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Program Edition
2019-2020
Share the Power of the
Girl Scout Experience
Think about the last time you were looking for a new vacation spot, best dance
school, or newest appliance…what was the first thing you did? You probably asked
friends for recommendations, and those recommendations were probably happily,
and perhaps passionately, shared with you. Many times when people are so
excited by a new discovery or an amazing experience they share freely and
people will likely keep that in mind, or be inspired to buy the product or seek
the same experience.
When parents are looking for activities or groups for their daughters to join, they
often solicit advice from other parents or are inspired by something they have
seen or heard in their community. Sharing your family’s Girl Scout experience
can help grow our Girl Scout community and showcase positive stories to
inspire communities throughout Maine.
Ways Troop Leaders, Volunteers, Parents, and Girls Can Spread the Word!
Get Social. Like and Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages. Like and comment on posts, share
GSME events and posts on your social channels. People love seeing positive community stories and
event opportunities! Plus, don’t forget when you post about your troop on social media to tag us
@girlscoutsofmaine.
Share Your Good News. We love to hear what girls are doing and share with our wider community.
Please send pictures and stories (or brief descriptions) to news@gsmaine.org so we can share them
on social media and in our publications. Posting on social media is great, but sending to us ensures
we see it and can share it. You can also invite your local paper or TV station to your events or share
troop experiences with them. Learn how to engage the press at www.girlscoutsofmaine.org/prtoolkit.
Talk About It. Share inspiring stories about what your troop, other troops, and Girl Scouts of Maine
are all doing. Talk about your daughter’s experience, share her latest project, and recommend that
families check to see if there is a troop to join in their communities…or encourage them to start one!
Get Girls Involved. Encourage your girls to talk about their Girl Scout experience beyond their sisters
in Girl Scouting. Have them tell their classmates, teachers, and others about the latest field trip they
took, badge they earned, or cool new thing they learned. Have them invite friends to join an activity to
get a taste for how awesome Girl Scouts is!
Engage Your Community. Do you have an event in your community that everyone goes to? Host a
table at the event with a fun, interactive Girl Scout activity and share your experience. Don’t forget to
have your girls participate so they can share their stories peer-to-peer or inspire younger girls.
Invite People to Events. Whether it is something your troop is hosting that is open to others or one
of GSME’s special events like Green ME Up!, tell your friends and community about it and invite them
to experience a Girl Scout event first hand. If you have questions on what events are open to non-
members, just ask Customer Care at customercare@gsmaine.org!
Show Your Girl Scout Pride. Wear your Girl Scout gear and encourage your girls to do the same. It is
a great way to show your spirit and can be a terrific conversation starter! Place lawn signs in front of
your home or business. Put a Girl Scout sticker on your car, laptop, or water bottle.
Become a Community Recruitment Champion (CRC). If you love engaging with your community
and encouraging families to join Girl Scouts this might be perfect for you! You will help at community
events, recruitment nights, and more. Learn more by emailing customercare@gsmaine.org.
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C mpass A Letter
Program Edition 2019-2020 from our CEO
Editor: Laura Genese Dear Girl Scouts Parents,
Designer: Rebecca Benoski
How much do your girls tell you about their
In this edition: Girl Scout experience?
When asked “what did you do at Girl Scouts?”
2 Share the Power
of the Girl Scout Experience
is her response, “Not much, we played with
Legos” or “I drew and colored a picture.”
Joanne Crepeau
CEO
Girl Scouts of Maine
3 Message from CEO,
Joanne Crepeau
Is this a typical response from your Girl Scout? Do you wonder
about this as an activity?
It is very common to ask children (and teens) a question about their
4-7 Troop Dispatch day and to receive a rather unsatisfactory answer or get the “nothing”
response. The truth is that behind their answer is usually a valuable
8 Out and About with GSME
educational activity that was planned, produced, and presented to teach
your child an underlying lesson or experience. Consider this:
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☙ If your Girl Scout played with LEGOs, she was preparing for the
G.I.R.L. Celebration Grand Prix event where she will test different LEGO car configurations
to find out what makes her car go fast or slow. What she is learning—
10 Fall Product Program aerodynamics and engineering fundamentals!
☙ If your Girl Scout drew a picture, she may be creating her desired
11 Earn a Free Session nature walk that she then shares with her troop, helping to plan an
at GSME Camp outdoor experience to appreciate Mother Nature. What she is really
doing—creating a girl-led experience and getting outside!
12 Green ME Up! This issue of Compass features an amazing number of experiences that
are not only FUN, but have a value and purpose that will help your girl
13 The Wicked Maine
Outdoor Fest
develop the confidence, courage, and character to navigate the world.
Here are a few examples that you will find in these pages:
14 Maine Suffrage Centennial Amazing Race-Portland: An incredible first step in travel
progression, navigating through Portland with a fun scavenger hunt
that builds skills to confidently travel the world.
15 Girl Scout Destinations
Grand Prix-Bangor and (new) Westbrook: A car creation blast
engaging Daisy through Cadette Girl Scouts on building their own
Ignite Your G.I.R.L. Power!
16-17 Programs and Events offered
by GSME
LEGO car to see what makes it GO, GO, GO!
Women’s Suffrage Centennial: See the new patch program on
the history of women’s voting rights and join us for a special all-
17 Registration Information
and Cancellation Policy female concert!
Travel: Take your travel to the next level—how about a trip to Costa
18-27 2019-2020 Program Guide Rica? New York City? Orlando?
Global Connection: Look for a Global Connection symbol
28-29 Transforming Leadership
Conference
to find programs with cross-cultural learning.
Each of these activities are built around a fun way for your girl to
experience, learn, and expand her world.
30 Teen Trainings
So maybe the better question for her is “What did you learn today?”
31-35 Girl Scout Grown-ups
and Trainings
I hope you find that Girl Scouts is a place where she will practice new
skills, explore her potential, and learn to lead with confidence!
36 Shop
ON THE COVER: Troop 11 discovered all that
Portland Maine has to offer while participating in Joanne Crepeau
CEO, Girl Scouts of Maine
Amazing Race: Portland! 3
Girl Scout troops throughout
Maine are taking on the world like
G.I.R.L.s should! From expanding
their worlds, to serving their local
communities, these girls are
seizing every opportunity to
lead #LikeAGirlScout
Daisies Doing Their Part
First year daisies in Troop 111 in Wells
did a service project donating toys to the
Kennebunk Animal Welfare Society. Great
job with your first service project, girls!
Also from Troop 111, Addisyn Avery worked
on protecting the earth by composting
and sharing this poster with family and
friends earning her the Sustainable Maine
Food Recovery patch! Her family is still
composting 3 months later! Way to help
make the world a better place, Addisyn.
Love of Camping Shared
by Sisters in Girl Scouting
The girls in Troop 141 love to camp. After a long weekend of
camping last year, they decided that they would work to earn a
week of camp together that their troop leaders would facilitate if
they met the necessary requirements.
They crunched the numbers and then went to work selling nuts,
candy, and magazines during the Fall Product Program and then
participated in the Cookie Program. They spent all year earning
their week of camp. If for some reason they were unable to earn
it, there were a few girls who over earned and gladly gave up the
extra money they had received to pay for the few that couldn’t. What an Amazing
show of sisterhood that made it possible for them to all go to camp together!
They spent the week doing archery (tic-tac-toe game), hiking, knife safety,
paracording, knots, hand sewing, a LEGO car race, cleaning, spending time at the
lodge, playing cards, and just having fun. They also invited all the parents to come
up on Tuesday night for a show and dinner. The girls cooked pasta with sauce and
put on a small show for the parents.
They had great weather...except for one evening which was the one night
everybody slept the best! From what the leaders tell us, all the girls had a great
time...and we bet they did, especially because of the teamwork that went into
earning such an amazing experience!
4 Between Every Two Pines is a Doorway to a New World. -John Muir
Troop tch
Dispa
3, 2, 1, Liftoff!
Girls from Troop 1651 enjoyed a full day of STEM activities
at the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor! Girls explored
different types of space activities needed during space
exploration, such as engineering, biological life, health
and fitness in space, analyzing and maintaining proper
levels of atmospheric gasses, utilizing robotic arms to
perform activities, planning nutritious balanced meals for
astronauts, and learning about the effects of an anti-gravity
environment.
Each girl was then assigned an important job to carry out
on a space mission. Girls were partnered, one performing
the functions in the control center on Earth, while the
other was carrying out the mission in space. They utilized
electronic communication to inform each other about
the status of their jobs while working as a team to ensure
safety. During the space mission, the girls worked through
a dangerously low oxygen level that occurred while the
astronauts were in the middle of the mission, but thankfully
all the engineers and astronauts worked together and
everyone made it back safely!
The girls learned a lot about integrating science, technology,
engineering, and math while having a "blast" in space!
Look for more programs at the Challenger Learning
Center in the Program section, beginning on page 16.
An Adventure to Remember
In June 2019, Girl Scouts from Troop 1155 of Merrymeeting
Service Unit enjoyed a day trip on the Downeaster to the New
England Aquarium. Kudos on how they showed responsibility
in both the way they prepared for the trip by packing proper
food and wearing appropriate footwear, and in the way they
handled themselves throughout the day in Boston. From trains to
subways, to navigating the city during Pride parade, they stayed
together and listened intently to both leader instructions and the
amazing presenters at the Aquarium. They especially enjoyed
the touch tank and penguin exhibits. After a quick dinner at
Quincy Market, they once again were "all aboard" for their return
adventure home. We are mighty proud at how well these young
ladies represented Girl Scouts; the day was one to remember!
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DISPTROOP
ATCH
Hard Work and
Compassion Builds More
Than Just a Playground
Troop 144 in Nobleboro spent this past year working on a large
service project for the school where they hold their meetings.
Their project included building three free libraries, a buddy
bench, a kindness rock garden, a play kitchen, a raised flower
bed, and an area for the older kids to sit and socialize. They
presented to and gained approval from the school principal and
school board, and got right to work!
The winter was spent building, sanding, painting, and decorating
all of the various pieces of their project. The girls received an
outpouring of support from the community including project
guidance and time and materials donations. Their saved cookie
money financed elements not donated.
The girls met their goal of having everything installed before
school let out for the summer and it was enjoyed by the
students and the community immediately!
“I have been with these girls for 7 years now and I continue to
be amazed by them. They are all hard working, compassionate
young ladies who make my heart burst with love and pride. They
embody the Girl Scout law with everything I see them do. Thank
you to the girls in Troop 144 who have shown me just how much
you can do with the power of G.I.R.L!” - Angela White, Co-Leader
A Sister to Every Girl Scout
in the Jungle
Girl Scout Troop 1445 from Lisbon
attend the Dirigo Service Unit’s Welcome
to the Jungle, Jumanji themed 2019
Camporee held at Camp Kirkwold.
The girls prepared swaps and handed
them out during the two day event.
They planned and prepared meals,
working together as a team. All the girls
were excited to check off tasks on the
summer challenge.
Faced with an unexpected storm, they
had to move into the nearest shelter
as the storm passed and they had
electricity again. Something that they And here’s a pic from Troop 488
will never forget is how the older girls who also attended the Camporee at
led them in song to distract them and Kirkwold for the first time! Looks like
comforted those in need. This is what everyone had a wild time at this
6 Girl Scouts is all about! awesome event!
Girl Scouts are Bitter When You Litter
After they witnessed the litter floating on the side of The girls worked diligently to clean up the litter and left a
the road when flooding occured, Troop 2290 of Milford sign posted for several weeks that read "Girl Scouts are
decided to do a clean-up, along with anti-littering bitter when you litter." The girls were both shocked and
campaign. Contacting the town of Milford, they got surprised at the things and amounts they gathered. One
permission to use the town dumpster to dispose of the girl stated, "I am very disappointed in people." Great job to
trash they collected. these go-getters!
Bugs, Badges, and Beyond!
Brownie Troop 217 from Longreach Service Unit in Bath had a
wonderful weekend camping at Camp Kirkwold. They had a great
time doing archery and continuing badge work on Bugs, Hiking,
Outdoor Adventure, Space, and Cabin Camper. From looking at bugs
with magnifying glasses, to listening to a tree’s heartbeat, the girls
loved to get up close and personal with nature. They also started
work on the Outdoor Skills badge with learning Orienteering, Fire
Safety/Starting, Knife Skills, Leave No Trace, and Knots. The girls
look forward to doing more camping adventures in the future and
expressed their dreams to travel the country and the world with Girl
Scouts in the years to come!
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Out and About with
GSME
Programs
GSME Programs get girls out and about throughout Maine engaging in fun and inspiring activities!
Here are just a few pictures submitted from troops who attended some of our 2019 Programs…
Day at the
State House
Amazing Race:
Portland
Girl Scout Night at the Mariners
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Celebration
Awards Ceremony & Annual Meeting
What an amazing time we had at this year’s G.I.R.L. Longtime Girl Scout adult members were recognized
Celebration and Annual Meeting on May 11, 2019 at with Member Year Awards and our outstanding
the Waterville Opera House! We honored so many volunteers were honored with The President’s Award,
go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders from Appreciation Pins, and Honor Pins. Helping girls
all over Maine including nearly 90 graduating seniors discover their leadership potential is what Girl Scouts
as they move on to a new and exciting time in their is all about, and Girl Scouts of Maine wouldn’t be
lives. They now join a sisterhood of nearly 60 million what it is today without our strong, dedicated adults
women who share their vision of making the world a to serve as mentors and role models, guiding girls
better place! on their journeys. Thank you to all of our incredible
volunteers!
We were extremely proud to present our second
annual Future Leader Scholarships to Girl Scouts
who exemplify our goal of leadership development.
$10,500 in Future Leaders Scholarships were awarded
to five outstanding graduating seniors Christa Carr,
Madeline Shields, Amelia Searfoss, Isabella Peinado,
and Ella Finger. Congratulations, girls!
Gold Award Girl Scouts Amelia Searfoss, Belle Albert,
Bailee Kinney, Ava Sealander, Mairéad Murphy, and
Gold Award Girl Scout and Pinnacle Awardee Audrey
Hankinson, were all honored for their incredible
Gold Award projects and we had more than 35 Girl
Scouts recognized for earning their Silver Award! The Save the Date for G.I.R.L. Celebration 2020
details shared on each of their highest award projects
inspired us all. Well done, girls!
May 9, 2020, Waterville Opera House
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Mega Thanks
at t i m e
for a t h
It’ ar again!
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Mega Cookie !
