Troop Leadership
All troop leaders/advisors are required by council policy to take Troop Leadership training within three months after appointment to the position. Every volunteer working with girls in troops is encouraged to complete training so that the entire leadership team is ready to work together to provide a great experience for girls. Troop Leadership training consists of two parts which are taken in this order: Getting Started/Orientation and Leadership Essentials.
Leadership Training: Do It YOUR Way!
Leadership Essentials, and Girl Scout Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Advisor are currently available in the classroom setting, and also as online courses.
Getting Started/Orientation
This required two-hour session is given by your service unit orientation specialist and takes place within your service unit or local neighborhood. Topics include the structure of the Girl Scout organization and information for starting a troop. Contact your volunteer management specialist at a council office to arrange for Orientation.
FEE $0
Leadership Essentials - Prerequisite: Getting Started/Orientation
This training is given by council learning facilitators at convenient locations throughout the council jurisdiction, online and in-paper home study formats. Topics include Girl Scout program focus and goals, how to use Girl Scout resource materials, planning, troop finances and diversity. We recommend that you bring a Journey book set to the class. You can place a pre-paid telephone order with our council shop and the books will be waiting for you at your class if ordered far enough in advance. You will need to have a Journey book set if you take the class online or by paper home study.
FEE $0
Click here to take this class on-line
Day |
Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Saturday |
12/1/2012 |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Saturday |
1/19/2013 |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Davis |
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Tuesday |
1/29/2013 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Lodi |
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Tuesday |
2/26/2013 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Monday |
3/25/2013 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Roseville |
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Monday |
4/22/2013 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Elk Grove |
Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Advisors - Prerequisite: New Leaders Basics or Leadership Essentials
This course for troop advisors of Girl Scout Cadette, Seniors and Ambassadors is available on-line as well as in the classroom. Topics include girl goal setting, troop government, financial management and awards earned by girls.
Click here to take the CSA on-line grade level class.
FEE $0
| Day |
Date |
Time |
Place | Register Now |
Wednesday |
12/12/2012 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Saturday |
1/26/2013 |
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fleming |
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Saturday |
2/23/2013 |
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fleming |
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Saturday |
3/16/2013 |
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fleming |
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Saturday |
4/20/2013 |
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fleming |
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Saturday |
5/4/2013 |
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fleming |
Beyond the Basics for Girl Scout Volunteers
Troop leaders and other volunteers are encouraged to participate in training beyond Leadership Essentials. Beyond the Basics classes offer adults valuable information to enhance the experience they have with girls.
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Journeys + Girl’s Guides
This class provides an overview of the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting books, the skill-based badge sets, and a segment on utilizing the Girl Scout Journeys. Join us for one of these workshops to learn how utilizing our complete portfolio of Girl Scout program materials will give girls a great Girl Scout Leadership Experience!
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Thursday |
1/31/2013 |
6:30 - 9 p.m. |
Elk Grove |
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Monday |
2/4/2013 |
6:30 - 9 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Wednesday |
3/27/2013 |
6:30 - 9 p.m. |
Modesto |
Take Action Award Training for Girls AND Adults
This class is specifically designed to prepare Girl Scouts, troop leaders and award advisors for success as girls work to earn the Girl Scout Silver or Girl Scout Gold Award. Participants will learn specifics about award criteria, advisor responsibilities, required paperwork and award deadlines. Girls registering for the class should have completed a Girl Scout Cadette, Senior or Ambassador Journey before taking the class. Girls and adults must register separately for the class, girls in the Older Girl Training and adults in the Adult Education Guide.
FEE $5
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Tuesday |
12/4/2012 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Tracy |
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Monday |
1/28/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Wednesday |
2/6/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Tuesday |
4/30/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Auburn |
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Wednesday |
5/22/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
El Dorado Hills |
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Thursday |
6/6/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Tuesday |
7/23/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Woodland |
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Thursday |
8/8/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Saturday |
8/17/2013 |
9:30-11:30 a.m. |
Sacramento |
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Wednesday |
8/28/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Lincoln |
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Monday |
9/16/2013 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Saturday |
9/28/2013 |
1 - 3 p.m. |
Sacramento |
Risk Management
Learn how “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” when planning events, day camps, camporees, extended trips, or group camping trips. This course will help you keep participants safe and healthy. Each participant will receive a Risk Management workbook containing required forms for risk management planning.
