Join fellow volunteers for fun learning experiences, all designed to
engage, educate and empower you!
Upcoming training dates can be found at events under Volunteer Training.
Meeting Plan Overview
Setting Up Your Year Plan
Setting Meeting Dates, Times and Locations
Customizing Your Year Plan
Required trainings:
GS101: GSUSA Volunteer Welcome Video A 45-minute
self-paced online orientation to Girl Scouting.
GSGNY Leader's Guide to Success Training This is an
in-person or webinar follow up training that includes all of the
information needed to successfully run a Girl Scout troop (good for
new leaders and established leaders who would like refresher) in
NYC. Prerequisite: GS101.
Leadership Essentials for all New Leaders An
introduction to the Girl Scout program, "Leadership
Essentials" should be taken within one year of Getting Started.
Prerequisite: Getting Started.
Outdoor/camping trainings:
Overnight Adventures & Beyond This course is
mandatory for all leaders participating in any overnight trip or
sleepover.
The Great Outdoors A training weekend that takes place
at Camp Kaufmann. Prerequisite: Overnight Adventures &
Beyond.
Troop Camp Certification Certification is achieved
upon the completion of "The Great Outdoors" course.
Health & safety training
First Aid Safety & Community CPR Training In this
comprehensive certification course participants will learn how to
identify and care for a variety of medical emergencies.
Strongly recommended training
Enrichment Trainings These activities and workshops,
which change seasonally, are designed to enhance leadership
abilities.
Growing Together Through COVID-19 Established shortly before the Shelter-in-Place order was
enacted in NYC, the Growing Together series seeks to provide
meaningful, topical, and accesible support to adults living in
NYC.
For more information on trainings, please contact Lisa Golden.
