2024 Spring Program Guide

Spring

2024

Make new friends and experience over

120 new programs!

Explore Summer Camp!

Kick Off Your Cookie Season

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Contents

4

Message from CEO

14 Cookie Program Quick Reference Guide

A message from our CEO Wendy Dordel.

5

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Meet the cookies, and get cookie details.

Important Dates

42 Program Centers Learn more about our three program centers.

16 Spring Experiences

46 Summer Adventures

These are dates you won’t want to miss.

Spring events are happening near you.

Explore your summer adventure options.

Meet our Experience Team Specialists

33 Mental Health Matters

50 Set Your Cookie Goals

Focus on mental health this May.

Check out these rewards and set your cookies goals.

Bringing you programs all year long.

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Spring Program Guide 2024

Hi, Girl Scouts!

Dear Girl Scout Families,

A word from the CEO Wendy Dordel

When I hear adventure, I immediately think about road trips with my family to new places, learning something new, and meeting new friends. Together in 2024, we will be saying Yes to Adventure! Not only is this our overall program theme but also truly one of the most amazing parts of Girl Scouts. Within the safe and supportive space of the Girl Scout sisterhood, girls and the caregivers and volunteers that support them have the opportunity to try something new, shape their adventures, and build their individual courage, confidence, and character.

This comprehensive Spring Program Guide is a guide for you and your Girl Scout to explore the multiple ways girls can participate in familiar and new opportunities, choosing the right level of adventure for her. We’ve packed it with exciting programs, important cookie information, and a sneak peek into this summer’s camps! There’s something special waiting for every Girl Scout.

What’s Inside: Spring Programs: Explore engaging programs tailored for Girl Scouts of all ages.

From STEM activities to outdoor adventures to arts exploration, all wrapped in leadership development, and community service opportunities - there’s an adventure for everyone.

Cookie Program Essentials: Find the information you need for a successful cookie program. Learn important cookie dates, sales tips, and how your family and troop can make the most out of this delicious and educational experience.

Summer Program & Camp Preview: Get a sneak peek into the exciting activities that await your Girl Scout at our summer programs & camps. Whether it’s exploring nature, growing outdoor skills, or building lifelong friendships, our summer programs & camps offer unforgettable experiences for girls of all program age levels and adventure readiness.

Thank you for being part of the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council family.

We can’t wait to embark on these exciting adventures with you!

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Wendy Wendy Dordel, CEO

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Important dates January 9

March 10 - 16

April 27

Spring Programs Open for Registration

Girl Scout Week

Spring Fling with the Blue Wahoos

January 17

March 12

Summer Camp Open for Registration

Girl Scout Birthday

May 1 Early Bird Renewal Starts

January 20

March 26

Cookie Rallies in Pensacola and Palatka

Spring Fling with the Icemen

February 9 - 10

April 20

Mega Drop - Cookies arrive for troop pick-up

Spring Volunteer Conference

May 24 Office Closed - Memorial Day

June 19 Office Closed - Juneteenth

February 22

April 21

World Thinking Day

Gold Award Ceremony

Important Cookie Dates January 2 January 10 January 20 February 9 – 10 February 9 February 16 March 17

Cookie Season begins Initial girl cookie order due to your troop Cookie Rallies in Pensacola and Palatka Mega Drop - Cookies start arriving for troops Cookie Booth season begins National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend Cookie Season ends – Don’t forget to select your rewards in Digital Cookie

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Four Pillars of Girl Scouts STEM

Entrepreneurship

In today’s world, STEM skills are critical.

From coding to protecting our planet, today’s young leaders use STEM skills to make the world a better place for animals and humans alike. Women comprise half of the US workforce but occupy only 27% of STEM jobs.

Girl Scouts provides programs in science, technology, engineering and math to increase confidence and interest for girls.

As Girl Scouts engage in entrepreneurship programming, they become innovative and entrepreneurial minded leaders, giving them the courage to fail and keep trying the tools to create an independent future, and the power to do good in the world.

Champion STEM by joining us for the following programs, STEM Day Camp Jacksonville, STEM Day Camp Fort Walton, STEM Day Camp Tallahassee, and Daisy Summer Series STEM Challenge.

As we embark on the upcoming Cookie Season, it’s time to put your skills to practice including goal setting, decision making, and business ethics.

Check out our financial literacy programs in this guide and visit our financial program partners at Cookie Rally. We have more programs coming soon, look for them on our webiste.

Life Skills

Outdoors

Girl Scouts offers experiences covering topics like civic engagement, healthy living, and communication skills to help girls grow confidence as they develop the skills to lead their best life! Whether it is through exercising and staying healthy, developing strong relationships with family and peers, or advocating on behalf of others, girls will gain the skills to accept challenges and overcome obstacles.

Girl Scouts has a long and storied history of getting every girl outdoors. Many Girl Scouts tell us camping trips are one of the best things about their Girl Scout experience.

Connecting with the great outdoors in a girl-led setting is a big benefit of Girl Scouts.

Build new life skills by attending Staying Fit with the Gainesville Circus Center, Cadette’s New Cuisine Cooking Class with JAX Cooking Studio, and our council-wide Mental Health programs in May.

There are many ways to disconnect to reconnect this season. We are bringing back She’s a Park Explorer where you can find adventure in state parks throughout our council. The summer camp schedule is ready for you to explore and plan out your summer. Adventure awaits!

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Meet the Experience Team

Jessica Osiadacz Chief Girl Experience Officer

Patrice Abner Director of Girl Experience

Amanda Dempsey Senior Manager Outdoor Girl Experience

Ashlyn Howell Outdoor Girl Experience Manager

Gaby Fraxedas Girl Experience Manager

April Bartley Girl Experience Manager

Meghan Hulzebos STEM Program Manager

Reggie Alguto Program Volunteer Coordinator

Taryn Wright Girl Experience Specialist

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Spring Events will open for registration on January 9th

Find Your Adventure by Grade Daisy | K–1

Register for Events

Brownie | 2–3

Events are a great way to connect with your troop and make friends in other troops. There are a wide variety of events happening in 2024, from dancing and training, to camping and sporting events. There is something for everyone in your troop.

Junior | 4–5 Cadette | 6–8 Senior | 9–10 Ambassador | 11–12 Volunteer

Make sure to regularly check our program calendar as new events are always being added! Scan this QR code to register for programs and check the calendar for updates.

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January Saddle Up! Haile Equestrian Center

Gainesville

Jan. 13

Gold Award Bootcamp

Virtual

Jan. 17

Gateway Camp Training

Camp Kateri

Jan. 19 - Jan. 21

Program Aide Training

Camp Kateri

Jan. 19 - Jan. 21

Automotive Engineering with Brumos

Jacksonville

Jan. 20

Growing Fun Skills for Life

Pensacola

Jan. 20

Building Bristle Bots (Circuits)

Tallahassee

Jan. 21

Triple Robotics Badge Workshop

Jacksonville

Jan. 24

Educate and Inspire

Virtual

Jan. 26

Powder Puff Pinewood Derby - Build Day

Panama City

Jan. 27

Animal Habitats at Santa Fe Zoo

Gainesville

Jan. 27

Bria’s Vision Board Party

Jacksonville

Jan. 27

Courageous & Strong w/Gainesville Circus Center

Gainesville

Jan. 27

Dancer with Gainesville Circus Center

Gainesville

Jan. 27

Super Scientific Circus

Jacksonville

Jan. 28

Cupid Shuffle | Me and My Guy Valentine Dance

Camp Kugelman

Feb. 3

Valentine’s Day Special

Tallahassee

Feb. 4

Women in Sports with FSU Women’s Basketball

Tallahassee

Feb. 4

Silver Award Bootcamp

Virtual

Feb. 7

Women in Sports with UWF Women’s Basketball

Pensacola

Feb. 10

Girl Scout Smile Social

Pensacola

Feb. 15

Outdoor Skills Day

Camp Kateri

Feb. 17

Staying Fit with Gainesville Circus Center

Gainesville

Feb. 17

Troupe Performer with Gainesville Circus Center

Gainesville

Feb. 17

Coding Event

Tallahassee

Feb. 18

Special Agent with Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office

Milton

Feb. 19

Detective Badge Workshop

Milton

Feb. 19

Gold Award Bootcamp

Virtual

Feb. 21

Program Aide Training

Camp Cuscowilla

Feb. 24

Global Engineering Day

Tallahassee

Feb. 24

February

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March Educate and Inspire

Virtual

March 1

Powder Puff Derby - Race Day

Panama City

March 2

Girl Scout Game Day with UF Women’s Basketball

Gainesville

March 3

Wizards & Muggles Campout

Camp Kugelman

Entertainment Technology Workshop

Virtual

March 10

Budget Manager

Fleming Island

March 13

Silver Award Bootcamp

Virtual

March 13

Girl Scout Night with Gator Gymnastics

Gainesville

March 15

Me and My Guy Life Skills Campout

Camp Kugelman

Amazing Animals and Their Abodes

St. Augustine

March 16

Star Party!

