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Being a part of the Girl Scout program helps teach girls personal responsibility, setting goals, and teamwork. The
Girl Scout program is based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
The Girl Scouting program is about helping teach young girls self-esteem,
helpfulness, teamwork, leadership, and respect for others.But the Girl Scout program isnt just for girls. Adults who volunteer
in the program receive valuable benefits as well - networking with other adults; strengthening the relationship
with daughters, sisters, neices; tapping in to talents otherwise surpressed; community well being; and so much more.
The Girl Scout program has four goals. One of the first and foremost
things is for you to be the very best person you can be. Being in Girl Scouts will help make you feel good about yourself
and your abilities; encourage you to try new activities and be open to new challenges; and to tap in to your current talents
and skills in many new ways. Next, respect other people. Build strong friendships. Make new friends, but keep the old. Learn
to understand and appreciate people who may not be like you. Embrace differences in each other. Learning to build your own
set of values is the third goal in this program. You make you decisions that will affect and guide you, now and in to the
future. Last, learn to build your leadership skills and contribute to the community around you - your school, your neighborhood,
your city, and beyond.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 475 is a part of the Bayview Service Unit in
the Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi.
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The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and
my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by
the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly
and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong,
and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect
myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make
the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
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A glance into our past can guide us toward our future.
Girl Scouting Around the World is just one of the many badges a girl can work towards in Girl Scouts. This badge,
along with several others, are a part of the basics of being a Girl Scout. Activities to complete to earn this badge include:
- Thinking Day. Thinking Day falls on February 22nd every year. Find out what Thinking Day is and how you and your troop can participate in connecting with girls from around the world.
- WAGGGS on the Web. Check out the WAGGGS Web site to find out about the different countries that are members of WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts), and what projects are being sponsored by that organization.
- Connect with Younger Girls. Create a game or storybook for younger Girl Scouts that will help them understand
their connection to Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world.
- Girl Scout Central. Visit Girl Scouting's official online site for all things Girl Scout!
- International Expert. Choose one country where Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting exists. Become an expert on that country
and the activites girl members do there. Learn a game, song, craft, recipe, or activity unique to that country and share it
with your troop.
- Common Roots. Learn more about the lives of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouting, and his wife, Lady Baden-Powell, and how the Girl Guide movement came about.
- Girl Scouting's Founder: Juliette Gordon Low. Find out about the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. What does this fund do? How do girls all around the world benefit
from the money in the fund?
Completing just six activities for a particular badge completes that badge activity. Once you have completed six activities,
you earn your badge!
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