The Girl Scout Way is a compass that can help guide girls as they carve out their unique place in the world. Our proud traditions offer a strong foundation for girls to build their dreams as part of a large sisterhood. In this virtual event, each Girl Scout will earn the Girl Scout Way badge by learning more about the exciting history and honored legacy of Girl Scouts that Juliette Gordon Low started in 1912 and how to use the Girl Scout ways and traditions to make the world a better place. We have translated the Girl Scout Ways badge into a digital space for you to complete in your own time. You will join us at a kick-off meeting to learn about the Girl Scout Way badge and what is required to earn this badge. At the end of the month, you’ll come back and join us all for a reflection meeting to celebrate the work you did, and to discuss the skills and knowledge learned. The kick-off meetings will be hosted on Zoom and the link will be send the day before or the morning of the event. Google Classroom will host all the badge instructions and access will be emailed after the kick-off meeting. Kick-off meetings are on September 2 at staggered times for each Girl Scout level. Reflection meetings will be on September 23 – also staggered times for each Girl Scout level. Open to all levels. $5 per Girl Scout Girl Scout Daisy Girl Scout Brownie Girl Scout Junior Girl Scout Cadette Girl Scout Senior and Ambassador

Coming in September are three events hosted by Google! Join us for a three part series exploring different roles at Google. Google employees will present a “day in the life” of their jobs broken down into three areas: Software Engineering, Data Analytics and Product. Girl Scouts will get an inside look into jobs in this area and will get a chance to ask questions to people currently in those roles. Hey Google! That’s so cool! Register here for Hey Google, What is a Software Engineer? Register here for Hey Google, What is a Data Analyst  Register here for Hey Google, What are Product Roles like?

The Water Cycle is an all-female crew, partially funded by National Geographic, biking 2000 miles from the source of the Colorado River to the sea! Along their journey they will be stopping at points to talk to Girl Scouts about the ins and outs of bike packing and our local Colorado River watershed. Hands-on stations will include science exploration and experiments, a collaborative art project with kids throughout the watershed, and trying out bike backpacking gear. Girl Scouts will learn what it’s like to be on an all-female bike team, about the watershed and hydrology, as well as have the opportunity to write a letter to a girl downstream that illustrates the activities they love to do in the Colorado River! Activities are geared for Daisy through Cadettes. A film crew will be accompanying the bike crew to document the journey and highlight the resilience of women in adventure sports, in tandem with the story of everyday people’s relationship to the river and how resilient they are with the Colorado Watershed. Additionally, the collaborative art project will be donated to a public space! A photo release form will be collected, as Girl Scouts may be included in scenes of the girls working on the collaborative art project, scenes of kids exploring the scientific equipment and the bike equipment, and maybe an audio clip or two if any of the girls say something profound! Check out more about the Water Cycle. Steps in the following badges will be covered: Daisy – Eco Learner Brownie – WOW Journey Junior – Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey Questions?: GirlExperience@gscolorado.org Dates: September 6: 1-3 p.m. – Polhamus Park, 1 – 99 W Jasper Ave., Granby Septemebr 11: 1-3 p.m. – Town Park, Eagle September 19: 1-3 p.m. – Centennial Park South Shelter, Rifle September 25: 1-3 p.m. – Girl Scouts of Colorado, Grand Junction Backyard Questions?: girlexperience@gscolorado.org If you are having trouble completing registration, please contact inquiry@gscolorado.org or 877-404-5708. Register here for Mountain Community stops. Register here for Western Slope stops.

Ever wonder what it was like to grow up in Denver in the 1900s? Join us for our Girl Scout Teas this fall! This fun-filled event features a guided tour of the house and a cream tea in our tea room! Teas are held on September 18 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Girl Scouts and adults are $20. Email education@mollybrown.org to register!

Girl Scout Seniors from Troop 62816 went paddle boarding this summer and earned their paddle boarding badge! All the girls had fun and no one fell in the water! #GirlScoutSenior #GirlScoutSeniorbadges #paddleboarding

Girl Scouts of Colorado is proud to partner with HealthONE and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children to showcase the wide world of healthcare careers through our NEW Building Healthy Journeys patch program. Girl Scouts of all program levels will us the patch program booklet to step into the shoes of an hypothetical Girl Scout as she meets and learns about new roles in healthcare through her journey to health. Each role has an activity to complete to learn more about the skills or knowledge needed and to learn how they help their patients. Once your Girl Scout completes the activities, they can request a FREE patch (limited to the first 500 people)! After we run out of our free patches, you can purchase the patch in the Girl Scout shop. Download and complete your patch booklet here: Daisy, Brownie, Junior Cadette, Senior, Ambassador Questions? Contact Emily Speck, Emily.speck@gscolorado.org #Communitypartnerships

Want to stretch your leadership skills and mentor younger Girl Scouts in a troop environment, guiding Daisy, Brownie or Junior girls through journeys or badges? If you have completed 9th grade, then the Volunteer in Training (ViT) award is for you! The skills learned through this training are also applicable to everyday life and will help girls become confident, effective leaders in everything they do. Bonus: The ViT is also a great resume boost and college essay topic for girls! To earn the ViT award, girls must: Complete ViT Award Training Connect with a younger girl troop to mentor. Complete a program level 101 training on GSLearn (such as Daisy 101). Work with girls through one membership year on a journey or badges. In the month of September, Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors will be able to complete their Volunteer in Training Award Training on our Google Classroom site. This training will be completed on their own time. Girls will have access to the course from September 1, until September 30.. After completing the VIT Training, Girls will still need to complete their VIT Internship on their own, which can be done in-person or virtually. More details on their internship will be provided during the training. Please note: for this virtual experience girls should have a reliable internet connection to be able to share their audio and video. Questions? Contact GirlExperience@gscolorado.org Register online.

