Buying Girl Scout Uniforms - Girl Scouts
The one question I always get from parents is "What parts of the uniform must my daughter have?" The answer varies by age-level. Girl Scout uniforms and clothing can be bought from your Council shop, from the national Girl Scout website, or ... [... more]
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The Importance of Uniforms - Girl Scouts
I recently received a call from a mother who said "my daughter wants to be a Brownie. Well that's an understatement." She went on to say that her daughter primarily was interested in two things, wearing a uniform and doing good deeds. For a six [... more]
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Choosing a Troop Crest - Girl Scouts
The troop crest began as a method of differentiating troops. The first four troops were symbolized by the white rose, the poppy, the carnation, and the red rose. With an estimated 3.2 million members divided into troops, one can easily see why ... [... more]
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Uniforms on a Budget - Girl Scouts
Recently I received a query from a reader about how and where to get uniforms at a discount. Girl Scouts is for everyone, including those who have few pennies to spare. Ironically, Juliette Low advocated uniforms to level social distinctions ... [... more]
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Insignia on Girl Scout Vests - Girl Scouts
One of the trickiest challenges of being a Girl Scout parent is figuring out where to place items on a Girl Scout vest or sash. There is a "right way" and I'll admit that I care that things are placed where they are supposed to go. This may [... more]
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Girl Scouts is about Making Jam - Girl Scouts
This statement has made the rounds on Girl Scout boards and has stirred up a hornet's nest. Like so many of my sister Girl Scout leaders, I firmly disagree. Girl Scouts is about making jam. As Juliette Low insisted, Girl Scouts is about whatever ... [... more]
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Amaze Journey for Cadettes - Girl Scouts
The new Girl Scout Journey program is called "It's Your World-Change It!" The Cadette journey is entitled "Amaze: The Twists and Turns of Getting Along" and is basically about relational aggression among girls and how to deal with it. [... more]
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Grade Placement versus Age Placement - Girl Scouts
GSUSA, or rather the National administration of GSUSA, has determined that henceforth all girls will be assigned levels according to their grade not their age. In other words, Daisies will be girls who are in Kindergarten and grade 1. Brownies ... [... more]
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