2023 Spring Program Guide

Getting Started!

Using the Guide

In the guide, you’ll find information about programs designed for girls, families, and adults We offer opportunities across North Florida, from Jacksonville to Pensacola and everywhere in between!

Let girls take the lead! Help her find the experiences that are just right for her

Once you pick the programs she wants to attend, register online at girlscoutsgateway.org/events.

Remember: Girl Scouts is about progression! If your Junior Girl Scout sees a program she’d love but it’s only available to Seniors and Ambassadors, remind her that if she sticks with Girl Scouting, she’ll be able to do that program soon and more!

Girls can attend events as a troop, on their own, or with their whole family. You’ll see which events are open to different groups throughout the guide.

Important Note: You must register for events to attend, unless otherwise noted. If you need assistance with the registration process, call us at (877) 7645237.

Symbols for the Program Guide

Daisies, Grades K-1

Brownies, Grades 2-3

Juniors, Grades 4-5

Cadettes, Grades 6-8

Seniors, Grades 9-10

Ambassadors, Grades 11-12

Volunteers

Cancellation and Refund Policy

For events:

• All requests must be in writing.

• Unless otherwise stated, the last day to request a refund is the closing date for registration of the specific event

For properties:

• Initial deposit is nonrefundable unless there is an extenuating circumstance, such as weather.

• Cancellations need to be received 30 days prior to the property reservation date in order to not be responsible for the entire fee.

• Cancellations received within 30 days of property reservation date will be billed at 100 percent

• In all cases of cancellation, we will attempt to

• reschedule the camping event to an alternative day or property as appropriate.

The process for refunds:

• Once written cancellation is received, the refund is processed within 1-2 business days and is credited to the payment card initially used.

• If a cash or check were used, a refund check will be issued and sent to the name and address on the original check

• If the payment was made by credit card more than 120 days prior to the request, a refund check will be issued.

• A cancellation and refund confirmation will be sent to the person making the request. Once the refund has been processed, card refunds should be received within 2-3 business days. Refund checks should be received within 5 business days

• If the cancellation period has passed, the request will be reviewed for consideration and a response of approval or denial will be sent.

• If funds for a community event have already been paid to the community, the community will receive all cancellation requests and provide any refunds.

Girl Programs

Girl Programs

Highest Awards Q&A: Money Earning and Money Matters

Jan 2

Zoom-Virtual

Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

What do you need to know about money earning? Girl Scout fundraising dos and don’ts for girls and troops of all levels. Ideas for project budgeting and record keeping.

Program Aide Training Weekend

Jan 6 – 8

Camp Kugelman – Pensacola/Alabama

Cost: $40/GS, $25/Adult

Program Aides, also known as PA's are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection. We ask that you please attend the complete weekend, which includes overnight camping from Friday - Sunday. All food, lodging and materials are included in the event registration cost.

Gold Award Bootcamp

Jan 7

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award. You'll get tools to develop your plan as you learn about the components of Highest Awards. Along the way, learn how to choose a project adviser, what is active leadership and how to build sustainability. Bring your thinking cap!

Trail Adventure Badge Workshop & Picnic

Jan 7

Coldwater Gardens – Milton Cost: $18/GS, $14/Adult

Take a hike and learn how to be a confident trail adventurer! We will learn about hiking gear, navigation, looking for plants and animals and relaxation in nature. We'll put our skills together on a fun hike through multiple ecosystems! Bring a pack lunch and have a picnic after the program and enjoy the property on your own!

Daisy Brownie Fun Day

Jan 8

Camp Kugelman – Lillian Cost: $7/GS, $2/Adult

Calling all Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies – join us at camp for a fun filled day of activities ran by Cadette Girl Scouts who just completed their Program Aide Training. As part of the training, Cadettes will incorporate their newly acquired skills for working with younger Girl Scouts during programs and events, your Girl Scouts will help them earn the final requirement of their training by participating in activities, playing outdoor games, singing songs around the campfire circle, taking a hike and even doing a cool science experiment! This event is perfect to attend on your own or with your Girl Scout troop. We hope to see you there!

Robotics 2 with Shiva Robotics Academy

Jan 11

Shiva Robotics Academy- Jacksonville Program Fees: $35/GS, $10/Adult

Girl Scouts learn Drag and Drop Block-based coding to program Sensor and Motor, and to change motor speeds, turn the robot and make the robot move forwards and backward.

Me and My Gal Campout

All GS

Jan 13 – 15

Camp Kugelman Cost: $45/GS, $70/Adult

Bring your favorite gal and explore all that camp has to offer. Show off your outdoor skills as you enjoy the camp classic like archery, kayaking, fire building, and so much more!

Girl Programs

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Jan 14

Zoom- Virtual Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

Educate and Inspire

Jan 20

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Gold Award Girl Scouts have the opportunity to share their projects beyond their local communities, and inspire others to take action!

Robotics 3 with Shiva Robotics Academy

Jan 18

Shiva Robotics Academy- Jacksonville Cost: $35/GS, $10/Adult

Girl Scouts will present their robotic model to the group, explain their robot building/coding process to others, and discuss the connection among their findings and analyze situations in real life.

GS Game Night with Florida Gators

Women's Basketball - All GS Jan 22

UF O’Connell Center - Gainesville Cost: $2/GS, $2/Adult

Join the Women Gators for a Girl Scout Game Day with a GSGC welcome message on the game board, post-game photo on the court and every girl will receive a free Florida Gator fun patch! A digital ticket sales link will be emailed to you after registration. Tickets will be an additional $2 when you order them.

Robotics 3 with Shiva Robotics Academy

Jan 25

Shiva Robotics Academy- Jacksonville Cost: $35/GS, $10/Adult

Girl Scouts present their robotic model to the group, explain their robot building/coding process to others, and discuss the connection among their findings and analyze situations in real life.

Jan 15

Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts Cost: $35/GS, $33/ Adults & Non GS Youth

Discover a whole new world at Disney’s ALADDIN, the hit Broadway musical. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.

Pay Your Own Way

Jan 25

Girl Scouts Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $5/ GS

Pay Your Own Way gives Girl Scouts a taste of the real world complete with occupation, salary, family, and bills in a hands-on simulation event. Girl Scouts will visit merchants to purchase housing, transportation, food, clothing, child care, and other wants and needs while building a budget, compelling them to make everyday life decisions about spending and saving.

