Program Ideas and Adaptations for Brownies

This year, your Brownies will explore their world and discover just how far they’ll go with their Girl Scout sisters by their side! Inspire them to dream big with these fun and easy badges, Journeys, and activities, adapted for both virtual and safe in-person meetings. We’ll be adding content throughout the year, so bookmark this page and check back often!

How to use these resources:

Girl Scout Way Badge

Brownies learn all about the Girl Scout traditions and how to share the Girl Scout way.

PURPOSE:

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know how to practice and share the Girl Scout way.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Sing everywhere
2. Celebrate Juliette Low's birthday
3. Share sisterhood
4. Leave a place better than you found it
5. Enjoy Girl Scout traditions

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 3 of this badge.

Leading an engaging Brownie meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting
Digital ice breakers and games
Suggested virtual meeting plan (PDF)
Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the Volunteer Toolkit to find instructions for meeting 1 and meeting 2 of this badge, including materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more.

Coding Basics Badge

Brownies find out how computer scientists write programs for computers to solve problems.

PURPOSE:

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know how programmers write programs that make computers work and how people can use computers to help others.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Create algorithms for a computer that follow a sequence
2. Use loops to improve your algorithm
3. Use events to make things happen
4. Learn about women in computer science
5. Create your own set of commands that use events

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead Step 1 of this badge.

Special guest: Family STEM Series: Brownie Coding! (Step 1)
Leading an engaging Brownie meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting
Digital ice breakers and games
Suggested virtual meeting plan (PDF)
Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the Volunteer Toolkit to find instructions for meeting 1 and meeting 2 of this badge, including materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more.

Democracy for Brownies Badge

Brownies find out how people in the government decide what rules are made and how they are followed.

PURPOSE:

When girls have earned this badge, they’ll know the three branches of government—and some of the things they are responsible for.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Find out about local government
2. Find out about state government
3. Find out about our country’s legislative branch
4. Find out about our country’s executive branch
5. Find out about our country’s judicial branch

PLAN YOUR MEETING:

Video demonstration: Watch a volunteer lead the Sunny petal.

Leading an engaging Brownie meeting: Recommendations for facilitating group conversations, handling supplies, and organizing your meeting
Digital ice breakers and games
Suggested virtual meeting plan (PDF)
Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the Volunteer Toolkit to find instructions for meeting 1 and meeting 2 of this badge, including materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more.

Coming in November 2020

Meet My Customers
Cookie Family Meeting
Think Like an Engineer Journey

Coming in February 2021

Pets
STEM Career Exploration
Hiker
World Thinking Day

Find even more adapted activities in the Volunteer Toolkit—just look for the “Virtual” icon! Browse Award and Badge Explorer to see all of the badges, Journeys, and awards that will excite your Brownies!

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