Girl Scout Service Unit 112

Serving Coppell ISD schools and Riverchase Elementary

Program Age Level Information

Daisies

Daisies are 5 to 6 year-olds who are in Kindergarten and First Grade. The girls learn to work in small groups and begin to develop good citizenship, a sense of personal worth, awareness of others, personal responsibility and an awareness of the world. When learning about the Girl Scout Promise and Law, girls may receive a Promise Center & Daisy Learning Petal Patches. Daisy Girl Scouts participate in age appropriate activities, service projects and may earn the Bridging to Brownie Award. Daisy Girl Scouts do not participate in fundraising activities.

The Daisy uniform consists of a light blue tunic, blue membership disk, and the Daisy Pin.

Brownies

Brownies are 6 to 8 year-olds who are in grades 2-3. The girls enjoy new opportunities and attempt new things! Girls participate in group activities and may earn Try-It Patches. They learn to help make decisions, plan, and solve problems in a "Brownie Ring". Brownies learn about "Kapers", learn to help others and participate in service projects and when. Brownie Girl Scouts "fly up", they may earn Brownie Wings as part of bridging to Junior Girl Scouts.

The Brownie uniform consists of a brown vest or sash, green membership disks, and a Brownie Pin.

Juniors

Juniors are 8 to 11 year-olds who are in grades 4-5. May earn proficiency awards either on her own or with a group as they develop and participate in more complex activities. Other awards include the Junior Aide Patch, Bronze Award (the highest award achievable by Juniors) and Bridge to Cadettes. Girls begin to plan and budget for extended trips, enhanced skill building activities and more!

The Junior uniform consists of a green vest or sash and yellow membership disks.

Cadettes

Cadettes are girls 11 to 13 year-olds who are in grades 6-8. They earn interest project patches designed with exciting challenges. More emphasis is placed on skills for living, leadership, and service to others. They are also able to earn charms by completing activities based on the Studio 2B Focus Books. Besides IPs, Cadettes may work on Program Aide, the Leadership Award, the Career Award, and the Challenge. They may earn the Girl Scout Silver Award (the highest award achievable by Cadettes) and the Bridge to Seniors.

The Cadette uniform consists of a khaki vest or sash and white membership disks.

Seniors

Older Girls are 13 to 16 year-olds who are in grades 9-10. Although they earn the same Interest Projects and STUDIO 2B Focus booklets, Seniors may utilize the Senior Girl Scout Handbook and work on Program Aide, Leader-in-Training, or Counselor-in-Training, along with the Leadership Award, the Career Award, and the 4Bs Challenge appropriate for their level. Senior Girl Scouts are eligible to earn theGirl Scout Gold Award, Girl Scouting's highest honor, which is recognized nationally with many college and university scholarships.

The Senior uniform consists of the same khaki vest or sash as the Cadette uniform, but with red membership disks.

Ambassadors

Older Girls are 16 to 18 year-olds who are in grades 11-12. This newly separated group (effective fall 2008) represents young women leaders, paving the way in a global world. Many of the details about this group are still being worked out before they are published. Check back later.

Juliettes

Girls who want to be members of Girl Scouting but are unable to participate in troop or group activities can register as an individual member. These individual members are known as Juliettes. The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas provides these girls with many opportunities to participate in Council-sponsored activities.

Juliettes is an alternative for all age levels and comes with no requirements other than Girl Scout membership fee of $10.00.

Although individually registered girls ages 5-17 can become Juliettes, the option is especially popular among girls ages 11-17. Tweens and teens have asked for flexibility in their Girl Scout experiences. Being a Juliette gives a menu of participation options that can be matched more closely to a girl’s time and interests. Some of today’s girls register as individuals because they were Girl Scouts as younger girls and are now looking for a new way to stay connected while not making a year-long commitment to a troop/group.

Some girls may be looking for ways of mixing and matching their special interests with Girl Scout participation - for example they take part in weekend workshops, special events, leadership projects, or vacation retreats that improve their skills and meet their needs. Some girls may live in an area where there are few or no other registered girls. Whatever the reason, Juliettes adds another dimension to Girl Scouts, which helps to assure that Girl Scouting is for every girl, everywhere!