Usually by . MeetingAgendas_P3_0011921_Junior.xlsx Author: SKeating Leave No Trace Activities 15 minutes. This will allow the scouts to follow the leave no trace principles while capturing the beauty of nature. Your scouts will learn that not only do they have special leadership powers, but they can combine these powers to form an unstoppable team and community. What a comprehensive overview of the Outdoor Junior Journey. Begin by calculating your walking pace. 549 0 obj Join our newsletter to receive family freebies and tips in your inbox. If your pinky finger is below the horizon, the sun will set very soon. Get Your FREE Copy Today! Conservation Hike 30 minutes to 1 hour. Cooking 30 minutes. The most important part is to allow your girls the opportunity to plan the celebrations throughout the journey or the celebration at the end of the journey. 0000003074 00000 n So let's get started! This can pair well with the Power of One as we keep our Power Log throughout the day or even the blind obstacle course because they girls may feel stress about being blind folded. We would love to connect with you on your parenting journey. They then bring the production to relevant audiences around the community or host an event. By allowing the girls to plan the celebrations, they will take more ownership and enjoy them even more. Choosing a Take Action Project for the Junior Outdoor Journey can be fairly simple and accomplished during your camping trip, especially when camping with younger girl scouts. Then look at your pinky finger and the horizon. Begin with teaching your girl scouts the steps to take in an emergency such as Check the scene for safety, call 911 or for other help, and Care for the injured person or animal. Endangered Animals any animal or plant species that is in danger of extinction or no longer existing. 5) Your girls learn about value resources in their community and how communities work together. This will also cover the final step to share your photos, since you will be sharing them at the celebration! Then print and create your own star wheels to use on your nighttime hike while exploring the campground right before the bonfire. Create a vision board to share your cookie business goals. Ask the scouts to brainstorm community issues at a prior meeting and decide on a Take Action Project. While Girl Scout journeys are pretty open, they usually include ceremonies or celebrations throughout the journey. Before your camping trip, you will want to plan with your Junior Girl Scouts. Learn how to get involved with Girl Scouts. Setting up Your Campsite 20 minutes. 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. Girl Scout Cookie Flavors, About Girl Scout Cookies This sounds like a great program, thanks for sharing your insights! And remember, keep your fires small. En la tarde de hoy, recibimos nuevas imgenes y videos del aparatoso accidente en la autopista Duarte en la entrada de Falconbridge Dominciana "FALCONDO" provincia Monseor Nouel. 1) Power of One Messages or Theme Days for School, 3) Meet New Friends Theme Days for Lunch or Recess at School, 4) Building Buddy Benches for the School or local park, 5) Week or Month of Announcement Statements to Help Others Discover their Powers, 7) Building Bat Houses to help with the endangered bats in the area, 8) Beautifying their School with a Rock Garden, 9) Creating a Community Garden at their School or Community, 10) Create an Outdoor Classroom or Lunch Space at their School. Basically this means that you will leave no trace that you were there besides your footprints. (They also come up with a couple of backup ideas in case the first one doesn't work out.) 2. When we are trying to complete a journey in a day, this is often much more difficult. Sing a few songs together as you enjoy your special campfire treats and views of the nighttime sky. Not only do they bring a lot of energy to their work, they are able to motivate others through their pep talks. Mom is an educator and dad is a firefighter/paramedic. They interview women and ask them if they have been affected by stereotypes. Pairs well with Junior Musician Badge, Junior Entertainment Technology Badge, and Junior Scribe Badge. Then they practiced editing the pictures to use in their Im Being Framed. We will present both methods below for leaders to choose the best way to meet the Girl Scout Junior Agent of Change journey requirements for their troop. Sometimes, service and action just naturally blend together into one sustainable effort. Step 4 and 5 look at writing an article and essay. Youll be subscribed to our family friendly newsletter, where you can unsubscribe at anytime Privacy Policy. We asked the scouts to complete their Power Log prior to our meeting and bring in information about a woman who inspires them. Since you are planning to have a bonfire later in the evening, you could skip the knot tying and instead teach the scouts how to build a fire as their new skill. Create algorithms and rapid prototypes to teach others what theyre good at. 9. (30 min) Social Activity Outdoor-themed charades (15 min) Musical Statues (10 min) Taking Action! Another option is to plan your Take Action Project for another day. Next, the scouts should check out the music in their life. However your scouts can pick any endangered area. This looks like a really nice program. Pairs well with Junior Geocacher Badge, Junior Outdoor Art Explorer Badge, Junior Digital Photographer Badge, Junior Girl Scout Way Badge and Junior Space Science Investigator Badge. Volunteer to serve food at a homeless shelter, Create posters for your school or a local faith community that educate people about not dumping chemicals or other