If you have more than one
and skills that girls want and will need for tomorrow’s role, that’s great! Start with one, and later check out
challenges. Volunteers are essential for girl experiences the modules and resources for your other role(s).
to succeed! 3. Follow Your Chosen Learning Path: Learn
everything you need to be a rockstar volunteer!
Volunteer and Leader Resources
4. Track Your Progress:
Girl Scout volunteers are our she-roes! Parents and
supportive adults who share their time, skills, and • Once you complete an in-person or online course,
resources are at the core of our organization, and you’ll earn a virtual badge for building those skills.
provide an incredible network of mentors and caring • To view the badges that you’ve earned, just click on
adults for their entire troop (or troops). Engaged and your name in the upper right hand corner and then
generous volunteers are a crucial element to the click “my badges.”
success and growth that girls experience in Girl Scouts. Questions? Contact us at info@gsnorcal.org.
The Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) is an online resource that
supports troop leaders, co-leaders, and families, making
the process of running a troop easier and more efficient.
Through the VTK, troop leaders can plan the troop’s
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Supporting Your Troop • Help your troop leaders establish and maintain a
positive environment for girls by being happy and
Supportive adults are key to helping girls to take on available to assist.
challenges, build skills, and develop their passions. This • Stay informed and opt-in to relevant emails and info
looks different at each age: At younger levels, adults will about the Girl Scout experience.
play a bigger role in setting up and facilitating activities,
while still allowing girls the opportunity to be curious.
As girls enter middle school (Cadettes), the adult
Your Local Girl Scout
experience changes to become more of a guide and
mentor. Allowing girls to make mistakes, find solutions,
Community
and seek help is all part of the plan! You’re not alone! Each area within GSNorCal’s 19 counties
belongs to a Service Unit . . . your local neighborhood Girl
To help your girl get the most out of her troop Scouting community! Service Units hold meetings for
experience, you can: troop leaders on a regular basis, offering troop leaders a
great place to network, learn what’s new, and access fun
• Register yourself as a troop helper or volunteer for a opportunities for their girls! Service Units also host many
specific adult troop role, such as Troop Treasurer or local events throughout the year such as campouts
Cookie Manager. or celebrations that you can attend with your troop or
• Choose a role where you can support girls in their daughter. To connect with your local service unit, please
activities, projects, or programs by sharing your email info@gsnorcal.org or call Member Services at
unique skills or expertise, or by serving as a Trip 800-447-4475 and provide your troop number.
Chaperone or Troop Driver.
• Support the troop in the Fall Product and/or Cookie
Programs by working with girls at their sales booths.
Stay Current and Involved
Catch up on all things GSNorCal by using our website and following
us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and other social media.
Where can I find…
...peer support? …a way to share my stories?
facebook.com/gsnorcal social@gsnorcal.org
…ideas for volunteers? …awards information?
trailhead.gsnorcal.org www.gsnorcal.org/awards
pinterest.com/gsnorcal
…information on planning troop travel?
…videos about what we do? www.gsnorcal.org/travel
www.gsnorcal.org/youtube
…more info about being a volunteer
…learning opportunities? www.gsnorcal.org/volunteers
training.gsnorcal.org
Girl Scouting Made Easy • 7
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With the Volunteer Toolkit web app, you have
a digital assistant at your fingertips.
Find the tools you need to quickly plan and organize
your troop's activities, send parent emails, manage
troop finances, and more. The Volunteer Toolkit
makes running a troop easier than ever, so you
can focus on the important part—having fun.
To learn more, visit www.gsnorcal.org
and click on My GS.
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Girl Scouting Made
Outdoors
Easy • 9Fall Festival
Ready to feel like a Girl Scout again? Parents and Volunteers
can dig into new crafts, games, songs, and skills at our Fall
Festival. Earn your certifications in extended travel, come
for the day, or channel your inner camper and spend the
night while enjoying some good old-fashioned campfire
merriment. Learning and relaxing at the same time—sounds
like a Girl Scout win-win!
