Extended Trips

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Extended Trips

• Trips of 3 or more nights

• Topics to be covered
• General travel information
• Planning and money
• Timelines and team work
• Before you depart
• On your trip and back again

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Table of Contents

• Extended Trips Overview Stay Safe
• Travel Through the Girl Scout Leadership Lens Get
  Physical
• Benefits to Girls Get Fit
• High Quality, Fun Adventures 8 12 Month
  Checklist
• Progression Check Your Knowledge 3
• Check Your Knowledge 1 6 12 Weeks
• Experience Counts Know About the Dough
• Girl Planning 4 6 Weeks Checklist
• Money Smarts Pack like a Pro
• Budgeting Packing Checklist
• Group Money Earning Journaling
• Guiding Principles Check Your Knowledge 4
• Check Your Knowledge 2 On Your Trip
• Checklist 18 24 Months Home, Sweet Home
• 12 18 Months Prior to Trip Travel with a
  Purpose
• Team Building Where Youre Going, Where Youve
  Been
• Group Agreement Check Your Knowledge 5
• Safe Travel

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Extended Trips
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• This learning resource is created for girls and
  adults to prepare them for unforgettable life
  changing travel adventures.

• After completing this powerpoint Extended Trips,
  you should be able to
• Outline the planning steps and develop a
  timeline for trip or travel activities.
• Explain the importance of progression.
• Determine the readiness of your group for trip
  or travel activities.
• List at least five resources for information
  on trip planning.
• Identify health and safety guidelines.
• Understand the council requirements for taking
  trips.
• Incorporate the Journeys and badges into any
  trip.

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Extended Trips
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• Through travel, girls gain enormous benefits.
  They
• Develop self-confidence
• Learn leadership skills by planning, earning
  money, and venturing to other places
• Make lifelong friends with new girls and
  adults they encounter along the way
• Gain an appreciation for differences and
  similarities
• A broadened perspective
• As girls mature in Girl Scouts, many consider
  travel one of the most exciting aspects of their
  membership.

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Travel Through the Girl Scout Leadership Lens
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Focus of Girl Scout Activities Discover Connect Ta
ke Action
Long-Term Outcome Girls lead with courage,
confidence, and character to make the world a
better place.
Short-term and Intermediate Outcomes Girls gain
specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors,
and values in Girl Scouting.
Girl Scout Processes Girl Led Learning by
Doing Cooperative Learning
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Benefits to Girls
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• Outcomes
• Outcomes are another way of saying benefits
  to girls.
• An outcome may be Girls develop critical
  thinking.
• Another outcome could be for the girls to
  explore how they have grown as a result of this
  experience.
• Girls learn to try to solve problems for
  themselves before asking for help and/or to ask
  a friend for help.
• Girls learn to plan meetings, overnights,
  menus, ceremonies, etc. by doing the planning.

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High Quality, Fun Adventures
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• An Open, Inclusive Environment adult page
• Adults who partner with girls, need to keep in
  mind that their enthusiasm and support in the
  travel process are essential to helping girls
  build confidence and leadership skills.
• Start off on the right foot by
• Creating a safe and open environment for
  communication.
• Making it a two-way conversation.
• Establishing roles. How do you envision your
  role? How do the girls envision theirs?
• Encouraging girls to give input.
• Helping girls reach solutions by asking questions
  to guide them in the right direction.
• Having fun!

