Leadership Journey with girls. You just need to be willing to dive in and enjoy the learning-by-doing
experience with them.
Each Journey adult guide contains sample plans that you can customize to fit the needs of your group,
whether you guide a troop, volunteer at a Girl Scout camp, mentor girls on a travel adventure, or engage
with girls in a series or at an event. Each Journey also offers opportunities to enjoy the longstanding
traditions of Girl Scouting, from ceremonies and songs to earning awards and skill badges.
Two of the Journey series—It’s Your World—Change It! and It’s Your Planet—Love It!—are available in
Spanish, as are two new supporting books for Spanish-speaking volunteers to use with Spanish-
speaking and bilingual Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors :¡Las Girl Scouts Brownies Cambian El Mundo! (Girl
Scout Brownies Change the World!) and ¡Las Girl Scouts Juniors Apuntan a las Estrellas! (Girl Scout
Juniors Reach for the Stars!). The books, which introduce the Girl Scout movement to these girls and
their families, provide everything you need for a fun-filled year in Girl Scouting. For more information on
these resources, contact customer care at 800-248-3355.
The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting and National Proficiency Badges
In addition to the Leadership Journeys, girls at each Girl Scout grade level have their own edition of The
Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting—a binder full of information about being a Girl Scout and how to earn certain
badges, including ones about financial literacy and the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Girls who want to earn
more badges can add a Skill Building Badge Set tied to the theme of the Journey they’ve chosen.
When a Girl Scout earns a badge, it shows that she’s learned a new skill, such as how to make a healthy
snack or take great digital photos. It may even spark an interest at school or plant the seed for a future
career. Please remember that we don’t expect you to be an expert in the badge topics; just have fun
learning by doing with the girls!
While you’re having fun, keep in mind: badges are for educating girls, not for decorating their sashes and
vests. The quality of a girl’s experience—and the skills and pride she gains from earning leadership
awards and skill-building badges—far outweigh the quantity of badges she earns.
If you’re working with Girl Scout Daisies, please note that they earn Petals and Leaves (which form a
flower) instead of badges.
There are several ways to supplement the National Program Portfolio and enhance girls’ time as Girl
Scouts—and have fun while you’re doing it! A few of them are outlined below.