Overview of take action take action is designed to elevate traditional girl scout community service projects from meeting an immediate need to advocacy projects that make change. Virtual amuse journey series for juniors 3 part series. Create a window box full of flowers to be hung somewhere at school. Jun 8, 2014 good idea for take action project for get moving journey stay safe and healthy. There are women with different backgrounds, different careers, different lifechoices, different hobbies and different successes in every community. Girls identify a cause they feel passionate about, and with advocacy and action, make a change.
To complete the amuse journey, girls must earn three awards. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, check out these ideas,and develop your own plan of action for your troop to take so they can complete this journey and be one step closer to earning their silver award. Junior amuse journey activity plan 2 lesson plan length. See more ideas about cadette badges, girl scouts and girl scout patches. Ive recently completed my take action project for the girltopia journey. Release the compostworms at a local nature reserve. Journey take action projects poolesville area girl scouts. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The amuse tap involves the issue of stereotypes that affect women. For the success of the journey, the facilitators will need a copy of the adult guide for the journey and one copy per girl of the agent of change journey book. Im ambitious and well, maybe a bit crazy when it comes to challenging myself to take on tasks in girl scouts. They should also try to complete page 30 with the adult, which asks them about the qualities she finds most essential to success. You will want to personalize it based on what products and resources you have on hand or that you can. I found an amazing source online that had a rundown of how to do the amuse journey in a day long workshop.
For their take action project, our girls decided to create a talk show called gs. A journey is supposed to take 6 to 8 weeks to complete. This will need to be completed at home and should only take 1520 minutes to complete. Agent of change is a journey about taking action to make the world a better place, a fine. Given all of the challenges associated with navigating relationships in middle school, it was no surprise that our troop chose to take the its your world, change it. Use your relationship savvy to improve your world create and carry out a take action project aimed at building more positive and peaceful relationships in the world around you tools and tips on pages 115 of the girl book peacemaker award. Womenwise, wacky and wonderful girl scouts need positive female role models from all walks of life. So i decided to take on the amuse journey in a day. Mention that the ake action project can be a team effort. Expert guidance katie caseyanderson, the owner of workshops4girls, is a gold award interviewer for girl scouts of orange county, ca. A take action project picks up from where a shortterm service project leaves off. Then use your leadership skills to earn your bronze award, the highest award for girl scout juniors. For example, the girls organizing the book or clothing drive could make their project a take action project by holding the drive annually and getting a sponsor to advertise and organize it every year. Girls must complete the take action project on their own.
Complete one junior journey including take action project. Public take action ideas girl scout service unit 660 san. These can be done by a small group or by individuals. To complete the amuse journey, girls complete a take action project that addresses the root cause of a community issue in a sustainable way. To complete the amuse journey, girls plan and carry out a take action project that addresses the root cause of a community issue in a sustainable way. By attending this session of their journey they will earn their reach out award. Invite girls to leaf through the magazines and books. Learn more about how to earn your take action award and help your community with the girl scout take action guide.
To date, we have run nearly 90 journeys for s of scouts. Girls can create a take action project with each leadership journey they complete. Girls can continue their amuse journey by earning the remaining awardspeak out. Each journey is packed with current environmental information and offers ways to improve life for everyone on the planet through a take action project. Amuse book and award patch not included in fee but are available to order at registration. We also took a different twist on the take action project for our breathe journey. For their agent of change take action project troop 4762 worked with nih childrens inn. I got color copies made of their posters, so they had to make 2 and hang up multiples of the same. You can follow pages 1140 in the girls book as a guide, or to get some ideas. Plan a take action project, such as putting on a performance that creatively urges an end to stereotyping, drawing a graphic novel to share with younger girls. Below are some suggestions for your take action project, which the girls must complete in order to finish their journey. Additional materials for each session are listed just below the session titleand it. Girls are responsible for the completion of a take action project to earn their journey.
Recognizing that there is a lot of wait time and sitting around time while waiting for appointments or recovering from procedures, the girls came up with the idea to create activity books for patients and sibling family members at the nih childrens inn. Jun 11, 20 i found an amazing source online that had a rundown of how to do the amuse journey in a day long workshop. Have buddies decide what they want to try or ask them if they want to try something different. Last fall i bought one copy each of the girls book and leaders book. After completing the agent of change journey book, hutchinson girl scout junior troop 304 decided to sew bags for. A girl scout journey is an extended engagement with a topic that culminates in. Remember that the adult book, how to guide girl scout juniors. After the project, girls will reflect on what they have accomplished and celebrate it the journey book is divided into three sections that follow the awards. A take action project picks up from where a shortterm project leaves off.
