Leaders

Thank you, Leaders and Advisors, for enriching the lives of girls with your unique talents and skills, coordinating activities so that girls have fun in Girl Scouting!

We hope to create, on this portion of the website, the kinds of information, Internet links and resources to best help you in your busy lives. Training is on another part of the website; click on the link to get there.

Knowing where to look for help and information, we hope, will make your experience here online helpful so we have some websites (at left) that we hope will get you started on finding all sorts of wonderful information on the Internet! These websites are those that tend to stay “up” and running, with links to even more sites. You can also find more on the “Volunteer Welcome Center” part of the website. Please use the “Quick Link” to the left to get there from here!

We’ve also included most-requested forms in the Quick Links. If there’s a form that you need and it’s not here, please let us know and we’ll put it here!

Frequently asked Questions to the Training Department

Why do I have to take training to be a Girl Scout Leader?

We know people are busy, but we also don’t think it is fair to the volunteer to say, “Thanks for volunteering, here’s twenty girls.” and then offer no support. We really view training as SUPPORT of the volunteer’s effort to work with girls. It is also not fair to the girls to have an adult who is not prepared and does not understand the program trying to “wing it” at every meeting. We work diligently to make the classes easily accessible and meaningful to your work with girls.

Will Diversity Awareness Training still be required with the new Council? Diversity training is currently mandated by the GSMD Board of Directors. Going forward, the new GSSEM Board of Directors will make that decision.

Why can’t I skip Diversity Awareness Training if I have had it through work?

We get unbelievably positive feedback about our diversity courses. The reason we do not accept workplace courses is quite simple – this class emphasizes the Girl Scout commitment to diversity and was designed for volunteers who work with girls and other volunteers, a very different setting than the workplace.

Please let us know what you need more of here on YOUR part of the website! Please e-mail anyone in the Adult Development Department to ask for information to be placed here: