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Training & Support
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How to host a virtual Girl Scout meeting on Zoom l Info Sheet
Tips for Staying Engaged
How to Adapt Badges and Journeys for Virtual Meetings
Troop Leader Tips for Leading In-Person Meetings that meet COVID-19 Guidelines l View Here
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Staying Safe Online
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Staying Safe Online
Before getting started, here's a quick word from Girl Scout Kayla, sharing best practices for Girl Scouting online. Also, for Girl Scout activities that involve the Internet, be sure to consult this Online Safety Guide and Virtual Meeting Safety Tips Sheet. Then have your girl sign the Girl Scout Online Safety Pledge.
Safety standards and guidelines for Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) approved activities.
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Events & Activities
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Local Virtual and In-Person Events
Check out great Council-sponsored programs. Keep checking back, we’ll constantly update this page with the latest in-person and virtual events!
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Distance Learning & Fun Activities
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- 50 Experiments in 50 Days
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Albright-Knox
of Buffalo's At-Home Learning
- Books read aloud by celebrities and notables many times per day on Instagram called “Save With Stories”
- Brain Dump
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Broadway HD App (7-day free
trial)
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BPO Coloring Book
- Cardboard Friendship Bracelets
- Earth Day @ Home Challenge
- Exercise with a trainer
- Fold It: Beginner Puzzle: CoronaVirus
- FunBrain
- Go & Get Game
- GSUSA Outdoor Skills
- GSUSA Knot Tying Tutorials
- GSWNY's Camp Song Playlist
- Hand Washing Challenge
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
- Learn to draw with artist Vashiti Harrison
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Leave
No Trace Principles (hand signals learning method)
- Meditation and Sleep Stories
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Microsoft
Galleria Store Virtual Classes
- Mo Willems Lunch Doodles
- Nature Cat (PBS show) free patch program
- NYS Parks #ParksPledge
- Pandemic Prepared Patch
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PBS
Girl Scout Nature Cat Explorer Patch
- PlayWorks Recess
- Raddish Kids Cook Along
- RMSC - Daily Activities (YouTube, FB, website)
- Stand & Be Counted Census Patch
- Stop motion video tutorial
- Story time with Josh Gad (who does the voice of Olaf in Frozen)
- SUN (Solar United Neighbors) Patch
- Virtual meeting ice breakers
- Yellowstone National Park activity sheets
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Virtual Field Trips
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- 360 Cities Virtual Tour
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Albright-Knox
Art Gallery (Buffalo)
- Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
- Boise State Birthplace of Music Virtual Tour
- Boston Children’s Museum Virtual Tour
- British Museum of Art Interactive Timeline
- Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari
- Colonia Williamsburg Live Webcams
- Denali National Park (Alaska) virtual tour, plus Junior Ranger patch
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science Virtual Experience, Scientists in Action
- Discovering Egypt Virtual Tours and Interactive activities
- Discovery Education Virtual Fieldtrips
- Ellis Island Virtual Fieldtrip
- Explore Live Webcams
- Explore surface of Mars
- Farm Food 360 Canadian Farm Tours
- Georgia Aquarium Ocean Voyager
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Giant's
Causeway, Northern Ireland
- Google Arts & Culture
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Grand
Canyon Virtual Tours
- Great Lakes Now Virtual Field Trips
- Hogwarts digital escape room
- Jelly Cam at Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Memorial Art Gallery
(Rochester)
- MET Art Virtual Tours
- Mt. Everest, Nepal
- Namib Desert Dunes, Namibia
- National Geographic 360 Tours Playlist
- The Nature Conservancy Virtual Field Trips
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New York State Parks
(all available tour options)
- The Northern Lights (option 1) (option 2)
- Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentinian Patagonia
- San Diego Zoo Live Webcams
- Smithsonian Virtual Tours
- Star Atlas Virtual Planetarium
- The Constitution Center Interactive Constitution
- The Great Wall of China Virtual Tour
- The Louvre Virtual Tours
- The Nature Conservancy Virtual Field Trips
- Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave Virtual Tour
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Yellowstone
National Park Virtual Tours (plus, supplementary
activity sheets)
- Yellowstone Old Faithful Geyser Live Stream
- Yosemite National Park
- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Avatar Mountain), China
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Badge in a Box
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Introducing our GSWNY Badge-in-a-Box!
