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⚬ HOW le
TO USE THE EFP • 3
Learn about the EFP, information, important dates,
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the accessibility of our programming and more.
⚬ ACTIVITY CALENDAR • 5
⚬ ENTREPRENEURSHIP •9
Girl Scout product programs are the biggest financial leadership programs in the world
for girls. Become a young businesswoman and power your future troop experiences.
⚬ OUTDOOR • 10
Adventure in the great outdoors is a core part of being a Girl Scout.
⚬ TRAVEL • 13
Travel broadens the mind and opens the heart, from local trips to travel abroad.
⚬ SERVICE • 14
Find an opportunity to inspire and give back to your community.
⚬ FUN WITH PURPOSE • 15
Explore new interests, see new sites, and discover the world together.
⚬ LIFE SKILLS • 16
Clear communication, financial wellness, first aid, crafting, and more: Girls Scouts is the place to learn practical life skills.
⚬ SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH (STEM) • 18
STEM skills today will prepare you for the challenges of tomorrow.
⚬ ADULT LEARNING • 21
Adults get the support they need and the fun they deserve.
Symbols
AGE LEVELS EXPERIENCES The A symbol appears when adults can expect that the
program will actively engage them. If a program does not have
Troop/Girl an Adult symbol, unless otherwise noted, girls still require a
Daisies (K–1) chaperone, but you can expect your role to be just that.
Brownies (2–3) Adult + Girl
The V symbol represents events that we need volunteer help
Juniors (4–5) Family with. Please contact us at Registration@gsnorcal.org if you’d
like to volunteer at one of these fun programs!
Cadettes (6–8) Adult
We have expanded our symbols to include those that help
Seniors (9–10) you identify the program content. Our national content
of Entrepreneurship, Life Skills, Outdoors, and STEM is
Ambassadors (11–12) supported and supplemented by Girl Scouts' long history of
Volunteers Service as well as FUN!
Adults
★ New Program for 2019-2020
◆ Badge or patch included
2019 EARLY FALL PREVIEW
ADVENTURE & LEARNING
ARE ON THE HORIZON
Whether you are a girl, parent, troop leader, or
volunteer, Girl Scouts is designed with you in
mind. Looking to venture into the great outdoors,
or committed to serving your community? Hoping
to travel the state (or country, or world!), explore
science, technology, and engineering, or hone your
entrepreneurial instincts? Girl Scouts has it all covered,
providing you with well-rounded programming that
delivers the essential Girl Scout experience. Registration
is now open for all events through December 2019,
so start planning your year—who knows what adventures
are on the horizon?
HOW TO USE THE
EARLY FALL PREVIEW
To get the most out of the Early Fall Preview (EFP), your group of
use it alongside the online Activity Finder, which girls to find out
allows you to search for information and events what their interests
using specific interests or locations. It’s easy to register are for the year, and
for events online, access FAQs, and find detailed settle on a few outings
registration policies. that complement your troop
goals. Are they excited about more
FOR GIRLS experiences than you can cover in just your
Sit down and take a look at all the descriptions of the regular troop meetings? Check in with parents to see if
experiences. Find the ones that are most exciting to the troop can support the added experiences.
you and talk with your troop, troop leader, and parent/
guardian about new adventures and skills you’d like STAY TUNED
to explore. The Guide with its full program listing through the end
of the Girl Scout year will be online and mailed to all girl
FOR PARENTS members in August to help troops, groups, and families
Girl Scouts of Northern California has plenty of plan the rest of their year. Be on the lookout for big
adventures that are perfect for the whole household. events that give girls opportunities to travel and meet
You’ll find everything from family explorations to skills other Girl Scouts from all over Northern California!
that will set your girl up for success. Scroll through
Throughout the year we introduce new programs as
the programs to get more acquainted with what
opportunities arise, so stay up-to date by using the
GSNorCal has to offer your girl and your family.
Activity Finder and watch for program details via email
FOR TROOP LEADERS and social media.
AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS
For updates, resources, and photos of our
Council-led programs are a fantastic resource to deepen girls out adventuring, find @gsnorcal on
the experiences of girls over the course of your Girl Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter!
Scout year. There are plenty of badge- and Journey-
based adventures, as well as programs related to
service and having fun with a purpose. Share it with
2019 EARLY FALL PREVIEW INFORMATION • 3
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OPENING DATES FOR EARLY FALL PREVIEW
EVENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
⚬ OCTOBER 16, 2019
⚬ MAY 15, 2019 Golden Gate Bridging registration opens.
Registration opens for events that happen
September–December 2019. ⚬ OCTOBER 31, 2019
Destinations applications are due at
⚬ AUGUST 2019 the Council office.
The Guide is mailed to the homes of registered
girl members. ⚬ OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2019
Fall Product Program
⚬ SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Deadline for Gold Award Final Reports from girls ⚬ JANUARY–MARCH 2020
graduating from 12th grade OR her 18th birthday, Girl Scout Cookie Program
whichever comes later. ⚬ FEBRUARY 22, 2020
Deadline for Silver Award Final Reports from girls World Thinking Day
graduating from 8th grade in 2019. Teams spanning ⚬ MARCH 12, 2020
multiple grades must go by the earliest deadline. Girl Scouts 108th Birthday
Submit both Silver and Gold Award final reports
directly to the council online.
