Study – Girl Scouts of the USA

Our National Organization: Girl Scouts of the United States of America Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a national movement. It is active in all 50 states and territorial possessions. Headquartered in Manhattan, GSUSA is made up of approximately 316 councils, of which Girl Scouts of Western North Carolina Pisgah Council (GSWNCPC) is one. The program materials used by girls and leaders alike are produced by GSUSA: Girl Scout Handbooks Leader Guides Studio 2B Focus books Badge, Try-It books Interest Project Award books       This information keeps the Girl Scouting program consistent across councils and across the US. In addition, GSUSA publishes Safety-Wise The Leader's Blue Book of Basic Documents Guide to Uniforms and Insignia These books are all made available to new leaders for planning troop activities. "National" also produces specialty program materials such as: Focus on Ability, Right to Read, and some materials in Spanish.       Information on these specialty programs can be obtained from your Service Unit Manager, Field Executive, the GSUSA website and/or the GSWNCPC shop manager. GSUSA also is responsible for producing our official uniforms and insignia. Leaders can obtain official uniforms for themselves and their troop, the appropriate age level insignia, and badges or patches as earned from the GSWNCPC Service Center shop, from the GSUSA online store, or through GSUSA mail-order catalogs which are distributed to both new and returning leaders. In addition, GSUSA publishes Leader, a magazine mailed to each registered adult. Leader is a valuable resource, highlighting accomplishments of troops and girls around the US, previewing new program materials, and answering questions of general interest. An extensive website, with sections for both leaders and girls, is maintained by GSUSA. (www.girlscouts.org) GSUSA also maintains two National Centers that offer programs and trainings for Girl Scout adults and youth. The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia, offers programs for adults and girls. These programs are focused primarily on the historical aspects of Girl Scouting in the USA. Savannah and the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace are frequent destinations for Girl Scouts across the US. And a copy of Birthplace Bound, containing travel support and program information, is available from GSUSA by e-mailing birthplace@girlscouts.org. Edith Macy Conference center in Briarcliff Manor, NY, (very near NYC) is a Girl Scout Center that offers valuable training in various subjects for volunteers and staff. There is an occasional opportunity for older girls to attend training. A yearly catalog of trainings offered is downloadable from the GSUSA website. You may also contact the Training Department at the Girl Scout Service Center. Let's Review: 1)  True  False  The leaders' guides and girls' handbooks are written by the local councils and are different across the US. 2)  True  False  Edith Macy Conference Center is a place I can take my troop to go camping. 3)  True  False  Materials valuable to planning my trip to the JGL Birthplace can be obtained from GSUSA. 4)  True  False  My troop can invent its own uniform and insignia and call them official. 5)  True  False  Leader magazine is sent to every registered Girl Scout adult.

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