I was trying to think of the best way to describe what exactly this means (because it truly is a developmental process and means something different at each level of Girl Scouts) and I came upon this report that Girl Scouts USA commissioned in 2009 called Transforming LEADERSHIP Continued: A Guide to Understanding the Girl Scout Processes.
Now, your local council has some form of leadership guide for volunteers that explains what exactly it means to be "Girl Led" (here in Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania we call it Volunteer Essentials), but I really like how GSUSA's report lays it all out into a table for each Girl Scout level.
According to GSUSA, "Girl led simply means that girls are playing an active part in figuring out the “what, where, when, how, and why” of their activities. This means girls are more engaged in playing a critical role as decision-makers in the planning and implementation of their activities. As part of a girl-adult partnership, volunteers can use this process to strengthen girls’ empowerment and decision-making roles in activities. Adults provide age-appropriate facilitation, ensuring that planning, organization, set-up, and evaluation of all activities are done jointly with girls. The girl led approach to ideas and activities ensures that girls are engaged in their learning and experience leadership and decision-making opportunities as they prepare to become active participants in their local and global communities" (p. 17).
As I stated earlier, GSUSA's report then breaks this concept down into awesome charts by Girl Scout level. So here you go....
We're going to start a series real soon, right here on this blog, on how some of our local leaders build upon this concept of being "Girl Led" right here in western Pennsylvania.
Stay tuned to upcoming blogs.....
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