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High Quality, Fun Adventures
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Process What It Means Why It Works What It Looks Like
Girl Led Girls make decisions and choices about what they do and how they do it. Girls feel they own their group and experiences. Theyll also have more fun. Girls plan, organize, and implement their travel projects with as little supervision as possible.
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High Quality, Fun Adventures
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Process What It Means Why It Works What It Looks Like
Learning by doing Girls have opportunities for hands-on activities followed by reflection and discussion time. Girls strengthen their critical-thinking skills and are more likely to apply what they learn to their lives. Girls obtain the costs of travel and lodging for the trip and build in contingency funds to cover unexpected costs.
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High Quality, Fun Adventures
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Process What It Means Why It Works What It Looks Like
Cooperative Learning Girls work towards a common goal as well as knowledge and skills in an atmosphere of respect and cooperation. Girls build healthy relationships and communicate effectively. This will help in their travel experiences and in other areas of their lives. Plus, cooperative learning is fun! Girls create a team agreement, reflect, and speak openly and often about how they are functioning as a team. Girls do activities in pairs or small groups. Girls set group goals that can only be achieved through interdependent efforts (e.g., sharing resources, helping).
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Progression
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• From Day Trips to Globetrotting
• Progression is the backbone of Girl Scout travel.
  Girls build on positive basic trip experiences
  and new skills over time.
• Start with simple local trips such as visits to
  the park or firehouse. Walk, use cars, or ride
  public transportation.
• Take day trips to a nearby city. Then travel to
  neighboring states.
• Progress to overnight trips one to two nights
  in a nearby state. Stay in a hostel, hotel,
  motel, or campgrounds.
• Venture across the U.S. for multiple days. Use
  different accommodations and modes of
  transportation.
• Trot the globe in Girl Scout style.

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Check Your Knowledge 1
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• What have you learned so far? Test your
  knowledge by answering the following questions
  (circle all answers that apply)
• What benefits do girls gain through travel?
• They develop self-confidence
• They make lifelong friends
• They gain an appreciation for differences and
  similarities
• They learn leadership skills by planning, earning
  money, and venturing to other places
• All are correct.
• Everything girls do in Girl Scouting is based on
  what?
• The Cookie Sale Program
• Campinng
• Patches and Skill Building Badges
• The Girl Scoutf Leadership Experience
• What outcomes may girls gain as they connect with
  others through their trip?
• Girls promote cooperation and team building
• Girls feel connected to their communities
• Girls gain practical life skills

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More Check Your Knowledge
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• 4. Which of the following is not part of the
  processes to guarantee girls will have a
  meaningful, relevant and fun time in the Girl
  Scout experience
• Girl Led
• Leader Led
• Learning by Doing
• Cooperative Learning
• 5. Which of the following are progression steps
  you can do to help girls (each other) build on
  positive basic trip experiences and new skills
  over time
• Girls play games a t the troop meeting
• Girls visit local landmarks in their community
• Girl stake a day trip to a nearby state
• Girls stay overnight in a campground
• Girls go across the U.S. for several days
• 6. To determine progression prior to your trip,
  what should adult leaders be doing to guild
  girls?
• Charting their past travel experiences
• Tell them where they are doing
• Defining the purpose of their trip
• Working out general trip details

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Experience Counts
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• Girls chart their experiences and skills from
  previous activities to gauge their own
  progression.
• Girls (and adults) reflect on trips theyve
  taken, awards theyve earned, events in which
  theyve participated, and experiences theyve had
  in their Girl Scout troop/group and beyond.
• Girls are encouraged to think specifically, but
  also big picture-travel requires practical
  knowledge and skills as well as patience,
  adaptability, and the ability to problem solve.

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Experience Counts
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• Travel Guidelines for Extended Trips
• Be registered Girl Scout Junior or above.
• Align trip purpose to Girl Scout Leadership
  Experience.
• Travel as a group.
• Make sure there are at least two unrelated adults
  (see Volunteer Essentials adult-girl ratio).
• Obtain your Membership Managers approval and
  adhere to Safety Guidelines.
• Submit all required forms http//www.gscolorado.o
  rg/travel-forms
• Menu item at bottom forms.
• Health forms, permission slips, etc.
• First Aiders card (copy)

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Girl Planning
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• A successful trip requires sound planning and
  teamwork by the troop/group.
• The trip should be based on ongoing troop/group
  activities and interests.
• Each girl should participate in the
  decision-making process about where the group
  will go and her goal in taking this type of trip.
• With an experienced troop/group, the leader might
  give the girls a few suggestions and then let
  them start to develop their own list.

