COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Volunteer Essentials
Online Orientation is required prior to attending Volunteer Essentials.
Volunteer Essentials is required prior to attending Girl Scout Leadership Essentials.
Volunteer Essentials welcomes Volunteers to Girl Scouting and is a resource as they serve in any pathway including Volunteers who do not work directly with Girls. Volunteers will learn information about Girl Scouts as a movement and a tradition, the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and the Journeys Program. We will share information about healthy development in girls and provide information on taking trips, hosting events and keeping the Girls safe.
Girl Scout Leadership Essentials
Online Orientation is required prior to attending Volunteer Essentials.
Volunteer Essentials is required prior to attending Girl Scout Leadership Essentials.
Girl Scout Leadership Essentials must be completed within 3 months of being appointed.
Girl Scout Leadership Essentials prepares Volunteers to effectively facilitate the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and understand the importance of its many components including the keys, processes, and outcomes. Volunteers will leave the course understanding how to use the Adult Guide along with accompanying Girl Book for a grade level journey and several tips for managing a troop and conducting a safe meeting. Volunteers will discover how to do Try-Its, Badges, and Patches with one's troop and align the activities with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
Thinking Day Traditions
Each year on 22 February, we celebrate World Thinking Day, a special day when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all around the world think of each other and give thanks and appreciation to their “sister” Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. World Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the 4th Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference, held at Girl Scouts of the USA’s Camp Edith Macy (now called Edith Macy Conference Center). The World Thinking Day theme for 2010 is girls worldwide saying "together we can end extreme poverty and hunger." The aim is to raise awareness among everyone about the situation and improve the lives of the poorest people in the world. The workshop will introduce volunteers to ceremony ideas and WAGGGS activities to honor the day. One session only, January 20, Hew Hartford.
First Aid and CPR Skills Session
A two-hour American Red Cross blended learning first aid and CPR certification class. Participants must complete the online course and pass the online exam prior to attending the Skills Session. To register for an online course or to learn more about the Blended Learning program, contact Philip at the Chapter, by phone 315-866-2890 or e-mail. There is an $11 fee for this class, payable directly to the American Red Cross of the Mohawk Valley. FA and CPR certifications are required of at least volunteer for most approved Girl Scout activities.
First Aid and Adult, Child CPR – Full Class
Spread over two evenings - Combines CPR and first aid training to teach participants to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in children and adults; perform first aid for cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, bleeding, sprains and strains; treat sudden illnesses, including poisonings and heat and cold emergencies; minimize the effect of shock; recognize emergencies and take action. FA and CPR certifications are required by at least one volunteer for most approved Girl Scout activities. Council is offering only one full class this spring, April 11 and 12 at a location to be determined, both sessions required for certification. Check with your service unit or local Red Cross for other opportunities.
Girl Scout Week/Girl Scout Sunday Celebration Ideas
With celebrations starting on Sunday, March 7 and running through Saturday, March 13, Girl Scouts across the country will be celebrating the organization's 98th birthday. Ranging from large community events to small troop gatherings, girls across the country will be showing their appreciation to Juliette Gordon Low, who followed her own dreams 98 years ago and established an organization where girls from every walk of life have the opportunity to make their dreams come true. How will you celebrate? Come learn a bit about Girl Scout Week, get some ideas for celebrating, share your own ideas and explore the Girl Scout History Boxes in the lending library. One session only, February 17, Oneida.
Facilitating Adult Learning
(formerly known as Train-the-Trainer)
Participants learn how to adapt their facilitation style to accommodate multiple ways that an adult can learn. This course will give volunteers the skills necessary to conduct Girl Scout adult learning courses as well as create courses that are adaptable by other facilitators.
Simply Successful Overnights
This is a three hour session that runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon on scheduled Saturday mornings. This learning opportunity prepares participants for planning and facilitating a safe group overnight Girl Scout experience such as a sleepover, lock-in, or hotel/motel overnight. This course addresses cooking with standard household kitchen appliances.
Simply Successful Camping
This is an overnight session that runs from noon on Saturday to 11:00 a.m. on Sunday on scheduled weekends. This learning opportunity prepares participants for planning and facilitating a safe group Girl Scout camping experience in a lodge, cabin, or tent with meal preparation and fire building.
Prerequisite: Simply Successful Overnights or comparable legacy outdoor education course.
Fee: $25; this includes meals and supplies
Payment must be made at time of registration. Make checks payable to GSNYPENN.
Celebrating Earth Day
Canceled The 40th Anniversary of Earth Day is April 22, 2010: The Green Generation™. Earth Day 40 is an opportunity for girls to join together to create change. So why wait? Start planning your Earth Day 2010 event or action now, and join The Green Generation™! Gain the resources and information you need to feel ready to help girls plan an earth Day Event in their community area. One session only, March 17, Chenango County.
“Year-End” Traditions and Summertime Fun
Canceled School is winding down. Many troops celebrate with a “year-end” or court of awards ceremony and then get together for a fun outing or two before the school year begins again, but you don’t know where to begin!? This workshop is for YOU!! We will explore outings near and far, indoors and outdoors; learn about those little niceties that make year-end ceremonies special for girls and their families; share ways to keep the girls interested over the summer, without having to spend too much volunteer time away from your family; have Q&A time for new volunteers looking for insight and ideas. One session only, April 14, Oneonta