Girls view leadership as a clear means toward an end to mak

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FOR GIRLS

• Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan

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Where Are We Going?
Worlds Best Leadership Experience
Myriad of Activities
Service to Girls
Benefits to Girls (outcomes!)
Consistent pathways engage all girls in
Leadership Experience
Inconsistent membership experiences
RELEVANT!
Nice but not necessary
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The New Girl Scout Leadership Experience

• The engine for everything in Girl Scouting. It
  fuels
• Program creation and implementation, locally and
  nationally
• Adult learning
• Fund development
• Membership-benefits to girls
• Keeps us focused on our core mission

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What Does Leadership Mean to Girls?

• The traditional hierarchical (or top-down)
  leadership model does not resonate with many
  girls.
• Girls view leadership as a clear means toward an
  endto make a difference in the world

Source GSRI, Girls and Leadership Study (2008)
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Discover

Connect

Take Action

Leadership
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Focusing on Outcomes of the New Girl Scout
Leadership Experience
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Whats a Journey?
A journey has a beginning and an end. As we
travelthe distance betweenthe two, we learn and
grow!
A national Girl Scout journey offers girls

• An invitation to explorethe three keys to
  leadership
• A chance to reflecton what they learn
• Fun and challenges

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First Journey Series

• Six books for girls
• Six books for volunteers(one for each age
  level!!!)
• Official Awards Achieve!
• Fun Rewards Belong!

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aMAZE CADETTE
GIRLtopia SENIOR
Your Voice, Your World AMBASSADOR
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In this series, Taking Action has the starring
role at every grade level.
And dont be afraid, chimed in Tula. I have
enough courage and strength for all of us. Ill
lend you some.
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Meet new friends from around the world who
share the values of Girl Scout Law
Find fun and challenges in each journey
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Achievements and Awards!
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A National Girl Scout Journey Offers Volunteers
Purpose

• How-to guides explainhow the experience
  tiesto leadership outcomes

Coaching

• Guides provide specific examples of using the
  Girl-Led, Cooperative Learning, and Learning by
  Doing processes

Tips and encouragement for every step of the way

• Guides offer busy volunteers greater ease as they
  engage in purposeful and fun experiences with
  girls

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Journeys and Pathways
A journey is what girls doa holistic sequence of
Girl Scout experiences, discussions, reflections
and traditions that challenge girls to explore
leadership. A pathway is how girls and adults
participate in Girl Scoutinghow they belong.
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PathwaysThe Vision
Every Girl Scout is a Real Girl Scout because
she engages in and benefits from the Leadership
Experience.
Girls move in and out of different pathways
(troops, interest groups, camp, events, trips,
etc.) and remain Girl Scouts


We have a full plan for the membership of every
Girl Scout!
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DISCOVER How do our values and our self-awareness
impact our calling in Girl Scouts?


CONNECT How can cooperative learning and
communication skills influence change?
Purposeful Adult Leadership
TAKE ACTION How will you support the development
of girl leadership?
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Our Next Stepping Stones

• 2009
• Adding On
• Second journey series
• Updated badges
• Updated Bronze, Silver, Gold Awards

• 2011
• Up and running with changes!
• Operating with pathways vision

• 2010
• Adding On
• Third journey
• Updated badges

• 2008
• Beginning to use
• Leadership Experience
• First Journey Series

• 2012
• Celebrating 100 years
• One Movement-
• Extraordinary impact!

Running Through It All Our Own Purposeful
Leadership
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Imagine The Future State