The Girl Scout Leadership Experience

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The Girl Scout Leadership Experience engages girls in discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. Even at the youngest ages of Girl Scouting, girls can gain leadership skills they will carry with them throughout their lives. The Girl Scout focus on leadership shows girls that they are leaders right now in their everyday lives, and they will continue to be leaders as they get older. We believe that when women are
leaders in our world, positive results are achieved—and our world needs more positive results. Below are several resources to learn about the new Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

GSUSA has an electronic resource to help inform volunteers and parents about the structure and benefits of this great leadership model.

Click on the play button to view Girl Scouts USA's Transforming Leadership:

 

Important Things to Know

• The GSLE program materials are available in our store. 
• GSUSA has published an update to Safety-Wise that gives you girl/adult ratios by grade level, along with other updates.
• Read our FAQ for more information.

GSUSA Articles

• Looking Ahead to the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience
• Setting the Pace for the Future, The Girl Scout Leadership Development Model
• Tip Sheets
• The New Emerging Program Model: It's Not What You Do, But How You Do It
• The Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards FAQs

National Media

• Girl Scouts Seek an Image Makeover
• Scouting for Leaders

Resources

• Electronic Resource -  http://www.girlscouts.org/gsle/
• The Girl Scout Research Institute published research which was used in conjunction with feedback from the membership to develop the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The April 2008 edition of S'more Ideas, Change it Up! What Girls Say About Redefining Leadership  is a review of the findings -OR- for the PDF of the complete research study, go to www.girlscouts.org/research .
• Transforming Leadership is a Girl Scout Research Institute publication that is helpful in orienting everyone to the exciting model underlying the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. This publication clearly defines the specific outcomes (benefits) of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience for girls. It also describes the outcomes for each of the six (6) grade levels within Girl Scouting.  
• Transforming Leadership Continued is a Girl Scout Research Institute publication that is a guide to understanding the Girl Scout Processes.

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