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Out & About with GSKSMO Teens!
GSKSMO Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors
are taking leadership opportunities and building friendships!
Teen Girl Scouts in Service Unit 701 in Topeka, KS came together for special Girl Scout chats, skill-building & some good ol' fun just for them! their chat topic was all about earning their Silver and Gold Awards and how Girl Scouts complements their on-going activities! Way to go girls!
Girl Scout Cadette Kylee F. from Warrensburg, MO went on a Girl Scout destination this past summer to Colorado where she rode horses through the Rocky Mountains.
Read her story on our blog!
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Give the Gift of Travel this Holiday Season!
Does your Teen Girl Scout love adventure, trying new things and making new friends?! Then consider giving her the gift of travel this holiday season! We have an Excursion to the Boundary Waters for girls entering 8th grade and older in Fall of 2018 and an international trip to Belize full of adventure and service July of 2019 for Seniors & Ambassadors at time of travel. Learn more about these trips and give your Girl Scout a gift that will keep on giving!
www.gsksmo.org/travel
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Spend your evening climbing then spend the night on the climbing pads at ROKC's Girl Scout Lock-In Feb. 16-17! This event is open to all Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors and you will have the chance to boulder, rope climb, and auto-belay with RoKC Staff supervision! Learn more about this event and reserve your spot by Feb. 9!
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Community Partners
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
What do sewing and circuits have to do with each other?! Find out at Sew Creative Circuits at the Nelson-Atkins on Feb. 18! You'll explore the Nelson-Atkins galleries looking at jewelry designs from ancient to modern times then discover how to apply simple circuitry to jewelry creations that will light up their jewelry with LED lights! Each participating girl receives a Nelson-Atkins patch.
Learn more and register for Sew Creative Circuits!
Dismantle hair dryers. Build an electric motor and program robots to complete a specific task. Experience a documentary in the unique Carey Digital Dome Theater. Understand how rockets work through demonstrations in Dr. Goddard's Lab, then see rocket science come to life through a guided tour with the most comprehensive collection of U.S. and Russian space artifacts in the world all at during an
overnight stay at the Cosmosphere on Jan. 13 just for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors! Can't make it Jan. 13?
Check out all the programming options at the Cosmosphere.
We have
100+
Community Partners
serving Girl Scouts all over our region, many of which can be done by girls individually or with their family!
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Astronomy and Space Exploration is exciting and draws on our imagination to explore and wonder. What better way to explore the sky than in a Girl Scout Astronomy Club led by NASA-trained astronomers?! Our NEW GSKSMO Astronomy Club will provide a place where Girl Scouts can learn about astronomy, observing and space exploration while developing new friendships locally and across the country with other Girl Scout astronomy clubs.
The next meeting is Friday, Jan. 19 at 7:00 pm at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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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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Scholarship Applications Open!
Did you know there are multiple scholarship opportunities for graduating Girl Scouts and Gold Award recipients?! Check them out now - the first deadlines for submission are in February!
www.gsksmo.org/scholarships
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Gold Award Information
Girl Scouts who submit their final paperwork after Jan. 15 will be recognized at Inspire a Girl in 2019.
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Season of Giving
There's still time to make a fully tax deductible, end of the year gift to Girl Scouts. Start your 2018 with that warm feeling of giving back to a program that empowers LOCAL girls to be their very best. Your gift helps girls in need earn badges and build their first resume - their Girl Scout vest. For more information or to donate today, visit
www.gsksmo.org/donate.
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Amazon Smile
Give while shopping - it's FREE FOR YOU! Do your holiday shopping today and give at the same time. All you have to do is use the link here:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/43-0892926
or go to
smile.amazon.com
and type "Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri" into the Charity search. Once you designate your charity, .5% of all your purchases goes back to Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri. Same Amazon, just giving back! Make sure to use smile.amazon.com whenever you shop to active the giving.
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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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About
Linger, your Teen Newsletter!
Linger
is Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri's monthly Teen Newsletter.
"Mmhmm, I want to linger.
Mmhmm, a little longer.
Mmhmm, a little longer,
Here with you."
As you grow through Girl Scouts, we want to keep you engaged with all the amazing things you get to do as Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors.
Linger will keep you up to date about events, activities, travel, career exploration, leadership and service opportunities!
"Mmhmm, I will remember,
Mmhmm, our Scouting days,
of friendships true."
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