In this journey, theres a whole spiral of it waiting for girl scout juniors. Junior agent of change journeypower of one award activity plan 1 purpose. Session 3 didnt have a lot to it, but of course, we gave it our own twist. First four meeting examples to help you get started with your girl scout junior troop, youll find examples of how you and the girls can structure your first four meetings. Girl scouts of the green and white mountains encourages you to stay safe and healthy while continuing your girl scout experience from home. Agent of change journey planner girl scouts of nations capital. This series is for juniors girl scouts and is suitable for inschool. Junior agent of change journey power of one award activity plan 1 purpose. The comic in the girls book is 10 pages long maybe longer the book. Girl scout daisies will especially enjoy meeting the colorful, global. A leadership journey by patricia diaz dennis and christine norrie jan 1, 2008. So, i felt the basic outline given in the leaders book for the journey was something that would help them get started.
How to guide girl scout juniors on agent of change its your world. Brownie world of girls journey girl scout service unit 5208. The meeting before, i prepared the girls and we discussed what we were going to be doing. Run it alone, in pairs, and as one big junior group to learn about the power of one, power of team, and power of community.
The journey takes the girls through 7 sessions, during which they earn three awards. Agent of change offers girls a chance to earn three awards and record progress throughout the journey in their own award tracker. The agent of change teaches about the power of you, power of team, and power of community. My 5th grade junior girls transitioned to intermediate in our school district and several elementary schools merged. The twists and turns of getting along its your world change it. It is packed with handson activities to make your girl scout journey a fun, positive experience for your girls and a stressfree, memorable experience for you. Jul 22, 2014 junior agent of change journey handbook junior agent of. Junior girl scout troop 42120 have been together since they were daisy girl scouts, their leader christie eckardt has taught the girls about bullying and jealously, two things that can hurt a friendship and yourself. The agent of change journey ill call it aoc aims to teach the girls that what i do can be shared with, and become stronger, in a team.
In this journey, for fourthand fifth graders, theres a whole spiral of it waiting for girl scout juniors. By journey s end, theyll see just how powerful a girl scout team and the community can be together. The agent of change offers girls a chance to earn three awardsthe power of one award, the power of team award, the power of community award. This guide includes many of the badge and award options for girl scout cadettes as well as downloadable activity plans. Girls will need the journey book to earn these awards. The journey is filled with ceremonies and circles, reallife heroines, and special new characters, including the fashionsavvy spider named dez. Power of one, power of team, and power of community. Please see the files below for worksheets to help complete this journe y. Girl journey books agent of change, get moving, andamuse. Agent of change journey for junior girl scouts badge in a bag kit from. In keeping with circular symbols often used to represent community and sharing and dezs own spider web, these awards are circular, too and build on each other from the inside out. Have each girl take turns introducing herself and naming their favorite story about people from another country or culture.
Once you choose a journey topic that interests you most, youll identify a problem, design a solution, and put a plan into action. If girls choose to create a comic for their power of team award then incorporate. A leadership journey girl scout journey books cadette, vol. Girl scout junior troop 4733 agent of change girl scout troop, girl scouts, girl. When girls have earned this award, theyll see how their personal qualitiesand those of other women and girlsgive them the power to do good things in the world. Girl scout juniors home study packet girl scouts of central. Read super shelter makers 20 minutes have the girls read the comic in their book. I feel its important they do a few things outside of meetings, yet i dont want to make it so hard that they dont want to do it at all. Agent of change junior journey award set girl scout shop. What girl scout juniors can earn during this journey. The result is a storybook world of flowers and little girls who, together, do great things. Agent of change girl book and adult guide easel paper with the girl scout law on it their rope with the index cards arrival activity have the first few girls who arrive early lead a game.
Girl scout troop 44 madisonville, kentucky scoutlander. Girls will complete a world of girls journey and earn the four awards at the completion of the series. This series is for juniors girl scouts and is suitable for inschool and afterschool troops. Tell your girl scout about a female leader you admire. And shell be able to do just that when she and her troop experience a girl scout journey. On this journey, girl scout brownies learn about the lives of girls all over the world through stories. Leader describes meeting by meeting how they completed this journey.
Junior agent of change journey book girl scout shop. To complete the agent of change journey, girls must earn three awards. This journey is also about learning how girls can become powerful if they work together. The girls will move from a deeper understanding of themselves to exploring how powerful they are as a team, to realizing the added strength they gain by reaching out in the wider community to take action with its members.
How to guide girl scout juniors on agent of change its your world chage it. The adult guides also feature sections on girl scout history as well as understanding girls at each grade level. Junior agent of change journey scout leader 411 blog. And emphasizing the fact that even though you are only one person you can make change all by yourself, power of one. Have the girls take turns reading parts from the comicbook story on pages 4563.