Disney’s Aladdin – Broadway in Jacksonville

Girl Programs

Highest Awards Q&A: Brainstorming a Project and Creating a Project Proposal

Feb 3

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

This month, we will share ideas to help girls brainstorm community needs and identify their passions. The goal is to decide on and commit to a project with a clear target audience.

STOMP - All GS Feb 3

Phillips Center – Gainesville Cost: $41/ Ticket

STOMP is explosive, inventive, and utterly unique an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eightmember troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.

National Girls & Women in Sports Day Clinic - All GS Feb 4

University of North Florida - Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS, $0/Adult

Participate in this clinic run by female student athletes. Girls will rotate from station to station and learn the basics of each sport that will be taught by female sports teams. You will hear from the sports performance team about stretching and nutrition as well as the Taylor Leadership Institute about the importance of leadership in sports.

Book Art Bonanza

Feb 9

LeRoy Collins Leon County Eastside Branch Library - Tallahassee Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Join us for a fun and interactive book art workshop. Learn how to make your own sewn pamphlet and create pop-up book pages. Attendees will leave with the skills and handouts so they can continue creating books at home. Cadettes will have completed all the requirements for and can purchase the Book Artist Badge at the conclusion of the program.

Winnie the Pooh - All GS Feb 19

Phillips Center – Gainesville Cost: $27/ Ticket

A new adventure is coming to UFPA, Disney’s iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh… and don’t forget Tigger, too)! The characters we know and love come to life in a beautifully crafted musical stage adaptation. This beautifully fresh stage variation is told with stunning life-sized puppetry through the eyes of our favorite characters, in a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood. This performance promises to be sweet as honey for the entire family!

Girl Scout Night with Gator Gymnastics- All GS Feb 22

UF O’Connell Center - Gainesville Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

Join us for Girl Scout Night with Gator Gymnastics! Bring your Girl Scout cheer to support the number 2 collegiate team in the nation! The Gator Gymnastics team will wow with their athleticism and skill as they compete against the Kentucky Wildcats!

Highest Awards

The Girl Scout Gold Award, Silver Award, and Bronze Award prove

it takes to build a better today—and tomorrow.

All three awards give you the chance to do BIG things, while working on an issue you care about. Whether you want to plant a community garden at your school and inspire others to eat healthily for your Bronze, advocate for animal rights for your Silver, or build a career network that encourages girls to become scientists and engineers for your Gold, you’ll inspire others (and yourself).

Learn more at: girlscouts-gateway.org/HighestAwards

you’ve got what

Girl Programs

Cupid Shuffle: Me & My Guy Dance - All GS

Feb 11

Camp Kugelman – Lillian Cost: $10/GS, $10/Adult

A fun evening of dancing and other activities for girls and their significant male family member (Father, Grandpa, Uncle, etc.)Gentlemen must be at least 18 years old. A turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, green beans and dinner roll will be served along with cupcakes and refreshments. Spend a special valentine's evening with your special guy!

You’ve Got a Friend in Me

March 2

Women’s Center of Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS, $0/Adult

When it comes to making and being a good friend, there are a lot of things to think about! Friendships can be tricky to navigate at times but that’s okay. During this workshop we will talk about how to communicate with our friends, healthy versus unhealthy friendships, and when we might need to reach out for help.

Highest Awards Q&A: What is Sustainability?

March 3

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

How can I build sustainability into my project?

Learn the link between local and global projects and how to make them last after your project is complete. Strategies to be maintained at a certain level of economic growth within your project.

Gold Award Bootcamp

March 4

Virtual - Zoom

Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award. You'll get tools to develop your plan as you learn about the components of Highest Awards. Along the way, learn how to choose a project adviser, what is active leadership and how to build sustainability Bring your thinking cap!

Fast Tracks to Engineering with FAMU/FSU SWE

March 4

FSU - Tallahassee

Cost: $5/GS, $1/Adult

Come celebrate Global Engineering Day by sharing a morning with women in STEM! In this workshop, Girl Scouts will earn a Mechanical Engineering badge by learning what inventors and engineers do and even create their own race car!

Rockin’ Roller Coasters at the MOSH!

March 4

MOSH - Jacksonville Cost: $23/GS, $17/Adult

Join MOSH and our Engineers in a morning full of drops, twists, and turns in exploring all things Roller Coasters! We will put our imaginations & creativity to the test as we learn what the Engineering Design Process is and build our own roller coasters to test out.

Triple Badge Coding for Good Workshop with Kids Can Code

March 4

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $30/GS

Learn about coding basics, digital game design, and app development with Kids Can Code. Girl Scouts will practice coding in a fun and laid-back learning environment that will allow the ability to explore and expand on coding capabilities!

WIMSE Presents: A Day of Science Exploration

March 4

FSU Cawthon Hall - Tallahassee

Cost: $5/ GS, $1 / Adult

Join FSU Women in Math, Science, & Engineering for a day of science exploration, as you learn about the world around us through some fun activities. Extract DNA from strawberries, learn how computers talk, and more! Bring a packed lunch, water bottle and any snacks you would want

Girl Programs

First Aid

March 4

St. Johns, FL Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Join Flagler Health and find out what to do in an emergency so you can be prepared if the unexpected happens.

The House That She Built - All GS

March 4

Leroy Collins Public Library – Tallahassee

Cost: $2/ GS, $1/ Adult

Exploring Careers in construction is a great way to develop existing skills and discover new ones. The National Association of Women in Construction wants to empower girls to think about construction by meeting real professional women in building. The intent of this patch program is to build self-esteem and develop skills through curiosity and hands on activities.

Triple Badge Workshop: All About Cybersecurity

March 4

Challenger Learning Center – Tallahassee

Cost: $35/ GS, $12/ Adult

Cybersecurity is so important in our world today and it is at the heart of keeping girls safe online! Girls will use modern and advanced STEM technology to identify cybersecurity in real world situations. Each Girl Scout will earn all 3 level appropriate Cybersecurity badges.

Kidz Tough with Women’s Defense Company

March 5

Women’s Self Defense Company - Jacksonville Cost: $45/GS, $1/Adult

This fun and empowering children’s selfdefense program will teach your child how to recognize and respond to dangerous situations as well as realistic techniques to escape from an attempted abduction.