Season! t Program
P ro duc
r the Fal l
ar up fo
Girls Scouts in Maine rocked it
this year selling over 1.1 million
Ge
boxes of delicious cookies! We
kicked off the season with our There are many reasons to say YES to the
first ever Mega Drop. Volunteers Fall Product Program and here’s why!
from 7 service units gathered
to facilitate picking up initial ☙ Money Earning for Troops
orders. We are looking forward to ☙ Reward Earning for Girls
bringing this innovative approach ☙ 5 Skills put into ACTION
to cookie delivery to the Bangor
area next cookie season.
We want to give a shout out to
our amazing lead taking, logistics ☙ Holiday gifting for family & friends
crushing, mountain moving, ☙ Creating a Me2® Avatar and using the site to advance your girls
make-it-happen-no-matter- learning and sales
what cookie volunteers who ☙ One step closer to earning a FREE session at Girl Scout Summer Camp
work so hard and give so much
during Girl Scout Cookie season We are working with both M2 Media and Ashdon Farms to deliver
to ensure girls’ success. The Maine girls the BEST of both worlds. M2 Media offers a system that’s
cookie program would not be as user friendly and engaging for both you and your Girl Scout. Once she is
successful as it is without your registered and receives an email to log in, she’s able to create her very
passion, dedication, and hard own lookalike Me2® Avatar that can talk in her voice!
work. That’s a fact! Thank you!
By participating in the 2019 Fall Product
And thank you to all the G.I.R.L.s Program, you can earn your very own Me2®
who set goals and worked hard Avatar patch that will be created by YOU and
to achieve them selling online, can look just like YOU!
to family, friends, and beyond.
And bravo to all the troops who
Details to earn
braved the cold winter days Personalized Avatar Patch
during the month of March, ☙ Create your Me2® Avatar
satisfying the public’s craving ☙ Sell 4+ magazines and 30+ nuts/candy items
for cookies at 1,126 booth sales!
Amazing work all around from ☙ Send 15+ emails
our volunteers and girls!
Girl Scout Cookie Crossover
Personalized Patch
☙ Create your Me2® Avatar in the fall
☙ Send 15+ emails in the fall
☙ Sell 250+ packages of cookies in the 2020
Girl Scout Cookie Program
Rhino went to camp
and so can you!
This year’s mascot is a northern
white rhino mother daughter
combo! Be sure to earn your rhino
plush by participating in the Fall
10 Product Program!A session equals ONE of the following:
☙ one week at Classic Resident Camp or can
be applied to a more expensive session
☙ one week of day camp
☙ one parent/family camp
☙ one troop mini-camp session for one girl
☙ valid for summer 2020 only
3 Easy steps
at a GSME
to earn a F
Girl Scou
REE Sessi
t Camp
on
1
REGISTER OR RENEW YOUR
STEP
GIRL SCOUT MEMBERSHIP
You must register or renew by September 30, 2019 by 5:30 p.m. It’s easy to do
online at girlscoutsofmaine.org. All registered girls, including Juliettes, are eligible.
Need help? Call Customer Care at 888-922-4763.
2
PARTICIPATE IN THE FALL
PRODUCT PROGRAM STEP
☙ Sell a total of 8 magazines
☙ Sell a total of 60 nut and/or candy items
3
PARTICIPATE IN THE COOKIE PROGRAM
STEP
Sell the following packages of cookies during the initial order period and online
through the month of March.
335 regular orders + 15 cookie shares
Hooray! You are on your way to earning your free session at camp. Camp registration opens in January.
888-922-4763 | customercare@gsmaine.org | www.girlscoutsofmaine.org
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GreenME
Cloudy with a
Greento Go Green!
Chance
Cloudy skies and rain showers didn’t keep our dedicated
young environmentalists away from our second annual
Green ME Up! Celebration on April 20, 2019 at L.L.Bean in
Freeport. More than 800 Girl Scouts and their friends and
family came out for a day filled with inspiration on how
to take action to make Maine – and the world – a greener
place.
Kids got active in the outdoors with rock climbing on EVO’s
climbing wall, as well as archery, fly casting, and a demo
on catch and release with the L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery
Programs. Music by Earth Jams and Planet Pan got us
moving to the beat, and we learned so much from
One Plastic Bag children’s book author, Miranda Paul.
Families also got to take action and support the
environment making reusable food wraps, composting
with Wormainea, recycling with ecomaine, learning about
“Leave No Trace,” and making tree jewelry with Project
Learning Tree. And how neat was it to learn about bio-fuel
technology?! From cooking fries to fueling the L.L.Bean
Boot Mobile…now that’s cool! Plus, 500 kids accepted our
Green ME Up! Passport Challenge and were rewarded with
reusable stainless steel drinking straws! Way to go!
We can’t wait to celebrate again with you next year!
Save the Date
for April 18, 2020!
12What an amazing day
at our first annual
The
Wicked
Maine
Outdoor Fest
The sun was shining as over 2,000 people
of all ages from across Maine and away came out to celebrate
and enjoy all that the great Maine outdoors has to offer. Archery
tag with Central Maine Archery, hatchet throwing with The Axe
Pit, fly casting with Maine Fly Co. and Confluence Collective,
geocaching with L.L.Bean, and rock wall climbing with Adventure
Climbing were enjoyed by all who participated.
Exhibits from Maine Kayak, North Start Adventure, L.L. Bean
Outdoor Discovery Programs, Maine Huts and Trails, Maine
Search and Rescue, Acadia Mountain Guides, Fit Maine,
ecomaine, and more engaged attendees, educating them on the
incredible outdoor opportunities throughout Maine. Food trucks
along with Rustic Taps served up fantastic festival fare to fuel
us throughout the day, and the incredible music from Sons of
Alfond, Joseph Gallant, The Cobblestones, and Kris Rodgers kept
us grooving all day long.
Fans of their DIY Network show enjoyed meeting and taking
pictures with the cast of Maine Cabin Masters and everyone
loved hooping with Hoop Girrl and watching the Neveaeh Dance
Circus performances. And of course, who didn’t love a high five
or a hug from our local mascots Slugger, Oakie, Beacon, and
Crusher!
Best of all, Wicked Maine Outdoor Fest helped raise funds to
support our outdoor programming and camp scholarships!
Mark your calendars as we do it again next year!
June 27, 2020!
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @wickedmaineoutdoorfest
for event pictures and the latest festival information for next year.
13Votes for
Women
Maine Women’s Suffrage Centennial
2020 marks the Centennial of the 19th
Amendment giving most women the right
to vote in the United States. And 2019
marks the Centennial of Maine ratifying
the 19th amendment in November, 1919.
In partnership with the Maine Suffrage Centennial
Collaborative, we have created a special patch program
to commemorate this milestone. By completing the
Maine Women's Suffrage Centennial patch
program, you will become more aware of
the Women’s Rights movement and the
women who helped shape history.
Challenge yourself to learn something
new, make your voice heard, and enjoy
learning about this historic movement.
Visit:
www.girlscoutsofmaine.org/gsmepatches
to learn more.
Girl Scouts of Maine
o nc e r t
P l ay ! C
he G i rls
Le t t Girl Scouts of Maine will also be celebrating the
Centennial this November with a very special
event. Let the Girls Play! Concert featuring Kalie Shorr,
Maine native and a founding member of the Song
Suffragettes. Maine Academy of Modern Music’s Girls
Rock! band will also be playing at this fun night out
filled with G.I.R.L. power and music.
