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Check out local information for adult members of Tonka Water West Girl Scouts.
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TONKA WATERS WEST
Fast Track Training
Tried and True Tips
For Adult Members Girl Scout
Heather Durenberger
Fast Start Coach
WELCOME
Use the Girl Scout quiet sign to begin. Explain its
purpose.
Thank you for attending, some of the 45,000 girls
in River Valleys.
Introduce yourself and my Girl Scout story.
Call attention to restrooms, cell phone
Ask the leaders to begin introductions, name,
scouts, school, your Scouting experience
Encourage leaders take a few moments to look
through the Volunteer Resource Kit contents that
they brought (Guidebook, Journey books).
Did you know that 65 percent of the women
listed in Who’s Who of American Women are
Girl Scout alumnae?
The explorer: Sally Ride
The diplomat: Hillary
Rodham Clinton
The pop star: Taylor Swift
The journalist: Katie Couric
The athlete: Venus Williams
The judge: Sandra Day
O’Connor
The princess: Grace Kelly
The comic: Lucille Ball
The firecracker: Bette Davis
The advice-giver: Abigail Van
Buren
The labor leader: Linda
Chavez-Thompson
The psychologist: Dr. Joyce
Brothers
The humorist: Erma Bombeck
The songstress: Sheryl Crow
Purpose, Process & Payoff
Purpose
Clarify information about programs, policies and procedures that affect new troops
Share helpful how-to techniques for the new troops
Share information specific to your local service unit
Process
Tell, Show, Try
Payoff
Strong start for your Scouting year
Stand upon the shoulders of other adult members – solid foundation, confidence, knowing
Permission
The Girl Scout
Mission/Promise
The Girl Scout Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God* and my country,
To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
* When making the Girl Scout Promise, individuals may substitute wording appropriate to their own spiritual beliefs for the word “God.”
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be honest and fair,
friendly and helpful, considerate and
caring, courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others, respect
authority, use resources wisely, make the
world a better place, and be a sister to
every Girl Scout.
Strong Foundation – program
is outcomes based
Transformational
Leadership:
Focusing on
Outcomes of the
New Girl Scout
Leadership
Experience
Strong Foundation – programming
reinforces in Maslow’s basic needs
The Girl Scout program engages girls
in three key types of leadership
experiences:
discovering themselves and their values
while learning practical life skills
connecting with others and building
positive relationships
taking action to create a better future
for themselves and to uplift their
communities
It is not simply what girls do in Girl
Scouting, but how they engage that
creates a high-quality experience.
Leadership matters
Through these three Girl Scout
processes, girls are empowered
to make decisions, share
knowledge and skills in a
supportive environment, and
actively engage in meaningful
learning and development.
The Girl Scout processes,
particularly cooperative and
experiential learning, are
associated with creating active,
engaged participants and
learners in and beyond Girl
Scouts.
Girl Scout factors influence
girls’ academic success
The research indicates:
Girl Scout participation has a positive impact on girls’
leadership.
Girls who gain experience solving problems and seeking
challenges in Girl Scouting are more successful in school
than girls who have fewer experiences in these areas.
Specific Girl Scout experiences, such as those involving
cooperative learning and girls leading, are more
beneficial than others in promoting Girl Scout outcomes
that influence academic success.
Service Unit Information –
hopes and dreams
Build community
Communication
Scouting Families
Support
Families/Leaders
Which schools in Tonka Waters West?
Clear Springs Elementary
Excelsior Elementary
Minnewashta Elementary
Minnetonka Middle School
Minnetonka High School
11 troops –
middle +
5th
4th
4th
4th
3rd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
Clear Springs Troops
n = 130
9 troops
5th
5th
4th
4th
3rd
3rd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
Excelsior Troops
n = 114
10 troops
5th
4th
4th
3rd
3rd
3rd
2nd
1st
Minnewashta Troops
n = 83
8 troops
Tonka Waters West is the local
presences for Girl Scouts
What happens at this level:
Coordinates fun events for Scouts like Bowling, Daisy
Tea, Girl Scout Birthday Party, Thinking Day
Build communication among adult members,
Train adult members,
Host adult member meetings,
Adult Members are all included on the Service Unit
Shutterfly site
Service Unit Communication &
Information
Girl Scouts of MN & WI River Valley
Volunteer Planning Resources
Volunteer Planning Resources
Volunteer Planning Resources
Training That Really Help
Two adult
members
need to
complete
each of these
2-3 mins
online
training
Troop Meetings
Co-op model
Tools: Sign Up Genius 101 &
Shutterfly 101
Meeting sites (Minnetonka School
usage form)
Holding a Scout Year Planning
Meeting
Uniforms – Scout store
Troop Bank Account
Troop Meetings
Co-op model
Tools: Google docs/sheets, Sign
Up Genius & Shutterfly
Meeting sites (Minnetonka School
usage form)
Holding a Scout Year Planning
Meeting
Uniforms – Scout store
Troop Bank Account
Tools: Google doc, SignUp Genius
& Shutterfly
Think about using Goggle, SignUp Genius, Shutterfly
Sharing program picks & community service picks
Share calendar: subscribe vs calendar invite
Share what is working with other leaders
Email members
Troop availability/participation
Share troop photos
Store important forms/documents in one place
Easy starts: Goggle doc/sheet (easy) VS SignUp Genius (fellow adult members can supply template) VS Shutterfly (need to design)
Co-op model – working together
Even though this troop has just one
coordinator, it is a co-op troop
because all or most of the other
adults are involved.
The traditional troop model consists
of two unrelated adults serving as
troop leaders.
We use the term co-op to describe
the group of supporting adult
members.
Co-op model – working together
• On field trips, overnights, and
other extra program occasions, the
coordinator recruits one or more of
the adult members to lead.