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Girl Planning
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Discuss It! Girls can guide each other by
asking Where are we going? Why are we
going/ When are we going? How will we get
there? How much will it cost? How can we get
ready? Will everyone be able to go? What safety
factors must we consider? What will we do when we
get there? What will we do when we return home?
What else to consider How to include every girl
make sure each girl is heard and feels
comfortable expressing their ideas and
opinions. Art of compromising Itinerary dates/tim
es/places/menus Where male adults will be
sleeping
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Money Smarts
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Weekly/Monthly/Yearly Expenses
Food Entertainment Fun Clothes Other
Total for one week
One week total x 4.5 (equal to one month)
One week total x 52 (equal to one year)
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Budgeting
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Travel Budget
Money Makes YOU Go Round the World Before you
go money-earning crazy, youll need to know how
much money your trip will cost. Fill in the
boxes at left to create a budget. Google
Girl Scout travel budget
Expenses for Group for You
Passport/Visa (if needed)
Transportation
Lodging
Food snacks
Event fees
Souvenirs, gifts
Local Transportation
Miscellaneous
Contingency fund (cost of one more night two meals in case of emergency)
Extra fees museums, theater, luggage, tipping
Total
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Group Money-Earning
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• When you participate in money-earning projects,
  you build practical skills that benefit their
  groups, communities, and, most importantly,
  yourselves. You learn (see Addendum for money
  earning application)
• Budgeting
• Goal Setting
• Marketing
• Customer Relations
• Good Business Practices

• To support each other in money-earning project
  for travel
• Girls create a detailed and realistic budget.
• Get Membership Manager approval fro bank
  accounts and all money-earning projects and
  follow money earning guidelines in Volunteer
  Essentials and Program Planning Guide.
• Delineate between the girls and adults
  personal and group expenses.
• Optional Set up a group travel bank account
  managed by girls and to be overseen by a
  designated adult.
• Have one person responsible for group funds and
  keep a daily account of expenditures.
• All monies for travel should not be held by one
  person at any time during the trip.
• Make decisions in advance about how to pay bills
  that occur before, during, and after the trip.

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Group Money-Earning
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EXAMPLE Our troop has always worked on a 1/3,
1/3, 1/3 plan. Girls earn individually 1/3,
parents contribute 1/3, and the troop earns the
final 1/3. It is amazing how much the girls can
earn babysitting!

• Cool Ideas for Earning Money
• Participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
• Babysit at special events (must have at least
  one adult, CPR/1st Aid training, and have taken a
  babysitting course).
• Collect litter after sporting events.
• Wash cars and/or dogs.
• Do face-painting at a community event.
• Hold a bottle/can/newspaper drive.
• Care for pets.
• Hold a dinner or breakfast.

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Guiding Principles
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• Money earning as part of a group is a great
  cooperative learning experience. Girls create
  guiding principles.
• How will you cooperate with each other and
  leaders?
• The Power of Goal Setting Dont be discouraged
  if girls families cannot contribute. Many Girl
  Scouts reach financial goals through hard work
  and perseverance.
• Ask families about cooperation.

• Six things to look for in a Chaperone
• Willing to take direction from the girls
  adults and adhere to group agreement
• Sets positive example.
• Has prior traveling experience with girls.
• Is someone girls can trust/turn to for help.
• Is knowledgeable (or will be) about Girl Scout
  travel.
• Handles pressure and stress well.

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Check Your Knowledge 2
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• What have you learned so far? Test your
  knowledge by answering the following questions
  (circle all answers that apply)
• About what travel guidelines should you know when
  planning a trip?
• Travel as a group.
• Every girl and adult are registered as Girl
  Scouts.
• Made sure there are at least 2 unrelated adults.
• Obtain Councils approval and adhere to safety
  guidelines.
• None of the above.
• In the decision-making process, the trip leader
  might give girls a few suggestions, but let them
  plan their own trip.
• True False
• How is the chart for Weekly/Monthly/Yearly
  Expenses used?
• To get the girls thinking about hwere they spend
  their money everyday.
• To figure out how much money the girls may need
  for their trip.
• To punish girls for spending too much money.
• To find out in which areas girls can save most of
  their money.
• It is important that the group know how much the
  trip will cost and create a budget early in the
  planning stages..

