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Encourage Girls to Lead with the Ban Bossy program materials

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Ban Bossy is a new program from Girl Scouts and LeanIn.org that encourages girls to BanBossy-Patchaspire to be leaders and to learn leadership skills.  If you are looking for some programming ideas for your troop, the Ban Bossy site has suggested activities for girls aged 7 and up.  For example, the “G.I.R.L.” decision making process helps girls learn effective decision making skills and there is another activity that gives girls an opportunity to practice using “I-Statements,” a great tool for resolving conflicts.

Check out the “For Troop Leaders” section of the website http://www.banbossy.com to download the “Leadership Tips for Troop Leaders” guide, which includes information about how to lead these, and other, activities.

GSEMA Troop Terrific Patch

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Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass recently updated the requirements for troops to earn the Troop Terrific patch.  The purpose of this patch is to recognize girls and troops for their Girl Scout pride, and to assist volunteers and girls in planning a balanced troop year, by incorporating:  Troop Terrific

  • Journeys and the Girls Guide to Girl Scouting
  • The three keys to leadership: Discover, Connect, and Take Action
  • The three processes: Girl Led, Cooperative Learning, Learning by Doing
  • Interaction with troops across Eastern Massachusetts
  • Community Service
  • Service Unit Participation
  • GSEMA Program Participation
  • Volunteer Team and Volunteer Training
This patch program is based on troop participation, rather than individual girl achievement. If the troop completes the activities, individual girls are not excluded from earning the patch because they missed one or some of the activities.

Click here for the GSEMA Troop Terrific badge requirements