THE BADGERLAND
Champion WINTER/SPRING 2021
PROGRAM GUIDE
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The Girl Scout Program Difference
Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship. These “pillars” align with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, GSLE. This is our superpower! All these programs and activities are aimed to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.
Monthly Program Themes So Girl Scouts is about way more than doing just one thing. It’s everything! We’re celebrating the Girl Scout year with a special calendar and every month has a different theme. There are specific Badgerland program activities each month that tie in with these themes. Can you participate in one every single month?
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GLOBAL GIRL SCOUTING
MARCH
APRIL
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & ADVOCACY
COMMUNITY SERVICE & HIGHEST AWARDS
Look for this symbol beside the January programs that align with this theme.
Look for this symbol beside the March programs that align with this theme.
MAY
STEM/STEAM
Look for this symbol beside the May programs that align with this theme.
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Look for this symbol beside the February programs that align with this theme.
Look for this symbol beside the April programs that align with this theme.
JUNE
OUTDOORS
We will unveil June, July and August overnight programming in February! Plan to spend time at Girl Scout camps this summer.
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one-of-a-kind GS experiences! REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS: gsbadgerland.org (click activities) 90% Virtual through May Most programs will continue to be online and interactive through spring. Of course, we’re keeping options open and will be looking for updates in the safety protocol guidelines as the COVID vaccine rolls out.
BUT WAIT: We’re Heading Outside and Going to Camp!
We’re putting out the welcome mats at Camp Ehawee in La Crosse County and Camp Brandenburg in Dane County. NEW IN 2021 are Troop and Family Days at both camps. Every single month through May, you can come to camp with your Girl Scout family or troop. We’re following the lead of state parks and opening the properties to explore. Of course, all the safety protocols will be observed. Each weekend will have a theme that aligns with a badge. You can choose to do the themed activities or not. There’s lots of stuff to do at both camps and we’re eager for Girl Scouts to get back outside.
Tinker Spaces NEW IN 2021! Here’s what we know: girls are missing their community. SOLUTION: level-based Tinker Spaces. Each month, you can purchase a Tinker Space pass which provides girls access to live, interactive weekly programming for her Girl Scout level. Each month, she will work toward earning a new badge AND she’ll be connecting on a regular basis with the same girls. These spaces are Badgerland-led and will feature a virtual playground for girls to hang out in. Sound great? At month’s end, she’ll get her patch in the mail and more activities aligned with the theme to enrich her experience. All the Tinker Spaces are $20 and Just for the Adults Delightful choice of enrichment just for parents and volunteers. include everything. BONUS if your girl cannot attend Raising Awesome Girls each session live, that’s okay, because you’ll always Navigate the girl world sharing resources and tips have access to the recordings. Learn2Lead
GIRLFridays
Exclusive volunteer space to connect Lunch & Learn Noon gathering with different topics to build community Service & Self Care One hour to nourish and replenish and LAUGH
Here’s another way for girls to amp up her connections and become an expert in a month. Subscribe to the GIRL Fridays series and she’ll meet live at 4:30 with experts on that month’s topic. The series is $10 monthly and includes weekly meet-ups, enrichment activities and a fun patch at the end.
Badgerland Bonus Each month, we offer at least one Bonus event for all ages of Girl Scouts and these happenings align with the monthly program themes. 3
January Brandenburg BaseCamp Discovery: Cosmic Craze January 9 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm January 10 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Brandenburg Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Space Science Discover camp AND cool space stuff. Girls work toward their space science badge completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
Ehawee BaseCamp Discovery: Winter Fest January 16 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm January 17 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Ehawee Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Various Outdoor See what camp’s like in winter and learn about the season. Girls work toward outdoor badges.
Brandenburg BaseCamp Discovery: Winter Fest January 23 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm January 24 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Brandenburg Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Various Outdoor See what camp’s like in winter and learn about the season. Girls work toward outdoor badges.
Happy Bird-Day to You! January 5 @ 4:30pm Location: Zoom Grades K-5 Program Cost:$5 Take a beak-a-boo into the science behind bird beaks. Using different tools, learn the mechanics and function behind the shape of bird beaks in the the "Give me a Beak! Challenge." Toucan do it! 4 www.gsbadgerland.org
Let’s Get Down to Business! Alice & the Dairy Patch January 6 @ 5pm Grades K-5 January 6 @ 6pm Grades 6-12 Location: Zoom Program Cost: $5 Badge Connection: NEW Dairy Patch Meet Wisconsin’s Alice in Dairyland, as she shares how entrepreneurship and money savvy relate to our dairy industry. Cows and farms! BONUS: Girls who attend 4 of the 6 Alice in Dairyland programs offered since September receive the patch AND a cool dairy swag bag!
Tattooing! Historical and Cultural Origins January 7 @ 6:30pm Location: Zoom Grades 6-12 Program Cost: $10 The art of tattooing has its own historical, cultural and scientific origins. Meet Badgerland tattoo artists in this interesting workshop that includes a discussion of the science behind the ink and how it interacts with skin. Learn about flash sheets and create an original tattoo design.
Badgerland Bonus Event BossGIRL: MoneyMakers January 23 @ 10am Grades 6-12 January 23 @ 2pm Grades K-5 Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 Includes Activity Kit & Patch Badge Connection: Entrepreneur Badges Female entrepreneurs will mentor BossGIRLs over six weeks while the girls learn how to launch their own business and create a product video pitch to share with the world. They’ll get a patch while doing badge work.
January
JANUARY TINKER SPACE! Theme-Based, Month-Long Badge Workshops Daisy Monday Workshops @ 4:30pm January 11, 18, 25 Tinker Space: Play Your Way! Badge: Toy Business Designer Brownie Tuesday Workshops @ 4:30pm January 12, 19, 26 Tinker Space: Ponder @ the Playground! Badge: Budding Entrepreneur Junior Wednesday Workshops @ 4:30pm January 13, 20, 27 Tinker Space: Launch to Success! Badge: Business Jumpstart CSA Thursday Workshops @ 4:30pm January 14, 21, 28 Tinker Space: Ignite @ Acceleration Station! Badges: Business Creator (Cadette) Business Startup (Senior) Entrepreneur Accelerator (Ambassador) Location: Zoom Program Cost: $20 All Month Access Pass Subscribe to the Entrepreneurial Tinker Space for access to weekly live programming, the badge and virtual playground space. Program recordings, too. At month’s end, girls will receive her badge and enrichment activities at-home kit on this month’s theme.
GIRLFriday: Blaze Business Trails January 15, 22, 29 @ 4:30pm Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 This month’s GIRLFriday series focuses on women in business. Each Friday, amazing women share their stories and lead activities to jumpstart and inspire girls’ business journeys. Girls earn the Women in Business fun patch.
Saturday Read-Alongs January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 8:30am Location: Facebook @gsbadgerland Grades K-3 Program Cost: $FREE Pop by online for stories all month based on the Entrepreneurship theme.
Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect First Saturday and Third Mondays Each Month
January 2 @ 9am | January 18 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Grades 4-12 & Adults Program Cost: $FREE January 2: Badgerland alum Sarah shares how she’s putting herself through college with the business that also earned her a Gold Award. January 18: Meet Badgerland’s 2020 Top Cookie Seller Annabelle and hear how she sold 4,047 boxes (!) and what her plans are for this year.
Highest Awards Idea Workshop January 13 @ 6pm Location: Zoom Grades 6-12 Program Cost: $5 Let’s talk project ideas. Leave with action steps to complete the Silver Award Intent Form or Gold Award Proposal.