WHAT: Let the Girls Play! Concert featuring Kalie Shorr
with opening act MAMM Girls Rock!
WHEN: November 16, 2019. Doors Open at 6:00 p.m.,
Concert Begins at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Aura, 121 Center St, Portland, ME 04101
COST: $25, Girl Scouts receive a 20% discount
lie using promo code: GIRLSCOUTSROCK
Ka orr
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Sh TICKETS: https://letthegirlsplay.eventbrite.comGirl Scout Destinations are the
ultimate adventure for girls ages 11 and older!
Mackinna Campbell, Leah Cromarty, and Olivia McCartney from Cadette Troop
574 in Westbrook spent an amazing July week in Wyoming as part of the Girl
Scout Destination, Wildlife, Geysers & Mountains: A National Park Adventure.
Their adventure kicked off with three days at the Teton Science School in
Grand Teton National Park followed by three days and two nights camping in
Yellowstone, America’s first national park. They saw snow-capped mountains,
iconic geysers, and wildlife like they have never seen. They hiked, canoed, and
performed community service at The Murie Ranch, where the Wilderness Act
and the modern conservation movement were born. The Murie Ranch is a
National Historic Landmark district that sits at the intersection of sage, forest,
and riparian habitats in Grand Teton National Park.
We asked the girls about their experience and here is what they said…
Q: Why did you select Wyoming as your Destination?
Leah: I love the outdoors and have always wanted to see Yellowstone National
Park. Also, I love being active and we got to go hiking, canoeing and camping;
we did some volunteer trail work that helped the Murie Ranch.
Q: What was your favorite experience from the trip?
Mackinna: I really liked getting to see Old Faithful erupt. It was pretty cool!
Also all the amazing views we saw everywhere we looked and all the great
friends I made.
Olivia: My favorite experience was seeing the bison and learning about them.
Q: What was your biggest surprise or learning on your Destination?
Olivia: I learned that there is a super volcano underneath Yellowstone and I
think that’s so amazing! We learned a lot of facts and history about it. It was
very interesting.
Leah: It was amazing and cool to see the different colors in and around the
geysers. So beautiful!
Q: Would you recommend other Girl Scouts experience a Destination
and why?
Mackinna: I would recommend Girl Scouts go on a Destination because it is
really a great experience. This was my second Destination. You make so many
great memories and meet so many new people. It’s great to meet and bond
with girls from all over the USA.
Olivia: You can learn and experience so many new things on a Destination.
It’s a great opportunity to help people through community service and visit
amazing places. You can meet so many people and gain leadership and
independence skills.
Learn more about upcoming Destination trip opportunities and apply for your
life-changing adventure before December 1, 2019 at forgirls.girlscouts.org/travel/ 15Ignite Your G.I.
EXCITING NEW PROGRAMS + AMAZING
Great Rates for Downeaster!
The Amtrak Downeaster is a great way
to travel to Boston! Girl Scout Groups
of 15 or more pay just $15-$19
round-trip per person. Contact
Jennifer Crosby at 207-780-1000 x109
or Jennifer@nnepra.com for assistance
planning your Boston adventure!
Trailblazer Special Interest Troop
For girls in grades: 6-12
Girl Fee: $100
Girl Scout Trailblazer troops have been a part of
Girl Scouts’ bold history since the 1950’s. Today, the
Trailblazer program provides teen Girl Scouts an
Boston Museum of Science opportunity to engage in outdoor activities and to
Sign-up for this Register develop skills in orienteering, survival camping, trail
popular overnight Date Levels sports, and different hiking styles.
by:
program with hands- 11/22-11/23 B/J/C 10/22
on science activities, Join GSME's Trailblazer Special Interest Troop to
demonstrations, 3/14-3/15 B/J/C 2/14 adventure in the woods and perfect your outdoor skills.
exploration, the Omni 3/28-3/29 C/S/A 2/28 Spend time expanding your skills at Camp Natarswi
Theater, and a late 5/2-5/3 B/J/C 4/2 (October 4-6, 2019) and at Camp Pondicherry
night show. Now 5/16-5/17 B/J/C 4/16
(February 1-2, 2020).
more opportunities
for Cadettes! This is 5/30-5/31 B/J/C 4/30 Share your skills at Green ME Up! at L.L. Bean
a girl event, and adult 6/5-6/6 B/J/C 5/5 (April 18, 2020) and expand them further with the
participation must be 6/12-6/13 B/J/C 5/12
L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Programs.
limited to the Safety
Activity Checkpoints girl/adult ratio guidelines. Whales, Sails, and Animal Tails
GSME must receive your full attendance roster one Dates: April 23-25, 2020
month in advance. Time: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $60/person Cost: $300
Level: Juniors and 1st year Cadettes (grades 4-6),
take a three-day, two-night trip to southern New
Bike to Canada: England. Visit Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport, and
Pedal the Canadian Rails the Roger Williams Park Zoo!
Date: August 2-6, 2020
Time: Sunday evening to Thursday morning Astronomy Club
Registration Deadline: 5/2/20 Fee: $35
Level: C/S/A Juniors and up, join GSME’s Astronomy Club to work
Girl Fee: $375 on space science badges, visit the planetarium,
Cycle and camp in Quebec along a rail trail. Meet in launch rockets, and more over the course of the year!
Aroostook County before cycling 10-20 miles a day from Meetings take place most months in the Greater
Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec back to the Maine border. Portland area.
Experience a different culture while engaging with the Have a friend who is not a Girl Scout who would LOVE
outdoors on this cycling and camping adventure! the GSME Astronomy Club? Have her join Girl Scouts
to participate.
16.R.L. Power!
EXPERIENCES = A SPECTACULAR YEAR!
GSME is excited to have Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors join us on our
three-year rotation of travel opportunities. Explore with other girls, adults,
and troops from throughout Maine on these 4 day, 3 night trips! We’ll provide
transportation to and from our destination, lodging, breakfast, and special
event swag, and you decide what to do and see while there.
OES .
GSME Goes to NYC!
Date: June 24-27, 2020
⬃
G O..
T Cost: $475
Levels: C/S/A
Deposit: $100 by December 1, 2019
Head to the Big Apple with your sister Girl Scouts! Choose your
own adventure and see all the sites New York City has to offer.
GSME Goes to GSME Goes to DC!
G.I.R.L. 2020!
⬃
Date: June 2021
Date: October 22-25, 2020 Estimated cost: $475
⬃
Location: Girl Scout Level: C/S/A
Convention in Orlando, FL
GSME Goes
⬃
Cost: $1100/Girls,
$1400/Adults to Canada
Grades: 8-12 in 2020 Date: 2022
(Current grades 7-11) Estimated cost: $325
Deposit: $250 by October 1, 2019 Level: C/S/A
NEW THIS YEAR! Global Girl Scout activities help boost girls’ awareness of the world and better
understand important global issues. Look for the Global Connection symbol in program descriptions
to see which programs include a cross-cultural learning opportunity.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS, PROGRAM AND TRAINING
EVENTS, OR TRAININGS? CANCELLATION POLICY
It’s super easy! All you have to do Please make sure to keep to the girl Please read our full cancellation policy on eBiz and plan
is visit eBiz in the upper right hand to adult ratios found in Volunteer carefully when registering so we can provide you with the
corner of our website. Log in, search Essentials unless stated otherwise. best possible service.
for your program, and register. Just Girls attending individually will need What happens if I need to cancel my program,
remember that your eBiz account is to be accompanied by a parent/ training, or event registration?
different than your MYGS account! guardian unless otherwise indicated Cancellation requests received on or prior to the
for that specific program. registration deadline will receive a refund, minus a
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a
NEW member, or a troop leader Don’t forget to save your registration 10% administrative fee. Cancellations made after the
adding a new girl to your roster, you confirmation email. After the registration deadline will not be eligible for a refund.
