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

Today on Girl Scouts Phraseology, we are talking about GIRL SCOUT WEEK which includes Girl Scout Sabbath & Girl Scout Shabbat. Do you celebrate Girl Scout Sabbath or Girl Scout Shabbat at your place of worship? Tell us all about it and include a photo if you have permission at facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Phraseology is all about the GIRL SCOUT BIRTHDAY, a special day Girl Scouts celebrate every year to recognize the day that Girl Scouts was born back in 1912! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Girl Scouts Phraseology, we are talking all about FOUNDER'S DAY. This is one of the handful of special holidays Girl Scouts celebrate every year, in honor of our Founder, Juliette Gordon Low!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COMING SOON TO A COUNCIL NEAR YOU... Spring Registration / Early Registration / Early Bird Registration / a million other things, whatever you want to call it!   What is it? When does it take place? Why should we care?  + Why it's EXTRA important THIS year, 2020!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the heck is a delegate when it comes to Girl Scouts? That's our topic on today's Phraseology! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are dreaming and scheming about what the world will look like when we finally get to go back to normal! Despite currently quarantining and socially isolating, there's a whole big wide world out there waiting to be explored! Girl Scouts offers DESTINATIONS - our topic on today's Phraseology! This is an opportunity for older girls to choose where in the world they want to go... and to go th...

Today we are covering all things CORONACRAZY related to Girl Scouts. What is the right threshold to start canceling/postponing in-person meetings and events? COVID-19 & Cookie Season! What does this mean for troops and councils across the country? Virtual Girl Scouting: meeting plans & other resources for the rest of the school year! When the Google Classroom is available for purchase, it will be...

Most of the time Phraseology episodes are meant to be quick, bite-sized descriptions of terms and phrases you often hear in Girl Scouting... but as you know by now, sometimes the episodes turn into a more in-depth discussion about a bigger topic! Today's Phraseology Friday is focused on the term "Patrols" - but in the spirit of discussing it comprehensively, we'll also cover Troop Governance basic...

Today on Phraseology Friday we are talking about the term "color guard" as it relates to Girl Scouts... whiiiich leads into some details about Flag Ceremonies as a whole. Make Flag Ceremonies Accessible Again! Hopefully this episode will break it all down to make it nice and simple for you - and not at all intimidating! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're a brand new leader (or know one, or are trying to recruit one) this is the episode for you! All the basics you need to know about signing up for Girl Scouts! Helpful? Share it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Phraseology Friday we are talking about the abbreviation CIT... what does it stand for and who is eligible? Learn more on today's episode and stay tuned for more Phraseology every Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's the first of a few World Thinking Day episodes! WTD 2020 is coming up on February 22! This year's theme is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This is NOT the episode where we cover activities and badge requirements... that's coming up for WTD, Global Action, and the WAGGGS award over the next couple of weeks. Today's episode topic is a bit more controversial. Was your council or service unit...

This episode is near and dear to me! Inspired by a question submitted online by a fellow troop leader, I felt compelled to make a full episode discussing this topic. We ALL get fed up and frustrated when specific girls derail the whole group. How do we manage troop behavior? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is the tradition of CIRCLES so important in Girl Scouting? Today's Phraseology Friday features a quick discussion about CIRCLE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of my girls' FAVORITE ways to bond with each other is at a SLEEPOVER. They love camping, too, but sleepovers are TOTALLY different! We've done plenty of different activities over the years, but here's a how-to guide to planning the ULTIMATE Girl Scout sleepover... no matter how old your girls are! PAJAMA fashion show (great photo opp!) Youtube challenges Beanboozled Challenge (every flavor jel...

It's 2020... for most of us, it's cookie season! That means we are about halfway through the school year and as if that wasn't draining enough... we are putting so much time and energy and effort into the cookie program. If you're feeling burnt out, here's my BEST KEPT SECRET for planning an AWESOME and ENGAGING Girl Scout troop meeting with VERY little effort on your part... GUEST SPEAKERS. Who m...

This week on Girl Scout Phraseology we are talking about LEAVE NO TRACE. You might already be VERY familiar with Leave No Trace, as it is not Girl Scout specific, or you may have never heard of it before! Either way, it's important that Girl Scouts Leave a Place Better Than They Found It (just another Girl Scout tradition!) so adhering to the principles of LEAVE NO TRACE are essential! Let's make...

Want to take your girls on some awesome (BUT EASY) events and field trips?! Maybe you are brand new and don't know where to start, or... Maybe you've been doing this awhile and need some new motivation! Here is a great big generic list of ideas for troop leaders anywhere to take their girls on awesome field trips outside of the meeting place!   Google This: Things to do with kids/families in (your...

This week on Girl Scout Phraseology, we are talking about PROGRESSION... this pertains to travel, camping, and more! Meet girls were they are, and then help them progressively grow one step at a time to see and do and accomplish more than they ever dreamed! This is one of the coolest things about Girl Scouts that you get to be part of as a troop leader... watching girls grow before your eyes! Lear...

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