Fight Like a Girl with Women’s Defense Company

March 5

Women’s Self Defense Company - Jacksonville Cost: $45/GS, $45/participating adult, $1/nonparticipating Adult

Your journey in self-defense starts here! This empowering hands-on, self-defense course will bring out your inner warrior and teach you how powerful you can be in avoiding or stopping an attack. Female adults may also sign up and participate.

Triple Badge Coding for Good Workshop with Kids Can Code

March 5

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $30/GS

Learn about coding basics, digital game design, and app development with Kids Can Code. Girl Scouts will practice coding in a fun and laid-back learning environment that will allow the ability to explore and expand on coding capabilities!

Financial Planner with Bank of America

March 8

Girl Scout Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

LEAD for Women group at Bank of America will help Ambassadors plan for a future that includes real-life expenses and borrowing money. They take a deep dive into the meaning behind credit cards and loans and understand how both can impact their financial future. Ambassadors will earn their Financial Planner Badge.

Astronomy Program Aide Training

March 10

TBD, Jacksonville Cost: $15/GS

Build on the leadership and organizational skills you learned in Gateway Council's Program Aide training. Learn the science behind and how to present the activities undertaken in the Moon Girls and Sun Girls programs to be presented this spring.

Girl Programs

Sleepover with the Fish, Sharks, and Stingrays! - All GS

March 11

St. Augustine Aquarium – St. Augustine Cost: $80/GS, $80/adult

You have seen the aquarium in the daytime but at night can be a whole different experience! Many animals are nocturnal and interactive at night! Explore these animals with hands on activities. Bring your tent and sleeping bag and snooze amongst the sharks, stingrays & fish! Enjoy a continental breakfast.

Girl Scout Health Explorers

March 11

UF Health- Jacksonville

Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

Do you feel a calling to give back or have an interest in pursuing a career in medicine?! This program is for you! Girl Scouts will join UF Health and experience different healthcare careers! This is a hands-on program that includes hands only CPR and Stop the Bleed.

Animal Encounter with EPIC Outreach

March 11

EPIC Outreach- Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

Visit One EPIC Farm to meet rescued farm animals like horses, pigs, and chickens. Enjoy a farm tour, meet and greet with the animals, and a themed art activity.

Girl Scout Game Night with the Pensacola Ice Flyers - All GS

March 11

Pensacola Bay Center - Pensacola Cost: $23/ GS, $23/ Adult

Join Pensacola Ice Flyers for Girl Scout Game Night! The night will include a Gateway Council video board shout out, an on-ice photo after the game, and holding the Pre-Game Flag (this if for the first 40 girls to register). If we have more than 30 registered everyone will receive a free hat!

Ready Set Hike!

March 11

Ponte Vedra Beach $10/GS, $10/Adult

Ready Set Hike events are designed for Cadette scouts to work toward their Cadette Trailblazer badge. Senior and Ambassador Scouts and adults are also invited to attend for conditioning or just to get outdoors. This hike will be at least 5 miles long.

Trail Adventure Hike

March 11

Ponte Vedra Beach Cost: $10/GS, $10/Adult

Trail Adventure Hikes are designed for Junior scouts to step into the wilderness and work toward their Junior Trailblazer badge. Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Scouts and adults are also invited to attend to gain hiking experience or just to get outdoors. This hike will be at least 3 miles long.

Spring Break Resident Camp Week

March 12 - 17

Camp Kugelman -Lillian Cost: $350/GS

Come be a part of our first ever Spring Break Resident Camp at Camp Kugelman! You will play games, cook over a campfire, do crafts, and of course have FUN! You don't want to miss out on this week of Spring Break Camp!

Nailed It!

March 12

Nailed It DIY Studio- Jacksonville Cost: $26/GS

Earn your woodworking badge while learning new skills and having a blast. Using raw wood materials, power tools, and paint you will build a wood project with your own two hands! A Cadette Woodworker Badge or Fun Patch will be provided for each registered Girl Scout girl at the conclusion of the program.

Girl Programs

Pay Your Own Way

March 15

Girl Scouts Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $5/ GS

Pay Your Own Way gives Girl Scouts a taste of the real world complete with occupation, salary, family, and bills in a hands-on simulation event. Girl Scouts will visit merchants to purchase housing, transportation, food, clothing, child care, and other wants and needs while building a budget, compelling them to make everyday life decisions about spending and saving.

Entertainment Technology Workshop with Mad Science CFL

March 19

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $16/GS, $18/non-GS youth

Girl Scouts will learn about the optical illusions of movie images, create their own thaumatrope, and become a foley artist!

Budget Basics with VyStar Credit Union

March 23

Girl Scout Headquarters – Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

Join us to learn more about saving money and spending in a smart way. We’ll discuss wants versus needs and how a savings account can help you reach your goal.

Practice Makes Perfect

March 23

Women’s Center of Jacksonville Cost: $5/ GS, $0/Adult

The more we practice setting and respecting boundaries with others in our lives, the easier it will be for us to have some amazing lifelong friendships! During this workshop we will talk about different kinds of boundaries, when and how to establish them, who you might need to set boundaries with, and how to say what you want.

Educate and Inspire

March 24

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Gold Award Girl Scouts have the opportunity to share their projects beyond their local communities, and inspire others to take action!

Pizza Party with Jax Cooking Studio!

March 25

Jacksonville Cooking Studio- Jacksonville Cost: $50/GS, $50/Adult

Put on your chef's hat and create a delicious meal from scratch! Each attendee will make a pizza, salad, and spring cookies following the chef’s direction. Enjoy your tasty creations for lunch!

Ceramics with MOCA

March 25

Museum of Contemporary Art - Jacksonville Cost: $15/GS, $10 Adult Learn about the history of ceramics art and how it is made before visiting the studio to create your own piece to take home.

Space Pioneers at the MOSH!

March 25

MOSH - Jacksonville Cost: $23/GS, $17/Adult

Take an intergalactic road trip with MOSH! We’ll discover the planets, learn what constellations we can see at night, and travel throughout the galaxy, all while staying comfortably Earth-bound in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium here at the Museum. Scouts will have hands-on activities to explore our solar system and the constellations.

Girl Programs

Triple Badge Coding for

March 25

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $30/GS

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Workshop with Kids Can Code

Full Throttle Engineering & Racing

March 25

Learn about coding basics, digital game design, and app development with Kids Can Code. Girl Scouts will earn three badges writing JavaScript code and using the VidCode platform. Girls will practice coding in a fun and laid-back learning environment that will allow the ability to explore and expand on coding capabilities!