The adult guide has prompts to help leaders guide their troop, and the journey book has stories, activities, and space for girls to add their reflections as they progress along the journey. This entry was posted in girl scouts, journeys, juniors and tagged agent of change ideas, agent of change journey power of team. Discover and share the powerful story of a forgotten woman or girl from around the world who mobilized others and made a difference discover all the ways their own strengths and powers help them create change in the world. Girl scout journeys are just one of the many ways you can make a difference in the worldwhether its caring for animals, taking a stand for girls, or saving the planet. Junior agent of change girl scouts of northeastern new york. Plant a tree maybe even at girl scout camp juniors. Talk to your girl scout about her great qualities and ones she might want to develop. Life skills comic artist good sportsmanship finding common. She wants to explore new things, connect with friends and her community, and make a difference in the world. The brownies made ice cream, created tiedye milk, used static electricity to make salt and pepper dance, blew up balloons without using their breath, and made raisins dance in liquid. Girl scout journeys are just one of the many ways you can make a difference in the worldfrom helping others get healthy and fit and stay that way. Juniors do an agent of change craft girl scout troop 2214. Leadership journey encourages girls of all ages to make the world a better place and make new friends along the way.
Girl scout leader agent of change also has links for other levels of girl scouts and ideas for earning badges and such. The companion how to guide for adult volunteers offers key information about the journey, its awards and its leadership benefits, and stepbystep sample plans for how journey sessions can unfold as girls meet. After completing the agent of change journey book, hutchinson girl scout junior. Table of contents girl scouts of eastern pennsylvania gsep. When girls have earned this award, theyll see how their personal qualitiesand those of other women and girls give them the power to do good things in the world. As a junior, you have the power to make change in the world. Looking at famous people and isolating why they became famous and how. The journey power award tracker that begins on page 8 of the girls book lets the juniors record their progress throughout the journey. Girls will complete the agent of change journey and can earn three awards at the completion of this series. But the book turned me off, beginning with the front cover. I like to break it down into manageable chunks rather than take on the whole thing at once. You can also use this chart to remind you what younger girl scouts are doing in their badges and to decide how you might want to mentor them as they earn awards.
Agent of change offers girls a chance to earn three awards and. Choose one girl to read page four and another to read page five. The troop from the other elementary school asked me to lead their troop as well. Girls will complete the agent of change journey and can earn three.
The juniors set up five science experiment stations. Requirement to earn the power of one award, girls will discover and share the powerful story of a forgotten woman or girl from around the world who mobilized others and made a difference, discover all the ways their own strengths and powers help them create change in the world, and discover what the girl scout law and true heroines have in. Have the girls make their own comic book girl scout leader 101. Agent of change is a journey about taking action to make the world a better place, a fine topic.
To complete the agent of change journey, girls plan and carry out a take action project that addresses the root cause of a community issue in a sustainable way. Agent of change is all about recognizing girls as individuals and all their talents. The agent of change offers girls a chance to earn three awardsthe power of. Agent of change journey book and read about the adventures of dezi the spider. The girls requested we work on the outdoor journey and thankfully, we do have a service unit camping trip coming up, but my coleader and i felt the agent of change journey would be the most appropriate to prepare the girls for the bronze award. Variety of printable comic strip templates teaches story sequencing as well as. Finally, choose two or three girls to read page seven out loud to the. The agent of change is the juniors its your world change it journey. Aoc team activity the journey guide has the girls reading the comic book and then either writing their own comic book, or creating a skit. Girl scout junior agent of change journey in a day and. It becomes overwhelming for me, if i dont break it down. Virtual programs are a great way to connect with your girl scout sisters and earn badges and journeys while at home. I didnt know how that would go over with the girls given their reaction when i brought up writing a chain story for one of the gs way steps, so i wanted to have another option for them.
Have copies of what makes me me, activity found on page of the girls book so any girl. Wonders of water leader book girl scout journey books, brownie 2 by anne marie. Power of one, power of team and power of community. A leadership journey agent of change referred to as the journey book. Girls can continue their agent of change journey by earning the power of community award. This powerful journey is filled with ceremonies and circles, reallife heroines, and special new characters, including the fashionsavvy spider named dez. Junior journey snapshots girl scouts of the green and white. National leadership journeys for girls girl scouts. Agent of change journey power of team plant, plant. Identify a problem they want to do something about come up with a. Encourage them to fill it in as they complete each step toward an award.
Then pass out the agent of change journey books and have the girls open to page four. She shares a few activities she has done with her girls. Then read page six to them and have a few girls share how they have shown their power lately. See how innovative girl scout journey programs provide the framework to help girls change the world, save the planet, share inspiring storiesand have fun. Agent of change junior journey girl scouts book set new. The journeys centerpiece is a comic story of girl heroines who will inspire the juniors as they take action to improve their own community. Its got a visually jumbled style, like a scrapbook, thats supposed to be trendy and exciting but succeeds mainly in being hard to read. Zovargo is a gssd awardwinning community partner that brings a variety of unique animals mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects to every badge or journey workshop we provide. Agent of change journey award idea girl scout junior troop 80342 hosted a badge day for girl scout brownies. Each example follows a typical troopmeeting format, and each incorporates the agent of change journey book.
Public jr journeys girl scout troop 44 madisonville. See more ideas about agent of change, girl scout juniors and girl scouts. Invite the girls to decorate their prop box as they like using the art supplies provided. The cadette planning guide is an online resource to help cadette troops and juliettes complete journeys and badges. Public journeys girl scout troop 175 henderson, nevada. Agent of change fourweek girl scout journey program agent of change power. Whether its planting a garden, painting a mural, or launching a letterwriting campaign, girl scouts at every level experience unique leadership and advocacy challenges and discover what it means to be a leader who makes a difference in the.
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