Jacksonville

March 16

Soaring for STEM!

Jacksonville

March 18

My Money Choices

Jacksonville

March 19

Counselor in Training (CIT)

Camp Kateri

March 22 - March 24

Spring Fling with the Icemen

Jacksonville

March 23

Planetarium Challenger Center

Tallahassee

March 24

Car Design Challenge

Virtual

March 24

Wacissa River Paddle

Crawfordville

March 24

Animal Sense

Gainesville

March 30

Cadette’s New Cuisine Cooking Class

Jacksonville

March 30

Mental Wellness Patch Program

Gainesville

March 30

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March 8 - March 10

March 15 - March 17

April SIX: The Musical

Jacksonville

April 5

All About Sharks

St. Augustine

April 6

Rockin’ Roller Coasters

Jacksonville

April 6

Animal Habitats with Lubee

Gainesville

April 6

Detective and Special Agent

Virtual

April 7

Kidz Tough

Jacksonville

April 7

Fight Like a Girl

Jacksonville

April 7

UX Design Event

Tallahassee

April 7

My Own Budget

Jacksonville

April 9

Coke Florida Global Action Award

Gainesville

April 13

Coke Florida Global Action Award

Jacksonville

April 13

Wild About Wildflowers!

Fernandina Beach

April 13

Crane Design Challenge

Jacksonville

April 13

Program Aide Training

Camp Kateri

April 19 - April 21

Full Moon Paddle

Crawfordville

April 21

Designing Robots Workshop

Virtual

April 21

Arduinos Event

Tallahassee, FL

April 21

My Financial Power

Tallahassee, FL

April 24

Spring Fling with Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Pensacola, FL

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May Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Virtual

May 1

Sew Your Own Sit Upon Workshop

Tallahassee

May 2

Disney’s Frozen

Jacksonville

May 3

OTEX Gateway Council Kayak Instructor

Camp Kateri

May 3 - May 5

OTEX ACA Paddle Sport Facilitator

Camp Kateri

May 3 - May 5

OTEX Canoe Instructor

Camp Kateri

May 3 - May 5

OTEX Sailing Instructor

Camp Kateri

May 3 - May 5

NAMI Ending the Silence

Jacksonville

May 4

Swimming With Mermaids

St. Augustine

May 4

Marine Biologist for a Day

St. Augustine

May 4

Ice Dinos Detective

Jacksonville

May 4

Aquatics Weekend 1 Aquatic Leader Aid

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Archery 1

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 1

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 2

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 3

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Chef Training

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Kayak 1

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Kayak 2

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Sailing 1

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

Aquatics Weekend 1 Sailing 2

Camp Kateri

May 10 - May 12

3rd Annual She & Me Campout

Camp Kugelman

May 10 - May 12

Inventor and Product Designer Workshop

Virtual

May 12

Financial Planner

Fleming Island

May 15

Aquatics Weekend 2 Kayak 2

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 3

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Aquatic Leader Aid

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Archery 1

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 1

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 2

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Chef Training

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Kayak 1

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

Aquatics Weekend 2 Sailing 1

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

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Aquatics Weekend 2 Sailing 2

Camp Kateri

May 17 - May 19

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Training

Camp Kateri

May 19

Program Aide Training

Camp Kugelman

Pizza Party With Jax Cookig Studio!

Jacksonville

May 18

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Virtual

May 18

Girl Scout Day at the Ballpark

Jacksonville

May 18

Daisy/Brownie Fun Day

Camp Kugelman

May 19

My Money Plan

Jacksonville

May 21

Breathe Journey in a Day

Fort Walton Beach

May 25

Wacky World of Art

Camp Kugelman

June 2- June 7

Wacky World of Art - 1/2 Week

Camp Kugelman

June 2 - June 4

Spatastic!

Camp Kugelman

June 9 - June 14

Oh the Places You’ll Go

Camp Kateri

June 23 - June 28

Tinkers, Crafters, and Makers Oh My

Camp Kateri

June 30 - July 5

Tinkers, Crafters, and Makers Oh My - 1/2 Week

Camp Kateri

June 30 - July 2

Come Sail Away

Camp Kateri

July 7 - July 12

Field of Dreams

Camp Kateri

July 7 - July 12

Spatastic!

Camp Kateri

July 14 - July 19

Camp for Life!

Camp Kateri

July 21 - July 26

May 17 - May 19

June

July

My program wish list The program I can’t wait to attend this year is ________________________________________________________.

The friend I hope comes with me is __________________________________________________________________.

Something I hope we do during this event is __________________________________________________________.

My favorite thing to do at camp is ____________________________________________________________________.

An event happening near me is ______________________________________________________________________.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Cookie Program Quick Reference Guide Thank you for your dedication and support of your Girl Scout during the Girl Scout Cookie Program! The encouragement you give her makes a difference not only for your Girl Scout, but also in their communities.

Participation in the Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls develop five key skills that will last a lifetime: Goal Setting: Girls establish goals individually, and as a team, and create a plan

to reach them; developing cooperation and team building skills along the way.

Decision Making: Girls help decide how their troop spends their cookie money,

furthering critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Money management: Girls take cookie orders, handle customers’ money, and gain

valuable and practical life skills around financial literacy.

People Skills: As your girl talks to, listens to and works with all kinds of people, she will develop healthy relationships and important conflict resolution skills.

Business Ethics: Girl Scouts are honest and responsible at every step. Her business

ethics reinforce the positive values she is developing as a Girl Scout.

MEET THE COOKIES

Hi I’m a Thin Mint!

Hi I’m a Samoa!

Hi I’m a Do-si-do!

Hi I’m a Tagalong!

$5

$5

$5

$5

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Sharing is Caring Our Gift of Caring program allows customers to donate boxes of cookies to Soldiers Angels.

The cookies will be delivered to service members and veterans both local and overseas!

Cookie Business Badges When you sell Girl Scout Cookies®, you run your very own business! Scan the QR code to find out more about the badges you can earn to show off your cookie business skills!

Family Cookie Pins Make Girl Scout Cookie season a family affair! Earning Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins makes spending time with family easy, fun, and even sweeter during Cookie Season.

Hi I’m a Trefoil!

Hi I’m a Lemon up!

Hi I’m a Toffeetastic!

Hi I’m a S’more!

$5

$5

$6

$6 Spring Program Guide 2024

Adventure Awaits Spring Experiences

Saddle Up!

Gateway Camp Training

Haile Equestrian Center - Gainesville, FL January 13, 2024

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL January 19-21, 2024

$35 Girl

$35 Adult

Are you ready to saddle up and learn all about horse care? Learn about safety, grooming, tack and equipment, plus horse care and maintenance before your very own mini horseback riding lesson to earn your badge.

Gold Award Bootcamp Virtual on Zoom January 17, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award.

You’ll get tools to develop your plan as you learn about the components of Highest Awards, including how to choose a project adviser, how to create measurable goals, and what it means to solve a real-world problem and identify a national or global link.

$45 Girl

$45 Adult

You’ll learn important safety procedures and council policies involved to make your trip a success. This exciting overnight session will complete your Girl Scouts Gateway Council Camp Training, enabling you to guide girls on day, overnight, or multi-night outdoor experiences beyond the council properties, such as at state parks, established campgrounds, or back-country camping.

“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is... the sisterhood that creates life long connections.

Just this morning I had an old Girl Scout of mine from about 13 years ago reach out to me to help her remember how to do a legal and appropriate respectful flag retirement ceremony. Woke me up, but I got up and emailed her the ceremony. She’s now a firefighter and I’m proud of her. These are the “silver linings” I tell leaders about when they get overwhelmed at times.”

-Kathleen Roberts, Troop Leader Troop 572

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Program Aide Training Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL January 19-21, 2024

$45 Girl

She’s a Park Explorer

$25 Adult

Program Aides, also known as PAs, are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection. We ask that you please attend the entire weekend in order to become certified and participate as a Program Aide.

Automotive Engineering with Brumos The Brumos Collection - Jacksonville, FL January 20, 2024

$20 Girl

$5 Adult

Girl Scouts, join us for a unique and exciting experience with The Brumos Collection! You will be immersed in interactive exhibits that take you on a journey through time experiencing three centuries of automotive design. automotive experts will guide you through all three automotive badges, where you will explore the history of the vehicle, learn about automotive design criteria, and sketch and sculpt your own vehicle model.

Together we will: explore, learn, build, test and share your vehicle prototype! Girl Scouts will dig into the process of manufacturing and create our very own production line.

Growing Fun Skills for Life Pensacola Federation of Garden Clubs Pensacola, FL January 20, 2024 $3 Girl

Returning in 2024: She’s A Park Explorer Explore, discover, and make a difference!

Learn from amazing women in the state parks around us who have incredible skills and important jobs protecting the environment and historical sites.

Participate in hands-on activities to discover what it takes to safeguard beaches for sea turtles and shorebirds, keep water and forests healthy, and take care of cool places that showcase the history of Florida. Things might even get a little adventurous. It’s always exciting when exploring state parks! Scouts will earn the Park Explorer patch and collect a rider for each park program they attend.

Participating State Parks Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve Little Talbot Island Ichetucknee Springs Paynes Prairie Preserve Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center O’Leno State Park & River Rise Dudley Farm Fort Clinch Gilchrist Mike Roess Gold Head Branch Dates coming soon!

$1 Adult

The Garden Center will be set up with learning and play stations offering opportunities for hands-on gardening, designs, life skills, crafts, etc. In celebration of Arbor Day, we will end the program event by attending a tree planting in the campus garden. Several steps from several badges will be completed during this event, including Social Butterfly & Gardener.

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Building Bristle Bots (Circuits)

Educate and Inspire

University Center C- Tallahassee January 21, 2024

Virtual by Zoom January 26, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

$0 Girl

Join the FSU Campus Girl Scouts to explore the world of circuits with Bristle Bots!

Triple Robotics Badge Workshop Shiva Robotics Academy - Jacksonville, FL January 24, 2024

$85 Girl

$8 Adult

Learn to design, build, code, troubleshoot, and showcase a fully functional LEGO Robotic Racecar. Explore race car features, create and program a race car to investigate what factors would make it go faster, and document and present ways to make your car go the fastest.

$0 Adult

Want to find out more about the Gold Award and current projects completed by Seniors and Ambassadors in our Council? Join us for an “Educate and Inspire” session where Gold Award Girl Scouts have the opportunity to share their projects beyond their local communities and inspire others to take action!

“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is... the camp outs with my troop and a couple other troops as well. I love singing Girl Scout songs, roasting marshmallows, and playing games.”

- Keira Finelli, Troop 826

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“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is... the opportunities. Girl Scouts has driven my troop-mates and me to earn such amazing opportunities that have allowed us to be more confident (through learning how to use our voice), impactful (putting service to others at the forefront), and thoughtful people in our communities and driven us to want to answer the question: How can we help make our community better for the people in it? The skills and morals we have learned as Girl Scouts are so valuable and we will cherish them throughout our entire lives.”

-Esha Kasavaraju, Troop 816

Powder Puff Pinewood Derby – Build Day Volunteer led - Panama City, FL January 27, 2024

$25 Girl

$0 Adult

Decades before precision starting gates, glow-in-the-dark cars and electronic finish lines that measure time to the thousandth of a second, there was a two-lane wooden track in California in 1953.

A lot has changed since then, but a lot is still the same! Join us for this build day before the day of racing at the First Lake Sands Powder Puff Pinewood Derby on March 2, 2024, where girls will do their best to build the fastest derby car around.

Animal Habitats with the Santa Fe Zoo Santa Fe Zoo - Gainesville, FL January 27, 2024 $20 Girl

$17Adult

Set Your Goals Choose your cookie rewards!

It’s cookie season which means it is time to set your cookie goals and select your rewards.

Look on page 52 to see some of the rewards that will be available for 2024!

Learn all about animals and their homes with the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo. In this workshop you will explore endangered habitats and learn how to protect animals and their homes. This program also includes an animal encounter!

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Bria’s Vision Board Party VyStar Tower - Jacksonville, FL January 27, 2024 $10 Girl

$1 Adult

2024 is just a trefoil away! This year we are sharing a fabulous way to help you plan to meet your goals for the cookie season and beyond. Grab your ribbons and glitter galore as you learn how to use a vision board to build the future of your dreams. This program is filled with positive vibes and a live reading of “Bria’s Vision Board Party” by author Veronica Session-Fennell.

Courageous and Strong Gainesville Circus Center - Gainesville, FL January 27, 2024 $30 Girl

$0 Adult

Girl Scouts will learn foundational acrobatic skills including partner balancing and aerial acrobatics. Skills will be taught in a progressive format, low to the ground and with appropriate safety mats. Skills are designed to promote trust in oneself (individual skills) and one another (partner-based). Skills require strength, but are presented in an accessible format regardless of prior experience. Girls will earn their Courageous & Strong pedal at the completion of the program.

Dancer with Gainesville Circus Center Gainesville Circus Center - Gainesville, FL January 27, 2024 $30 Girl

$0 Adult

Girl Scouts will learn foundational aerial dance skills on aerial hammock and lyra. Girls will learn flow sequences integrated with floor choreography.

In addition to learning choreography from their instructor, girls will have an opportunity to explore original movement with structured improv based around skills learned in class. Brownies will earn their dancer badge at the conclusion of the program.

Super Scientific Circus FSCJ Artist Series - Jacksonville, FL January 28, 2024

$11 Girl

$11 Adult

The Super Scientific Circus, starring Mr. Fish and Trent the Mime, proves that science can be fun and funny. Alternately assisted and foiled by the comedic antics of Trent the Mime, Mr. Fish uses amazing circus skills involving boomerangs, bubbles, beach balls, bull whips, and magic to introduce the principles of friction, inertia, centripetal force, aerodynamics, sonic booms, air pressure, and ultraviolet light.

“ I love how Girl Scouts helps bring the girls together, while learning new things and learning how to be a sister to everyone. I also love seeing my girls faces when my troop when they are learning new things or helping people in our community.”

-Jordan Collins, Troop Leader Troop 101344

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Cupid Shuffle | Me & My Guy Valentine’s Day Dance - Camp Kugelman February 3, 2024

$15 Girl

$15 Adult

$15/ per person dance only, $25/per person dance and overnight stay at Camp Kugelman. A fun evening of dancing and other activities for girls and their significant male family member (Father, Grandpa, Uncle, etc.) Gentlemen must be at least 18 years old.

Dinner will be served along with cupcakes and refreshments. Spend a Valentine’s evening with your special guy! Those staying after the dance will have a movie night with popcorn. A “to go” breakfast will be offered on Sunday morning.

Valentine’s Day Special University Center C - Tallahassee, FL February 4, 2024

Spark Your Imagination Silver Award Program Mark your calendars for an exciting new opportunity in Older Girl Programming!

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council is offering a three-session entrepreneurship program for girls beginning the Silver Award process that will culminate with Pitch Day open to all Girl Scout Cadettes. More details to come!

Session 1- May 29 Virtual Session: Unpacking Root Cause

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

Join FSU Campus Girl Scouts for a fun day of Love Potions/Chemistry. Girls will learn and experiment with creating unique colors, chemical reactions and color change. Discuss the science of mixing solutions, PH experiments and more!

Session 2- June 5 Virtual Session: Showing Active Leadership Session 3- June 12: Virtual Session: Navigating Sustainability Final Event- July 20: Silver Award Pitch Day - Jacksonville

Women in Sports with FSU Women’s Basketball FSU Donald L Tucker Center - Tallahassee, FL February 4, 2024

$3 Girl

$3 Adult

You can celebrate women in sports day with friends and family while you enjoy the women’s basketball team as they take on Miami! Tickets can be purchased at the box office the day of the game. Discounted tickets will be $3/per ticket. Go Noles!

Become a Silver Award Girl Scout! You’ll create positive change, learn leadership skills that will last a lifetime, and prepare to earn your Gold Award.

Earning the Silver Award is an incredible achievement. We’re happy to support you with these sessions.

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Silver Award Bootcamp

Outdoor Skills Day

Virtual by Zoom February 7, 2024

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL February 17, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

$10 Girl

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Silver Award.

Along the way, learn how to discover a community issue, find a root cause, show your active leadership, and what it means to create a sustainable solution.

Women in Sports Day with UWF Women’s Basketball UWF - Pensacola, FL February 10, 2024

$2 Girl

Girls will get a sense of empowerment in the outdoors, use natural resources wisely and respect wildlife, and help them become lifelong stewards of the land and our natural resources. We will focus on all the traditional things we love so much about camp. Every group will rotate between the different sessions, gaining and reinforcing their outdoor skills. Don’t forget to bring your bag lunch and relax while having a picnic by the lakes.

Staying Fit with Gainesville Circus Center Gainesville Circus Center - Gainesville, FL February 17, 2024

$1 Adult

Join the UWF Coaches and Players for a pre-game sports clinic in celebration of Women in Sports Day! Lunch will be provided at the sports clinic for all participants. Any adults that attend the game will need to purchase a discounted $5 ticket at the gate. Come celebrate women in sports at this fun event and then stay for the women’s basketball Game that begins at 2pm vs Christian Brothers.