Engineering For Speed

March 25

Virtual Cost: $35/ GS, $5/ Adult Teamwork is key to NASCAR. Daisy and Brownies can work together in the blended program to earn three badges. Girl Scouts will explore how and why cars are designed and their purpose by examining parts and pieces and creating their own car design. Learn about assembly lines and how cars are manufactured at a race team and factory. Test your engineering skills to build a car based on their scout level. Then race your cars to see if you can set or beat the NASCAR Hall of Fame track record.

Virtual Cost: $35/ GS, $5/ Adult Teamwork is key to NASCAR. Designed for speed, race cars can drive at up to 200 mph. Juniors explore race cars and streetcars to discover design, science, engineering, and manufacturing, earning 3 badges. Juniors step into the roles of engineer, designer, and aerodynists. Throughout the 60-minute session, scouts will create their cars through each step of the program, from concept to build, to racing. Girl Scouts will need to draw on their knowledge of science, including forces in motion and energy.

Car Care 101 with Mercedes Benz

March 25

Mercedes Benz - Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

Girl Scouts will learn about basic car maintenance, vehicle safety, and what to do in case of an emergency in this fun and hands-on workshop!

Girl Programs

Star Party! - All GS

March 25

Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park - Jacksonville

Cost: $5/GS, $1/adult, $7/non-GS youth, $3/non-GS adult

Join us for a Star Party! There will be several fun star and moon-based activities, Girl Scouts can make a SWAP to commemorate the event, and (of course) observe the stars and moon! Members of the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society will be there with their telescopes so you can see stars, planets, the Moon, and interesting sky objects until 10:30 PM.

Think Like an Engineer Journey in a Day

March 27

Emerald Coast Science Center – Fort Walton Beach Cost: $50/ GS, $5/ Adult

In this exciting and engaging workshop, you will discover how female engineers solved problems and made big impacts. Then you will get to use your own creativity to complete 3 fun engineering challenges. You will be inspired, motivated, and entertained. Snacks, lunch, materials included.

Girl Code with Black Knight

March 29

Black Knight - Jacksonville

Cost: $5/ GS, $0/ Adult Come learn coding basics and how women are continuing to lead in STEM for Women’s History Month.

Phin Phield Day at JU

March 31

Jacksonville University - Jacksonville Cost: $30/GS

You will experience firsthand, a Dolphin Field Day by participating in teams, a historical game, scientific game, finding fun in fiction and a Grand PHINALE that will have a relay race. Cadettes will participate and recognize how to organize teams and events for an exciting, do it yourself field day.

Me & My Guy Campout - All GS

March 31 - April 2

Camp Kugelman – Lillian Cost: $50/ GS, $50/ Adult

Show your guy (e.g., dad, grandpa, uncle, etc.) (18+ years old) what it means to be a Girl Scout! Lead him through all your favorite camp activities, like swimming and kayaking in Perdido Bay, take a night walk on the bay and end the night with s'mores and a campfire. you can even sow off your archery skills! This campout will be one that both of you will remember forever!

Space Pioneers at the MOSH!

April 1

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $5/GS, $1/Adult

Explore the importance of wildflowers for pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Discover some common Florida wildflowers and plant seeds to nurture and promote nature’s beauty and development. Learn how pollination works between plants and animals.

Triple Cybersecurity Workshop with Kids Can Code

April 1

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $30/GS

Earn all three Cybersecurity badges the Kids Can Code way! Girl Scouts will have a blast as they participate in interactive cybersecurity activities.

Double Badge/Double Fun – Coding For Good Workshop

April 1

Challenger Learning Center – Tallahassee

Cost: $30/ GS, $12/ Adult

Girls will learn about computers, programming, sequences, and important female historical figures while coding devices provided by the Challenger Learning Center. Each Girl Scout will earn both Coding Basics and Digital Game Design badges.

Girl Programs

Creative Sustainability

April 2

UF- Gainesville Cost: Free

Become an eco friendly artist with the help of the sisters at Kappa Delta! In this program Girl Scouts will explore the world of sustainability and the arts!

Kidz Tough with Women’s Defense Company

April 2

Women’s Self Defense Company - Jacksonville Cost: $45/GS, $1/Adult

This fun and empowering children’s self-defense program will teach your child how to recognize and respond to dangerous situations as well as realistic techniques to escape from an attempted abduction.

Fight Like a Girl with Women’s Defense Company

April 2

Women’s Self Defense Company - Jacksonville Cost: $45/GS, $45/participating adult, $1/nonparticipating Adult

Your journey in self-defense starts here! This empowering hands-on, self-defense course will bring out your inner warrior and teach you how powerful you can be in avoiding or stopping an attack. Female adults may also sign up and participate.

Triple Cybersecurity Workshop with Kids Can Code

April 2

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $30/GS

Earn all three Cybersecurity badges the Kids Can Code way! Girl Scouts will have a blast as they participate in interactive cybersecurity activities.

Model and Racecar Design Workshop with Mad Science CFL

April 2

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $16/GS, $18/non-GS youth

Girl Scouts will learn about friction and motion as they brainstorm, build, and test model cars and tracks!

My Dream Budget with VyStar Credit Union

April 6

Girl Scout Headquarters – Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

How do you think your lifestyle choices will impact your future budget? Let’s talk about your day-today life, your plan to give back to the community, and how it can impact your future.

Highest Awards Q&A: All You Need Are SPARKS!

April 7

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

This month's topic is SPARKS start, plan, action, record, keep at it, schedule and your Highest Awards action plan. Got a great idea and ready to pit your plan in action? Your project proposal is your blueprint to a successful project.

Special Agent Academy with the FBI

April 7

FBI - Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

Join the elite status of Girl Scout Special Agent as you explore forensic science and criminal psychology with the help of FBI Special Agents. Cadette Girl Scouts will use their investigative mind to take on the many roles of a special agent: detective, scientist, psychologist, enforcer of the law They will learn about STEM career opportunities within the FBI and what it takes to join the nation’s top law enforcement and intelligence organization.

Now is the time to share the love of Girl Scouts! New and lapsed members can kick start their Girl Scout experience for just $25. With Girl Scouts, she can be herself, have fun with friends, and change the world! Plus, when you encourage a friend to sign up, you can receive an awesome recruiter patch by submitting their name to us at customercare@girlscouts-gateway.org

Girl Programs

Mechanical Engineering Workshop

April 8

Fernandina Beach Little House –

Fernandina Beach Cost: $30/GS, $1/adult

Let Meghan Hulzebos, our STEM Program Manager, teach you how to think like an engineer! Juniors will build a balloon car, crane, and paddle boat in this triple badge workshop.

Program Aide Training

April 14

Camp Kateri Cost: $45/GS, $30/Adult Program Aides, also known as PAs, are CSA Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection.

Program Aide Training

My Money Plan with Bank of America

April 12

Girl Scout Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

With LEAD for Women Group at Bank of America where Juniors will have the opportunity to work on the requirements for your My Money Plan Badge! Discover what it means to earn an income and how to make it grow by saving and investing.

April 14 - 16

Camp Kugelman – Lillian Cost: $40/ GS, $25/ Adult Program Aides, also known as PA's are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training weekend enables girls to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection. We ask that you please attend the complete weekend, which includes overnight camping from Friday - Sunday. All food, lodging and materials are included in the event registration cost.

Build an Electromagnet & MagLab Tour

April 13

MagLab – Tallahassee

Cost: $5/ GS, $2/ Adult

Start with a tour of the Magnet Lab and then combining items commonly found in and around your house, you can create an electromagnet. Girls are given the items and the basic directions for creating an electromagnet that is strong enough to pick up paper clips. They are then encouraged to modify their magnets and note the effects that each change brings to the strength of the magnet.

Walk on the Wild Side April 15

North Florida Wildlife Center – Lamont Cost: $25/ GS, $22/ Adult Come walk among some amazing wildlife and learn about some of our endangered species. Girls will get to have an encounter with our lemurs and kangaroo and learn from an educated staff member as you explore our facility.

Walk on the Wild Side April 15

North Florida Wildlife Center – Lamont Cost: $25/ GS, $22/ Adult Come walk among some amazing wildlife and learn about some of our endangered species. Girls will get to have an encounter with our lemurs and kangaroo and learn from an educated staff member as you explore our facility.

Girl Programs

April 15

MOSH - Jacksonville Cost: $23/GS, $17/Adult

Take an intergalactic road trip with MOSH! We’ll discover the planets, learn what constellations we can see at night, and travel throughout the galaxy, all while staying comfortably Earth-bound in the BryanGooding Planetarium here at the Museum. Scouts will have hands-on activities to explore our solar system and the constellations.

S.T.E.A.M. with MOCA April 15

Museum of Contemporary ArtJacksonville Cost: $15/GS, $10/ Adult

In this workshop, girls will learn about how artists incorporate scientific methods and mathematical principles into their creative processes to produce one of a kind artworks.

Spring Fling with the Jacksonville Icemen

April 16

Veterans Memorial Arena - Jacksonville Cost: $18/ GS, $16/ Adults and Non GS Youth

Join us for our Spring Fling with the Jacksonville Icemen! On Sunday, April 16th in an arena full of Girl Scout green Girl Scouts will cheer on the Icemen as they take on the Solar Bears! Bring your troop, family, and friends for an afternoon full of Girl Scout fun! Prior to the game we will have a Spring Fling festival outside the arena with treats, games, and fun interactive activities!

Animal Encounter with EPIC Outreach

April 15

EPIC Outreach- Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

Visit One EPIC Farm to meet rescued farm animals like horses, pigs, and chickens. Enjoy a farm tour, meet and greet with the animals, and a themed art activity.

Daisy & Brownie Fun Day

April 16

Camp Kateri Cost: $ 10/GS, $1/ Adult

Calling all Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies – join us a camp for a fun filled day of activities ran by Cadette Girl Scouts who just completed their Program Aide Training. Girls will have a fun filled day together participating in activities, playing outdoor games, singing songs around the campfire circle, taking a hike and even doing a cool science experiment! The fun will start and end with a ceremony and is perfect to attend on your own or with your Girl Scout troop. We hope to see you there!

Daisy & Brownie Fun Day

April 16

Camp Kugelman – Lillian Cost: $ 7/GS, $1/ Adult

Calling all Daisies and Brownies! Join our newly trained Program Aides at Camp Kugelman as they lead you through games, crafts, songs, and a cool STEM experiment! PAs, are Girl Scouts who plan and lead activities and events for younger girls. This training event enables the PAs to explore their leadership through participation in hands-on activities, skill building, and reflection.

Space Pioneers at the MOSH!

Our Girl Scouts go on amazing adventures every day! We know that they have tons of stories and experiences to share with us and the rest of the Girl Scout community and want to hear from you!

Share Your Story

Share with us all the super awesome things your troop, girl or volunteer has been up to lately and your story could be featured in our blog, social media, newsletters and more!

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Girl Programs

Triple Cybersecurity Workshop with Kids Can Code

April 16

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $30/GS

Earn all three Cybersecurity badges the Kids Can Code way! Girl Scouts will have a blast as they participate in interactive cybersecurity activities.

Nailed It!

April 16

Nailed It DIY Studio- Jacksonville Cost: $26/GS

Earn your woodworking badge while learning new skills and having a blast. Using raw wood materials, power tools, and paint you will build a wood project with your own two hands! A Cadette Woodworker Badge or Fun Patch will be provided for each registered Girl Scout girl at the conclusion of the program.

The Secret Life of Pets with the Jacksonville Humane Society

April 22

Jacksonville Cost: $7/GS, $1/ Adult

Learn how to choose the pet that's right for you or find out how to take the best care of a pet you already have with the Jacksonville Humane Society.

Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates WorkshopAll GS

April 22

St. Augustine Aquarium – St. Augustine Cost: $18/GS, $10/Adult

Some sea animals have bones and some have none. What is the difference between them and how does it impact how they live, move, and eat? Discover the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates and even observe a dissection of a boney fish and squid!

Detective and Special Agent Workshop with Mad Science CFL

April 20

Tallahassee State Capitol – Tallahasee

Take a day to learn about advocacy and legislation. Join your sister Girl Scouts from around the state and discover the issues impacting girls in our community; connect with community resources to research the issue(s) that interest you and take action by meeting with your legislator to discuss the issue(s) important to you.

