Troop Activities and Travel

Troop Activities and Travel As your troop plans your Girl Scout year, you will undoubtedly want to add some activities and travel that may require some extra legwork and approval from Council. We have provided information in the Forms section on GSSGC’s website to assist you as you plan. Visit www.gssgc.org and use the bolded keywords below to search the forms section.

Activity Approval Process

Girl Scouts’ Safety Activity

Checkpoints (SAC) is a guide that helps troops think through the safety concerns of any and all activities they might be interested in throughout the year. It contains guidance and safety requirements for activities ranging from adventure sports to using the internet and notes which activities require Council approval. Our Girl Scout insurance determines what activities require approval and are permitted at each

Girl Scout level. The SAC can be a very informative and useful tool for troops as they plan their year. Before digging into the full document, check out the online Activity Approval

Process form for a quick look at which activities require approval. The SAC is updated regularly by

GSUSA with guidance on existing or new activities.

Some examples of activities that require approval are horseback riding, rock climbing, swimming, overnights longer than 24 hours, just to name a few. See the complete list in the Activity Approval Process form, found in the Forms section of our website.

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Extended Travel Planning

Extended trips are intended to be girl-planned, girl-led, and girl-learning experiences that are more than two (2) nights and/or more than 700 miles round-trip or any place outside of the continental United States. Extended trips are limited to Bridging Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts. We’ve recently developed Extended Travel Planning, an online document that walks your troop through the steps of planning extended travel. It includes a checklist of required forms, trainings, and Council approvals, as well as links to trip planning tools created by GSUSA and GSSGC to help girls and their leaders think through all the details for both domestic and international travel as a troop or travel group.

Troop, Regional, or Service Unit Hosted Events

Do you or your troop want to plan an event or camp for other Girl Scouts to attend? Do you feel passionate about a topic or a Girl Scout Badge that you want share with other Girl Scouts? Maybe you’re an older girl troop interested in raising money for something like travel or a Take Action project? Girl Scout leaders and parents are always looking for events for their Girl Scouts that deliver on the Girl Scout Experience. Help them by hosting an event. Individual adults, teams of adults, and troops can host events as part of their region or service unit. Troops that are eligible can host events as a Money Earning Activity (MEA) (subject to approval). Talk to your Region or

Service Unit Event Chair for training and help in completing the Intent to Event Application.