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A Letter to
Teen Girl Scouts, Volunteers, and Families
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What is
STUDIO 2BSM?
STUDIO 2B
is an exciting Girl Scout program
opportunity for girls ages 11 - 17, where girls have a hand in planning
their own activities.
STUDIO 2B
is a direct result of the
New Directions for girls 11-17 research. In
STUDIO 2B
girls connect with adult advisors and with
other girls. They share their thoughts on issues, create meaningful
experiences and hang out in a place that's designed to let them be who
they are and encourages them to become who they want to be. Girls in
STUDIO 2B
are still Girl Scouts and live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
The Four B's:
Program Goals for
STUDIO 2B members -
Become:
Celebrate yourself
today and become your best self in the future.
Belong:
Be a part of a group where you have fun, relate to others with
respect, and develop lasting friendships.
Believe:
Develop your ideas and voice what is important to you.
Build:
Take action on what you care about and make a difference.
How does the "By Girls, For Girls" part
of
STUDIO 2B
work?
By listening to girls - at every opportunity. This is one way you can help!
As adult advisors, you have much more contact with teens than council
staff. Help us listen to teens by listening for us and then share (or
ask the girls to share) with us what you have learned about those hopes
and dreams ...and fears. We want to hear what the
girls have to say!
What are the
STUDIO 2B resources
and where can I find them?
Current
STUDIO 2B
resources consist of Collections, Focus books, the Basics Binder and a
range of Charms earned by completing Focus activities.
STUDIO 2B
Collections are annual
publications for girls ages 11-13, 13-15, and 15-17. They contain
celebrity interviews, first-person accounts, quizzes, advice columns,
girl stories and activity ideas in a colorful magazine format.
STUDIO 2B
Basics is the "core" resource
book girls can carry with them to help them plan, connect and do. This
resource answers: What exactly is STUDIO 2B? What do I need to do to be
a member? How do I connect with other girls and adults? What activities
can I do and how can I find out more about them? And how can I keep
track of it all? This "core" resource comes in a binder with plenty of
room for additional resources.
STUDIO 2B
Focus Books are hands-on,
skill based, informational, practical and interactive resources that
provide girls with new experiences in the topic of their choice. Girls
can choose their own
STUDIO 2B
Focus topic and then have the option
of completing the activities either individually or in a group. The
choice is theirs! Girls set goals in the topic they want to explore and
once they have reached their goals, they are able to earn a
STUDIO 2B
Charm representing their efforts and
newly acquired skills.
Some examples of Focus Books:
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TAKE CHARGE
The world is a crazy place sometimes and girls need to learn skills to
protect themselves. This is what Take Charge is all about -
learning how to keep themselves and their friends safe.
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ON TRACK
Whether an avid runner or beginner girls who pick up On Track
will get those sneakers moving!
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UNIQUELY ME! THE REAL DEAL
What's PMA? Positive Mental Attitude, of course. Everyone needs a PMA at
one time or another. The Real Deal contains activities that teach
girls to use their PMA to help deal with peer pressure and stress.
Also available in Spanish.
Please visit or contact a Bay Shop for all
STUDIO 2B
resources.
Are the charms that girls earn with
the STUDIO 2B Focus books official awards?
Yes! The charms are new earned
awards.
Charms are
equivalent to IPPs and girls
can chose to earn IPP's or Charms.
The charms were created in response to the research from girls that they
are looking for fun, new ways to mark their accomplishments. Girls earn
and collect charms when they complete the goals they establish for each
Focus book.
What happens with the current Girl Scout resources for girls 11-17?
Consider the handbooks,
interest projects, Issues for Girl Scouts booklets and all of the new
STUDIO 2B resources as a menu of
options. All of them are "real" Girl Scout materials, and all of the
represent equally viable ways for girls to "do" Girl Scouts. Girls may
choose how they want to mix and match resources to complement what they
decide they want to do in
STUDIO 2B
groups and events. Regarding the terms 'Cadette' and
'Senior', girls can choose to identify
themselves in terms that feel right to them, whether Cadette/Senior,
Teens or
STUDIO 2B.
That is the true heart of
STUDIO 2B.
Where can I learn more?
Visit the STUDIO 2B
website at
http://www.studio2b.org/
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