Fee $3.00
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Friday |
1/11/2013 |
6 - 9:30 p.m. |
El Dorado Hills |
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Tuesday |
1/22/2013 |
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Saturday |
1/26/2013 |
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Lodi |
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Monday |
4/15/2013 |
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Sacramento |
Event Planning
Are you in charge of planning a large event or camporee for more than 95 people? If so, training is for you! Learn the secrets of planning a successful event. Each participant will receive an Event Planning workbook. We recommend taking Risk Management along with this class.
Fee $3.00
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Friday |
1/18/2013 |
6 - 9 p.m. |
El Dorado Hills |
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Thursday |
1/24/2013 |
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Saturday |
1/26/2013 |
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Lodi |
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Monday |
4/29/2013 |
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Sacramento |
Trip Planning
Going on a trip? You won’t want to miss this training. In Trip Planning, you will learn how to work with girls and adults to plan and carry out meeting-time trips, day trips, overnight trips, extended trips, and international trips. Topics include money earning, emergency procedures, accommodations, travel resources, council policies for troop travel, and much more. This class is recommended for groups planning trips of three or more nights, or that are greater than 250 miles (one way) from home. The last portion of the class will concentrate on international travel. Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors are encouraged to attend with their advisors. Girls register separately through the Older Girl Training Calendar.
This course is also available online. Click here for the online version of the class.
Fee $3.00
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Saturday |
1/12/2013 |
1 - 5 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Monday |
3/4/2013 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Sacramento |
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Wednesday |
4/3/2013 |
5:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Modesto |
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Saturday |
4/13/2013 |
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Davis |
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Thursday |
4/25/2013 |
6 - 10 p.m. |
Roseville |
Serving Girls with Special Needs
This Girl Scout volunteer enrichment workshop will provide you with strategies to fully include girls with disabilities in your Girl Scout activities. This class is presented at the request of volunteers by a Girl Scout learning facilitator and professional educator for special needs children. At the workshop you will learn the basic characteristics of a variety of disabilities. By the end of this two-hour workshop you will be able to develop an activity adaptation plan and a behavior support plan for girls with special needs. You will also become familiar with Girl Scout resources that provide further support for you in working with girls with disabilities. To request a workshop in your area, consult with your volunteer management specialist.
Fee $3.00
Successfully Involving Parents in Your Girl Scout Troop
A common challenge for all troop leaders and advisors is getting parents to volunteer within the troop. This professionally facilitated course will offer you reasons why leaders need parental support, information on how to successfully get parents involved, and effective strategies to increase adult involvement on all levels. Information on additional dates will be posted as classes are scheduled. To request a workshop in your area, consult with your volunteer management specialist.
Fee $0
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Thursday |
10/11/2012 |
6 - 8 p.m. |
Elk Grove |
Project Learning Tree
These workshops will give you hands-on experience with several of the 96 activities in the Project Learning Tree Environmental Activity Guide. You’ll learn how to use these activities with Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors to enhance your current troop program. Write Poet-Tree, try out Tree Cookies, go on a School Yard Safari, find out about Living with Fire—these are just a few of the fun learning activities found in the wonderful book you will take home after our workshop. Bring your lunch and be prepared for activities both indoors and out! These are great activities for troop program, day camps, or service unit and council events. Open to Girl Scout Seniors, Ambassadors, and adults. Girls register using the Older Girl Training Calendar.
Fee $5.00
| Day | Date | Time | Place | Register Now |
Saturday |
10/27/2012 |
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Davis |
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Saturday |
12/8/2012 |
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Modesto |
Questions?
For more information, please call the council office at 1-800-322-4475 or 1-916-452-9181. Or, email us at info@girlscoutshcc.org.
