Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning Course

Do you like to work with adults?

Do you like to have fun?

If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, the adult learning facilitator volunteer position might be for you! A facilitator delivers courses, workshops and resources to individuals and/or groups of volunteers in order to prepare them throughout their appointment. We offer classes that are indoors as well as outdoors. You decide what you like! Start your journey as an adult learning facilitator after taking this course.

Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning Course
Sunday, November 17, 2019
A Place for Girls
912 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Noon-6 p.m.

Register by November 11th. Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Shop Promotions for the Month of September

September 1-30
Explore Patch of the Month
Explore Portsmouth: $2.50 each.

September 1-30
My Girl Scout Kit
Get started with a Girl Scout Kit (includes: Girl's Guide, Journey book, vest or sash, flag, Council ID, troop numerals, insignia tab, World Association Pin and Membership Pin). Receive a FREE bag when you purchase a complete My Girl Scout Kit.

September 1-23
Back to Troop
Spend $75 or more on a single transaction through September 23 and receive a $10 coupon to spend on a purchase of $25 or more from October 14-31. One $10 coupon will be issued per qualifying order. Orders over $75 will generate one $10 coupon regardless of merchandise total. Each coupon is redeemable separately on an ordering totaling $25 or more on qualifying merchandise. Only one coupon code can be redeemed per transaction and must meet the $25 minimum order threshold. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

It's time to renew your troop!

Set your troop up for another year of success and adventure! Give them even more opportunities to prepare for a lifetime of leadership and the chance to explore the 42 NEW Girl Scout badges and one NEW Journey.

Renew your troop today!

Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) - What's New?

Beginning Tuesday, July 16th, the 2020 Year Plan was open for customization by leaders who are registered for 2020 membership year. If you are not registered for 2020 membership, you will need to register to gain access to the VTK.

What's new in the VTK?

• The primary contact/caregiver of an individually registered girl will now have access to the VTK. The primary contact/caregiver does not need to be a registered member of Girl Scouts to get access to the VTK, only the girl needs to be a member. This access will be through their member community login. Girls who are 13 years of age or older may use their caregiver's login to manage the VTK.
• All Girl Scout Cadette badges are now on the VTK.
• The three class Journeys for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors are available in the six-session format. The Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie and Junior Journeys are now in the six-session format. This is a total of 287 plans for troop meetings on the VTK for volunteers to guide girls through the content.

Brownie Wonders of Water Journey Workshop

Girl Scout Cadette Aliya from Troop 273 is pursuing her Leader in Action Award by hosting the Brownie Wonders of Water Journey Workshop on July 15th, July 16th and July 17th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Fun Room at A Place for Girls.

The workshop will include all elements to earn the Journey, including Take Action project. Girl Scout Brownies must attend entire workshop to complete the Journey. A special guest speaker will bring fun hands-on models, presentations and materials to add to the Journey Workshop experience on July 16th.

The cost to attend is $15 per Girl Scout Brownie (includes Journey badge set). Adults may be asked to stay to meet girl-to-adult ratios. Only 15 spots are available - register via email to troop273.girlscout@gmail.com with Girl Scout Brownie name and caregiver contact information. Available payment methods will be provided in an email following registration. Fee to attend must be paid within 48 hours of email registration to confirm spot.

It's Your Planet Love It! - Journey in a Day

Sunday, September 22, 2019
Chesapeake Arboretum
624 Oak Grove Rd
Chesapeake, VA
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Open to girls in all grades. This is not a drop-off event. Only girls pay to attend.
Cost: $17 per girl.

Learn about how and where food is grown, harvested, processed, distributed, and consumed, and why it matters. Plan a Take Action Project to share your knowledge with others. Arboretum staff and local farmers will be on hand to teach us the importance of caring for our planet from Earth to Sky!

Register by September 15th. Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Earn Your Think Like A Programmer Badge Online

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
A Place for Girls
912 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, VA
7-8:30 p.m.
Open to Girl Scout Cadettes only (10 spots available for this pilot program).
Cost: Free (badge available for purchase at GSCCC retail shops).

GSCCC will host one pilot event for earning your Think Like A Programmer Badge! Complete your Think Like A Programmer (TLAP) Journey online and learn to code. Our newest community partner will virtually guide you step by step as you work through your projects. No experience or previous knowledge is required. When you finish your journey, you will have coded a Take Action Project of your choosing and earned your journey award badge, all under the guidance of a live instructor.

