Fall 2021 Program Guide

Champion

WINTER/SPRING 2021

It's time to press play.

You’re ready to go and Girl Scouts is ready for you.

Nine months of fun skill-building, badge-earning activities inside.

BADGERLAND CHAMPION | FALL 2021-SPRING 2022 1

The Girl Scout Program Difference Everything you do as a Girl Scout centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship. These “pillars” align with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, or what we call the GSLE. All your activities and Girl Scout programs are helping you build courage, confidence, and character while making the world a better place.

Monthly Program Themes Girl Scouts is about way more than doing just one thing. It’s everything! So every month has a different theme. Look for these symbols monthly to support the program as you learn new things and meet new people doing amazing things.

September ENTREPRENEURSHIP

February ENTREPRENEURSHIP

October OUTDOORS

March CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & ADVOCACY

November STEAM

April COMMUNITY SERVICE

December COMMUNITY SERVICE

May STEAM

January GLOBAL GIRL SCOUTING

June OUTDOORS

LET'S DO THIS! 2 www.gsbadgerland.org

2021-22 GIRL SCOUT EVENTS HERE'S HOW YOU GIRL SCOUT! In person! Virtual! Whatever your preference, we've got you covered. In a COVID world, it's important to have choices. We've created an entire year of programming that is engaging, challenging and FUN. Oh and you'll earn lots of badges and patches and meet amazing people including new friends from around Badgerland.

a Badgerland-hosted events are designed to enrich her troop experience. a All girls can attend these programs on-her-own or with her troop.

Here is an overview of Badgerland-hosted programming this year.

See all the experiences on pages 14-25.

REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS: gsbadgerland.org (click activities) OUTDOOR

SISTER TO ALL

GIRL LEADERSHIP

BADGERLAND SIGNATURE

Every single month, there is an opportunity for Girl Scouts to get to Camp Ehawee or Camp Brandenburg. Activities include options for overnighters and day programs and are badge-earning events.

Badgerland Brunches, Forging your Future, PA Training, and Dialing in Your Project are just a few of the events for Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors.

BFF & Cookies

These are the two Girl Scout product sales and troop fundraisers. More importantly they are PROGRAMS where girls learn the 5 skills of decision making, goal setting, business ethics, money management and people skills. For both programs, we offer rally kickoffs, trainings and enrichments.

A new diversity, equity, and inclusion series centered around a variety of topics (girls always get an opportunity to earn a patch on the topic.) These are always held online and are available to all girls.

We host in-person monthly events for all ages. These events align with that month's program theme (page 12.) These are badgeearning, in-person events in Madison.

ADULT ENRICHMENT

NetworkNite happens the first Tuesday in person at one of the Badgerland Leadership Centers. It's a 2-hour networking session for the grown-ups. iConnect Forum is for volunteers and parents to connect virtually about Girl Scouting events this month. There's other grown-up stuff, too - see it all on page 25.

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Girl Scouts Love State Parks!

SEPTEMBER

September 10-12, 2021

Girl Scouts all around the US will gather at State Parks this weekend for our yearly celebration of beautiful state parks. In Wisconsin, there 79 state parks and recreation areas, and 28 are within Badgerland! How many will you visit? This year's theme is "Stewardship" so you can connect with park rangers and naturalists to learn how you can take better care of Mother Nature. Want ideas on where to go? The amazing Wisconsin DNR has suggestions for us on their website: https://dnr. wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/outwigo GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS AT STATE PARKS Badgerland is teaming up with local park rangers to lead you on a fun outdoor nature experience: Girl Scout Programs will be held at: Devil's Lake in Baraboo, MacKenzie Center in Poynette, New Glarus State Forest in New Glarus, and Capital Springs in Madison. Visit our website and click "activities" to see details on all these outings and more that are being added. Each program is $5 and registration is through Badgerland.

HOW TO GET THE PATCH Girls who register for Out WI Go! on September 8 AND attend one of our partner park programs will receive the patch in the mail. If you head to a state park that weekend on your own, you earn the patch, too! Be sure to order and pay for it from the GS shop.

