What level are you after Girl Scout Cadettes - are you a Girl Scout Senior?
Yes, the levels of Girl scouts starting with the youngest are:
Daisies (grades K-1)
Brownies (grades 2-3)
Juniors (grades 4-5)
Cadette (grades 6-8)
Senior (grades 9-10)
Ambassadors (grades 11-12)
After you are a Girl Scout Junior, you are a Girl Scout Cadette. Girl Scout Cadettes are grades 6, 7, or 8.
What does the trefoil on the Girl Guide badge symbolize?
The clover stands for the three elements of Guiding:
people- developing friendships, caring and understanding
practical- learning some skills that will help you through life
physical- and growing fit, healthy and strong
In addition:
The clover shape is also called the Trefoil.
The three leaves of the trefoil stand for the three parts of the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Promise as originally laid down by the founder. Although each member organization of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) has its own version of the Promise, they all include the same three basic parts as laid down by our Founder, Lord Baden-Powell.
1) to do my duty to God and country
2) to help other people
3) to live by the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Law
Where can you find information about Girl Scouts?
If you are looking for information about Girl Scouts of the USA, you can find information at their web site along with the Council Finder which will locate the local council.
If you are looking for information about Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world, you can find lots of information on the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts web site.
Links to both sites are located in the Related Links section.
What do Polish Girl Guides sell?
Each World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) member country/organization sets their own guidelines for money earning projects for their members, so members of Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (ZHP) or Girl Guides of Poland probably do not sell cookies. No information about cookie sales is available on the Girl Guides of Poland web site.
What is the Girl Scout promise?
The Girl Scout Promise is what some people might also call an oath, pledge, or creed.
For members of GSUSA the Girl Scout Promise is:
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times, and
To live by the Girl Scout Law.
Other Girl Scout and Girl Guide organizations in other countries have their own promise. See related links for a link to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations page.
* The word "God" can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on one's spiritual beliefs. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise, it is okay to replace the word "God" with whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate.
What time of the year do Girl Guides and Girl Scouts sell cookies?
Girl Guides of Canada sell the chocolatey mint cookies every fall (October to December) and the classic chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies every spring (from approximately March to June). See the Related Links for a Cookie Finder Map.
Girl Scouts of the USA: Each Girl Scout council sets the dates of their cookie sale, with the majority of the sales in late winter/early spring. See the Related Links for the Girl Scout Cookie Finder.
Girl Guiding New Zealand sells Girl Guide Biscuits in March of each year.
Girl Guides Australia take orders year round, but the cookies are delivered in April and May of each year.
Name Three things that have changed since Scouting began to keep the Movement up to date?
What do the colors in the Girl Scout Sign of the Rainbow stand for?
Rainbow insignia on a Girl Scout means that she has completed the requirements to "bridge" from one level of Girl Scouting to the next. The requirements for each bridge are different and the shape of each rainbow patch are different.
1. bridge to brownies
2. bridge to juniors
3. bridge to cadets
4. bridge to seniors
5. bridge to ambassadors
6. bridge to adult
What do Irish Girl Guides sell?
Each World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) member country/organization sets their own guidelines for money earning projects for their members. No information about sales is available on the Irish Girl Guides or the Catholic Guides of Ireland web sites.
Yes, men can be adult members of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
In Girl Scouts of the USA, men can be members and be involved as volunteers and as staff. However, any time a man is meeting/leading with Girl Scouts, and unrelated adult female must also be present.
On my honor I will try to serve god and my country and to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Above is the Girl Scout Promise.
The Girl Guide/Girl Scout Law, as taught by Juliette Gordon Low to the first troop in the USA was:
A Girl Guide's honor is to be trusted.
A Girl Guide is loyal.
A Girl Guide's duty is to be useful and to help others.
A Girl Guide is a friend to all and a sister to every other Girl Guide.
A Girl Guide is courteous.
A Girl Guide is a friend to animals.
A Girl Guide obeys orders.
A Girl Guide is cheerful.
A Girl Guide is thrifty.
A Girl Guide is pure in thought, word, and deed.
What do they call a Brownie troop leader?
There really is no different name for leaders of different levels of Girl Scouts, they're all just called "Leaders".
In addition:
In many countries, the Brownie Girl Guide troop leader is called "Brown Owl" after the Wise Old Owl in "The Brownie Story" who helped the girl find the brownie (herself).
Girl Guide leaders are also called "Guiders".
Why were Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts founded?
Robert Baden-Powell started the Scouting Movement (Boy Scouts) in 1908 because of his experiences in the British Army. He felt that boys could benefit from the Scout method, a program of informal education and practical activities such as camping, hiking, sports, backpacking, aquatics, and woodcraft.
Girl Scouts and Girl Guides were founded because girls also wanted to be Scouts. Many groups of girls began forming their own troops and one group of girls attended a Boy Scout rally in 1909 calling themselves "Scouts". Robert Baden-Powell felt that girls should have their own organization so he chose the name "Girl Guides" and asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, to help found the Girl Guide organization in 1910. Some organizations have chosen to use "Girl Scouts" instead of "Girl Guides".
Baden Powell specifically wrote his books because he found his new military recruits were clueless about how to function in the outdoors (hence the name "scouts" - it refers to military scouts).
Several scouting movements were actually established in the late 1800's to early 1900's. The unifying themes are that they looked to stimulate an interest and comfort in outdoors activities, promote good moral values, and give children wholesome activities with which to occupy themselves.
What rank did Carrie Fisher achieve in Girl Scouts?
Girl Scouts do not use a system of "rank". Girl Scout levels are based on grade level and age.
Carrie Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynold's, became a Girl Scout troop leader when Carrie joined Girl Scouts.
Can Jehovah's Witnesses become Girl Scouts?
There is a mention of girl scouts in the 2003 Awake magazine that was a brief summary about a Supreme Court ruling that stated this:
"Supreme Court: You Can't Keep Jehovah's Witnesses, Girl Scouts From Knocking
WASHINGTON-The Constitution protects the right of missionaries, politicians and others to knock on doors without first getting permission from local authorities, the Supreme Court ruled today. . . .
"By a vote of 8 to 1, the court reasoned that the First Amendment right to free speech includes the entitlement to take a message directly to someone's door."-Star Tribune, Minneapolis, June 18, 2002.
This ruling is one of many that Jehovah's Witnesses won in favor of certain rights for groups that benefited many today.
Who created Daisy Girl Scouts?
Girl Scouts Daisies were created in 1984 by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in order to add a level for girls in Kindergarten. In 2008, GSUSA changed their grade levels, so that Girl Scout Daisies currently include Kindergarten and grade 1.
What year did Christa McAuliffe start to do Girl Scouts?
Christa McAuliffe started as a Girl Scout Brownie. At the time, Girl Scout Brownies started at age 7, so Christa would have started in 1955.
What are the names of the Girl Scout ranks?
Girl Scouts of the USA and many other Girl Guide and Girl Scout organizations around the world (members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts or WAGGGS) do not use a rank system such as Boy Scouts use.
Instead, they are placed in troops or groups based on age level or grade level and have a choice of Insignia (badges and other awards) to earn. Girls "Bridge" to the next level once they finish a grade or reach a certain age.
The current (2011) Girl Scouts of the USA grade levels are:
Girl Scout Daisy - grades Kindergarten and 1
Girl Scout Brownie - grades 2 and 3
Girl Scout Junior - grades 4 and 5
Girl Scout Cadette - grades 6, 7, and 8
Girl Scout Senior - grades 9 and 10
Girl Scout Ambassador - grades 11 and 12
What season does Girl Scouts start?
Most troops only go through the school year, starting in Fall and ending at the beginning of summer. But some troops go through the summer doing activities like camping, (Girl Scout camp or campsite,) earning badges and IP's, and just having fun.
What is the Girl Scout Mission Statement?
The Mission of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is:
To enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.
The Mission of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA):
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
How did Juliette Gordon Low get the money to start Girl Scouts?
Savannah, Georgia. In fact a biography of her is entitled Lady From Savannah.
In order to start the first American Girl Guide troop, Juliette Gordon Low called her friend, Nina Anderson Pape, who was the principal of a girl's school. Miss Pape suggested a group of girls who went to Mr. Hoxie's camp in the woods each Saturday. The daughter of Juliette's cousin was a member of the group and was able to interest all the girls in joining the first American Girl Guide troop.
Juliette also registered her niece, Margaret "Daisy Doots" Eleanor Gordon as the very first member, although Margaret did not attend the first meeting.
Source: "The Girl Scout Story" by Adéle deLeeuw 1965
When was the first Girl Scout meeting held in the US?
In the United States, Juliette Gordon Low started the first American Girl Guide troop in Savannah, Georgia on March 12, 1912. The name was changed to Girl Scouts of America in 1913.
Internationally, there really isn't a "first" troop. Once Lord Baden-Powell started Boy Scouts, girls also wanted to be scouts so troops for girls were started in many places. Lord B-P decided that girls should have their own organization so he asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, to start Girl Guides.
Where do you put the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace pin on the Girl Scout Senior vest?
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace pin can only be purchased by someone who has attended a class or a tour at the Birthplace.
According to the paper they give you with the pin at the museum, the pin is to be placed on the FRONT of the uniform (below the membership stars) and may be worn forever. If membership stars are not being worn, place the pin across from the Girl Scout Pin.
Are there Girl Scouts in Chile?
There are Girl Guides in Chile, "Asociación de Guías de Chile", part of a joint organization called "the Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile".