Fall 2025 Lead & Learn

New Leader Onboarding: What Girl Scouts Do (GSUSA)

Level: One Course Per Level

Course Description: Under this course title are six separate courses where leaders will learn What Girl Scouts Do at each program level (Daisy through Ambassador). Participants may complete courses only for the levels represented in their troop or explore them all. This set of courses replaces the three Grade Level Essentials (Daisy, Brownie, Junior) courses in gsLearn and should be the starting point for new troop leaders and assistant leaders as they begin their roles.

Course Access: Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn or via these links: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador.

New Leader Onboarding: Family Engagement—The Key to Success (GSUSA) Level: All

Course Description: Engaging families in their Girl Scout’s experience benefits troop leaders, Girl Scouts and families, too. This 30-minute course illuminates the value of family engagement and provides practical strategies for enlisting family support. It also equips leaders with an agenda to plan a parent/caregiver meeting to set the tone for family engagement for the year.

Course Access: Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn or via this link.

New Leader Onboarding: Funding the Fun—Managing Girl Scout Finances (GSUSA) Level: All

Course Description: Leaders learn how to manage their troop’s income and budget for meetings and activities in this 20-minute course that complements the GSEM-specific financial policies found in Troop Money Management.

Course Access: Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn or via this link.

New Leader Onboarding: The Girl Scout Cookie Program (GSUSA)

Level: All

Course Description: In this course, volunteers will learn the basics of the Girl Scout Cookie program, including how and why Girl Scouts sell cookies, who the bakers are that make the cookies, and how to utilize cookie proceeds with a troop. This course is divided according to program levels so that leaders can easily review all the exciting program options and safety strategies they can explore with their troops as they build their entrepreneurial skills. Each program level segment takes 15 minutes to complete.

Course Access: Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn or via this link.

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