Spring 2025 Lead & Learn

GSUSA New Couses for 2025:

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.

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 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. This course has two required parts. Part I takes approximately 20 minutes, and Part II takes 10 minutes to complete.

Course Access : Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn.

New Leader Onboarding: Funding the Fun—Managing Girl Scout Finances (GSUSA) Course Description : Leaders learn how to manage their troop’s income and fund meetings and activities in this course. We also review how troops manage and report their finances to councils. Level: All

Course Access : Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn.

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

Level: All

Course Description : Leaders learn the Girl Scout Cookie program basics in this course. We review how and why Girl Scouts sell cookies, who the bakers are that make the cookies, and how to utilize cookie proceeds with a troop. We also review exciting program options leaders can explore with their troop as they build their entrepreneurial skills. Finally, we’ll cover cookie-selling safety and important ways to bring families and caregivers along in a troop’s cookie business adventure.

Course Access : Course available in the Content Library in gsLearn.

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