Girl Scout Smile Social Fishbein Orthodontics - Pensacola, FL February 15, 2024

$0 Girl

$10 Adult

$0 Adult

$30 Girl

Girl Scouts will experience an acrobatic dance-based fitness class. The class will explore strength and flexibility drills used by acrobats to develop a variety of circus skills. Girls will work both on the ground and with aerial apparatus: silks, trapeze and lyra, among others. Juniors will receive their Staying Fit badge.

Troupe Performer with Gainesville Circus Center Gainesville Circus Center - Gainesville, FL February 17, 2024 $50 Girl

FishOrtho wants your cookies! We are hosting the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council for our Fourth Annual Smile Girl Scout Social! We will have pizza, games, patches, and of course we will be buying a case of cookies from every troop that attends.

$0 Adult

$0 Adult

Learn how to prepare, design and execute a performance with Gainesville Circus Center Director Dr. Corey Cheval.

Cheval has produced countless acts, shows and performing arts festivals over the last two decades of her career. She will guide budding young producers through the process with a compact and anecdote-filled presentation. Girls will then work through a show template to create a performance concept, a working timeline and list action-items to get their work seen. Seniors will achieve their Troupe badge.

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Coding Event - FSU Campus Girl Scouts

Gold Award Bootcamp

Gainesville Circus Center - Gainesville, FL February 18, 2024

Virtual by Zoom February 21, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

Join FSU Campus Girl Scouts and dive into the basics of coding with a hands-on activity creating binary bracelets.

Special Agent with Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Santa Rosa County Sheriff - Milton, FL February 19, 2024 $7 Girl

$1 Adult

Cadettes will receive an inside look and hands-on training with our Crime Scene Unit.

Detective Badge Workshop with Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Santa Rosa County Sheriff - Milton, FL February 19, 2024 $7 Girl

$1 Adult

Juniors will receive an inside look and hands-on training with our Crime Scene Unit.

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award. You’ll get tools to develop your plan as you learn about the components of Highest Awards. Learn how to choose a project adviser, how to create measurable goals, and find out what it means to solve a real-world problem and identify a national or global link.

Program Aide Training Camp Cusowilla February 24, 2024

$45 Girl Program Aides, also known as PAs, are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection. We ask that you please attend the entire weekend in order to become certified and participate as a Program Aide.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Global Engineering Day Challenger Learning Center - Tallahassee, FL February 24, 2024 $5 Girl

$0 Adult

In this workshop, Girl Scouts will earn a Mechanical Engineering badge by learning what inventors and engineers do and even race their own car!

Educate and Inspire

Grace Presbyterian Church in Bell Hall Panama City, FL March 2, 2024

$3 Girl

Virtual by Zoom March 1, 2024

$0 Girl

Powder Puff Derby - Race Day

$0 Adult

Want to find out more about the Gold Award and current projects completed by Seniors and Ambassadors in our Council? Join us for an Educate and Inspire session where Gold Award Girl Scouts have the opportunity to share their projects beyond their local communities and inspire others to take action!

$1 Adult

Decades before precision starting gates, glow-in-the-dark cars and electronic finish lines that measure time to the thousandth of a second, there was a two-lane wooden track in California in 1953. A lot has changed since then, but a lot is still the same! Join us for an afternoon of racing at the First Lake Sands Powder Puff Pinewood Derby on March 2, 2024, where girls will do their best to build the fastest derby car around!

Families are welcome and encouraged to attend! Come cheer all the girls on at the Girl Scout Powder Puff Pinewood Derby!

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Girl Scout Game Day with UF Women’s Basketball Stephen C. O’Connell Center - Gainesville, FL March 3, 2024

“My favorite thing about Girls Scouts is... that Girl Scouts is for everyone. It’s one activity that girls of all abilities are both welcomed and included with loving arms.”

- Bridgette McNeal, Troop Co-leader Troop 54001

Ticket prices may vary Gather up your Girl Scout sister, friends and families for Girl Scout Game Day with UF Women’s Basketball!

Bring your Gator spirit to cheer against the Auburn Tigers.

Wizards & Muggles Campout Camp Kugelman- Lillian, AL March 8 - 10, 2024

$75 Girl

Entertainment Technology Workshop Mad Science CFL - Virtual March 10, 2024 $17 Girl Join our Mad Scientist for a fun and Hands-On LIVE Badge Program through Zoom! Girl Scouts will learn about the optical illusions of movie images, create their own thaumatrope, and become a foley artist!

$25 Adult

Enter this fun filled She & Me Campout and enjoy all things Harry Potter, enter through platform 9 3/4 into the halls of Hogwarts. Every wizard will present their acceptance letter upon arrival, you will then be sorted into your houses and earn points (or lose points) for your house throughout your stay at Hogwarts. You will explore potions, play quidditch, earn points by answering Harry Potter trivia and follow the Marauders Map on a secret hunt for all the horcrux’s.

You can even stop by Honey Dukes store to purchase some goodies! The house cup will be presented to the house with the most points on Sunday in the Great Hall during breakfast.

Budget Manager Navy Federal Credit Union - Fleming Island, FL March 13, 2024 $5 Girl

$1 Adult

The way you manage your money can help make your goals a reality. Now is a good time to look at your values, explore your money habits, and practice being a good budget manager.

Silver Award Bootcamp Virtual on Zoom March 13, 2024

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$0 Girl

$0 Adult

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Silver Award.

Learn how to discover a community issue, find a root cause, show your active leadership, and what it means to create a sustainable solution.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Girl Scout Night with Gator Gymnastics

Amazing Animal and their Abodes!

Stephen C. O’Connell Center - Gainesville, FL March 15, 2024

St. Augustine Aquarium - St. Augustine, FL March 16, 2024

$5 Girl

$5 Adult

Join us for Girl Scout Night with Gator Gymnastics! Bring your Girl Scout cheer to support the Gator Gymnastics team. They will wow you with their athleticism and skill as they compete against Iowa State University and NC State University.

Me and My Guy Life Skills Campout Camp Kugelman - Lillian, AL March 15 - 17, 2024

$45 Girl

$12 Girl

$10 Adult

Come observe animals and their habitats at the St. Augustine Aquarium! Girls will investigate three animals and even create their own birdhouse.

Star Party!

Hanna Park - Jacksonville, FL March 16, 2024

$45 Adult

Are you ready for a weekend full of exciting adventures!

Team building is the theme for the action-packed weekend at Camp Kugelman. You and your guy (adult male role model i.e. dad, grandpa, uncle) will team up and learn how to build a shelter, tie knots, play games and compete in fun outdoor games like archery and corn hole. This is one weekend you will not want to miss.

Space is limited so please register early.

$5 Girl

$1 Adult

Join us for a Star Party! There will be several star-based activities, Girl Scouts will make SWAPS to commemorate the event, and (of course) observe the stars and other celestial bodies! Members of the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society will be there with their telescopes so you can see stars, planets, the Moon, and interesting sky objects until 10:30 PM.

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Soaring for STEM!

Spring Fling with the Icemen

iFLY - Jacksonville, FL March 18, 2024

VyStar Veterans Arena - Jacksonville March 23, 2024

$55 Girl

$55 Adult

$15 Girl

$15 Adult

$55/Participating Adult, $1/Non-participating Adult Come explore STEM at Jacksonville’s premiere indoor skydiving facility! There will be an interactive STEM presentation delivered by an iFLY STEM Educator that includes a physics demo in the wind tunnel. After flying instruction and safety training, gear up for your own chance to fly in the vertical wind tunnel.

Join us for our Spring Fling with the Jacksonville Icemen! On March 23, the Icemen will take on the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in an arena full of Girl Scout green! Bring your troop, family, and friends for an afternoon full of Girl Scout fun! Prior to the game, we will have a Spring Fling festival outside the arena with treats, games and fun interactive activities!

My Money Choices

Planetarium/Challenger Center and FSU Campus Girl Scouts

Bank of America - Jacksonville, FL March 19, 2024 $5 Girl

$15 Adult

With the LEAD for Women of Bank of America, Daisies will discover the difference between needs and wants and have fun learning how to make choices with money all in time for cookie season!

Counselor in Training (CIT)

Challenger Learning Center - Tallahassee March 24, 2024

$TBD Girl

$TBD Adult

Join FSU Campus Girl Scouts as you explore the wonders of the universe with a visit to the planetarium and the Challenger Learning Center.

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL March 22 - 24, 2024 $150 Girl Girls who have completed the 9th grade - 12th grade have an opportunity to earn their Counselor in Training I. This weekend is designed for those who have a desire to mentor and work with younger girls in a camp/outdoor environment. This training is designed to help you learn basic leadership skills and techniques that you will be able to apply in a summer camp setting. Once the training weekend has been completed, girls will return for a week of resident camp where they will be able to apply their newly learned skills with younger campers.