Girl Scouting Made Easy
1, 2, 3, 4—never been a troop leader before? 5, 6, 7, 8—this
Girl Scout workshop will set you straight! Learn everything
Adult Learning you need to know about running your new troop of Daisies
and Brownies, from planning meetings and activities to girl
mentorship, volunteer management, and more!
Please Note: This course is for new Daisy and Brownie
Craftapalooza Booth Orientation Webinar leaders only.
★ STEM Webinars
First time at the craft fair? Never fear, our webinar is
here! We’ll give you all the tips and tricks to set you up
for Craftapalooza success. From product development to Join the Council Staff STEM Team as they introduce the new
marketing know-how, you’ll learn all you need to know to GSUSA STEM badges and Journeys! These webinars will focus
help your troop sell their handmade creations. on sharing best practices and valuable resources so that
Please Note: This is an additional resource, but is not adults feel empowered to facilitate STEM programs within
required to sign up for a Craftapalooza Sales Booth. their troop and service unit. Topics will be: an overview of
the STEM Program, "Think like a . . ." STEM Journeys (K–12),
★ Dine and Twine at Camp Sugar Pine Cybersecurity badges (K–5), highlights of STEM Service Unit
events, Mechanical Engineering badges (K–5), Robotics
badges (K–12), and Space Science badges (K–5).
Experience the memories, excitement, and joy of summer
camp, but this time as an adult! Round up your friends, Troop Camping Certification
unplug from your day-to-day routine, and trade in the office
for the great outdoors. Challenge yourself on our ropes
course, relax by the pool, and even try your hand at archery. If you’re yearning for a camping trip in the great outdoors,
Meals and fun both included. this class is for you! Discover new outdoor skills and
strategies for staying organized and safe, and know that your
Discoveree girls are in trained and capable hands.
Please Note: This course is required for at least one adult
who will assist in planning and accompany girls on their
Level up your Girl Scout Leadership skills at Discoveree camping adventure.
—a one-day event focused on how you can help your girls
thrive. Join forces with other Girl Scout volunteers and ★ Volunteer-Run Camp Director
enthusiasts, and together you'll learn engaging positive Refresher Webinar
youth development techniques, outdoor skills, crafts, and
everything in between!
Please Note: Workshops are available for Girl Scouts in Get up to speed for the 2019 camp season! Learn about new
grade 9–12 such as Destinations, Gold Award, and college rules, regulations, and procedures, all while connecting with
administration planning. other seasoned volunteer-run Camp Directors.
10 • The Guide 2018-2019Entrepreneurship
Babysitting Certification Class Imagineering at the Disney Museum
Get ready to launch your own babysitting business! This Watch her Imagineer her way through the majority of
Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) course will teach you her Inventor badge at the Walt Disney Family Museum!
all the skills and techniques to not only become a better In the galleries, she’ll learn about the Disney Imagineers
and more prepared babysitter—parent interaction, safety, who invented some of Disney’s most iconic attractions.
diapering, and more—but you will improve your babysitting Then, head to the learning center where she’ll do some
business by having more to offer your clients! Imagineering of her own and collaborate to design a solution
to a prompted problem.
Please Note: Girls can bring a bear or doll for diaper
changing practice. Please Note: Girls will complete steps 1, 4 and 5 of the
Inventor badge.
Craftapalooza Sales Booth
★ Your Cookie Business Workshop
Sharpen your business skills by selling your handmade items
at Craftapalooza! You and your girls will host a free badge Design, brand, and develop your own cookie business! In
activity booth at the badge Expo and earn hours toward this program, girls will learn how to use their skills on a
her Service to Girl Scouting Bar, as well as earn extra troop research and development (R&D) team to create a new Girl
cash for activities. Register soon and start showing off your Scout Cookie. The program encourages girls to explore their
craftiness and practicing your sales pitch! own skills as a food scientist or engineer, drawing on STEM
learning principles and learning more about marketing and
Please Note: Each troop must register their booth and
entrepreneurship. Girls will find out what makes them and
have plans approved through the online registration system
their businesses unique, and develop their own brand identity
before 11/9/18.
by choosing a business name, tagline, logo, and colors.
