Even when Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts almost 100 years ago, she was a woman ahead of her time. She was a doer, an agent of change and a woman driven to change her world.In developing the Girl Scout movement in the United States, Juliette brought girls of all backgrounds into the out-of-doors, giving them the opportunity to develop self-reliance and resourcefulness. Girl Scouting welcomed girls with disabilities at a time when they were
excluded from many other activities. From the original 18 girls, Girl Scouting has grown to 3.7 million members. Girl Scouts is the largest educational organization for girls in the world and has influenced the more than 50 million girls, women and men who have belonged to it. Girls can do anything and Girl Scouts provides the vehicle to do it. We will match you up with an adult mentor, Gold award project advisor or troop volunteer. In small all-girl groups, you will plan and DO a gazillion different things. You may just fall in love with an activity that will take you down the path towards a field of study or career you never thought possible. You just may decide that you tried something and didn’t like it, but at least you tried. And you just may change the world as Juliette did.
Pathways offer six different ways for girls to participate in Girl Scouting. Girls can choose to follow some or all of these Pathways within a single year. The Girl Scout community nationwide continues developing new approaches to ensure that girls and adults can participate in Girl Scouting in a variety of ways that meet individual needs.
Girls are given the opportunity to explore their skills and interests, and inspired to reach their personal best, through a variety of fun and enriching leadership experiences.
No matter where and or how they participate, girls get the necessary guidance they need from adult volunteers and Council staff to develop their leadership skills and understand how those skills can be used to make a difference in the world.
CAMP
Day and resident camps, focused on outdoor and/or environmental education
EVENTS
Single-day events; different girls, each event
SERIES
Same girls, all sessions; relating to a specific theme or purpose
VIRTUAL
Interactive program delivered in a safe and secure online environment
TROOPS
Same girls, all sessions; typically spans the length of a school year
TRAVEL
Regional, national, and international trips
It’s time to take flight with the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council! Every girl is encouraged to explore the possibilities for local and nationwide travel, and explore the world through international trips to Council-sponsored destinations.
Troop money for personalized excursions can come from cookie sales and fundraising efforts. Over the years, Girl Scout troops from San Gorgonio Council have visited every corner of California and dozens of places around the United States. Past and current Girl Scout troops have explored the intricacies of Parisian streets and greeted the shaggy faces of Highland cattle in Scotland. Girls have earned excursions for an authentic Hawaiian luau and journeyed to the 10 provinces of our Canadian neighbors. Still other troops have voyaged in comfort aboard adventure cruises to Alaska or Mexico. The destinations are as real as a girl’s imagination is great.
In addition to troop travel, the San Gorgonio Council provides Council-sponsored destinations that change yearly.This rotation allows girls and troops to save money between trips, so they have an opportunity to experience all sponsored excursions.
Girl Scout travel endows girls with more than just fond memories; they also experience foreign languages, cuisines and cultures first-hand by actively participating in community service projects. Projects can address the social or environmental issues of the local and wider community.
In the United States, only 30 percent of its 308 million-plus citizens hold a passport. This is a discouraging statistic when compared to 60 percent for Canada’s citizens and 75 percent for those from the United Kingdom. In our interconnected economy and global culture, experience outside of the United States is an invaluable asset to future leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals.
International travel with Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio broadens girls’ horizons – literally – and creates new frames of reference for understanding their roles in a world of 6.8 billion people.
Spend nine days in the Costa Rican rainforest exploring, Volunteering, and making new friends! This tour is run by EF Tours and will be leb by Michele Penn, membership and community Development Manager for the Low Desert Region. The frist few days of the tour will be spent at the la selva Biological Station the world's most popular site for tropical rainforest research where we will spend 2 days hiking, exploring and volunteering at local schools and rainforestation projects. Practice your spanish as we take zipline canopy tours of the rainforest and kayak at the base of the arenal volcano. This trip is open to girls entering thier 9th year and above.
Departure date will be July 2013
Current pricing estimate: $2,600 (includes airfare, 8 overnight stays in hotel or cabin, 3 meals daily, full time tour director, 3 sightseeing tours by local guides, 3 learning activities, and sightseeing)
Visit the EF tour site for more information!
Want to know more? Email
Joyce Knoll at jknoll@gssgc.org or
Michele Penn at mpenn@gssgc.org or call her at 760-345-1703.
Experience India as only a Girl Scout can! Spend 10 days wandering the streets of Mumbai, travelling to the Sangam World Center for Girl Scout programming, exploring Old and New Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. See some amazing sites like Indian bazaars, Palace of Amber, the palace residences of the maharajas, and of course, the Taj Mahal. Experience India first hand with a cycle-rickshaw ride and by touring the city with a knowledgeable local guide. The trip also includes a day and a half at the Sangam World Center where girls will be able to participate in Girl Scout programs and meet Girl Scouts and Guides from around the world. This trip will be run by EF Tours and led by Michele Penn, Membership and Community Development Manager in the Low Desert Region. The trip is open to registered Girl Scout adults and girls- girls in high school may travel alone while Girl ScoutCadettes may travel with a parent or troop leader.