We’ve found a new way to bring Girl Scouting home.
If circumstances make it difficult for a girl’s troop to meet in person, if she is a Juliette Girl Scout, or if you simply want to have some additional Girl Scout fun and learning experiences as a family, the new Badge in a Box program might be a good fit for your family.
For $10 to $15 you can purchase a Badge in a Box designed to make Girl Scouting at home stress-free, the Badge in a Box includes the supplies needed to complete a badge at home, an easy to follow activity guide, and the badge itself!
Available for $15 per box:
- Daisy Outdoor Art Maker: Have fun outdoors and become a nature artist with three different activities!
- Brownie Senses: Use your 5 senses to go on a scavenger hunt, take a taste test, create Braille, and use sign language!
- Junior Independence: Want to become more independent? Learn basic sewing skills, make a Good Habits board, and more!
- Cadette Special Agent: Become a Special Agent and learn how to analyze “blood splatter”, interview an eyewitness, read body language, and measure bones!
Available for $10 per box:
- Democracy (all Girl Scout levels): Learn about how government works through games and activities. Also be part of the Girl Scouts national service project Promote the Vote and receive a fun patch. (Photo coming soon.)
- Senior Space Science Expert: Become a Space Scientist and discover “shifting stars”, compare your eyes to telescopes, and scrapbook the lives of stars!
- Ambassador Programming Robots: Do you want to build a robot? Have fun learning how robots work and how to control them and make your own robot that creates art!
NOTE: Grant funds available for some areas of our Council reducing the cost of boxes down to $5.00. If there is not a grant available in your area, members can apply for Council Opportunity Funds.
The boxes will be available for curbside pick-up at the Buffalo, Rochester, Lockport, and Jamestown Service Centers. Click here to order your Badge in a Box.
There are a limited number of boxes available and will be for curbside pick-up only.
Questions? Call toll-free 1-888-837-6410 or email.
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More Great Virtual Badge & Journey Plans
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Find Badges and Journeys: GSUSA Girl Scouts at Home
Badge Checklist
Keep track of your girl's progress and document all of the amazing skills she's learned and badges she's earned! Download the corresponding checklist based on your girl's age level.
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Daisy
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No submissions are required for badge work. If you would like to share photos or feedback, please email girl.experience@gswny.org.
Good Neighbor Badge: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Good Neighbor Badge: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Outdoor Art Maker: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Outdoor Art Maker: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Space Science Explorer: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Space Science Explorer: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
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Brownie
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No submissions are required for badge work. If you would like to share photos or feedback, please email girl.experience@gswny.org.
Household Elf: PART 1 (video, click here if video is not visible below)
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Junior
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No submissions are required for badge work. If you would like to share photos or feedback, please email girl.experience@gswny.org.
Digital Photographer: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Digital Photographer: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Entertainment Technology: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Entertainment Technology: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Social Butterfly: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Social Butterfly: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
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Cadette
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No submissions are required for badge work. If you would like to share photos or feedback, please email girl.experience@gswny.org.
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Senior
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No submissions are required for badge work. If you would like to share photos or feedback, please email girl.experience@gswny.org.
Behind the Ballot: PART 1 (PDF)
Behind the Ballot: PART 2 (PDF)
Room Makeover: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Room Makeover: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
The Science of Style: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
The Science of Style: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Game Visionary: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Women's Health: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Game Visionary: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Women's Health: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
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Ambassador
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No submissions are required for badge work. If you would like to share photos or feedback, please email girl.experience@gswny.org.
Outdoor Art Master: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Outdoor Art Master: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
Digital Game Design: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Survival Camper: PART 1 of 2 (PDF)
Digital Game Design: PART 2 of 2 (PDF)
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Your Blueprint for an Amazing Troop Year
New troop year? Bring it on!
Keep your troop going strong with these specially adapted badges,
Journeys, and activities for virtual and safe in-person meetings, as
well as current COVID-19 guidelines and resources. We’re here to
support you as you help your troop thrive.
Program Ideas and Adaptations
Power a fun-filled troop year with this curated selection of badges,
Journeys, and activities to help you throughout this troop year.
Select a grade level
Training and Planning Tools
These training materials and resources will make this troop year easier. Start exploring!
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GSWNY Training, Badge Resources, Programs & Events
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Meeting Planning Tools
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Planning Activities
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Connecting with Families
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COVID Guidelines