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More Check Your Knowledge
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• 5. What skills will girls learn through
  participation in money-earning projects?
• Budgeting
• Goal Setting
• Marketing
• Cheating
• Customer Relations
• Good Business Practices
• 6. Girls do not need to check with their
  Membership manager before soliciting funds from a
  local organization.
• True False
• 7. One person should be responsible for keeping
  a daily account of expenditures during the trip.
• True False
• 8. Girls should set guiding principles before
  earning trip money.
• True False
• 9. What characteristics should girls look for
  when picking a trip chaperone?
• 18 years old or 21 years old if driving

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Checklist 18 24 Months
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24 months if going out of country At least 12
months for in country

• Use the following questions as a guide when
  starting your own checklist.
• CHECKLIST
• Before you move on to the next phase of planning
  your trip, did you
• Determine your trip location and purpose?
• Determine budget?
• Brainstorm ideas for trip activities?
• Plant the travel seed with the girls families?
• Submit Travel and High-Risk Activity
  Application(s) to your Membership Manager?
• Determine how many adults are needed?
• Find any other groups that have gone to this
  place? What can we learn from them?
• Have the fitness necessary for this type of
  trip?

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12 18 Months Prior to Trip
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Adult leaders guide girls through Budgeting Money
earning Building adult networks Increasing
travel readiness How to pack a suitcase pair
up what did you forget? What should you do
without Can you lift it in and out of a car? Do
you need to pack it lighter/tighter? Courtesy
manners especially in other countries/cultures
Practice everything every part you will be
doing on your trip
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12 18 Months Prior to Trip
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• Get trip and money-earning approval from your
  Membership Manager.
• Provide families with general information about
  the trip.
• Set up a group travel bank account, if
  necessary.
• Make sure you have a least two unrelated adults
  one of whom is female.
• Expand the groups adult network by considering
  and reaching out to possible chaperones.
• Integrate progression into trip preparations by
  planning smaller trips that build up to larger
  trips.
• Consider girls maturity by evaluating their
  adaptability, decision-making abilities, and
  other specific skills and interests.

Book group reservations early for well-attended
locations and activities al least one year in
advance.
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8 12 Months Prior to Trip
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• CHECKLIST
• Before you move on to the next phase of planning
  your trip, did you
• Make sure reservations for transportation and
  lodging are made.
• Determine fitness level of trip and make
  necessary adjustments.
• Determine training needs
• CPR
• First Aid/Wilderness First Aid/Wilderness First
  Responder
• Cooking Camping
• Have an emergency plan.
• Arrange for parent/guardian permission to
  travel.
• Make sure each person obtained needed
  immunizations and/or health exams for the trip.
• Determined how many things the group can
  actually fit into one day.

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Team Building
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How well girls (and adults) blend as a group will
play a major factor in how smooth the trip will
go. Allocate ample meeting time to focus on
activities that promote team building. What are
the dynamics of your group? Have an open and
honest conversation about it with all
involved. The more the group determines what the
groups dynamic is now, where it needs to be for
the trip, and by charting your own progress along
the way, the more you will feel a sense of
ownership and pride in your group/troop.
TROOP TIP Four Responsible Traveler Tips Learn
as much as you can about customs, values,
practices, and religion (language would help,
also). Be aware of peoples behaviors, dress,
and body language. Ask before you take someones
photo and offer to send copies. Respect the
environment no matter where you travel.
How will you handle it as a group? Things arent
going to go 100 smoothly the entire time. Try
this suggestion to get you stared. Come up with
a catchphrase, like Girl Scout shout, as a
reminder if things are starting to go south. Use
the catchphrase as a way of refocusing the group.
Help plan for emergencies
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The Group Agreement
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• Create a group agreement on a large piece of
  paper or newsprint before you leave for your
  trip.
• The group agreement can, also, serve as a
  reference point to make certain the group is on
  target with its goals or to see if the group
  needs to modify its plan.
• When consensus is build around the written
  agreement, have each person, including
  parents/guardians, sign their names.
• Keep the group agreement posted in a prominent
  place whenever the group meets. How do you want
  to bring the group agreement on the trip?
• One suggestion is to write the group agreement on
  index cards and have each girl and adult carry
  one.