Please Note: Cadettes complete steps 1, 4, and 5 of the
Marketing badge.
Entrepreneurship • 11Fun with Purpose
Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic The Nutcracker with San Jose
⬥ Dance Theatre
Celebrate the legacy of Disney in this ice skating spectacular ⬥
as the Mouse-ter of Ceremonies, Mickey Mouse, leads a Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of Northern
parade of characters including Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, California and San Jose Dance Theatre partnership with
Goofy, and an ensemble of Disney Princesses. Exciting the 53rd annual production of The Nutcracker! Before the
moments from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The show, girls go backstage for a Girl Scout-led workshop. Then
Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and more will leave girls, troops, friends, and family settle in to enjoy the magic,
the whole family with memories that will last a lifetime. music, and artistry of the show, featuring the Cambrian
Symphony.
Girl Scout Days at Stanford
⬥
Kick off Stanford Football Girl Scout Day with friends and
family! Enjoy the game and festivities, including an exclusive
Girl Scout-only pre-game student athlete panel, and an
on-field tunnel. Be on the lookout for two additional events,
Stanford Volleyball Girl Scout Day coming fall 2018, and
Stanford Women’s Basketball coming winter 2019.
Please Note: For more information, please contact Sarah
Asmaro at sasmaro@stanford.edu.
12 • The Guide 2018-2019Animation Domination
Life Skills
Broomballin'
Connect with experts at the Walt Disney Family Museum to
learn how Disney uses special effects to enhance animation
and improve the Disney classics! In the learning center, she’ll
Strap on those skates and hit the rink for some good old
explore depth perception in animation and create her own
fashioned Broomball—an icy cross between curling, hockey,
stop-motion short film! and soccer. Never played? Not a problem! You’ll learn basic
Please Note: Girls will complete 3 steps of Digital Movie skating skills and glide out of your comfort zone and into
Maker badge. an exciting new sport. Get your troop out on the ice for this
Broomball showdown.
★ Anime Comic Art Please Note: The games will be 6 vs 6, bring your whole
with Camp Fashionista troop or at least 6 girls for the best experience.
⬥ Clues in the City
Guided by a trained artist, you’ll learn to create characters
using Anime style. Think creatively and learn storytelling
techniques to incorporate your characters in your own Romp around the city finding clues and solving puzzles!
unique comic story! Ride the ferry, find hidden treasures, and use your powers
of observation to unearth the most secret corners of San
Be An Extraordinary Troop Francisco. This epic urban adventure will be challenging, but
oh so rewarding!
Take your troop management to the next level as a team! ★ Color Your World
Adults and girls work side by side to learn the “patrol
system”—a technique for organizing meetings, structuring
leadership, and accomplishing goals. Girls and leaders will Join us for a day of experimentation in the Maker Space at
be amazed at what can be achieved when they learn and the New Museum of Los Gatos. The museum staff will guide
implement positive management systems. girls to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas using only
a paintbrush! This light and airy space provides the perfect
canvas for creativity!
Please Note: Fulfills all requirements for the Painting badge.
Badge not provided.
Life Skills • 13Life Skills ★ Design It Right
with Camp Fashionista
⬥
★ Comic Artist Workshop This program is tote-ally awesome! Girls will take on the role
of a tote bag product designer. Design partners will identify
⬥ issues with their favorite tote bags, then girls will collaborate
to find solutions for designing and creating a flawless tote
Hone your creative skills and bring your stories to life as masterpiece! Girls will leave the class with a well-designed
a comic book or graphic novel! Explore comics, choose a tote bag they made themselves!
storyline, then use a combination of images and words to
tell a compelling tale. See how the essence of your story can Please Note: Girls must have taken Survival Sewing class or
come to life in just 4 panels! equivalent prior.