⚬ OCTOBER 9, 2019
Registration opens for events
run between January and
September 2019.
Did you know that girls
can pay for all or part of their Girl Scout
experiences with the rewards they earn through
the GSNorCal product programs? Girls experience
financial empowerment by engaging in the Fall Product
Program and the Girl Scout Cookie Program—and hold the key to
powering their Girl Scout experience!
INFORMATION • 4
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
$106/Regular
www.sixflags.com/ Participant,
2019 "Not So Scary" K-12,
9/20/19 6PM–6PM Vallejo discoverykingdom? $131/Premium
Girl Scout Campout Adult
promo_code=campout Participant, $10/
Parking Voucher
SHN single tickets:
$76/Participant,
2-12, www.shnsf.com
Anastasia 9/7/19 2PM–4PM San Francisco $56/Participant
Adult SHN Group Sales 15+:
(15+ group)
888-746-1799, press 3
Animation Domination 6-8 12/15/19 10AM–12PM San Francisco Member Services $21/Girl, $21/Adult
9/28/19 Lafayette $60/Participant,
Archery Level 1 11-12,
9AM–5PM Member Services $65/Out of Council
Certification Class Adult
11/9/19 Fairfax Participant
10/12/19 Lafayette
Art-Chery (Cadettes) 6-8 1:30PM–4:30PM Member Services $32/Girl
11/2/19 Fairfax
10/12/19 Lafayette
Art-Chery (Juniors) 4-5 9AM–12PM Member Services $30/Girl
11/2/19 Fairfax
Astronomy Club 6-12 9/26/19 6PM–8PM Alameda Member Services $25/Participant
K-12,
Boothin Spooktacular 10/26/19 3PM–10AM Fairfax Member Services $62/Participant
Adult
Camp Fashionista:
★ American Girl Doll
3-12,
Adult
12/14/19 10AM–12PM San Jose www.campfashionista.net $35/Girl, $35/Adult
Holiday Skirt
Camp Fashionista: 6-8, 10/6/19 2PM–5PM
San Jose www.campfashionista.net $55/Girl, $55/Adult
Anime Comic Art Adult 11/2/19 9AM–12PM
Camp Fashionista: 2-3, 10/5/19 10AM–12PM
San Jose www.campfashionista.net $40/Girl, $40/Adult
Cozy Critters Adult 11/3/19 1PM–3PM
Camp Fashionista: 4-5 10/12/19 9AM–12PM
San Jose www.campfashionista.net $48/Girl, $45/Adult
Fashion Drawing Adult 11/10/19 10AM–1PM
★ Camp Fashionista:
Hand Sewn Ornaments
3-12,
Adult
12/1/19 1PM–3PM San Jose www.campfashionista.net $35/Girl, $35/Adult
10/7/19
★ Camp Info Night
K-12,
Adult
11/6/19 6PM–7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free
12/3/19
6-12,
Camp Like a Girl 12/21/19 4:30PM–2PM Fairfax Member Services $60/Girl, $45/Adult
Adult
2019 EARLY FALL PREVIEW ACTIVITY CALENDAR • 5
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
9/29/19 San Jose
10/26/19 San Francisco
★ Camp Out Adult
11/9/19
10AM–3PM
Lafayette
Member Services $25/Participant
11/16/19 Palo Alto
6-12 10AM–1PM
Chopped Goes Outdoors 12/14/19 Lafayette Member Services $40/Girl
4-5 2:30PM–5:30PM
K-12, 10/4/19 6PM–11AM San Jose
Cozy Camp-In Member Services $30/Girl
Adult 10/5/19 5PM–10AM San Francisco
K-12,
Craftapalooza 12/7/19 10AM–3PM San Jose Member Services $10/Participant
Adult
Craftapalooza Booth
Adult 10/17/19 6PM–7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free
Orientation Webinar
Craftapalooza 6-12,
12/7/19 8:45AM–3PM San Jose Member Services $35/Team
Sales Booth Adult
Destinations Begin 4-12,
9/24/19 6PM–7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free
with Girl Scouts Adult
4-12,
Destinations Fall Showcase 10/6/19 2PM–4PM Alameda Member Services $5/Participant
Adult
Fall Festival Adult 10/18/19 6PM–12PM Shingletown Member Services $75/Adult
Family Adventure Day: 4-12, 11/9/19
9AM–3PM Fairfax Member Services $30/Participant
Camp Bothin Adult 12/7/19
GIFT (Girls in Future
6-8,
Technologies) Day 10/19/19 9AM–3PM San Ramon Member Services $25/Girl, $5/Adult
Adult
with AT&T
10AM–12PM
10/20/19 Alameda
Girls Friendship 4-5, 1PM–3PM
Member Services $30/Girl, $25/Adult
Without the Drama Adult 10AM–12PM
11/17/19 San Jose
1PM–3PM
Go Daisy K-1 12/1/19 9:30PM–2PM San Jose Member Services $30/Participant
9-12, 10/9/19
Gold Award Webinar 6PM–7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free
Adult 12/12/19
10/6/19
★ Got My Family,
My Friends, and Me!
