Appendix 7.2: Looking at a Sample Troop Year

Here is just one example of how you and the girls could set up your troopyear.

• Hold a parent/guardian meeting.
• Open a checking account, if needed.
• Register all the girls in the troop.
• Meet together for the first time, allowing the girls to decide how they can learn each others’ names and find out more about each other.
• Kick off a Leadership Journeywith the opening ceremony recommended in the first sample session, or a trip or special event that fits the theme. Have the girls brainstorm and plan any trip or event.
• Enjoy the full Journey, including its Take Action project.
• Along the way, add in related badgeactivitiesthat girls will enjoy and that will give them a well-rounded year.
• Have the girls plan, budget for, and “earn and learn” in the Girl Scout Cookie Program.
• Help girls plan a field trip or other travelopportunity.
• Encourage girls to plan a culminating ceremony for the Journey, including awards presentations, using ideas in the Journey girls’ book and/or adult guide.
• Pre-register girls for next year.
• Camp out!
• Participate in a council event with girls from around your region.
• Have the girls plan and hold a bridgingceremony for girls continuing on to the next Girl Scout grade level.