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Published: Jul 25, 2019

 

 

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The language might be different, but the spirit of Scouting is the same across the globe...
 

Summer can be a bittersweet time for troop leaders of graduating Ambassadors. You’ve been with your troop through thick and thin and worked with them to develop the skills they need to flourish…Read On! Staying Involved in Girl Scouts After High School The post-Staying Involved in Girl Scouts After High School appeared first on Girl Scouts River Valleys Volunteers...
 

Dear Andy, Our troop is having a recurring problem resulting from “poor language choices.” Last week, the dad of a family new to our community contacted me about getting his boys involved in Scouting. I let him know when and where for our troop’s next meeting. I was out of town that day, but both of my assistants and several parents were attending. The Scouts had set up a meeting at a local park to do a map and compass activity by patrols. My ASMs reported that the turnout was good and that a number of parents had attended as ......
 

The research is clear: outdoor experiences like the ones Girl Scouts offers most definitely foster leadership skills in girls. At Girl Scouts, girls get the chance to experience the great outdoors and all the wonder and adventure it entails. Spending time in the outdoors is a cornerstone of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and has been since Girl Scouts’ inception. Our all-girl environment and proven programming show girls the benefits of spending time in the world beyond walls in ways that encourage them to take healthy risks and overcome their fears. Girls are forces of nature! They are resilient, curious, ......
 

Scout Rank is the first rank earned by a young man or woman upon joining a Scouts BSA troop. It helps a new Scout learn the basics of Scouting and gets them off on a good start on the path to Eagle Scout. Find specific helps for some of the requirements for the Scout Rank listed below. (Not all of the requirements are listed below. For the complete requirements, see your handbook or see the printable help at the bottom of this post.) First of all, if you are a parent and are new ......
 

“Nowhere is the line between good and bad or right and wrong drawn more distinctly than in the question of the sanitary facilities of a camp.” —From Camp Sanitation, Boy Scouts of America, 1928 Scouts have been talking about keeping their campsites clean for a long time and it is not just that we like neatness; it promotes good health and safety. And some of the same things we do when camping can keep us well in an emergency. Take water, for example, we turn on our taps and clean drinking water is available, ......

 
News
 

What Tennessee State Parks, BSA is doing to prevent Eagle Scout ..... also legacies of Scouts achieving the highest rank in the Boy Scouts program...
 

Tim Hargate, 21, has earned as many Boy Scout merit badges as he has years of life. A member of Boy Scout Troop 461 in Highland Heights, Ohio, since age 11, Hargate has wanted since then to achieve ......
 

Beginning as a Cub Scout in his then hometown of Texarkana, Texas, he would later join Troop 18 at age 11, where he set for himself the ambitious ......
 

GLEN JEAN -- Sounds of troop chants in dozens of different languages and a buzz of excited voices could be heard throughout the Summit Bechtel Reserve, in Fayette County, Tuesday as the 24th World ......
 

Tenille Townes partners with homeless Girl Scouts for a remix of 'Somebody's Daughter' Tenille Townes recorded a new version of her song "Somebody's Daughter" with Girl Scout Troop 6000, a troop for ......
 

One cabin is being restored as an Eagle Scout project and was probably built between 1830 and 1840. This cabin was well-preserved because a ......

 
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“The way we see it, we’re just as much Crater Boys as the Crater Boys of the past have been, ” Program Counselor Cassandra Carl said. “Doesn’t matter if we’re girls, we’re still the Crater Men. It’s really dang cool.”...
 

Up at Northern Tier, one thing we know for sure, adventure is everything! We seek out adventure to take on new challenges and see what we can accomplish!...
 

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Scouting Radio's live broadcast for JOTI 2016. Visit our site at www.ScoutingRadio.com for many ways to communicate with our studios...

 
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Jobs
 

_About Girl Scouts of Western Washington_*. Girl Scouts of Western Washington values diversity. Girl Scouts is a welcoming, inclusive organization.... $18 an hourFrom Indeed - Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:30:07 GMT - View all Woodinville, WA jobs...
 

_About Girl Scouts of Western Washington_*. Girl Scouts of Western Washington values diversity. Girl Scouts is a welcoming, inclusive organization.... $18 an hourFrom Indeed - Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:23:06 GMT - View all North Bend, WA jobs...
 

The Girl Scout Community Organizer will:. River Valleys will supplement this recruitment force with seasonal Girl Scout Community Organizers to assist in... $15 an hourFrom Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valley - Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:21:24 GMT - View all Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN jobs...
 

The *Program Manager, Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE)*. Must hold personal membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the...From Indeed - Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:34:10 GMT - View all Columbia, SC jobs...

 
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