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CADETTE PROGRAM AIDE
Program Aide is an award that provides Cadettes with a
deeper understanding of what leadership development
means. By earning the Program Aide Award, Cadettes will
share their skills, test their knowledge, and try out new
mentoring roles. Requirements to earn the Cadette
Program Aide award:
Earn one Leader In Action (LIA) Award. (It is highly
recommended that this requirement be completed or in progress
when taking the GSEP Program Aide training course.)
You can earn an LIA award by assisting a group of Brownies
on any of their Journeys. There are three different
LIA awards, one for each Journey series. Complete
requirements can be found in the Brownie Leadership
Journey adult guides.
Complete the GSEP Program Aide training course.
The GSEP Program Aide training course will be offered for
Cadettes in grades 7–8. For summer camp (neighborhood
and GSEP), this means it will be offered
for girls entering Grades 7–9.
Work directly with younger girls over six activity sessions.
This might be assisting girls on Journey activities, badge
activities, or other sessions. You might work with a group
at their meetings, at a day camp, or during a special
council event.
Questions?
Or to find out more about facilitating Program Aide Award
training, please contact girlawards@gsep.org for training
material as well as reporting guidelines.
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JUNIOR AIDE AWARD
You can earn the Junior Aide Award by
mentoring younger Girl Scouts—just make and
complete a plan to guide Daisies or Brownies
on one of their Journeys.
Get Ready Talk with your troop leader
about your desire to become a Junior Aide.
With her help, you can find a group of Daisies
or Brownies to work with.
Get Set Talk with the troop leader for
the younger girls and find out what you can
do to help. Arrange the date, time, place, and
activities you would like to help with for at least
three meetings.
Go! Meet with the younger girls, and partner
with the troop leader to facilitate your chosen
activities. Have fun!
make your own badge
Did you know that girls can create and design their own Girl Scout badges?
Brownies through Ambassadors can decide what they want to learn, and then
develop—either on their own or with friends—a badge that helps them build
that skill. Once a year, girls can earn the badges that they themselves create.
Make Your Own badges are girl-led and should be completed independently
by girls, with guidance from a parent or other trusted adult. Brownies or
Juniors can work together as a troop or group to create and follow the same
learning plan for their badge. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors working in
a troop or group setting can make a badge about the same topic, but each
girl should have her own individualized plan. There is no need for GSUSA,
council, or volunteer approval. All relevant information can be found in
the back of the badge section in the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting.
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