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The National Board endorsed a Girl Scout Leadership Experience whose purpose is to build leadership skills by engaging girls in activity cycles based on the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law and the vision expressed in the Girl Scout mission statement: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
The Girl Scout approach to leadership is based on the three principles - Discover, Connect and Take Action. To learn more about the new Girl Scout Leadership Experience, go to www.girlscouts.org/strategy
To get answers to common questions about the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, click here.
Discover - As a Girl Scout discovers her world, she:
Develops a strong sense of self
Gains practical and healthy life skills
Strengthens her values
Connect - As a Girl Scout connects with others in a global community, she:
Forms caring relationships
Promotes cooperation and team building
Embraces diversity
Take Action - As a Girl Scout takes action in the world, she:
Feels empowered to make a difference
Identifies and solves problems she cares about
Advocates for herself and others
Girls have told us that it's important to be with other girls their age, and they get bored by too much repetition. Our research found that girls identify with social groups based on grades. Girl Scouts of the USA received and tested thousands of ideas on level names, but a common theme arose to place emphasis on strengthening the existing Girl Scout brand rather than focusing energy on new level names. As of October 2008, the new grade-level groups and names will be:
K-1 Girl Scout Daisy
2-3 Girl Scout Brownie
4-5 Girl Scout Junior
6-8 Girl Scout Cadette
9-10 Girl Scout Senior
11-12 Girl Scout Ambassador*
*The grade-level name Girl Scout Ambassador was added to adjust the newly separated 11 th to 12 th grade level. The word ambassador represents young women leaders, paving the way in a global world.
(2008 Membership Year)
Girl Scouting will balance our tradition of unity with practicality to meet the needs of today's girls and their families.
- Girl Scouts at each level will have one official uniform item (e.g. tunic, vest, sash) for the display of official pins and awards. This uniform item will be required when girls participate in ceremonies or officially represent the Girl Scout Movement. As always, uniforms are not required for membership, but they are encouraged so girls can show their pride in Girl Scouting
- Girl Scout Daisy and Brownie members will continue to have the full uniform ensemble available to them.
- The official dress code will unite girls as Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts will wear solid white shirts and khaki pants or skirts with their official uniform item, which will be required when they participate in ceremonies or officially represent the Girl Scout Movement.
- The adult uniforms will be a scarf worn with the membership pins for women and a tie for men. The scarf/tie and membership pins will be worn with navy blue business attire.
- Girl Scouts of the USA will continue to evolve and offer a range of appealing casual wear for girls and adults.
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