Program Level Junior

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Junior Girl ScoutsCharacteristics page 22-23 in adult guide, It’s Your World

Fourth and Fifth Graders◦ Want to make decisions and express their

opinions◦ Are social and enjoy doing things in groups◦ Are concerned about equity and fairness◦ Are beginning to think abstractly and critically◦ Have strong fine and gross motor skills and

coordination◦ Love to act in plays, create music, and dance◦ May be starting puberty

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Junior Girl ScoutsTroop

Government

Junior RingCeremoniesBusinessSharingDecisionsGroup meetings

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Patrol System Patrol leaders may be

elected or appointed Terms allow leadership

experience Leader meets with patrol

leaders for planning and reports.

Patrol leaders meet with patrol members to plan and carry out activities.

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Welcome

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Girl Scout Junior

Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting

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Junior Girl Scouts

Membership Star and yellow disc

Choice of the New Profiles or Traditional Girl Scout Membership

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Junior Girl ScoutsSpecial Opportunity Awards

Bridge to Girl Scout Cadette Award

Girl Scout Junior Safety Award

Girl Scout Cookie Sale Activity pin

Girl Scouts Global Action Award

My Promise My Faith, Year 1My Promise My Faith, Year 2

World Thinking Day Award

Junior Summit Award

Junior Aide Award

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Juniors onlyWork with a group of Daisy or Brownie Girl

Scouts for at least three meetingsDetails are in the Junior Girl’s Guide to Girl

Scouting

Troop Crests

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Working with the Journeys and Earning Badges

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Financial Literacy and Cookie Business Badges

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Leadership Journeys

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It’s Your World team building and getting along and then realizing they have skills and abilities to make change working together. Agent of Change

Power. In this journey, there’s a whole spiral of it waiting for Girl Scout Juniors. Along the way,

girls learn how their own power combines into team power and then moves out to become

community power.

Leadership Journeys

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It’s Your Planet learning about the science of the world and

how to improve their use of resources.

Get Moving!Juniors build their skills as leaders who Energize, Investigate, and Innovate. They earn these three prestigious new leadership awards as they explore their own energy, the energy in their places and spaces (buildings), and the energy of getting from here to there (transportation). Juniors will find that GET MOVING! is crammed full of energizing stuff to make and do!

Leadership Journeys

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It’s Your Story through creative arts, stories, and theater they learn how to change the story to improve the world.

aMUSEJuniors learn just how many roles are open to them in the world and the possibilities those roles open for them. Whether they want to fly a plane, lead a rock band or win a gold medal, aMUSE helps girls take center stage and try out more roles than they ever thought possible.

Skill Building Badge ActivitiesBadge activities to expand the Journey and increase skillsBadges have 5 Requirements with 3 Choices for each Requirement

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It’s Your World – Badge Topics Performance Healthy living Digital arts Story telling Science and technology.

Skill Building Badge ActivitiesBadge activities to expand the Journey and increase skills

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It’s Your Planet – Badge Topics Outdoors Practical Life Skills Do It Yourself Craft Investigation

Skill Building Badge ActivitiesBadge activities to expand the Journey and increase skills

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It’s Your Story – Badge Topics Animals Manners Adventure Creative Play Innovation

Bronze AwardThe Bronze Award is the highest award a

Girl Scout Junior can achieve. To earn the award, you’ll team up with your Junior friends. Together, you’ll pick a project that you care about and that will make a difference in the world. Find everything you need to know to get started on your Bronze Award project at the end of the handbook section of the Girl Guide

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