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The following chart of Outdoor Progression Skills provides girls and leaders the opportunity to learn about and enjoy the natural world, in a positive way.

The Outdoor Progression Chart is GS-TOP’s recommendation for the outdoor activities that are suitable for each grade level.

Grade Level:	Daisy First Year	Daisy Second Year
Suggested Activities:	Plan an outdoor meeting Play outside games Nature activities Nature stories Geocaching Pony rides lead by person on foot Campfire songs and ceremonies Learn how to enjoy the outdoors without disturbing nature Occasional overnight camping experiences Fishing Rowboating Snorkeling	Day outing with one-pot cooking, including hot beverages over an outdoor fire Basic first aid Overnight camping trips Nature and science activities
Appropriate Site:	Meeting place Backyard Park Council owned sites, occasional overnight	Day camp Up to three nights resident camp at any Girl Scout camp Campsite with permanent sleeping structures, water and permanent sanitation facilities
Program Options:	Leave No Trace It's Your World, Change It!-The Golden Honey Bee Award It's Your World, Change It!-The Watering Can Award It's Your Planet, Love It!-The Clover Award Basic First Aid- Safety award Clover's Story in the Girl's Guide (Use Resources Wisely)
Cooking and Fire Skills Needed:	Snack: trail mix, popcorn, fruit Appropriate dress Respect for surroundings Kaper charts, simple chuck box Bed rolls Roast marshmallows	One-pot cooking Patrols Meal planning, budgeting Fire safety, fire building Charcoal fire Fire starters
Adult Learning Required:	Yes	Yes
Additional requirements:	Review and follow Safety Activity Checkpoints, **High Risk approval	Review and follow Safety Activity Checkpoints, **High Risk approval

Grade Level:	Brownies
Suggested Activities:	Campout and cook meals Build, maintain, and properly put out a fire Expanded cooking methods Make and use kaper charts Knots (overhand, square, larks head, and clove hitch) Horseback riding Introduction to maps and compasses Introduction to hiking Climbing Snow Skiing Class 1 & 2 whitewater rafting **Introduction to canoes/kayaking Archery
Appropriate Site:	Four nights resident camp or more
Program Options:	Naturalist Legacy Badge (Bugs) It's Your Planet, Love it! Outdoors Skill Building Badge (Hiker) It’s You Story, Tell it! Adventure Skill Building Badge (Letterboxer) Project WILD Project WILD Aquatics Leave No Trace **Challenge course - low elements
Cooking and Fire Building Skills Needed:	Camp stoves Simple solar cooking Foil Dutch oven Charcoal, wood, propane
Adult Learning Required:	Yes
Additional requirements:	Review and follow Safety Activity Checkpoints, **High Risk approval

Grade Level:	Juniors
Suggested Activities:	Organize overnight with advanced camping techniques Vary the site, menu and type of cooking Beginners backpacking Begin to carry all gear, food, and water Learn to be a good steward of the land Tent camping, lashing GPS and compass work Waterproofing Class 3 whitewater rafting Introduction to surfing and wind surfing Sailing Water skiing and wake boarding
Appropriate Site:	State parks Lakes
Program Options:	Cook Legacy Badge (Simple Meals) First Aid Legacy Badge (Junior First Aid) Naturalist Legacy Badge (Flowers) It's Your Planet, Love it! Outdoors Skill Building Badge (Camper) It’s Your Story, Tell it! Adventure Skill Building Badge (Geocacher) It's your Story, Tell it! Animals Skill Building Badge (Animal Habitats)
Cooking and Fire Building Skills Needed:	Advanced fire building Cooking and making your own utensils, ovens, and cups Menu planning, food preparation and storage Tin can stove, buddy burner, backpacking stove Emergency preparedness Care of equipment
Adult Learning Required:	Yes
Additional requirements:	Review and follow Safety Activity Checkpoints, **High Risk approval

Note: Always practice minimum impact in the outdoors. Leave a place better than you found it. Be prepared to take out your garbage and practice conservation in the outdoors.

High Risk Activities that require Council approval are as follows:

Horseback riding
River Rafting
Canoeing
Rowboating
Tubing
Sailing
Kayaking
Scuba Diving
Surfing
Wind Surfing
Water Skiing and Wake boarding
Challenge Courses
Climbing, Rappelling
Caving
Snow Skiing, Down Hill skiing, and Snowboarding
Fishing, Ice fishing

Caution: You must get written pre-approval from GS-TOP for girls ages 12 and older who will operate motorized vehicles, such as go-carts and personal watercraft; use firearms; take trips on waterways that are highly changeable or uncontrollable; or fly in noncommercial aircraft, such as small private planes, helicopters, sailplanes, untethered hot-air balloons, and blimps

Warning: The following activities are never allowed for any girl: potentially uncontrolled free-falling (bungee jumping, hang gliding, parachuting, parasailing, and trampolining); creating extreme variations of approved activities (such as high-altitude climbing and aerial tricks on bicycles, skis, snowboards, skateboards, water-skis, and wakeboards); hunting or shooting a projectile at another person; riding all-terrain vehicles and motor bikes; taking watercraft trips in Class V or higher; and simulated skydiving and zero-gravity rooms.