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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That depends on the troop.

Ask the troop leader what's in store for next year besides the usual camping and cookies. Community service project? Will the girlsrun the meetings? Will the girls host events ? Field trips?[/quote]

That’s all undecided as troop will be under new leadership w moms that have never before led a troop.[/quote]

Then how is dcum suppose to answer your question?[/quote]

Op here - question is, did you feel Girl scouting as a young adolescent was worthwhile or is it really more of an early elementary activity ? If you did find worthwhile, what aspect of the program was most beneficial ?[/quote]

I’m a longtime Girl Scout volunteer. If Girl Scouts is done right, girls grow into the program, rather than growing out of it. Juniors become old enough to do archery and kayaking. They can go on longer, more involved field trips. They have the fine motor skills to do much more complicated, interesting art projects. They can do more meaningful service work, and they can earn the Bronze Award, which is a 20 hour (per person) troop project that solves a problem in their community.

My Junior troop loves camping, archery, cooking, baking, hiking, and they are eagerly taking on an ambitious Bronze project. By cooking, I mean they use sharp knives to chop veggies by themselves, etc. Adults supervise and guide, but the girls make the meals on the camping trip (and the fires, etc) by themselves.

Once girls are in middle school and above, they can go on longer trips (like NYC), go backpacking, make a significant impact on their community. There are also international travel and service opportunities.

All that said, if the leaders are lazy or unorganized, the girls will get far less out of the experience. Don’t blame Girl Scouts for that, though. Every troop needs multiple parents who will step up, get trained and lead. The best way to make that happen for your daughter is to do it yourself.[/quote]

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