CADETTE AMAZE: SESSION # 1: First Impressions in the Maze

CADETTE AMAZE: SESSION # 1: First Impressions in the Maze
Girls explore relationship obstacles and the impact first impressions have on relationships.
Session
Activity
What’s in
Your Maze?
Choices for
the Journey
Icon
Description
Girls draw a maze of their own –
simple or complex on paper or
cardstock.
Ask the girls to brainstorm the
ways their lives are like a maze,
using real‐life experience
Girls get in a big circle to create a
plan for how this journey through
aMAZE will unfold.
Review the steps to earning
awards such as Interact, Diplomat,
and Peacemaker.
Ask the girls for ideas on open
and/or closing ceremonies.
Invites girls to make a team
agreement.
Girl
Book
pages
Pg 5‐8
Pg 9
Est.
Min
Time
25 Min
20 Min
Materials Needed
Markers
Paper or card
stock
Large sheet of
paper
Markers
Outcomes/
The Purpose
D5, C2
Get girls thinking
together about
the relationship
issues. Engages
girls to get to
know each other
and build team
work.
C2
Girls learn that
circles are an
important way to
relate.
Ceremonies can
be great way to
mark each of
their gatherings
as special.
Alternate Activities
Girls create a poems,
drawing, or song lyrics in a
team or on their own and
present it to the group
Girls can plan a closing
party.
Girls can create a team
handshake.
Possible Side
Trips
Going to a
Church maze or
corn maze
Beneath the
Surface
Closing
Ceremony
Girls get in a big circle and take
turn passing the ball and removing
one piece of tape to answer the
question that is underneath.
Girls get into team to discuss
about their personal goals.
Brainstorm relationship issues that
most affect them.
Each girl creates a letter to herself
on the issue she wants to resolve.
Pg 20
Page
115
25 Min
20 Min
Inflatable beach
ball or other
inexpensive ball
Markers
Tape
Paper
Pencil or pens
Envelope
D1, C4
Girls discover
their similarities
and reveal their
differences. Get
them thinking of
first impressions
and assumptions
C1
Girls have a
chance to share
their goal and
gain support
from one
another.
Write the “Beneath the
Surface” question on a
scrap paper and place in a
bag. Girls take turn
picking a slip from the
bag.
Lots of ways for girl to
identify their goals. Girls
can put on a skit on issues
such as standing up to
bully, improving
friendship, and making
new friends.
Badge –
Understanding
yourself and
others.

SESSION #2: Navigating Friendship
Girls understand how stereotypes impact relationships and identify the personal qualities they seek in, and bring to, healthy friendships.
Session Icon Description Girl
Book
Pages
Est.
Min
Time
Materials
Needed
Outcomes/
The Purpose
Alternate
Activities
Opening
Ceremony
Girls go around in a circle
and say one thing they do
that makes them a great
friend
Peacemaker Kits Girls create their
Peacemaker Kits to store
their ideas
How Do You
Know?
Discuss about stereotypes
Talk about the Interact
Award
5 Min C2 chance to connect and
clear their head
Pg 73 10 Min Small empty
containers or
boxes
Odds & ends
for decorating
Pg 12‐
15, 22
D2 The kits serve as a
special memory of the
journey
15 Min D2, C1 Explore how
stereotypes negatively
affect first impressions and
relationships
Ask one girl to
choose a quote
that pops out at
her from the
girls’ book and
then each girl
give her
thoughts on the
quote
Girls can create a
scrapbook or
keep a journal of
their journey
Girls can act out
a skit on
stereotypes
Possible
Side
Trips
Visit the Dollar
Stores or Big Lots
for ideas &
supplies for
Peacemaker Kit
Attend a play
and discuss after
Stereotypes and
You
Activity on :Break Down
Those Stereotypes”
Girls share their story of
stereotypes and team
discussion on insight
gained
Pg 23 20 Min Girl aMAZE
book
Pencils or
pens
D3, C3 Engages girls
directly in thinking about
stereotypes that are
hurtful to them
Divide girls into
partners and
have them work
on the activity
together
Ask them to
come up with a
creative way to
tell their story
Girls find a
movie that deals
with stereotypes
& have a movie
night
Circle of Friends Girls create a list of
qualities they look for in a
friend
Pg 31 10 Min Paper
Markers
C1 Recognize and identify
qualities of friendship
Friendship Bingo
– girls can fill an
empty bingo
card with the
different
qualities
Visit friendship
garden

