Troop Leader Blueprint for an Amazing Year

Your Blueprint for an Amazing Troop Year

NEW TROOP YEAR? BRING IT ON!

Keep your troop going strong with these specially adapted badges, Journeys, and activities for virtual and safe, in-person meetings, as well as current COVID-19 guidelines and resources. We're here to support you as you help your troop thrive!

Program Ideas and Adaptations

Power a fun-filled troop year with this curated selection of badges, Journeys, and activities to help you and your troop throughout the year!

Girl Scout Levels

Daisies

Brownies

Juniors

Multi-Level

Cadettes

Seniors

Ambassadors

Training and Planning Tools

Local Support & Training Sessions

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) provides local support to make sure you and your troop have an amazing Girl Scout year!

Administrative volunteers are experienced volunteers in your area that can assist you with questions about troop operations, girl-led events, troop finances, and more!
Volunteers on your Service Unit team and Community team are available to answer your questions.

Not sure who to contact? Your Troop Support Specialist can help!
Find your community's Troop Support Specialist >>

GSSEM also offers training sessions for leaders of all experience levels through gsLearn.

We recommend all leaders complete the GSUSA Successful Leader Learning Series modules 1 - 3 and GSSEM Foundations.
GSSEM also offers live grade-level training sessions for Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes.
You can also explore our library of over 40 Short & Snappies in gsLearn's content library.

Don't see what you're looking for?
Email the Volunteer Experience team with training session ideas!

Tools to Plan Meetings

Check out these tried-and-true resources from sister troop leaders who successfully adapted their meetings for virtual and safe, in-person settings.

Meeting Facilitation

Planning Activities

These volunteer-generated ideas can you help adapt to any meeting environment. You can also visit the program-level pages above to view adaptations for specific badges and Journeys.

Connecting with Families

COVID-19 Guidelines

Check out GSSEM's current COVID-19 guidelines before planning any troop activities.

Important PDFs

COVID-19 Waiver of Liability and Indemnification
The Virtual Meetings Playbook (PDF)
The Virtual Meetings Playbook (Flipbook)
Guidelines for Meeting in Private Residences (Rev Nov 2020)
Guidelines for Returning to In-Person Troop Meetings and Activities (Rev Nov 2020)

Read all of our COVID-19-related updates >>

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