3 Keys to Leadership

Through Girl Scouting, girls become leaders by:

Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world.

Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally.

Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.

Focus of Girl Scout Activities

How is leadership taught to girls?
In the Girl Scout Leadership experience, activities are organized around three pillars—discover, connect, and take action.  This means that in every Girl Scout program delivered to girls of each age group, there will be a Discover, Connect and Take Action component. These three pillars and the focus on leadership development will start to build a consistent experience for girls across the country.

What are the three keys to leadership and how do they relate to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience?
In Girl Scouting, Discover + Connect + Take Action= Leadership. All Girl Scout experiences are intentionally designed to tie to one or more of the 15 national leadership outcomes, or benefits, categorized under the three keys to leadership. The three keys to leadership replace Girl Scouting’s “four program goals.”