Older Girl Opportunities
Robotics Teams Forming Now!
What’s the Girl Scout Robotics Program all about? Team Work! Creativity! Hands-On! FUN!
GSGLA offers two levels of robotics, Robots and More! for Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts (9-14 years of age) and Robots!3 for Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts (14+ years of age). These are annual programs that start in September… new teams are forming now for next season – troops and individual Girl Scouts are encouraged to apply.
Please contact Katherine Poulin-Kerstien, STEM Program Manager with questions about the Robotics Programs (phone: (626) 677-2216, e-mail: kpkerstien@girlscoutsla.org).
Robots! Robots! Robots! 2010
Robots! Robots! Robots! (also known as Robots!3 or Robots! Cubed) is GSGLA-sponsored all girl robotics teams for Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts have fun putting their creativity and ingenuity to the test as they build and program a robot…then compete together at regional FIRST Tech Challenge tournaments! Read below to find out more!
FTC doesn't start until September...wanna get started sooner?
See what FTC level robotics is all about during the Rockin’ Robots Summer Workshop!!!, July 23-25, 2010 at GSGLA’s Montrose Program Center with the all-Girl Scout and world renowned FTC team Rock N Roll Robots!
What is FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)?
FTC is a robotics competition for high-school students and resembles a sporting event, in which robots compete in a 2½ minute match. In addition to competition, teams are judged on team spirit, creativity, cooperation with other teams, and outreach efforts. Learn more about FTC at www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/FTC.
What is the Robots!3 time commitment?
Each team and their mentors will determine meeting dates and times. Approximately 8 hours per week is recommended, and more frequent meetings may be necessary just prior to competitions. The FTC season runs from early September through March. Tournaments are one-day events, generally scheduled on Saturdays starting in December.
Who can participate in the Robots!3 program?
Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts (14 to 18 years of age) are eligible for the program. Troops, individual Girl Scouts, and friends not currently Girl Scouts are encouraged to apply (once accepted into the program, girls must register as Girl Scouts to participate).
What is the cost?
New Team? There is a $400 team program fee for new teams (maximum of $66.67 per girl, based on recommended 6 girl team minimum). Returning team? There is a $200 team program fee for teams that participated in the 2009-2010 FTC season.
What’s the benefit of participating on a Robots!3 Girl Scout team?
GSGLA will provide support for you and your team throughout the season. In addition, we will provide your team with a robotics kit and pay your team’s FIRST registration fee and one tournament fee (total value $1,500; team savings of $1,100).
How do I join Robots!3?
Be Part of a New FTC Team: GSGLA will support at least one new FTC team for the 2010-11 season and veteran FTC team Rock N’ Roll Robots will be available to advise new teams.
Join a Veteran Girl Scout FTC Team: Rock N’ Roll Robots–a veteran Girl Scout FTC team that has been competing for 3 years–is accepting new members for the 2010-11 season. The team includes Girl Scouts from across greater LA and meets in the San Gabriel Valley with their mentors who are robotics engineers from NASA/JPL. Learn more at the team’s website, www.rocknrollrobots25.com.
To apply, download and submit a Robotics Program Team Registration or Robotics Program Individual Registration. Maximum of 10 members per team; we recommend at least 6. Troops and individual girls are invited to apply.
Robots and More! 2010
The Robots and More! is program for 2010 is currently full. Please check back next spring for opportunities to experience this level of robotics.
Tournament Troop
Watch Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts from Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles march in the Tournament of Roses Parade! Gold Award Girl Scouts from across Greater Los Angeles will welcome the world to Pasadena on New Year's Day.
The Gold Award is the highest honor earned in Girl Scouting. Girls who have earned or filed their intent to complete their Gold Award are eligible each year, along with Eagle Scouts from the San Gabriel Valley Boy Scout Council, to be part of the esteemed Tournament Troop.
Selections for the Tournament Troop takes place in early October and the Troop begins training for their 5.5 mile walk down Colorado Boulevard in early November. Training consisted of walking for miles while carrying large poles, to prepare for their duty of carrying the banners that announce the award-winning float entries.
The troop will be celebrating 44 years of service to the Tournament of Roses in 2010. Banding together, these young women and men join forces to form the Tournament Troop and are entrusted with leading the opening Flag Ceremony and carrying the banners announcing award-winning float entries in the annual Rose Parade.
Eligibility: Must have completed her Gold Award (Girls Grade 10-12) or is a 12th grade Girl Scout in the process of completing her Gold Award (Proposal must have already been submitted). Gold Award Recipients that are also High School Graduates/College Freshman within the same year are also eligible to apply. Applications are available and accepted during August and September of each year. For more information, contact Deanne Moore at (626) 677-2207 or dmoore@girlscoutsla.org.
2011 Tournament Troop Applications: Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles is now accepting applications for banner carriers for the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade. All GSGLA 2010 Gold Award Recipients or girls in the 12th grade (2010-2011) that are in process of completing their Gold Award (must have already had interview and is working on an approved project) are encouraged to apply. Deadline is Aug. 30, 2010. [Download 2011 Application]
Program Aide Program
The Program Aide Program allows Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts who have completed 6th grade to work with younger girls under the supervision of an adult leader. Most girls who complete Program Aide Training go on to work in the summer day camp program, but this is not the only place for Program Aides.
Girls must complete 6 hours of Core Training and 3-4 hours of specialty training. Specialty training can be in almost any area, from arts to yodeling. After completing training girls are awarded the Program Aide Pin.
Upon completion of a 25-hour internship, girls are awarded the Program Aide Patch. Girls may earn the Program Aide recognitions once as a Cadette Girl Scout and once as a Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout.
Outdoor Skills Encampment!
This event is a 2-night tent-camping event where girls can learn the following camping skills: Compass & Trail Signs, Knots & Lashing, Knife Safety, First Aid and Fire Building. The event will begin at 4:00 PM on April 30, 2010 and end at 10:00 AM on May 2, 2010. The camp is located at Kenny Grove park in Fillmore, California. For more information on this exciting event, click on the flier here.
Ten Year Pin
The Ten-Year Pin is awarded to girls who have been registered Girl Scouts for at least 10 years. The years of membership do not need to be continuous. This pin may be awarded only once.
Leader-in-Training and Senior/Ambassador Girl Scout Troop Assistant
Leader-in-Training and Senior Girl Scout Troop Assistant are programs available to Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts to prepare them for leadership positions on the troop level. Both trainings require girls to attend a training class provided by the council and perform an internship.
Counselor-in-Training I and II (CIT)
CIT is a program that teaches girls to better understand Girl Scout practices and principles related to camping and outdoor education. This leadership opportunity, available only to Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts, is an opportunity to reward girls with the experience and challenges of working with younger girls. All CIT I & II programs take place at our council’s resident camp facilities.
Community Service Bars and Community Service Opportunities
Community service is an important part of Girl Scouting. Girl Scouts of all ages can make a difference in their community in hundreds of fun, interesting ways, such as visiting homeless shelters, planting trees, organizing food drives, tutoring young children, and teaching others about recycling and how to “go green.” The possibilities are endless!
Some community service recognitions include:
- The Cadette Girl Scout Community Service Bar,
- The Senior Girl Scout Community Service Bar,
- The Ambassador Girl Scout Community Service Bar
- The Community Service Bar for Contributions to Girl Scouting
The Cadette,Senior and Ambassador Girl Scout Community Service Bars allow girls to work with any organization, while The Community Service Bar for Contributions to Girl Scouting is offered only to girls who volunteer in a Girl Scout organization.
Each pin requires that girls be trained for a minimum of four hours and then that they volunteer for 25 hours. The hours used for these recognitions may not be applied to any other recognitions.
destinations Program
A destination is your chance to go somewhere new, do something different, and meet people from everywhere you can imagine! destinations are now the adventure of a lifetime! They're adventures that allows Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts to travel around the corner or around the globe, gain leadership skills, serve the community and make new friends.
Choose from many types of events. See what life is really like for an M.D. or camp in the green depths of the Costa Rican rainforest. There are six categories of destinations:
International—events outside of the U.S.
Outdoors—events ranging from learning outdoor skills to Outward Bound challenges on land or sea.
Science—events that take science to a new level. Learn animal behavior or what a doctor's life is like.
People—events that visit cities and countrysides so you can experience the culture of new places.
Apprenticeships—events that give you hands-on, real-life experience in a potential career field.
Getaways—Two to four-day events all over the country.
Visit the GSUSA Studio 2B Web site: www.studio2B.org for complete details on upcoming destinations adventures!