Adult Enrichment Series New Topics Each Week and Each Session! Raising Awesome Girls: January 5, 19 @ 7pm Learn2Lead@Lunch: January 7, 21 @ 12pm Service & Selfcare: January 31 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Program Cost: $Free
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February Ehawee BaseCamp Discovery: More Than a Motto February 6 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm February 7 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Ehawee Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Environmental Be ready to live the Girl Scout Motto when you head outdoors. Be Prepared! Girls work toward their environmental stewardship badges completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
Brandenburg BaseCamp Discovery: Art Alfresco February 27 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm February 28 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Brandenburg Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Art in the Outdoors Nature is the inspiration for creating masterpieces! Girls work toward their Art in the Outdoors badge completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
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Badgerland Bonus Event WORLD THINKING DAY Dare2Dash: Global Edition February 20 @ 12pm Location: Zoom Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 Patch Badge Connection: World Thinking Day Patch Race around the globe exploring life in other countries. During their international trek, girls will discover the art of negotiation, debate and compromise while learning about different ways to make lasting peace in their own community and beyond. Create a cultural memory, surprise your taste buds and dance the day away all while connecting with diverse, exciting new people.
EARN IT! The Busy Bees Patch a Badgerland spring exclusive February 28 Kickoff @ 3pm Bee Patch Program Through May Location: Zoom Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 includes Activity Kit & Patch Bees are the Cookie Program mascot. This clever interactive patch program teaches girls about bees and more including how to Bee Amazing, Bee Kind, Bee Creative, Bee Happy and BEE Energized. A passport guides girls through beethemed activities. Meet bee keepers, sample honey, plant flowers and help save local bee colonies. $1 of each registration will support a local bee organization.
February
FEBRUARY TINKER SPACE! Theme-Based, Month-Long Badge Workshops Daisy Monday Workshops @ 4:30pm February 1, 8, 15, 22 Tinker Space: Stone Soup Sleuth! Badge: Stone Soup Fun Patch Brownie Tuesday Workshops @ 4:30pm February 2, 9, 16, 23 Tinker Space: Snack Break in the Case! Badge: Snacks Junior Wednesday Workshops @ 4:30pm February 3, 10, 17, 24 Tinker Space: Let’s Get Cooking! A Meal Mystery Badge: Simple Meals CSA Thursday Workshops @ 4:30pm February 4, 11, 18, 25 Tinker Space: A Culinary Chase Badges: New Cuisine (Cadette) Locavore (Senior) Dinner Party (Ambassador) Location: Zoom Program Cost: $20 All Month Access Pass Subscribe to the February Tinker Space for access to weekly live programming, the badge and virtual playground space. Program recordings, too. At month’s end, girls will receive her badge and enrichment activities at-home kit on this month’s theme.
GIRLFriday: Black History Month
Badgerland Cookie Family Meetings! Pick One to Attend
See them all on page 11.
Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect First Saturday and Third Mondays Each Month
February 6 @ 9am | February 15 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Grades 4-12 & Adults Program Cost: $FREE February 6: GS Marie shares her troop exchange experience with Girl Guides from Cyprus. February 15: Learn about Guiding in Canada from Marissa and Taryn, hosts of the Guides Own podcast.
Highest Awards Idea Workshop
February 5, 12, 19, 26 @ 4:30pm
February 6 @ 10am
Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10
Location: Zoom Grades 6-12 Program Cost: $5
The series focus is African-American history in Wisconsin and the civil rights movement. Each Friday, girls will hear from new experts and build connections to make the world a better place. Girls earn the Black History patch.
Saturday Read-Alongs February 6, 13, 20, 27 @ 8:30am Location: Facebook @gsbadgerland Grades K-3 Program Cost: $FREE Pop by online for stories all month based on the Global Girl Scouting theme.
Let’s talk project ideas. Leave with action steps to complete the Silver Award Intent Form or Gold Award Proposal.
Adult Enrichment Series New Topics Each Week and Each Session! Raising Awesome Girls: February 2, 16 @ 7pm Learn2Lead@Lunch: February 11, 15 @ 12pm Service & Selfcare: February 28 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Program Cost: $Free 7
March
Girl Scout Week is March 7-13. Cool ideas on page 26.
Brandenburg BaseCamp Discovery: More Than a Motto March 20 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm March 21 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Brandenburg Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit: $10 Badge Connection: Environmental Be ready to live the Girl Scout Motto outdoors. Be Prepared! Girls work toward their environmental stewardship badges completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
Ehawee BaseCamp Discovery: Cosmic Craze March 27 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm March 28 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Ehawee Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Space Science Discover camp AND cool space stuff. Girls work toward their space science badge completing selfled activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
Badgerland Bonus Event Wisconsin GS Advocacy Day March 12 @ 9am Grades 6-12 Location: Zoom Program Cost: $5 Today is Girl Scout Day, the official start date of Girl Scouts in 1912. What better way to mark the event than by learning to advocate for issues?! Connect with female lawmakers and be inspired to go transform the world. Girls will have an opportunity to voice the issues important to them and seek a solution for change.
National Wildlife Refuge Badge Brownies: March 13, 20, 27 @ 9:15am Juniors: March 13, 20, 27 @10:30am Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades 2-5 Program Cost: $30 Badge Connection: National Wildlife Refuge Necedah National Wildlife Refuge’s Park Ranger co-leads an exclusive opportunity to earn the Badgerland Council’s Own Badge. A virtual adventure discovering plants and animals from experts with more projects to do on your own.
The Cookie Buzz March 6 @ 10am Location: Zoom Grades K-12 | Program Cost: $5 Badge Connection: Cookies and Family Entrepreneur Kick off Cookie season in style with an online expo day of workshops, hands-on activities and beethemed fun. Attend all the sessions or just a few.
Cookie Countdown Party! March 12 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Grades K-12 | Program Cost: $5 Tomorrow is the first day of Cookies and we’re celebrating by making some Girl Scout noise and enjoying our very first annual Cookies and Milk Dunk Countdown! 8 www.gsbadgerland.org
Be a Voice for Farming! Alice & the Dairy Patch March 3 @ 5pm Grades K-5 March 3 @ 6pm Grades 6-12 Location: Zoom Program Cost: $5 Badge Connection: NEW Dairy Patch Wisconsin’s Alice in Dairyland leads an engaging session about how farmers advocate for dairy issues in Wisconsin. BONUS: Girls who attend 4 of the 6 Alice in Dairyland programs offered since September receive the patch AND a cool dairy swag bag!
March
MARCH TINKER SPACE! Theme-Based, Month-Long Badge Workshops Daisy Monday Workshops @ 4:30pm March 1, 8, 15, 22 Tinker Space: Be an Innovator! Badge: Girls in Innovation Patch Brownie Tuesday Workshops @ 4:30pm March 2, 9, 16, 23 Tinker Space: Bells & Whistles! Let’s Invent! Badge: Inventor Junior Wednesday Workshops @ 4:30pm March 3, 10, 17, 24 Tinker Space: How to Hobnob; Exploring Social Styles! Badge: Social Butterfly CSA Thursday Workshops @ 4:30pm March 4, 11, 18, 25 Tinker Space: The Art & Science of Persuasion Badges: Netiquette (Cadette) Business Etiquette (Senior) Mentoring Matters Patch (Ambassador) Location: Zoom Program Cost: $20 All Month Access Pass Subscribe to the March Tinker Space for access to weekly live programming, the badge and virtual playground space. Program recordings, too. At month’s end, girls will receive her badge and enrichment activities at-home kit on this month’s theme.
GIRLFriday: Capitol Idea! March 5, 12, 19, 26 @ 4:30pm Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 The March series focus is the Wisconsin State Capitol. Take virtual tours exploring the construction, architecture and art. We’ll also discuss the civil rights movement. Girls earn the Capitol Dome patch.
Saturday Read-Alongs March 6, 13, 20, 27 @ 8:30am Location: Facebook @gsbadgerland Grades K-3 Program Cost: $FREE Pop by online for stories all month based on civics and advocacy themes.
Badgerland Bonus Event Super SHEro March 27 @ 10am Grades K-5 March 27 @ 1pm Grades 6-12 Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 Badge Connection: Citizenship Changing the world is what Girl Scouts do. Learn how to make a change at the school or community level. Girls will design their own advocacy plan and be part of a Virtual Rally Campaign to learn about real-world advocacy.
Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect First Saturday and Third Mondays Each Month
March 6 @ 9am | March 15 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Grades 4-12 & Adults Program Cost: $FREE March 6: GS Volunteer and WI State Representative Dianne talks advocacy March 15: GS Olivia shares her experiences with advocacy and connecting with elected officials.
Highest Awards Idea Workshop March 10 @ 6pm Location: Zoom Grades 6-12 Program Cost: $5 Let’s talk project ideas. Leave with action steps to complete the Silver Award Intent Form or Gold Award Proposal.
Adult Enrichment Series New Topics Each Week and Each Session! Raising Awesome Girls: March 2, 16 @ 7pm Learn2Lead@Lunch: March 11, 25 @ 12pm Service & Selfcare: March 21@ 7pm Location: Zoom Program Cost: $Free
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April Ehawee BaseCamp Discovery: Art Alfresco April 10 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm April 11 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Ehawee Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit: $10 Badge Connection: Art in the Outdoors Nature is the inspiration for creating masterpieces! Girls work toward their Art in the Outdoors badge completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
Brandenburg BaseCamp Discovery: Earth Day April 17 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm April 18 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Brandenburg Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit: $10 Badge Connection: Naturalist Learn how to make an environmental impact locally. Girls work toward their naturalist badge completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores!
Ehawee BaseCamp Discovery: Earth Day April 24 (Family Edition) @ 8am-5pm April 25 (Troop Edition) @ 8am-5pm Location: Camp Ehawee Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Optional Activity Kit : $10 Badge Connection: Naturalist Learn how to make an environmental impact locally. Girls work toward their naturalist badge completing self-led activities. Hiking. Campfire. S’mores! 10 www.gsbadgerland.org
Badgerland Bonus Event Badgerland Awards Ceremony April 11 @ 5pm Location: Zoom Grades K-12 Program Cost: $Free It’s one of the most inspiring and SPECIAL days of the Girl Scouting year! Join us in celebrating Gold Award and Silver Award honorees, class of 2020 graduating seniors and scholarship earners. This is an uplifting event and all Girl Scout troops, individual girls and families are encouraged to log on and be filled with pride for the significant impact made by local Girl Scouts.
Badgerland Bonus Event
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY Team Trees! All Month April 24 Celebration @ 12pm Location: Zoom Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 includes tree, kit, patch Badge Connection: Earth Day Patch Join Badgerland’s Team Trees and help protect the planet and all its inhabitants. For 6 weeks girls will complete activities to help care for and protect our planet. And, because we are Team Trees, we are definitely going to plant some trees; girls will receive their very own tree to plant. Learn from conservation experts and meet other girls who care about the earth.
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Girl Scouts are planting trees in April!
April
APRIL TINKER SPACE! Theme-Based, Month-Long Badge Workshops Daisy Monday Workshops @ 4:30pm April 5, 12, 19, 26 Tinker Space: Plant a Garden of Greatness! Badge: Courage & Confidence Patch Brownie Tuesday Workshops @ 4:30pm April 6, 13, 20, 27 Tinker Space: Caring Bee of M.E.! Badge: My Best Self Junior Wednesday Workshops @ 4:30pm April 7, 14, 21, 28 Tinker Space: Fuel Up for Fitness! Badge: Staying Fit CSA Thursday Workshops @ 4:30pm April 8, 15, 22, 29 Tinker Space: Lettuce Turnip the Beet! Badges: Eating for You (Cadette) Women’s Health (Senior) Inner Strength Patch (Ambassador) Location: Zoom Program Cost: $20 All Month Access Pass Subscribe to the April Tinker Space for access to weekly live programming, the badge and virtual playground space. Program recordings, too. At month’s end, girls will receive her badge and enrichment activities at-home kit on this month’s theme.
Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect First Saturday and Third Mondays Each Month
April 3 @ 9am | April 19 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Grades 4-12 & Adults Program Cost: $FREE April 3: Jocelyn, a 2021 Gold Award Girl Scout, talks about her project involving the environment and dogs. April 19: A special guest talking about putting community first.
Highest Awards Idea Workshop
GIRLFriday: Forward, Fashion!
