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Keep the Girl Scout spirit strong, no matter where you are. Planning virtual meetings can feel quite different from the in-person meetings we’re used to: can you successfully engage your girls through their screens? Can you keep your troop’s favorite traditions going virtually? The answer is yes! Use this sample agenda to prepare for your virtual meeting wherever their “meeting spaces” may be.
Sample Virtual Meeting Agenda Welcome (5 minutes)
Prep For Your Next meeting (5 Minutes)
• Give girls a few minutes to join the meeting and chat with each other before the official meeting begins.
• If the girls will complete an activity on their own, explain what they’ll need to do. • Looking for feedback on what to do next? This is a great time to poll the girls!
Ground Rules (5 minutes) • Review the ground rules or use this time create list together.
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• Wind down your meeting by singing “Make New Friends.”
Promise and Law (5 minutes) • Recite the Promise and Law together. Ask girls to keep themselves muted as they follow your lead. Internet connectivity issues can cause a lag in audio. • You can encourage girls to have their cameras on, but it shouldn’t be required.
Icebreaker (10 minutes) • Add an icebreaker activity to help everyone get comfortable. Main Activity (20 minutes) • Whether it’s badge work or just something fun, the main activity should take up the bulk of your meeting time. • Use Volunteer Toolkit! You can download pdfs of the badges or Journeys that your troop is working on and send them to your families.
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Make New Friends (5 minutes)
Friendship Circle (5 minutes) • Just as you would with an in-person meeting, ask them to cross their arms and give them a moment to squeeze their own hands to virtually pass on the squeeze.