Out WI Go!

Virtual Kick-off for State Parks Weekend September 8 | Register by September 6 Grades: K-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

5:30-6:30pm

Are you (tree) stumped and open to ideas on where to go and what to do for State Parks Weekend, or anytime? Janet Hutchens of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will guide you through the must-see and must-do secret gems in our state parks. We'll also highlight the state parks activities and stewardship opportunities happening around Badgerland. Get pumped up for State Parks Weekend!

BFF Training

Sister to All:

International Day of Sign Languages September 23 | Register by September 21 Grades: K-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5 5:30-6:30pm Learn how to sign the Girl Scout Promise & Law! Celebrate International Day of Sign Languages by meeting and learning from sign language experts.

You will begin earning a sister council sign language patch.

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Service Unit Product Sales Leads September 8 | 6:30pm | Zoom September 12 | 1:30pm | Madison Leadership Center

Troop Leaders and BFF Troop Coordinators September 19 | 2pm | Zoom September 22 | 6:30pm | Madison Leadership Center Badgerland Family BFF Forum September 26 | 2pm | Zoom Get prepped for the big troop fall fundraiser.

Details on page 11.

Bloom Bloom Pow! My Daisy Day

Insta-Worthy!

Our Shared Stories September 26 | Register by September 14

Grades: K-1

Madison Leadership Center

Grades: 2-12

Madison Leadership Center

$5

10am-12pm

$5

1-3pm

Daisies, go bloom! This day is dedicated to you.

Join other Daisies around Badgerland for fun and fellowship in up-and-at-'em activities. If this is your first year of Daisies, you'll be working on your petals as you learn the Girl Scout Way. For second year Daisies, you'll begin "Becoming Me" and earn your Outdoor Art Maker Badge. There will be an optional lunch afterwards for you to keep meeting other Daisies and their families.

You'll take home a Bloom Box that'll help you earn your Digital Leadership badge!

Celebrate the start of your Girl Scout year with Insta-worthy fun! Learn how to be a leader who uses tech to inspire and lift others up! In Digital Leadership teams, you'll harness the power of digital tech to share facts and stories, connect us with each other and create shared moments and experiences by creating Instagram-worthy spaces that boost good vibe and send positivity out to the world. Afterwards, stay for an Open House of the Leadership Center and take pictures and videos at all the teams' spaces!

SEPTEMBER

September 26 | Register by September 14

BADGERLAND LEADERSHIP CENTER OPEN HOUSE! Sunday, September 26, 10-4pm

Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect September 4 @ 9am | September 20 @ 7pm Grades 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

No Cost

9-10am | 7-8pm

What's the difference between a Take Action Project and a Bronze, Silver, or Gold award? What if you hit a roadblock? What is sustainability? Or root cause? Your questions are answered during this lively forum.

Dialing In Your Project September 15 Grades: 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

6-8pm

Too overwhelmed to start your project? Start here. You will learn three tools to begin your Bronze, Silver, or Gold award project. You will connect the dots between your interests and your community's service needs.

Girl Scout Entrepreneurship Month.

See this icon beside events that will help you build those skills.

outdoor adventures Species Spinneret September 18 | Register by September 14 Grades: K-12

Camp Brandenburg

$12

10am-4pm

Search for the natural patterns seen in scales, webs, and eyes. You’ll get creepy crawly to discover how nature creates patterns and designs to disguise. From spots, stripes, spirals and more, discover shapes worthy of masterpieces and learn how they protect the species of our planet. Earn the first-of-its-kind Shapes in Nature. Bring lunch.

Happy Campers! My Gal & I September 17-19 | Register by September 7 Grades: K-12

Camp Ehawee

$150

4pm-11am

Cabins. Teepees. Hammocks. Or bring your own tent. It's a weekend getaway for you and your mom, or grandma, or aunt or other special gal. We'll provide activities including canoing, archery and guided nature hikes. Oh, and we'll cook for you too! Fall is fun at camp.

