STEM Adventures

MakerCon with Tarrant County College

Girl Scout Levels: ALL

Event Date: March 25

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: FREE

Registration deadline: March 18

Tarrant County College - Trinity River Campus will host a MakerCon expo where you can talk with local Makers and learn about their craft, watch a Making demonstration, or participate in a Make-along experience.

Our Girl Scouts are eligible to earn a STEM Careers badge, participate in a scavenger hunt (made just for Girl Scouts), and earn a prize!

Join interactive making workshops and activities, including:

Maker Alley, featuring:

• Fort Worth Library Panther Lab Makerspace

• Arlington Library Makerspace

• University of Texas-Arlington Fab Lab

• Young Men’s Leadership Academy

Maker Showcase, featuring demos on:

• Cosplay

• Laser engraving

• 3D printing & more!

Make-Along Workshops:

• Creating steampunk lamps

• Making RPG character

• Learning how to use Arduinos

• Electromagnetic hovercraft

• Online game development

• Setting up your own Etsy shop

Naturalist Trip

World Hunger Relief Farm - Waco

Event Date: March 17-19

Time:

Cost: $550 per Girl Scout OR 1,100 Cookie Packages

Registration deadline: March 3

This weekend trip will be a multi-badge earning opportunity for all participants. Girl Scouts will:

• Tour the farm

• Learn about ecosystems and how the farm operates as a business

• Participate in a plant focused activity and a animal focused activity

• Enjoy farm arts and crafts

• Take part in educational games

• Trek out in a guided nature walk

• Participate in a scavenger hunt

To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events

Program Aide/Volunteer in Training Course

This is a GSTOP designed leadership course which is required to complete the Program Aide (PA) Award and the Volunteer in Training (VIT) Award. Learn valuable skills about being a mentor and sharing your skills, passions and experience with younger Girl Scouts!

PA/VIT training involves learning how to work with children and adapting activities for special needs and situations. You will put your new skills to the test with activities that will prepare you for real life situations working with younger girls at troop, day camp, council and service unit events.

PA Award Requirements:

• Girl must have completed 6th grade • Girl Must earn their Leader in Action Award (LiA) • Attend PA training • Help a troop leader with girls at least 2 years younger than the PA, with at least 6 activities.

VIT Award Requirements:

• Girl must have completed 9th grade • Find a mentor volunteer who is currently the adult volunteer leader for a group of girls at the level (Daisy, Brownie, Junior, or Cadette) you would like to work with. The adult volunteer will help you through your training and internship, and you will help the volunteer with their group of girls on an ongoing basis for a threeto-six-month period. • Complete the Volunteer-inTraining Council Leadership Course. • Create and implement a thoughtful program based on a journey or Badge conducted over four or more sessions. Be responsible for designing, planning, and evaluating the activities.

All upcoming trainings are virtual unless otherwise indicated. Registration closes 7 days before the training date.

Upcoming Training Dates:

• March 14 / 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• March 16 / 4-6 p.m.

• March 17 / 5-8 p.m.

• April 8 / 4-6 p.m.

• April 14 / 6-8 p.m.

• April 28 / 6-8 p.m.

*In-person/Camp Kiwanis

*In-person/Camp Timberlake

Highest Awards Roundtable

Interested in getting feedback on your Highest Award project idea? Join the council’s Highest Awards staff, as well as members of our Gold Award committee, as we help you breathe life into your fantastic concepts!

Please note: training for your level of award is a required prerequisite. This roundtable event is not a replacement for Highest Awards training. This is a come and go session so please plan on dropping in at some point during the call time.

Two Dates!

• March 14 / 4-5 p.m.

• April 11 / 4-5 p.m.

Award Celebration & Brunch

Saturday, April 15

The Worthington Renaissance Hotel • Fort Worth

Emcee: Jennifer Treviño

Executive Director, Leadership Fort Worth

Keynote Speaker: Linda Clayton 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout & GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recipient

All are welcome to celebrate the 2023 class of Gold Award Girl Scouts.

To view our events calendar and to register for an event, visit visit gs-top.org/events. March/April Events