The Girl Scout Leadership Experience

Below are several resources to learn about the new Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

GSUSA has come out with a new electronic resource to help inform volunteers and parents about the structure and benefits of this great leadership model. Click here to visit this awesome new resource!

 

 

 

Click on the play button to view GSUSA's  Transforming Leadership.

 

Important Things to Know

  • Leaders/Advisors/Troops/Groups should continue to move forward on everything your girls are planning and earning.
  • The Girl Scout Leadership Experience was launched by GSUSA in the Fall.  We have until 2010 to completely transition.
  • This will be a flexible process!  Want to be Daisy’s for two years – Do it!  Want to bridge up based on the former program age levels –Do it!  You & your girls decide together!
  • Currently, the dues summary registration form asks for “one grade level that represents the majority of the girls that are registering now”.  These categories have been changed to reflect the new grade levels for the 2008/2009 membership year.  This will not limit you to those program materials and multi-grade level troops are encouraged to stay together.
  • The new resources are incredible!  They are exactly what you have requested and they make it easier to plan meetings!  You’ll use current resources along with the new ones. It will take until 2010 to develop all the new program materials and revise the current ones to reflect the new model.  The new program materials are now available in our store.
  • There will be plenty of opportunities to learn about the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.  Leadership Essentials replaced New Leader Basics (NLB).  It is required for new volunteers (01’s & 02’s) and is currently optional for volunteers who have already taken NLB.  Program Age Level is now called ‘Program Level’ training (since we’re changing from age levels to grade levels) and will still be required for 01’s & 02’s.
  • GSUSA has published an update to Safety-Wise that gives you girl/adult ratios by grade level, along with other updates.  Go to our publications web page for a copy.
  • Go to our FAQ for more information. If it doesn't answer your question, send the question to mclinch@girlscoutsosw.org and we'll add it!

 

GSUSA Articles

National Media

Resources

  • New GSLE Electronic Resource -  http://www.girlscouts.org/gsle/
  • The Girl Scout Research Institute published their newest research, which was used, in conjunction with feedback from the membership, to develop the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The April edition of S'more Ideas, Change it Up! What Girls Say About Redefining Leadership  is a review of the findings -OR- for the PDF of the complete research study, go to www.girlscouts.org/research .
  • Transforming Leadership is a new Girl Scout Research Institute publication that is helpful in orienting everyone to the exciting model underlying the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This publication clearly defines the specific outcomes (benefits) of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience for girls. It also describes the outcomes for each of the six (6) grade levels within Girl Scouting.  
  • S'More Ideas - May 2008 - Topic: The Girl Scout Leadership Experience & April 2008 - Topic: Change it Up! What Girls Say About Redefining Leadership