These programs build upon specific skills and offer the girls the opportunity to continuously advance those skills.
The below progressions are designed to help participants build skills in each area. The areas of hiking/backpacking, paddling, and camping are meant to be completed in order with each subsequent level building on the previous one.
The Outdoor Skills progression (below) is a fun, instructional progression that leads to the annual GSWNY Skills & Chills competition (typically offered at the end of September). There is no pre-requisite for any of the three levels in this progression other than age or Girl Scout Level.
For instance, Senior Girl Scouts (grades 9-10) interested in trying Skills & Chills for the first time are more than welcome to join in without having participated in either Tents Up or Ready, Set, Camp. For more detailed information about these programs, be sure to thoroughly read the program descriptions in gsEvents.
Area of Interest |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
Outdoor Skills |
Tents Up |
Ready, Set, Camp |
Skills & Chills |
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Hiking/
Backpacking
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Trail Adventurer I |
Trail Adventurer II |
Trail Adventurer III
|
Trail Adventurer IV
|
Paddling |
Paddle Explorer I |
Paddle Explorer II |
Paddle Explorer III |
Paddle Explorer IV |
Camping |
Conquer Camping I |
Conquer II |
Intermediate Winter Camping |
Advanced Winter Camping |