K-12,
Adult 11/23/19
2PM–5PM Pescadero Member Services $25/Participant
2019 EARLY FALL PREVIEW ACTIVITY CALENDAR • 6Ac
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
10/26/19 www.hiller.org/
Hiller Aviation Museum:
2-3 10AM–12PM San Carlos learn-and-discover/ $17/Girl, $9/Adult
Brownie Flyers 11/23/19 girl-scouts
10/26/19 www.hiller.org/
Hiller Aviation Museum:
4-5 1:30PM–4PM San Carlos learn-and-discover/ $24/Girl, $9/Adult
Junior Pilots 11/23/19 girl-scouts
10/19/19 www.hiller.org/
Hiller Aviation Museum:
K-1 10AM–12PM San Carlos learn-and-discover/ $14/Girl, $9/Adult
Sky Daisies 11/30/19 girl-scouts
Imagineering at
2-3 10/20/19 10AM–12PM San Francisco Member Services $21/Girl, $21/Adult
the Disney Museum
4-8,
It's a Money Thing 11/9/19 10AM–12PM Walnut Creek Member Services $25/Participant
Adult
Junior Gardeners 4-5,
11/16/19 10AM–12PM Walnut Creek Member Services $25/Girl, $10/Adult
at Heather Farm Adult
Launch Your 9/28/19 San Jose
6-12 9AM–2:30PM Member Services $50/Participant
Babysitting Business! 10/5/19 Alameda
★ Meet the Camp
Director
K-12,
Adult
12/1/19 10AM–3PM Pescadero Member Services Free
www.oaklandzoo.org/
Oakland Zoo:
2-3 10/12/19 7PM–10AM Oakland programs-and-events/ $65/Girl, $55/Adult
Brownie Bugs Overnight girl-scout-overnights
www.oaklandzoo.org/
Oakland Zoo: Cadette Night
6-8 9/21/19 6PM–10AM Oakland programs-and-events/ $80/Girl, $70/Adult
Owl Overnight girl-scout-overnights
www.oaklandzoo.org/
Oakland Zoo: Juniors Get
4-5 11/16/19 7PM–10AM Oakland programs-and-events/ $65/Girl, $55/Adult
Moving Overnight girl-scout-overnights
Older Girl CPR 10/19/19 San Jose
6-12 9AM–3PM Member Services $75/Girl
and First Aid Certification 11/2/19 Alameda
K-3, 10/12/19
Once Upon a Pine 10AM–3:30PM Soquel Member Services $30/Girl, $5/Adult
Adult
10/13/19
Outdoor Art Apprentice
6-8 12/14/19 10AM–12PM Walnut Creek Member Services $25/Girl, $10/Adult
at Heather Farm
6-8, 9/18/19
Silver Award Webinar 6PM–7:30PM Virtual Member Services Free
Adult 11/14/19
K-12, 11/15/19 6PM–11AM
Sleep Out, Girl Scout! Lafayette Member Services $30/Participant
Adult 11/16/19 5PM–10AM
2019 EARLY FALL PREVIEW ACTIVITY CALENDAR • 7Ac
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Event Grade Date Time City Reg Info Cost
14884.blackbaud-
K-3 11/23/19 5PM–10AM hosting.com/14884/
Space Science
Oakland tickets?tab=3&txob- $90/Participant
Overnight jid=e9532ee6-4f96-494b-
4-5 10/12/19 5PM–10AM
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11/9/19 Pescadero
★ Star-Chery 6-8
12/7/19
6PM–9PM
Lafayette
Member Services $41/Participant
Survivor 6-12 9/27/19 6PM–10AM Cazadero Member Services $65/Girl, $45/Adult
The Tech Museum
www.thetech.org/
of Innovation: 4-5 12/14/19 2PM–4PM San Jose $30/Girl, $8/Adult
education/girl-scouts
Amusement Innovator
10:30AM–12:30PM
10/12/19
2PM–4PM
The Tech Museum 10:30AM–12:30PM www.thetech.org/
of Innovation: 2-3 11/2/19 San Jose $35/Girl, $8/Adult
2PM–4PM education/girl-scouts
Home Scientist
10:30AM–12:30PM
12/14/19
2PM–4PM
10/27/19
K-1
12/15/19
The Tech Museum 10/27/19 www.thetech.org/
of Innovation: 2-3 10AM–12:30PM San Jose $40/Girl, $12/Adult
12/15/19 education/girl-scouts
Robo Designers
10/27/19
4-5
12/15/19
The Tech Museum
www.thetech.org/
of Innovation: 6-8 12/14/19 10:30AM–12:30PM San Jose $30/Girl, $8/Adult
education/girl-scouts
Special Agent
The Tech Museum
www.thetech.org/
of Innovation: 4-5 12/14/19 10:30AM–12:30PM San Jose $30/Girl, $8/Adult
education/girl-scouts
Tech Detective
2-5 10/5/19
Think Like An Engineer
creativity.org/programs/
Journey at Children's 11/2/19 1PM–4PM San Francisco $37/Girl, $16/Adult
girlscouts/
Creativity Museum K-3
11/16/19
Toon In: Illustrate and Create 4-5 11/17/19 10AM–12PM San Francisco Member Services $21/Girl, $21/Adult
USS Hornet Night Ops K-12,
11/15/19 5PM–11AM Alameda Member Services $70/Participant
STEM Overnight Adult
10/25/19 5PM–11AM
Wild Child 6-8 Pescadero Member Services $60/Girl
10/26/19 4PM–10AM
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Craftapalooza Booth Orientation Webinar Imagineering at the Disney Museum
First time at the craft fair? Never fear, our informative webinar Watch her imagineer her way through the majority of her
