GSCNC Virtual Challenge
Earn a fun patch at home! | When you complete the challenge fill out this Survey Monkey to obtain the patch. We are only able to fulfill requests for Nation's Capital members at this time.
Girl Scouts at Home is our way to deliver programming to girls, volunteers, and families virtually at-home. These unique Girl Scout sisterhood experiences will help us stay connected during these unprecedented times. Check-in daily as we will add badge activities, programs, and more resources.
| Girl Scout Activities and Programs | Camping At Home | Service Opportunities |
| Virtual Troop Meetings | Program Partner Resources | Community Resources |
Check out GSUSA's national Girl Scouts at Home resources!
Virtual Conversations with Girl Scout Mentors
Teen Girl Scouts here is your opportunity to ask a CEO questions about career, education, and life skills. Have a virtual conversation with a Girl Scout mentor!
The week of May 19:
Tuesday, May 19, 4:00 - 4:45 PM: Natalie Lorenz-Anderson
Wednesday, May 20, 4:00 - 4:45 PM: Debra Silimeo
Thursday, May 21, 4:00- 4:45 PM: Antoinette Barksdale
Registration will open Monday, May 18 at 10:00AM.
Girls will NOT receive an automatic confirmation email. Around 4:15pm the business day before the session you will receive an email from noreply@gscnc.org to the email address above (check your spam!). The email will provide the Chime web address for the virtual meeting.
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Girl Power Can't Be Quarantined Patch
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Trefoil Scavenger Hunt
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Trefoil Scavenger Hunt
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HPE Cybersecurity Patch Program
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GSCNC Girl Scout Juniors
Girl Scouts Nation's Capital Juniors can participate in our HPE Cybersecurity Patch program! Juniors can earn the patch and a gift (while supplies last).
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Girl Scouts Nation's Capital Pen Pals
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Girl Scouts Nation's Capital Pen Pals
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The Gift of Trees
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The Gift of Trees
This program commemorates the gift of 3,020 cherry blossom trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, D.C. in 1912 – the same year Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scout movement in Savannah, Georgia! The Gift of Trees Patch Program focuses on three key themes—international friendship, arts and culture, and the environment.
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Women's Suffrage Virtual Scavenger Hunt
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Women’s Suffrage VIRTUAL Scavenger Hunt
Get your favorite snack and flex your fingers for this virtual scavenger hunt! Explore the Women’s Suffrage Movement by solving clues to learn about the 19th Amendment and the people who helped bring women the right to vote. PowerPoint version is available on Rallyhood.
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Videos
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Activities
As we learn of additional service opportunities we will add them to this section. Make sure you check the Community Service Rallyhood too!
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Girl Scouts Give Back: Letter Writing Service Project
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Sunrise PenPal Program
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Face Masks
Environmental Activities (Earth Day 2020)
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Ecology
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Waste
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Climate Action
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Wildlife
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Water
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Additional Resources
A Girl Scout Message for Those in Isolation
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General Resources
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STEM Resources
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STEM for Scouts- A principle of the Girl Scouts of the USA is to break down barriers. This includes not letting COVID-19 be an obstacle for progress! Our “Earn your Badge from Home” program utilizes online tools such as Google Classroom, to provide a simple step-by-step process your scouts can complete earning their Coding for Good Badges, all on their own! We work with troop leaders, one-on-one, to schedule a convenient time for scouts to log in as a group or individually.
Our pre-recorded online sessions are structured around badge curriculum and include:
- A fun coding project tutorial on Scratch (an online block-based programming website for kids)
- Discussion about computer science principles
- Breaks to watch attached videos to learn about amazing female leaders in the tech space
Videos are carefully designed to be extremely similar to an in-person experience and students can learn at their own pace. A teacher will be available for immediate online assistance for pre-booked programs.
We strongly encourage you to watch a brief video explanation of our program and see just how easy the whole process is! Please visit this link.
Check out https://www.facebook.com/STEM4Scouts or email for more information.Boolean Girl- Full STEM Ahead is a series of FREE, online events with a live instructor teaching kids to Code, Build, Invent, and Animate. Join us each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 PM eastern for a new episode and a new project. Each day we will lead you through a project where we code, or build something new and fun. Girl Scouts can use these porjects to complete coding badges.
Career Girls -- A free, non-commercial, online platform that features the largest library of 13,000+ short video clips of 600+ diverse women across every career imaginable with an emphasis on STEM. The women serve as virtual role models, sharing career and educational advice to inspire young girls to reach for the stars professionally and in life.