Girl Scout Game Night with Pensacola Blue Wahoos - All GS

April 22

Pensacola Bay Center – Pensacola Cost: $23.50/ GS, $15.50/ Adult

Join the Pensacola Blue Wahoos for a Girl Scout Night! Tickets include pregame parade, postgame movie, Girl Scout tickets also include hotdog, chips, and drink, and Girl Scout Night Patch!

April 23

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $16/GS, $18/non-GS youth

Go undercover and see what it takes to be a real detective or crime scene investigator! Learn about fingerprints, handwriting analysis, blood spatter, and invisible messages.

Girl Scout Day at the Capitol

Girl Scout Day at the Capitol!

Annual Meeting

Saturday, April 22

FSU Alumni Center, Tallahassee

There will be a virtual option to attend. A formal agenda and notice of meeting will be sent to all GSGC members closer to the meeting. Stay tuned for more information!

Girl Programs

Mean Girls – Broadway in Jacksonville

April 28

Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts

Cost: $39/ GS, $38/ Adult and Non GS Youth

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

Super Girl Self Defense

April 29

Integrated Martial Arts – Tallahassee Cost: $20/ GS, $25/ Adult

Learn how to avoid dangerous situations and how to fight back against an attacker. Gain confidence and discover your power. Be your own Superhero!

Kayaking Tour

April 29

TNT Hide-A-Way – Crawfordville Cost: $55/ GS, $55/ Adult

April 28 - 30

Camp Longleaf – Freeport

Cost: $500 per Cabin

Come spend a weekend cabin camping with your Girl Scout sisters. You will rent a cabin that sleeps 10 people (all bunk bed style). A minimum of 1 Adult must stay in each cabin. You will take a night hike with Biophilia Staff. Each group will supply their own food and activities. This is a weekend of fun and friendship!

Moon Girls

April 29

TBD, Jacksonville

Cost: $18/GS, $5/Adult

So often our children point out the Moon to us as we busily go about life Just what is that ball of rock, or is it really cheese? Our Moon Girls program begins to explain the attributes we see when we look at the Moon. A hands-on examination of the rocks of the Moon and the cratering process. Why we see the different shapes of the Moon. Eclipses and why is it a blood Moon? You will have a chance to ask your questions too! We will have telescopic viewing of the Moon if weather permits!

Paddle the Wakulla River with professional guides for a 3 mile trip to observe manatees and wildlife in the Wakulla River. cost includes kayak rental, guide, shuttle, and fun patch.

Designing Robots Workshop with Mad Science CFL

April 30

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $16/GS, $18/non-GS youth

Girl Scouts will brainstorm, design, and create a robot in this fun workshop!

Pay Your Own Way

May 3

Girl Scouts Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $5/ GS

Pay Your Own Way gives Girl Scouts a taste of the real world complete with occupation, salary, family, and bills in a hands-on simulation event. Girl Scouts will visit merchants to purchase housing, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, and other wants and needs while building a budget, compelling them to make everyday life decisions about spending and saving.

Cabin Camping Weekend at Camp Longleaf

Girl Programs

Financial Freedom with VyStar Credit Union

May 4

Girl Scout Headquarters- Jacksonville

Cost: $5/GS

Do you like earning money? Let’s discuss smart spending and purchase power so that you can keep more of what you earn. We’ll cover tips on good saving patterns and establishing credit responsibly.

Highest Awards Q&A: Money Earning and Money Matters

May 5

Virtual-Zoom

Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

What do you need to know about money earning?

Girl Scout fundraising dos and don’ts for girls and troops of all levels. Ideas for project budgeting and record keeping.

Kayaking Tour

May 5

TNT Hide-A-Way – Crawfordville

Cost: $55/ GS, $55/ Adult Bring your camera for the panorama of colors as the sun sets and the moon rises while you paddle down the Wakulla River to St Marks. Guided by professional guides take your time to observe the wildlife and beauty. Cost includes kayak rental, guide, shuttle, and fun patch.

Gold Award Bootcamp

May

6

Virtual-Zoom

Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

This Highest Awards training is highly recommended for girls interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award. You'll get tools to develop your plan as you learn about the components of Highest Awards. Along the way, learn how to choose a project adviser, what is active leadership and how to build sustainability. Bring your thinking cap!

Cadette’s New Cuisine Cooking Class

May 6

Jacksonville Cooking Studio- Jacksonville Cost: $50/GS, $50/Adult

Girl Scouts will cook up four dishes from across time and distance and find out where their taste buds want to travel. Under the direction of a professional chef, Cadette’s will chop, saute, and bake their way to earning the New Cuisine badge.

Marine Biologist for a Day

May 6

St. Augustine Aquarium – St. Augustine Cost: $35/GS, $35/participating Adult, $10/nonparticipating Adult

Go behind the scenes and spend a day with a Marine Biologist and see what it’s like to walk in their shoes (or FLIPPERS) Learn how they take care of the animals, equipment, water quality, what they studied in school and learned about the water! Get an inside view into the ocean! Adults have the option to join in the adventure or just observe.

Swimming with Mermaids

May 6

St. Augustine Aquarium – St. Augustine Cost: $35/GS, $35/participating Adult, $10/non-participating Adult Snorkel with mermaids amongst 200 colorful Reef Fish and Stingrays! They will give you a guided tour of the marine life in the Florida Reef Habitat. All gear is provided for your adventure, but participants need to bring a bathing suit and a towel. Adults may join in on the adventure or observe.

Kidz Tough with Women’s Defense Company

May

7

Women’s Self Defense Company - Jacksonville Cost: $45/GS, $1/Adult

This fun and empowering children’s self-defense program will teach your child how to recognize and respond to dangerous situations as well as realistic techniques to escape from an attempted abduction.

Girl Programs

Fight Like a Girl with Women’s Defense Company

May 7

Women’s Self Defense CompanyJacksonville Cost: $45/GS, $45/participating Adult, $1/nonparticipating Adult

Your journey in self-defense starts here! This empowering hands-on, self-defense course will bring out your inner warrior and teach you how powerful you can be in avoiding or stopping an attack. Female Adults may also sign up and participate.

Nailed It!

May 7

Nailed It DIY Studio- Jacksonville Cost: $26/GS

Earn your woodworking badge while learning new skills and having a blast. Using raw wood materials, power tools, and paint you will build a wood project with your own two hands! A Cadette Woodworker Badge or Fun Patch will be provided for each registered Girl Scout girl at the conclusion of the program.