Talk Show: Ask
the Expert
For Peacemaker
Kits
Girls take turns playing
host of a talk show –
providing advice to one
another abut friendship
Girls jot down skills or tips
they thought about today
that they can use and
pass on to others
Pg 26‐
27
20 Min Scrap paper
Pens
Pg 25 10 Min Scrap paper
Pens
D1, C2 Encourage a playful
spirit & learn about making
& keeping true friends
C1 Help girls to reflect on
qualities of friendship
Ask the girls to
write their
advice on a piece
of paper and put
them in a
container
Each girl takes
turn drawing out
and reading the
advice to the
group
Girls can write in
their journal or
make posters for
school, library,
or etc.
Research the
internet for
peacemaker
tools

Session
Activity
Opening
Ceremony
Or
Friendship
Games
Where Do You
Stand?
Cliquish?
I – Statement
SESSION # 3: Cliques and Conflicts
Purpose of session – Girls identify different types of peer pressure and how it influences them
Icon Description Girl Est. Materials Outcomes/ Alternate or
Book Min Needed The Purpose Supplemental
Pages Time
Activities
Girls break into pairs,
lock arms, lower to
floor
Put shoes into middle of
floor, choose 2 different
shoes and put them on
Then find mate of shoe
and put foot by it Or
Girls develop own
ceremony
Girls take a stand on
peer pressure & clarify
their own values by
choosing taking a stand
on scenarios in physical
game
Girls determine if they
and their friends tend
to be cliquish or
inclusive by
brainstorming in large
group
Girls look at a conflict
resolution tool
practicing I –
Statements
Pg 42 ‐
51
Pg 54 –
57
15
Min
10
Min
20
Min
Pg 63 20
Min
Girls, lots of
energy
Scenarios –
Cadette Adult
Guide Pg 53
Making Tape
Cliquish? –
Cadette Adult
Guide Pg 54
Newsprint,
markers
I – Statements
Cadette Adult
Guide Pg 55
D2 Welcoming
Activity
Girls see how they
can relate
D2 Take a stand on
peer pressure
C1 Help girls look
define the
relationships they
have
C3 Give a girl tools
to resolve conflict
Play Mixed Messages
Each girl writes a
question beginning
with the word WHY.
Write answer that
begins with BECAUSE
Collect and give each
girl one Why and one
Because, then match
them
Discussion version:
Ask girls to raise
hands to agree or
disagree
Divide into small
groups and do
brainstorming
Have prepared lists
of true I 0
Statements, ask girls
which are which
Possible
Side
Trips
Badges:
Managing Stress
Other Friendship
Games
Badges:
Understanding
Yourself and
Others
Girls make
posters saying
how girls feel
about cliques
Discuss being
assertive
Ask an expert to
come and talk
about conflict
resolution

Session
Activity
Opening
Ceremony
Interact
Challenge Check‐
In
Definitions,
Please
SESSION # 4: Caution Bullies Straight Ahead
Girls identify and address bulling behavior and develop strategies for building safe online relationships
Icon Description Girl Est. Materials Outcomes/ Alternate
Book Min Needed The Purpose Activities
Pages Time
Girls’ Choice of group
ceremony
Ask if girls have been
doing “Interact
Challenges”? Did they
pass it forward –
results?
Have girls define what
bullying means
Depends
Depends upon
ceremony
chosen
Pg 12‐15 20 Min Copies of
Interact
Challenges
Pg 75 15 Min Newsprint,
markers
D1 Welcoming Activity
D3 Talk about what they
have done
D5 Critical look at the
meanings
Girls in small
groups come up
with a quick
welcoming poster
Read Interact
Challenges aloud
and have girls go to
one side of room if
they did it or other
side if not
Girls make a
dictionary of their
definitions
Possible
Side
Trips
Have a
dictionary and
have girls look
up meanings
Take Back the
Power
Flip the Script
Surfing through
Cyberspace
The Girl Scout
Law Meets the
Virtual World
Engage girls in
discussion of ways to
respond to bullying
What is most
effective?
Why some get teased
and other don’t?
Girls work in groups to
practice skills to
address bulling
behavior and present
to group
Set boundaries &
develop strategies for
safe online
relationship
Girls look at how they
can use the Law as a
way to assess some of
their online
interactions
Pg 81‐84 20 Min Newsprint,
markers
D1, C1 Girls need to
develop ways to deal
with bullying
Pg 85‐87 25 Min Copies of the
bullying
scenarios on
girls book 85‐87,
paper, pens
D3 Building life skills
Pg 96‐105 20 Min Paper, pens C1, D4 Develop how to
build healthy
relationships
Pg 97 10 Min Newsprint,
markers
TA2 Girls use tools to
solve problems
Save presentation
section for a later
meeting and invite
parents
Start discussion
with troop on
starting each
meeting with the
Girl Scout Law
Badge: “Do
You Get the
Message”
Bade:
“Leadership”
Have girls look
up on GSUSA
web site for
safe troop web
site rules
Girls make
copies of the
Girl Scout Law
to post at their
meetings

