5-6 Program Newsletter

 

Your Voice Counts. At Girl Scouts, we think your opinion is really important and we want to hear from you! In May, we’ll be conducting a national survey called Girl Scout Voices Count to learn about girls’ experiences in Girl Scouts. Your answers to the survey will help us make Girl Scouts better for all girls. An invitation to participate in the survey will be emailed to parents and caregivers on May 6. If you are a troop leader who is also a parent or caregiver of a Girl Scouts, you will receive the troop leader survey only. If you have a girl in Girl Scouts, her survey links will be included in this email as well so that all survey links for a family will be in one place. So please check your email for the survey link. As a thank you, all girls who complete the survey will have a chance to win one of 20 $50 gift cards. We can’t wait for you to make your voice count! Remember, should you have questions, suggestions, or issues, you can always access our Digital Suggestion Box, here!

New Resources for Leaders to help you keep Girl Scouts Going! We've added new resources for Troop Leaders on our Girl Scouts at Home webpage. Find a great new resource to help parents and new leaders. This booklet from GSUSA is called "Keep Girl Scouts Going." And, find great tools to help your troop earn badges together with our new series, Badges Made Easy. We have three themes of badges for you to choose from to earn with your troop, and have featured badges for each level!   Healthy Living Animals Trail Adventure We also have upcoming multi-level virtual programs to help supplement the Animals and Healthy Living badges. all our at home resources

Join us for the "Inside Outside Camp Out!" Join your Girl Scout sisters in celebration of spring at the Inside Outside Camp Out! This is a virtual camp out taking place Thursday, May 21 and Friday, May 22. Join in with your troop, family, or friends for camp meals, songs, story time, crafts, nature, s'mores and more.  Participants should register for the event by May 14 in order to participate in the secure sharing site. Camp out while staying in and share your Inside Outside Camping Adventures! register now!

Highest Awards Week! Stay tuned as we begin to roll out details for Highest Awards Week! From May 25 - May 30, we'll be celebrating our Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award Girl Scouts, graduating seniors, and adult awardees all week long, and we have some special surprises on the way! Our Highest Awards Ceremony may not be going as planned this year, but we still want to make sure our amazing girls and adults are celebrated for their achievements and service this year. Troop leaders of Bronze and Silver Girl Scouts: Please fill out the form below and include pictures of your troop working on their Bronze and Silver Awards. We are planning some extra-special social media recognition for our amazing Bronze and Silver Award Girl Scouts! *Note - this is for troops who have already earned for the 2019-2020 awards year. Bronze Award submission Silver Award submission

Upcoming Highest Awards Trainings Gold Award Training (virtual) May 12 4-6 pm For Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts. Adults are encouraged to attend. Girls must complete Gold prerequisites (2 high school Journeys or earned Silver Award and complete 1 high school Journey) prior to attending Gold Award training. Bronze/Silver Award Training (virtual) May 14 4-5 pm For Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts interested in earning the Bronze or Silver Award. Adults are encouraged to attend. The deadline to register for Highest Awards training is 3:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled date. register now

Travel the World with GSUSA virtual events Join Girl Scouts of the USA for adventures around the world in their virtual series, "Awesome Girls!" Visit the Our Chalet World Centre in Switzerland, and meet Girl Scouts living overseas in the Asia Pacific and the North Atlantic regions of the world. GSUSA also has two other virtual series: "Raising Awesome Girls," for parents and caregivers, and "Tips for Troop Leaders LIVE," for volunteers to gain real-world advice and ideas to inspire girls as they reach their full potential. The schedule for GSUSA virtual events can be found here.

Story Time with GSNCA CEO Karen Peterlin! Join us Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. for weekly story time with our CEO, Karen Peterlin! Two lucky attendees will receive copies of that week's book selection! The book selection for this Thursday, May 7 is How Full Is Your Bucket. register now

How to access Virtual Program Opportunities and Recorded Sessions To access the above virtual program opportunities, just: 1. Fill out this quick form. 2. Check your email. Click the link in your email - it will take you to a special section of our website where you can then browse upcoming sessions or view our library or past, recorded sessions. 3. To join us for an upcoming session, register using the Zoom link, and make sure you have downloaded the Zoom Cloud Meeting app for your phone, tablet, or computer. FAQs: How to install Zoom Cloud Meetings How to join a Zoom meeting Questions? Email us at gnsca.programs@girlscoutsnca.org!

GSNCA Shops: Announcing Temporary Shop Hours Temporary Shop Hours: Shops will be open by appointment only from May 5, 2020 to May 15, 2020 Tuesday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Customers will need to call 24 hours in advance to schedule appointments. Only one customer will be allowed in the shop at a time and children will not be allowed inside. For the safety of us and you, masks will be required. To schedule an appointment, call us at 1-800-734-4541. As always, you can place orders ahead of time by calling 1-800-734-4541 or emailing us your order at retail1@girlscoutsnca.org. We are happy to process the order and do curbside pickup.

Join us for another Home Shopping with GSNCA Facebook Live Event! Last week, we tried something new with our GSNCA shops. We hosted a Facebook live event in the style of Home Shopping! Join the fun next week on Tuesday May 13! We will be at our phones, ready to take your orders live. We will be debuting some special graduation and Highest Awards items. Check out last week's video recording here. Register for next week's live event here by clicking "Going" or "Interested," so you'll get a reminder when we're about to go live!

How are you serving your communities at this time? How is your troop creatively (and safely) caring for others at this time? We want to know! Share your community service projects with us!

GSNCA COVID-19 Measures

As information and news changes quickly on the COVID-19 pandemic, we at GSNCA  want you to know that we are here for you and your Girl Scout! We will continue to provide opportunities for everyone to be courageous and confident and to continue to build character, all while making positive changes in the world. See GSNCA's COVID-19 Measures »