Learn and Take Action

Journeys

Leaders, is your troop ready to complete a journey, this spring or next fall? They often cover topics that you’re not familiar with and need girls to “dive deeper” in progression for both girl leadership and taking action. The environment-focused journeys are now revised as “hybrids” that start with troop or SU contact and then clarify troop schedule, troop interests, balance of individual and troop activities, facilitation by other older girls in some virtual meetings, and troop-scheduled Take Action.
 
Your troop can get a “fast” journey with some community partners ($30 for three hours?). But they short-cut the girls’ experiences to share and learn from each other, and to build skills for the silver and gold award steps. 

Sign up for a journey with your troop or several troops? Contact Anne Fege at afege@aol.com for more information.

• Breathe - Cadettes.  Explore the ways that air is part of daily life and environmental quality, practice critical thinking and clear communication, and discover ways to improve air quality and make the world a better place.

• MEdia - Cadettes.  Explore local climate trends, connections between media and storytelling, environmental justice, vision, values, leadership, and Advocacy for transforming media for storytelling and climate education. 

• Citizen Science - Cadettes to Ambassadors. Discover how youth can participate in scientific research through citizen science, practice observations and collect data, participate in a local citizen science project, explore environmental careers with a local professional.

• GIRLTopia - Seniors.  Explore local climate trends, comparisons between climate change and Covid-19, community equity, carbon footprint, vision, values, leadership, and Take Action to advocate for changes in carbon footprint or climate adaptation. 

• Sow What? - Seniors.  Discover the broad range of global and local food system issues, connect with local programs and resources, community equity, and Take Action to advocate for change in food production, security, waste, or workers.

• Your World: Your Voice - Ambassadors.  Get tools and inspiration for advocacy.

• Justice - Ambassadors.  Explore and energize your passion for equity.

Since April 2020, more than 300 Cadettes, 130 Seniors, and 20 Ambassadors completed these journeys. The journeys have online and outdoor activities, four weekly virtual meetings, focus on critical thinking and leadership, and feature Take Action projects. Older girls are learning advocacy skills crucial to earning the Silver and Gold Award, and meeting women professionals working in the environmental field.