Girl Led Fast Fundamentals Overview Girls of every grade level shape their experience by asking questions, sharing ideas, and using their imaginations. As a leader, you allow girls to take an active role in making decisions and choosing activities, while providing guidance that is appropriate to the age of the girls. When girls play a critical role as decision makers in the planning and implementation of their activities, they are more engaged.
LEVEL 1 Choosing which activities to do
Girls make choices about which activities they do in their troops, during an event, or during their time at camp. They should choose the journey and badges they do, adapt the journey activities to fit their interests, and select and plan their “side trips” (field trips, overnights, events, etc.).
LEVEL 2 Decisions within a chosen activity
Girls make decisions affecting how they do an activity they have chosen. If they choose to bake a cake - what kind – vanilla or chocolate? Buttercream icing or cream cheese? Fruit in the center or on top? How will they celebrate Juliette Low’s birthday? What animal shelter do they want to help during a take-action project?
LEVEL 3 Learning to lead other girls
Girls begin by learning to lead other girls within their peer group. Eventually older girls might learn to lead younger girls when working on their Leadership in Action award or as Program Aides. The girls doing the leading often need coaching to let the other girls make choices: which activities to do and decisions within an activity.