Useful Info
Websites useful to Girl Scout Leaders |
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Have you visited the GSUSA website lately? There is so much info! You may find the answer to questions you didn't even know you had! |
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| New section - Just for Volunteers - ideas, information, new to Girl Scouting info, how to's and more . . . | http://www.girlscouts.org/adults/justforvolunteers/index.html | |
| Program ideas, ceremonies, special days, more links . . | http://www.girlscouts.org/adults/program.html | |
| Its spring and bridging time for many troops/girls, check this page for information and ideas..... | http://jfg.girlscouts.org/GS/Ceremonies/Bridging.htm | |
| From Just 4 Girls, there are links to all sorts of hot spots . . . and it's not just for girls! | http://jfg.girlscouts.org/LINKS/directory.htm | |
| What's up nationally? Check this calendar . . . | http://jfg.girlscouts.org/whatsup/whatsup.htm | |
| There is an entire section on the Web that explains awards and insignia and shows where each should be placed. Sign up for Adult Training online. There is a page of basic forms you can print out, including parent permission forms, health forms, training registration forms, event and camp registration forms, volunteer application and criminal background check, awards nomination forms, and more. | Council Web Site: www.gsnetx.org | |
| Look on the left and click on leader notes, then find Daisy Meetings for a year and click on it. The website has the whole year planned out for Daisies. There are ideas that will help other program age levels as well on their website. | www.girlscoutserviceunit146.org | |
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| Becky's Campfire Songbook (also has skits, chants, etc.) | http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm | |
| Singing and Night Games | http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3209/sing-nite.html\ | |
| Graces (Sue Wichers) | http://gsong.ms11.net//Graces/menu.html | |
| Melinda Carroll website | http://www.gsmusic.com/order.html | |
| Sing along Songs with midis | http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm | |
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| Guide Zone | http://guidezone.e-guiding.com/indexpag.htm | |
| Leader's Landing | http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9385/index.htm | |
| MacScouter (actually a BSA page, but has lots of info. anyway) | http://www.macscouter.com/ | |
| SandyCoy's World of Scouting | http://home.comcast.net/~sandycoy/Index.html | |
| Scouting for All Seasons | http://home.cfl.rr.com/scoutingseasons/ | |
| Troop Crest Meanings | http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/puppet/989/crests/ | |
| DLTK's Scout crafts | http://www.dltk-kids.com/scouts/index.htm | |
| Savannah, GA, Birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low | http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1054/ | |
| Online Museum | http://www.vintagegirlscout.com/ | |
| Making Friends - although they do sell craft items on the website, it is a great place for craft ideas: | www.makingfriends.com | |
The Scouting Links Newsletter archives can now be found at You will need to have a Yahoo! Id to join the group, but it's free. Just go to http://www.yahoo.com. |
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scouting_Links_Newsletter/files.
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| There's a site I just found that has lots of tried-and-true try-it activities. Leaders from all over have posted what their troop did for activities for try-its. Each try-it is listed with a number number of ideas posted) after it. Click on the number and you'll get the ideas. | http://homepages.uc.edu/cgi- bin/cgiwrap/edavis/brownie?action=list | |
| For those of you whose girls might be looking for a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award project. The attachment outlines the way GS can organize projects. The web link is the home page for OQC and describes various things the organization is doing. | http://www.operationquietcomfort.com/ | |
| Brownie leaders. SHARING IS CARING. | ||