Senior Leadership Conference 2017
The 30th Anniversary of the Senior Leadership Conference occurred this March and we celebrated the 25th year partnership with Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island! On March 17-19, 2017 girls and adults experienced the conference in newly renovated campus spaces that perfectly fit the weekend activities. The inspiring theme "Global Connectivity" has now become a contagious experience for girls who connected with girls from councils all over the United States and AFS exchange students from around the world. The conference brought 150 girls and 50 adults to the Newport campus which offered workshops led by outstanding female consultants. Current issues such as social justice, global citizenship, college prep, diverse STEAM topics, personal growth, advocacy and more were thoughtfully discussed. Girls also had the opportunity to connect through our Twitter Takeover event! Through Twitter, Senior Conference Girl Scouts virtually engaged with our four girl representatives from GSSNE at the Commission on the Status of Women to exchange questions and thoughts on the topics being discussed at the United Nations! We were especially proud to see our Girl Scouts from Southeastern New England, councils from around the country, and exchange students from AFS join in such strong conversations and activities that demonstrated the true definition of G.I.R.L.!
Marathon in a Month
You go G.I.R.L.! became the forefront of the virtual Signature Event—Marathon in a Month—which challenged close to 600 girls to push their limits and be leaders in healthy living. They engaged in several mini events that included Glow in the Dark Yoga, EmpowHER, and Drums Alive which got girls moving in cool and exciting ways. By burning some calories and stacking up miles, these totally unique ways to approaching fitness really made an impact! Girls who reached their goal of 26.2 miles were entered into a drawing for awesome prizes such as yoga mats, free fitness classes, step tracker watches and more! Great job moving girls—keep it up and inspire your friends and family to join you!
Costa Rica Summer 2018
We are so thrilled to be offering a global travel pathway that will expand the perspective of global connection! Girls from our entire council have the opportunity to embark on a trip to Costa Rica in July 2018 for 9 full days of kayaking, hiking, swimming, zip lining, a cultural evening, dancing, participating in an awesome service project and so much more. We are excited to be officially partnering with EF Tours—they have specifically created our experience for Girl Scouts! We are currently extending registration for the trip until December 31, 2017 for only $2,670.00 per girl; there will be TONS of fundraisers to help the girls defray the cost of this fantastic global experience. Want to learn more about how your Girl Scout can join the Global Girl Team? Connect with us here to learn more and enroll.
Program Highlights