is here! We’ll give you all the tips and tricks to set you up Inventor badge at the Walt Disney Family Museum! In the
for Craftapalooza success. From product development to galleries, she’ll learn about the Imagineers who invented
marketing know-how, you’ll learn all you need to know to help some of Disney’s most iconic attractions. Then, head to
your troop sell their handmade creations! the learning center where she’ll do some Imagineering
of her own, and collaborate to design a solution to a
Please Note: This is an additional resource, but is not prompted problem.
required to sign up for a Craftapalooza Sales Booth Please Note: Girls will completes Steps 1, 4 and 5 of the
Inventor badge.
Craftapalooza Sales Booth
Launch Your Babysitting Business!
Sharpen your business skills by selling your handmade items
at Craftapalooza! You and your girls will host a free badge Get ready to launch your own babysitting business! This
activity booth at the badge Expo and earn hours toward Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) course will teach you
her Service to Girl Scouting Bar, as well as earn extra troop all the skills and techniques to become an even better
cash for activities. Register soon and start showing off your babysitter—parent interaction, safety, diapering, and more.
craftiness and practicing your sales pitch! By the end of the day, you’ll be a world-class babysitter!
Please Note: Each troop must register their booth and have Please Note: The Babysitting Certification class fulfills Step 1
plans approved through the online registration system before and Step 2 of the Cadette Babysitter badge and Step 1 of the
11/8/18. Cadette First Aid badge.
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Art-Chery
2019 "Not So Scary" Girl Scout Campout
Creativity is the aim of this archery art-venture! You’ll learn
the basics of archery as we aim at paint-filled balloons to
The Six Flags Discovery Kingdom adventure begins as girls create splatter art. Safety will be emphasized, along with an
set up a campsite at the Solano County Fairgrounds—with archery lesson prior to our artistic aims.
s’mores, stargazing, and a sleepover to follow! The next Please Note: Cadettes will complete the Archery badge.
morning starts with a hearty breakfast at the park, and,
after hobnobbing with Looney Tunes characters, girls learn Boothin Spooktacular
how the park cares for their rescued creatures. The grand
finale is enjoying all the thrills and spills the park has to offer!
This event is for all Girl Scout levels, troop leaders, friends Join us at Camp Bothin for a Halloween-themed overnight.
and parents. No matter if you are a Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Wear your Halloween costumes, test your mind on our
Cadette or Senior, come on out and enjoy the fun! escape room, sing camp songs, and much more! Carve
Please Note: Girls will complete Steps 3, 4, and 5 of the a jack-o-lantern and roast s'mores around a flickering
Cadette Budgeting badge, and 1st step of the Junior Animal campfire, during this scary-fun weekend!
Habitats badge. The regular package includes s'mores,
park admission, souvenir flashlight, superhero cape, and
★ Camp Info Night: Webinar
2019 patch. The premium package includes s'mores, park
admission, breakfast and lunch voucher on 9/21, souvenir
Wondering what your girl will get out of camp with
flashlight, superhero cape, patch, and 2019 Thrill Pass.
GSNorCal? Join us online for a camp info night, where
Archery Level 1 Certification Class caregivers, troop leaders, and girls can meet our camp
leadership team, ask questions, learn more about
registration and financial aid opportunities, and get all
the information you need for a memorable and fun-filled
Become a USA Level 1 Archery facilitator with this course.
summer camp session! Each camp information night
Book and test included. Certification is based upon passing
will include a 30-minute presentation about each of the
the test.
3 council-run camps—Bothin, Skylark Ranch, and Sugar
Pine—and time for questions. For more information on the
GSNorCal camp experience, check out our website.
