Top 5 Tips for Leaders and Advisors
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Know Safety Activity Check points and/or Volunteer Essentials and consult the activity sections and safety guidelines for activities you plan to do.
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Encourage the girls to partner with you. Girls should be growing in decision-making and planning skills. The more invested they become in their activities, the happier they and you will be.
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Ask for help and advice from other leaders, parents, and council staff and take advantage of council training opportunities.
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Keep in mind that the Girl Scout Promise and Law and the three keys to Leadership* are the foundation of all Girl Scout activities.
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Have fun and do your best to ensure that the girls are having fun too!
*The Girl Scout Leadership Experience engages girls in discovering self, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. Discover, Connect, and Take Action are the three keys to Leadership.
Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world.
Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally.
Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.
In Girl Scouting, Discover + Connect + Take Action=Leadership. All Girl Scout experiences are intentionally designed to tie to one or more of the 15 national leadership outcomes, or benefits, categorized under the three keys to leadership.
Please Note: These three keys to leadership replace Girl Scouting's "four program goals" and the 4Bs from STUDIO 2B.
Questions?
For more information please call the council office at (800) 322-4475 or (916) 452-9181 or e-mail us at info@girlscoutshcc.org.
