Program Aide
A Cadette Girl Scout
(Grades 6, 7, or 8) that is interested in working with younger girls
in a variety of settings.
To earn a Program Aide award, follow these steps:
- Earn one Leader in Action (LiA) award. This can be done before
or after you complete the training.
- Complete a
council-designed leadership course training. Part of our leadership
course training will involve learning to work with children, and
gaining a deeper understanding of a specialty such as science, art,
the outdoors, or adapting activities for girls with
disabilities.
- Work directly with younger girls over six
activity sessions. These activities are in addition to your LiA and
can include but not limited to Journey activities, badge activities,
troop meetings, day camp or council events.
Program Aide hours need to be separate from those used toward other awards.
Make sure to keep track of your hours on the Activities Log and fill
out the Leadership Awards Evaluation before submitting everything to
Council. Activities Log and Evaluation
Counselor-in-Training (CIT)
A Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout (Grades 9, 10, 11, or 12)
that would like to mentor younger girls in a camp setting in order to
build skills toward becoming a camp counselor.
To earn a Counselor-In-Training I award, follow these steps:
- Complete a council-designed leadership course training on
outdoor experiences.
- Work directly with younger girls over
6 camp sessions.
Counselor-In-Training hours need to be separate from those used
toward other awards.
Make sure to keep track of your hours on the Activities Log and fill
out the Leadership Awards Evaluation before submitting everything to
Council. Activities Log and Evaluation
Counselor-in-Training II (CIT II)
A Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout (Grades 9, 10, 11, or 12)
that would like to mentor younger girls in at least one camp setting
while focusing on increasing her skills in one specific area – such as
riding instruction, life guarding, or the arts.
To earn a Counselor-In-Training II award, follow these steps:
- Earn the Counselor-In-Training I
- Work directly with
younger girls over the course of at least one camp session while
focusing on an increasing skill.
Counselor-In-Training hours need to be separate from those used
toward other awards.
Make sure to keep track of your hours on the Activities Log and fill
out the Leadership Awards Evaluation before submitting everything to
Council. Activities Log and Evaluation
Volunteer-in-Training (VIT)
A Senior or Ambassador Girl Scout (Grades 10, 11, or 12) that
would like to mentor a Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, Junior, or Cadette
group outside of the camp experience.
To earn a Volunteer-In-Training award, follow these steps:
- Find a mentor volunteer who is currently the adult volunteer
for a group of girls at the level you’d like to work with. This
volunteer will help you through your training and internship, and
you’ll help the volunteer with her group of girls for the
three-to-six month period.
- Complete a council-designed
leadership course.
- Create and implement a thoughtful
program based on a Journey or badge that lasts over four or more
sessions. Be responsible for designing, planning, and evaluating the
activities. If you’re passionate about a topic like art or
technology, you could design the activities around the area you love
or in which you have expertise.
Volunteer-In-Training hours need to be separate from those used
toward other awards.
Make sure to keep track of your hours on the Activities Log and fill
out the Leadership Awards Evaluation before submitting everything to
Council. Activities Log and Evaluation