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Camping and astronomy come together as older girls build
and expand their outdoor skills. Games and contests rooted GO Daisy!
in Outdoor badges challenge girls to work together as a team
of experts. After the sun sets, explore space science, build
simple astronomy tools, and take a closer look at the night A full day of outdoor Daisy excitement awaits! Learn the
sky before settling in to sleep under the stars. basics of knot tying, environmental care, first aid, and urban
Please Note: Cadettes will complete the Primitive Camper hiking. This is a great first step for any Daisy looking to
and Night Owl badges. Seniors will complete Steps 1–4 of develop outdoor skills and confidence. Leaders will come
the Adventure Camper badge and Steps 1, 2, and 5 of the away with tips and tricks for planning outdoor activities, and
Sky badge. girls will complete steps for the Daisy Buddy Camper badge
and the Clover and Rosie petals. Let's get outside together!
Chopped Goes Outdoors Please Note: Girls will complete Step 3 of the Buddy
Camper badge, and the Clover "I use resources wisely" and
Rosie "Make the world a better place" petal badges.
Which team will end up on top? Put your culinary skills to the
test at the Chopped outdoor cooking challenge. Learn the ★ Got My Family, My Friends, and Me!
basics of outdoor cooking, then sizzle into culinary action!
Just like in the exciting TV show, you'll receive a basket of
mystery ingredients (along with basic pantry items) to Take a seat, it's time for a day retreat! Bring your family
create your tasty masterpiece and wow the judges! and friends of all ages to Skylark Ranch! Take a nature hike,
Please Note: Junior girls will complete Step 3 of the Camper learn camp songs, and make a toasty s'more and a small art
badge. Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador girls will complete project. The coastal redwoods are waiting for you to explore
Step 3 of the Primitive Camper badge. a day outside.
Cozy Camp-In Junior Gardeners at Heather Farm
Camp for the first time in cozy comfort. We'll run through Gardens change the world, and so do Girl Scouts. Juniors
a sampler of outdoor camping skills in a comfortable will learn the science behind gardening, and discover the
indoor environment, and get into the camp spirit with team value of school and community gardens. In this eco-friendly
building, campfire songs, s'mores and of course a giant workshop, they'll experiment with seeds, design their own
sleepover with your friends! garden, and even learn how to improve the gardens in their
own communities. Plant a seed and change the world!
Family Adventure Day: Camp Bothin Please Note: Girls complete all steps of the Junior
Gardener badge.
Ready for a full-scale family adventure? Look no further than ★ Meet the Camp Director
Camp Bothin! Tackle the ropes course, master the archery
range, and end the day with some good old fashioned
campfire traditions with your girl! Camp Skylark Ranch is offering office hours for all returning
Please Note: Cadettes will complete the Archery badge. and prospective campers and their families! This is a great
opportunity to visit camp, see the facilities, meet the camp
director, ask questions, and share any information with us
about your camper.
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Once upon a pine, there were adventurous Daisy and Survivor
Brownie Girl Scouts with excitement and curiosity for
everything the outdoors has to offer... Join us for a day
of nature, art, and outdoor exploration! Play games outside
Do you have what it takes to be the next Survivor? On
and hike to a hidden waterfall in the forest. You'll even get
Friday you will learn basic Outdoor Skills to prepare you for
the chance to go creek stomping! Plus, you’ll make a nature
the weekend, and have time to begin planning & plotting a
notebook to record all of the sights, sounds, and stories
unique strategy with your team. The real excitement begins
you discover.
on Saturday—compete in mental & physical Immunity
Please Note: Girls will complete the Daisy Outdoor Art Maker Challenges. The points you earn can be used towards
badge, Brownie Outdoor Adventurer badge and Steps 1 and 3 sleeping & shelter supplies, while you earn your meals &
of the Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge. helpful tools through Reward Challenges. The stakes are
high, the game is real, & this is an event you don't want to
Outdoor Art Apprentice at Heather Farm miss!
Please Note: Badges are not provided. Cadettes will
Cadettes get to express their creativity in this program for complete: Trailblazing Steps 1, 2, and 4, and all steps for
budding artists of all levels. Explore the art of the natural the Primitive Camper badge. Seniors will complete the
world, create projects and cards with seed paper, identify Adventurer badge Steps 2 and 3; all steps for the Adventure
sounds of nature with the Mt. Diablo Audubon Society, and Camper badge, and Steps 1, 2, & 3 of the First Aid badge.
find the math in every flower. The world is your canvas! Ambassadors will complete all steps of the Survival Camper
Steps badge.
Please Note: Girls will complete all steps in the Outdoor Art
Apprentice badge. Wild Child
Sleep Out, Girl Scout!
Cadettes can embrace their inner wild child by roughing it
at our imaginary primitive camping island. Sleep under the
Are you and your girls ready for a more rugged outdoor stars, cook dinner and breakfast outside, and master new
experience? Join us for a troop tent camping overnight, and outdoor skills—a true wilderness camp out.
learn about camping safety, environmental considerations,
and the correct equipment needed for adventuring. Please Note: Girls will complete the Primitive Camper badge.
This interactive overnight training includes campfire and
nighttime activities. A delicious breakfast is also provided.
