Show #37: Girl Scouts
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Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
Tim and Stacy talk with Sheri McGill of the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois.
The Girl Scout program is girl-driven, reflecting the ever-changing needs and interests of today’s girls.
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience engages girls in discovering self, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. All Girl Scout experience are designed to tie in one or more of the 15 outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience encourages girls to take increasing responsibility for designing and implementing their own activities, which results in extensive opportunities for them to see how their actions can impact the lives of others.
Age-appropriate activities in Girl Scouting introduce girls to new concepts. Through these activities, caring adults encourage girls to explore a variety of related topics, empower them with the ability to choose the directions they will take to accomplish a goal, and then support them as they put their ideas into action. The experience often illuminates a girl’s personal skills and interests and gives them the confidence to make an impact with their words and actions.
In 2011 Girl Scouts of Central Illinois . . .
The Girl Scout program is girl-driven, reflecting the ever-changing needs and interests of today’s girls.
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience engages girls in discovering self, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place. All Girl Scout experience are designed to tie in one or more of the 15 outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience encourages girls to take increasing responsibility for designing and implementing their own activities, which results in extensive opportunities for them to see how their actions can impact the lives of others.
Age-appropriate activities in Girl Scouting introduce girls to new concepts. Through these activities, caring adults encourage girls to explore a variety of related topics, empower them with the ability to choose the directions they will take to accomplish a goal, and then support them as they put their ideas into action. The experience often illuminates a girl’s personal skills and interests and gives them the confidence to make an impact with their words and actions.
In 2011 Girl Scouts of Central Illinois . . .
- served 20,882 girl members and 5,029 adult volunteers with 75 staff
- gave $70,488 in financial assistance to cover the $12 membership fee for 5,874 girls
- brought outreach programming to 5,280 girls across 38 counties in central Illinois at a cost to the council of $1,536,480
- had the pleasure of hosting 1,623 girls at GSCI summer resident and day camps
- provided $30,000 in campership assistance so that girls from low-income families could attend camp
- delivered programming to 8,849 girls in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Financial Literacy, the Arts, Health and Wellness, Outdoor Education, and Travel
Sheri McGill
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