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The Group Agreement
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A group may agree to
Respect and communicate with each other
Deposits payment timeline (refund policy)
Personal expenses
Give members the right to pass (meaning Id rather not or I dont want to answer) (how often?)
Carry out my kapers responsibilities
Conduct myself in a Girl Scout manner
Attendance at meetings
Sensitive to diversity
Be physically fit
Create a safe space
Be open to new experiences
No alcohol, drugs, smoking or social media on trip
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Safe Travel
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Safety can be a big source of anxiety for
travelers, even if they dont mention it and
its a concern for your parents, too. Put
everyones mind at ease by preparing for safe
travel. Consult Volunteer Essentials, Appendix
For Travel Volunteers, to make sure your trip
meets safety guidelines. When preparing for any
activity, always begin with Safety Activity
Checkpoints written about that particular
activity by accessing our website
at http//www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org and
search for all the activities the troop will be
doing on their trip Be prepared for every
question to put parents at ease.
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Safe Travel
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• Here are a few things each person can do to
  prepare for safe travel
• Create emergency contact cards. Include group
  emergency contact information, family contact
  information and who to contact when unable to
  reach family members.
• Role-play potentially unsafe situations and
  brainstorm solutions. Create a worst-case
  scenario game, with each person imagining an
  emergency situation.
• Quiz each other, game-show style, on the travel
  and safety guidelines. Create the questions and
  answers for the game yourselves.
• Discuss travel fears.

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Stay Safe
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When on the road, safety comes FIRST! Go over the safety tips below (often) to make for smooth traveling.
Use the buddy system at all times.
Know what to do if you are separated from the group.
Do NOT wear your name monogrammed where strangers can see it. Its better to all dress alike with the same color t-shirts, bandanas, or backpacks when visiting crowded areas. This makes group identification easy.
Know how to phone home and the destination police/fire department.
Check Safety Activity Checkpoints for all activities each will be doing on the trip.
Carry only as much money as you need inside a pocket or money belt. Avoid purses. Store the rest of your money in the hotel safe.
Know what to do in case of fire.
Make a plan with escape routes for each new place you visit.
Discuss, often, how to navigate a crowd. Have
someone at home always available at by phone who
has all emergency contact information. First Aid
kid in every vehicle. Leave 4 5 minutes
apart. Have an accident card and emergency forms
for each person.
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Stay Safe
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When on the road, safety comes FIRST! Go over the safety tips below (often) to make for smooth traveling.
Do NOT roam the hotel halls alone. Even if you are going to another girls room, always take a buddy and check with your chaperone before leaving and when you get back. Only open your door to someone you know, never to strangers and ALWAYS keep your door locked.
If carrying a backpack, pin the zipper down with a large safety pin it may be a little inconvenient to use, but it will help prevent theft from behind.
Always be alert and aware of your surroundings. Be careful laying down packages, backpacks, and purses while watching entertainment, eating at a restaurant, riding public transportation, etc.
Dont say your hotel room number out load in front of strangers.
Carry identification with you in an inside pocket or money belt.
Always have an emergency plan.
Be aware of your surroundings at all times to avoid losing track of the larger group.
Have a call word for those times someone may become lost.
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Get Physical
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Are you planning to sightsee from the bus? Or,
are you expecting to walk, hike, carry bags, and
fully engage physically, if able? Depending on
your answer, you many need time to prepare
physically for the trip. Its important for
everyone to assess their fitness levels but
equally important to design the trip around girls
needs.
Cardio respiratory health Run up two
flights of stairs ( at least 32 steps) without
stopping. How do you feel? a. I can talk
comfortable and could run up another two
flights. b. Im too winded to talk. c.
Wheres the ambulance?
Endurance Take a three-hour hike. How do you
feel? a. I could do another three hours. b.
The first hour and a half was a breeze. But,
now Im tired. c. Ill just lie here until
someone rescues me.
Muscle-Strength Carry a 30-pound bag for 20
minutes. How do you feel? a. No problem.
Where to now? b. I did it, but Im ready to
put this thing down now. c. I had to ditch
the bag after 5 minutes.
Overall fitness How do you feel after
completing this test? a. What test? I feel
great! b. Im a little bit sore and
tired. c. Im ready for a vacation.
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Get Fit
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The physical activity level of your trip can
range from mild to strenuous, depending on where
youre going and what activities you will be
enjoying. Each person needs to look critically
at each activity in your itinerary and rate each
activity using the scale below.

• Light walking and hiking for an hour or two a
  day. Bags stay at our place of lodging the whole
  time.
• Moderate hiking, biking, rafting, kayaking, and
  other activities that require only an
  average/moderate level of fitness to enjoy. We
  have to pick up and go with our bags every couple
  of days.
• Hiking, trekking, or cycling of up to eight hours
  a day or other activities that require a high
  level of fitness. And those bags go where we go.
• How does the physical activity level required for
  your trip match your personal fitness level? If
  theres a gap, use your preparation time to get
  in shape.