Please Note: Girls will complete all of the steps to earn a ★ GS Exec Connect
Comic Artist badge. Badge is provided.
★ Cozy Critters with Camp Fashionista Have you ever wanted to ask a female executive how she
⬥ got where she is today, or how she made her mark? Then
Exec Connect is for you! Join 50 of your fellow Girl Scouts
Sew your fuzzy kitty or doggy friend a cozy bed to keep
as you learn valuable networking skills from mentors at a
them comfy and take home your choice of a bone, mouse,
leading San Francisco company, Qatalyst Partners, a global
or heart toy kit to make at home so they feel loved! Visit
investment bank. This will be the first in three Exec Connects
your local pet store or Humane Society to complete the
offered during the 2018/2019 Girl Scout Programming
remaining steps for your Pets badge.
season. Stay tuned for the next round of dates and partners!
Please Note: Please bring an old sweater or sweatshirt
Please Note: This is the first of three dates; the other
to upcycle.
two dates and locations are TBD. This is a drop-off event.
Craftapalooza Business attire recommended. Girl Scout vests, sashes and/
or membership pins are welcome. No tagalongs please.
Join us the first weekend of December for Craftapalooza! This ★ Fashion Drawing with Camp Fashionista
one-day-only youth craft fair is “Pinterest come to life,” with
over 180 shopping and activity booths! Create crafts to take
⬥
home, play festive games, and shop for handmade holiday Learn to draw a fashion figure on the runway! Experiment
gifts all under one roof! Craftapalooza is also providing service with different mediums, and practice proper shading
to the community through a giant food drive to collect non- techniques so you’re ready to draw your runway in
perishable food for local food banks. perspective and design your own unique logo. Admire your
friends’ work and show off your own in a group round-up!
Please Note: The badges completed at the event include:
Daisies - Count It Up and Making Choices; Brownies - First
Girls Friendship Without the Drama
Aid and Outdoor Art Creator; Juniors - First Aid and Musician;
Cadettes - First Aid and Engineering in Action; all ages - Global
Action Award. Daisy troops/groups must bring at least one non-
perishable food item to donate to complete the Making Choices There's nothing stronger than friendship, but navigating the
badge. First Aid Certifications are not required and will not be ups and downs of relationships isn't always easy. Led by
offered to earn the first aid badges. Badges are not included in award-winning author Annie Fox, this powerful workshop
ticket price and will be sold on site. emboldens girls to build positive friendships and guides
parents through the most effective strategies to support
★ Cubomania with Camp Fashionista their girls.
⬥ ★ Glass Flameworking at the Crucible
Explore the world of collage and use your personal style and
creativity to develop a piece of 3-D art using magazines,
fabrics, and embellishments. Show off your creativity and Your next meeting will be with the art of glass
unique sense of design! flameworking! Learn to safely twist and shape molten
borosilicate glass to make beautiful works of art. Play with
heat and color and make yourself a one-of-a-kind trinket!
14 • The Guide 2018–2019Golden Gate Bridging Lead the Way
⬥ Planning Committee
Between the sparkling Pacific and the rocky majesty of the
coast lies the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, and, once a year, Embrace your inner event planner and join the girl-led
over 7,000 Girl Scouts! Join Girl Scouts from all over the planning committee for the 2019 Lead The Way conference.
country at GSNorCal’s biggest event as your Junior walks Run the show from start to finish by recruiting professional
across the Golden Gate Bridge and becomes a Cadette. presenters, designing the theme and decorations, and
Waiting on the other side is one heck of a party! Head orchestrating all the activities. And the best part? You’ll
down to Crissy Field for an afternoon of exciting activities, see your hard work in action when 160 girls join you for a
educational booths, and an all-day dance party. GGB is weekend of dreaming big!
a once in a lifetime opportunity to get caught up in the
Please Note: Required meeting dates: 8/27/18, 9/24/18,
leadership and sisterhood of Girl Scouts, and the perfect
10/29/18, 12/10/18, 1/14/19, 1/28/19, 2/11/19. Service to Girl
way to start her Cadette year.
