Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Looking for new ways to help girls explore diversity?   Diversity is at the core of who Girl Scouts are.   Here are some ideas to help girls discover the WOW behind their own religion and ethnicity, and learn about others to become brighter together. My Promise, My Faith - Girls connect Girl Scout values to their religion.   Look in our Girls Guide to Girl Scouting for activities for each level. Religious Recognitions - Girls grow stronger while learning more specifically about their own faith.   For more information about each faith recognition, go to http://www.praypub.org/recognitions/girlscout.htm , or speak to the leaders at your house of worship. It’s Your Story, Tell It! Journey Series – Investigate with girls the diverse stories of others around them.   You may want to try some of these ideas from the Journey books.   See each book for more details about these activities: Daisy 3 Cheers for Animals – Create a Fantastical Animals flip b...

GSNC's 2013 Invention Convention Encourages Girl Scouts to Think Outside the Box (or Maybe with it!) As They Create Objects Out of Recycled Materials. Brownies Show Off the Chair They Created Last Friday night (February 22), a crowd of over 100 people gathered at the Cradle of Aviation Museum for Girl Scouts of Nassau County's first Invention Convention for Girl Scout Brownies. The girls came ready to DISCOVER more about the world around them, to CONNECT with other girls, the Museum and GSNC volunteers and staff on some cool ideas, and then to put those Discoveries and Connections together to TAKE ACTION by creating their own musical instrument and chair made from recycled materials. Girls also participated in an exercise where they designed and built a space station on Mars or the moon. All of the activities were in the halls and galleries of the Museum, where the girls were surrounded by marvelous inventions at every turn! A Brownie Listening to Her Mu...