Leadership and Learning
Advancing the Highest Awards Learning Conference
This three day learning conference will focus on building capacity to support girls in earning their Bronze, Silver and/or Gold awards. The conference will offer two learning tracks including:
- Highest Awards Fundamentals for those staff and volunteers relatively new to the highest awards process;
- Highest Awards Executives for staff and volunteers who have been working with the highest awards for at least two membership years.
Both tracks will feature workshops on how to effectively support girls in the process and how to educate volunteers and parents about the highest awards. This will include the debut release of the Gold Award Web App.
Topics will be focused on the girl-led process, recognitions, training, and volunteer recruitment and re-engagement. Participants will leave the conference with tools and resources to support and measure girls' successes in earning the highest awards, and establish a community of practice.
Who Should Attend
Council staff and volunteers who are supporting girls to earn their Bronze, Silver and/or Gold Awards.
Other Questions
For all other questions, please contact Karen Scheuerer at kscheuerer@girlscouts.org or Emily Rios erios@girlscouts.org
Date: April 24-27, 2013
Start time: 7:00 p.m. on first day
End time: 12:00 noon on the last day
Register by: April 8, 2013
Course fee: $200
Location: Edith Macy Conference Center
Global Competencies
This learning conference will focus on developing global competencies that engage and retain girls in Girl Scouting. Participants will explore opportunities to engage girls in Global activities at all age levels, while developing capacity to offer global program opportunities for older girls (Cadettes and above). Sessions on Girl Scout travel and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Centers will be offered. Understanding global action and education opportunities will be a highlight of the conference. Specific attention will be dedicated to building capacity for the Global Action Volunteer and supporting volunteer roles. Participants are invited to attend a pre-conference session of cultural competency workshops on Sunday, May 5th. Please see below for the schedule at a glance:
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Sat, May 4th |
Sun, May 5th |
Mon, May 6th |
Tue, May 7th |
Wed, May 8th |
Breakfast |
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Morning |
Travel and Arrival day |
Cultural Competency workshop |
Global Programs for girls k-5 |
Travel preparation and World Centers |
Planning to Take Action |
Lunch |
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Afternoon |
Cultural Competency workshop |
Global Series for older girls |
Building a Travel Pathway and Take Action Travel |
Departures |
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Dinner |
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Evening |
Conference Opening |
Evening activity |
Free Evening |
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Who Should Attend
Council volunteers and staff interested in enhancing global education and travel opportunities within their council to develop global competencies for girls. We strongly encourage Global Action Volunteers and their staff support to attend.
Other Questions
For all other questions, please contact Karen Scheuerer at kscheuerer@girlscouts.org or Adwoa Aidoo at aaidoo@girlscouts.org.
Date: May 5-8, 2013
Start time: 10:00 a.m. on first day
End time: 12:00 noon on the last day
Register by: April 15, 2013
Course fee: $150
Location: Edith Macy Conference Center