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Ice Age Trail: MAMMOTH HIKE CHALLENGE!

OCTOBER

Month-Long Challenge. Come to these online Trivia Nights September 30 | Register by September 28

October 1 | Register by September 28

Grades: 6-12

Virtual on Zoom

Grades: K-5

Virtual on Zoom

$10

5:30-6:45pm

$10

5:30-6:45pm

Sign up as a Troop or On Your Own It’s a Wisconsin Girl Scout-only thing. The Mammoth Hike Challenge kicks off with virtual trivia nights so you can learn more before hitting the trail. Trivia topics will include the outdoors, stewardship of the land, the Ice Age Trail and Indigenous Peoples of Wisconsin.

After Trivia Night, you'll have the whole month to explore nonroad sections of the Ice Age Trail. Track your journey in an online trail journal and earn the Wisconsin Girl Scouts Ice Age Trail patch after you hike, walk, run or backpack the Ice Age Trail at least five times and visit one Trail Community.

HURRY! Early register by September 15 and be entered to win Monty the Mammoth stuffy from the Ice Age Trail Alliance.

Badgerland Brunch

UNLOCK YOUR ICE AGE TRAIL BONUS PATCH by hiking a total of 41 miles on the trail and visiting 3 Trail Communities.

October 2 | Register by September 21 Grades: 6-12

Madison Leadership Center

$10

9:30-11:30am

It's the quarterly Breakfast at the Leadership Center where you'll hear from experts, have meaningful conversations and brainstorm on solutions for issues that matter most to you.

Discussions will range from mental health to environmental justice, accessibility and inclusion to climate change. How will topics be chosen?

They'll be voted on each quarter by YOU! Look for guest speakers, with networking and sharing.

Sister to All:

Hispanic Heritage Month October 15 | Register by October 12 Grades: K-5

Virtual on Zoom

$5

5:30-6:30pm

You'll be starting your journey to earning the Hispanic Heritage Patch from a sister Girl Scout council! Explore Latinx and we will share together the Girl Scout Promise in Spanish.

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BFF RALLY! October 2 | Register by September 21 Grades K-3

10am-1pm

Grades 4-12

1-4pm

$15 girl / $5 adult Madison Leadership Center

What did the penguin say when her troop hit their goal? We krilled it!

Waddle your way through activities expo-style, sampling the goodies and practicing your pitch.

And these are just the tip of the iceberg! Think of today as a pep rally, practice run, training camp, and celebration all-in-one! Oh, and you'll get to tour the new Leadership Center and see all the fun new spaces just for you.

SERVICE UNITS are encouraged to host their own community BFF rallies.

CAN'T ATTEND? Order the BFF Rally Pack.

Rethink. Protect. Redesign.

The week of October 10-16 | Register by September 28 Grades: K-12

Madison Leadership Center

$6

Book your time slot

outdoor adventures

Badgerland Leadership Center

OPEN HOUSE!

Saturday, October 2 | 10-4pm Come anytime.

Tour the new Leadership Center.

We can't wait to show it off.

Your future is right here!

Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect

OCTOBER

It's Earth Science Week and you'll be wowed when you visit the Dane County Trash Lab. Come to the new Leadership Center where you'll explore a self-guided, interactive exhibit that shows just what happens after you throw away or recycle materials. You'll learn how to be a planet protector and take the Girl Scout Tree Promise. Trash Lab is a collaboration between the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables and the Madison Children's Museum.

Moon Girls and Martians Weekend Camp October 8-10 | Register by September 28 Grades: 4-8

Camp Ehawee

$100

4pm-11am

Spend the weekend as a Moon Girl with your eyes to the day and night sky. You'll be guided in a space science badge-earning adventure as you explore astronomy and the universe. Be sure to be on the look out for martian magic along the trail. Meals included. This fall overnight camp is just for girls!

October 2 @ 9am | October 18 @ 7pm Grades 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

No Cost

9-10am | 7-8pm

See program description page 5.

Dialing In Your Project October 2 Grades: 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

10am-12pm

See program description page 5.