Scouting bar is earned and provided.
Please Note: Available for 5th graders only.
★ Letterboxer
It's a Money Thing
There’s a letterbox hidden in the New Museum and you’re
Check yourself before you wreck yourself with this going to find it! Learn letterboxing and stamp making
interactive money management workshop. Girls grasp the techniques, work together to solve a museum explorer
importance of saving and budgeting from Sara O. Farner, a worksheet, then receive a list of clues that lead to the
financial expert at Morgan Stanley. This workshop will give hidden box!
girls and their adults the confidence and habits to take
Please Note: Girls will complete all the steps for the
control of their financial future.
Letterboxing badge, badge not included.
Please Note: Girls will complete steps 3, 4, 5 of Cadette
Budgeting badge. Mall Madness
Jewelry Metalsmithing
Shop during the day, play all night long! At this epic mall
at the Crucible
overnight adventure, there’ll be movies, a scavenger hunt,
crafts, SWAPS, midnight snacks, a live DJ dance club, and a
troop runway walk. Wake up to a yummy breakfast before
Hard-core jewelry making and industrial arts are right the mall opens again. This is Mall Madness at its best!
around the corner! With help from experts at The Crucible,
you’ll work with copper or bronze and learn to anneal, cut, Older Girl CPR and First Aid Certification
drill, hammer, and texture a beautiful charm, pendant, key
chain, or zipper pull that’s all your own!
Girl Scouts are always prepared, but with this class, you’ll
Lead the Way be ready to take action in an emergency! This course
will teach you the best responses to life-threatening
emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking. You’ll
There’s a bright future right in front of you—reach also learn to recognize the warning signs of stroke and
for it at Lead the Way! At this weekend-long conference, breathing difficulty. There’s nothing safer than being
you’ll join fellow girl change-makers and inspirational prepared!
adults to boost your confidence and focus on your future.
Please Note: Participants will receive a Heartsaver CPR/
Days will be packed with college prep, career thinking, life
First Aid card and book.
skills, and new friendships—everything you need to pave
your own unique way through the world!
Please Note: Lead the Way Pin is provided.
Life Skills • 15Life Skills
Sleepover at Coddingtown Mall
Take over the mall and take on community outreach! At this
awesome mall sleepover, you can make comfort kits, Happy
Schulz Museum: Comic Artist Socks for the local shelter, and many other projects that will
⬥ benefit your community. Have a blast and make a difference!
Please Note: Junior/Cadette/Ambassador girls will complete
Snoopy and friends can’t wait to welcome you to this
step 4 of the Girls Scout Way badges and Juniors will
cartoonist workshop at the Schulz Museum! Collaborate
complete step 5 of the Savvy Shopper badge.
with professional cartoonists and express your creativity
through graphic art. You’ll develop your very own stories and ★ Strong Girls, Strong Families
characters to create a personalized comic strip, all while
earning your Comic Artist badge!
Please Note: Comic Artist badge is completed and badge is Girls and a caring adult will learn how to face the challenges
included. Adults not needed to attend. of growing older, gaining independence, and dealing with
internal and external changes. Through an interactive
Schulz Museum: Peanuts Naturally workshop, girls will learn about growth mindset and
⬥ emotional management and control—all in a supportive and
collaborative space.
Spend the day with Snoopy and his real animal friends at the
Schulz Museum! Meet companion dogs, rescue dogs, and
even some wild animals. Work toward your Animals badges
★ Survival Sewing with Camp Fashionista
by building an animal home along with a toy for pets. Daisies
will start on their 3 Cheers for Animals Journey, Brownies
⬥
Hold on to your hats fashionistas—it’s time for survival
will work on their Pets badge requirements, Juniors will work
sewing! Learn to sew with challenging knits, discover fabric
toward their Animal Habitats badge, and Cadettes will work
care tips, master the art of hand sewing, and learn how
on their Animal Helpers badge. Then round out the day with
to conquer buttons. You’ll leave with the confidence and
some ice skating spins at Snoopy’s Home Ice Rink!
knowledge you need to become successful first-time sewer!
