Welcome to Girl Scouts of Santiam Council!  

Girl Scouts of Santiam Council has a very strong and extensive teen girl program.  Teen girls are Cadette Girl Scouts (grades 7 - 9) and Senior Girl Scouts ( grades 9 - 12) or Studio 2B (grades 6 - 12).  Dedicated adult volunteers provide many council-wide program activities, offer guidance for older girl awards and provide information on Destinations (experiences beyond the troop or group setting which broaden girls' horizons through new activities, traveling to different places and meeting new people).  This year, teen girls will be able to participate in a variety of activities, ranging from cross-country and downhill skiing to a leadership conference in Portland, Oregon.  Whatever a girl's interests are, Santiam Council has a program for her!

Destinations

The national Destinations program allows girls ages 12 through 18 to participate in a variety of events sponsored by Girl Scout councils throughout the United States.  Councils offer Wider Opportunity programs based on what is unique to their area, then select participants from Girl Scout councils all over the country.  Santiam Council develops local wider opportunities in which girls may participate.  These range from traveling to Seattle, Washington to visiting Our Cabana, the international Girl Guide center in Cuernavaca, Mexico.  (International Wider Opportunities are also available)

• Click, Pick, and Go

  • A destination is your chance to go somewhere new, do something different, and meet people from everywhere you can imagine.  Click through the events. Pick your top four choices. Go on a destination. Travel has never been easier.

  • Choose from many types of events. See what life is really like for a doctor or camp in the green depths of the Costa Rican rain forest.

  • Travel around the corner or around the globe.

  • Check the site often – destinations are constantly being added! Check

  • Don't be intimidated by the price. Many of the events are offered at reduced prices from what the public is charged. Plus, there may be funding from your Girl Scout council, and Girl Scouts of the USA can help you with ideas for raising money for your trip.

  • Teens from Girl Scouts of Santiam Council also have the additional help of the Travel Team to help make their destination dreams come true.  Contact Sarah Johnson at the council service center.

• Between the Pick and Go

  • Download the application form and complete it.

  • Print out two copies of the reference form and ask two people who know how awesome you are to fill them out.

  • Send your application to the Girl Scout service center. Applications must be submitted to the council service center by Nov. 1. 

  • If you have questions about anything, call Sarah Johnson at the council service center

  • You'll know whether you've been accepted to go on your destination between Jan. 10, 2006 and April 8, 2006.

• A Destination Match  There are six categories of destinations. Which one is right for you?

  • International: events outside of the U.S.

  • Outdoors: events ranging from learning outdoor skills to Outward Bound challenges on land or sea.

  • Science: events that take science to a new level. Learn animal behavior or what a doctor's life is like.

  • People: events that visit cities and country sites so you can experience the culture of new places.

  • Apprenticeships: events that give you hands-on, real-life experience in a potential career field.

  • Getaways: Two- to four-day events all over the country, that don't require the STUDIO 2B destinations application.

Check out  www.studio2B.org/escape/destinations

Leadership Opportunities

Girls are able to enroll in Leader-In-Training (LIT) and Program Aide (PA) courses.  These courses enable girls to learn more about working with younger girls while developing their own leadership skills.  

Studio 2B Program Leadership Activities Team

The Studio 2B Program Leadership Activities Team (SPLAT) is another way teen girls can meet and help plan the events in which they will participate.  SPLAT meets monthly, where they plan and carry out a wide variety of events for themselves and for other Girl Scouts within the council.

The majority of girls who remain active in Girl Scouting through their middle and high school years are leaders in their schools, places of religion and the communities in which they live.  The skills acquired as a younger Girl Scout are valuable, but a girl is never too old to become a Girl Scout.  Girls who join at a later time in their lives find they are soon caught up in the enthusiasm of helping others learning new skills and meeting new friends.

Links to More Information

• Outreach Programs

• Adult Development

• Summer Camp

• Cookie and Nut Programs

• Programs

• Teen Girl Scout On Line Forms

• Just for Girls

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Girl Scouts of Santiam Council a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization