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National Honor Society
Learn about the national honor society and national junior honor society
Kids Volunteering
Kids volunteering. Learn about what kids can do and how they can help.
AWANA Clubs
Learn about Awana Clubs - christian based learning and fun for children of all ages
Club Types
Learn about the types of different clubs availalbe to your child.
NFL Youth Football
NFL Youth Football -- Flag Football and Tackle Football for Boys and Girls of All Ages
Junior Girl Scouts
Junior Girl Scouts provides activities and leadership experience for girls in 4th and 5th grades.
Four Junior Signs
Four Junior Signs -- Sign of the Star, Rainbow, World, and Sun Represent the Four Program Goals of Girl Scouts
Witching Hour Activities
After school activities keep children and teens out of trouble during the witching hours - the hours after school when they are often left unsupervised.
Cub Scout Camping Trip
Guide Heidi Coghlan's first camping trip with her son's Cub Scout Troop.
Agent of Change S1
Session 1 of my Junior Girl Scouts' Journey with Agent of Change, the new Leadership Journey in the It's Your World, Change It! series.
Sign of the Star
The Sign of the Star is one of the four (4) signs a Junior Girl Scout can earn. Each sign represents one of the four (4) program goals of the Girl Scout program. The Sign of the Star teaches girls to become they best they can be. This is the first (1st) Girl Scout Program Goal.
Key Club
Key Club is a Kiwanis sponsored volunteer organization for high school students. Key club gives high school students the opprtunity to participate in service oriented projects.
Agent of Change Intro
An introduction to and summary of my Junior Girl Scouts' Journey with Agent of Change, the new Leadership Journey in the It's Your World, Change It! series.
Girl Scout Awards
Learn about some of the special awards in the Girl Scout program: Bronze Award, Silver Award, Gold Award, Medal of Honor, Bronze Cross Lifesaving Award
USBC Youth
Learn about the United States Bowling Conference Youth Program
Esther B. Earns Bronze
Esther B. sewed Teddy Bears for hospitalized children to earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award
K-Kids
K-Kids, or Kiwanis Kids, is a Kiwanis sponsored volunteer organization for elementary school children. K-Kids give young children the opportunity to get involved and serve others.
Jr. NBA & Jr. WNBA
Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA offers winter basketball leagues to youth ages 5 to 14. They also offer a variety of instructional and competitive events around the country.
Four Program Goals of GS
The Four Program Goals of Girl Scouting describe what girls can expect to learn and achieve through Girl Scouting. Junior Girl Scouts have Four 4 Junior Girl Scout Signs they can earn. Each sign is directly related to one of the program goals. These goals have been a part of Girl Scouts of the USA for many years. As part of the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience being introduced between 2008 and 2010, the four program goals will be phased out and replaced with the Three Keys to Leadership.
Join a Club
There are a lot of good reasons to enroll your child in a kids' club.
US Youth Soccer
US Youth Soccer offers soccer programs from children from ages 5 to 19 with all levels of abilities
Junior Aide Award
The Junior Aide Award is an award earned by Junior Girl Scouts for working with younger girls scouts. The Junior Aide activities give Juniors a chance to plan and lead and begin developing their leadership skills in a safe, comfortable and fun way.
Venture Scouts
Venture Scouts is Boy Scouts of America's venture scouting and sea scouting program for Boys and Girls ages 14 and up.
Participating in the Arts
Children enjoy participating in all forms of the arts. Find out why and what might be a good choice for your child.
USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Your child can participate in USA gymnastics clubs for recreation or competition
Future Business Leaders
Future business leaders of america prepares children in middle and high school to enter the business world.
Sign of the Rainbow
The Sign of the Rainbow is one of the four (4) signs a Junior Girl Scout can earn. Each sign represents one of the four (4) program goals of the Girl Scout program. The Sign of the Rainbow teaches girls about building relationships and respecting and appreciating other people. This is the second (2nd) Girl Scout program Goal.
Interest Project
Interest Project Patches, or IPPs, are badges for the older girls -- Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors -- in Girl Scouting. They represent a somewhat in depth look at and work in a particular subject.
Kids Clubs Serve Communities
Kids clubs have a lot of options for serving their communties during the holidays.
4-H Clubs
Learn about 4-H clubs and programs and find out how to enroll.
Petals
Petals are awards for Daisy Girl Scouts. Each petal is a different color representing a different part of the Girl Scout Law . Petals are awarded for completing activities that help the girls learn the values in that part of the Girl Scout Law. They are placed around the Daisy Promise Center on the girls' uniforms.
American Heritage Girls
American Heritage Girls is a Christ-centered scouting organization for girls of all ages.
Builders Club
Builders Club is a Kiwanis sponsored volunteer organization for middle school students. Builders Club gives middle and junior high school students the opportunity to participate in service projects.
Pop Warner Cheer
Learn about pop warner little scholars cheer and dance spirit squads.
