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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not model Brownie/Girl Scouts after Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts?

I was in Brownies and Girl Scouts as a kid and I had fun and earned patches just like the Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts do.  Many of our activities were not unlike Cub/Boy Scouts.  I know because my sons were both involved in Cub/Boy Scouts.

It has been about 40 years since I was in Girl Scouts so I am not all that familiar with the group today.  But I can say that Cub/Boy scouts was wonderful for my boys.  I don't think it's necessary to make scouting coed - that would really change the dynamics for the kids.[/quote]

Girl Scouts is just fine on their own, thankyouverymuch.

Just as when you were a Girl Scout (Brownies are Girl Scouts, unlike Cub Scouts not being Boy Scouts), there are patches to earn and all sorts of activities to do.  They have since added "journeys" which are.... fine.  Lots of good ideas if the leaders/parents do it, but pretty easy to earn doing only crafty type stuff (which is where a lot of the criticism lately comes from)

Unlike Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts is a much more flexible program.  Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior Ambassador are all aged based.  So you move up regardless of what you earn or don't earn.
Within each level, you can do as much or as little as you and the troop would like.
This, of course, leads to a lot of flexibility which can be great, but can also lead to some mismatches in experiences.

As an example of some of the things Girl Scouts do, here are some of the council programs for Girl Scouts of Central Maryland coming up JUST IN SEPTEMBER!  All Girl Scouts troops in the area can sign up for these activities.  (Most have a small fee)

Chemistry in the Kitchen (open to all levels)
Geocaching Treasure Hunt (for brownies)
Geocaching Treasure Hunge (for older girls)
Make-HER Mondays(Brownies to Cadettes): [activities in the maker lab space]
Aberdeen Proving Ground STEM Day (all levels, also open to Boy Scouts)
Ready, Aim, BullsEye Archery Program (everyone but Daisies)
Marsh Ecology Paddle (Juniors and up)

Add in to that, of course, specific troop activities.  [/quote]

That's great.  Why would the girls need to branch off from Girl Scouts and have a Cub Scout/Boy Scout troop?  What is the Girl Scout program missing for these girls?[/quote]

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