“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is... meeting new people and going on adventures!”

- Bella Kennedy, Girl Scout Senior

Car Design Challenge Mad Science CFL - Virtual March 24, 2024 $17 Girl Join our Mad Scientist for a fun and Hands-On LIVE Badge Program through Zoom! Girl Scouts will learn about friction and motion as they brainstorm, build, and test model cars and tracks!

Spring Program Guide 2024

Wacissa River Paddle

Mental Wellnesss Patch Program

TnT Hideaway - Crawfordville March 24, 2024

HCA Healthcare - Gainesville, FL March 30, 2024 $0 Girl

$52 Girl

$52 Adult

This 2 1/2 hour paddle takes you to the spring and back. This spring-fed river is like going back in time to primitive beauty and clear springs. Price includes kayak, rental, guide, and shuttle.

Animal Sense Santa Fe Teaching Zoo - Gainesville, FL March 30, 2024

$0 Adult

Join the experts at HCA Gainesville for a program on mental health and wellness! Through this event girls will explore activities around mental wellbeing, behavior, and healthy habits earning their Knowing My Emotions (Juniors) and Finding My Voice (Cadettes) patch. Girls will hear from mental health experts, engage in small group activities, and learn lifelong skills on caring for themselves and tackling challenges.

SIX: The Musical FSCJ Artist Series - Jacksonville, FL April 5, 2024

$20 Girl

$17 Adult

Explore your five senses at the Santa Fe Zoo by looking around, listening to the world, and putting your nose to work! Take a taste test and touch and feel as you learn about not only your senses, but the senses of the animals around you. Brownies will earn the Senses badge and Daisies and Juniors will earn a fun patch.

$79 Girl

$79 Adult

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! SIX is recommended for ages 10 & up.

Cadette’s New Cuisine Cooking Class

All About Sharks!

Jacksonville Cooking Studio - Jacksonville, FL March 30, 2024

St. Augustine Aquarium - St. Augustine, FL April 6, 2024

$60 Girl

$60 Adult

Girl Scouts will cook up four dishes from across time and distance and find out where their taste buds want to travel. Under the direction of a professional chef, Cadette’s will chop, sauté, and bake their way to earning the New Cuisine badge.

$18 Girl

$10 Adult

Learn everything you want to know about sharks! From what they eat and where they live in the ocean, to their anatomy and measure, you’ll find out lots of new information about our toothy friends. After you’ve learned all about sharks, you’ll get up close with them as you feed and touch them! You’ll also dig for shark teeth, complete a shark craft, and then learn why sharks are critical to keep the ocean balanced and healthy.

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Animal Habitats with Lubee Bat Conservancy Lubee Bat Conservancy - Gainesville, FL April 6, 2024

$17 Girl

$5 Adult

Bats are amazing creatures and an essential part of our ecosystem! Join the experts at Lubee Bat Conservancy where you will have the unique opportunity to view some of the largest and most endangered species of bats in the world up close. You’ll also learn about bats, wildlife, habitats, Lubee local/global projects, and ways that you as a Girl Scout can make a difference. Juniors can earn their Animal Habitats badge, Daisies and Brownies will receive a fun patch!

“My favorite thing about Girls Scouts is... that no matter what happens, these girls are sisters forever, even though their backgrounds may be very different!”

- Casey Durrstein, Troop Leader - Troop 02013

Rockin’ Roller Coasters MOSH - Jacksonville, FL April 6, 2024 $33 Girl

$17 Adult

Join MOSH and our Engineers in a morning full of drops, twists, and turns in exploring all things Roller Coasters! We will put our imaginations and creativity to the test as we learn what the Engineering Design Process is and build our own roller coasters to test out. Workshop ticket includes admission to the museum.

Detective and Special Agent Badge Workshop Mad Science CFL - Virtual April 7, 2024 $17 Girl Join our Mad Scientist for a fun and Hands-On LIVE Badge Program through Zoom! Learn about the science of crime science investigation. Girl Scouts will investigate fingerprinting, blood splatter, and shoe prints.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Kidz Tough Women’s Defense Co. - Jacksonville, FL April 7, 2024

“My favorite thing about Girls Scouts is... the community and sisterhood.”

- Melanie Spoon, Troop Leader - Troop 1013040

$45 Girl

$1 Adult

This fun and empowering children’s self-defense program will teach your child how to recognize and respond to dangerous situations as well as realistic techniques to escape from an attempted abduction.

Participants should wear comfortable clothes and socks.

Fight Like a Girl Women’s Defense Co. - Jacksonville, FL April 7, 2024

$45 Girl

$45 Adult

$45/Participating Female Adult, $1/Adult Your journey in self-defense starts here! This empowering hands-on, self-defense course will bring out your inner warrior and teach you how powerful you can be in avoiding or stopping an attack. Female adults may also sign up and participate.

UX Design Event FSU University Center C - Tallahassee, FL April 7, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

Join FSU Campus Girl Scouts and engage in learning about User Experience (UX) design.

“My favorite thing about Girls Scouts is... the opportunity to allow girls to learn things that normally they wouldn’t think about.

Possibly future work opportunities in the fields not normally dominated by women.”

-Tammy Kirk, Juliette Troop J11000

My Own Budget Bank of America - Jacksonville, FL April 9, 2024 $5 Girl

$1 Adult

With LEAD for Women of Bank of America, Brownies will navigate how to spend, save, and share money by creating a budget.

Florida Global Action Award Program Jacksonville, FL and Gainesville, FL April 13, 2024

$5 Girl

$1 Adult

Join Coke Florida in a 2-hour workshop learning about sustainability! In this workshop we will explore Coke Florida’s sustainability goals and initiatives, Sustainable Development Goals, and how you can be a responsible consumer or producer. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge to take action in your communities and share what it means to be a sustainable consumer.

Wild About Wildflowers!

Fernandina Beach Little House Fernandina Beach, FL April 13, 2024 $5 Girl

$1 Adult

Explore the importance of wildflowers for pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Discover some common Florida wildflowers and plant seeds to nurture and promote nature’s beauty and development. Learn how pollination works between plants and animals.

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Crane Design Challenge with Whiting- Turner Contracting Co. Jacksonville, FL April 13, 2024

$5 Girl

$1 Adult

In this program, Girl Scouts will build and test a crane to learn about simple and compound machines. There will even be a competition at the end to see whose crane can lift the most weight!

Program Aide Training Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL April 19 - 21, 2024

$45 Girl

$25 Adult

Program Aides, also known as PAs, are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection. Attendance for the entire weekend is required to become certified as a Program Aide.

Full Moon Paddle TnT Hideaway - Crawfordville, FL April 21, 2024

$52 Girl

$52 Adult

Bring your camera for the panorama of colors as the sun sets in the moon rises while you pedal down the Wakulla River to Saint Marks. Guided by professional guides, take your time to observe the wildlife and beauty. The cost includes kayak rental, and shuttle.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Designing Robots Workshop

My Financial Power

Mad Science CFL - Virtual April 21, 2024

Navy Federal Credit Union - Fleming Island, FL April 24, 2024 $5 Girl

$17 Girl Join our Mad Scientist for a fun and Hands-On LIVE Badge Program through Zoom! We will send an email with the Zoom Link and Supply List before class! Girl Scouts will brainstorm, design, and create a robot in this fun workshop!

Arduinos Event with FSU Campus Girl Scouts FSU University Center C - Tallahassee, FL April 21, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

Join FSU Campus Girl Scouts to get hands-on with Adruinos, exploring their applications and functionalities.

$1 Adult

Get familiar with different ways to earn money, what it means to invest, and how inflation works. And since having money is also about sharing, find out how giving can impact a community.

Spring Fling with Pensacola Blue Wahoos Pensacola Blue Wahoo Stadium - Pensacola, FL April 27, 2024

$20 Game only

$25 Game and Festival

Join us for our Spring Fling with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos! On Saturday April 27th the Blue Wahoos will take on the Biloxi Shuckers in a stadium full of Girl Scout green! Bring your troop, family, and friends for an afternoon full of Girl Scout fun! Prior to the game we will have a Spring Fling festival on the grass between the stadium and the parking lot with treats, games, and fun interactive activities! You’ll have the chance to make a game day sign, have your face painted, lead a cool STEM experiment, and get a sneak peek of the fun we will have at summer camp!

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Mental Health Matters May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Together, we fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support the millions of people in the U.S. affected by mental illness. Even before COVID, we were already in the middle of a youth mental health crisis, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the stress on girls’ mental health. Girl Scouts is taking a more dedicated approach to supporting the needs of our Movement and girls across the country.