Sign of the World
The Sign of the World is one of the four (4) signs a Junior Girl Scout can earn. Each sign represents one of the four (4) program goals of the Girl Scout program. The Sign of the World teaches girls to make the world a better place. This is the fourth (4th) Girl Scout Program Goal.
Boys and Girls Clubs
Boys and Girls Clubs of America provide children with a safe after school and weekend environment along with a wide variety of fun and educational programs.
Challenge! Girls' Clubs
Challenge! Girls Clubs provide fun and friendship for Catholic youth.
Wilhelmina Earns Silver
Wilhelmina B earns the Girl Scout Silver Award for Cadette Girl Scouts - Leadership by Example.
Scouting Organizations
Top scout groups for children
Bowling Equipment for Kids
There's more to buying a bowling ball than pretty colors and design. Learn some of the basics you'll want to consider when looking at a bowling ball for your child.
Promise Center
The Promise Center is the first award a Daisy Girl Scout earns. It is awarded when she learns the Girl Scout Promise. It is the center of a flower around which Daisy petals are placed as they are earned.
Checking Out the Doll House
Girl Scouts check out the old doll house at their camp grounds
Making Friends
Help your child make friends in kids' clubs.
Frontier Girls
Frontier girls is a new scouting organization for girls. Designed to meet the needs of rural girls, Frontier Girls offers a unique program to girls of all ages.
Club Experiences
Types of experiences -- what children may get out of a club
National FFA Organization
Learn about the national future farmers of america organization. The FFA offers agricultural education for students in high school and middle school.
Sign of the Sun
The Sign of the Sun is one of the four (4) signs a Junior Girl Scout can earn. Each sign represents one of the four (4) program goals of the Girl Scout program. The Sign of the Sun teaches girls to begin to develop and practice their own set of values. This is the third (3rd) Girl Scout Program Goal.
Why Work with a Kids' Club
Learn why you should take time from your busy life to volunteer to work with a kids' club
Pop Warner Football
Learn about participating in Pop Warner Little Scholars Football Leagues. Pop Warner offers both tackle and flag football.
Wrist Supports
Wrist supports are used by athletes such as gymnasts and cheerleaders with wrist and hand problems to allow them to continue to train safely and with limited pain. Most wrap around the wrist and hand with velcro and have plastic and / or foam inserts for adjustable levels of support.
Junior GS Learn Sewing
Troop 43 Junior Girl Scouts show heart by donating baby quilts they sewed while earning a badge.
I Quit
What can you do when your child wants to quit a club? Thoughts on ther reasons to quit, or not quit. From About.com guide to Kids' Clubs.
Just Let the Kids Play
A review of Just Let the Kids Play -- How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child's Fun and Success in Youth Sports by Bob Bigelow, Tom Moroney and Linda Hall
JA Afterschool
Junior Achievement Afterschool is a business and economic program that teaches children solid finanical strategies and lifelong business skills.
American Youth Football
Learn about the American Youth Football organization.
Otters
Otters are Frontier Girls in kindergarten through 2nd (second) grades.
Kids' Clubs - QuickTips
An index of QuickTips for the Kids' Clubs guide site.
I Don't Wanna Join a Club
Tips and advice to help parents deal with a child who is reluctant to join a club, team or troop.
Your Own Emotions
Quick tips to deal with your own feelings about your child's performance.
Ashely Recieves Medal of Honor
Ashely saves her mother's life and receives the girl scout medal of honor
SpiralScouts International
Spiral scouts international is a scouting organization that is based in pagan religion and welcomes children of minority faiths.
10 Commandments, Club Parents
Learn how to be a good club parent and what your leader/coach expects of you.
Daisy GS
Daisy Girl Scouts or Daisies are the youngest girl scouts, girls in grades kindergarten and first grade
Badge
A badge is an award given in many scouting groups for completing requirements and activities related to a specific area of interest.
Holiday Gift Ideas
A small gift during the holidays is a nice way to show your child's coach or leader you appreciate the time he puts in with the club. Not sure what to give? Here are some gift ideas for your child's leader.
Three Keys to Leadership
The three keys to leadership are part of the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience. They represent the way Girl Scouts will work through the Girl Scout program and develop themselves as leaders. The three keys to leadership are: discover + connect + take action = leadership. Each leadership key has five (5) desireable outcomes associated with it. The three keys to leadership replace the four program goals of Girl Scouts.
Highlights from the BGCA
Check out what some of these Boys and Girls Clubs of America are doing.
Golden Hands
Golden Hands are a specific brand of wrist support used in gymnastics and other sports by athletes with weak or injured wrists.
Try-Its
Try-Its are merit badges earned by Brownie Girl Scouts so named because they encourage Brownies to try activities in a variety of interst areas.
Is Your Child's Leader Safe
The number of cases of child abuse, and child sexual abuse, being reported is frightening. Here are some suggestion on how to know if your child is safe with his coach or leader and how to get help if you suspect something inappropriate is occurring.