Girl Scout Outdoor Month.

See this icon beside events that will help you build those skills.

Moon Girls and Martians Day Camp October 23 | Register by October 12 Grades: K-3

Camp Brandenburg

$15

2-7pm

As a Moon Girl you'll conduct sky and star experiments as you discover the wonders of astronomy. With your eyes to the sky, experience an interstellar campfire and Milky Way s'mores.

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NOVEMBER

Dare to Dabble: A THINK FAST CHALLENGE! November 6 | Register by October 19

November 6 | Register by October 19

Grades: 2-5

Madison Leadership Center

Grades: 6-12

Madison Leadership Center

$15

10am-12pm

$15

1-3pm

Engineer ambitiously! Draw up plans, build models and solve brain-bending puzzles while creating solutions to real-world problems that impact everyone. Team up with your Badgerland sisters and master the Dare to Dabble Challenge. This amazing event aligns with the Think Like an Engineer Journey. All participants will earn the Dare to Dabble medal.

Program Aide Training November 6 | Register by October 19 Grades: 6-8

Madison Leadership Center

$5

9:30am-3pm

Earning your Program Aide Pin is a huge part of being a Cadette and here's where it starts. In collaboration with an online module, you'll have the opportunity to share your knowledge and enthusiasm with others. This training will set the foundation and give you an opportunity to participate in your first live STEM event as a Program Aide. You'll come in the morning and stay to work with younger Girl Scouts at Dare to Dabble, and then participate in the afternoon session. Be prepared for an action-packed day of putting what you've learned into practice!

Complete the online training before November 6 to earn your Program Aide Pin.

Sister to All:

Native November November 17 | Register by November 15 Grades: 6-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

5-7pm

It’s Native November, and we’ll celebrate and acknowledge Indigenous cultures by learning about the cultural and historical origins of tattooing! You’ll get to design your own tattoo as well.

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Party with the Penguins!

NOVEMBER

EXCITING POP-UP REWARD FOR ALL BFF PARTICIPANTS November 13 | Register by November 2 Grades: K-12

Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison

You earned this

10am-3pm

Celebrate your October BFF sale with your favorite small and cuddly friends!

Earn an invite to our exclusive Penguin Party at the Zoo just by selling in the BFF Program during October. Meet penguins, polar bears and all the animals that love the cold. Save the date to earn this special Girl Scout celebration!

outdoor adventures Art Attack Weekend at Camp November 5-7 | Register by October 19

Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect November 6 @ 9am | November 15 @ 7pm Grades 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

No Cost

9-10am | 7-8pm

See program description page 5.

Dialing In Your Project November 17 Grades: 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

6-8pm

See program description page 5.

Girl Scout STEAM Month.

See this icon beside events that will help you build those skills.

Grades: 2-8

Camp Ehawee

$100

4pm-11am

Get ready for a weekend of artistic adventure at camp. Use your imagination and inspiration as you create your own masterpieces. Grow as an artist while you work your way towards earning your Outdoor Art badge. Meals included. This one is just for girls!

Art Attack Day Camp November 20 | Register by November 2 Grades: K-3

Camp Brandenburg

$12

10am-1pm

Addicted to art? Crazy for crafts? Mother Nature is your muse as you use all your senses to appreciate the biggest and best art studio of all - Girl Scout camp! We'll work on Outdoor Art badges.

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Goodness is Greatness: THE GOODNESS EXPO

DECEMBER

December 4 | Register by November 23 Grades: K-5

Madison Leadership Center

$10

10am-12pm (optional lunch 12-1)

As Girl Scout we are supposed to "Do a Good Turn Daily." There are so many leaders in our community doing good work every day. Meet them, learn about their missions and participate in some 'good turn' activities that will help their organizations. You will be inspired to start your own service project for 2022. This event is also a jumpstart to earn our Inspiration Patch!

