Helps & Hints
Tips for Dividing Girls Into Groups
Wrapping it Up!
Whew! You did it!! Congratulations!!
To make your experience as a Leader a FUN and successful experience, please remember:
Use all the resources available to you. Leader meetings, the web, manuals/books, YahooGroup, etc.
As long as Safety-Wise and GS policies are adhered to, there really isn't just one way to do things. Find your own voice, your own style. Find what works for your Troop.
Never be afraid to ask a question! Other Leaders, your Service Team and your Council are here to help. There is no such thing as a stupid question, ok??
Get in the "Let's look in the book" habit. The Handbooks, the Leader's Guide, Badge books, Safety-Wise, and other Girl Scout guides and pamphlets are like an encyclopedia. When a question arises, you say "Let's look it up!" *
Laugh as much as possible! The sky will not fall if, now and then, a meeting sounds and looks like the fun house at an amusement park. Sometimes the girls need to blow off steam.*
Try to foster an environment where Troop members feel the freedom and safety to try new things. Your goal should be a place where girls can see "failure" as nothing more than, "gee, that didn't work...I wonder what would"? That goes for both you and the girls. In a safe place we all learn from what doesn't work - almost more than from what does!
Again, thank you for volunteering your time to the girls in our Neighborhood. You will make such a difference!
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