Departure date will be December 2013
Current pricing estimate: $4,124 for girls and $4,459 for adults (includes roundtrip airfare, buses around the cities, internal flights in India, 7 hotel stays and 2 nights at the Sangam World Center, breakfast and dinner daily, a full time EF Tour Director, 4 sightseeing tours led by local guides and 1 Girl Scout program.
Visit the EF tour site for more information!
Want to know more? Email Joyce Knoll at jknoll@gssgc.org
Have you always wanted to visit Hawaii, what about Australia, or New Zealand? See it all in one incredible trip through the South Pacific. Visit the beaches of Oahu, the history of the Kings of the islands, and see the site of Pearl Harbor. Then fly over to Sydney, Australia, where you will explore the sights, sounds, and markets of Australia's oldest city. Visit the Sydney Tower, cruise the Sydney Harbor, take a skyline gondola ride, and explore Sydney Wildlife World where you will see kangaroos, koalas, and crocodiles. Travel over to Auckland and Rotorua in New Zealand for a chance to see this beautiful city full of spectacular views of the countryside.
Departure date is tentatively set for the 12 days June 2014-July 2014
Current pricing estimate: $3,331 for girls (includes round-trip flights, internal flights, motorcoach transportation, all overnight stays, breakfast daily, 3 dinners, fulltime EF tour director, 2 sightseeing tours led by local guides, 2 sightseeing tours led by tour director, 1 walking tour)
Visit the tour site for more information!
Want to know more? Email Joyce Knoll at jknoll@gssgc.org
The Gold Award Committee is a committee of volunteers that meets to review Gold Award Project Proposals every six weeks on a Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Meeting dates are posted on the councils event calendar.
Girls wishing to present their project at a meeting must turn their completed Project Proposal paperwork in at least two weeks before the meeting to Trisha Carr at the Central Service Center in Redlands. Questions can be directed to Cindy at cchapman@gssgc.org
All Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award projects that were started using the old guidelines must be completed by September 30, 2011. Please see specific deadlines below for each type of award.
For more information about Girl Scout Leadership Awards, please contact us!
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the second highest earned recognition in Girl Scouting. The work toward this award consolidates the key program elements in Cadette Girl Scouting.
The Silver Award pin is worn on the left side of the uniform, on your blouse or vest, left of the membership pin. Learn more about Girl Scout insignia...
For more information about the Girl Scout Silver Award, contact us!
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout may earn. Someone once described the Girl Scout Gold Award as being "what you really want to be remembered for" in Girl Scouting.
By earning your Gold Award, you are building the foundation for a lifetime of achievment. You gain important skills in leadership, management, organization, community service and more.
Our Gold Award girls are among a very elite group of young women who have earned this prestigious award as only 5% of Girl Scouts nationwide achieve this honor.
Did you know . . .
Before you start your Girl Scout Gold Award, your project must be reviewed and approved by the Gold Award Committee. The Gold Award Committee reviews Gold Award project proposals on Thursday evenings every six weeks at the Central Service Center in Redlands. Meeting dates are posted on the events calendar. Proposals must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the meeting to the Central Service Center in Redlands (Attn: Program Department). Girls will be e-mailed confirmation that their project proposal has been received, and they will be invited to attend the next Gold Award Committee meeting. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and girls are seen in first come, first served order.
The Gold Award pin is worn on the left side of the uniform, on your blouse or vest, to the left of the membership pin. Learn more about Girl Scout insignia...
This is your personal action plan, not someone else’s. The project you choose should reflect what you are passionate about and make a lasting impact on your community.
The project should challenge you! It should not be something so simple that you don’t feel challenged, nor should it be so difficult that it is overwhelming.
Planning and organization will make your project a success.
Along the way, ask, “What am I learning about myself?” You should also consider that your project should reflect:
* Organizational skills
* Improvement of leadership skills
* Management skills
* Impact on others
* Impact on community
* Impact on future
* Ways to improve skills and talents
* Relation to the Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout Law
For more information about the Girl Scout Gold Award, contact us!
8/2/12
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
High Desert Service Center
8/9/12
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Central Service Center
8/14/12
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Southwest Service Center
8/21/12
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Low Desert Service Center
9/15/12
Gold Award Workshop 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Central Service Center
2/7/13
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
High Desert Service Center
2/14/13
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Central Service Center
2/19/13
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Southwest Service Center
2/26/13
Gold Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Low Desert Service Center
4/17/13
Gold Award Committee 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Central Service Center
8/30/12
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
High Desert Service Center
9/6/12
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Central Service Center
9/11/12
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Southwest Service Center
9/15/12
Silver Award Workshop
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Central Service Center
9/18/12
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m-9:00 p.m.
Low Desert Service Center
4/11/13
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Central Service Center
4/16/13
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Southwest Service Center
4/23/13
Silver Award Workshop 6:00 p.m-9:00 p.m.
Low Desert Service Center