MUST complete the membership registration deadline the information What happens if GSME cancels?
registration before you try to register will no longer be available on eBiz. If GSME cancels a program, event, or training for
for a program, event, or training. Programs are geared toward the any reason, we will refund the full amount of your
After 24 hours, you can register for age levels listed and follow the Girl registration fee.
the program, event, or training. This Scout year to determine when a
allows our systems to sync up with girl bridges to the next level. Unless Are there any exceptions?
the correct information. indicated as a family program, Occasionally, the policy may vary based on the needs of
tagalongs are not permitted at GSME the collaborator. We will make sure those details are in
programs. the communications for that opportunity. 17GSME PROGRAMS: SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2019
Program Reg. Start End Girl Adult GS
Date Program Town
Pillar By Time Time Fee Fee Level
Advanced
9/21 9/11 Outdoor Skills Baring 9:00 AM 3:00 PM $18.00 $0 C/S/A
Workshop
Bangor,
9/28 9/11 Blast Off Rockets 10:00 AM 2:00 PM $21.00 $11.00 D/B/J
Orono
10/4-6 Trailblazers
Multiple
2/1-2 9/4 Special Interest Varies Varies $100.00 N/A C/S/A
Sites
Troop
4/18/20
Advanced
10/12 9/25 Outdoor Skills Readfield 9:00 AM 3:00 PM $18.00 $0 C/S/A
Workshop
Crane Design
10/5 9/18 Westbrook 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $5.00 $0 J
Challenge
Maine Woods
10/5 9/18 Boothbay 10:30 AM 2:00 PM $8.00 $13.00 J/C
Walk
Rocky Shore
10/5 9/18 Rye, NH 10:00 AM 12:00 PM $10.00 $0 D/B/J
Exploration
Sensational
10/5 9/18 Boothbay 1:30 PM 4:30 PM $8.00 $13.00 D/B/J
Seeds
Woodlands and
10/5 9/18 Boothbay 9:00 AM 2:30 PM $12.00 $13.00 B/J
Gardens
Endangered
10/6 9/18 and Threatened Gray 12:30 PM 3:00 PM $6.00 $6.00 D/B/J
Species
Founder's Day &
D/B/J
10/12 9/25 Day of the Girl Scarborough 6:00 PM 8:00 PM $6.00 $2.00
C/S/A
Celebration
Secrets of the
10/12 9/25 Holden 10:00 AM 12:00 PM $5.00 $0 J/C
Forest
9:00 AM 11:00 AM J/C
10/19 10/2 Portraits in Art Bangor $2.00 $0
2:00 PM 4:00 PM D/B
9:00 AM 12:00 PM D/B
10/19 10/2 GSME Grand Prix Bangor $10.00 $0
1:00 PM 4:30 PM J/C
Haunted History
10/19-
10/2 Museum Kennebunk 7:00 PM 10:00 AM $16.00 $11.00 C/S/A
10/20
Overnight
10/25-
10/9 Sail Away at MMA Castine 6:00 PM 9:00 AM $30.00 $10.00 C/S/A
10/27
Balloon Car
11/2 10/9 Sanford 12:00 PM 4:00 PM $4.00 $0 J
Design Challenge
11/2 10/16 Slime Time Presque Isle 9:00 AM 11:00 AM $16.00 $0 D/B
Painting and
11/3 10/9 Hinckley 9:00 AM 12:00 PM $7.00 $0 D/B/J
Drawing
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Program Description
Advanced Outdoor Skills Workshop - Sharpen your outdoor skills through this workshop focusing on Level 3 of the GSME
Outdoor Skills Patch. Work on advanced fire-building, shelter building, outdoor cooking, knife care and safety, and more!
Blast Off Rockets - At the Challenger Learning Center of Maine, build a rocket using simple materials and learn about the
engineering design process, principles of flight, and make and test a paper rocket. Then travel to Orono to watch a planetarium
show at the Emera Astronomy Center. Transportation not provided.
Trailblazers Special Interest Troop - Join GSME's Trailblazer Special Interest Troop to adventure in the woods and perfect your
outdoor skills. Spend time expanding your skills at Camp Natarswi this fall and at Camp Pondicherry this winter, then share your
skills at Green ME Up! at L.L. Bean in the spring.
Advanced Outdoor Skills Workshop - Sharpen your outdoor skills through this workshop focusing on Level 3 of the GSME
Outdoor Skills Patch. Work on advanced fire-building, shelter building, outdoor cooking, knife care and safety, and more!
Crane Design Challenge - While working on your Crane Design Challenge Mechanical Engineering Badge, get a chance to explore
engineering in a fun, hands-on and minds-on way that will help you explore the design process.
Maine Woods Walk - Learn how to identify our common Maine trees, discover who depends on them, and gain an understanding
of what causes trees to change color this time of year.
Rocky Shore Exploration - This introduction to the diverse and dynamic rocky shore will excite and inspire you. Learn about the
unique ecology of the rocky shore intertidal zones, followed by a naturalist-led tide pooling session. Learn how to best observe,
identify, and classify organisms through guided exploration.
Sensational Seeds - What better way to learn about plants and their seeds than by eating them! Sample your way through the
Learning Garden as you dissect the vegetables that are growing and head out on a seed hunt to see what other seeds are sprouting
up this time of year.
Woodlands and Gardens - Explore the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens with two guided workshops centered around Maine
woods and seeds. This program combines a Maine Woods Walk with the Sensational Seeds program.
Endangered and Threatened Species - Join the Maine Wildlife Park to discover endangered and threatened species right
here in your own back yard. Learn the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions you can take to
help protect them. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Founder’s Day & Day of the Girl Celebration - Dress up as your favorite character for an evening of dancing, fun, and
learning centered all around Juliette Gordon Low's legacy and the importance of the International Day of the Girl!
GLOBAL CONNECTION
Secrets of the Forest - Fields Pond has many forested areas to explore. Focus on the importance of trees in the landscape from
both a natural and human ecological perspective.
Portraits in Art - Join a museum educator for a tour of the museum and create your own self portrait that conveys character,
mood, and personality. Consider pairing this event with GSME's Grand Prix in Bangor the same day!
GSME Grand Prix - On your mark. Get set. Go! Join us for the GSME Grand Prix where you'll learn the engineering of creating your
own building brick car and earn the mechanical engineering badge. Consider pairing this event with Portraits in Art also in Bangor
the same day! This event meets the prerequisite to attend the GSME Grand Prix in the spring. (Separate registration)
Haunted History Museum Overnight - This overnight is all about storytelling about ghosts and haunted mansions. Hear stories
from Kennebunk's past, explore artifacts and documents as you produce your own ghost stories, and then create your own
haunted history museum.
