For more information, including downloadable program booklets, go to: http://www.gscnc.org/patches.html
GSCNC Capital One Financial Fitness Challenge
From GSCNC’s website: www.gscnc.org/capitalone.html
GSCNC’s Capital One Financial Fitness Challenge will empower Girl Scouts of all levels to build their money management and business skills through a variety of pathways, including our national badge programs and of course, the Girl Scout Cookie Program, the largest girl-led business in the world.
How can you join the Financial Fitness Challenge? It’s easy!
1. Earn at least one of the new Financial Literacy Badges or Cookie Business Badges, and you will gain the skills and knowledge to take control of your finances.
2. Let us know which badge you earned after October 2012 and we will send you a FREE patch!
Fill out the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CapitalOnepatch
The GSCNC Capital One Financial Fitness Challenge will move GSUSA’s new national financial literacy curriculum to the forefront of our programmatic agenda and challenge every one of our 90,000 members to empower themselves with financial literacy skills. We are grateful for Capital One’s support for the Financial Fitness Challenge.
Questions? Please contact Program Specialist Dara Cummings at dcummings@gscnc.org
Girl Scout Camping Weekend at Lake Fairfax
Where?
Lake Fairfax Park, 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston VA 20190
When?
April 12-14, 2013. 5 pm Friday through 10 am Sunday. Come one night or both.
Who?
Brownies, Juniors, Seniors, Cadettes, Ambassadors
What?
Camping, Badges, Outdoor Skills, Sing-a-Longs, & Skits
Friday night— Craft Hour for all scout levels, one badge offering each for Cadettes, and Seniors, and a night hike for Ambassadors.
Saturday—Two badge offerings for each Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes. One Badge offering each for Seniors and Ambassadors. One Outdoor Skill offering for each scouting level.
Saturday night—Craft Hour for all scouting levels, and Amphitheatre program time! Sign up to perform or just come and enjoy the evening. One badge offering each for Cadettes and Seniors, night hike for Ambassadors.
Sunday—Wake up to nature’s beauty. Check out time 10 am No programs offered.
How?
Camping— $6 per night per camper. Meals are not provided. Call Lake Fairfax Park at 703-471-5415 for reservations and pricing.
Badges and Activities— Additional cost.
Click on the links below for:
Registration due by March 25
River & Trail Outfitters Girl Scout programs
River & Trail Outfitters has some terrific Girl Scout programs this spring and summer! For more info visit http://www.rivertrail.com/index.php
This American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid course, taught by certified instructors, is a sixteen-hour course designed to give you the skills you need to respond to situations when help is delayed or not readily available.
2013 GIRL SCOUT SPRING ADVENTURE WEEKENDS
Join us for BIG fun on the rivers and trails of Maryland and West Virginia this season. We are offering 4 great days of adventure to earn a badge and SAVE! Prices start as low as $28 per person.
- Campout & Survival Hike - April 13th & 14th
- Survival Hike $28.25 per person, for ages 7 & up
- Campout & Rafting in Harpers Ferry - May 18th & 19th $54.50
- 9am Beginner Whitewater Rafting on May 19th in Harpers Ferry, WV.
- Recommended For Ages 7 & Up (Includes PFD, Helmet, Paddle and Certified Guide in every raft)
- FREE Saturday Night Tent Camping (tent not provided) on the Potomac River in Brunswick
- FREE Shuttle from Brunswick Campground
- FREE Lunch on the River
Deadline to Book Survival Hike is March 30th and Whitewater Rafting is April 30th!!
2013 GIRL SCOUT SUMMER ADVENTURE WEEKENDS
The FUN continues with 2 more GREAT days in the summer!
- Campout & Kayak Instruction - June 1st & 2nd $44.00
- 9am Beginner Kayak Instruction on Sunday June 2nd
- Recommended For Ages 7 & Up (Includes Kayak, Paddle, PFD and Certified Instructor)
- FREE Saturday Night Tent Camping (tent not provided) on the Potomac River in Brunswick
- - Rock & River Party & Campout - June 8th & 9th $41.90
- 10am to 12pm Rock wall climbing, Followed by Picnic Lunch and 2 Hours of Flatwater Tubing
- Recommended For Ages 5 & Up (Includes PFD, Tube and Certified Wall Staff)
- FREE Saturday Night Tent Camping (tent not provided) on the Potomac River in Brunswick
- FREE Picnic Lunch
Fairfax County Parks Girl Scout Programs
Fairfax County Parks has a variety of Girl Scout programs for all levels this spring and summer. To view the programs go to: http://parktakes.fairfaxcounty.gov/rev1_browseresult.asp?category=SCOUT+&desckeyword=&age=9999&match=matchall&Submit=Search
Here are some highlights
TITLE: Basic Outdoor Skills for all levels
DESCRIPTION: Scouts learn the basics of outdoor manners and being prepared for camping and hiking trips. Activities include fire building, outdoor cooking, plant identification, and knot tying. Program is 3 hours long. All food and materials are included. Just bring yourselves and dress for the weather, because we will be outside for at least 90 minutes!
TITLE: BGS Journey: Wonders of Water Tea
DESCRIPTION: Brownie Journey: Wonders of Water This special tea program features activities from the WOW Journey book healthy living section for tea time snacks. We will use the making of tea to explore the science of the water cycle and where water goes.
TITLE: BGS- Potter
DESCRIPTION: Brownie Girl Scout- Skill builder badge- Potter.
TITLE: CGS-Breathe Journey
DESCRIPTION: This program completes many of the science related requirements of the Breathe Journey including properties of air, cloud studies, and more.
TITLE: CGS-Trailblazing (11-14 yrs)
DESCRIPTION: Girl Scout Cadettes, Skill Building Awards, It’s Your Planet, Love It!
TITLE: DGS-Make the World A Better Place 5-7 yr
DESCRIPTION: Girl Scout Daisies, Rosie the Rose (rose)
TITLE: Girl Scout Sleepover at Colvin Run Mill
DESCRIPTION: Brownie and Junior scouts tour the mill in the evening, participate in indoor and outdoor activities, followed by an indoor sleepover in the barn. Program led by a Colvin Run Mill historian. Bring sleeping bags, flashlights, and a picnic dinner. Please wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. Paid adult chaperones must accompany scouts at all times. Light breakfast provided. Females only.
TITLE: JGS-Playing the Past (9-11 yrs)
DESCRIPTION: Girl Scout Juniors, Skill Building Awards, It’s Your Story, Tell It!
TITLE: Plant Identification for all levels
DESCRIPTION: Take a hike and learn which local plants are good for, staying warm, creating rope, and having fun! Scouts will learn to identify poison ivy, invasive species, and other potentially harmful and annoying plants as well as some edible ones. Dress for the weather because w e will be outside the whole time!
TITLE: SGS- Science of Style
DESCRIPTION: Senior Girl Scout Skill builder badge.
