Summer 2024 Older Girl Mini Guide

Senior and Ambassador, Grades 9-12 This course is for Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest community service award a high-school aged girl can earn. Parents, caregivers and troop leaders are welcome to attend, too! Girls going for the Gold Award are required to attend this training; they will learn the seven steps necessary to complete their Gold Award project and how to submit their proposal on Go Gold. Location: Virtual and Girl Scout Service Center 63146 Cadette, Senior and Ambassador, Grades 6-12 Explore the sport of archery closer to the city with Urban Archery at Forest Park! This program will introduce girls to safety, techniques, and fun of the sport, while rotating through archery-related stations while not shooting. Girl Scouts that have never shot archery or have only shot a few times will find this program most beneficial. Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors earn their Archery Badge. Location: Forest Park Archery Range Cadette, Grades 6-8 Woodworking gives you a feeling of accomplishment—you can make stylish useful things for yourself and others. In this badge, add to your talents with a skill Girl Scouts have been refining for 100 years—the ability to do it yourself. You’ll work with a hammer, saw, and level, and complete the badge by creating a unique wood piece of your own design. Cadettes earn their Woodworker Badge. Location: Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center 63146 Cadette, Senior and Ambassador, Grades 6-12 In this Journey, girls will participate in an authentic research experience and start to see themselves as future scientists. Girl Scouts will be conducting experiments, interacting with scientists and sharing their data with the research lab at the Danforth Plant Science Center. They will learn how genetics relate to agriculture, food security, and bio-informatics. Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors complete their Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey. Location: Danforth Plant Science Center 63132 Cadette, Grades 6-8 Be a sister to every Girl Scout! Girls will learn all about how they can help to create more inclusive spaces for people of all abilities through fun activities and positive conversations. They will learn what disabilities are, what inclusion means and how it applies to Girl Scout values, and how they can make a difference by treating people with respect. Cadettes earn their Disability Awareness Patch. Location: Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center 63146

Gold Award Training Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 pm $0 per Girl Scout Reg. Deadline: Sept. 3

Archery Sept. 18, 5:30-7:30 pm $10 per Girl Scout Reg. Deadline: Sept. 4

Woodworker Sept. 19, 6-8 pm $20 per Girl Scout Reg. Deadline: Sept. 5

Think Like a Citizen Scientist: Genotype to Phenotype Sept. 21, 1-4 pm $20 per Girl Scout Reg. Deadline: Sept. 7

Disability Awareness — Cadette

Sept. 26, 6-7:30 pm $10 per Girl Scout Reg. Deadline: Sept. 12

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