April 10 @ 10am
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 4:30pm
Location: Zoom Grades 6-12 Program Cost: $5
Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10 Design and create sustainable fashion with Girl Scout cookie boxes, showcasing it live at a virtual fashion show on The Tinker Space runway! Girls earn the Fashion Smarts Fun Patch.
Saturday Read-Alongs April 3, 10, 17, 24 @ 8:30am Location: Facebook @gsbadgerland Grades K-3 Program Cost: $FREE Pop by online for stories all month based on community service themes.
Let’s talk project ideas. Leave with action steps to complete the Silver Award Intent Form or Gold Award Proposal.
Adult Enrichment Series New Topics Each Week and Each Session! Raising Awesome Girls: April 6, 20 @ 7pm Learn2Lead@Lunch: April 15, 29 @ 12pm Service & Selfcare: April 25 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Program Cost: $Free 11
May CAMP DAYS OF SERVICE Camp Ehawee Day of Service May 15 @ 8am-5pm Camp Brandenburg Day of Service May 16 @ 8am-5pm Grades K-12 Program Cost: $Free Badge Connection: NEW Property Patches Share time and talents sprucing up our beautiful Girl Scout camps. All skill levels welcome! Earn the new Property Patch! You will be able to sign up for tasks and time slots. All safety protocols will be observed including masks at all times and social distancing. HINT: This is an ideal way for Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador girls to earn Service to Girl Scouting hours.
Badgerland Bonus Event Elemental Ecotricity May 1 @ 10am | Grades K-3 May 1 @ 1pm | Grades 4-8 May 1 @ 4pm | Grades 9-12 Location: Zoom Program Cost: $10 Badge Connection: Global Action Award 2021 PowerGIRLS will unite to harness light, wind, and water energy to protect ecosystems and tackle meaningful climate change. Conduct field experiments using carbon footprint calculators, and meet sustainability experts who will inspire girls to use resources wisely. To earn the reward you must also compete in the Race for Renewability.
Badgerland Bonus Event STEAM Spectacular Series Mondays in May May 3, 10, 17, 24 @ 5:30pm Location: Zoom Grades K-5 Program Cost: $5 Badge Connection: Earn all 4! May 3: Science Wizardry May 10: Robotics May 17: Inventions May 24: Math Wiz Every Monday in May our experts lead WOW demos and experiments with easily accessible items. Marvel at the wizardry of science, technology, engineering and math that girls can do! We provide resources and follow-up activities.
CELEBRATION WEEKEND
Bridging Badgerland May 22 @ 11am
Location: Zoom Girl Scout Level: Grades K-12 Program Cost: $5 Girls! Engineer your own bridge to share and cross during this super-charged fun Bridging. It’s a celebration ending with a circle of bubbles. 12 www.gsbadgerland.org
Top Cookie Sellers Party May 23 @ 1pm Grades K-12 Location: Zoom Program Cost: $Free
It’s a party! Girls who sell 600+ boxes of cookies are honored and cheered. This is a highlight of the GS year.
May
MAY TINKER SPACE! Theme-Based, Month-Long Badge Workshops Daisy Monday Workshops @ 4:30pm May 3, 10, 17, 24 Tinker Space: Pop Goes the Diesel! Badge: Automotive Engineering Brownie Tuesday Workshops @ 4:30pm May 4, 11, 18, 25 Tinker Space: Ready...Steady...Go! Badge: Automotive Engineering Junior Wednesday Workshops @ 4:30pm May 5, 12, 19, 26 Tinker Space: Shake & Brake! Badge: Automotive Engineering CSA Thursday Workshops @ 4:30pm May 6, 13, 20, 27 Tinker Space: Hedge-Hugs & Friend- Sheep - Be an Animal Advocate! Badges: Animal Helpers (Cadette) Voices for Animals (Senior) Animal Protector Patch (Ambassador) Location: Zoom Program Cost: $20 All Month Access Pass Subscribe to the May Tinker Space for access to weekly live programming, the badge and virtual playground space. Program recordings, too. At month’s end, girls will receive her badge and enrichment activities at-home kit on this month’s theme.