materials into storm drains, Lobby to have your school cafeteria serve more healthy snacks and drinks, Work with other troops to organize an after-school tutoring center at a homeless shelter, Build a pollinator garden for a local library and work with them to develop a curriculum to educate children, Work with your local community to develop a process for pedestrians to cross the street safely and educate the public, Organize a food drive before Thanksgiving, Work with the school to help make a mental health resources webpage. Girls identify a problem they care about. Educate and inspire others to be part of the change. The cooking and leave no trace activities pair well with Eco Camper Junior badge, which will save you time while working on both simultaneously. We hope you loved our Agent of Change plans as much as our girls and the best part, the troop was excited to tackle another Junior Girl Scout Journey! Then allow them time to create their trading card. This is perfect for any Take Action Project as you will want to highlight and celebrate the work of your girls. This badge asks the girls to start moving. Great initiative! They will explore endangered animals, their habitats and learn more about protecting animal habitats, especially while camping and enjoying the outdoors. Gather friends and family to complete the girls' Take Action Project. 0000000796 00000 n If your troop would like to complete the outdoor journey in just one day, we recommend combining a few parts together. They will need to measure their own height, the length of their shadow, and the length of the objects shadow to determine the height. As you enjoy a hike or camping in nature, spend some time learning more about the shapes found in nature. The junior girl scouts will learn about the benefits of teamwork and how to use their own talents to change the world. Opening Activity 20 minutes. Open with visiting an animal habitat while the scouts list all the animals who live here and those they actually see, listing their special adaptive features. Sometimes these traits are looked at individually and other times they are all used together to describe a persons moxie. Change Agent a person with an intention to bring about change by looking for better ways to do something and then making it happen. Finally, during your campfire program, plan to sing outdoors. Pairs nicely with the Outdoor Art Explorer Junior Badge and Junior Girl Scout Way Badge, Total Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes plus length of campfire. Gather friends and family to complete the girls Take Action Project. Pairs well with Junior Digital Photography Badge and Junior Scribe Badge. No sew blankets for children Similar to the no-sew blankets for animals above, these blankets can also be made for children. During hikes and other active activities, they will want 2 cups per hour. As always, keep your fire small, only big enough to complete your goals, and be sure that the fire is completely out before sleeping or leaving your campsite. xref <<6B6A16F639AEB2110A00E092BEBDFE7F>]/Prev 308681>> Explore an Animal Habitat 30 minutes. The girls can either search for the boxes together or individually. You may try a snowshoe hike, sledding, ice skating, rock or boulder climbing, indoor rock climbing, a high ropes course, or any other adventure in the snow or climbing that the girls wish to pursue. Step 4 asks the girls to create their own special effects. Choose the Right Path find durable surfaces for camping and stay on established hiking trails. Research a few baby animal habitats to learn how different animal moms and dads care for their babies. To find the area of the leaf, trace the leaf on a piece of graph paper. Go outside to a local animal habitat, this is easy if you are camping. Animals need shelter, but they also need food and water. As your troop arrives for the camping trip, provide the girls a checklist for setting up camp using the minimal impact camping tips found on page 5 of the Eco Camper packet. We are a family of 6 with 4 wonderful becoming bilingual children who loves scouting, camping, and hiking with their family. As we progressed throughout the journey, we often circled back to the other awards as well. The Junior Animal Habitat packet comes with the aMUSE Junior Its Your Story Tell It Activity Set and the Junior Camper packet comes with the Get Moving Junior Its Your Planet Badge Activity Set, while you will need to separately buy the Junior Eco Camper packet. They have confidence in themselves to make the action come to fruition. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc or its affiliates. During your campfire be sure to share girl scout songs, a story about Juliette Gordon Low the founder of Girl Scouts, and share special Girl Scout traditions from the past. What worked well for you? Even though the Junior Outdoor Journey is a bit different than the other journeys available, the scouts will still explore a few key concepts and vocabulary on their way to earning the rewards. All Rights Reserved. Moreover, you will decrease the number of mosquitos by being farther away from the water. 1) Your girls will begin to discover their own strengths, or powers, in their everyday life. Some troops love to celebrate after earning each award, while others would rather have one big celebration after the completion of the entire journey. While these awards do progress and build upon one another, you do not have to complete them in order. While on your hike, bring along some salt dough. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We love helping our children and other scouts keep learning more about their world and themselves. For this badge begin by teaching your Junior Girl Scouts how to tell time using the sun and their hands. The sequence is as follows 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, . Now you can focus on making the world a better place through your Take Action project, Bronze Award, Silver Award, or Gold Award. 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. Carry out your Take Action Project 1 hour or more: Actually make your Take Action Project a reality. Next, during your camping trip, take lots of pictures to document your experience. The Outdoor Junior Journey makes this easy and builds on the outdoor journeys from daisies and brownies. Projects associated with Journeys and the highest awards (the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award) are Take Action projects. We planned out camping trip a few weeks before our actually trip. 2 Plan it: Prepare a Take Action plan. Girls document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This post may contain affiliate links. Power Log 15 minutes: Ask each girl to complete a power log detailing their day from yesterday. Pairs well with Junior Geocacher Badge, Junior Outdoor Art Explorer Badge, Junior Digital Photographer Badge, Junior Girl Scout Way Badge and Junior Space Science Investigator Badge. Activity Zone Planning Your Camping Adventure 30 minutes. Only build as large as you need to accomplish your goals. that raises awareness in an interesting and emotionally triggering way. Check out the Junior Girl Scout aMUSE Journey and Outdoor Junior Girl Scout Journey for more ideas. Plan a Take Action project that helps make your favorite park, beach, or forest a better place for everyone. This year, your Juniors will discover new passions, level up their skills, and maybe even make their mark in their community by starting their Girl Scout Bronze Award! Simply ask some of the women you know who were Girl Scouts to share their favorite traditions to enjoy during your campfire. Then provide each girl or team of girls a blank paper, or use our comic book template, to create their own supergirl comic-book story, script, or visual story to show taking action in their community. How are peoplel trying to help the habitat? hb```b`` B@1VX(kXL2szL\^.%. Before beginning a hike, take a moment to look at the trail map. <> The Junior Animal Habitats packet includes the Arctic, Gulf of Mexico or the Amazon Rainforest. 525 0 obj Be sure to look for the moon, specific constellations using your star wheels, any planets, and the brightest stars. Please do not choose a project from this list for girls to do! Each Take Action Project involves the outdoors or educating people about outdoors. Here are some ideas our Members will be discussing that are important to many Members. to bring "powerful" snacks to the session q q q q q q q My TAKE ACTION PROJECT . Total Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes (or longer, depending on your Take Action Project) . We will present both methods below for Girl Scout Leaders and their troops to choose the best way to meet the Girl Scout Junior Outdoor journey requirements. The girls begin by preparing for their adventure. Next, the girls create a short story, which works well with their Power of Team Comic. Take a moment to clean up extra trash and fix anything that was broken. The girls will need to learn how to take photos from an expert. 4) Juniors uncover different ways they can combine their powers to form an unstoppable team who can accomplish anything. Instead of buying a separate handbook and leaders guide, you will need the badge packets for Junior Animal Habitats, Junior Camper, and Junior Eco Camper. Leaders strive for success of the entire group by listening to others and taking their advice. Required fields are marked *. As you enjoy a hike, look for natural clues of the changing weather. 0000002321 00000 n We only recommend products we love to use in our home or products we wish we had found sooner. <>stream Some projects may be able to be completed today, others might need to take place another day. Then search for fractals in nature. Finally, end with creating a piece of art, a skit, song, or short story about space. The Herstory trading cards would work best as an article as these are facts about someone else. While planning for your camping trip, speak with an expert or tour your kitchen to learn about which tools you will need to prepare your food and clean up. You could allow the girls to create their own ringtone to use with their Power of Team comic presentation or their Im Being Framed sharing. The Outdoor Junior Journey works a little differently than the other journeys. As you are camping, have a plan to carry out everything that you bring in. Become a Girl Scout, Become a Volunteer Join a troop, find events, become a volunteer, or discover alum opportunities. 