Please Note: You must check in between 10–11AM.
Please Note: Girls must be age 8+. Please plan to attend
Schulz Museum: Science and Technology both meetings in the series. Seniors complete the steps for
the Textile Artist badge.
⬥
Get ready for a day of sky-high fun with Snoopy the Flying Teens Take Over
Ace! Daisies and Brownies will work toward their Home
Scientist badge, experimenting with things that fly by
launching chemical rockets and enlisting the help of static At Teens Take Over, girls know what they want and step
electricity. Juniors will animate their artwork and experiment up to take charge! With supportive adults and friends by
with iPad coding for their Entertainment Technology badge. your side, you’ll direct a huge program that will dazzle your
Cadettes will dig into the Science of Happiness. Afterwards, fellow Girl Scouts. Collective brainpower shines at monthly
all are invited to skate on Snoopy’s Home Ice Rink! meetings where you’ll strategize, organize, and bring your
program vision to life!
★ Sketch School Please Note: Service to Girl Scouting Bar is earned and
provided. Meeting Dates are as follows:
• Chico: 9/4/18, 10/2/18, 11/6/18, 12/4/18, 1/8/19, 2/5/19,
Flex your creative muscles at Sketch School!
3/5/19, 4/2/19, 5/7/19.
Experiment with charcoal, oil pastels, pencils, and even
• San Bruno: 9/20/18, 10/18/18, 11/15/18, 1/17/19, 2/21/19,
quill and bamboo pens, learn shading and perspective by
3/21/19, 4/18/19, 5/16/19.
sketching everyday objects, enhance your technique by
studying classic examples of graphic art, and leave with a • San Jose: 9/4/18, 10/2/18, 11/6/18, 12/4/18, 1/8/19, 2/5/19,
masterpiece of your own making! 3/5/19, 4/2/19, 5/7/19.
Please Note: Girls will complete all the steps for the Junior
Drawing badge.
16 • The Guide 2018–2019Toon In: Illustrate and Create ★ Woodcarving at the Crucible
Spend the day at the Walt Disney Family Museum Woodcarving is one of the oldest forms of art, but
and accomplish three of the five steps toward earning this workshop makes it feel brand new! At the Crucible,
your Drawing badge. In the galleries, you’ll learn all about Juniors will go against the grain, creating art from a natural
the complex drawing techniques used in the early animated material. Learn tool and safety basics, then unleash your
Disney films. Next, visit the learning center and experiment ideas for a one-of-a-kind take home project!
with different materials to practice visual effects like Please Note: Girls will complete steps 4 and 5 of the
stippling, cross-hatching, and smudging. Finally, you’ll create Cadette Woodworker badge.
your own concept, backgrounds, and cartoon characters and
showcase your work!
Please Note: Girls will complete 3 steps of Drawing badge.
Life Skills • 17Outdoors
Outdoors ★ Archery Rangers
★ 2018 "Not So Scary" Girl Scout Campout Ready, aim, fire! Practice your precision and spend a day at
the range honing your archery skills at Twin Canyons! Safety
⬥ will be emphasized, and bullseyes are encouraged!
The Six Flags Discovery Kingdom adventure begins as girls Art & Adventure Sleepover with Snoopy
set up a campsite at the Solano County Fairgrounds—with
s’mores, stargazing, and a sleepover soon to follow! The next
morning starts with a hearty breakfast at the park, and, after
⬥
Spend the night at the Schulz Museum and design your
hob-nobbing with Looney Tunes characters, girls learn how own stamp and letterbox! You’ll get to roam the museum
the park cares for their rescued creatures. The grand finale searching for clues to complete your Letterboxer badge,
is enjoying all the thrills and spills the park has to offer! explore art, cartooning, and animation, and see all the
Please Note: Souvenir flashlight and superhero cape Schulz Museum has to offer after dark. Be prepared for a
included for the regular package. Souvenir flashlight, visit from a special surprise guest too!
superhero cape, and lunch meal voucher and a 2018 Thrill Please Note: Light dinner and continental breakfast
Pass for the premium package. included. Complete all steps for the Letterboxer badge.