• All other adults are asked to
attend a meeting every two or
three months to set up the
schedule and to discuss current
troop issues.
• The coordinator plans year
planning with the girls and parent
support.
• Scout and parent plan the
individual meeting when age
appropriate.
Family Involvement
Have one parent from each family register as adult member
Plan year calendar together
Ask each family to volunteer twice year minimum
Ask one parent to lead activity/craft at each meeting
Ask one parent to lead song/game at each meeting
Ask one parent to bring snack/drink
Ask parent/grandparent to lead something they love to do ex. Yoga, Tree planting, Gardening, Caroling with seniors, Crafts, Leadership, or Singing.
Co-op model – working together
Be a good role model:
• Confidentiality (girls and parents)
• No tobacco or alcohol at Girl Scouting activities
• Not what you say, what you do – girls and parents
are watching
General tips:
• Before the first meeting program the Scouts
parent cell phone into your cell
• Have a sign in and sign out sheet. Assign someone
to help with release
• Have troop planning meeting early, families
schedules are busy, earlier helps
• You can schedule community service as a meeting
– one less meeting to plan
Troop Meetings cont.
Be a Great Guest
Ask a teacher if you can use room and have list of dates when asking, remember the school calendar (be mindful of spring breaks & school closures).
Fill out form or email [email protected] with the Minnetonka School District facilities department to reserve room.
Share your meeting dates with the front office and grade level teachers
Ask parents to send notes to teachers to help remind our busy teachers
When meeting in teacher classroom make sure you leave room as you found it.
Take a photo with your cell phone before you move furniture
Council-Sponsored Program Events
Other event/badge earning ideas
Minnetonka
Trash to
Treasure
Local businesses:
Cub Foods, Joey
Novas, Tonkadale
Nursery, Wells
Fargo
October 11th – Spookamaga at Camp Lakamaga, Marine on St. Croix
1:30 - 8PM Cost is $5 per person More info: www.spookamaga.com
October 13th - Adult Member 6:30 PM at MMW in the Media Centers
November 7th/8th - Kids Against Hunger packathon, Mt Calvary in
Excelsior http://tinyurl.com/2015KAHpackathon
January 10th - Cookie Rally
3:30 - 5:00 at Mount Calvary Church in Excelsior
Other Events that will happen this year:
Daisy Tea Party in the Spring
She N Me in a tent in May or June
Loveable Llamas
Girl Scout Sunday at Mount Calvary Church will be March 8th
Memorial Day Parade
If your troop is interested in hosting an event – other ideas…
Daisy Blast - satisfies bridging requirements and is a ton of fun
Frosty Fun
Sock Hop / Valentine’s Dance
Girl Scout Birthday party
Thinking Day events
Bowling
Events
Let’s Have You Try It Now
Go to Tonka Waters West Family Shutterfly site to find
when the xyz event details.
Go to Tonka Waters West Family Shutterfly site to find
the form to reserve your room at your school
Go to Girl Scouts River Valley and find meeting planner.
Go to Girl Scouts River Valley and find a badge earning
event for your troop.
For SignUp Genius and Shutterfly 101: Look for coffee
house dates from Tonka Waters West Shutterfly.
Volunteer Responsibilities-Outlined
in the River Valleys Orientation-
S.M.I.L.E.
Safety
Membership
Inclusion
Leadership Resources
Essentials
Volunteer Responsibilities
Knowing Your Responsibilities
Learn the key responsibilities of all adult Girl Scouts,
parents/guardians and girls.
Get the Safety Activity Checkpoints.
Find parent/guardian permission forms and other health
and safety documents.
Use Safety Activity Checkpoints to plan safe activities.
Use the inclusion resources for assistance in including
all members.
Take the Girl Scouts Online Safety Pledge.
How Many Volunteers?
Knowing How Many Volunteers You Need
Learn background check information.
Fill out the volunteer application.
Girl Scouts regulates specific minimum adult-to-girl
ratios for all activities. Learn the rules and which adults
can help you meet the minimum requirements.
Transporting Responsibilities
Transporting Girls
Learn which adults can drive girls to trips and activities,
and the use of private (owned or rented) and River
Valleys’ vehicles. Also included is a checklist for all
drivers to ensure passenger safety.
Review Minnesota and Wisconsin child safety seat laws
Volunteer Essentials
Tips for Managing Funds
Online trainings
How to open account
Managing Girl Scout money
Open an account
Head to any Wells Fargo location
Need two adult (non related) members
Track expenses
Keep envelopes
Write down what it was for
Year End Finance Report
Money Earning
The primary way to earn
money for programs and
activities:
The Cookie
Fall Product Program
How to get started?
Dues – Priming the troop
account.
Other way to support Scouting:
Family Giving Program Family Giving Program
Launching is like taking a
road trip
There is some of this nitty gritty stuff but it is like taking a road trip...
You have to tune up the car, fill it with gas, pack it up
But once it is all done the fun of the road trip begins, and the more prep work you've done, the less stressful the bumps in the road will be....because there will be some.
And no matter what happens with the car along the way, the point isn't to have a fancy car, just one that works, and allows you to enjoy the road trip.
The road trip is the point.
Council Troop Support Team
Additional Resources
Caribou Coffee House Hwy 7/41 Drop In this Thursday 10/9 from 9-11am
Adult Member Meeting, 10/13 at 6:30 pm, MMW Media Center
Girl Scouts Volunteer Online Support
Future deep dives: SignUp Genius and Shutterfly
Three Rivers Park activities
River Valley Equipment checkout: from cooperative games, intro to nature, program kits (astronomy, fitness challenge, girl sports kit, math fun kit, safety program kit, zink the zebra kit, building and architecture)
Closing Activities – Friendship
Circle