0000001133 00000 n Turn your conservation hike into a solar system walk by placing small objects along your path using the steps for modeling the solar system in the Space Science Investigator badge. We find it most helpful to pair badges when we have a month or two to complete a journey. This is so thorough! Next, look at a topographic map of the same trail (or a different trail if you cannot find one). Throughout this project, they will need to learn to work as a team. Then they will research and learn about other powerful women throughout history, which may include heroines, people from their community, or family members. Ramn Antonio Do y una mujer que lo acompaaba sufrieron este accidente, donde ambos perdieron la vida. Then we share the girls handbook throughout the meeting. Then measure the length of the string. Some plants and flowers have circular symmetry. Make a sign to educate others on the invasive species and how the campground encourages visitors to help. Tying in your Take Action Project would work here as well. This can be extra fun to use with if you have the girls taking photographs throughout the journey. Create a butterfly garden to beautify the campgrounds and provide a safe space for butterflies to rest during their migration. The Juniors set up five science experiment stations. Leaders also are courageous enough to want to bring about change and determined enough to make it happen. This begins with the location of your campsite. This is especially important when they are working on the Take Action Project for the reflection and celebration. These are great skills for girls to learn! The girls will write one truth about themselves on the True card, one false piece of information about them on the False card, and one wish they have on the Wish card. Be sure to have a bucket of water near by and keep your fire only as big as you need. About Girl Scout Cookies. Take a picture instead. You can find these in rivers, tree branches, lightning, plants, and clouds. Take Action project ideas for the Engineering: Think Like an Engineer Journey. Mom is an educator and dad is a firefighter/paramedic. Instead, leaders embody special characteristics that focus on helping others. Pairs well with Junior Scribe Badge. The Outdoor Junior Journey requirements can be met over a few different meetings or in just one day. To complete this journey, Juniors should: Earn Animal Habitats badge Earn Camper badge Earn Eco Camper badge. Write down Power, Moxie, and Leader on three different large sheets of paper. How will you prepare them? As your Junior scouts focus on earning their animal habitat badge, they will need to understand habitats. For Girl Scouts, For Volunteers This can be a drawing or an actual piece of art you add to the campground or hiking trails with the proper permission. Finally, the last step involves helping your family stay fit. This is something they can do on their own or throughout the journey. Enjoy a Campfire any amount of time desired. %PDF-1.4 % Join our newsletter to receive family freebies and tips in your inbox. Required fields are marked *. Pairs well with Junior Animal Habitats Badge, Playing the Past Junior Badge, Junior Social Butterfly Badge. Here at Creatingbutterflies we provide families with practical solutions to real life problems for everything parenting, scouting, dual language, and enjoying time outdoors. The 3 notecards are labeled True, False, Wish. If it's a Take Action project, brainstorm how it might meet the following requirements: 1) it identifies the root cause of a community issue, 2) it works WITH the community, and 3) it has long-term benefits for the community. Build a special project for your campgrounds. Opening Activity 10 minutes. If you are completing the Outdoor Junior Journey at a campout, adding in Junior Geogracher, Outdoor Art Creator and Space Investigator Junior badges are fairly easy since they can fit into already planned activities and extra time here and there. This requirement can tie nicely with the Outdoor Art Creator Junior Girl Scout badge. Build a community herb garden for community members to use to pick their own fresh herbs. Blind Obstacle Course 20 minutes: Allow the girls 5 minutes to work together to create an obstacle course. Your Juniors will need at least 8 glasses of water per day of the trip and probably more since they will be active. Be sure to provide some time to share.. Pairs well with Junior Digital Photography Badge, Junior Entertainment Technology Badge, Junior Scribe Badge, Make Herstory Trading Cards 30 minutes: Share the Herstory short biographies on page 17 19 of the Girls Agent of Change handbook. Opening Activity 15 minutes: Brainstorm a variety of issues within the community. When setting up your campfire, be sure to have a safe campfire location like a fire ring or fire pit. 0000005365 00000 n 0000004815 00000 n Resources for Girl Scout members. 0000137155 00000 n 0000009116 00000 n It will take some time to gather enough wood, but this will help to protect the environment. Trash Your Trash dispose of waste properly which may include packing up your trash and carrying it out. Take Action and community service projects are different, but both are essential to Girl Scouting. The first and second step look at exploring how music is made and music from around the world. However, you could easily add these in if you choose to have a snack during the journey meeting. When you take action, you work as a team to: Here are three ways to create sustainable change: A short-term effort that helps something or someone fulfill an immediate need, A long-term project with sustainable and ongoing influence that addresses a root cause of an issue, Joining an existing effort to solve a problem, Creating a unique initiative to address an issue, Done as part of an existing team (usually as a volunteer), Creating and leading your own team of volunteers, Working toward a goal thats set by others, Setting the goals and leading a team to achieve them. Where you prepare food, use the restroom, play, and sleep are all part of your campsite. While you explore a Girl Scout Journey, there are badges that often pair well with each journey. The most important part is to allow your girls the opportunity to plan the celebrations throughout the journey or the celebration at the end of the journey. Here at Creatingbutterflies we provide families with practical solutions to real life problems for everything parenting, scouting, dual language, and enjoying time outdoors.