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We're proud to be the best leadership program for girls.

Fun, friendship and new adventures are what Girl Scouts is all about. Girls make new friends, challenge themselves, write their own stories and take action to change the world for the better.

How? Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience:

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Girl-led

Girls make decisions and choose activities with guidance from their leader.

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Girls learn by hands-on activities that support an ongoing cycle of action and reflection.

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Cooperative Learning

Girls work together on a common goal in an atmosphere of respect and cooperation.

Activities in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience focus on four key areas:

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Outdoors
Life Skills
Entrepreneurship

With the help of supportive adults and troop leaders who bring those processes to life, Girl Scouts:

Discover:  Girls find out who they are, what they care about and what their talents are.
Connect:  She will find ways to collaborate with other people, both locally and globally, to learn from others and expand her horizons.
Take Action:  Girls gain confidence by doing something to make the world a better place.

Five outcomes of Girl Scouting:

Strong Sense of Self:  Girls have confidence in themselves and their abilities and form positive identities.
Positive Values:  Girls act ethically, honestly and responsibly and show concern for others.
Challenge Seeking:  Girls take appropriate risks, try things even if they might fail and learn from mistakes.
Healthy Relationships: Girls develop and maintain healthy relationships by communicating their feelings directly and resolving conflicts constructively.
Community Problem Solving: Girls desire to contribute to the world in purposeful and meaningful ways, learn how to identify problems in the community and create “action plans” to solve them.
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