Badge is provided.
Angel Island Adventure
★ Art and Archery: Bothin Edition
See the Bay Area's wonders through the lens of your
camera! Pack your camera, a picnic lunch, and your Bring artistry to the archery range and take aim at your
photographer’s eye for this Angel Island scavenger hunt! own creation! We’ll start with the basics and best practices
Once you’ve had your share of island hiking, celebrate your every archer should know, then head over to the art station
success at a group snack before heading home. to design and create your own personal target. Take your
Please Note: Juniors will complete Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the creation home and show off that custom-designed bullseye!
Digital Photographer badge. Please Note: Girls will complete the Cadette Archery badge.
18 • The Guide 2018-2019★ Art-Chery ★ Bothin Family Adventure Day
⬥
Cultivate your creativity while practicing your archery skills! Ready for a full scale family adventure? Look no
You’ll learn the basics of archery as we aim at paint-filled farther than Camp Bothin! Tackle the ropes course,
balloons to create splatter art. Safety will be emphasized, master the archery range, and end the day with some
along with an archery lesson prior to our artistic aims. good old fashioned campfire traditions with your girl!
Please Note: Cadettes will complete the Archery badge— Please Note: Cadettes will complete Archery badge.
no previous archery experience required. Please bring pack lunch.
Bothin Bridging Bash Buddies ★ Bothin Weekend Summer Camp:
Cadette Edition
Calling all older Girl Scouts! Spend a weekend at Camp
Bothin and put your leadership skills to work! You’ll help The natural world is thriving all around Camp Bothin, so join
make the Bothin Bridging Bash a success by planning and us for a weekend of outdoor science and exploration! Get
leading two evening campfires and facilitating a younger your feet wet by testing our stream and observing aquatic
girl activity. And don’t worry, there will still be plenty of life; get your hands dirty and learn how the soil affects
time to relax, play games, and hang out under the trees local flora and fauna; and get your heart rate up as we hike
with friends new and old. the beautiful trails surrounding the camp! This is a unique
opportunity to visit one of our flagship camps while taking
Bothin Bridging Bash: Brownies! an in-depth look into its natural beauty.
⬥ Please Note: Girls will complete steps 2 and 5 of the
Trailblazing badge for Cadettes.
Congratulations Brownies, or should we say soon-to-be
Juniors! Come bridge under the beautiful trees and bright
stars at Camp Bothin! A flurry of activities and adventures
★ Build-A-Bear-Bed!
await once you take the first of many steps toward earning
Junior badges. You'll start the day by welcoming Daisies
Brownies improve their lashing skills by building a small
across the bridge, the evening will be filled with songs and
tree bed for their favorite soft toy. Beginning lashing will be
skits around the campfire, and the next morning, you'll
taught and reviewed so every girl can get to crafting. Of
bridge to Juniors!
course, your small stuffed animal is invited too!
Please Note: Maximum of one adult per girl participant.
Participants must attend the entire weekend; leaving early Call of the Sea: Oceanographer
or arriving late disrupts the program.
Bothin Bridging Bash: Daisies! Climb aboard the Seaward with your whole troop and
⬥ become oceanographers for the day! You’ll learn the
basics of sailing while studying the ecology of the San
Congratulations, Daisies on being ready to bridge to Francisco Bay. Conduct water quality tests, catch plankton,
Brownies! Join us for your bridging ceremony under the and learn about the watershed of the Bay Area. This bay
beautiful trees and bright stars at Camp Bothin. A flurry of exploration is a fantastic chance for Girl Scouts to expand
activities and adventures await once you take the first of upon their Trailblazer badge.
many steps toward earning Brownie badges. The evening
Please Note: Girls will complete steps 2 and 4
will be filled with songs and skits around the campfire. In
of Trailblazer badge.
the morning, Brownies will be there to welcome you over
the bridge!
