Patch Programs
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Water Drop Patch Program
For Brownie through Ambassador Girl Scouts
The Water Drop Patch Project inspires Girl Scouts to learn about water quality and to take action in their communities to protect and restore local water resources, including their local rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and ground water. The project supports the Girl Scout Leadership Development Program by promoting the following
goals for girls:
Discover - Explore the natural world to learn about watersheds and water pollution
Connect - Use their skills and their knowledge to work with others to educate their communities about the need to protect the nation's valuable water resources
Take Action - Make a difference in their communities by becoming watershed and wetlands stewards.
Patches are available at the Girl Scout Store.
For more information click here.
CentsAbility: A Financial Literacy Curriculum
For Junior Girl Scouts
The CentsAbility curriculum enables girls ages 8 to 14 to take charge of their financial futures by developing important skills early, including
personal money management, investing, and entrepreneurship. As they explore the relationship between lifestyle and occupational choices and imagine themselves as adults, they learn the all-important balancing act between income and expenses as they create and balance their budgets.
Materials and Pin are available at the Girl Scout Store .
For more information click here .
Fit’s Inn: Healthy Living
For Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts
The Fit's Inn program is designed as a fun and healthy getaway—just for girls. This
national, multimedia program encourages Girl Scout Brownies and Girl Scout Juniors to make smart choices about nutrition and fitness.
Materials and Patches are be available at the Girl Scout Store .
For more information click here .
Get with the Land Patch
For Brownie through Ambassador Girl Scouts
Linking Girls to the Land (LGTTL) is an interagency partnership between Girl Scouts of the USA's Elliott Wildlife Values Project and federal natural resource agencies. This partnership works toward giving
every girl an opportunity to participate in conservation and outdoor programs. LGTTL encourages partnerships between Girl Scouts and federal natural resource agency representatives on local and national levels to offer more joint conservation and outdoor projects to 2.8 million girls across the country.
Patches are be available at the Girl Scout Store .
For more information click here or here .
Girl Scouts shape UP!
For All Ages
This is your year! The year you shape UP! You'll feel better, look better, and have
lots more energy for fun. So get off the couch, toss the 32-ounce can of soda, and give your mouse a break!
Patches available at the Girl Scout Store .
For more information click here .
Trees for the 21st Century
Ages 6-18
Trees for the 21st Century is a unique educational and tree-planting program for children
ages 6 to 18, involving science-based learning, tree-planting, and ongoing stewardship activities.
Click here for more information »
Click here for the national leadership outcomes associated with this patch program »
Questions? Contact Lori Jensen
Transit Safety and Education
For All Ages
Discover. Connect. Take action. Discover the ins and outs of how to ride public transit and the safety required in order
to ride. Complete the activity requirements and earn a patch developed in collaboration with TriMet and Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
Click here for patch requirements »
Patches are provided by TriMet at no cost and are available for pick up at the Girl Scout Store at the Portland Service Center. Click here to email Lauren Shapiro.
Discover the World Patch
For Girl Scouts 11-17
The Discover the World Patch is focused on intercultural exploration and budget travel. To complete the patch, girls
choose between activities ranging from trip planning and interviewing international travelers to participating in local volunteer projects. The patch helps girls become more engaged, caring world citizens.
Patches available at the Girl Scout Store .
For more information click here .
Princess Zip
For Junior Girl Scouts
Fit for a Princess is a patch program for Junior Girl Scouts. The program focuses on these messages—eat smart and
be physically active—and uses reader’s theatre as the message vehicle. The program consists of an activity booklet for each girl that contains the reader’s theatre script, tiara, cooking, physical education and communication activities, Princess Zip patch, Group Leader’s Guide and Family Letter.
Patches and Material are provided by the Oregon Beef Council at no cost and are available for pick up at the Girl Scout Store .
Zink the Zebra
For All Ages
Need a little love and understanding? Zink the Zebra can help. This program provides your troop with the opportunity to
take a look at the importance of understanding, respect, compassion and acceptance of themselves and others. With diversity all around us it can be important to help each other appreciate those differences and Zink can show you the way with fun games and activities. With a full activity guide and the choice to purchase Zink the Zebra’s, earn the patch and spread the friendly message of acceptance.
To obtain program materials, please contact your local program specialist.
Walk-Together Program
For All Ages
For details about the American Volkssport Association's Walk-Together Program, visit http://www.ava.org/girlscouts_youth_master/walk-together_program.htm