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[quote=Anonymous]21:12/22:41 here. Regarding badges, we have designed activities for the troop - with the input of the girls - and only AFTER several "units" worth of activities do we look back and consider which badges the girls have earned. We have done almost none of the "recommended" activities for the badges - I have the book and I check every now and then, but my co-leader and I feel that our activities, designed by the girls with our input and guidance, are much richer and more meaningful than those we see listed. We definitely do not correspond 1:1 activity:badge. Usually a series of sessions around a topic merits a badge or sometimes two, but we have tapered off a lot on badges as our troop has matured. We do not find that the girls need or even see the badges as motivators. Also, I will admit that I have never read the full "rules" of anything so I am sure we are in violation of GS rules all the time. Our troop is careful about adult:child ratios and careful about the buddy system, but other than that, we are really laid back. My co-leader and I share a deep interest in the troop and its development but less interest in "Girl Scouts" as a larger entity except as it enriches our girls' experience (i.e. through Thinking Day, which our girls love). It's possible we will get more "organization" oriented as the girls grow older, but right now, our troop is pretty much about itself and what the pledge and promise mean to our girls, rather than being part of a larger entity. We do community service but more as a troop than as part of our service unit. I don't even attend service unit meetings so I have no idea what we "should" be doing on that front. We did do cookie sales this year for the first time, but ONLY because another mom agreed to do the cookie thing and also, we did not do incentives but instead allowed the girls to sell together, which was very fun for them and meant that there was no competition - it was all the spirit of doing it for the troop. It really worked well for us. Overall, we leaders got into this because we wanted our daughters and the troop to have a wonderful and meaningful scouting experience. We did not get into this to be hampered by a large organization and its rules. Hope this is helpful.[/quote]
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