Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Some Boy Scouts meet in churches, schools, or the VFW (veterans of foreign wars) hall. There are a lot of places different troops meet.

Membership in Girl Scouts can help a girl qualify for scholarships. Many scholarships look at the activities of applicants and Girl Scouting is a good community activity and can also provide a variety of experience, especially with leadership and community service.

Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award can also help qualify for scholarships. A few colleges/universities have scholarships for girls who have earned the Gold Award and attend their college.

Many Girl Scout councils also award scholarships to graduating Girl Scouts. Contact the local council to find out if they have a scholarship available.

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Member organizations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) are open to all girls and young women. However, in some countries, the organizations are members of both WAGGGS and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the organizations in those countries have both boys and girls as members although only the girls are members of WAGGGS and are called Girl Guides or Girl Scouts.

Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls. They do different things to help other people and the earth. They sell cookies and use the money to fund a variety of activities including trips, camping, and earning a wide range of awards. Girl Scouts rock!

No, Juliette Gordon Low was not known to have ever learned or spoken sign language.

Due to the fact that she was not completely deaf and that her hearing loss occurred later in life, Juliette probably did not learn sign language. In fact, there are stories about how she used her hearing loss to get people to do things she asked them to do. If they tried to tell her "no" she would just go on talking as if she had not heard them.

Also keep in mind that there was a lot of stigma about sign languages prior to the 1960s.

There is little information about the specific years Juliette Gordon Low attended school.

The Stuart Hall School web site notes that Juliette Gordon Low attended the Virginia Female Institute (now Stuart Hall School) for two years starting in 1874 at the age of 13. Juliette then went to attend finishing school in New York, make her debut into society (most girls in those days made their societal debut at the age of 16), then was presented to Queen Victoria in England.

Lord Robert Baden-Powell started the Scouting Movement in 1908 in the United Kingdom. He felt that girls should have their own organization, so Robert Baden-Powell chose the name "Girl Guides" and thought that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his elder sister, Agnes, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded.

In the Boy Scouts of America, a gathering of Scouts for an event is called a camporee or camporall or may have a local name. The national Scout jamboree is a gathering of Scouts from all over the US.

The Girl Guides.

Lord Robert Baden-Powell started the Scouting Movement in 1908 in the United Kingdom. He felt that girls should have their own organization, so Robert Baden-Powell chose the name "Girl Guides" and thought that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his elder sister, Agnes, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded.

The first troop in the USA in 1912 was called 'Girl Guides of America'. A year later the name was changed to 'Girl Scouts of the United States'. In 1915, the organization was incorporated as 'Girl Scouts, Inc.' under the laws of the District of Columbia. In 1950, 'Girl Scouts of the USA' was re-incorporated under a Congressional Charter.

She sold a pearl necklace to keep her troop alive.

Actually, Juliette Gordon Low sold a pearl necklace, but it was for the Girl Scout movement later on, not her first troop.

For Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), the Girl Scout Daisy is in Kindergaren or grade 1, so they would be about ages 5 and 6.
Daisy scouts are typically in kindergarten and first grade.

The highest award a Girl Scout may earn in Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the Girl Scout Gold Award.

The highest award an adult in GSUSA may receive is the Thanks Badge.

For each level there is an award. It starts with Juniors who earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award, then the Cadettes earn the Girl Scout Silver Award. Then the Seniors/Ambassadors may earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. The process is very long but you know you helped your community and maybe even the world!

It depends on which Girl Guide organization you would like to join. Most Girl Guide organizations accept girls at the age of 4 or 5 and they can be girl members until ages 18 to 21. After that, they may be adult Girl Guide members.

For example, for Girl Guides of Canada the age groups are:

Sparks: 5-6

Brownies: 7-8

Guides: 9-11

Pathfinders: 12-14

Rangers: 15-17

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting (WAGGGS) is open to all girls and young women whatever their religious views. A Girl Guide or Girl Scout accepts the Promise and the Law based on spiritual values, personal development and commitment to helping others.

Juliette Gordon Low worked hard to develop the core value of diversity for Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) strongly values differences in race, gender, age, religion, perspective and experience.

For Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), the earned badges go on the front of the vest, underneath any other earned insignia. It is a good idea to start attaching the badges at the bottom of the vest. Any fun patches received go on the back of the vest.

Other Girl Guide and Girl Scout organizations may have different guidelines for badge placement.

All members of the World Organization of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) follow the rules and guidelines of WAGGGS, so yes, they are the same in many ways, but they are also different.

They all follow the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Law although it may be written somewhat differently depending on the organization in each country.

For Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), Girl Scout Brownies are grades 2 and 3. Girl Scout Brownies bridge to Junior Girl Scouts once they have completed third grade. Most children are age 8 or 9 when they complete third grade.

Eleanor Roosevelt helped to establish the National Youth Organization (NYA). The NYA provided part time work and job training for youth from 1935 to 1943, for high school and college students and, later, for unemployed youth who were no longer attending school.

Girl Guides Australia Incorporated

Age groups:

Olave Program ages 18-30

Australian Guide Program ages 5-18

For GSUSA, the Girl Scout Promise from 1912 to 1972:

On my honor, I will try:

To do my duty to God and my country,

To help other people at all times,

To obey the Girl Scout Laws.

Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of Girl Scouts in the USA. Her nickname was Daisy.

Juliette Gordon Low organized the first American Girl Guide troop meeting in the USA on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. A year later, the name was changed to Girl Scouts.

Before starting the first troop in the US, Juliette Gordon Low helped organize Girl Guide troops in Scotland. However, it would be difficult to find out who started the first Girl Guide or Girl Scout troop because many girls were starting troops in various countries because they saw what the Boy Scout troops were doing.

Lord Robert Baden-Powell started the Scouting Movement in 1908 in the United Kingdom. He felt that girls should have their own organization, so Robert Baden-Powell chose the name "Girl Guides" and thought that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his elder sister, Agnes, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded.

a light blue blouse with a dark blue scarf

You can be a Girl Scout if you are between the ages of 5 and 10. But from my perspective, most girls quit during the teen years.

Girl Scouts of the USA starts at age 5 or Kindergarten. After that, you may be a member the rest of your life. Once you complete the girl levels (Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador), you may become a Girl Scout Adult and even have a lifetime membership.

Girls range from ages 5-18. You start at Daisys in kindergarten, Brownies in 2nd grade, Juniors in 4th grade, Cadettes in 6th grade, Seniors in 9th grade, and Ambassadors in 11th grade.