The program is designed for girls who are interested in a Full Code Immersion experience. You will code like a Programmer while overcoming obstacles, building problem-solving skills, and developing confidence as an independent coder. Sign up at any time and experience the latest in online learning. You are free to come and go as your schedule permits picking up where you left off. Optional live support classes are available daily to help you. All you need to participate is a modern browser, high-speed Wi-Fi, and a computer with audio capability. You will have as long as you need to complete your Journey. We host the pages for free with no expiration date.
Challenger Center- STEM at Home is a collection of Challenger Center lessons and activities that can be modified and completed at home. Each STEM at Home category includes at least one at-home lesson. These activities require common household items or products that are readily available online. All STEM at Home lessons are marked with an asterisk * on the lesson page.
CodeCampKidz- Complete Think Like A Programmer Journey Online and learn to code all from the comfort of your own home on your schedule. CodeCampKidz will guide you step by step as you work through your projects. No experience or previous knowledge is required. When you finish your Journey, you will have coded a Final Project of your choosing and completed your Journey.
Empowerment Lessons -- Are you interested in a career in STEM? The role models in these short videos provide valuable insights and guidance to help you on your way. Watch the videos and then use the Independent Learning Guide to jumpstart a valuable discussion on STEM careers.
Examples:
Why Consider AI
Why Choose STEM
Science Careers
Empowerment Activities -- Use these activities to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your group.
Examples:
Inflate a Balloon - Science
Marshmallow Structures - Architecture and Construction
Four Wheel Balloon Car - Engineering
Motivational Mini-Posters -- Download these free mini-posters with inspiring quotes from Career Girls Role Models!ILITE Robotics- Welcome astronauts! You have a very important mission today...You will be preparing your team for a trip to Mars!
Mission details:
- Construct a rocket
- Design and build a landing rover
- Build a comet
Click here for the program guide.
Welcome meteorologists and geologists! Today we are going to do experiments to study the Earth and weather
Mission details:
- Cloud in a Jar
- Layers of the Earth
- Rainbow in a Glass
- Weather Fronts
Click here for the program guide.
Welcome engineers!
Mission details:
- Snack Pulley
- Rubber Band Car
- Leap Bot
- Paper Tower Challenge
Click here for the program guide.
Maryland Science Center- has two places where we have been sharing Science activities for people to do at home. The first is on their Website
Let's Science Together. Additionally, the Maryland Science Center Facebook is posting challenges and live videos of activities that kids and families can do at home.Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Spark!Lab- Spark!Lab is a hands-on invention studio in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Spark!Lab activities communicate that invention is a process, rather than a single “Aha!” moment; provide visitors with opportunities to explore the invention process and their own inventiveness; and demonstrate the central role that invention plays in American history—and today.
Virtual Invention Challenges:
Users pick their challenge and are guided through the steps of the invention process - in a style similar to the facilitation approach used in the Spark!Lab. At the "Create it" step, users link over to a related Tinkercard portal where they can build and tweak their virtual inventions using parts provided or by creating their own elements. The five challenges are: Help Clean Up the Ocean, Invent a Musical Instrument, Reinvent the Shopping Cart, Design a Spacecraft, and Design a Stadium.
Spark!Lab's Now What? Invention Game
Unexpected problems often call for inventive solutions. Users create inventions based on random prompts, leading to unpredictable and fun outcomes.Tudor Place Historic House and Garden- Step into the shoes of architect William Thornton and design your own houses. Imagine new ways to use everyday items that are normally thrown away. Create designs for a brand new house. List the things that a person needs in a home. Solve a problem for housing needs. Share with someone how you would use your new idea. Brownies will be able to complete all activities needed for the Inventor badge.
Questions? Contact education@tudorplace.org.Vidcode- Free Unlimited Vidcode Access for troops until June 30th! The 300+ hours of additional tutorials** are creative, including things like filmmaking and off-computer activities, so they are a great supplement during closed summer camps.
** The unlimited Vidcode access is in addition to our GSUSA Coding for Good Badge tutorials, which are always free and can be accessed here anytime.
Here are the steps to get started:
- Sign up for a free educator/guardian account here (which will give troops access to our 10+ hours of free introductory content and the Coding for Good Badge activities).
- Fill out this form to request full unlimited access to the rest of our platform activities (over 300 hours of additional tutorials!).
- Attend our weekly Vidcode 101 Webinar (every Wed. @ 4pm EST) to get started fast and learn more.
Washington Architectural Foundation- remains committed to providing young people in the Washington area with early design education. Whether home from school trying to stay busy or seeking a fun and creative activity as a positive distraction, these challenges will encourage the discovery of the local built environment. Click here to learn more (suggested age group: 10-14, but this activity is for all ages and skill levels). Post your drawings on Instagram and tag us @DistrictArchCenter.
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Life Skills Resources
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Entrepreneurship Resources
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Outdoor Resources
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General Resources
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STEM Resources
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Life Skills Resources
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Entrepreneurship Resources
