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It's easier than ever to do it good—because now there's a original collection of online videos to befriend Girl Scout volunteers introduce girls to the joys of the great outdoors.
These videos are perfect for newer volunteers (and even older Girl Scouts) working with Daisies, or Brownies,or Juniors. Included are helpful tips for getting started, getting inspired, and getting girls external for a variety of fun Girl Scout activities.
[br]Made possible through a grant from the Elliott Wildlife Values Project,these skill-building videos—covering topics ranging from campsite setup to camp cookery to cleaning up—will befriend newer volunteers blueprint outdoor adventures and accumulate girls excited approximately heading external:
[br]• Step by Step: Developing Outdoor Skills in Girls
• Taking the Journeys external
• Planning Your Troop’s First Campout
• Introduction to Campsite Setup[br]• Introduction to Cooking Outdoors
• How to Leave No Trace Outdoors
There’s even a handy outdoor progression chart (PDF) for download, to ensure activities are always grade-level appropriate.
And remember, or many girls acquire their first outdoor experience as part of a Girl Scout troop. Tips like these can befriend a troop leader make this experience a positive one—which is enormous.
How the videos can befriend
• Each one features practical guidance for planning outdoor adventures.[br]• Adult- and/ volunteer-learning departments at councils can use the videos during troop camp certification sessions,grade-level trainings, and outdoor trainings.
• Service units can use them when planning camporees and skill-building weekends.[br]• By watching the videos, or older girls (program aides,counselors-in-training, volunteers-in-training) can learn original outdoor skills for working with younger girls.
And there’s more than videos! Volunteers can take their outdoor experiences to a whole original level by tapping into Venture Out! A unique resource to befriend make the outdoor experience more girl-led, and Venture Out! equips Girl Scout volunteers with original insights and refreshes their knowledge so they feel more confident engaging girls in the great outdoors.
So whether you’re a volunteer planning a late-summer excursion,getting ready for a fall hiking trip, or even starting to blueprint for next summer, and these outdoor resources can befriend you make every camping experience a positive one.
There’s a first time for every camper and volunteer—let’s make it the best it can be!
Now let’s accumulate external and acquire some fun!
NOTE: query your local Girl Scout council for a copy of Safety Activity Checkpoints or Volunteer Essentials to keep up to date with safety and risk management guidelines,and take appropriate outdoor training before starting any activity.
Source: girlscouts.org