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8 12 Month Checklist
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Checklist Before you move on to the next phase of planning your trip did you
Apply for a passport/visa (if needed)?
Create a detailed daily itinerary?
Agree on a code of behavior with your group?
Discuss safety and communication agreements for the group such as having phone calling cards and wearing the same color t-shirts?
Prepare your emergency contact card?
Pay deposits, earn money?
Rate the physical activity level of your trip activities and your fitness level?
Determine if you need to make adjustments in your fitness level?
Complete all travel forms at http//www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/travel-forms

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Check Your Knowledge 3
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• 1. If someone (or several) want to add an item
  to the itinerary that doesnt fit with the plans,
  have them take it off the list.
• True False
• 2. 8 12 months prior to your tip, guide the
  group by asking
• How much can we really fit in a day?
• Do we need to buy tickets in advance or book
  additional travel?
• Do we need to build in time for travel delays?
• How much will delays cost?
• What are the opening and closing times of
  attractions?
• What is our backup plan?
• 3. Team building does not play a major factor
  in how smoothly the trip will go.
• True False
• 4. A group agreement is a way to embarrass some
  members of our group when they dont follow what
  was decided on.
• True False
• 5. What safety-related items should each person
  know before their trip?
• What to do if they separate from the group

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• 6. Where should you look to make sure your trip
  meets safety guidelines?
• Safety Wise
• Volunteer Essentials
• Safety Activity Checkpoints
• Program Planning Guide
• 7. It is OK for a girl to go alone as long as
  she is just going to another girls room.
• True False
• 8. The Travel and High-Risk Activity
  Application is on the GSCO website.
• True False
• 9. When visiting crowded areas, its better to
  have everyone dress with different colored
  clothing or backpacks.
• True False
• 10. To prepare your body for travel, you should
• Stay healthy
• Get rest
• Take care of health issues

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6 12 Weeks
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• Get Down to Details
• Youre down to crunch time! With less than three
  months to go, use this time to ensure you are up
  to date in completing all steps within the
  timeline.
• Revisit the itinerary
• Lock in daily itinerary items.
• Double-check places, dates, and times.
• Confirm your lodging.
• For International trips check State Department
  for warnings and register your group (refer to
  www.travel.state.gov).
• Safety Check
• Go over all the travel safety guidelines again.
  Are all girls well-acquainted with procedures?
  Review Volunteer Essentials and Safety Activity
  Checkpoints.
• Family Meeting
• Hold a group family meeting to go over final
  details. Have a communication plan so families
  will know where the group will be at all times.
  Also, discuss safety plans and use the time to
  have parents and guardians fill out any forms
  that havent been completed.

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6 12 Weeks
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• Everyone together
• Finalize details and get all forms in to GSCO.
• Check paperwork.
• Confirm plans, especially lodging.
• Finalize itinerary and budget.
• Complete all safety and risk-management planning.
• Inform families with full and final details of
  trip.
• Recruit and train the back-home Emergency Contact
  Person.
• Continue to strengthen group team-building.
• Work on and submit the extended trip insurance
  enrollment form from Marlene Bruno
  (marlene.bruno_at_gscolorado.org) at 303.778.8774.

