The Pillars of Girl Scouting: Beyond Cookies, Camp, and Crafts
The Pillars of Girl Scouting: Beyond Cookies, Camp, and Crafts
April 23, 2020 by Taylor Studios
Today’s guest blog comes from our friends and client the .
It’s been a pleasure to partner with them on future plans, and get to know more about what makes their organization great. As you’re about to read, the Girl Scouts are about so much more than cookies. That being said, cookie sales help fund the adventures and learning of the scouts. Covid-19 has cut the cookie season short, which is very sad for the girls, but also for all of us that love those ! You can still online though, or even better, donate to their and cookies will be donated to local non-profits, health professionals, and first responders.
Do you know the four pillars of Girl Scouting? Lots of people would answer that question with “I thought there were 3: cookies, camp, and crafts,” but Girl Scouts is so much more than that!
that form the foundation of our program and our organization. And don’t worry, alums, they’ve been a part of Girl Scouts since the beginning!
Ready to see what they are? Let’s go!
Girl Scouts has been building girls’ confidence and skills in the great outdoors for over 100 years. Outside is where many of our favorite activities happen. Activities like camping, outdoor cooking, orienteering, and exploring the wilds (and the backyard) are part of our identity as an organization. We continue to encourage girls through outdoor- and nature-focused badges and Journeys to go on adventures, challenge their skills, learn new things, and develop an enduring love for our natural world!
As Girl Scouts of the USA points out, “when girls spend quality time outdoors and increase their exposure to nature, they thrive physically, emotionally, and intellectually.” And we’re all about helping girls thrive!
Consider this topic like a giant umbrella that covers a whole host of practical skills, tools, and activities that help girls grow into problem solvers and take the lead in their own lives and in their communities. It’s under this pillar that you’ll find important badge topics that help foster positive values in girls like civic engagement, community service, healthy relationships, and financial literacy, to name just a few of the broad topics addressed here.
Whether she’s a Brownie working on or a Senior going , she’s sure to gain useful skills and the confidence she’ll need to tackle whatever hurdles life offers!
Where do girls learn to communicate with customers, devise a marketing strategy, and promote a product? For many girls their first experience running a business is the Girl Scout Cookie Program. As she goes door to door, sets up booths, and follows up with Great Aunt Judy for orders, she’s learning that will help her have the confidence and the know how to start her own business some day.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program and the related badges are where girls learn to set goals, make decisions, and manage their own money. They’re discovering what it takes to work as a team, exploring business ethics, and growing their people skills as they interact with their troop members and the general public. Those are some smart cookies!
Girls are amazing innovators. Seriously, they’ve been exploring, , and revolutionizing things (like ) for generations. And when you combine their innovative skills with a desire to help others, you get the potential for some awesome scientific breakthroughs and inventions. And we want to be a part of that!
Girl Scouts continues to inspire girls to follow their curiosity as they become better problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and team players through STEM badges and activities. That’s why we introducted last fall and why we’re adding badges on topics like this fall!
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All of the pillars above come together to form one awesome Girl Scout foundation where girls can grow, learn, and have fun. So what are you waiting for? Check out our , dive into some , and start planning now!
Thank you to the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio for sharing their blog post with us! You can find the original post .