Saturday, July 20, 2019

Cookie Entrepreneur Family

The Cookie Activity Pin is out and the new Cookie Entrepreneur Family pin is in this fall.  The pins will no longer have different designs each year so they will be more like the My Promise, My Faith pins.  The requirements also now change between each level, and the biggest change of all, they are to be completed with the family and not the troop!  The requirements for each level are in an easy worksheet available at https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/just-for-cookie-sellers/cookie-entrepreneur-family-pin.html

Here is a basic breakdown of the requirements for each level and the color of the pins:

To clear up any confusion about what pins carry over to new uniforms, GSUSA posted this FAQ:
So put those Cookie Activity Pins back on the grade-level uniforms if you have been carrying them over...but notice this info is about pins only and not the patches that may carry over.

New Girl Scout Badges Released July 2019!

This month 42 new Girl Scout badges and a new CSA Journey were released!

All Girl Scout levels have a new Coding series and two "pick your own path" outdoor explorations.  They are all have the same titles but different requirements for each level (total of 30 badges):

Coding for Good Series
Coding Basics, Digital Game Design, App Development

Snow or Climbing Adventure - Pick one of the two paths to earn the badge


Trail Adventure - Pick one of the two paths to earn the badge

Brownie choices:

Trail Running Basics: Girls will go on a three different trail runs. On each run, they will try to increase the time they are running compared to walking. They should aim to be on a trail for 20 minutes each time. 

Roamer: The girls will go on three different types of hikes. They can pick three from this list, or girls can come up with their own ideas:
  • Night hike: Watch the stars, hear the sounds of the night, explore night creatures.
  • Owl hike: Go on an owl prowl using flashlights. 
  • Woods hike: Hike in a forest or woodsy area.
  • Beach hike: Hike on a trail along the ocean or on the sand.
  • Heritage hike: Hike to a historic site in your town and learn about its history.
  • Urban hike: Hike around the city or your community.
  • Snow hike: Hike in snow.
  • Rain hike: Hike after it rains. How does it change the hike?
  • Senses hike: Hike with a buddy with one person blindfolded while the other leads. What do you see, hear, and smell?

Junior Choices:

Trail Running: Girls will train to run on a trail for a distance that challenges them. They'll aim for one mile at a comfortable pace and challenge themselves to go farther than a mile, if they can. 

Day Hiker: Girls will train for and participate in three separate hikes. They'll decide what types of hikes they want to do. It could be a hike to reach a special viewpoint at a national park, a night hike, or a slow hike up trails so they can explore nature. They'll aim for each hike to be at least 3 hours, covering 3-4 miles.


Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors have the Cybersecurity series, Space Science, and the Think Like a Programmer Journey previously released to the lower levels.

Cybersecurity 
Basics, Safeguards, Investigator

Space Science (Researcher, Expert, Master)

Think Like a Programmer Journey


All of these new badges have been updated in my badge tracker books!!