Please Note: Maximum of one adult per girl participant.
Participants must attend the entire weekend; leaving early
or arriving late disrupts the program.
Outdoors • 19Outdoors ★ Cozy Camp-In
Camp for the first time in cozy comfort. We’ll run through
a sampler of outdoor camping skills in a comfortable
Camp Bothin Adventure Weekend indoor environment, and get into the camp spirit with team
building, campfire songs, smore's, and of course, a giant
sleepover with your friends!
Older girls, get ready for a weekend of adventure! Climb to
new heights on the ropes course, practice your precision on Explore and More
the archery range, learn how to cook meals over an open
fire, and host a campfire complete with skits and songs. This
is a weekend you won’t want to miss! Build your outdoor skills and confidence with
this wild workshop! Learn wilderness techniques
Please Note: Cadettes complete steps 3, 4, and 5 of the
like shelter building, rainy-day fires, wilderness first aid,
Primitive Camper badge. Seniors complete steps 3, 4, and 5
Leave No Trace, and cookie baking in a box oven! Troop
of the Adventure Camper badge.
leaders will come away with some easy tips to continue
★ Camp Like a Girl 2018 outdoor experiences with your girls throughout the year.
Complete steps for the Junior Camper, Junior Eco Camper
and Cadette Primitive Camper badges.
Camping and astronomy come together as older girls Please Note: Girls will complete steps 2, 3, 4 of the Junior
build and expand their outdoor survival skills. Games and Camper badge; steps 2, 3, 4 of the Junior Eco Camper badge;
contests rooted in the outdoor badges challenge girls to steps 3, 4, 5 of the Cadette Primitive Camper badge.
work together as a team of experts. At night, girls learn
about the night sky, astronomy, and the expanding universe Gal and Me Adventure Weekend
around them!
Please Note: Girls will complete the Cadette Primitive
Camper badge, steps 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Cadette Night Owl Older girls, bring your favorite female adult to a girls-only
badge, steps 1–4 of Senior Adventure Camper badge, and weekend of adventure! Climb to new heights on the ropes
steps 1, 2, and 5 of the Senior Sky badge. course, practice your precision on the archery range, and
cook meals over an open campfire complete with skits
Camp Work Party and songs.
⬥ Please Note: Cadettes complete steps 3, 4, and 5 of the
Primitive Camper badge. Seniors complete steps 3, 4, and 5
Get your hands dirty and show your favorite camp some of the Adventure Camper badge.
love! There’s no experience required, just a can-do attitude!
From trail improvement and painting projects, to general ★ Gardening Saves the Bay
camp upkeep, you can make camp shine! Girls (Junior and
older), troops, families, friends, and adults are all welcome.
Lunch is provided, and workers get free overnight camping Save the Bay by learning about the native plants that keep
if desired (just make sure to make prior arrangements with it healthy. Earn the first 2 steps of your Gardening badge
site manager/ranger). You’ll head home with a unique patch when you work with Save the Bay and visit their nursery and
and the unbeatable feeling of making a difference! restoration site. Explore garden design and discover how you
can build gardens that support local wildlife. To complete
Chopped Goes Outdoors your badge, make sure you also attend "Save the Bay with
Gardening" on May 11th.
Which team will end up on top? Put your culinary skills to Please Note: Girls will complete steps 1 and 2 of the Junior
the test at the Chopped outdoor cooking challenge. Learn Gardening badge.
the basics of outdoor cooking, then sizzle into culinary
action! Just like the exciting TV show, you’ll receive a basket
of mystery ingredients (along with basic pantry items) to
create your tasty masterpiece and wow the judges!
Please Note: Girls will complete steps 3, 4, 5 for the
Primitive, Adventure, and Survival Camper badges.
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