Our Mental Wellness Initiative aims to give girls the tools they need to support their own mental wellness and to give council staff, volunteers, and parents/caregivers the resources they need to support girls and practice self-care.

Here are some ways you can learn more this May: ◾ Earn the new mental wellness badges as a troop or on your own including Knowing My Emotion, Finding My Voice and Showing Up for Me and You based on level. ◾ Attend the Youth Mental Health First Aid Training on May 18, 2024. This course is designed to teach adults how to help adolescents experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or crisis. ◾ Participate in Mental Wellness programs happening across council in May. ◾ Build your toolbox with skills so you are able to manage your emotions. Create a self-care plan and experiment with different techniques. ◾ Take some time to disconnect to reconnect and explore the outdoors.

Your Mental Health First Aid Training Virtual by Zoom May 1, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

Start Mental Health Awareness Month off by getting your Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification. This course is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Sew Your Own Sit Upon Workshop Leon County Library - Tallahassee, FL May 2, 2024

$0 Girl

Disney’s Frozen FSCJ Artist Series - Jacksonville, FL May 3, 2024

$33 Adult

Frozen features the songs you know and love from the original Oscar® winning film, plus an expanded score with a dozen new numbers by the film’s songwriters.

An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, Frozen is everything you want in a musical: It’s moving, it’s spectacular, and above all, it’s pure Broadway joy.

OTEX Gateway Council Kayak Instructor

$90 Girl

$70 Adult

Participants will learn basic kayaking skills for water safety, paddle strokes, self-rescue, and assisted rescue skills as well as effective teaching techniques. Adult Volunteers certified as Gateway instructors can take girls (B, J, C, S, A) kayaking on Gateway council-owned properties and use council’s kayaks. Seniors and Ambassadors who complete the course may serve as qualified assistants.

$90 Adult

(50.00 paid to GSGC and 40.00 paid to ACA for membership fees) This certification builds on the same skills taught to Gateway Council Kayak Instructor’s but provides a nationally recognized certification listed in Safety Activity Checkpoints. Participants will learn basic kayaking skills for water safety, paddle strokes, self-rescue, and assisted rescue skills as well as effective teaching techniques. Participants must also join the ACA ($40/ year), demonstrate the skills, and pass a written certification to be certified as Paddle Sport Facilitators (PSF) for Kayaking for 1 year. Seniors and Ambassadors who complete the course may serve as qualified assistants, but they do not need to be certified as PSF’s to do so. Adult Volunteers certified as PSFs can take girls (B, J, C, S, A) kayaking on flat, calm, lakes near shore.

OTEX Canoe Instructor Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 3 - 5, 2024

$70 Girl

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 3 - 5, 2024

$70 Girl

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 3 - 5, 2024

$0 Adult

Join us for a fun workshop where you will learn how to make your own sit-upon for camp. Each girl will need a 15” X 30” plastic tablecloth, yarn for sewing and newspaper cut into 13” X 13” squares (enough to create a 1” padding for your sit-upon).

$33 Girl

OTEX ACA Paddle Sport Facilitator

$70 Adult

Program Fees: $70/Girl Scout, $70/adult The Outdoor Training Extravaganza is an annual weekend for volunteers and older Girl Scouts with the mission of all participants receiving training in an outdoor skill. Participants will grow in knowledge, skill, and confidence to enhance Girl Scouts’ outdoor experiences. Learn the basics of recreational canoe paddling including strokes, games, group safety, and rescue skills. Successful completion of this class enables participants to facilitate canoe activities on Gateway Council properties only.

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OTEX Sailing Instructor

Swimming with Mermaids

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 3 - 5, 2024

St. Augustine Aquarium - St. Augustine, FL May 4, 2024

$70 Girl

$70 Adult

We tell girls to step outside their comfort zone — so step outside of yours too and join us for OTEX to build your skills and help get more girls outdoors! The Outdoor Training Extravaganza is an annual weekend for volunteers and older Girl Scouts with the mission of all participants receiving training in an outdoor skill.

Participants will grow in knowledge, skill and confidence to enhance Girl Scouts’ outdoor experiences.

After completing the sailing training, you will be able to facilitate exciting sailing activities with your girls on the water at Camp Kateri.

$40 Girl

$40 Adult

Snorkel with mermaids amongst 200 colorful reef fish and stingrays! In the Florida Reef Habitat. All gear is provided for your adventure, but participants need to bring a bathing suit and a towel. Adults may join in on the adventure or observe. (40/participating adult, $10/non-participating adult) an aquarium tour is included in this program.

Marine Biologist for a Day St. Augustine Aquarium - St. Augustine, FL May 4, 2024

NAMI Ending the Silence Jacksonville, FL May 4, 2024

$5 Girl

$40 Girl

$0 Adult

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and GSUSA are joining forces to support Girl Scouts’ overall mental well-being. Our local NAMI JAX has created their own patch program, NAMI OK to Talk. At this program, girls will learn the tools to destigmatize youth mental health and practice how to be a friend and help seeker.

$40 Adult

Go behind the scenes and spend a day with a Marine Biologist and see what it’s like to walk in their shoes (or flippers). Learn how they take care of the animals, equipment, water quality, what they studied in school and learned about the water. Get an inside view into the ocean. All gear is provided for your adventure, but participants need to bring a bathing suit and a towel.

Adults have the option to join in the adventure or just observe. ($40/participating adult, $10/non-participating adult) an aquarium tour is included in this program.

To learn more about OTEX, Aquatics, and outdoor progression scan this QR code.

Spring Program Guide 2024

Ice Dinos Detective

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 1

MOSH - Jacksonville, FL May 4, 2024

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

$33 Girl

$17 Adult

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Join MOSH detectives in the cold Arctic to uncover the groundbreaking mystery of ICE DINOSAURS! Explore the new traveling exhibit and discover what it means to be a detective through hands-on activities.

Workshop ticket includes admission to the museum.

Have fun learning basic canoe strokes and concepts of canoe safety, including how to get in and out safely and how to handle a capsized canoe. Enjoy beautiful Hankley Lake, while learning basic canoe skills and play canoe tag!

Aquatics Weekend 1 Aquatic Leader Aid

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 2 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024 $50 Girl Older girls gain confidence in their aquatic and leadership skills as they share their knowledge with younger girls. An assessment of skill level and proficiency each weekend allows ALAs to progress into an assistant instructor role. Girl’s progress through this leadership experience at their own pace, with the guidance and support of aquatics instructors. Girls should expect to register for this event multiple times to enhance their leadership and small craft skills.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least five Aquatics strips.

Three strips must be from water sessions, at least one of which must be a Level 2.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Archery 1 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Come back for round two as you become proficient in paddling strokes and maneuvers you learned in Canoeing 1 (Intro to Canoeing), then learn new strokes and sweeps to strengthen your skills. Eat lunch on the lake, in your canoe and take a nice refreshing swim in Hankley Lake!

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 3 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

$85 Girl

$85 Adult

Prepare for a day trip down a river by practicing new canoeing strokes and deep-water entry maneuvers! The trip is during the second weekend of this two-weekend course. The river is chosen by aquatics instructors.

$50 Adult

Spend the weekend aiming for the target! Use a bow and arrow as you learn proper technique, play games, and try tricks of the trade. Sunday morning, test your skills by participating in a tournament to earn the Archery training strip.

Prerequisite: Canoe 1 & 2. Girls must also be in 8th grade or higher to participate in this session.

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Aquatics Weekend 1 Chef Training Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024 $50 Adult Get hands-on experience in operating kitchen equipment and meal preparation, as well as health and safety guidelines. Training also covers menu planning, budgeting, and ordering of supplies. This training does not provide an external certification, but successful completion does provide the knowledge and experience to operate the Camp Kateri kitchen.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Kayak 1 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Learn basic kayaking strokes and safety: how to steady a kayak, how to get in and out of a kayak, and how to wet exit a kayak. Join in the fun as you take a tour of McCarthy Lake and find out what “Dead Fish Polo” is all about!

Aquatics Weekend 1 Kayak 2 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

$85 Girl

$85 Adult

Take your kayak skills to the next level during this two-weekend course. Refine your skills on weekend 1, then take a day trip to a river during the second weekend. The river is chosen by aquatics instructors.

Prerequisite: Kayak 1 (Beginning Kayaking).

“My favorite thing about Girls Scouts is...outdoor activities, especially canoeing and kayaking.“ -Lee Goodnight, Community 3 Trainer

Spring Program Guide 2024

Aquatics Weekend 1 Sailing 1

3rd Annual She & Me Campout

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

Camp Kugelman - Lillian, AL May 10 - 12, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

$50 Girl

Set sail on McCarthy Lake as you learn the basics of sailing. Find out how to read the wind, tack and jibe, and, most importantly, have fun! Run a course in our Optimus Prams and feel the wind in your sails.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Sailing 2 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 10 - 12, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Are you in need of a girl’s weekend? She & Me Campout invites Girl Scouts and the special women in their lives to enjoy each other’s company in the great outdoors!

Make gourmet s’mores and learn archery while bonding with your Girl Scout mom, grandma, sister, auntie or mentor! Don’t forget to bring your plain t-shirt to make your Annual She & Me shirt!

Inventor and Product Designer Workshop Mad Science CFL - Virtual May 12, 2024

$50 Adult

Expand your sailing and teamwork skills as you guide a laser through the water during this one weekend course. Learn how to rig a laser on your own and join in a regatta as you solidify your skills

$17 Girl Join our Mad Scientist for a fun and Hands-On LIVE Badge Program through Zoom! We will send an email with the Zoom Link and Supply List before class! Girl Scouts will brainstorm, design, and create a robot in this fun workshop!

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Financial Planner

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 1

Navy Federal Credit Union - Fleming Island May 15, 2024

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$5 Girl

$1 Adult

You may pay off a purchase on a credit card or do something more complex, like take out a small business loan. That’s why it’s important to know how to build and keep an eye on your credit, make informed decisions about borrowing money, and do your best to pay back what you owe on time.

Aquatics Weekend 2 Aquatic Leader Aid Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Have fun learning basic canoe strokes and concepts of canoe safety, including how to get in and out safely and how to handle a capsized canoe. Enjoy beautiful Hankley Lake, while learning basic canoe skills and play Canoe Tag!

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 2 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$50 Girl Older girls gain confidence in their aquatic and leadership skills as they share their knowledge with younger girls. An assessment of skill level and proficiency each weekend allows ALAs to progress into an assistant instructor role. Girl’s progress through this leadership experience at their own pace, with the guidance and support of Aquatics instructors. Girls should expect to register for this event multiple times to enhance their leadership and small craft skills.

Prerequisite: Completion of at least five Aquatics strips.

Three strips must be from water sessions, at least one of which must be a Level 2.

Aquatics Weekend 2 Archery 1 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Spend the weekend aiming for the target! Use a bow and arrow as you learn proper technique, play games, and try tricks of the trade. Sunday morning, test your skills by participating in a tournament to earn the Archery training strip.

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Come back for round two as you become proficient in paddling strokes and maneuvers you learned in Canoeing 1 (Intro to Canoeing), then learn new strokes and sweeps to strengthen your skills. Eat lunch on the lake, in your canoe and take a nice refreshing swim in Hankley Lake!

Aquatics Weekend 2 Chef Training Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024 $50 Adult Get hands-on experience in operating kitchen equipment and meal preparation, as well as health and safety guidelines. Training also covers menu planning, budgeting, and ordering of supplies. This training does not provide an external certification, but successful completion does provide the knowledge and experience to operate the Camp Kateri kitchen.

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Aquatics Weekend 2 Sailing 2 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$50 Girl

Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024 $25 Adult

$50 Adult

Expand your sailing and teamwork skills as you guide a Laser through the water during this one weekend course. Learn how to rig a laser on your own and join in a regatta as you solidify your skills.

Aquatics Weekend 2 Kayak 1 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$50 Girl

$50 Adult

Learn basic kayaking strokes and safety: how to steady a kayak, how to get in and out of a kayak, and how to wet exit a kayak. Join in the fun as you take a tour of McCarthy Lake and find out what “Dead Fish Polo” is all about!

Aquatics Weekend 2 Sailing 1 Camp Kateri - Hawthorne, FL May 17 - 19, 2024

$50 Girl

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Training

We tell girls to step outside of their comfort zone – so step outside of yours too and join us at Camp Kateri to build your archery skills and gain your USA Archery Level 1 certification. This certification allows you to rent and use the archery equipment at both Camp Kateri and Camp Kugelman. Certification requires the completion of both the USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification Online course within the USA Archery Online Education HUB and the Level 1 Instructor Practical Exam with Gateway Council. *This registration is for the practical course only. You will register and pay ($40.00) for the USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification Online course directly with USA Archery.

Program Aide Training Camp Kugelman - Lillian, AL May 17 - 19, 2024

$45 Girl

$50 Adult

Set sail on McCarthy Lake as you learn the basics of sailing. Find out how to read the wind, tack and jibe, and, most importantly, have fun! Run a course in our Optimus Prams and feel the wind in your sails.

$30 Adult

Program Aides, also known as PA’s are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection. We ask that you please attend the complete weekend, which includes overnight camping from Friday - Sunday.

All food, lodging and materials are included in the event registration cost.

“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is.. going beautiful places and having new experiences with my friends. I enjoy all of our camping, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, biking, orienteering, and high adventure trips; on each one I gain experience, insight, and camaraderie while enjoying the outdoors.”

– Charlie Gowan, Troop 13041

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Pizza Party with Jacksonville Cooking Studio Jacksonville Cooking Studio - Jacksonville, FL May 18, 2024

Daisy/Brownie Fun Day Camp Kugelman - Lillian, AL May 19, 2024

$8 Girl $60 Girl

$60 Adult

Put on your chef’s hat and create a delicious meal from scratch! Each attendee will make a pizza with toppings and design their own chocolate chip cookies using an assortment of fun edible add-ins. Enjoy your tasty creations for lunch.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Virtual by Zoom May 18, 2024

$0 Girl

$0 Adult

Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month off by getting your Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification.

This course is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 1218) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

Girl Scout Day at the Ballpark 121 Financial Ballpark - Jacksonville, FL May 18, 2024

Prices may vary Take me out to the ballgame and cheer on the Jumbo Shrimp baseball team. Girls registered for the event will receive a fun patch. Prices for the event vary as you will be able to purchase either a game day ticket or a ticket that includes a picnic.

$1 Adult

Calling all Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies – join us at camp for a fun filled day of activities ran by Cadette Girl Scouts who just completed their Program Aide Training. As part of the training, Cadettes will incorporate their newly acquired skills for working with younger Girl Scouts during programs and events, your Girl Scouts will help them earn the final requirement of their training by participating in activities, playing outdoor games, singing songs around the campfire circle, taking a hike and even doing a cool science experiment. This event is perfect to attend on your own or with your Girl Scout troop. This is a true Girl led experience you do not want to miss!

(Minimum 15 girls)

My Money Plan Bank of America - Jacksonville, FL May 21, 2024 $5 Girl

$1 Adult

With LEAD for Women of Bank of America, Juniors will learn how people earn money and how to make it grow by saving and investing. Then they will investigate ways to protect their money and information.

Breathe Journey in a Day Emerald Coast Science Center Fort Walton Beach, FL May 25, 2024 $56 Girl

$5 Adult

In this fun and engaging journey in a day, students embark on a special quest to understand how the quality of the air we breathe profoundly impacts all of our senses. Lunch and snacks included. This is a drop off program.

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183 Camp Shalom Trail Hawthorne, FL 32640 Camp Kateri is located in Hawthorne, Florida just 30 minutes southeast of Gainesville. Camp Kateri is a 550-acre property with opportunities for archery, canoeing, sailing, kayaking, hiking and exploration. The main gate is locked and requires a code, which will be given upon confirmation of reservation.

There are 213 beds available; additional overnight capacity can be accomodated by self-tent camping with camper supplied tents, ONLY permitted upon raised wooden tent pads. Self-tent camping outside of the raised platforms must be approved in advance of your arrival through Vice President of Property. Number of campers on site

during time of self-tent request (outside of raised platforms) is based off maxium capacity rations of location. Additional capacity requires rental of one portable toliet per 20 people.

Some exciting programs taking place at Camp Kateri this summer are Oh the Places You’ll Go, Thinkers, Crafters and Makers, Come Sail Away, Field of Dreams, Spatastic and Camp for Life.

Scan the QR code above to register for camp!

For questions about reservations, please contact Customer Care at (877) 764-5237

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Camp Kugelman

Fernandina Beach Little House

12180 County Road 99 Lillian, AL 36549

25 South 13th Street Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Camp Kugelman is located on Perdido Bay in Lillian, Alabama, 30 minutes from Pensacola, Florida beaches, and offers air-conditioned dormitory-style accommodations. There is a public boat launch to Perdido Bay located within a quarter mile of the property. This private, sandy beach-front property includes sleeping accommodations for up to 32 people at a time (16 per side), a large commercial-grade kitchen, a private pool and archery range.

This spacious, one-room house contains a separate kitchen space and two bathrooms (one shower).

