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Out & About with GSKSMO Juniors!
Connect and learn about troops in our council!
GSKSMO
Juniors are taking leadership opportunities and building friendships!
Girl Scout Junior Troop 2071 from Overland Park, KS was out and about while volunteering at the Turnstyles thrift Store. As they work together, they were able to sorter though 400 articles of clothing! See more on our Facebook page.
Girl Scout Junior Troop 4307 from Tecumseh, KS spent a fantastic afternoon creating some yummy treats as they earned their Simple Meals Badge. Looks so good, Girl Scouts!
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Outdoor Experiences for your Girl Scout! |
Introducing some great Girl Scout Resident Camp Partnerships! We've been working with some of our nearby sister councils, and there are some fantastic options we just added to our website. You can learn about the programs and begin the registration process when the sessions open (GS of Eastern Missouri just opened today!) And, most options will accept our Cookie Dough. Check it all out at
gsksmo.org/camppartners.
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Special Adventures for
Juniors!
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Events For Juniors
Check out some upcoming Community Partner events for Girl Scout Juniors and their families!
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Feb. 3
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Feb. 5
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Feb. 10
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Feb. 20-25
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Explore animals' basic needs, feeding and communication style in a 2-hour
STEM workshop at the Kansas City Zoo on Mar. 3 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm! Girl Scouts will learn all about what it's like to be a zoo keeper and get up close to some extraordinary animals!
Second Harvest Community Food Bank Hunger 101: Be an Agent of Change!
Cosmosphere: Pluto Palooza
What are all of those bright spots up in the sky? Planets? Stars? Get a better look at the night sky and learn about outer space from NASA's NEW Horizons Mission Team at Pluto Palooza with the Cosmosphere on Feb. 13 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm! This Girl Scout, Boy Scout and Astronomy Club event will take place at Sand Hills State Park Campground northeast of Hutchison, KS!
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Special Interest Troop Forming
Calling all 3rd - 5th grade girls! We have and Arts & Culture Special Interest troop forming.
Is your girl is interested in art, dance, music, literature and other cultures? Would she like to be part of a group of girls and women who share these interests and passions? Does exploring these things in the Kansas City metro excite her?
We are looking for girls to be part of this new Arts and Culture Special Interest troop. They will discover all the Kansas City metro has to offer from dining at Moti Mahal and Cafe Sebastienne, to visiting the Nelson-Atkins, Jazz and Kemper museums. They will do things like choosing a book to read for a lively discussion, and taking in a show at Starlight Theatre. The girls in the troop will drive the experiences and choose what they want to do. The adult volunteers will be there to help organize, plan and introduce you to new and exciting cultural experiences.
Meetings and outings will be once or twice a month. As a Girl Scout, you can be part of this troop AND your current troop. You can also bring in some friends that may not currently be Girl Scouts, but are interested in art and culture!
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NEW Outdoor Experiences Catalog
Keep an eye on our
Facebook Page on Jan. 31 for the announcement of our Spring Outdoor Experience Programs! Program activities include adventure (zip, low ropes, tomahawks, rappell, etc.), STEM Outdoors, excursions and more!
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New research finds that Girl Scouts is linked to success! Girl Scouts
shine above their peers in leadership, academics, career aspirations
and hope for the future.
Girl Scouts are more likely than non-Girl Scouts to:
- Have a strong sense of self (80% vs. 68%)
- Have positive values (75% vs. 59%)
- Seek challenges and learn from setbacks (62% vs. 42%)
- Develop and maintain healthy relationships (60% vs. 43%)
- Exhibit community problem-solving skills (57% vs. 28%)
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The Girl Scout Difference
Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust s
kill-building programming, and adds caring adult mentors and strong female role models. Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship,and is designed to meet her where she is now and to grow along with her.
Use the key below to see what category the activity falls under!
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STEM
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LIFE SKILLS
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OUTDOORS
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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| Computer science, engineering, robotics, outdoor STEM & more. |
Civic engagement, healthy living, global citizenship, communication skills. |
Adventure and skill building, including through camping experiences for all age levels, from the backyard to the backcountry. |
The Girl Scout Cookie Program- the largest girl-led business in the world- teaches goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics and people skills. |
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