Whos carrying passports?
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Know About the Dough
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So, youve researched where to go, saved money,
and maybe even ordered a passport. Before
hopping on that plane, or getting in that car,
get your monetary ducks in a row. Review budget
and balance it against troop funds. Is the trip
feasible? By this point, tickets, lodging,
transportation, event fees and whatever can be
purchased in advance should have been done. All
trip funds should be collected 12 weeks
out. Familiarize yourself with the different
options for carrying money. Here are pros and
cons on currency Pro Cash is universally
accepted but carry small bills. Con Once money
is lost or stolen, you cannot replace it.
Carrying a lot of cash around may not be
safe. See next slide for more ideas.
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Know More About the Dough
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ATM/Debit Card
Credit Card
Pro ATM machines abound, giving you access to
cash virtually any time. Con ATMs can carry fees
as high as 5 per withdrawal, so it might be a
good idea to look for ATMs with free withdrawal
fees. TIPS Make sure your ATM card is linked
through one of the major networks (PLUS, Cirrus,
MasterCard, Visa, etc.)
Pro Credit cards are like insurance hopefully
you wont need them, but if you run out of or
lose your money, they come in handy. Con Not
every card has the same replacement
policy. TIPS Most credit cards are widely
accepted, but check your cards policy on
replacing a lost or stolen card.
Pro Purchased for a set amount. Can be used
at many stores. Can add money to it along the
way. Con Surcharge for purchasing may need PIN
to activate or need to set up ahead of
time. TIPS Keep a copy of the front and back of
credit card with emergency contact person.
Pre-paid Credit Card
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4 6 Weeks Checklist
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Checklist Before everyone moves on to the next phase of planning the trip, did the group
Balance and finalize the budget?
Decide what kind of money to bring?
Finalize the trip itinerary? Additional insurance purchased?
Meet all safety guidelines (see Volunteer Essentials)?
Purchase transportation tickets?
Finalize accommodations?
Submit all required forms?
Review all trip information with parents and guardians and emergency contact?

• First Aider needs
• to have all health forms
• to know what meds anyone will be taking, document
  dosage taken and when and with what
• have First Aid kit(s) ready.

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Pack Like a Pro
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Pack Like a Pro! What you pack can make or break your trip. Too much stuff and youll be lugging around a heavy suitcase. No comfy shoes? Blisters could be in your future. Follow the packing tips and people might just think youre a pro!
Know airline restrictions.
Go light and easy to wash.
Pass on the bling/electronics.
Go label crazy.
Leave a little room.
Bring special supplies with you.
Keep the important stuff close to you.
Whatever you bring you are carrying.
Dont take anything you cannot afford to lose.

• First Aider needs
• to have all health forms
• to know what meds anyone will be taking, document
  dosage taken and when and with what
• have First Aid kit(s) ready.

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Packing Checklist All the World Centers have
their own packing lists.
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Packing for your trip has the potential to make
you feel stressed, but stay positive and
organized. Use the checklist below and add your
own items. Plan what to wear each day before you
pack. Remember function over fashion!
Group's Important Stuff General Stuff Carry-on Toiletries Suitcase Clothes Suitcase
  Airline tickets   Change of clothing   Toothbrush   Dresses

  Copies of passports   Safety pins   Toothpaste   Shirts

  Health forms   Raingear   Soap/laundry detergent   Skirts

  Wallet   Phone cards   Shampoo/hairspray   Pants

  Cash   Magazines, books   Deodorant   Shorts

  Debit Card   Pen and paper   Comb/brush   Swimwear

  Credit Card   Addresses   Hair ties   Shoes

  Itinerary   Sunglasses   Bandana   Pajamas

  Lodging information   Camera/memory card   First-aid supplies   Underwear

  Emergency phone numbers   Batteries   Sunscreen   Socks

  Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.   Hand sanitizer/handiwraps   Feminine hygiene products   Hats
Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.
Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.   Comfort items (blanket)   Cotton swabs   Comfortable shoes
Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.
Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.   Itinerary   Baggies   Sneakers
Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.
Prescription medication in original containers to give to first-aider, except inhaler or epipen.   Emergency Contact info   Laundry bag   Flip flops

    Water bottle       Sweater/sweatshirt
 
            Group uniform
 
           
   
           
   
