Troop Leader Experience: A Podcast about Girl Scouts for Troop Leaders and other Girl Scout Volunteers – Details, episodes & analysis

After another occurrence of senseless violence in the USA, everyone is talking about safety at school... including kids. We're all having strong emotional responses from this horrific event... including kids. Should we address this at Girl Scouts? And if so, how can we do it with the kids' best interests at heart?   Resources: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/happy-and-healthy/happy/extreme-violence-and-children-parenting-advice.html https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/happy-and-healthy/happy/kids-worried-about-war.html https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources/fact-sheet/talking-to-children-about-war.pdf https://www.schoolcrisiscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Guidelines-Talking-to-Kids-About-Attacks-Two-Sided-Onesheet-Format.pdf https://www.nctsn.org/resources/coping-after-mass-violence    Fake News Activity from Girl Scouts: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/leadership/life-skills/kids-and-fake-news-critical-thinking-skills.html Support Uvalde: https://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/en/our-council/girl-scout-strong-for-uvalde.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I am speed talking through 10 ideas for activities you can do at your back-to-school season troop meetings. I didn't mean to speed talk, but here we are. Don't listen to this one on 2x speed. I say this for your own safety. LOL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, we need a reminder about why we want to do this in the first place, and why this work matters. Today I'm reflecting on 6 years of this podcast and 112+ years of creating meaningful, safe spaces for girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I recently asked the Facebook group (facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast) - "If you could ask me anything and get my opinion or thoughts about it in an episode, what would it be?" & you guys delivered!  Group member Jenn wants to know the 411 about troop crests (do people say that anymore? I am sure they don't). Are girls stuck with them for the whole duration of Girl Scouts or can they choose new ones later? And any suggestions to help girls choose a crest OTHER than the unicorn. So in this episode I'm giving you my full opinion & experience about troop crests... and a little bit of history, too.   Here's the article I referenced in this episode: https://gshistory.com/2019/12/04/a-brief-history-of-girl-scout-troop-crests/    Want to submit a question? Join the facebook group at facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast or send it to me via e-mail at girlscoutpodcast@gmail.com      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I recently asked the Facebook group (facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast) - "If you could ask me anything and get my opinion or thoughts about it in an episode, what would it be?" & you guys delivered!  Group member Krissy requested an episode about bridging... and Jamiel and I had already put together some notes for a bridging episode, so I guess we were all on the same page! So here's the first episode in the Ask Me Anything series - All About Bridging! :)    Want to submit a question? Join the facebook group at facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast or send it to me via e-mail at girlscoutpodcast@gmail.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know, I know. Another massive delay. But here's some more content with more coming at ya soon! This was such a fun conversation with Barbara, all about her experience coordinating day camp and her Girl Scout volunteer experience as a whole. There's always so much more to talk about and I could talk to you guys all day when we have our interviews! But I hope you love this as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After another occurrence of senseless violence in the USA, everyone is talking about safety at school... including kids. We're all having strong emotional responses from this horrific event... including kids. Should we address this at Girl Scouts? And if so, how can we do it with the kids' best interests at heart?   Resources: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/happy-and-healthy/happy/extreme-violence-and-children-parenting-advice.html https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/happy-and-healthy/happy/kids-worried-about-war.html https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources/fact-sheet/talking-to-children-about-war.pdf https://www.schoolcrisiscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Guidelines-Talking-to-Kids-About-Attacks-Two-Sided-Onesheet-Format.pdf https://www.nctsn.org/resources/coping-after-mass-violence    Fake News Activity from Girl Scouts: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/leadership/life-skills/kids-and-fake-news-critical-thinking-skills.html Support Uvalde: https://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/en/our-council/girl-scout-strong-for-uvalde.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jamiel is taking the wheel and Sarah & Jamiel are exploring what the research says about the impact of volunteering as a Girl Scout troop leader... then, because Jamiel's service team are the queens of recruitment, she is sharing some of her tips for recruiting volunteers, including thinking outside the box to find non-traditional volunteers. And as always, you'll get Sarah's $1.20 about all of it, too. Because with Sarah, you never get just two cents... you get $1.20.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I first started chatting with Shaleigha, she told me that it'd be easier to describe what roles she HASN'T held as a Girl Scout volunteer. In today's interview, we focused mostly on her roles as a leader for multiple troops and service unit manager. Because it's almost April, we also had a really interesting discussion about Volunteer Appreciation Month and Volunteer Appreciation in general.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's actually like a karmic joke that we started January with a "BEST COOKIE SEASON EVER" Troop Leader Tee. I know that for many of you, this has NOT been the BEST COOKIE SEASON EVER. But a) it's not too late! we can still salvage the 2022 cookie program as best as we can as a ~ * L e A r N i N g E x P e R i E n C e *~ and b) when in doubt, plan another money earning project. In today's episode we are introducing SEVEN popular money earning ideas that might work for your troop to help your girls still do great things, regardless of whether they hit their cookie goals. As always, the number one thing is to make sure you go through the proper approval process for your council and to always put the safety of your girls first. Don't forget to check out the Troop Leader T-Shirt club to get a t-shirt inspired by the Troop Leader Experience delivered straight to your door each month at troopleadertees.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices