LEVELS OF GIRL SCOUTS |
| Any girl between the ages of 5 and 17 may become a member of Girl Scouts. She must accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law and register with a Girl Scout Council.
There are five levels. They are all known as Girl Scouts: |
| Daisy: Grades K-1 or 5-6 years old |
| Brownie: Grades 1-3 or 6-8 years old |
| Junior: Grades 3-6 or 8-11 years old |
| Cadette: Grades 6-9 or 11-14 years old |
| Senior: Grades 9-12 or 14-17 years old |
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PROGRAM GOALS |
| The Girl Scout program is based on four goals. Each of these goals specifies how girls will grow and develop through the Girl Scout experience.
The four program goals are: |
| 1. Develop to her full individual potential. |
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Foster feelings of self-acceptance and unique self-worth. |
| Promote her perception as competent, responsible, and open to new experiences and challenges. |
| Offer opportunities to learn new skills. |
| Encourage personal growth. |
| Allow girls to utilize and practice talents and abilities. |
| 2. Relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect. |
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Help each girl develop sensitivity to others and respect for their needs, feelings, and rights. |
| Promote an understanding and appreciation of individual, cultural, religious, and racial differences. |
| Foster the ability to build friendships and working relationships. |
| 3. Develop values to guide her actions and to provide the foundation for sound decision-making. |
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Help her develop a meaningful set of values and ethics that will guide her actions. |
| Foster an ability to make decisions that are consistent with her values and that reflect respect for the rights and needs of others. |
| Empower her to act upon her values and convictions. |
| Encourage her to reexamine her ideals as she matures. |
| 4. Contribute to the improvement of society through the use of her abilities and leadership skills, working in cooperation with others. |
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Help her develop concern for the well-being of her community and its people. |
| Promote an understanding of how the quality of community life affects her own life and the whole of society. |
| Encourage her to use her skills to work with others for the benefit of all. |
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WORLDS TO EXPLORE |
| To help provide a program that met the goals that were set forth, Girl Scouts U.S.A. introduced an approach based upon interest areas, in 1977.
The "Worlds to Explore" program divided activities into: |
 World of the Arts - from all areas of the arts - visual, performing, literary. Stress enjoying and developing an appreciation of the different art forms through the contributions of oneself and others. |
 World of the Out-of-Doors - focuses on enjoying and appreciating the out-of-doors, on living with and caring for our natural environment, and understanding and respecting the interdependence of all living things.
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 World of People -promote awareness of the various cultures in our society and around the world, while building pride in one's own heritage and appreciating and respecting those of others. |
 World of Today and Tomorrow - focus on learning the how and why of things, exploring/experimenting with the technologies of daily life, learning about math and science and looking to future events, roles and responsibilities.
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 World of Well-Being - focus on physical and emotional health (including nutrition, exercise, relationships, home, safety, work and leisure and consumer awareness) |
