Introduction to fire building to ensure a fun campfire experience and help minimize impact on. Patch programs provide girl scouts of all grade levels an opportunity to enjoy a variety of activities while earning a fun patch. This ed information has been reprinted with permission from the leave no trace center for outdoor ethics. Patch programs provide girl scouts an opportunity to enjoy a variety of activities while earning a fun patch. The juniors from our girl scout troop made this movie as part of an overnight campout. Outdoor education is one of the four areas that form the foundation of the girl scout leadership experience. Outdoor progression patch explore out patch the explore out segment teaches girls about the 7 leave no trace principles which are important to know before you go into the wilderness. The leave no trace center for outdoor ethics is a national organization that supports protecting the outdoors by teaching and inspiring people to enjoy it responsibly. Whether youre camping or hiking, protect the outdoors by following the leave no trace principals. Girls should have good physical endurance when participating in a camp. Leave no trace activities can be adjusted for any girl scout pathway or any outdoor settinga park, campground, playground, backyard, or even a patch of grass outside your meeting place. This patch program teaches girl scouts how to better understand food allergies and.
Brownie tryit please contact kathi schutz at 3193182, 18003316782 ext. Before completing this charm, girls should have completed the be wild, be free patch. Activities councils own girl scouts of californias. Every girl in a tent continues a strong tradition in camping and learning outdoor principles such as leave no trace. Thats why leave no trace is such an important aspect of girl scouts. Girl scout councils own badges and patch programs offer just another way for troops to explore activities and for girls on vacation to explore where they are visiting. How to earn the outdoor skills patch and charms girl scouts. Checkin daily as we will add badge activities, programs, and more resources. Activities will be connected with a badge or fun patch that you may purchase from our girl scout shops. Theyre a great accompaniment to the national girl scouting program. Thats why were one of only two girl scout councils that are leave no trace partners.
Leave no trace booklet girl scout swaps girl scout daisy petals, daisy girl. Teach participants leave no trace principles by showing them a firsthand example of a highimpact campsite. New programs will be added every monday, wednesday, and friday for you to enjoy. Girl scouts at home is our way to deliver programming to girls, volunteers, and families virtually athome. We also recommend checking out patch programs and activities from many of our sister girl scout councils. Girls who join the camp adventure club will receive their gswny camp adventure club patch and rider for each trip they participate in. The national park service at new river gorge holds a girl scout ranger weekendeach year where local girl scouts are invited to spend the night at camp brookside environmental education center. How to leave no trace outdoors a girl scout always leaves an area better than she found it.
Now we are going to create our own orienteering courses using our compass skills. Outdoor activities girl scouts in the heart of pennsylvania. At gshpa, we believe in responsible behavior and respecting the environment. Solar united neighbors has developed the sun patch program that can be implemented by any girl scout across the united states. Leave no trace patch program girl scout fun patches. Find the correct level and follow instructions for learning about leave no trace by discovering, connecting, and takingaction. It can be 3d or you can draw it, be sure to include food, water and shelter. Remind your girls before leaving any place they go that there should be no trace that they were there. Girl scouts western pennsylvania leave no trace facebook. Girl scouts of san gorgonio council leave no trace councils own.
Below youll find activities, badge requirements and more that you can do at home. Singing around the campfire is a girl scout tradition. Conduct an experiment, what is the best way to clean up an oil spill. Now we are going to figure out as a group what we should take with us. Girl scouts western pennsylvania weird science virtual. The leave no trace segment is a direct quote from the gsgla camping skills manual. At girl scouts, we believe in responsible behavior and respecting the environment.
Complete a minimum of 10 activities to earn your stay at home patch. Have each girl take a piece of paper and some markers and copy down the principles. Girl scouting and leave no trace girl scouts of central maryland. Outdoor code as an american, i will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners, be careful with fire. They earned their leave no trace patch with the following points. Learn the skills needed to thrive in an outdoor environment. The memberdriven leave no trace center for outdoor ethics teaches people how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. Virtual troop meeting 2020 is a patch program for troop leaders to share with us the various ways theyve adapted troop meetings to overcome the inability to meet inperson.
