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Trailblazer Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in 1912.
Since then, Girl Scouts has given girls the tools to lead, break barriers, and create positive change.
We are the largest girl-led leadership development organization for girls in the world and a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, a sisterhood of nearly 10 million girls and adults in 150 countries. With programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl the chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
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Girl Scout Travel & Destinations
Girl Scouts encourages girls to try new things and see the world with fresh eyes, both inside and outside of their usual troop meetings. As COVID-19-related travel restrictions are lifted across the globe and you and your troop feel safe doing so, you may be excited to travel and explore the world as a troop.
Traveling as a Girl Scout is a more engaging experience than traveling with family, school, or other groups because girls take the lead. They'll make important decisions about where to go and what to do—and take increasing responsibility for the planning of their trips. During this process, they will also build their organizational and management skills—skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.
Girl Scout travel is built on a progression of activities, so girls are set up for success. Daisies and Brownies start with field trips and progress to day trips, overnights, and weekend trips. Juniors can take their adventures farther with longer regional trips. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors can travel the United States and then the world. There are even opportunities for older girls to travel independently by joining trips their council organizes or participating in GSUSA's travel program, Destinations.
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Not sure where to begin?
Check out the Girl Scout Guide to U.S. Travel. This resource is designed for Juniors and older Girl Scouts who want to take extended trips—that is, longer than a weekend—but also features tips and tools for budding explorers who are just getting started with field trips and overnights.
Once girls have mastered planning and embarking upon trips in the United States, they might be ready for a global travel adventure! Global trips usually take a few years to plan, and the Girl Scout Global Travel Toolkit can walk you through the entire process.
Want to include Girl Scout traditions in your trip?
Look no further than the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia! Your girls also have the chance to deepen their connections to Girl Scouts around the world by visiting one of the WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) World Centers, which offer low-cost accommodations and special programs in five locations around the world.
And if your troop is looking to stay closer to home this year?
Reach out to our Camp team at camp@gssem.org to learn about camping opportunities at Camp Hawthorn Hollow and Camp Playfair. If you plan to camp at one of our properties, at least one volunteer per troop is responsible for taking the Outdoor 1 and Outdoor 2 training courses on gsLearn. Any troops planning to cook outside or tent camp must take Outdoor 3 as well.
As your Girl Scouts excitedly plan their next trip, remember to limit your facilitation during the girls' brainstorming and planning, never doing the work for them. Share your ideas and insights, ask tough questions when you have to, and support all their decisions with enthusiasm and encouragement.
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