Short and Snappy - Intro to Leadership Journeys - Girl Scouts of ...

Short and Snappy
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Information for Girl Scout Volunteers March 2012
What you will need:
• Volunteers
• Activity Leader
• Full set of It’s Your
Planet, Love it!
Journey books
Time: 20-30 minutes
Questions? Comments?
Contact the Girl Scout
office nearest you.
1-800-922-2770
203-239-2922
www.gsofct.org
Introduction to the Leadership Journeys:
It’s Your Planet, Love it!
State: All grade-level Journeys in this series feature:
1. Girls creating and doing a Take Action project
2. Extra activities and fun ideas
3. Information & examples of diversity
4. Adventure & storytelling
5. Goals
6. Reflection opportunities
7. Activities that build leadership skills
Directions for “Have you ever…”
Have volunteers gather in the center of the room.
Given a statement, participants choose either a yes
or no response. Participants will move to the left if their answer is “no” and to the right if
their answer is “yes.” (If space is limited, have them raise their right or left hand instead.)
Below are statements taken from the It’s Your Planet, Love it! Journey Series. The
activity leader says “Have you ever” then reads each statement.
Have you ever:
1. Completed a Clover Project?
2. Read the Travel Near, Travel Far story?
3. Taken girls on a walk in nature to see seeds?
4. Participated in a River to Ocean ceremony
5. Started a Team WOW map?
6. Let the Tea Party Begin?
7. Created Old-Fashioned Silhouettes?
8. Said it like an Advocate?
9. Conducted an Energy Audit?
10. Harvested Particles?
11. Participated in an ALERT Project?
12. Created an AFFIRMation Collage?
13. Known what an Attitude of Gratitude is?
14. Known what makes a meal really happy?
15. Felt Hunger Pains?
16. Told a Story from a Bird’s-Eye View?
17. Had Guilty Habits?
18. Tracked the Footprint of a Decision?
Answers: Using the It’s Your Planet, Love it! Adult guides, have participants share the
descriptions of the above activities. This will provide an overview of the wide variety of
activities that girls can do to complete this Journey series.
1. A Clover Project - Daisy pg.86
2. Travel Near, Travel Far – Daisy pg. 45
3. A walk to see seeds - Daisy p. 65
4. River to Ocean Ceremony – Brownie pg. 91
5. Team WOW map – Brownie pg. 44
6. Let the Tea Party Begin? – Brownie pg. 56
7. Old Fashioned Silhouettes? - Junior pg. 80
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Encourag e volunteers
to look for Explore the
Journeys courses
appropriate to their age
level on the GSOFCT
website.
(Coming soon!)
Answers (con’t):
8. Say it Like an Advocate? Junior – pg. 64
9. Conduct an Energy Audit? – Junior pgs. 57-75
10. Harvesting Particles?- Cadette pg. 46
11. ALERT projects – Cadette pg. 62
12. AFFIRMation Collage – Cadette – pg. 87
13. Attitude of Gratitude – Senior pg. 41
14. Making a meal really happy - Senior pg. 52
15. Hunger Pains? Senior p. 66
16. Telling a Story from a Bird’s-Eye View – Ambassador pg. 40
17. Guilty Habits – Ambassador pg. 48
18. Tracking the Footprint of a Decision – Ambassador pg. 76
Journey Awards
All Leadership Journeys give girls a chance to earn awards. Awards are patches to be worn on
the vest or sash. There are companion jewelry pieces available as keepsakes - these are fun
not official pieces.
Review the awards girls can earn within this Journey. Using the level specific Journey books,
have each person locate the award and share with the group what the award entails.
Daisy: Between Earth and Sky
• The Blue Bucket – Encourages girls to become aware of their feelings and the
feelings of those around them helping to develop good relations skills.
• The Firefly Award – Girls recognize and develop their skills as well as use a skill to
educate and inspire others.
• The Clover Award – Girls team up to protect a natural treasure in their region.
Brownie: Wonders of Water
• LOVE Water – Encourages girls to become aware of the many ways they use and
enjoy water.
• SAVE Water – Girls team up and speak up as advocates to protect water or keep it
clean in their community.
• SHARE Water – Girls create a big ripple by sharing their efforts.
• WOW! – This award culminates the Journey and symbolizes the powerful changes
they brought to their community.
Junior: Get Moving!
• Energize Award – Girls make an energy pledge, check out how others are tackling
energy issues, and participate in energy activities.
• Investigate Award – together, girls learn about energy usage and how to improve
their energy efficiency.
• Innovate Award – Girls identify energy issues in their community and work to resolve
them.
Cadette: Breathe!
• Aware – Girls learn about the air around them and how they can increase this
awareness.
• Alert – Girls create an Air Care Team to educate and inspire others to care for the air
around them.
• Affirm – Girls look at the impact their actions are having on the air quality in their
community.
Senior: Sow What?
• The Harvest Award – Girls develop leadership skills and learn how to stand up for
what they believe in.
Ambassador: Justice
• The Sage Award: Girls participate in activities that develop their understanding of
environmental justice. Their commitment and ability to be judicious and reminds
them of the importance of healing.
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