Hoping to jump start your babysitting business? Red Cross Babysitter Training on August 25 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Training is only $20! This babysitting class and childcare training will prepare you to become one of the most capable, trusted and in-demand sitters in your neighborhood. It’s a fact – 8 in 10 surveyed parents said they would pay more for a babysitter who has earned a Red Cross babysitting certification! Our certified trainer will cover topics such as choosing age-appropriate activities, basic childcare (like bottle feeding), child behavior, leadership, competence, safety, and tips for starting and marketing your babysitting business! Register today! #babysitting #Cadette #GirlScoutsontheGo #GSCOevents

What did you do this summer? As summer break has ended, and a new Girl Scout year is starting, let’s get together, in a virtual space, to reflect on what Girl Scouts did this summer, rejoice with fellow Girl Scouts from across the state, and reengage with Girl Scouts by thinking about what activities you would like to do this year! We’d love to hear what you and other Girl Scouts across the state have been up to and what your thoughts are for the new Girl Scout year ahead! Join us on August 19 at 5 p.m., for a chat that you are sure to get some inspiration from – hearing what other girls did this summer and what is in store for their year ahead! BONUS – and you’ll hear about the NEW badges that have been announced! https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2021/aug19_reflect_rejoic.html #GirlScouts #GirlScoutsontheGo #GSCOevents

Starting your college search or right in the middle of it all? No matter where you are in the process CollegeLab can help! CollegeLab is a college admissions tool that helps people navigate and manage the college admissions process. From detailed college search tools to managing your application process, it’s an amazing resource to help keep you organized through this adventure. BONUS for Girl Scouts – it’s FREE! Simply work on your College Knowledge badge, get approval for your Gold Award proposal, OR earn your Girl Scout Gold Award to get your account started! Some more details for you to know: CollegeLab encourages you to enter profile information including any scores or school information (GPA, ACT/SAT scores) upon account creation, so it knows a bit about you. Plug in your preferred states, conferences (Big 10, UAA, etc.), regions, locations (city, suburban, urban or rural), type ofsSchool (public or private), student to faculty ratio and many extras (like ROTC, greek life, early action, all female) and your preferred program and see what schools come up! Once the algorithm does its work and you get your list of schools, you can dig deeper into each school’s information and choose which ones to add to a list. Once your list is created, you can see your reach schools, target schools and likely schools (which the website creates using the scores and information you entered). A goal for you to have (as you complete more tests and enter scores): watch the schools in your lists move around from reach to target to likely! Then, as the application process happens, record your steps taken with each of your preferred schools to keep yourself organized and on task. Not ready to take the steps yet? No problem, just BOOKMARK this page so it’s handy when you need it. girlscouts.collegelab.org. #HighestAwards #CollegeLab #Ambassador #communitypartners #Ambassadorbadge #college

Girl Scouts of all ages are invited to a special webinar to learn more about the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Program with the FBI. A boring day in counterterrorism? Never! Every day is different depending on the situations and issues that arise. Assessing risks and potential threats to security is complex and challenging work, that has a real impact on society. Register here to join us on August 11. Rebecca Eshelbrenner, Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, FBI Counterterrorism Program will discuss her role within the FBI, and some of her experiences to-date. She’ll talk about her experience living in Brussels, Belgium, supporting counterterrorism investigations, as well as what it is like to be a female leader in the FBI. Don’t miss the opportunity to test your knowledge with some FBI trivia questions! After her presentation and activity there will be time for a live Q&A session. This is a great opportunity for girls to learn about the wide range of industries they could work in and what skills would help in a career in counterterrorism. We will use Zoom to host this webinar. All information on how to join online or via phone will be emailed out to registrants the day before the webinar. Each individual participant should be registered so we can track participation. Please do not share the information on how to join with others who have not registered. The webinar will be recorded and posted to YouTube for girls to access in the future. Questions? girlexperience@gscolorado.org #MeetanexpertWebinarSeries #GSCOevents #webinar

Congratulations to Abigail R. from Denver Metro, she is our 2021 Elitch Gardens patch design contest winner! Abigail’s design will be made into a patch to be distributed to all Girl Scouts attending the park during Girl Scout Days on July 29, 30, and August 1, 2021. Due to production times, it is likely that we will not have the patches available to distribute on these days – we know it’s a bummer! But we will have a sign-up sheet on Saturday and Sunday at our Girl Scout booth located by the Ferris Wheel and swings. Make sure to grab a scavenger hunt as well to win a small prize when completed. Attending on Friday? Send an email with your name, mailing address, and number of Girl Scouts attending to girlexperience@gscolorado.org and we will make sure your name is on our list. Don’t have your tickets yet? No worries! There is still time to purchase our discounted tickets and parking voucher. Purchase tickets online at: https://www.elitchgardens.com/girl-scouts