A girl scout always leaves a place better than she found it. In order to earn the girl scout ranger patch, girl scouts must spend 10 hours in a park completing interpretive activities or doing service projects. These unique girl scout sisterhood experiences will help us stay connected during these unprecedented times. Challenge your troop with a virtual bakeoff using girl scout cookies. Participants will be able to list at least four of the seven principles and one way to follow each of them. With an adult, learn about leave no trace and take the online awareness course leave no trace awareness. Show off your achievements or your support for parents and scouts. These badge checklists are created in excel and allow you to track up to 12 girls. Explore outside, experiment with coding, create beautiful art your adventure starts now. Girl scouts of utah outdoor skills patch leave no trace daisies learn the skills needed to. As a girl scout, youre part of your troop, council, and the nationwide movement.
Visiting a national park is a great opportunity to teach your girls how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. The girl scouting at home patch program encourages girls to explore program activities from home, including badgework, journeys, virtual classes, and more. The seven principles of leave no trace provide a framework of minimum impact practices for everyone visiting the outdoors to employ. The cdc recommends being prepared with enough supplies for two weeks, but not more. Metal leave no trace charm with jump ring to be added to the outdoor skills patch, a charm bracelet or to make earrings from.
Although leave no trace has its roots in backcountry settings, the principles have been adapted so that they. That means carting out all supplies and garbage and inspecting to make sure nothing is left behind or in disrepair. Girl scouting and leave no trace girl scouts of central. Camping experiences and programs like every girl in a tent afford every girl the opportunity to. Every girl in a tent challenge girl scouts river valleys. Many of the girl scout councils have radically revamped their councils own badges and patches, so an. If a girl is not walking the correct direction, work with her individually to figure it out. Although leave no trace has its roots in backcountry settings, the principles have been adapted so that they can be applied anywhere from remote wilderness areas, to local parks and even in your own backyard. Join april eyler, director of camp conshatawba, live as we complete another virtual patch program togetherleave no trace. We have a new patch program for girl scouts and adults who utilize the resources on this page. Most patch programs are available to girl scouts of all grade levels, and some will list different requirements to complete the patch, depending on grade level.
This patch should be worn on the back of the tunic, vest, or sash. We do have more information on our girl scout website at gsw pa dot org so if you have you know questions or information you can call us too. Girl scouts at home girl scouts western pennsylvania. Makingfriends leave no trace patch program leave no trace. Bridging, a longheld girl scout tradition, is an important transition in a girl scouts life. General information this patch program is designed to be a progressive development of skills to help girl scouts enjoy outdoor living.
Check out these girl scout patch programs, virtual tours and other activities below that you can do from home. This is a councilown patch and therefore belongs on the back of your girl scout. Each level should be understood and mastered before the next level is achieved. Our virtual patch programming helps kids continue to learn while. Throughout this video, girls will learn the importance of caring for the land, and how to easily leave. Leader of troops participating in this patch program, need to have taken the indoor. Play a leave no trace game such as surface hopscotch, on display, tip toe through the crypto, or other similar game. This item is offered by a girl scout council and will be shipped. Girl scout ranger adult leader corner youth programs u. While earning the sun patch, girl scouts of all ages can learn about how solar works, discover solar energy at work around them, and become solar ambassadors to help grow solar in their communities. Not a girl scout yet, and love our virtual activities. A collection of resources for educators and leaders looking to teach leave no trace principles, ethics and skills to boy scout groups.
Understand and practice this concept at every meeting. Leave no trace councils own interest project patch. When girl scout alum hanna goff and members of her multilevel girl scout troop decided to make little free pantries for their silver award project in 2016, they. Girl scout ranger weekend new river gorge national river. Leave no trace activities can be adjusted for any girl scout pathway or any outdoor settinga park, campground, playground, backyard, or even a patch of. The outdoor skills patch program is a progressive, sixlevel program to help girl scout daisies through ambassadors learn and become proficient in outdoor skills. Councils own patch programs are developed and offered by girl scouts of californias central coast as an enhancement to the gsle. Its important that girl scouts are familiar with these principles, considering so many of our activities happen in the.
Buy premium girl scout iron on patches online mad about. Meet with a leave no trace master educator or leave no trace trainer for discussion and set three goals that you will. You can have the girls do something with photos as well if writing out the principles. A girl scout always leaves an area better than she found it. Great way to recognize good behavior and gives kids an incentive to leave no trace. Leave no traceleave no trace these resources have been developed by gsni volunteers or official gsni preferred partners. How little free pantries are making a big difference. Outdoor progression patch girl scouts of silver sage. Introduce your students to this patch and encourage them to get it. Nps will also award girl scouts the girl scout ranger certificate andor patch for participation. Taking place at the beginning or end of the girl scout year, girls bridge to the next level. These programs are designed to help girls discover some of the resources and needs of our region.
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