Leaders, there are many online resources that are right at your fingertips. We got the posters approved by the school to hang up in the hallways and did that at the next meeting. Get moving junior journey scouts honor wiki fandom. Gsusa, in partnership with the world association of. Plan a take action project to fix an energy problem in your community. Every girl should have at least one badge or journey shes excited about. Girl scout bronze, silver and gold award projects are all take action projects. They planned, rehearsed and put on a skit about bullying in front of friends and family members. It may be helpful to note that girls who do intend to complete a take action project and go on to earn all the awards offered on the journey that theyll be one step. Everything you need is there in the journey in a bag for you and usually all you ever need is your book. This guide can be incorporated towards any of the girl scout journeys. My juniors just completed the amuse journey last week. We earning the amuse journey with just two girls using the action. I got color copies made of their posters, so they had to make 2.
To complete the amuse journey, girls plan and carry out a take action project. It may be helpful to note that girls who do intend to complete a take action project and go on to earn all the awards offered on the journey that theyll be one step closer to earning the prestigious girl scout. Girl scout bronze, silver, and gold awards are all take action projects. As we have a mix of multiple schools, home school students, etc. Apr 21, 2018 given all of the challenges associated with navigating relationships in middle school, it was no surprise that our troop chose to take the its your world, change it. Junior journey amuse part 2 girl scouts of gateway council. We read pages 120129 in the girl book and brainstormed ideas for the take action project. Has anyone done a take action project for this journey. It is designed to assist your efforts to complete this journey in a day, weekend or sleepover.
During the process, here are some things to think about. Planning the take action project todays journey meeting was our eighth. It was a great discussion with one young lady that said her mom was just a mom. Amuse take action ideas amuse journey, girl scout juniors. The amuse journey is part of the its your storytell it. She helps girls create gold standard take action project at all levels. Take something you learned about healthy relationships from steps and pass it on to others. These pick up where shortterm projects leave off and are longterm solutions. Review steps to awards as given on page 9 of girls book.
We earning the amuse journey with just two girls using the action badge in a bag kit from makingfriends. Girls can record their progress using the award tracker found on pp. A take action guide for volunteers girl scouts of the usa. The amuse take action project takes the form of an artistic performance or presentation busting a stereotype. Jun 03, 2009 a journey is supposed to take 6 to 8 weeks to complete. Challenges listed on page 12 of the girl book diplomat award.
Explore roles you play in your life and try on new onesplay a roleplaying game, invite actors to talk about the characters theyve played, or learn to spot stereotypes on tv, in movies, or in ads. Public take action ideas girl scout service unit 660. Amuse journey in a sleepover girl scout leader 101. The amuse journey is all about stereotypes and the roles women play in the world. The only thing they dont do for you is the take action project. Whats the difference between community service and take action. My take action project was to create a weekend for cadette and senior girl scouts to complete their girltopia journey and for the scouts to develop ideas for their own take action project. Girls learn about environmental topics, such as clean water and air, noise pollution, global warming, soil contamination, and agriculture. Anchored by the troop camping badge, the outdoor journey will strengthen girls outdoor skills and ignite their interest in environmental stewardship. Personal challenges as a leader is what keeps it interesting for me. Girls will create and carrying out a take action project with every journey that they complete. Many of the journeys require action projects that take more time and. Each journey consists of 23 badges plus a take action project. Must attend all sessions to complete the journey and earn the awards including the take action project.
Explore energy and how to use it wisely by interviewing poweruse experts and conducting an energy audits of a building in your community. I am empowerment mirrors for the girl scouts junior amuse journey and wagggs free being me program as part of their amuse journey and world association of girl guides and girl scouts free being me project, paris girl scout junior troop 35 created i. Welcome to the daisy flower garden girl scout tool box. While earning this award, there are many ways for girls to be leaders. My girls are stuck, and giving them examples from other troops may help them. Power of community award girls will take action on their plan, reach out, and inspire others to get involved. How can i help girls organize a take action project. A take action guide for volunteers this guide includes answers to the following faqs.
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