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Out & About with GSKSMO Juniors!
Connect and learn about troops in our council!
Taking on the KC Zoo Like a Girl Scout! The best way to experience the KC Zoo is the Girl Scout way because of the incredible programs this fantastic community partner leads! Troop 1491 from Kansas City, MO had that awesome experience participating in a hike, learned all about rainforests, and worked toward their animal habitats badge!
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| Girl Scout Junior Troop Joins the Bronze Award Sisterhood!! Way to go Troop 1249 from Blue Springs, MO who earned their Bronze Award by delivering 32 care bags to their local elementary schools! |
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| Girl Scout Juniors in Service Unit 701 in Topeka, KS worked on their Get Moving journey which included activities like making a personal energy plan, creating recycled seed paper, taking a walk on the runway with their "trashion" show, completed a walkability / bikability study, connected with inspiring women who have made a difference in energy conservation, learned about Smart Travel with electric vehicles, brainstormed ideas to increase walking and biking in their community, worked with Topeka Community Cycle Project to ensure others have access to bikes and safety equipment and then they ended this awesome day with a group bike ride on a local trail! |
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Junior News will be taking a two month break for the summer. We'll be back in late August with all the latest news and cool activities for a new GS School Year! Keep up with all the awesome things our
Juniors
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Have you seen our AWESOME new national PSA?
"Lifetime of Leadership," which celebrates notable Girl Scout alums and their amazing accomplishments and is narrated by Girl Scout alum Queen Latifah. The incredible women featured in the video includes U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Susan Collins, Melinda Gates, Dolores Huerta, and Tyra Banks. This video truly reflects the impact Girl Scouts have. We hope you will watch and share on your social media using @girlscouts. Happy Summer!
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As we head to the end of another great Girl Scout School Year, remember your girl's journey has just begun. Think about it... How many new things has she tried? How many challenges as she overcome? How many times have you watched her turn a "Can I?" into an "I Will!" with that inspired spark in her eyes?
Start thinking about signing her up for another great year of adventures. At Girl Scouts, she can take the lead and not stand in the background. We can't wait to see what she accomplishes!
When you renew her membership by May 31st, she'll receive a FREE Power of G.I.R.L. patch plus other awesome benefits!
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Special Adventures for
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Events For Juniors!
Check out some upcoming events for Girl Scout Juniors and their families!
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Beanstalk Children's Garden
Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Cadettes! The Beanstalk Children's Garden is hosting a badge day on June 2 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Swope Park Community Garden!
Engineer It, Girl - Girl Scout Day Camp
During this camp on June 6, girls will learn about the field of engineering from an experienced woman engineer and former girl scout. Like engineers, they will use the Engineering Design Process to design, build and test flashlights and water filters. They will learn about chemical engineering while creating ice cream and robotics engineering by participating in a sumo robot battle with their engineering design team.
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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Get Outdoors and Take on Earning a Badge or Two This Summer! Girl Scouts are the true vision of "work hard play hard." Through their badge and journey requirements, getting girls outdoors teaches them about the environment that surrounds them, leadership skills and social bonds and problem solving skills.
Read our blog
for some great ideas on working toward some of the new Outdoor Badges!
Do you have a tried and true, scrum-didily-umptious, yum-o
campfire recipe?
Share it with us
by June 8 for a chance to be featured in a blog post!
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G
olf is great for girls!
We're partnering with
LPGA Girls Golfto offer Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors TWO, 4-week golf clinics this summer. This series of golf clinics is great for beginning golfers and girls with some previous experience. Come and learn the basics and improve your game with LPGA professionals and volunteer instructors. You'll also experience the fun and friendship of girls together!
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Did you know that Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri is renovating one of the oldest pools in KC?! Our beloved pool area at Camp Prairie Schooner is getting a full overhaul as a new Aquatics Center and we want YOU to be part of it!
If your Girl Scout is attending a Day Camp at Camp Prairie Schooner, make sure they sign the wall of the old pool house. You can also be part of the new Aquatics Center by investing in a paver recognition ($250 - $500 gift). Gifts of any size will be recognized in some way, but pavers are the best way to commemorate your troop, alum in your life or family. Contact VirginiaPennington@gsksmo.org by July 1 to make your gift today! See everything about the Aquatics Center and all the ways you can invest in G.I.R.L.s!
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Becuase of Girl Scouts...
- 71% of girls tried an outdoor activity for the first time.
- 48% of girls helped other girls do an outdoor activity.
- 71% of girls improved an outdoor skill.
- 29% of girls overcame a fear of an outdoor activity.
Nature provides novelty and challenge, which enhance leadership. Outdoor experiences often place girls in new physical, psychological and social situations that motivate curiosity and foster a sense of discovery!
Source: More Than S'mores, a 2014 study by the Girl Scout Research Institute.
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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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OUTDOORS
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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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