Sail Away at MMA - Spend two nights at the Maine Maritime Academy in a one-of-a-kind opportunity exploring science
and engineering through state of the art technology. Experience navigating ships, discovering the science of the oceans,
and more. Each year offers something new! It is destined to be a great time. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Balloon Car Design Challenge - Earn your Balloon Car Design Challenge badge with help from engineers from Pratt & Whitney.
Explore potential and kinetic energy and jet propulsion to design and test your own balloon-powered car. This event fulfills the
prerequisite to attend the GSME Grandest Prix in the spring. (Separate registration)
Slime Time - Do you love making slime? Well, this is the workshop for you! From glitter slime, to mermaid slime, to neon slime,
have fun and learn something about chemistry too. Is slime a liquid or a solid? We'll mix some up and find out.
Painting and Drawing - Discover special animal adaptations as you draw and paint them. Enjoy drawings from the collection as
you make drawings, painting, and prints of your favorites and learn some new techniques.
19GSME PROGRAMS: NOVEMBER 2019 - FEBRUARY 2
Program Reg. Start End Girl Adult GS
Date Program Town
Pillar By Time Time Fee Fee Level
11/3 10/16 Dairy Discovery Freeport 10:00 AM 11:30 AM $13.00 $7.00 B/J
Rocket Race for
11/9 10/23 Easton 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $8.00 $8.00 D/B/J
Super Space
Video Production
11/9 10/23 Presque Isle 10:00 AM 3:00 PM $4.00 $0 C/S/A
101
Dinosaur
11/9-
10/23 Detective Portland 5:30 PM 9:00 AM $29.00 $17.00 B/J
11/10
Overnight
11/13 10/30 Networking 101 Westbrook 6:00 PM 8:00 PM $15.00 $12.00 C/S/A
11/16 10/30 Cookie PSA Portland 10:00 AM 3:00 PM $21.00 $0 C/S/A
12/6 11/20 Be a Maker Bangor 5:30 PM 7:30 PM $12.00 $0 D/B/J
Home Scientist:
12/7 11/20 Bubble Gum Bangor 5:30 PM 8:30 PM $26.00 $0 D/B/J
Chemistry
12/7 11/20 Rock the Wall Portland 2:30 PM 4:30 PM $21.00 $21.00 B/J
All
Girl Scout Night
Levels,
1/11 12/11 with the Maine Portland 1:00 PM 9:00 PM $10.00 $8.00
Friends &
Red Claws
Families
Portsmouth,
1/18 1/1 History on Ice 9:30 AM 1:00 PM $16.00 $16.00 J/C
NH
1/18 1/8 Photography 101 Presque Isle 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $16.00 $0 J/C
Fizzing and
1/18-
1/1 Exploding Science Portland 5:30 PM 9:00 AM $29.00 $17.00 B/J
1/19
Overnight
Exploration Lab
Bangor,
1/20 1/1 & Planetarium 10:00 AM 2:00 PM $23.00 $11.00 B/J
Orono
Show
Planetarium
Orono,
1/20 1/1 & Becoming a 11:00 AM 3:30 PM $28.00 $11.00 C/S/A
Bangor
Scientist Mission
1/25 1/1 GSME Grand Prix Westbrook 1:00 PM 4:00 PM $8.00 $0 D/B/J/C
1/25- Medieval Marvels
1/8 Dover, NH 7:00 PM 9:00 AM $31.00 $21.00 D/B/J
1/26 Tall and Small
Advanced Fiber
2/1 1/15 Westbrook 1:00 PM 4:00 PM $12.00 $0 S/A
Dyeing
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Program Description
Dairy Discovery - Take a deeper look at an organic dairy program. Learn about cattle husbandry, health and production, and get a
behind-the-scenes look at how Wolfe’s Neck Center manages their dairy herd. Plus, make some of your own butter to taste!
Rocket Race for Super Space - The 50th Anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon brings girls into the exciting
world of rocketry and space flight. The program begins with a dazzling planetarium digital show recapping human success
in space. Try your hand at rockets as you learn about this field of ever improving, super science fun. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Video Production 101 - Learn the ins and outs of video production as you create your own mini PSA for your cookie sales. From
the experts at WAGM-TV, learn how to develop, film, and edit your own PSA with a small group of other Girl Scouts.
Dinosaur Detective Overnight - Through the eyes of scientists learn how clues from the past can be pieced together to provide
a deeper understanding of extinct creatures. Explore dinosaur fossil replicas and plant and sea creature fossils to learn about the
pre-historic world. Spend the rest of the night playing in the museum exhibits and meeting new friends.
Networking 101 - Learn the do’s and don’ts of how to present yourself professionally and confidently! Discuss and practice IRL
situations - including how to introduce yourself and make a positive first impression, to how to navigate a professional dinner and
everything in between so that you’ll know how to network like a pro! Cost includes dinner. For 8th grade Cadettes and up.
Cookie PSA - This workshop will take you from concept, to script, to taping footage and editing it, so that you'll have a completed
short video to promote your cookie sales. Girls will work in small groups.
Be a Maker - Bring your creativity to the makerspace at the Challenger Learning Center! Design, test, build, glue, craft, and more!
Choose projects to work on from handicrafts to electronics.
Home Scientist: Bubble Gum Chemistry - Cook up a batch of your own bubble gum while exploring the chemistry of solutions
and suspension. Spend the rest of the time exploring the museum exhibits and making new friends.
Rock the Wall - Spend the afternoon scaling the walls at EVO and playing some games to help get your body moving. All girls must
attend with a parent or troop leader, but only adults climbing need to pay.
Girl Scout Night with the Maine Red Claws - Join the Lady Red Claws for a pre-game dance clinic where you’ll learn a dance
routine to perform on the court at halftime. Friends and family are invited to join the girls for the 7:00 game and enjoy the dance
performance at halftime! Dance clinic times vary by level: 1:00 - 4:30 for C/S/A, 2:00 - 4:30 for B/J, 3:00 - 4:30 for D.
History on Ice - Visit Strawbery Banke for some old-fashioned, wintertime fun! Spend time indoors by the fire as you travel back
to the 1700s to experience open hearth cooking and enjoy skating on Puddle Dock Pond. Skate rentals are included.
Photography 101 - Learn the basics of photography to boost your photo snapping skills. Explore the rule of thirds, point of focus,
shutter speed, and more. Cameras are provided.
Fizzing and Exploding Science Overnight - Harness the power of chemical reactions as you create fizzing and exploding
concoctions! Send rockets into the sky, create a magical fizzing paint, and work together to make underwater fireworks. Spend the
rest of the night playing in the exhibits and meeting new friends.
Exploration Lab & Planetarium Show - At the Challenger Learning Center of Maine, fly a simulated space mission running
experiments and collecting data as an astronaut and mission controller then travel to Orono to watch a planetarium show at the
Emera Astronomy Center. Transportation not provided.
Planetarium & Becoming a Scientist Mission - First, watch a planetarium show at the Emera Astronomy Center in Orono, then
travel to Bangor to fly a simulated space mission running experiments and solving problems as an astronaut and mission controller
at the Challenger Learning Center of Maine. Transportation not provided.
GSME Grand Prix - Earn your mechanical engineering badge while designing, building, and testing your very own building brick car
- all done on site! Compete against girls from across the state. Price includes all the supplies to build your own car to take home as
well as the Mechanical Engineering badge for your level. Cadettes will receive a fun patch.