My Financial Power with Bank of America

May 10

Girl Scout Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS

LEAD for Women group at Bank of America will help Seniors discover all the ways they can create financial stability, such as building wealth, making wise career choices, and being aware of investment risks. Seniors will earn their My Financial Power Badge.

2nd Annual She & Me Campout - All GS

May 12 - 14

Camp Kugelman – Lillian

Cost: $50 Girl Scout / $50 Adult

Join us for our 2nd annual she and me campout and spend some quality fun time with your special girl. Crafts, outdoor movie, games, take a dip in the pool (weather permitting), kayak on Perdido Bay (at least 1 watercraft certified Adult will be required for this activity). Let's celebrate the special she and me relationships during this weekend event!

Aquatics Weekend 1 Aquatic Leader Aid

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $35 / GS

Older girls gain confidence in their aquatic and leadership skills as they share their knowledge with younger girls. An assessment of skill level and proficiency each weekend allows ALAs to progress into an assistant instructor role. Girls progress through this leadership experience at their own pace, with the guidance and support of Aquatics instructors.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Archery

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Spend the weekend aiming for the target! Use a bow and arrow as you learn proper technique, play games, and try tricks of the trade. Sunday morning, test your skills by participating in a tournament to earn the Archery training strip.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 1

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Spend the weekend learning the basic canoe strokes and concepts of canoeing safety. This weekend will be packed full of amazing tips and tricks to help you become a skilled canoer, including many different strokes, how to get in and out, and how to handle a capsized canoe. Enjoy beautiful Hankley Lake, while learning basic canoe skills and play Canoe Tag!

Aquatics Weekend 1 Canoe 2

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Come back for round two as you become proficient in paddling strokes and maneuvers you learned in Canoeing 1 (Intro to Canoeing), then learn new strokes and sweeps to strengthen your skills. Eat lunch on the lake, in your canoe and take a nice refreshing swim in Hankley Lake!

Girl Programs

Aquatics Weekends 1 & 2 Canoe 3

May 12

Camp Kateri Cost: $85 / GS, $85 / Adult

Ready to take your canoe skills to the next level! Join us for a two weekend course. First weekend you will brush up on skills learned in Canoe 1 and 2 , then discover new strokes and deep-water entry maneuvers! You will end out the weekend preparing for your day trip down the river on the second weekend of this course. The river is chosen by aquatics instructors.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Kayak 1

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Grab your paddles and meet us lakeside to learn all about kayaking! You will learn the basic strokes, how to get in and out properly, how to wet exit your kayak, and of course all the safety points and gear needed to be successful on the water. Join in the fun as you take a tour of McCarthy Lake and find out what Dead Fish Polo is all about!

Aquatics Weekends 1 & 2 Kayak 2

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $85 / GS, $85 / Adult

Take your kayak skills to the next level during this two-weekend course. Refine your skills on weekend 1, then take a day trip to a river during the second weekend. The river is chosen by aquatics instructors.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Sailing 1

May 12

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Set sail on McCarthy Lake as you learn the basics of sailing. Find out how to read the wind, tack and jibe, and, most importantly have fun! Run a course in our Optimus Prams and feel the wind in your sails.

Aquatics Weekend 1 Sailing 2

May 12

Camp Kateri Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Expand your sailing and teamwork skills as you guide a Laser through the water during this one weekend course. Learn how to rig a Laser on your own and join in a regatta as you solidify your skills.

Animal Encounter with EPIC Outreach

May 13

EPIC Outreach- Jacksonville Cost: $5/GS, $5/Adult

Celebrate Be Kind to Animals week by visiting One EPIC Farm Enjoy a farm tour, meet, and greet with the animals, and a themed art activity.

Mommy & Me, Yoga & Tea Party

May 13

M Body Studio – Jacksonville Cost: $40/GS, $40/Adult

Come explore movement, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness with your little ones in a fun and creative way. After class petit fours, tea sandwiches, and small favors will be provided.

VyStar Tower Tour

May 17

VyStar Headquarters- Jacksonville Cost: $0/ GS, $0/ Adult

Have you ever considered a career in the financial industry? Join us for a tour of the VyStar Tower. We’ll share insight into various career opportunities.

Girl Programs

Aquatics Weekend 2 Aquatic Leader Aid

May 19

Camp Kateri

Cost: $35 / GS

Older girls gain confidence in their aquatic and leadership skills as they share their knowledge with younger girls. An assessment of skill level and proficiency each weekend allows ALAs to progress into an assistant instructor role. Girl’s progress through this leadership experience at their own pace, with the guidance and support of Aquatics instructors.

Aquatics Weekend 2 Archery

May

19

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Spend the weekend aiming for the target! Use a bow and arrow as you learn proper technique, play games, and try tricks of the trade. Sunday morning, test your skills by participating in a tournament to earn the Archery training strip.

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 1

May 19

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Spend the weekend learning the basic canoe strokes and concepts of canoeing safety. This weekend will be packed full of amazing tips and tricks to help you become a skilled canoer, including many different strokes, how to get in and out, and how to handle a capsized canoe. Enjoy beautiful Hankley Lake, while learning basic canoe skills and play Canoe Tag!

Aquatics Weekend 2 Canoe 2

May 19

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Come back for round two as you become proficient in paddling strokes and maneuvers you learned in Canoeing 1 (Intro to Canoeing), then learn new strokes and sweeps to strengthen your skills. Eat lunch on the lake, in your canoe and take a nice refreshing swim in Hankley Lake!

Aquatics Weekend 2 Kayak 1

May 19

Camp Kateri

Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Grab your paddles and meet us lakeside to learn all about kayaking! You will learn the basic strokes, how to get in and out properly, how to wet exit your kayak, and of course all the safety points and gear needed to be successful on the water. Join in the fun as you take a tour of McCarthy Lake and find out what Dead Fish Polo is all about!

Aquatics Weekend 2 Sailing 1

May 19

Camp Kateri Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Set sail on McCarthy Lake as you learn the basics of sailing. Find out how to read the wind, tack and jibe, and, most importantly have fun! Run a course in our Optimus Prams and feel the wind in your sails.

Aquatics Weekend 2 Sailing 2

May 19

Camp Kateri Cost: $50 / GS, $50 / Adult

Expand your sailing and teamwork skills as you guide a Laser through the water during this one weekend course. Learn how to rig a Laser on your own and join in a regatta as you solidify your skills.