FORGE YOUR FUTURE! A Career Exploration Fair

December 11 | Register by November 30 Grades: 6-12

Madison Leadership Center

$5

1-4pm

In age-level small groups, meet the career experts, ask questions and "try their hat on" in breakout sessions. We'll focus on careers that require caring and giving to fit our monthly theme of service. You'll meet experts from various fields.

Bonus: Network the first hour and meet up with Badgerland friends, share what's going on before the program starts at 2.

Sister to All:

Human Rights Month December 15 | Register by December 13 Grades: 6-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

5:30-6:30pm

Be inspired hearing from fellow Girl Scouts who have earned their Gold Awards as advocates towards improving human rights. You'll also hear about servant leadership and how you can get started on your Silver and Gold Awards as well!

Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect December 4 @ 9am | December 20 @ 7pm Grades 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

No Cost

9-10am | 7-8pm

See program description page 5.

Dialing In Your Project December 4 Grades: 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

$5

10am-12pm

See program description page 5.

Girl Scout Service Month.

See this icon beside events that will help you build those skills.

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outdoor adventures Go Green Cartography December 11 | Register by November 30 Grades: K-5

Camp Brandenburg

$15

9am-1pm

Bundle up and discover a space where design and nature collide. Learn more about our local ecology, plants, and animals by becoming a citizen scientist. Whether they fly, walk, or crawl you'll use your mapping skills to make BIG changes. Earn the first-of-its-kind Design with Nature badge. Bring lunch.

CSA Makers Spa Day! December 11 | Register by November 30 Grades: 6-12

Camp Brandenburg

$20

2-5pm

Your wellbeing includes being well! And that means taking time to make it all about you.

This afternoon you'll pick your mantra to focus on your self care. We'll doing some guided meditations to set the laid-back vibe and even take some zen moments to handcraft inspiring goodies. Gift the items to yourself or a loved one as you float home relaxed and calm.

Bloom Bloom Pow! My Daisy Day

Free Being Me January 22 | Register by January 4 Grades: 2-12

Madison Leadership Center

Grades: K-1

Madison Leadership Center

$10 for program

$5

10am-12pm

10am-12pm (Brownie, Junior) 1-3pm (CSA) 9:30am-12:30pm (PA Training)

Daisies, your Girl Scout garden is thriving! Join other Daisies around Badgerland for fun and fellowship and do-it activities. First year Daisies, you'll be working on your petals as you learn the Girl Scout Way. For second year Daisies, you'll continue the "Becoming Me" patch and earn your Good Neighbor Badge. There will an optional lunch afterwards for you to keep meeting other Daisies and their families in sistership. You'll also get to take home a Bloom Box that'll help you earn your My First Cookie Business or Cookie Goal Setter Badge!

Imagine a world where no one felt the pressure to look or be "perfect" or "ideal." In Free Being Me, you'll be working towards this vision where everyone feels free to be themselves!

You'll be challenging society's outlook that there is one way to be beautiful. Through positive and affirming activities, you'll nurture body confidence and self-esteem while earning your international Free Being Me badge.

PA TRAINING TODAY TOO! Cadettes: Spend the day helping and learning and earning your Program Aide Pin. See description on page 8.

Badgerland Brunch

Sister to All:

A National Holiday Honored January 17 | Register by January 13 Grades: K-5

$5 for PA Training

JANUARY

January 23 | Register by January 11

Virtual on Zoom

$5 5:30-6:30pm Today the USA remembers and honors and celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. As Girl Scouts we will come together to talk about civil rights and learn how to speak up for ourselves and each other when there is an injustice.

Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect January 17 Grades 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

No Cost

7-8pm

See program description page 5.

Dialing In Your Project January 19

January 8 | Register by December 28 Grades: 6-12

Madison Leadership Center

$10 9:30-11:30am Program description on page 6.

outdoor adventures Frost Fest! Winter Campout January 14-16 | Register by January 4 Grades 2-8

Camp Ehawee

$100 4pm-11am Bundle up and discover a space where design and nature collide. Learn about local ecology, plants, and animals. You'll become a citizen scientist and use math to make BIG changes.