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Journaling
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Answer each question for yourself About what
things are you most excited? _____________________
___________________________________ About what
things are you most worried? _____________________
___________________________________ What things
do you predict youll miss the most about
home? ____________________________________________
____________ What things do you predict youll
miss the least about home? _______________________
_________________________________ What will be
your greatest single challenge on this
trip? ____________________________________________
____________ How do you think your travel
experience will change you? ______________________
__________________________________ Now, discuss
your answers with each other and with your adult
leaders (in private, if necessary). Bring a
journal with you on the trip. A journal will
help you as you reflect on the days events. It
should include pages for girls to record daily
experience, not just for memorys sake but as a
way to think deeply about what they saw, did, or
felt. Recording daily insight is a means for you
to observe how youve changed, and can serve as
inspiration to take action on something about
which you care. Leaders will make sure there is
time each evening for you to journal but you can
choose to any time of day as things occur to
you.
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Check Your Knowledge 4
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• 1. Why is it important to have a family meeting 6
  12 weeks before your trip?
• Discuss safety plans
• Have parents fill out any forms that havent been
  completed
• Go over communication plan
• Go over final details
• All are correct
• 2. The four options for carrying money are cash,
  ATM/Debit Card, prepaid credit cards, and credit
  cards.
• True False
• 3. Pre-paid credit and debit cards are a good
  money option because most banks dont add a
  surcharge for using them.
• True False
• 4. What should you do 4 6 weeks prior to your
  trip?
• Finalize trip itinerary
• Review trip information with parents
• Submit all required forms
• Purchase transportation tickets
• Ignore safety guidelines and safety activity
  checkpoints

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On Your Trip
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Individual Reflection To deepen your experience
you need to reflect on the day and apply lessons
learned to future situations. All write
individually in their journals. Group
Debrief At the end of each day, make time for a
group discussion (see suggested questions on the
next slide). Besides reflecting on the days
happenings, this is a time for adults and girls
to check on group interaction (whats working,
whats not) and logistics (next days plans,
meeting time). While traveling the girls
need to take the lead as much as possible.
Girls can solve problems together as well.
Have fun!
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On Your Trip
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Daily Reflections
Are we still on track with the group agreement?
___________________________________________________
What was the best thing about today?
___________________________________________________
What was the biggest challenge/issue today?
___________________________________________________
Are there any changes we need to make?
___________________________________________________
Are there any other questions?
___________________________________________________
Did anyone have an experience or see something today that could translate into a Take Action project?
___________________________________________________
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Home, Sweet Home
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Welcome back! The trip is over and everyone
will be excited to talk about her experiences,
show photos and videos, and reflect on what she
learned. Everyone now needs to evaluate
the trip discuss what was fun and worthwhile,
and decide what the group would like to change on
future trips. This is, also, the time to pay
all bills promptly, turn in insurance forms
within 30 days if there have been any
accidents/illnesses on the trip, and decide what
to do with any leftover money. Girls can
post and share their travel stories at
http//www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/share-your-tra
vel-story Whats Different? After all have
had a chance to reflect individually on their
trip, bring the group together to discuss the
impact of their travels. Support the Girl scout
process of learning by doing by having girls
run the debriefing themselves.
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Travel with a Purpose
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• Take Action
• Each person needs to think about places the
  group visited and people they met. Each person
  needs to answer these questions
• Did you see something you can do differently to
  help make the world a better place?
• Think about a community issue that you would like
  to address when you return home?
• Learn new ways of doing things that can benefit
  others?
• Meet ne people with great ideas that inspired you
  to take action?

Discuss It! Do you feel passionately about
something you saw or learned on your
travels? Are there one or two ideas that recur
in your journal writing? Who would like to share
some of the issues you are interested in
pursuing? Are you interested in working on one
project or several mini team projects?
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Where Youre Going, Where Youve Been
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Now that your travel experience has come full
circle, take time to reflect. Everyone thinks
about each statement below in relation to their
travel experience, from the very first moments
of brainstorming location ideas to working on
their Take Action Plan. Put a check next to
each statement they feel is true. Because of
my trip . . . I made a difference . . . I
connected . . . I was empowered . . . I
learned . . . Something new I tried . . .
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Check Your Knowledge 5
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• 1. When on your trip, at the end of each day you
  should
• Talk about what went right/wrong during the day
• Get some sleep instead of reflecting on the days
  happenings
• Check on group agreement
• Go over the next days plans and any adjustments
  that need to be made
• 2. Any issues that come up among the group
  should just be ignored and viewed as stress.
• True False
• 3. When you return home, girls should reflect on
  their trip on their own and without discussion as
  a group.
• True False
• 4. The adults role is NOT to tell girls what
  Take Action projects will best fit with their
  trip experience.
• True False
• 5. What questions can be asked to get everyone to
  reflect on their trip and think about a Take
  Action project?
• Did you see something you can do differently to
  help make the world a better place?
• Is there a community issue that you would like to
  address?
• Are there new ways of doing things that can
  benefit others?