Register by July 7th. Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning Course

Do you like to work with adults?

Do you like to have fun?

If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, the adult learning facilitator volunteer position might be for you! A facilitator delivers courses, workshops and resources to individuals and/or groups of volunteers in order to prepare them throughout their appointment. We offer classes that are indoors as well as outdoors. You decide what you like!

Register on eBiz to attend the upcoming Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning class on Saturday, July 20, 2019, beginning at 10 a.m., at A Place for Girls, to begin your journey in becoming an adult learning facilitator.

Questions? Contact Learning Manager Cheryl McGrenra at cherylm@gsccc.org.

What's New on the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)?

Girl Scout Cadette Badge and Journey resources are now on the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)!

You can take a look at the Badge and Journey Meeting Plans, found in the Resources tab, Cadette. Select "Badges", "Journey" or "All" to view the plans.

Create your Year Plan by clicking on "Add Badge/Journey". If you have a multi-level troop, click on "Use Filters" to select Cadette. If you do not have a multi-level troop, select "Badges" or "Journey". Start creating your year plan now!

How can you get started?

Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning Courses Coming Soon!

Do you like to work with adults?

Do you like to have fun?

If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, the adult learning facilitator volunteer position might be for you! A facilitator delivers courses, workshops and resources to individuals and/or groups of volunteers in order to prepare them throughout their appointment. We offer classes that are indoors as well as outdoors. You decide what you like! Start your journey as an adult learning facilitator after taking this course.

Saturday, April 6, 2019
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Register by April 1. Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Shop Promotions for the Month of September

September 1-30
Explore Patch of the Month
Explore Portsmouth: $1.50 each

Starter Kits
Get started with Starter Kits. Receive a FREE bag when you purchase a complete Starter Kit. (Starter Kit includes: Girl's Guide, Journey book, vest or sash, flag, Council ID, troop numerals, insignia tab, World Association pin, and membership pin).

Back to Troop
Spend $75 or more on a single transaction through October 17, 2018, and receive a $10 coupon to spend on a purchase of $25 or more from November 1 to November 21. One $10 coupon will be issued per qualifying order, per visit, in-store. Orders over $75 will generate one $10 coupon regardless of merchandise total. Each coupon is redeemable separately on an order totaling $25 or more on qualifying merchandise. Only one coupon code can be redeemed per transaction and must meet the $25 minimum order threshold. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) - What's New?

The Volunteer Toolkit is the troop management system that every troop leader needs to use to save her or him time keeping up with the troop roster, emailing parents and caregivers, and reporting financial information. The best resource just received a makeover to include even more program content and new features. All this and so much more is a few clicks away!

What's new in the VTK?

• A brand new Explore tab. You have the option to select View Popular Tracks if you're not sure what you are looking for, or if you know what you are looking, click Start Adding Petals, Badges or Journeys. It's an easier way to fill your year plan. Once you are viewing a track, you can click on the icon to the right of the meeting to read the requirements to earn the badge.
• In the Year Plan tab, you can click on Take a Guided Tour to add a Badge or Journey Meeting or Combine Meetings. With each click, another pop-up instruction tells you exactly what to do.

Attention: Volunteer Support Team Members

The new Girl Scout badges and Journeys are here! That means volunteers you support will be turning to you with questions. Make sure you have all the latest answers!

Join us for a special webcast hosted by GSUSA’s Volunteer & Girl Experience teams especially for Council service teams and Council trainers.

You’ll hear updated information on our new badges and Journeys, learn how your volunteers can get started, and discover how to effectively use the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) when implementing this new content rollout. Of course, you’ll have the opportunity to get answers to your questions.

Core Camp is Coming! Venture Out to Camp Darden

Camp Darden
Courtland, VA
Friday, March 9, 2018, 6 p.m. - Sunday, March 11, 2018, 10 a.m.
$75 per person
Serving Girl Scouts in grades 2-12 and registered adults.

Core Camp is coming! So, what is it and why should you get excited?