Medieval Marvels Tall and Small - Step back in time and experience activities common during the Middle Ages. Come
dressed in medieval wear (optional) and create a family crest & crown. Take on the challenge of constructing a castle that
can be knocked down by a catapult. End the night with a snack and story. Just 20 minutes from Kittery and just over an
hour from Portland, the Children's Museum of NH has so much to offer! GLOBAL CONNECTION
Advanced Fiber Dyeing - Explore the process of using natural dyes and the chemistry behind the process of fiber dyeing. See how
pH and heat affect the color of your yarn.
21GSME PROGRAMS: FEBRUARY - APRIL 2020
Program Reg. Start End Girl Adult GS
Date Program Town
Pillar By Time Time Fee Fee Level
Girls and Women
2/1 1/15 Gorham 8:00 AM 2:30 PM $4.00 $4.00 B/J/C
in Sports
2/1 1/15 My Robot and I Bangor 5:30 PM 8:30 PM $26.00 $0 D/B/J
Game Design South
2/2 1/15 11:00 AM 3:00 PM $6.00 $0 J/C/S/A
Challenge Portland
Fashion Through
2/7-2/8 1/22 Kennebunk 7:00 PM 10:00 AM $16.00 $11.00 J
Time Overnight
Balloon Car
2/8 1/8 Augusta 9:00 AM 12:00 PM $4.00 $0 J
Design Challenge
WeDo LEGO
2/8 1/22 Bangor 10:00 AM 11:30 AM $16.00 $0 B/J
Robotics
Music Around the
2/8-2/9 1/22 Portland 5:30 PM 9:00 AM $29.00 $17.00 B/J
World Overnight
Early Early Bird: Early
Bird: $25 Bird: $10
2/14- 12/18 World Thinking
Bridgton 5:00 PM 2:00 PM C/S/A
2/16 Day: Pondicherry Regular: Regular:
Regular
Reg: 1/8 $30 $12
Becoming
a Scientist
2/15 1/29 Bangor 1:00 PM 3:30 PM $20.00 $0 C/S/A
Simulated Space
Mission
Exploration
Lab Space
2/15 1/29 Bangor 10:00 AM 12:00 PM $16.00 $0 B/J
Science Mission
Simulation
Explore Theatre
2/15-
1/29 Overnight: The Portland 5:30 PM 9:00 AM $35.00 $21.00 D/B/J
2/16
Frog Price
Early Early Bird: Early
Bird: $25 Bird: $10
2/20- 12/18 World Thinking
TBD 5:00 PM 2:00 PM C/S/A
2/22 Day: Aroostook Regular: Regular:
Regular
Reg: 1/8 $30 $12
Growing Worms'
3/14 2/26 Portland 5:30 PM 7:30 PM $15.00 $9.00 D/B
Growing Garden
3/21 3/4 Matter Mania Dover, NH 2:00 PM 4:30 PM $16.00 $8.00 J/C
3/21-
3/4 Rockin' Overnight Portland 7:00 PM 8:00 AM $26.00 $26.00 C/S/A
3/22
3/28 3/11 Wonders of Water Westbrook 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $6.00 $0 B
Earth and Space
4/4 3/18 Hinckley 1:00 PM 4:00 PM $7.00 $0 D/B/J
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Program Description
Girls and Women in Sports - Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day at USM. Spend the morning exploring
various sports offered at the University with the coaches and players then spend the afternoon enjoying a college women's
game. GLOBAL CONNECTION
My Robot and I - Explore what robots can do for YOU! Find out what makes them work and “think” and create your own little
scribble bot friend! Spend the rest of the time exploring the museum's exhibits.
Game Design Challenge - Put on those thinking caps and join your fellow Girl Scouts and experts from Diversions Puzzles and
Games for a unique game design challenge. Build a team of 2-5 girls to create your own brand new board game prototype for this
fast-paced friendly competition.
Fashion Through Time Overnight - This overnight will include a hands-on newspaper fashion show commemorating the history
of fashion from 1820-1920. How has fashion changed? How does clothing reflect social movements? Learn this and more as your
bring your creativity and clothing design to life.
Balloon Car Design Challenge - Earn your Balloon Car Design Challenge Badge with the Society of Women Engineers. Learn about
the design-build process of a balloon car as well as some of the physics behind the scenes. This event meets the prerequisite to
attend the GSME Grandest Prix in the spring (separate registration).
WeDo LEGO Robotics - In this fun and hands-on program at the Challenger Learning Center, create your own robot using LEGOs!
Get an introduction to robotics and integrating sensors, learn programming basics, and experiment with programming language
using LEGO WeDo kits.
Music Around the World Overnight - In honor of World Thinking Day, spend the night learning about music and
movement from around the world. Watch and listen to musicians from different cultures share their unique traditions, then
get a chance to create your own musical instrument to take home. Spend the rest of the night playing in the museum’s
exhibits and meeting new friends. GLOBAL CONNECTION
World Thinking Day: Pondicherry - Explore the global topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion while earning the GSUSA
World Thinking Day Award and the GSUSA Global Action Award. New this year - a track for Cadettes and a track for Seniors
and Ambassadors! Register early, space is limited! Girls are welcome to attend with or without their troops. Troops must
limit adults to 1-2 adults to allow for more girls to attend. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Becoming a Scientist Simulated Space Mission - Fly a simulated space mission running experiments and solving problems as
an astronaut and mission controller at the Challenger Learning Center of Maine.
Exploration Lab Space Science Mission Simulation - At the Challenger Learning Center of Maine, fly a simulated space mission
running experiments and collecting data as an astronaut and mission controller.
Explore Theatre Overnight: The Frog Prince - This special night for second year Daisies through Juniors will begin with a
performance of The Frog Prince performed by young actors. The performance will be followed by an actor Q&A. Spend the rest of
the night playing, exploring, and sleeping in the museum’s exhibits!
World Thinking Day: Aroostook - Explore the global topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion while earning the GSUSA
World Thinking Day Award, and concentrate on gender equality for the GSUSA Global Action Award. New this year - a track
for Cadettes and a track for Seniors and Ambassadors! Register early, space is limited! Girls are welcome to attend with or
without their troops. Troops must limit adults to 1-2 adults to allow for more girls to attend. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Growing Worms’ Growing Garden - Discover how living things around us grow. Meet live red wiggler worms at every stage of life,
from egg to adult, and learn how they help the plants around them grow.
Matter Mania - Explore the states of matter in this fun workshop that combines science and art. Participate in some kitchen
chemistry, get messy in our Non-Newtonian fluid slime bar, and make a gorgeous shrink paper Chihuly look-alike sculpture.
Rockin’ Overnight - Join the staff of EVO Rock & Fitness for an after hours session of climbing and rappelling. All girls must attend
with a troop leader or parent, but only adults planning on climbing need to pay. All adults will have a lesson on belaying prior to the
girls climbing that evening.