Please Note: Girls will complete all steps of the Daisy Buddy
Camper badge and the Brownie Outdoor Adventure badge, 2
steps of the Junior Camper and Junior Eco Camper badge, 1
step of the Cadette Primitive Camper badge, and 2 steps of
the Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scout Way badge.
★ Star-Chery
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Get out those flashlights and aim for the stars as you join us
at our camp archery ranges in the dark! Join us for this de-
light-ful journey where girls will stay up late, learn the basics
of archery, and take aim and examine the night sky.
Please Note: Cadettes will complete and receive both the
Night Owl and Archery badges
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Destinations Begin with Girl Scouts Destinations Fall Showcase
Discover the adventure and wonder of travel! Hear from
Where in the world can Girl Scouting take you? The Girl
girls who have participated in both local and far-flung
Scouts Destinations travel program has taken girls from all
Destinations trips, learn about the travel opportunities
over the country to Germany, Costa Rica, Cambodia, and
available to you as a Girl Scout, and get inside tips on how
more! With so much of the world to see and explore, what
to fund your travels. It’s time to discover where in the world
are you waiting for? Enroll in this webinar to learn about
Girl Scouts can take you next!
Destinations and the Girl Scout travel program.
Please Note: Destinations travel starts at 11 years old.
Please Note: Destinations travel starts at 11 years old.
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Gold Award Webinar Silver Award Webinar
Ready to reach for gold? Learning about the Gold Award Join us for this helpful webinar where girls and adults learn
process is easier than ever! Our informative webinar will everything there is to know about earning the Girl Scout
connect you with experts and teach you everything you need Silver Award. Whether you’re listening in on the go or from
to know about earning the highest award in Girl Scouting. the comfort of your own home, you’ll connect with experts
Join from the comfort of your home or on the go! and come away ready to get started on your Silver Award.
Please Note: This Gold Award Webinar is an official Girl Please Note: This Silver Award Webinar is an official Girl
Scouts of Northern California Gold Award Online Training. Scouts of Northern California Silver Award Online Training.
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Anastasia Camp Fashionista: Cozy Critters
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Inspired by the beloved film, the new romantic and Show your fuzzy kitty or doggy friend some love with style!
adventure-filled musical ANASTASIA is on a journey to San Sew a cozy bed to keep them comfy and take home your
Francisco at last! choice of a bone, mouse, or heart toy kit to make at home!
From the Tony Award®-winning creators of the Broadway Visit your local pet store or Humane Society to complete the
classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the remaining steps for your Pets badge.
twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in Please Note: Girls will complete Steps 2 and 4 of
the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the the Pets badge.
mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer
determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing
conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark
on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
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Animation Domination ★ Camp Fashionista: Hand Sewn
Ornaments
Connect with experts at the Walt Disney Family Museum to
learn how Disney uses special effects to enhance animation
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Do some skill-building this holiday season and make your
and improve the Disney classics! In the learning center, she’ll
own hand-sewn gifts in the process! Learn or practice your
explore depth perception in animation and create her own
running and whip-stitch as you create adorable little felt
stop-motion short film!
holiday ornaments for friends and family.
Please Note: Girls will complete 3 steps of Digital Movie
Maker badge. Craftapalooza
★ Camp Fashionista: American Girl
Doll Holiday Skirt Girl Scouts, family, friends, and fans, join us the first
weekend of December for Craftapalooza (previously known
◆ as Winterfest)! This one-day-only youth craft fair is “Pinterest
Your American Girl Doll will be the belle of the ball with your come to life,” with over 180 shopping and activity booths!
hand-sewn festive holiday skirt! Learn different stitches, how Create crafts to take home, play festive games, and shop for
to cut from a simple pattern, and sew on a trim by hand in handmade holiday gifts all under one roof! Craftapalooza is
this practical and fun class. also providing service to the community through a giant food
drive to collect non-perishable food for local food banks.
Host your own food drive and drop it all off at the event or
just bring a few cans yourself to mix Girl Scout service with
holiday fun.
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There's nothing stronger than friendship, but navigating the Toon In: Illustrate and Create
ups and downs of relationships isn't always easy. Led by
award-winning author and educator Annie Fox, this powerful
workshop emboldens girls to build positive friendships and Spend the day at the Walt Disney Family Museum and
guides parents through the most effective strategies to accomplish three of the five steps toward earning your
support their girls. Drawing badge. In the galleries, you’ll learn all about the
complex drawing techniques used in the early animated
It's a Money Thing Disney films. Next, visit the learning center and experiment
with different materials to practice visual effects like
stippling, cross-hatching, and smudging. Finally, you’ll create
Check yourself before you wreck yourself with this your own concept, backgrounds, and cartoon characters,
interactive money management workshop. Girls grasp the then get a chance to showcase your work!
importance of saving and budgeting from Sara O. Farner, a
Please Note: Girls will complete 3 steps of Drawing badge.
financial expert at Morgan Stanley. This workshop will give
girls and their adults the confidence and habits to take
control of their financial future.
Please Note: Girls will complete Steps 3, 4, and 5 of the
Cadette Budgeting badge.
