To accommodate the scheduling needs of members, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri offers some courses in a home study and/or online format.
These courses provide individuals with the same basic information they would receive if they attended a classroom presentation. The home study format does not provide individuals with the interaction and feedback they would experience within a classroom.
Individuals who choose to complete an online or home study course are strongly encouraged to attend neighborhood meetings and other gatherings where they can benefit from the experiences and knowledge of other Girl Scout adults.
Girl Scouting 101, an enhanced online orientation developed by GSUSA, launched in late August. The GSUSA web address remains the same: http://training.girlscouts.org, but the case-sensitive password for GS101 is: aboutGS101. The password for Online Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Essentials remains as: discover.
Girl Scouting 101 gives new Girl Scout volunteers an overview of the organization and the basics on working with girls of all ages. Hosted by Sophia (from the GSLE Overview, aka “Ask Sophia”), the vibrant, interactive orientation combines and streamlines the information currently contained in the online volunteer orientation, Leadership Essentials online, and the GSLE Overview/Ask Sophia.
So what happens to those older pieces now? During the 2011-2012 program year, new leaders can choose to use the older pieces as components of the Leader Prep Series, along with Introduction to Girl Scouting in GSEM OR participate in Girl Scouting 101, Introduction to Girl Scouting in GSEM and a Journey Immersion workshop to fulfill their training requirements. In those areas where online training is not convenient, printed versions of GSUSA's Online Orientation are still available and face-to-face courses in Introduction to Girl Scouting, Leadership Essentials and Journey Immersion workshops can be scheduled at the discretion of the Learning Support Team in your area.
GSEM plans to provide Girl Scouting 101, Volunteer Essentials, Safety Activity Checkpoints and Introduction to Girl Scouting in GSEM in a DVD version as well.
GSUSA Online Volunteer Orientation is required of all new Girl Scout volunteers.
- http://training.girlscouts.org - password: discover
- Important: Print your learning log*. Your learning log serves as proof of completion of this course. Redeem a copy of your log at a Girl Scout Shop to receive a free Volunteer Orientation patch
GSEM Introduction to Girl Scouting is required of new Leaders, Co-Leaders and Assistant Leaders:
- Take it online. Important: If you do not enter a district and neighborhood number, you must print your assessment before you submit it. Take the printed assessment to your Neighborhood Education Chair to receive a completion letter.
- Request a home study from your District Home Study Coordinator or Volunteer Development Manager (listed in every issue of the GSEM Course Catalog) or Neighborhood Chair
- You can also attend Introduction to Girl Scouting in classroom format, scheduled in the GSEM Course Catalog
Leadership Essentials
- Take it online at http://training.girlscouts.org
- Important: Print your learning log*. Your learning log serves as proof of completion of this course. Redeem a copy of your log at a Girl Scout Shop to receive a free Leadership Essentials patch
- You can also attend a Leadership Essentials class scheduled in the GSEM Course Catalog.
* Printing Learning Logs
An easy way to print a copy of a learning log is to paste a copy of what is showing on the screen into a document.
In Word:
- Press the PRINT SCREEN key. A picture of what is showing on the screen will be placed on the clipboard.
- Use Paste on the Edit menu or Ctrl-V to paste the image into a new document.
- It may be necessary to print several screens to get the entire log into the new document.
Using a Mac:
- Press Command-Shift-3 at the same time. This creates a picture of the screen on the desktop.
- Hold down the mouse on the picture and drag it into a document.
Camping Procedures in GSEM is required of at least one adult per unit camping with girls. See GSEM Policy V, found in the Volunteer Resource Guide, for complete camp training requirements.
Campfires and Pressurized Fuels
Campfires and Pressurized Fuels certification is required of at least one adult using or supervising the use of pressurized fuel lanterns or stoves at a Girl Scout activity.
- Home study is available from the District Home Study Coordinator or District Volunteer Development Manager, listed in every issue of the Course Catalog.
- Also available in classroom format, scheduled in the GSEM Course Catalog.
District Home Study Coordinators and Volunteer Development Managers are listed in every issue of the GSEM
Course Catalog.