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Addressing relational aggression in girls with the cadette amaze journey.

What is Relational Aggression?

Book resources for the amaze journey.

Molly's Pilgrim

The hundred dresses, create a peacemaker kit.

• Girl Scouts of River Valley This council website has different activity plan in PDF form for you to download. Scroll towards the bottom of the page on the right hand side to find it.
• Girl Scouts of Gateway Council  
• Girl Scouts of Central Texas
• Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York

      Guide for Journey in a Day or Overnight 

Cadette Amaze Take Action Projects

Cadette Troop Year Planner

Your guide to a year of going, seeing, and doing!

For troop leaders of sixth, seventh and eighth grade girl scouts. .

Cadettes can’t wait to get out in the world and take action! Whether they’re taking off on the first field trip they’ve truly planned for themselves or discovering new ways they can help others, they’re showing up and creating the world they want to see. This guide will help you as your Girl Scouts explore activities focused on discovery, confidence, and practical skills that will help them be their best selves. Planning for your troop year should always be girl-led . To get you started, we’ve collected a variety of our most popular badges and awards into one action-packed plan, you’ll see just how simple it can be to make a huge difference in your Girl Scouts’ lives. Get ready for a year of adventure and excitement as you help them grow.  

How to get started:

Use these online Cadette troop year plans to start planning your year. You can customize it along the way as you get to know your Girl Scouts and their interests.

• Order your Cadette program materials and resources from the  Girl Scout Shop
• Access detailed instructions to lead troop meetings through the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK), your free online resource for meeting overviews, materials lists, and more.  See step-by-step access instructions .

Cadette First Year Plan ( PDF )

Cadette Second Year Plan ( PDF )

Cadette Third Year Plan ( PDF )

 Find everything you need to lead a successful troop year at the Girl Scout Shop.

Tips and Resources:

• Arrival : Ask Cadettes who arrive early to help unpack and set up any snacks and activity materials for later. 
• Warmups and Wellness : Get Cadettes excited to begin their meeting with a warm activity or question and a wellness check.  Ask them how they are feeling today and what they are excited about! 
• Opening Ceremony : Officially open your troop meeting by reciting the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
• Activities : Engage your Cadettes in the exciting activities to earn their badges. Involve your Cadettes in the planning of badge activities for each meeting.
• Closing Ceremony : End your meeting by reviewing what you have learned together and asking Cadettes to share their favorite part of the meeting. Congratulate Cadettes on their accomplishments.
• Follow Up with Families : After the meeting, remember to share with families all the great things their Cadettes accomplished!
• When you can get outside, do it! Go for a small trip or simply meet in a new space. Shaking things up occasionally keeps things exciting
• Check with your council to see if they’re offering events or activities that your troop could attend. Those events make life easier for you and allow your troop to connect with other Girl Scouts from their area. Many councils and service units host annual World Thinking Day events in February.
• If any of the recommended program options is not the right fit, or if you want to give your Girl Scouts the chance to shape their own experience, have them vote to choose a different badge or activity within the same focus area. When you enable Girl-led activities, girls step up and take ownership of their decisions, they grow into confident leaders who can make informed and empowered decisions—a valuable skill they’ll carry throughout their lives.  Check out  our Award and Badge Explorer for other badge favorites, our latest release of new programs, or visit the Girl Scout Activity Zone .
• Access free detailed instructions to lead each of the meetings included in these troop year plans through the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK).  Simply log in or create a member account from mygs.girlscouts.org .  Once you log in, from the left navigation menu choose “Volunteer Toolkit.” Then choose “Explore,” “Pre-Selected Tracks,” “Fun and Friendship” and you’re set! See step-by-step access instructions .
• Access other easy-to-follow volunteer essentials to keep you organized and inspired.
• Access volunteer training from gsLearn for easy access to essential training and courses to lead activities the Girl Scout way.
• Simply log in via myGS.girlscouts.org and search for “GSUSA Brownie badges” or other topics of interest.  Each course will show you how to bring the badge content to life for your Brownie troop.
• See step-by-step access instructions .

Give your troop another year of growth, laughter, and the confidence they need to be their most authentic selves!

Amaze - Cadette Journey in a Day

Attention: Cadettes! 

Are you ready to Take Action? Become an Agent of Change with the "Amaze!” Journey, and explore the twists and turns of getting along with others. Lunch will be provided.

Registration closes on April 1.

Contact Sequoia Smith at  [email protected]  with questions.

Girl Scouts is for every girl!  Financial Assistance is available for girls and  families who need additional support in order to access council programs.  Please click here to apply.

aMaze Journey in a Day

As Cadettes, you're navigating one of the most exciting phases of your life thus far. Changes are popping up around each corner, challenging you to stay true to who you are and discover who you want to become. The aMaze Journey is designed to help you develop true friendships, navigate cliques, and move beyond stereotypes, with a goal of creating and maintaining peace in your interpersonal relationships.

Upon leaving, you'll only need to complete your Take Action project to have earned the entire Journey - on your honor! - but you'll leave with the Journey Award Set. With a Journey complete, you'll be one step closer to eligibility for the Silver Award.

Troops must be in Safety Activity Checkpoint ratio, and individual Girl Scouts must be accompanied by a guardian.