GIRLFriday: Into the Wild Blue Yonder! May 7, 14, 21, 28 @ 4:30pm Location: Zoom Grades K-12 Program Cost: $10
Race for Renewability A May-Long Challenge Badge Program May 2 @ 1 pm | Kick-Off Grades K-12, Adults Program Cost: $10 Badge Connection: United Nations Climate Change Challenge
Become a Climate-Saving Triathlete. Discover how change happens through simple actions. There are so many creative steps girls and grown-ups can take to cross the virtual finish line and secure their spot on the Badgerland Climate Changer Leader Board. TERRIFIC troop or family challenge for May.
Highest Awards Chit Chat & Connect First Saturday and Third Mondays Each Month
May 1 @ 9am | May 17 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Grades 4-12 & Adults Program Cost: $FREE May 1: Sarah, a 2018 Badgerland Gold Award Girl Scout, has taken her project to new levels. May 17: Meet the Society of Women Engineers and how girls can get involved.
Highest Awards Idea Workshop May 12 @ 6pm Location: Zoom Grades 6-12 Program Cost: $5
Learn how STEAM powers aviation, from the physics of flight to engineering planes! Girls earn the Aviation Fun Patch and discover how women have contributed to aviation.
Let’s talk project ideas. Leave with action steps.
Saturday Read-Alongs
Adult Enrichment Series
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 8:30am Location: Facebook @gsbadgerland Grades K-3 Program Cost: $FREE Pop by online for stories all month based on STEAM themes.
New Topics Each Week and Each Session! Raising Awesome Girls: May 4, 18 @ 7pm Learn2Lead@Lunch: May 13, 27 @ 12pm Service & Selfcare: May 23 @ 7pm Location: Zoom Program Cost: $Free 13
How to Register for a Program Sign up for all Badgerland programs at www.gsbadgerland.org.
1 Visit gsbadgerland.org 2 Click the Activities tab 3 Find your event and register through the Wufoo form Coming Later This Spring...New Registration Process!
Registration Information REGISTRATION All program registrations are completed online and can be paid for using a credit or debit card. If you have difficulty registering online, simply call our Customer Care Team for assistance: 800.236.2710. REGISTER ONLINE • Visit gsbadgerland.org and click the Activities tab • Find programs by date or use the search bar • Click on the program to start registration • Payment is due upon registration FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for program registration may be available for Badgerland-sponsored programs. Find and complete the Program Financial Assistance application form at gsbadgerland.org > Forms. PROGRAM CONFIRMATION A confirmation will be emailed to you within 1 hour of registration. After you’re registered, you will also see the confirmation listed in your My GS account. Click the “My Activities” tab to see everything you’re signed up for. For more information, click the information icon that looks like this . You’ll get another email with a Zoom link a day or two before her program begins. PAYING FOR PROGRAMS WITH BADGERLAND BUCKS Badgerland Bucks are earned through the Badgerland Fall Fundraiser and the Cookie Program, and may be used to pay for Badgerland-sponsored programs. How It Works: Register and pay for the program online with a credit or debit card, then complete and submit the Badgerland Bucks Reimbursement Form at gsbadgerland. org. (Click forms). Badgerland Bucks can also be spent on resident camp, community-based Girl Scout camps and events, troop rental of council properties, Girl Scout Shop purchases and membership dues. 14 www.gsbadgerland.org
PROGRAM CANCELLATION POLICY Badgerland Council is reluctant to cancel programs. However, occasionally the need arises due to weather, safety concerns or low registration. When bad weather results in the cancellation of an in-person event, every attempt will be made to contact the registrants. Please maintain accurate contact information in MyGS so staff can reach you in the event of a last-minute cancellation. If canceled, the program will be rescheduled or refunded. REFUNDS Refunds are only given if cancellations are received prior to the printed “register by” deadline. Full refunds are issued after the printed registration deadline for council programs only if the program is full or canceled, or in the event of a serious illness or death in the family. For serious illness, a written doctor’s note is required within one week after the program.
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