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Adult Education Course Descriptions
Adult Education courses offered at GSFC are reviewed regularly
to ensure that the most relevant information is delivered
in a concise and meaningful way. Flexible delivery methods
are utilized as they become available. Your time is valued
and we thank you for taking the time to complete required
and specialty training.
Arriving on time and staying until the end of the course
will ensure you receive credit. Turning your cell phone off
or to "vibrate", as well as leaving the training
area to answer a call will keep the class moving on schedule
for the volunteer instructor and participants.
"Orientation", "Jump
Start to Leadership", and "So,
You're Gonna Be a Leader" are required of all
volunteer troop/group leaders, and provide information
on the Girl Scout program as well as the policy and procedures
within the council. Once those courses have been completed,
adults can begin to meet with girls. Adults complete their
required basic leadership by attending "Nitty
Gritty/ Program Age Level", and "First
Aid/CPR" (please see Safety-Wise for additional
information). For safety reasons, it is recommended that
the first aider be an adult other than the adult who has
completed all the training required for any given event.
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Orientation
Online Course
Required
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The GSUSA web-based
Basic Orientation training is an on-line version
of the book Basic Orientation Module: Training
for Adults Who work With Girls. It covers basic
information about Juliette Low, the Promise and
Law, the Four Program Goals, girl/adult partnership,
safety and pluralism. For a hard copy of Orientation,
contact Shannon
Lawton at 385-3677, ext. 231. For online Orientation
go to http://training.girlscouts.org,
select Basic Orientation. You will be asked to
log in as a "new user". Complete the
registration form; click next. Select NV and click
next. Select Frontier #660, then click finish.
You can then complete the 9 sections in the module
at your own pace with the password you created.
Be sure to complete the "final step" in
each of the 9 sections.
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Jump
Start to Leadership
2 Hours, Required
(class
schedule)
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This
course provides you instruction on use of the
three sets of council forms, safety, national
and Frontier Council policy and procedures, troop
financial management and parent permission slips. Once
completed, you will sign your Troop Leadership
Agreement and be almost ready to begin meeting
with your girls!
By
the end of the session, participants will be able
to:
- Basic
elements of support for leaders & troops
- Council
safety & policy resources
- 3
basic sets of forms—Registration/Parent
Permission/Finance
- Volunteer
Appointment Process
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So
You're Gonna Be
a Leader
2 Hours, Required
(class
schedule)
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This course will help
you learn how to prepare for your first four meetings,
how to conduct your parent registration meeting,
and troop sponsorships and money earners for additional
funding. Once completed, you will receive your
troop registration packet and have all the necessary
resources and information to begin meeting with
the girls!
By the end of the session,
participants will be able to:
- Describe three things that make
Girl Scouting a unique organization for girls
- Set up the agenda for a parents
meeting
- Create a plan for a meeting
- List three low cost activities
that can be done early in the year
- Identify two activities that
convey the idea of pluralism
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Nitty
Gritty/
Program Age Level
3.5 Hours, Required
(class
schedule)
*valid for 3 years
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This course will
help you learn about issues for girls and how to
work with girls with disabilities. You will also
learn about the developmental needs, characteristics
of age, troop government, girl/adult partnership
in planning, investiture, recognitions and different
activities to try from different resources for
the program age level you have selected to work
with.
By the end of
the session, participants will be able to:
- Discover three
activities from Contemporary Issues/Issues
for Girl Scouts
- Review the procedure
for presenting sensitive issues
- Experience simulation
of handicapping conditions
- Review resources
for working with girls with special needs
- Relate general
age level characteristics to girls in the troop
- Use a form of
troop government which is appropriate for the
group size and age level
- Work with girls
to plan for a year’s program
- Identify recognitions
for program level and explain their purpose
- Use age level
resources
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Moving Away From
Your Meeting Place
*valid for 3 years |
Once you’ve completed your
basic leadership training detailed above, your
troop should be ready to progress away from the
meeting site with day trips. Moving Away… is
required for any “trip” away from the
meeting site: “Build – A – Bear”,
hiking, museum trips, Council Event, etc. After
this training you will be able to help your girls
plan and carry out non-cooking day outings. You’ll
learn to apply principles of readiness and progression
to planning, how to complete the necessary paperwork
different places to take your troop on a day trip,
etc. This training is valid for a period of three
years.
**There is
also an online component to this class**
This will replace
some of the requirements from Day Tripper.
