What is a Girl Scout?

Answer 1

Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls. They do different things to help other people and the earth. They sell cookies and use the money to fund a variety of activities including trips, camping, and earning a wide range of awards. Girl Scouts rock!

Answer 2

The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Mission Statement gives the answer:

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Mission Statement:

To enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.

Answer 3

A Girl Scout is a member of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA).

She is a girl, between the ages of 5 and 17, who follows the Girl Scout Promise and Law, pays national dues, follows safety guidelines and participates in a wide variety of activities!

Adults age 18 and older may also join GSUSA as adult Girl Scouts.

GSUSA is a member of the international orgainzation, WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts).

Or she is a member of many other Girl Scout organizations around the world such as Girl Scouts of Japan, or a member of a Girl Guide organization.

Girl Scouts participate in a wide variety of activities, depending on what the troop or group chooses to do. Activities are designed to provide the girls with an accepting and nurturing environment and to develop leadership skills, strong values, social conscience and self-worth.

Answer 4

A Girl Scout in America is a member of Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA).

A Girl Scout pays the GSUSA annual membership dues, follows the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law, follows safety guidelines, and is a girl between the ages of 5 and 18 or in grades Kindergarten to 12.

Adult members of GSUSA are ages 18 and over.

A Girl Scout can be a member in different ways. She can join as an individual, join to attend Girl Scout camp, join a special interest group, join a troop or group, or attend a drop-in site at a housing or community center.

Answer 5

A girl guide is a member of the Girl Guides association. It is a youth organization which takes place in units for young girls aged 4 onwards.

Girl Guides is a program for girls of any age to have fun, go on camps and learn stuff.

Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are members of the international organization called The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). There are Girl Guides and/or Girl Scouts in 145 countries around the world and age levels and badges are different depending on which WAGGGS member organization a girl belongs to.

Members of WAGGGS focus on leadership and developing values, self-esteem, and becoming responsible citizens of the world.

Answer 6

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are youth organizations geared towards teaching kids to being self sufficient, respectful towards others, and to take care of their environment. They do crafts, go camping, do community service, learn to stand up for others, and to be a good citizen.

Boy Scouts were founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908.

Girl Guides were started by Lord Baden-Powell and his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell in 1910. Girl Scouts were founded in America by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. Girl Scouts and Girl Guides are both a part of WAGGGS, meaning they are from the same organization. They just have different names depending on what country they are in.