Painting at MOCA

May 20

Museum of Contemporary Art Cost: $15/GS, $10/Adult

Develop your skills as an artist by learning about mixing color, observation, various paints, and then putting it all together to paint your own masterpiece.

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council Girl Media Team

Auditions details coming soon!

The GSGC Girl Media Team is for girls who thrive behind or in front of the camera. Girls who have big dreams of being news anchors, journalists, YouTubers, graphic designers, and writers.

The Girl Media Team is a special-interest group open to Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors.

Girls across our council receive special training in all-things media, empowering them to be the official reporters for council and community events and officially represent GSGC as they share our stories with the Girl Scout community and the world.

Members serve as the faces and voices of GSGC in various media outlets. As a member of the GSGC Girl Media Team you will:

•Interview with the media and attend press events.

•Volunteer at Girl Scout booths at public events.

•Participate in focus groups.

•Write articles and shoot photos/videos.

Girl Programs

GS Night with the Jacksonville Sharks

May 20

VyStar Veterans Memorial ArenaJacksonville

Cost: $30/ GS, $30/ Adult

Calling all Girl Scouts and families for a fun filled night with the Jacksonville Sharks! Girl Scouts will kick the evening off with alongside the Sharks Dance Team for a one-of-a-kind pregame experience. Girl Scouts will receive a warm welcome with a message over the PA and a feature on the Jumbotron. Each participant will receive a Lower Bowl Endzone Ticket, $10.00 Sharks Bucks for Food, Drink, or Merchandise, exclusive Sharks Hat, Special Edition Sharks Scout Patch, and Autograph Session after the game.

Eco Badge Cabin Camping Weekend

May 26 - 28

Camp Longleaf – Freeport Cost: $500 per cabin

Come spend a weekend cabin camping with your Girl Scout sisters. You will rent a cabin that sleeps 10 people, (8 girls and 2 Adults - all bunk bed style). A minimum of 1 Adult must stay in each cabin. You will earn your Eco Badge with Biophilia Staff. Each group will supply their own food and activities outside of the badge workshops. This is a badge weekend you don't want to miss!

Animal and Dinosaur Habitats

May 27

MOSH - Jacksonville Cost: $23/GS, $17/Adult

Join the experts at MOSH and explore wild animals and their habitats. We will look at different animals and their habitats in the FNC (Florida Naturalist Center) and explore what an animal needs in a habitat to survive. Scouts will have hands-on experience in creating their own animal houses. We will also explore the new Dinosaur traveling exhibit to examine extinct animals and their habitats.

Sun Girls

May 27

TBD, Jacksonville Cost: $18/GS, $5/Adult

The source of green plant's energy and sun tans. Our own special star. We examine our Sun's output, called radiation. Its colors, energies and what those colors can mean. How can we easily detect the Ultraviolet light that causes our sun tan? Is the Sun actually on fire? We will look into the Sun's special properties. You will have a chance to ask your questions too! We will have safe telescopic viewing of the Sun if weather permits!

Sleepover with the Jumbo Shrimp - All GS May 27

Jacksonville Cost: $25/GS, $25 Adult

Take me out to the ballgame and cheer on our Jumbo Shrimp baseball team. After the game enjoy fireworks and a night of fun including a movie. Concessions will be available for purchase.

All About Stingrays! - All GS June 3

St. Augustine Aquarium – St. Augustine Cost: $18/GS, $10/Adult

Learn everything you want to know about stingrays! From what they eat and where they live in the ocean, to their anatomy and measure them, you’ll find out lots of new information about our ocean friends. After you’ve learned all about stingrays, you’ll get up close with them as you feed and touch them!

Adult Program

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Jan 14

Virtual - Zoom

Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and noncrisis situations.

First Aid/CPR/AED Certification

March 3

Panama City Beach

$45/GS, $45/adult

This course will prepare you to recognize and provide care in a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants; the course meets OSHA/workplace requirements.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

March 18

Virtual - Zoom

Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

Lifeguard Certification

April 14

Camp Kateri

Cost: $125/GS, $125/Adult

Provides participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses. Participants who successfully complete the Lifeguarding course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for 2 years.

Gateway Camp Training

April 14

Camp Kateri Cost: $45/Adult, $45/youth 16+ In this fun and exciting camp training, you will be introduced to all things camping, from preparing your girls for the outdoor experience, to planning and budgeting for the overnight trip, as well as learning some easy outdoor cooking skills and recipes.

Adult Programs

First Aid/CPR/AED Certification

April 15

Freeport $45/GS, $45/Adult

This course will prepare you to recognize and provide care in a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants; the course meets OSHA/workplace requirements.

OTEX Canoe Instructor

May 5

Camp Kateri $70/GS, $70/Adult

We tell girls to step outside their comfort zone so step outside of yours too and join us for OTEX to build your skills and help get more girls outdoors! The Outdoor Training Extravaganza is an annual weekend for volunteers and older Girl Scouts with the mission of all participants receiving training in an outdoor skill. This course is for learning canoe skills.

OTEX Gateway Council Kayak

May 5

Camp Kateri

$70/GS, $70/Adult

Instructor

OTEX Gateway Camp Training

May 5

Camp Kateri $45/Girl Scout, $45/Adult

In this fun and exciting camp training, you will be introduced to all things camping, from preparing your girls for the outdoor experience, to planning and budgeting for the overnight trip, as well as learning some easy outdoor cooking skills and recipes.

Participants will learn basic kayaking skills for water safety, paddle strokes, self-rescue, and assisted rescue skills as well as effective teaching techniques.

OTEX ACA Paddle Sport Facilitator

May 5

Camp Kateri

$90/GS, $90/Adult (50.00 paid to GSGC and 40.00 paid to ACA for membership fees)

This certification builds on the same skills taught to Gateway Council Kayak Instructor's but provides a Nationally recognized certification listed in Safety Activity Checkpoints. Adult Volunteers certified as PSFs can take girls (B, J, C, S, A) kayaking on flat, calm, lakes near shore.

OTEX

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Training

May 5

Camp Kateri $25/GS, $25/Adult (+ the 40.00 USA Archery online exam fee paid directly to USA Archery)

We tell girls to step outside of their comfort zone – so step outside of yours too and join us at Camp Kateri to build your archery skills and gain your USA Archery Level 1 certification.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

May 23

Virtual - Zoom Cost: $0/GS, $0/Adult

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.