Troop Leader Experience: A Podcast about Girl Scouts for Troop Leaders and other Girl Scout Volunteers

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

Jamiel and I did a LIVE workshop on Facebook all about creative cookie selling and it was SO much fun hanging out with some of you in the group! We would definitely love to do more of these, so let us know what topics you want to hear. In the meantime, I wanted to make this available on the podcast as well but it was 90 minutes JAM PACKED with ideas, so I thought it might be easier if we posted di...

In this week's WAGGGS special, we are going to MADAGASCAR. Say WHAT? Sometimes I can't believe how beautiful this global sisterhood is that I am so grateful to be a part of and that technology allows us to so easily connect with each other and to learn about each other's stories and experiences. Like, you guys, in 2018 I was like... let's start a podcast for Girl Scout volunteers... and flash forw...

Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting are VERY different in the US, but in the Netherlands... it's all one organization! This week's WAGGGS special is with Anne, who is sharing all about her experiences both as a girl growing up in the co-ed program as well as her volunteer role with a unit that is all girls. Plus, she says her organization's promise in Dutch, so... you're going to want to tune in just f...

Join Jamiel & me for a Cookie Basics workshop! This was originally available in the Facebook group, which you can join at www.facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast We're planning to actually go live in the Facebook group for the Creative Cookie Selling workshop, which y'all told us was BY FAR the workshop/training you are most interested in. *Audio only will be available on the podcast as well, anywhere y...

This week we are continuing our international adventures learning about Guiding and Girl Scouting around the world. Today's episode takes us to Canada. They are one of the physically closest organizations to the US, and they're also culturally one of the closest organizations to GSUSA. Join us while we explore the differences and similarities!   PS: Happy cookie season for most of us! If you're lo...

For the next month or so, we are going to travel all around the world to explore Guiding and Girl Scouting internationally! For the very first World Thinking Day special, we are chatting with Stephanie in the UK. She's a big fan of the Brownie level of the international Guiding movement and she's sharing about the experience of Guiding and Brownies in the UK in addition to her love of Brownie hist...

I've always been curious about USAGSO... if you are, too, then this episode will be super interesting for you! We're catching up with Amy Kennedy on the other side of the world as she shares her experience with Girl Scouts while living internationally.    If you're an expat interested in learning more about USAGSO, here's some contact info Amy gave us!  Contact Amy directly - akennedy@usagso.org -...

This week we are covering a topic that can be overwhelming and a bit sensitive: creating and developing safe spaces for girls. This is a huge responsibility and one of the most important things we do as troop leaders... so we called in an expert for today's episode. This week's guest is Aime Hutton, LGBTQ2S+ Youth Mentor. Love what she has to say? She's doing a book study with young teens starting...

This week we are talking about wellness - health, nutrition, exercise/activity, anxiety, and more!   Today's episode is featuring special guest, Shannon Dentice, Master Certified Health Coach E&E Health Coaching, LLC eehealthcoaching@gmail.com www.eehealthcoaching.com Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EE-Health-Coaching-100574998703324 Find me on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/i...

This week I am interviewing Jen Kidwell, who specializes in developing resources and curriculum around storytelling and anti-racism for youth in grades K-12. We are talking about all things storytelling, developing curriculum, and leading anti-racism discussions with youth as white women in today's podcast. You can learn more about Jen's anti-racism discussion resources or download them (always fr...

You guys told me you love the interview episodes the most (don't worry, I'm not offended, I love them the most too!). But the reality is, it's hard to have enough troop leader specific interviews to have an episode each week. Plus... sometimes you all send me some questions that are really hard! So I'm trying something new. I'm bringing in some experts from different fields to give us some insight...

Today we're doing a little exercise I LOVE to use in all aspects of my life. Full disclosure: I've never done this about leading a troop before so this is the first time I've ever done this in this context, too. But regardless, it's a fun activity you can do on your own, with your co-leader(s), or even with your girls! You could do this with your service unit, or with your team if you're staff, or...

You guys know me well enough at this point to know my social justice warrior conversations are never going to go away, right? I stumbled upon a great article this week (linked below) about celebrating holidays in the classroom, and I found myself reflecting a LOT about biases and power dynamics and cultural assumptions in my own troop leadership experience... And since it's HANUKKAH, and officiall...

Back again with another interview. Ashley is a newer Daisy troop leader, but she's been involved with Girl Scouts her entire life. She's sharing her insights based on her experience and what Girl Scouts meant to her growing up, years working at camp, and tons of experience working in different departments for council before becoming her daughter's troop leader this year. Learn more about your ad c...

Explicit warning is because we touch on a few topics that are not small-kid-friendly, in case you're accustomed to listening to this podcast in the car with young kids. Sheryl R. from the Hearts of Gold podcast is back. Basically we love talking about Girl Scouts all the time and we always have more things we want to talk about together, so... this isn't the last you'll hear from her, either. This...

Hooray, your favorite kind of episode! We're interviewing Kate S. of Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road council on this week's episode. Kate grew up as a Girl Guide in New Zealand, and then got involved with her daughter in Girl Scouts of the USA. Now she's a troop leader for Cadettes as well as a leader for the trailblazers group in her council.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

I'm a little late this week, but I'm still here! This one took a little bit of research and organization, plus I have some family stuff going on, and life just kind of happened. Anyway, Founder's Day is coming up this weekend on October 31. Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts in the USA, was born on October 31, 1860. In honor of her birthday, this week, we are talking about Juliette Lo...

Okay so last week we talked about excursions... next let's talk about the opposite end of the travel progression spectrum: extended trips! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices