Adult Education and Enrichment
Adult Volunteers are the essential keys of Leadership for our girls!
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay is committed to fully preparing and supporting the women and men who volunteer their time to help girls become the best Leaders they can be. Teen girls 14 and older are welcome to attend all training courses! They may take First Aide and Camp Basics, but cannot serve as the first-aider or camp trained person for Troop until they are registered as an adult.
Orientation to Girl Scouts by GSUSA
Become acquainted with Girl Scouts through this stimulating and interactive resource. There are both English and Spanish versions. This engaging session will set the foundation for:
• Introduction and Welcome: instructions on how to navigate the orientation
• About Girl Scouts: Girl Scout Mission, Promise and Law, history, and membership requirements
• Girl Scout Pathways: illustrates various ways that members participate
• Support for Volunteers: resources and support available to volunteers
• Program: the three keys to Leadership: discover – connect – take action, and their outcomes
• Learning Log and Conclusion: for learners to answer questions and be thanked
Access to the Orientation: All volunteers can access the GSUSA online Volunteer Orientation at http://training.girlscouts.org. The site requires a password—the current assigned password is: discover.
For more information about the GSUSA Orientation please check with our Volunteer Services Department’s administrative assistant in the NRC at 1-302-456-7150 ext. 7174 or via e-mail at bchandler@cbgsc.org
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Service Unit Basics
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay’s Service Unit Basics document is available through your SU—contact your Service Unit Manager (SUM) or a Membership Team Member. Service Unit Basics provides new adult Volunteers with their personal toolkit to have fun and start the adventure of Girl Scouting!
New Volunteers will discover the traditions and new trends in Girl Scouting, as well as learn about forms, policies and procedures that support the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Service Unit Basics is one of the first steps in education and is followed by further learning in Girl Scout Leadership Essentials and Troop Essentials. Resources you may want to bring: Paper and pen, and your questions about being a Girl Scout Volunteer!
Resources you may want to bring:
Paper and pen
Your questions about becoming a Girl Scout Volunteer
SU BASICS TRAINING VIDEO
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Volunteer Essentials (3 hours)
Volunteer Essentials is the National Module that will help prepare Volunteers to effectively facilitate the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This course offers flexibility, so it can be used with a group of Volunteers who are partnering with girls of the same grade level, and Pathway, or it can be used with mixed groups, and different grade levels, and Pathways. As the name suggests, the focus in on the essentials—what every Volunteer needs to effectively facilitate the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
Learning Objectives:
• Explain the meaning of the three keys of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
• Demonstrate how to use the resources to support the delivery of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, including the Journeys with accompanying Adult Guides.
• Describe how to facilitate activities so they are girl-led, cooperative and learning-by-doing.
• Convey the value of being purposeful in one’s leadership.
** ALL sessions have been completed. Please check back for a new listing Summer 2012. Thank you!
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Roundtables
Stay up to date with the latest news from the Council and GSUSA. Share best practices from your Service Unit. All Roundtable events have been completed for the 2011 year. Please check back for 2012 dates in Summer 2011.
Hands-On Science Activities
GRADE LEVEL: Adults
DESCRIPTION: Learn some great hands-on science activities. Adults and girls love these activities and kits. They can be used for girl and adult recruitments, Troop activities and as service projects in the community. These are great projects for empowering older teens, college students and parents to help with the programming for your Troop meetings, camps and events. For more detailed information about specific kit activities, contact Carlyn Nelson, cnelson@cbgsc.org.
WHEN/WHERE: All sessions are on Fridays.
March 30, 2012 Cambridge Easton, MD Area, TBD, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
April 27, 2012 Virginia, TBD, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
COST: $5 per person. Cost includes take home project and a patch.
First Aid & CPR
Safety Wise defines a first-aider as an adult Volunteer who has taken Girl Scout–approved first aid and CPR training that includes specific instructions for child CPR. The American Red Cross, National Safety Council, EMP America, and the American Heart Association offer such courses. Safety Activity Checkpoints notes when a first-aider needs to be present based on specific programs. Providers can be reached at the addresses below:
The American Red Cross
P.O. Box 3714
Salisbury, MD 21802
Phone: 410-749-5331
Fax: 410-219-3270
Email: redcross@ezy.net
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The American Red Cross
207 Blue Ball Ave.
Elkton, MD 21921
Phone: 410-398-2470
Fax: 410-398-5396
Toll Free: 800-777-6620
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American Red Cross
706 Idlewild Ave.
Easton, MD 21601-4050
Phone: 410-822-2313
Fax: 41-822-2320
Toll Free: 800-777-6620
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American Red Cross
100 West 10th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6620
Fax: 302-656-8797
Toll Free: 800-777-6620 |
American Red Cross
1973 Bay Road
Milford, DE 19963
Phone: 302-335-5031
Fax: 302-335-5077
Toll Free: 800-777-6620 |
American Heart Association
1151 Walker Road
Suite 202
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-734-9321
Fax: 302-734-5571 |
American Heart Association
1096 Old Churchmans Road
Newark, DE 19713
Phone: 302-633-0200
Fax: 302-633-3964
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American Heart Association
Georgetown Professional Park
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: 302-856-7386
Fax: 302-856-2828 |
Safety Council of Maryland
Rutherford Business Center
17 Governor’s Court
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-298-4770
Toll Free: 800-875-4770 |
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Share Your Knowledge... Become a Facilitator!
Have you ever asked yourself what to do with your time or how to give back? Do you enjoy sharing your leadership experiences with others? If your answer was “Yes” to any or both of these questions, then becoming a Girl Scout Facilitator is for YOU!
Facilitators are wonderful mentors who give our Leaders the tools to become successful and share the joy that comes from helping girls develop their leadership skills and be the successful leaders of tomorrow. Facilitating Adult Learning is a course focusing on how to deliver a learning session to a group of adult Volunteers. Once you have completed the course, you will be required to apprentice for at least three sessions in the course you want to facilitate.
If you have an interest in joining us in this venture and become part of this dynamic and committed core of facilitators, please contact:
Manager of Volunteerism:
302-456-7171 or 1-800-341-4007 ext. 7171
srowe@cbgsc.org
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Volunteer Services Administrative Assistant
302-456-7174 or 1-800-341-4007 ext. 7174
bchandler@cbgsc.org |
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