Earn the first-of-its-kind Design in Nature badge. Bring lunch.

Camp Code Word January 22 | Register by January 4

Grades: 4-12

Virtual on Zoom

Grades: 2-5

Camp Brandenburg

$5

6-8pm

$20

2-7pm

See program description page 5.

Girl Scout Civics & Advocacy Month.

See this icon beside events that will help you build those skills.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Become a secret agent! Train to become a top undercover agent as you solve the mysterious disappearance of the Secret Longevity Ceremony Tapestry. Earn your Senses or Detective badges.

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Save these dates!

2022

The exciting Girl Scout events happening February through May will be open for registration on December 6. Plan ahead now. We'll send another Champion before then with more details and additional experiences.

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February Program

What You'll Do

Grades Dates

Sister to All: Gung Hoy Fat Choy!

Celebrate Lunar New Year with 2-5 friends, fun and food!

Jan. 31

Sister to All: Gung Hoy Fat Choy!

Celebrate Lunar New Year with 6-10 friends, fun and food!

Feb. 1

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

Feb. 5

Dialing In Your Project

Learn 3 tools to identify your take-action project.

4-Adult

Feb. 5

Exploration Station: Australia Meet the koalas and discover Outback the aboriginal people.

K-12

Feb. 13

CookiePalooza

Cookie Season kick-off!

K-12

Feb. 19

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

Feb. 21

Girl Scouts Take Action

Collaborating to discuss and solve global issues.

K-3

Feb. 27

March Program

What You'll Do

Grades Dates

Cookie Program!!!!

It's the 2022 Cookie Program

K-12

Mar 5-Apr 10

Forge Your Future

Quarterly career forum with girls choosing the topics

K-12

March 5

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

March 5

Girl Scout Week

Daily activities to show your pride and share your GS love!

K-12

March 6-12

Wisconsin Girl Scout Advocacy Day

Visit the State Capitol advocating with lawmakers

6-12

March 10

Dialing In Your Project

Learn 3 tools to identify your take-action project.

4-Adult

March 16

Sister to All: Women's History Month

It's OUR month and we'll learn and celebrate our history.

K-5

March 17

Are UN? Virtual Prep

You will be assigned a nation and the top secret topic to be debated will be revealed.

4-12

March 19

Better Than We Found It Weekend Camp

Learn survival skills and be adventurous at Camp Ehawee.

4-12

March 18-20

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

March 21

Are UN?

Meet a United Nations expert and create a flag for your nation.

K-3

March 26

Are UN? Roundtable

Represent a nation in a live model UN.

4-12

March 26

Better Than We Found It Day Camp

You and the environment: Camp Brandenburg

K-3

March 26

Happening in 2022!

What You'll Do

Grades Dates

Badgerland Brunch

Leadership breakfast

6-12

April 2

Dialing In Your Project

Learn 3 tools to identify your take-action project.

4-Adult

April 2

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

April 2

Girl Scout Awards Celebration

Honoring Gold and Silver Award Girl Scouts and grads!

K-Adult

April 9

Behind the Barn Gates

Event is literally at the barn of a local dairy farmer!

4-12

April 9

Earth Day! The Girl Scout Way Day

Celebrating trees, dirt, and bugs; Camp Brandenburg.

K-3

April 9

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

April 18

Raising Awesome Girls

Share, network and learn about Adult using Girl Scout resources.

April 21

Earth Day! The Girl Scout Way Weekend

Celebrate spring and discover nature; Camp Ehawee.

4-12

April 22-24

On My Honor

Annaul Adult Volunteer Awards Ceremony.

K-Adult

April 23

Sister to All: Ability Awareness & Inclusion

Grow awareness of how mental and physical abilities make us unique.

K-5

April 27

Sister to All: Ability Awareness & Inclusion

Grow awareness of how mental and physical abilities make us unique.

6-12

April 28

Service Weekend at Camp

Help prep Camp Ehawee for resident camp this summer!

K-12

April 29-May 1

May Program

What You'll Do

Grades Dates

Sister to All: Asian American Heritage

You'll discover the rich history of sister Asian-American girls.