Core Camp is an all-inclusive weekend experience:

• offering essential camp skills to camping novices while also providing a variety of activities that expand the horizons of experienced campers.
• with a theme based on the Journey or badges the girls will be earning. 
• sample all of the various activities of Girl Scout camp.
• planned by GSCCC staff and led by our fantastic outdoor volunteers. 
• includes all meals, lodging, outdoor education activities, a core camp patch, and any badges or Journey the girls earn that weekend.
• open to registered girls and adults.

As an added bonus, each troop may register two volunteers to each of the following courses: Low Ropes training, Archery training and Outdoor I and II training.

Whether you’re new to camping or go camping every chance you get, we invite you to join us on March 9, 2018, for a worry-free weekend you are sure to remember.

Get Girls Outside Through New Volunteer Toolkit Features

We're giving you and your girls options ... outside options! We've added outside activities to ten badges in the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK). Research shows nature-based activities challenge girls and support their social development by encouraging them to become more self-aware and to cooperate, communicate, and solve problems more effectively.

New Get Girls Outside! Badge Activity Options:

• Daisy (three petals): Rosie (new), Lupe, Clover
• Brownie (seven badges): Fair Play (new), Letterboxer (new), Painting (new), First Aid, Snacks, Making Games, Senses
• Junior (six badges): Girl Drawing (new), Flowers (new), First Aid, Simple Meals, Staying Fit, Detective

Click on the new Get Girls Outside! banner at the top of the Year Plan and Meeting Plan tabs on the VTK-----both tabs are filled with details on the new Get Girls Outside! features and how to access them.

Outside activities often place girls in new physical, psychological, and social situations that motivate curiosity and foster a sense of discovery, so let's Get Girls Outside!

Girl Scout Cadette MEdia Day Journey

Girl Scout Cadette MEdia Day Journey
Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church
204 Cook Rd
Yorktown, VA 23690
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Cost: $30 per girl (includes lunch, MEdia Journey and MEdia Savvy badges).
This event is for Girl Scout Cadettes only. Registered adults may be asked to stay to meet ratios.

Participants will complete all aspects of the MEdia Journey - Monitor, Influence and Cultivate activities and no book is required! After registering for this event, you will receive a link with instructions for payment, permission forms and required items to bring.

Register here.

For more information or to notify of food allergies, contact julie.verdura@yahoo.com.

Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)

Have you signed on to the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)? Have you started to build your troop's year plan? Have you looked at the resources available to you...right at your fingertips?

Sign on and discover the new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and Outdoor Journeys for Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, Junior and multi-level troops.

• Think Like an Engineer Journey
• Think Like a Programmer Journey
• Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey
• Outdoors Journey for all levels and multi-level

How can you get started?

Visit www.gsccc.org and:

1. Click on the yellow "My GS" link located on the upper right corner.

2. Click "Volunteer Toolkit".

3. Sign-in using your member username and password.

4. Click on "Volunteer Toolkit".

Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Share Your Story

We know that GSCCC is full of go-getters, innovators, risk-takers and leaders, and we want to hear your stories! Did your Girl Scout complete a service project she is really proud of? Did your troop go on their first camping trip? Has your troop decided to spend their cookie earnings in a unique way? All of these experiences are a true testament to the power of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, so please share them with us!

Submit your story using the new form on the GSCCC website. Once received, we may feature your troop on GSCCC social media, send it to local media or even publish it in the GSCCC Magazine!

Please be sure all girls in photos have a signed photo release before submitting.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)

In mid-July, upgrades to the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) included more choices for girls! The requirements for the new Journeys and badges are available on the VTK. As you begin planning your year with the girls, share the new program materials with your girls to give them more options! The following is a list of the new program materials:

• Brand new STEM and Outdoor Journeys for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, and multi-level troops.
• Think Like an Engineer Journey
• Think Like a Programmer Journey
• Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey
• Outdoors Journey for all levels and multi-level
• Civic Engagement Badge for Girl Scout Daisies
• Engineering Badge for Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies
• Robotics for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors
• Troop Camping Badge for all levels and multi-level

New Girl Scout Journeys and Badges in STEM and the Outdoors!

Kick off your next Girl Scout year with access to brand new, girl-tested and approved programming and volunteer-driven enhancements in the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)! Starting now, you'll find 4 new Journeys as well as 38 new badges and Journey awards to choose among, including the first-ever Daisy Outdoor and Citizen badges! Login to your VTK today to check it out!