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Simple Overnight
Required for Camping
(class
schedule)
*valid for 3 years |
*not
valid without Moving Away from Your Meeting Place
Simple Overnight is
specifically for volunteer adults who have participated
in day trips with their troop and are ready to
plan overnight activities. This class is a requirement
for any type of sleep over and related activities,
including cabin camping, hotel stays, Scout Houses,
Council Overnights (lock-ins), etc. After Simple
Overnight, you will be able to help your girls
plan and prepare for a sleepover. You learn to
describe overnights as a Girl Scout activity and
evaluate the girls’ readiness for sleepovers,
how to involve the girls in planning, kapers, budgeting,
etc. This training is valid for a period of three
years.
**There is
also an online component to this class**
This will replace
some of the requirements from Day Tripper and
Troop Camper.
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Simple Camping
Required for non-camping travel activities
(class
schedule)
*valid for 3 years |
*not valid without Moving
Away from Your Meeting Place and Simple Overnight
Simple
Camping is specifically for volunteer adults
who have participated in day trips with their
troop and are ready to plan camping activities.
This class is a requirement for any type of camping
and related activities, including camping in
the backyard. After attending Simple Camping,
you will be able to help your girls plan and
prepare for a camping trip. You learn to describe
camping as a Girl Scout activity and evaluate
the girls’ readiness for camping, how to
involve the girls in planning, outdoor cooking
methods, pitch, strike and care for a tent, etc.
This training is valid for a period of three
years.
This
will replace some of the requirements from
Troop Camper.
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CPR Refresher
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This course is required for activities with
increased risk, as identified in Safety Wise. *All
courses have a fee of $25.00. For Safety reasons,
it is recommended that the first-aider be another
adult other than the individual who has completed
all the other training required for any given
event. Girl Scouts of Frontier Council recognizes
CPR and First Aid certification through the organizations
listed, simply forward a copy of your certification
card to be recorded for your Girl Scout training
record. You may contact them directly for other
class schedules and fee information:
American
Heart Association 367-1366
The American Red Cross 791-3311
CPR Institute 234-6921
Medic One 891-0201
PRISM,
INC. 798-7500—Minimum class size 6—
Will
train in your area!
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Specialty Courses
(class
schedule)
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Girl Scouts of Frontier Council offers
additional specialty courses and workshops throughout
each training calendar Ceremonies, Traditions, Outdoor
Activities, Backpacking, Dutch Oven Cooking, and
more! While many are not required, participation
in various adult educational opportunities will contribute
to your growth and satisfaction as a Girl Scout volunteer,
and in turn, will contribute to the growth of the
girls.
Outdoor Fun
Join us at the Las Vegas Wetlands to learn about ways to involve your
troop in outdoor nature activities. Free tour of the Wetlands and a
free-activity handout are included.
Dutch Oven Cooking
Learn outdoor cooking at its best! Talk with experienced Girl Scouts
about recipes and different methods for Dutch Ovens. Learn hands-on
by preparing your own meal! The afternoon will be complete when you
receive your very own Dutch Oven recipe book. Cost- $6.00
Girl Scout Ceremonies
An Investi-what?? Spend an evening talking about and participating
in various Girl Scout ceremonies. This is a great course for new leaders
as well as seasoned veterans. All you need to know about Investiture,
Rededication, Bridging and Flag ceremonies for all age levels. Teaching
your girls the ceremonies will also be covered.
An Evening of Songs
Led by our very own Executive Director, Pat Miller and Camp Administrator,
Axa Aguilar – spend an evening with your fellow leaders singing
your hearts out! Learn new songs, share some of your old favorites
as well as learn the basics of how to teach your girls songs.
Crafty Concepts
Crafts, crafts and more crafts! Learn about craft safety, how to teach
a craft and even make your own Wooden Decoupage craft! The class will
also include plenty of craft resources for all age levels. Cost - $4.00.
She’s A Grand Ole Flag!
America’s flag is a very meaningful symbol for our country. This
course will teach you the rules to present the flag respectfully and
appropriately.
Traditions
What is the Girl Scout handshake? Why do we have Girl Scout week? There
are many traditions that have been handed down from each generation
of Girl Scouts throughout the last 95 years. Go back in time and find
out the origins of the Girl Scout way of life. |
Train the Trainer
(class
schedule)
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These courses will
offer the opportunity to acquaint yourself with
individual learning styles and the ways to facilitate
our current trainings. You can also work on plans
for new and exciting trainings for volunteers! |
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