Girl Scout Gold Award Orientation Topics for
Troop/Group Advisors
1. Girl Scout Gold Award Background
- What is the Girl Scout Gold Award? Reasons for earning it.
- Goals of Girl Scout Gold Award for girls
- Review girl and advisor materials
- Review changes in Girl Scout Gold Award activities and process (see chart provided) if necessary
- Review of Safety-Wise and Money Earning issues around budgeting approvals
- Review By Girls, For Girls STUDIO 2B philosophy for girls 14-17
2. Roles in the Girl Scout Gold Award Process
- Review and discuss the role of the Girl Scout Gold Award Mentor Committee (see job description)
- Review different roles in the Girl Scout Gold Award process (see chart provided)
- Learn the difference between group advisor and Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor roles and when and options for when project advisor can integrate into the process
- Discuss the benefits of helping a girl seek out a project advisor
- Discuss the advisor contract and the importance of keeping commitments on both sides
- Discuss ways that advisors can work with project advisors, or assume the role themselves if need be
- Go over FAQs
3. Ways of Work
- Discuss your role during the Girl Scout Gold Award process: STEPS 1-3 — coach, cheerleader, clarifier
- Review the difference between a service project and a Girl Scout Gold Award project — ways to move girls from good to great in STEPS 4-5
- Discuss green tape and your role in the approval process and in overseeing safety and money earning issues
- Discuss strategies for group projects and girls working together within the context of the Girl Scout Gold Award requirements
- Review the adult as the person who does the ask for money and donations and how the girl can help the adult
- Discuss the importance of communication and working with the girl's project advisor and Girl Scout Gold Award Mentor Committee — avoid multiple messages to girl
- Discuss when to let go, when to help out
- Review ways to coach girls
- Identify the council contact person for questions
- Review how to keep parents in the loop
- Review the paperwork — where to find it and how to help the girl sort it out
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