Older Girl CPR and
First Aid Certification
In an emergency situation, be ready to leap into action! This
course will teach you the best responses to life-threatening
emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking. You’ll
also learn to recognize the warning signs of stroke and
breathing difficulty. There’s nothing safer than being
prepared!
Please Note: This class fulfills Step 2 and Step 5 of
the Cadette First Aid badge.
Participants will receive an American Heart
Association Heartsaver CPR First Aid Completion
card and Book.
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Astronomy Club Camp Fashionista: Fashion Drawing
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Astronomy is absolutely stellar, but when you study the Learn to draw a fashion figure on the runway! Experiment
stars with your troop, it positively sparkles. Astronomy with different mediums, and practice proper shading
Club meetings offer opportunities to develop your skill and techniques so you’re ready to draw your runway in
passion for astronomy, from enjoying night sky viewings perspective, and design your own unique logo. Admire your
and going on field trips, to learning how to use an 8-inch friends’ work and show off your own in a group round-up!
Dobsonian telescope to chart the skies. Come prepared to Please Note: Girls will complete all steps of the Drawing
share your ideas: girls will collaborate on which topics to badge. Fun patch included.
explore in depth, where to go on field trips, and much more!
GIFT (Girls in Future Technologies)
Please Note: Eight Thursday evening meetings between
Day with AT&T
September 2019 and May 2020: 9/26, 10/24, 11/21, 12/13,
1/23, 3/26, 4/23, 5/28. Possible additional special events, as
determined by the club members! Patch, t-shirt, and snacks
Join us for the 5th annual GIFT Day sponsored by Women
provided. Patch earned after girls attend any four meetings. of AT&T. Girls will engage in hands-on workshops to learn
Camp Fashionista: Anime Comic Art about emerging technologies and cyber-safety. Female role
models across the tech industry will lead the event, breaking
◆ misconceptions about girls’ capability in tech fields while
exposing Girl Scouts to promising potential careers.
Guided by a trained artist, you’ll learn to create characters
using Anime style. Think creatively and learn storytelling
techniques to incorporate your characters in your own
unique comic story!
Please Note: Girls will complete all steps of the Comic Artist
badge. Fun patch included.
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Hiller Aviation Museum: Brownie Flyers
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Take off with us at The Hiller Aviation Museum where you’ll
help assemble a full-sized airplane! Not only that, you’ll
also fly a model aircraft, venture out on a female aviator
scavenger hunt, and see what flight feels like! Oakland Zoo: Juniors
Get Moving Overnight
Please Note: Girls will complete Step 1 of the Senses badge
and Step 3 of the Computer Expert badge. ◆
Hiller Aviation Museum: Junior Pilots See what the Oakland Zoo is like after all the other guests
have gone home. Tour the zoo at night, meet an animal
ambassador up close, and work on your Get Moving Journey.
You’re in control for this high-flying adventure! Master your In this leadership Journey, Juniors get wild about energy as
pilot skills in a realistic flight simulation, build and fly a model they explore the ecological energy cycle. Participants sleep
airplane, dabble in Morse code, and get up close to examine inside for this program.
the seaplane commemorating Amelia Earhart’s mysterious Please Note: Girls will complete a Take Action project with
final flight. This is an aerial adventure you don’t want to miss! their troop after the event. Patch included.
Please Note: Girls will complete Step 2 of the Detective
badge. Space Science Explorer & Adventurer
Overnight at Chabot
Hiller Aviation Museum: Sky Daisies
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◆ Daisies and Brownies get ready to explore the Sun, the
A thrilling day at The Hiller Aviation Museum is clear for Moon, the Solar System and the constellations. Make a
take-off! Get up close to a real airplane—push the buttons, paper model of the layers of the sun called a Sunion and
handle the parts, and climb inside to test the controls. You’ll create wearable models of the solar system. Explore the
build and fly a working glider and even see the collection of mysterious regions of the moon and view the stars through
aircrafts flown by the inspiring women in aviation. your own constellation viewers. Complete the night with an
Please Note: Fun patch included. exclusive visit to the telescopes where astronomers will help
you to explore objects in the night sky.
Oakland Zoo: Brownie Bugs Overnight Please Note: Daisies will complete the Space Science
◆ Explorer badge. Brownies will complete the Space Science
Adventurer badge. The badge can be added to purchase—
You will never want to tell a bug to “buzz” off again after you
see website for details.
spend the night at the Oakland Zoo! Tour the zoo at night,
meet an animal ambassador up close, and earn your Bugs Space Science Investigator
badge. Learn exactly what makes a bug a bug and meet Overnight at Chabot
some of our resident insects. Participants sleep inside for
this program.
Please Note: Girls will complete the Brownie Bugs badge. Earn your Space Science Investigator badge with a night
Badge included. of solar system discovery. You’ll learn how to identify the
planets, stars, and constellations. In your workshop, you'll
Oakland Zoo: Cadette Night find out how solar systems are formed and how scientists
Owl Overnight use the transit method to detect distant objects like extra-
◆ solar planets. You will create fun scale models of the planets
and hike the distances between them.
