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Badges, Activities, & Beyond

The New Badges, Journeys & Awards and Where to Find Them

July 17, 2019
It’s summertime, which means we are gearing up for another year of exploration, adventure, leadership and fun! And great news–Girl Scouts of the USA has just released the newest badges and journeys to help girls do just that. Last year we were excited to introduce a number of badges for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts, and this year we are thrilled to see the progression for Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts along with some new outdoor adventure badges for girls of  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Featured, Parents

Girl Scout Traditions: Space Explorers!

December 10, 2018
Here’s a fun fact: virtually every female astronaut who has flown in space is a Girl Scout alum. That’s means more than one third of NASA’s space shuttle missions have had a Girl Scout flying on them! We count among our alums women like Dr. Kathryn Sullivan (the first American female to spacewalk) and Susan Helms (the first woman to serve as a crew member on the International Space Station), along with many others. Pretty stellar list of women, right? So how did Girl  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, News, Volunteers

We Want YOU to Test the New Citizen Science Journey for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors!

November 7, 2018
We’ve teamed up with Girl Scouts of the USA and SciStarter to test the NEW Citizen Science Journey for Cadettes, Seniors, Ambassadors, and multi-level troops in grades 6-12! We are looking for troops to volunteer their time to try out the citizen science journey for Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors. Multi-level troops are welcome to apply all girls in the troop are in grades 6-12. Your troop has the opportunity to impact program materials that are going to be used across the country next  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Girls, News, Volunteers

We Want YOU to Test the New Cybersecurity Badges for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors!

September 3, 2018
We’ve teamed up with Girl Scouts of the USA and Palo Alto Networks to test the upcoming Cybersecurity badges for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors! We are looking for troops to volunteer their time to try out the Cybersecurity badges for Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors. Multi-level troops are welcome to apply if they are able to break into the specified Girl Scout levels, but there is not a specific multi-level option for this pilot opportunity. Your troop has the opportunity to impact  ...

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