Journey in a Weekend - Cadette aMAZE: Aug. 3 - Aug. 4

• Life Skills

The aMAZE Cadette Journey specifically focuses on combining storytelling with the many roles your girls may one day explore. Girl Scouts will gain an understanding of their limitless potential. Moreover, they will try various parts, learn about people, and take action in their community using their leadership skills and storytelling. The Cadette Girl Scouts will explore stereotypes and biases while exploring ways to use their talents to change the world.

Dates and times for Series:

• Day 1: August 3, 2024 - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Day 2: August 4, 2024 - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Badge Connections: During this program girls will complete the following Badge steps:

• AMAZE! Cadette Journey Award.

Program facilitated by: GSHCC staff

Program Fee:  $15 for girl members

Program Fee Includes:  In-person instruction, all needed materials and a space for Girl Scouts to make new friends. A badge is not included. The badge can be purchased separately from the Girl Scout Shop .

Supplies Needed:

• Athletic clothes - layered clothes
• Closed- toed shoes
• Refillable Water Bottle

General Location:  Merced, CA.

• Exact address can be found in your MYGS after registering for the event, and will also be included in the information letter.

Note: This event takes place in an outdoor and indoor settings.

Adult Supervision: Adult supervision is required.

• Adults who stay to provide supervision do not need to register for the event. 

Registration: A minimum of 5 registered participants are required to hold this event. In the event that the minimum is not met, you will be notified before the event date, and a full refund will be processed.

Media Release Disclaimer: There may be photos or video taken during this event. By registering for this event, you give permission for GSHCC and GSHCC program partners to use photos/videos of your girl to promote Girl Scouts. If you would like to opt out of photographs/videos, please notify staff at event check-in. Information Letter: Once you have registered you can find the information letter by logging in to your My Account, go to My Events and select the event. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the information letter under Additional Documentation. An e-mail will be sent out 1 week before the scheduled event with the information letter for the event. If you register after this time, you will need to go through your My Account to get the information letter or reach out to customer care. Not a member? Join now and save! Become a member before registering for this event to take advantage of our member pricing, plus save on other GSHCC events for the rest of the year! A Girl Scout membership is $25 a year. A membership year runs from October to September.

Troop Treasure : After registering, please follow the instructions on this form to pay with Troop Treasure.

Financial Aid: Financial assistance is available to girls/adults that have current memberships with Girl Scouts Heart of Central California. Payee must submit the Financial Aid Request form after registering to finalize your request. You may still be responsible for a portion of the fees. 

Cancellations

• If the activity requires a deposit, deposits are non-refundable.
• Refunds will not be given for in-person activities or training fees of $5 and less.
• 21 calendar days before the activity - 100%
• 12-20 calendar days before the activity - 50%
• 11 or fewer calendar days before the activity - No refunds

Once in a while, GSHCC may have to cancel an event. If Girl Scouts Heart of Central California finds it necessary to cancel an activity or training, all troops/groups or individuals having submitted registrations and payments will receive a full refund. Note: In the event of extenuating circumstances such as illnesses, deaths in the immediate family, and other catastrophic events, GSHCC will consider refunds on a case-by-case basis. All refund requests should be submitted in writing to Customer Care .

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Cadette journey in a day ideas

I suggested to my co about doing a journey in a day (tap will be done later)  she thought that was great idaa.  This way we don't have to drag it out over several meetings.  We were looking into doing the breathe journey.  I haven't seen too many ideas on this journey, more on media.  Anyone do the breathe journey who could offer some suggestions?  Girls want to do all of the journeys to earn the summit.  They earned the summit as juniors and want to do it again as cadettes.  My girls love to earn bades.

Are you on Facebook? If so there are a number of groups dedicated to Cadettes. They have a bunch of Journey in a Day guides in their files.

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I really don't like the idea of a Journey in Day, especially for older girls. Yes - you hit the requirements but I don't think that the girls get much out of that. Having said that, I don't think that dragging journies out for a long period of time is much of the "gain" either. I think there needs to be a happy medium. So we tend to hit the big concepts and do alot of related activities. My girls LOVE activities!

My girls are just starting as Cadettes and they want to do the First Aid, digitial movie maker, and the comic artist and about 5 other badges. With that in mind, here is now we plan to the do the "Breathe" joruney.

October activity - go to car dealership and learn about different car types discharge different things (ie, some engine types are much better for the environment). I am hoping can also hit on type type or gasonline types (ie., ethanol).

November meeting - bring in a medical person to talk to the girls why "'Code Orange / Red" days are dangerous to all. As a second part of this, we can do a good chunk of the "First Aid" badge.

December meeting - Our TAP will be putting together a posters (hopefully using elements from Comic artist) as to why lettting cars idle is bad. Our schools then to have to remind "Kiss & Ride" parents regularly about turning off thier cars and our hope is copies of our posters can go out in the Friday folders.

One of the girl said we can then make a "digital movie" of this issue. The girls think they can get permssion to show their movie during the morning announcements (internal TV program put on by the 5th and 6th graders at the school).

So that is our plan. In the perfert world, it will take 2 meetings (one a field trip) and 1 activity. If we start next week, we will be done by early December. If we decide to make the movie, that will be early next year.

Yesterday I called the car dealership about putting this plan into motion. They will give the talk but not on the weekend. So the car tour will be our November meeting instead of our October activity. For the October activity, I think we will go ice skating and following that, have about a 10-15 minute talk with a personal trainer about air quality and physical activity. Even with these modifications, we can still get the poster done by early December. The only "problem" is the first aid chunk gets bumped.

Hope that helps!