Girl Scouts of USA
Oklawewa Service Unit
Citrus Council
Titusville, Mims, Scottsmoor Area
Girl Scouts of the USA was founded 97 years ago by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia after she had visited Robert Baden-Powell the founder of Boy Scouts in England. “Girl Scouts of the USA” was chartered by Congress on March 16, 1950. Today, there are 3.7 million Girl Scouts where 2.7 million are girl members and the rest are “adult mentors”. Girls here in the US and abroad participate in more than 236,000 troops/groups in more than 90 countries. Through Girl Scout’s membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), we are a part of a worldwide family of over 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries.
In Girl Scouts, girls will:
· Discover the fun, friendship, and the power of girls working together
· Grow courageous and strong
· Develop their individual potential
· Learn to relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect
· Support their existing values to guide their actions
· Expand their developed foundation for sound decision-making
· Contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others
This is accomplished through a myriad of enriching experiences. The girls learn: life long skills, the meaning of community service or service to others, how to be a steward to our environment, and how to become closer to our religious beliefs while earning the various Pedals, Try-Its, Badges, Interest Patches, Pins, and Medals. Our Girl Scout Promise and Law provide a foundation for these activities.
The Girl Scout Promise is:
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.
Which is:
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.
In Girl Scouts we have several program levels which are:
Daisy Girl Scouts (Grades K and 1)
Brownie Girl Scouts (Grades 2 and 3)
Junior Girl Scouts (Grades 4 and 5)
Cadette Girl Scouts (Grades 6 through 8)
Senior Girl Scouts (Grades 9 and 10)
Ambassador Girl Scouts (Grades 11 and 12)
Adult Girl Scouts (which are mentors ages 18 and up)
Girl Scouts’ highest awards for the Junior, Cadette, Senior/Ambassador girls are:
The Girl Scout Bronze Award recognizes that a Junior Girl Scout has gained the leadership and planning skills required to follow through with a project that makes a positive difference in her community.
The Girl Scout Silver Award symbolizes a Cadette Girl Scout's accomplishments in Girl Scouting and community activities as she matures and works to better her life and the lives of others.
The Girl Scout Gold Award®, the highest award that a Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout can earn. She will develop her specific interests and create a personal journey through leadership skills, career explorations, self-improvement, and lasting service.
Today the Girl Scout Leadership Experience engages girls in discovering self, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place which fulfills the Girl Scout Mission - to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, to make the world a better place.