See what the Oakland Zoo is like after all the other guests
have gone home. Tour the zoo at night, meet an animal Please Note: Girls will complete the Space Science
ambassador up close, and earn your Night Owl badge. Investigator badge. Badge can be added to purchase—
Cadettes will get to meet nocturnal animals up close and see website for details.
personal, and investigate how well their own senses work
without light. Participants will camp outside in the zoo's main
meadow for this overnight adventure
Please Note: Fun patch and park admission are included.
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The Tech Museum of Innovation:
Amusement Innovator
Engage in all things entertainment at The Tech Museum The Tech Museum of Innovation:
of Innovation! You can animate your own artwork, build Tech Detective
prototypes of roller coasters, create personalized 3D images,
and even make your own custom 3D glasses.
Please Note: Girls will complete Steps 1, 3, and 4 of the Do you have what it takes to become a de-Tech-tive?
Entertainment Technology badge. Sharpen your observational skills with challenging brain
puzzles and DNA extraction. You’ll even learn how to obtain
The Tech Museum of Innovation: and analyze crime scene fingerprints, all while working on
Home Scientist your Detective badge.
Please Note: Girls will complete Steps 1, 3, and 4 of the
Detective badge.
Break out the pots and pans—it’s time for some chemistry!
Transform everyday pantry items into tasty treats by Think Like An Engineer Journey
channeling the amazing properties of density and electricity. at Children's Creativity Museum
Even construct your own silly putty (but don’t eat that!) as
you experiment your way to the Home Scientist badge. ◆
Please Note: Girls will complete all steps of the Home Discover how the engineering design process can be used
Scientist badge. to solve problems and help make the world a better place.
Collaborate with your troop to complete the first half of your
The Tech Museum of Innovation: Think Like an Engineer Journey by tackling design challenges,
Robo-Designers building helpful gadgets, and starting to design a Take Action
◆ project (to be completed after the workshop.)
Please Note: Girls will complete the first 1/2 of the Think
Explore different types of robots in our new Robo-Designers
Like an Engineer Journey. Adults are limited to a maximum of
badge program! You'll have the opportunity to interact with
2 per troop, or the minimum safety-wise ratio. Girls receive a
a real robot before you brainstorm, design, prototype, and
Creativity Museum patch.
build your own!
Please Note: Daisies will complete steps in the What Robots USS Hornet Night Ops STEM Overnight
Do and Design a Robot badges. Brownies will complete steps
in the Designing Robots badge. Juniors will complete steps in
the Programming Robots and Designing Robots badges. Fun Step back in time and climb aboard the USS Hornet for an
patch included. epic overnight. The USS Hornet staff will lead challenging
and fascinating demonstrations, teaching girls about the
The Tech Museum of Innovation: engineering, history, and legacy of this WWII era aircraft
Special Agent carrier. Eat at the mess hall, brave the barracks, and have a
sleepover you'll never forget.
Special agents must be jacks (or jills!) of all trades: they are Please Note: Price includes dinner and breakfast in
detectives, scientists, and enforcers of the law. Come work on the crew's mess and sleeping in restored berthing
your Special Agent badge and see what it’s like to walk in their compartments. Male chaperones and tags will sleep in
shoes. You’ll observe the techniques of a fingerprint analyst, separate compartments. Girls coming alone with a male
practice the art of forensic drawing, and learn the basics of chaperone will be stationed in private sleeping quarters,
forensic chemistry. Science doesn’t get much cooler! separate from the larger groups.
Please Note: Girls will complete Steps 1, 3, and 5 of the
Special Agent badge.
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★ Camp Out Fall Festival
If you’re yearning for a camping trip in the great outdoors, Ready to feel like a Girl Scout again? Parents and Volunteers
this class is for you! Discover new outdoor skills and can dig into new crafts, games, songs, and skills at our Fall
strategies for staying organized and safe, and know that Festival. Come for the day, or channel your inner camper
your girls are in trained and capable hands. Please refer and spend the night while enjoying some good old-
to the Volunteer Learning Portal Trip & Outdoor Advisor fashioned campfire merriment. Learning and relaxing at the
position for more information and prerequisite online same time—sounds like a Girl Scout win-win!
trainings.
Please Note: This course is required for at least one adult
who will assist in planning and accompany girls on their
camping adventure.
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DIGITAL
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Join us at your local GSNorCal office on September 28, 2019
to kick off the Fall Product Program!
Set up your M2 avatar, upload your customer emails, learn about the Take Action animal
conservation project, earn a free cybersecurity badge, and taste test the new fall products!
Drop in any time between 10AM–2PM, no registration required,
all Girl Scouts and their families are welcome.
DIGITAL
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Join us at your local GSNorCal office on January 25, 2020
to kick off the Cookie Program!
Set up and launch your Digital Cookie site, learn how to brand yourself online,
earn a free cybersecurity badge, and taste test the brand new cookie!
Drop in any time between 10AM–2PM, no registration required,
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