Outdoor Challenge OLD
Be Your Most Out There Self!
You don’t need access to a national park or the woods to enjoy the outdoors! So put yourself out there with us and participate in our Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge. Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing, even if you spend that time becoming a rockstar at rock climbing or making a splash in the puddles around your neighborhood.
Take the Outdoor Challenge
Download the free activity sheet to see what’s possible right outside your own front door today, and earn this patch!
LET’S GO
Complete this form to get your Outdoor Challenge Activity Sheet (PDF). 
Girl Scouts ❤ Outdoors Video Contest
Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast is sponsoring a video contest to promote how much Girl Scouts love the outdoors!
The theme, “Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors” ties in with the Outdoor Challenge, so you can work to earn your patch while making your contest entry. Make a video of your outdoor adventures canoeing, doing archery, hiking or some other activity in nature. Include footage of yourself, your troop, family and friends. (Just be sure they have given you permission to video them!)
Check out our example video:
How to Enter
There are three categories for individuals based on grade level (D/B, J/C and S/A) as well as a troop/group category. Winning entries will receive a $25 gift certificate that can be used in the GSCCC shop!
Read the Contest Rules Carefully:
- Must be a member of GSCCC to enter.
- Videos should be at least 30 seconds, but no more than 60 seconds.
- Only one entry per person/group. (For example, if you are in a video that your troop submits, you cannot then submit another one on your own.)
- All submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July 1, 2023.
- If you plan to use special effects that include any elements of the Girl Scout brand, they must be approved by the GSCCC Marcomm team in advance.
- If you plan to use any third-party photos or music, be sure they are copyright free. We cannot accept submissions that include copyrighted material.
- Submission options:
- To use a cloud service (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Make the link to your video public/accessible to anyone with the link so we can view it.
- Copy the link and paste it into the Contest Submission Form along with your contact information.
- To submit a social media post
- Please make sure to comply with all age and other restrictions of the social media platform (parents/guardians may submit for their child)
- Make sure your account and/or the post is public so we can view it.
- Tag us @girlscoutscolonialcoast (Instagram, Facebook), @girlscoutccc (Twitter), @Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast (LinkedIn), and use hashtag #GSCCCLovestheOutdoors
- Copy the link to your post and paste it into the Contest Submission Form along with your contact information.
- To use a cloud service (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.)
Judging Criteria
Here are things to keep in mind when crafting your entry:
- Emotion/Engagement: How moving is your story? What mood does your video evoke, and how does it make the viewer feel?
- Quality of Execution: Does your video follow the contest rules precisely? Is it put together with care and attention to detail?
- Relevance: How well does your video reflect the theme of “Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors”?
Good luck, and have fun!
