Welcome to Teen Advisor Roundtable

Agenda Understanding The Girls Interpersonal Relationships National Program Portfolio Decisions Putting it all Together Resources

Understanding the Girls Remember when you were this age? What did you look like physically? What was your school workload like? What was important to you?

Interpersonal Relationships Conflict resolution Promoting “Sisterliness”

Sensitive Issues Before exploring or engaging in discussion of sensitive or contemporary issues a parent permission form must be filled in and signed.

So…is your troop girl led? Girls take part in every step of the planning process Adults begin letting go of as many responsibilities as possible All of the adults on the team plan with the girls, not for them Delegating, especially to girls, may be an area of personal growth Focus on building skills

National Program Portfolio What is it? 1.Journeys 2.Badge Activity Sets 3.Girls’ Guide to Girl Scouting 4.Legacy Badges 5.LIA, Program Aid, CIT, VIT, 6.National Leadership Awards 7.My Promise, My Faith 8.Silver Award, Gold Award

National Program Portfolio Where do we start?

Brainstorming Sticky Dot Voting Multi Voting Reaching Consensus Making Decisions

What Teen Girls Do in Girl Scouting Leadership Travel &High Adventure Community Service Take Action Special Interest Groups

Wrap-up Understanding The Girls Interpersonal Relationships National Program Portfolio Decisions Putting it all Together Resources

Getting Connected “Program Resources for Teen Girl Scouts” web resource only Your Service Unit Coordinator GSNC: Find your local office on the Web Site –Community Development Director (CDD) –Program Department –Volunteer Resources Department –