Journey tip of the week #3 – use online resources


The Journey tip this week applies to all age levels. There are some great online resources out there to help enhance your in-person Journey activities and themes.

(Don’t forget to teach girls about online safety, and have them take the Girl Scouts Online Safety Pledge: http://www.girlscouts.org/help/internet_safety_pledge.asp)

We’ve come up with some great activities in each adult Journey guide – and incorporated girl-led/learning by doing/cooperative learning right into the activities – but you can always find more great program ideas by searching the internet (maybe even on other Girl Scout websites). A little time spent online and you can find great resources to customize and enhance your experience. Here are some suggestions:

ZisBoomBah.com is a partner with Girl Scouts of Colorado to help girls with living a healthy lifestyle. It’s the perfect way for troop leaders to keep girls engaged in living healthy outside of troop meetings. Activities on ZisBoomBah are alignged with the “It’s Your Planet – Love It” Journey activities for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. Sign up today: http://blog.zisboombah.com/girl-scouts

Be the Director is a great online microsite developed by GSUSA. It’s a great tie in for the MEdia Journey, but girls working on any Journey will have fun at this site!http://bethedirector.girlscouts.org/

Girls Speak Out is a website developed by GSUSA to help girls tell their stories through public service announcements. Regardless of which Journey you are working on, this site allows you to share your ideas – how you’re taking action – with other Girl Scouts across the country or just see what others are doing: http://speakout.girlscouts.org/

Get inspired on your Journey by seeing what amazing things women, including past Girl Scouts, have done: http://studio.girlscouts.org/ and http://inspire.girlscouts.org/

About kristincourington

I am the Program Director for Girl Scouts of Colorado. I work with each of the Program Managers to provide events, series, community outreach and program support to girls and volunteers around the state. I'm also the project manager for the Journey Best Case Project and the GSCO Hispanic Initiative. I've been with Girl Scouts of Colorado for over 5 years and loving every minute!
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