2-12

May 4

Project STEAMpark

Learn the physics then build amusement park robots!

K-12

May 7

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

May 7

Top Cookie Seller Celebration Honoring the tip-top cookiepreneurs selling more than 600 boxes!

K-Adult

May 14

Bridging Badgerland Celebration

Together and in person... bridging to the next GS level.

K-Adult

May 15

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Monthly discussion topics around higher awards.

4-Adult

May 16

Dialing In Your Project

Learn 3 tools to identify your take-action project.

4-Adult

May 18

Nature's Barometer

Numbers in nature: Leaf to ring; Camp Brandenburg

2-5

May 21

Bloom Bloom Pow! My Daisy Day

Join other Daisies for fun, upand-at-'em activities.

K-1

May 22

2022

April Program

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GOOD TO KNOW

Program Resources & Checkout Kits!

Hey troop leaders! We have checkout resources available to you. From Badge in a Box kits and camping gear, to bridges and banners, we have what you need to make your troop's year even bigger and better.

The Badge in a Box kits are especially helpful for busy troop leaders; all you need is there to engage the girls.

HOW TO DO IT: Use our slick reservation system to see all the goodies available to troops. Visit our website and enter "check out resources" in the search bar.

Whoa! You'll be amazed at all that's available! (https://gsbadgerland.checkfront.com/reserve/) PROPERTY RESERVATIONS OPEN OCTOBER 1!

OH YEAH. We hear you. You're ready to take the troop to Camp Brandenburg and spend the weekend at Hilltop. Or maybe book a cabin at Ehawee? We're ready, set, go for troops to start using properties this fall.

Our reservations are all set up on Checkfront (just like you did Adventure Pods this past summer!). This is also where you can book space for troop meetings and overnights at the Leadership Centers. Start planning your troop getaways now and come October 1, book 'em!

Here It Is: The Wisconsin Dairy Patch WooHoo! The Wisconsin Dairy Patch Program is back in 2022!

There are two paths to earn the patch: 1. Adventures in the Milky Whey with Alice in Dairyland!

Program Series These will be in-person and live streamed sessions happening once per month in February through June. For grades K-3.

2. Behind the Barn Gates This is an in-person, amazing day at the farm hosted by a Badgerland dairy farmer. For grades 4-12.

Details on these 2022 Wisconsin-exclusive programs will be in the Winter Champion coming your way in December.

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Something just for the grown-ups.

NetworkNite

Here's a casual gathering space for Girl Scout adults including volunteers, caregivers and supporters, to meet in person.

iConnect DB

Forum for Daisy and Brownie leaders and caregivers. Best place to get troop help, info, support and new ideas for your age of girls.

September 11

10-11am

October 9

10-11am

November 13

10-11am

December 11

10-11am

January 8

10-11am

February 12

10-11am

March 12

10-11 am

April 9

10-11am

May 14

10-11am

iConnect JCSA

Forum for Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador leaders and caregivers. Great support and idea sharing here.

September 7

5-7pm | Madison

October 5

5-7pm | Janesville

November 2

5-7pm | La Crosse

September 18

10-11am

December 7

5-7pm | Madison

October 16

10-11am

January 4

5-7pm | Janesville

November 20

10-11am

February 1

5-7pm | La Crosse

December 18

10-11am

March 1

5-7pm | Madison

January 15

10-11am

April 5

5-7pm | Janesville

February 19

10-11am

May 3

5-7pm | La Crosse

March 19

10-11am

April 16

10-11am

May 21

10-11am

Raising Awesome Girls

For all grown-ups supporting a Girl Scout. Here you will find Girl Scout resources, ideas and tips as we join together to raise awesome girls.

ADULT ACTIVITIES

It takes time, energy, and commitment to raise awesome girls. A need space just for you. Whether you are a troop leader looking for ideas or needing to connect with someone who "just gets it"... that's what these series are all about. Meet and connect with each. Choose from an abundance of enrichment opportunities just for you.

