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The Girl Scout Program
Is for all girls. Girls from all backgrounds are welcome and learn to respect themselves and others.
Promotes progressive and cooperative learning experiences, making decisions, and evaluating progress.
Helps girls better the quality of life for others, without regard for personal reward. Girls develop qualities of responsible citizenship and service that help lay a foundation for responsible action as women.
Develops leadership and decision-making skills through specific activities, experiences with self-government, and the influence of adult role models.
Builds skills in a balanced program that includes activities in the worlds of science, math, and technology; out-of-doors, arts, people; and well-being. The program also centers upon contemporary issues to support and assist girls in confronting the pressures of today's world.
Provides adult leadership that is trained and prepared to guide and encourage girls to discover their talents and abilities while reinforcing their strengths in a supportive and safe environment.
Is flexible. Girls participate in a variety of ways: troops, interest groups, events, camps, and as individuals.
Supports activities that encourage cross-cultural understanding. Girl Scouting is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
FOUR FUNDAMENTAL GOALS
1 - Develop to her full individual potential.
Foster feelings of self-acceptance, unique self-worth, and empowerment.
Promote perception of self as competent, responsible, and open to new experiences and challenges.
Encourage personal growth.
Allows girls to utilize and practice talents and abilities.
2 - Relating to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect.
Help her develop sensitivity to others and respect for their needs, feelings, and rights.
Promote an understanding and appreciation of individual, cultural, religious, and racial differences.
Foster the ability to build friendships and working relationships.
3 -Develop values to guide her actions and to provide the foundation for sound decision-making.
Help her develop a meaningful set of values and ethics that will guide her actions.
Foster an ability to make decisions that are consistent with her values and that reflect respect for the rights and needs of others.
Empower her to act upon her values and convictions.
Encourage her to reexamine her ideals as she grows and changes.
4 - Contributing to the improvement of society through the use of her abilities and leadership skills, working in cooperation with others.
Help her develop concern for the well-being of her community and its people.
Promote an understanding of how the quality of community life affects her own life and the whole of society.
Encourage her to use her skills to work with others for the benefit of all.
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