Campfire USA
Campfire USA provides children of all ages with an enjoyable club experience that includes friends, leadership and community service.
Best Buddies
Best Buddies International offers a unique opportunity for friendships between children with and without intellectual disabilities.
Gold Award
The Gold Award is the highest award a girl scout can earn. Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts may work toward this award.
Tiger Paws
Tiger Paws are a specific brand of wrist support used in gymnastics and other sports by athletes with weak or injured wrists.
Places to Find Kids' Clubs
Find a club for your child.
Cadette Girl Scouts
Cadette girl scouts are girl scouts in 6th, 7th and 8th grades, or middle school.
Volunteer Positions with Kids
Learn more about opportunities to volunteer with kids' clubs.
Esther Hangs from Trim Trail Equipment at Girl Scout Camp
Esther hangs from trim trail equipment at Girl Scout camp
Ambassador Girl Scouts
Ambassador Girl Scout are Girl Scouts in the 11th and 12th grades
Brownie Girl Scouts
Brownie Girl Scouts, or Brownies, are second and third grade girl scouts
GSUSA Reallignment
girl scouts of the united states of america plan a transformation that will modernize girl scouts
Raising Our Athletic Daughters
Girls Sports -- A review of Raising Our Athletic Daughters - How Sports Can Build Self-Esteem and Save Girls' Lives by Jean Zimmerman and Gil Reavill.
Dealing with Injuries
Sports and athletics, free play, working with animals and more -- kids love it, but kids can get injured. So what do you, as a parent, do when your child gets injured during his club or activity.
Young Judea
Zionist youth movement for children in 3rd through 12th grade.
Leadership Journey
A Leadership Journey is "a coordinated series of activities grouped around a theme". GSUSA will be producing 3 Journeys. Each Journey consists of a book for each age level with at least 6 weeks of activities designed to build on each other and lead girls through the Three Keys to Leadership.
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School offers friends, fun and religious education.
Girls Work on a Project Inside Their Cabin
Girl scouts build a structure inside of their camping cabin
Kids' Clubs-To Do or Not to Do
Wondering if it's too much of a good thing? Here are some tips to help you decide just how much kids' club participation is appropriate for your child.
Webelos
Webelo Cubs, webelos, are Cub Scouts in the 4th and 5th grades.
Lake View Bathing Facilities
The bathing facilities at our girl scout camp site
Considering a Traveling Club
Some kids' clubs travel outside of the local area. Learn what you should think about when considering a club that travels.
Senior Girl Scouts
Senior Girl Scout are Girl Scouts in the 9th and 10th grades
And What Were the Girls Looking At?
the doll at our girl scout camp grounds
Defining Your Child's Success
Win or Lose -- How Do You Define Your Child's Success?
Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA is a national organization for girls in grades K through 12. Girl Scouts provides fun and friendship, learning and leadership among other unique opportunities for girls.
Girl Scout Team - - Dots
Girl Scouts play a "Survivor" type game on their camping trip.
Generation Joshua
Generation Joshua offers civics education for youth and encourages them to participate in the political arena.
The Girls Enjoy Jungle Breakfast at Girl Scout Camp
The girls enjoy jungle breakfast at girl scout camp
Girl Scout Friends at Their Cabin
Girl Scout friends sit on the stairs of their camping cabin.
Prep for Travel with a Club
Whether you're new to travel with a kids' club, or a veteran, there are always things to think about and prepare for.
Bronze Award
The Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn.
Lake View Campsite
A view across the Lake View campsite at our council's Girl Scout campsite.
A Favorite Haunt
girl scouts pose for a picture at their favorite haunt
The Troop Leaders and Our Program Aide Take A Break
the leaders sit in the gazebo at the camp site
Sapphire Award
The Sapphire Award is the highest award a Dolphin Frontier Girl can earn.
Summer Fun
A review of Summer Fun -- The Parents' Complete Guide to Day Camps, Overnight Camps, Specialty Camps, and Teen Tours by Marian Edelman Borden. Learn about choosing a camp that meets the needs of your child so they can make the most of their camping experience.
Dolphins
Dolphins are Frontier Girls in 3rd (third) through 5th (fifth) grades.
Special Frontier Girl Awards
In addition to merit badges, Frontier Girls have the opportunity to earn several other award that represent service to community, in depth work in a particular interest area, learning life skills and developing leadership. These awards include the Servant's Heart Award, the Life Skills Achievement Award, the Make a Difference Award, the Reaching for the Stars Award and the Gem Awards.
After an Afternoon of Exploring, One Girl Scout Laid Down Her Head for a Nap
A tired Girl Scout dozes after a busy afternoon of camping activities.
Considering a Club
Once you've chosen the club for your child, how do you know if the specific group within that club is the right one? Here are some things to consider.
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