All free. All time worthy!

Respect Myself & Others

That credo is part of the Girl Scout Law. This space is for you to relax, reinvigorate and share self-care best practices to be your best self and connect with others.

September 16

5-6pm

September 19

2-3pm

October 28

5-6pm

October 24

2-3pm

November 18

5-6pm

November 28

2-3pm

December 16

5-6pm

December 19

2-3pm

January 20

5-6pm

January 16

2-3pm

February 17

5-6pm

February 27

2-3pm

March 24

5-6pm

March 27

2-3pm

April 21

5-6pm

April 24

2-3pm

May 19

5-6pm

May 15

2-3pm

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How to Register for a Program Sign up for all Badgerland programs at www.gsbadgerland.org.

1 Visit gsbadgerland.org 2 Click the Activities tab 3 Find your event and register

Registration Information REGISTRATION All program registrations are completed online and can be paid for using a credit or debit card. If you have difficulty registering online, simply call our Customer Care Team for assistance: 800.236.2710.

REGISTER ONLINE • Visit gsbadgerland.org and click the Activities tab • Find programs by date or use the search bar • Click on the program to start registration • Payment is due upon registration FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for program registration may be available for Badgerland-sponsored programs. Find and complete the financial assistance form at gsbadgerland. org.

PROGRAM CONFIRMATION A confirmation will be emailed to you within 24 hours of registration. If the program is virtual, you will receive another email with a Zoom link a day or two before the program begins. For in-person programming you will receive further details in MyGS. PAYING FOR PROGRAMS WITH BADGERLAND BUCKS Badgerland Bucks are earned through the Badgerland Fall Fundraiser and the Cookie Program, and may be used to pay for Badgerland-sponsored programs. There are two ways to pay for programs with Badgerland Bucks: 1) Call Customer Care at 800.236.2710 to complete a registration over the phone using Badgerland Bucks.

2) Register and pay for the program online with a credit or debit card, then complete and submit the Badgerland Bucks Reimbursement Form at gsbadgerland.org. (Click forms).

Badgerland Bucks can also be spent on resident camp, community-based Girl Scout camps and events, troop rental of council properties, Girl Scout Shop purchases and membership dues.

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PROGRAM CANCELLATION POLICY Badgerland Council is reluctant to cancel programs.

However, occasionally the need arises due to weather, safety concerns or low registration. When bad weather results in the cancellation of an inperson event, every attempt will be made to contact the registrants. Please maintain accurate contact information in MyGS so staff can reach you in the event of a last-minute cancellation. If canceled, the program will be rescheduled or refunded.

REFUND POLICY Refunds, minus a $10 cancellation fee per event transaction, are given for cancellations made by the registration deadline, or in the event of serious illness or death in the family. Full refunds are issued after the deadline only if the program is canceled.

NEED HELP? Let's get you registered!

Contact our friendly, helpful Customer Care Team!

info@gsbadgerland.org 800.236.2710

NEW BADGES!

Twenty-five new badges are available to earn this year: Digital Leadership (above), Math in Nature, Cookie Business, and Global Action. Whatever you're interested in...there’s a badge for that!

WE NEED HELP

Can you help us reach more girls? Many schools are not letting in organizations including Girl Scouts in these uncertain times. That means our traditional efforts to connect with new families are gone. Girl Scouts needs your help to connect with families in your school and community. We are asking Girl Scout families and troops to set up Girl Scout information tables at school and community events. We have ready-to-go kits with all the info to share. We just need your help to spread the word and your love of Girl Scouting. Visit gsbadgerland.org and you'll see the info to click to help us out or scan this code. Thanks!

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Nonprofit Organization US Postage PAID Madison WI Permit No. 2127

4801 South Biltmore Lane Madison, WI 53718

HERE FOR YOU 800.236.2710 gsbadgerland.org info@gsbadgerland.org

GIRL SCOUTS Curious. & Kind.

Brave. & Resilient.

That's the Girl Scout Way. 18 www.gsbadgerland.org