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Required for leaders and assistant leaders
1) Submit a Volunteer Application to complete the background screening.
2) View the Online Volunteer Orientation in English or Spanish; Password: discover (English) or descubrir (Spanish). (To receive the orientation on a CD, contact Katie Bower.)
3) Go to Learning Opportunities on the Web to register for the following classes:
Online courses are unavailable. Use links below to download training presentations. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. Best viewed at 100% (full screen mode). Please send an e-mail to kbower@gsgatl.org when you have finished viewing the slides of a course, to receive credit on your transcript..
- New Leader Training (3 hours in class, online, or home study)
- New Leader Training (Spanish) (3 hours: class/online/home study)
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Entrenamiento del lider nuevo (3 horas: clase/en linea/en casa); same as above
- Trips and Overnights (online) - for troops to leave their meeting place
- Money Management (online) - can be taken by the troop treasurer
Optional for leaders and assistant leaders
- Guiding the Journey for your specific grade level (two hours)
- Grade level basics for your specific grade level (three hours)
Online courses are unavailable. Use links below to download training presentations. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. Best viewed at 100% (full screen mode). Please send an e-mail to kbower@gsgatl.orgwhen you have finished viewing the slides of a course, to receive credit on your transcript..
- Steps to Savannah
- Planning Events beyond the Troop
- Troop Leader Coach
- Learning While Serving
Troop Camper
To participate in camping activities, troops need a trained troop camper who has taken at least the first three classes of the following:
1) Trips and Overnights explains how to plan trips with girls, using girl-led activities and progression. Discusses safety guidelines, training required for certain trips and activities, and which forms to complete for trip approval.
2) Outdoors and S'mores prepares adults to take girls on an overnight in a cabin, experience the outdoors and build a campfire. (Prerequisite: Trips and Overnights)
3) Platform Tent Camping with Fire Building and Outdoor Cooking (overnight) prepares adults to take the girls on an overnight in a platform tent and cook on a campfire. (Prerequisite: Outdoors and S'mores)
4) Fire Building and Outdoor Cooking is available for those who do not intend to use a platform tent to camp but still wish to learn to cook on a campfire.
5) Advanced Tent Camping prepares adults to lead girls in an advanced outdoor experience and pitch their own tents. (Prerequisite: Platform Tent Camping with Fire Building and Outdoor Cooking)
First Aider
To leave the meeting place or engage in physically demanding activities, troops need a trained first aider who has taken the following:
Red Cross Standard First Aid and Adult and Child CPR
OR
American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and CPR
OR
any of the firs taid/CPR classes listed in page 37 in Safety-Wise
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta offers Red Cross and American Heart Association classes for a reduced fee through Learning Opportunities on the Web.
Become a Trainer
Join the training team of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta!
Adult learning is provided by volunteers to volunteers. You can be assured that you are learning from the best that have been in your shoes before. The knowledge, helpful skills and "how-to's" shared with volunteers always puts them at ease. Have you been a leader for years? Are you familiar with the Girl Scout program and seeking an opportunity to share your knowledge? Do you want to improve your public speaking skills, meet new people and acquire additional leadership skills? Then become a member of the training team.
If interested, please submit the documents below to twildy@gsgatl.org or call (770)702-9155 for more information.
Apprentice Position Description and Agreement
Trainer Application
Trainer Endorsement
 Looking for Leader-in-Training (LIT) or Program Aide (PA) events? You'll find them in the Program Events section of our Web site. View them now!
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