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Girl Scouts strives to provide you with just enough information to successfully manage your group of girls, and to let you know how and where you can get additional information on certain topics when you’re ready to find out more.
Volunteer learning is offered in a variety of ways, so as to best meet your unique learning styles: written resources, face-to-face learning, interactive online learning—and additional methods are being developed and tested all the time!
Learning opportunities ensure that you have the support you need in Girl Scouting. These experiences will not only help you work more effectively with Girl Scouts but also may introduce new skills and behaviors into your work life, relationships, and personal development. In the end, your service will be recognized and evident to all the girls you help become confident, courageous, and character-driven young women. And that’s the greatest reward of all!
Click here to view the adult learning calendar and to register for a class.
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Basic Learning Requirements
The Basic Learning Requirements include:
- Girl Scouting 101 online
- Council Introduction
- Grade Level Trainings (highly recommended)
Other courses may be required depending on your Pathway.
Health & Safety Series
First Aid and CPR classes are available locally or at your local service center. One adult in each troop/group should be currently First Aid and CPR certified and present at all troop activities.
NOTE: Recertification is required every so often, but it depends on the organization who conducted the training.
Travel Education
Travel education courses provide an overview for planning and budgeting travel experiences beyond meetings and events.
Outdoor Education
Outdoor education training is required if a troop will be camping outdoors. One adult in each troop/group that will be present at the outdoor activities is required to take these courses. Several levels of training are offered, depending on the type of camping activities the troop will be participating in.
Level 1 Outdoor Education is required of an adult to take a troop on the following type of events: indoor overnight experiences where girls sleep in cabins, established campgrounds with platform tents, or indoor slumber parties where food is provided or the girls cook in a conventional kitchen. No fires involved. No outdoor cooking. No pitching tents. Level 1 Course available in home-study format.
Level 2 Outdoor Education will allow leaders to add outdoor cooking to the previous list from Level 1.
Once you have completed Level 3 of Outdoor Education, you will be ready to prepare your girls to tent camp for a weekend or longer. Levels 2 and 3 may be taken as an overnight experience (highly recommended!) or as separate classes.
Enrichment Series
GSGLA offers numerous volunteer conferences throughout the year. These conferences will enhance your skills and knowledge and include opportunities to complete both required and additional trainings in one day or over the course of multiple days.
Online Learning Opportunities
The Girl Scouting 101 is available online. Access requires a password--which is: aboutGS101 for the online course in English and Spanish.
For online training for series and event volunteers there is Volunteering for Girl Scouts Series and Events, password is "volunteer". Contact your Volunteer Development Specialist or local service center for any questions.
Additional Learning Opportunities
GSGLA offers some courses in a home-study format. More will be added as they become available