The kitchen is equipped with a refrigerator (no ice maker), stove, and tall kitchen trash can. Bring your own kitchen items (pots, pans, plates etc.) and enjoy cooking and eating meals with your troop! You’ll also find three folding tables, 16 new folding chairs, 16 new cots (no mattresses), and a box fan. Plus, downtown Fernandina Beach is a short walk away and the beach and Ft. Clinch are only a 5-minute drive.

Two fun programs taking place at Camp Kugelman this summer are Wacky World of Art and Spatastic.

Whether you are a budding artist who doesn’t mind getting your hands dirty, or a girl who loves the spa life, you will enjoy these summer programs!

Scan the QR code on page 42 to register for camp!

For questions about reservations, please contact Customer Care at (877) 764-5237.

For questions about reservations, please contact Customer Care at (877) 764-5237.

After visiting the Fernandina Beach Little House with your troop, order this adorable patch for each of your girls through our council shop by scanning the QR code below. It’s a perfect way to remember all the fun time you had together!

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Is she ready for camp?

If your girl has never spent the night away from home, you may want to start her with a short 1 or 2-night stay at resident camp. After that, she can progress into whatever length of camp she desires.

Although age is one factor in readiness for resident camp, a girl’s maturity level and personality are more important indicators. Talk to your girl. If she is enthusiastic about attending, she will probably enjoy camp. The following questions may help in determining readiness for resident camp. ◾ Has your daughter ever been away from home for more than one night without family members? ◾ Can she keep up with her personal belongings? ◾ Can she take care of her own basic hygiene needs such as showering, toileting, and brushing her teeth without assistance? ◾ Can she cope with unfamiliar people, new places, and group schedules? ◾ Does she enjoy making new friends? ◾ Does she like group situations? ◾ Does she enjoy being outdoors? Can she see mosquitos, bugs, or other “nature” friends without being frightened?

“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is... helping girls expand, explore, stretch and discover the world and opportunities girls can become.

Seeing them find things they never thought they would be interested in and taking leadership.”

-Carol Dziedzic Kirk, Juliette Parent

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council | page 44

Top FIVE reasons to camp with your troop Fosters Closer Friendships There is nothing like spending a week together with your troop to build on your relationships, and make memories together. Girls bond over their camp experience, the challenges they face together and the good times they enjoy.

Boosts Social Skills According to a study by the American Camp Association (ACA), camp experiences also help develop essential social skills like communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution.

Personal Growth Camp offers a great environment to take positive risk opportunities, and take on new challenges. This helps them develop important life skills such as leadership, communication, decision-making, and teamwork skills.

Tech-Free Experiences Camp helps children connect to the joy of life beyond the screen. Girls have opportunities to engage their minds in ways they’ll enjoy. Time away from the screen is vital to a child’s brain, body, spirit and future.

Connect with Nature Nature stimulates all the senses. When a child is outdoors, they get to see, touch, hear, smell and sometimes even taste nature. Sensory development makes life richer, fuller and all-around more pleasurable and wonderous.

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Summer Camp Experiences

Wacky World of Art

Spatastic!

Camp Kugelman | June 2 - June 7

Camp Kugelman | June 9 - June 14

$450 Girl

$450 Girl

Calling all tinkers, crafters, and makers! Join us for a week full of arts, creativity, and fun! Campers will try their hand at sewing, archery art, jewelry making and scratch art. Get your hands messy as you channel your inner artist and create a camp masterpiece!

Wacky World of Art- Half Week Camp Kugelman | June 2 - June 4

Find your zen and master the art of relaxation at a spatastic camp session! Use your STEM skills to create your own bath bombs, sugar scrubs, and lip balm. Try your hand at yoga by the bay, take a dip in the spa pool, and enjoy an afternoon on kayking on the water. This camp is all chill and all fun!

Oh the Places You’ll Go Camp Kateri | June 23 - June 28 $450 Girl

$225 Girl First time camper? Give summer camp a try with a 2-night stay!

Calling all tinkers, crafters, and makers! Join us for a short and sweet stay full of arts, creativity, and fun! Campers will try their hand at sewing, archery art, jewelry making and scratch art. Get your hands messy as you channel your inner artist and create a camp masterpiece!

Grab your Girl Scout passports for an international journey of friendship! Girl Scouts will take a cultural deep dive through different traditions, foods, music and dance, and celebrations of various cultures. Campers will have the opportunity to share their own family culture with their Girl Scout sisters!

“Camp is where I’ve made some of my favorite memories!

Everyone is so welcoming and open to trying new things.”

- Ciara, recent graduate

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council | page 46

STEM Camp For Juniors and Cadettes

Juniors and Cadettes are invited to join us for an exciting in-person day camp of interactive STEM experiences led by real world professionals! Each day, we’ll meet a different expert in the STEM field and learn all about their career and field. By the end of the week, you’ll have explored the full spectrum of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and be ready to take the STEM world by storm! Our STEM Series Camp provides the full Girl Scout camp experience with hands on STEM activities, camp songs, games, s’mores, SWAPS, and more!

Camp registration includes a Summer STEM Camp 2024 patch, a Summer STEM Camp 2024 T-shirt, program supplies, lunch and snacks each day!

STEM Day Camp Jacksonville, FL June 18-21, 2024 STEM Day Camp Fort Walton Beach, FL June 25-28, 2024 *NEW* STEM Day Camp Tallahassee Dates & Levels Announced Soon

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Tinkers, Crafters, and Makers Oh My

Field of Dreams

Camp Kateri | June 30 - July 5, 2024

Camp Kateri | July 7 - July 12, 2024

$450 Girl

$450 Girl

Pack your bags and head to camp Kateri for a weeklong adventure you will never forget! Unleash your creativity as you paint, sew, and craft the week away. Campers will try their hand at sewing, archery art, jewelry making and scratch art.

Thursday night we will end the night with a lakeside fireworks.

This is a week you will not want to miss!

A week of all games and all play! Giant twister, water relays, and the ultimate game, Kateri Challenge! We’ll get super silly and search for marbles in a pool of oatmeal and play slip and slide kick ball! This week is all about the fun of the game!

Tinkers, Crafters, and Makers Oh My Half Week

Spatastic!

Camp Kateri | July 14 - July 19, 2024

Camp Kateri | June 30 - July 2, 2024 $225 Girl First time camper? Give summer camp a try with a 2-night stay!

Pack your bags and head to camp Kateri for a short and sweet adventure you will never forget! Unleash your creativity as you paint, sew, and craft the week away. Campers will try their hand at sewing, archery art, jewelry making and scratch art.

This is a week you will not want to miss!

$450 Girl Find your zen and master the art of relaxation at a spatastic camp session! Use your STEM skills to create your own bath bombs, sugar scrubs, and lip balm. Try your hand at lakeside yoga, and enjoy an afternoon of kayking on the water. This camp is all chill and all fun!

Camp for Life!

Come Sail Away Camp Kateri | July 7 - July 12, 2024

Camp Kateri | July 21 - July 26, 2024 $450 Girl

$450 Girl Set sail on your next Girl Scouts adventure! Join your crew at Camp Kateri for the first ever weeklong sailing camp. Campers will learn the fundamentals of sailing and master the art of sailing on Camp Kateri’s beautiful lake MaCarthy.

For the ultimate camper! A week full of all of your favorite camp activities! Spend your days on the water and nights with glow in the dark parties under the stars. Shoot your shot at archery and sing a songs fireside while you toast your s’mores!

“My favorite thing about Girl Scouts is... spending every birthday at camp has been a tradition of mine since I was 8 years old. I was always nervous before about making new friends, but by the end of the week I had gained a sisterhood and a new place to call home. Camp traditions and memories always stay close to my heart. As I get older, I reflect on the important life experiences and independent skills I gained while at camp and utilize it in my every day life.”

- Ashlyn Howell, Outdoor Girl Experience Manager

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New This Year Camp Credits can be used at other Girl Scout camps! This pilot program for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. Camp credits only apply to week of day camp credit (up to $175 in credits can be submitted.)

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Highest Awards Deadlines Bronze Award: Finish your Bronze Award Take Action project and Bronze Award Final Report by September 30th of the year you or your oldest team member completes 5th grade!

Silver Award: Finish your Silver Award Take Action project and Silver Award Final Report by September 30th of the year you or your oldest team member completes 8th grade!

Gold Award: Proposals must be received by the 15th of the month in order to be reviewed at that month’s Gold Award Committee meeting. The committee meets on a monthly basis. If you miss the deadline it could be up to six weeks before your proposal is reviewed – and before you can start implementing your project!

To participate in the 2024 GSGC Gold Award Ceremony, final reports must be completed and submitted

by January 31, 2024.

Girl Scouts graduating in 2024 must complete and submit their project proposal in Go Gold by March 30, 2024. Proposals received after this date will not be considered. Final reports must be completed and submitted into Go Gold by July 31, 2024.

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