While you do not need to complete each journey in the set, the journey concepts do build and go more in depth with each progressive level. Community a group of people living in the same general area, share a common background or interest, or have a common history or goal. However, leaders also have the ability to access the journeys and badges in the Girl Scout Volunteer Toolkit, which is an amazing resource for leaders to access the material for free. hb```b`` B@1VX(kXL2szL\^.%. They can pick a family member, community member, famous person in their world, etc. 0000004815 00000 n In step four, the scouts are supposed to make their own music and step 5 asks them to perform it. Make a Take Action Plan 30 minutes or more: Give your scouts time to make a plan for their take action project. Carry out your Take Action Project 1 hour or more: Actually make your Take Action Project a reality. These strengths are their power. Here are some ideas our Members will be discussing that are important to many Members. Yet, for our troop, we found earning the Power of One award before the Power of Team award and finally the Power of Community award worked well. You could always start or end the obstacle course with some movement too. This requirement can tie nicely with the Outdoor Art Creator Junior Girl Scout badge. There are a few key steps to setting up a minimal impact campsite. 0000004367 00000 n How can I help girls organize a Take Action Project? To earn this badge, your Junior Girl Scouts will need to plan and prepare for their adventure, gather all the necessary gear, set a goal to allow them to train, and go on their outdoor climbing or snow adventure. The girls will begin to connect power, leadership and teamwork to the traits of the Girl Scout Law. Keep It Girl-Led: These examples are intended to give a sense of what a Take Action project could look like. This might involve talking to other people, gathering more information, deciding what needs to be created. The girls will then need to pick a project, make a plan, reach out to members of their community, invite others to join, and carry out their plan. 0000000796 00000 n For these take action projects below, we focused on helping our environment. Play the Real Me Game 15 minutes: Provide 3 notecards to each girl. As we progressed throughout the journey, we often circled back to the other awards as well. You are so welcome, Martina. Allow your scouts time to research the endangered habitat to learn more about why it is in danger? Journeys | Girl Scouts Write out the different meals you will need to prepare food and dont forget the snacks too! For each Girl Scout journey, leaders have the option to purchase two books: a leaders guide for the specific journey and a girls handbook for the journey.