Girl Scout Leadership Experience

From the very beginning, Girl Scouts has been about developing girls' leadership.

Now we're defining what we're doing with national, outcomes-based program activities that are designed to guide girls along a life-long path to lead with courage, confidence, and character as they continue to make the world a better place.

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience identifies three "keys" to leadership that replace the four program goals. These are Discover - girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world; Connect - girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally, Take Action - girls act to make the world a better place.

In Girl Scouting, it's not just "what girls do" (activities), but "how" (processes) they do the (activities). These processes are Girl-Led, Learning by Doing, and Cooperative Learning.

Click here for GSUSA's GSLE site

What can you do to share these changes with girls?

Discover

• Read this webpage, pick up a new Journey, attend a training -and discover information about the new program changes

Connect

• As you learn more, connect with your Girl Scout network of other leaders and volunteers to share ideas, brainstorm events, etc.

Take Action

• Partner with your girls to explore new materials, and to use the keys to leadership in the troop activities they plan

FAQs about changes
Awards FAQ
Transitions
Leader Magazine Article

Journeys