Toward Peace
Girls consider what
they can do about
bullying in their real
and virtual worlds to
increase peace in the
world
Pg 110‐
111
15 Min TA2, TA5 Solve
problems and inspire
Troop considers
presenting bullying
session to Junior
troop
Wishboat
Ceremony

Session
Activity
Thinking about
the Journey’s
End
SESSION # 7: Toward Peace: Take Action
Girls wrap up their Take Action Project and look ahead to their closing celebration and award ceremony.
Icon Description Girl Est. Materials Outcomes/ Alternate
Book Min Needed The Purpose Activities
Pages Time
Girls wrap up their
Take Action Project and
look ahead to their
closing celebration and
award ceremony
Pg 110‐
111
30 Min Thinking Cap Girls are able to
debrief what they
have learned and start
taking action
Review the
process and
personal goals
Possible
Side
Trips
Wrapping Up
the Take Action
Project
Planning for the
closing
Ceremony and
Celebration
Have the girls turn to
Pg 130 and fill out the
reflection
Have each girl share
with the group, if they
choose to
Girls need to
brainstorm ideas of
how they want their
closing ceremony and
celebration party to
look like
Who will they invite,
what will be theme
where, etc.
Pg 130 30 Min aMAZE Book Have girls share
out loud what
they will be
doing and have
learned in the
process
30 Min Thinking cap and
pencils and paper
to jot down ideas
The girls will celebrate
what they have
worked on and
accomplished
Pick a ceremony
out of the
GSUSA book
Have a
celebration at a
state park or
public place

SESSION #8: Pass It Forward
Girls reflect on their journey and their personal goals, and commit to expanding peace in their world using the skills and strategies acquired through aMAZE.
Session
Activity
Icon Description Girl
Book
Pages
Est.
Min
Time
Materials
Needed
Outcomes/
The Purpose
Alternate
Activities
Possible
Side
Trips
Opening
Ceremony
Girls go through usual or
routine opening
ceremony
5 Min Peace Kits Opening to activity
Journal
Reflection
Girls reflect on their
journey and their
personal goals, and
commit to expanding
peace in their world by
using the skills and
strategies acquired
through amaze
Personal Goals In a sealed envelope
give girls one of their
goals and have them
share one special thing
about each girl
Pg 138‐
139
15 Min Journal and pen
or pencil
20 Min Personal Goals
(girls gave you
during the first
session)
Girls are able to reflect
and debrief about their
experience and feelings
Girls are able to look
back and reflect on their
personal goals, they set
Making a video
or audio clip of
their experience
and feelings
Have girls make
a goal collage
out of magazine
clippings
Present to group
Making a video
or audio clip of
their reflection
Or art
work/mural
Thank You’s Have girls decided if
they want to write thank
you cards, email or make
phone calls
Careers
Discussion about
notable women in their
books
Awards
Present each girl with an
award
Sign each others books
Closing
Ceremony:
Commitment to
Peace
Time to celebrate what
the girls have learned
and accomplished
10 Min Thank you cards,
pens or pencils
Computers if
emailing
Girls become aware of
appreciation and help
from others
Pg 136 25 Min Girls learn about notable
women
5 Min Awards Confirmation and
acknowledgement of
achievement
Pg 25 10 Min Any other items
needed based on
the plan
(candles, poems,
etc)
Have fun and celebrate
Girls can make a
video clip
thanking
someone
Have an
interview panel
for girls
Invite family
members or
friends
Have the girls
write a goal or
letter to a new
group of
Cadettes with
encouragement
and advise