Wonders of Water - Come celebrate the United Nations World Water Day! Learn all about water-how to protect it and
enjoy it while experimenting with the water cycle, water pollution, and water monitoring. Though testing pH, oxygen,
temperature, and turbidity, see how clean your water is and take part in a global movement to observe water quality
around the world. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Earth and Space Explorations - Explore the solar system at the L.C. Bates Museum. Look through telescopes, try fun space
activities, and try your hand (or foot) at stomp rockets. 23GSME PROGRAMS: APRIL - JUNE 2020
Program Reg. Start End Girl Adult GS
Date Program Town
Pillar By Time Time Fee Fee Level
4/4 3/18 Marine Mammals Rye, NH 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $10.00 $0 J/C
Ocean Exploration
4/4-4/5 3/18 Overnight Tall and Portland 5:30 PM 9:00 AM $29.00 $17.00 D/B/J
Small
Apollo 13
4/11 3/25 Bangor 3:00 PM 4:30 PM $16.00 $0 B/J/C
Challenge
Blue Planet
4/11 3/11 Easton 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $9.00 $8.00 J/C
Bonanza
D/B/J
4/18 N/A Green ME Up! Freeport 10:00 AM 3:00 PM $0 $0
C/S/A
Preparing For South
4/22 4/8 4:00 PM 5:30 PM $0 $0 S/A
Success Portland
Rhode
4/23- Deposit Whales, Sails, and
Island & 8:00 AM 8:00 PM $300.00 $300.00 J/C
4/25 12/1/19 Animal Tails
Connecticut
4/26 4/8 Seed to Table Freeport 10:00 AM 11:30 AM $13.00 $7.00 D/B/J
5/2 4/15 Hooping Westbrook 1:00 PM 4:00 PM $12.00 $0 C/S/A
Norlands
5/2 4/15 Livermore 10:00 AM 2:00 PM $11.00 $6.00 B/J/C
Sampler
5/9 4/22 Maine Sea Slime Bangor 5:30 PM 8:30 PM $26.00 $0 D/B/J
5/16 4/29 Decomposers Boothbay 1:30 PM 4:30 PM $8.00 $13.00 D/B/J
Life Cycles &
5/16 4/29 Falmouth 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $8.00 $0 D/B
Spring Changes
5/16 4/29 Pollinators Boothbay 10:30 AM 2:00 PM $8.00 $13.00 D/B/J
Pollinators and
5/16 4/29 Boothbay 9:00 AM 2:30 PM $12.00 $13.00 D/B/J
Decomposers
Big, Messy Art
5/16-
4/29 Overnight Tall and Portland 5:30 PM 9:00 AM $29.00 $17.00 D/B/J
5/17
Small
5/30 5/13 Amphibians Holden 1:00 PM 3:00 PM $5.00 $0 D/B
GSME Grandest
5/30 5/6 Bangor 10:00 AM 3:00 PM $10.00 $0 B/J/C
Prix
Becoming a
6/6 5/27 China 10:00 AM 3:00 PM $4.00 $0 B/J/C
Naturalist
High Flying 10:00 AM 1:00 PM
6/6 5/20 Wiscassett $20.00 $20.00 J/C/S/A
Adventures 1:00 PM 4:00 PM
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Program Description
Marine Mammals - Learn about the fascinating marine mammals that live in the Gulf of Maine, including whales, dolphins, and
seals. Get an up-close look at marine mammal skeletons and compare them to the bones in your body. Learn how the Seacoast
Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue team responds to seals on the beach.
Ocean Exploration Overnight Tall and Small - Meet and touch live tide pool creatures from Casco Bay, create an ocean creature
craft, and learn about the life the humpback whale. Spend the rest of the night playing, exploring, and sleeping in the museum’s
exhibits! Tall and Small events are great for first year Daisies (and anyone else who would benefit) to attend the overnight with a
parent or guardian.
Apollo 13 Challenge - On the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, come to the Challenger Learning Center to simulate being
engineers and astronauts tasked to work together to save the Apollo 13 mission.
Blue Planet Bonanza - This program opens with a superb digital planetarium program, "Habitat Earth," explaining the wonder
and complexity of living on Earth. The fun continues with a dissection of owl pellets to better grasp the web of life tying together
all inhabitants of our world. GLOBAL CONNECTION
Green ME Up! - Celebrate Earth Day with a FREE, hands-on, interactive, and fun-filled day at L.L. Bean learning how you can
help keep Maine green today and in the future! GLOBAL CONNECTION
Preparing For Success - From resumes to interviews, applications to acceptance letters, learn the ins and outs of preparing for
life beyond high school. Meet with GSME's own HR Director for an inside look at presenting yourself for success.
Whales, Sails, and Animal Tails - Take a three-day, two-night trip to southern New England. Visit Mystic Aquarium, Mystic
Seaport, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo! $100 non-refundable deposit due 12/1. (For Juniors and 1st Year Cadettes)
GLOBAL CONNECTION
Seed to Table - Take a deeper look at how tiny seeds turn into the organic vegetables that are sold and donated to local food
pantries. Have a chance to plant some seeds of your own to be grown at home.
Hooping - Hula hooping is more than spinning a hoop around your waist. It can be great fun, and there are tons of cool tricks. In
this hands-on workshop, make your own personalized hula hoop to take home, learn some hooping tricks, and create a short hoop
dancing routine to show off your skills, all while getting some fun-filled exercise.
Norlands Sampler - Get a taste of home, farm, and school life in rural Maine in the 19th century through hands on workshops
and activities.
Maine Sea Slime - Explore and experiment with a very slimy substance from Maine's underwater world. Find out how it's farmed,
harvested, and used in food and make your own batch of special sea slime to take home.
Decomposers - Investigate life underground in the garden and discover the important role decomposers play in helping our garden
grow. Learn to identify these living organisms, learn about the anatomy of a worm, and understand how decomposition works.
Life Cycles & Spring Changes - Join educators from the Maine Audubon and explore spring changes in the plants and animals
that live around Gilsland Farm as the forest, field, and pond come alive with new life!
Pollinators - Get up close and personal with pollinators as you observe them in action, learn about their flower preferences and
their unique adaptations. Dissect a flower to learn how pollination takes place.
Pollinators and Decomposers - Learn all about pollinators and decomposers through two guided workshops at the Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens. Observe pollinators in action, learn about their flower preferences and their unique adaptations. Dissect
a flower to learn how pollination takes place. Also, investigate life underground in the garden and discover the important role
decomposers play in helping our garden grow.
Big, Messy Art Overnight Tall and Small - Create a colorful collaborative art piece as you help blow bubble paint onto a large
mural, try painting with catapults, and centripetal force art to create uniquely spun creations. Spend the rest of the evening playing,
exploring, and sleeping in the museum’s exhibits. Tall and Small events are perfect for first year Daisies to attend an overnight with
a parent or guardian.
Amphibians - Amphibians play and important role in nature, both as predators and prey. Get up close and personal with some of
our wettest wildlife and discover what lessons they can teach us about the environment.
GSME Grandest Prix - Girls who have previously earned their mechanical engineering badges are invited to join us for the GSME
Grandest Prix where you'll show what you learned while celebrating with other girls from across the state. Build a new car to race
onsite, explore the Cole Land Transportation Museum, and check out the Transportation Expo.
Becoming a Naturalist - Explore the China School Forest as part of World Environment Day while working on outdoor badges
with Project Learning Tree. Check out the reading tree, the frog pond and nature trails, in addition to some great hands-on
programming to bring everyone closer to nature! GLOBAL CONNECTION
High Flying Adventures - Navigate through obstacles in the air, zoom along zip lines, or the giant swing. This uniquely designed
course offers multiple levels of difficulty, so no matter where your comfort level lies, you'll have an experience you won't soon
forget. Each group needs at least one adult to help facilitate the challenge course-more if you have a large group. The adult fee only
applies to those who participate, but please ensure girl to adult ratios are met. 25You can also read
