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Feb 27 2015
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Badges, Confidence, Events, Girls Scouts, On Your Own

On Your Own: THIS SATURDAY – Discover Engineering Family Day, Feb 28

NBMLogoSmallEvery February, the National Building Museum and the National Engineers Week Foundation invite you to debunk the myths of engineering and discover how professional engineers turn ideas into reality. Celebrate Engineers Week by participating in this free, hands-on, and fun-filled festival. Explore thermodynamics, electricity, aerodynamics, and more with engineers at more than 25 activity tables and demonstrations made especially for kids.

Discover Engineering Family Day is a FREE, drop-in program. $5 donation suggested. Program and activities are most appropriate for children ages 6 to 12 with adult supervision. Registration is not required.

This year at Discover Engineering Family Day:

MEET a test pilot, an astronaut, and engineers galore!
MAKE slime!
DISSECT household devices!
CATAPAULT a Ping Pong ball!
TEST paper airplanes in a wind tunnel!

Activities at the Festival may assist Scouts in fulfilling some requirements for the following Girl Scout badges:

Brownie Girl Scouts: Building Art, Science in Action, Listening to the Past

Junior Girl Scouts: Aerospace, Science Discovery, Discovering Technology, Sky Search, Careers

Scout groups may stop by the scout check-in table for a worksheet that has a full list of which activities correspond with badges at Discover Engineering Family Day.

For more information, contact the National Building Museum school and youth groups staff at 202-272-2448 or scouts@nbm.org.

Visit the Discover Engineering Family Day website to learn more about the festival.

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QUICK RECAP
What: Discover Engineering Family Day
Who: All (Brownies & Juniors can work on badges.)
When: Saturday, 28 February 2015, 10AM – 4:30PM
Where: National Building Museum
401 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
Cost: Free

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Feb 25 2015
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Badges, Confidence, Girls Scouts, On Your Own

Cadette Corner: Completing Eating for Beauty & Science of Happiness Badges

Asalaamu Alaikum Ladies,

Cadettes who were not able to go lodge camping can still complete the badges we finished during that weekend.

cadette_eating-for-beauty_largeEating for Beauty
If you were present for Dr. Ali-Huff’s presentation:

  • Bring a smoothie to share and talk about its health beneficial. Make sure you bring small cups to share with the group. Tip: Know what’s in your smoothie: some people have allergies to certain fruit and nuts.
  • Create a meal plan for an overnight camping trip. The meal plan should include breakfast, lunch and dinner. Include meal that all girls can share — we have vegetarians, those that can not eat grains, and others with nut allergies). What are the meals? How will you prepare them: open fire, box oven, camp stove?

cadette_science-of-happiness_largeScience of Happiness

  • Attend a yoga class and tell the group how you enjoyed it and what poses you liked.
  • Share your happy: Describe how you made someone happy. Be specific and be ready to share your story with the group.
  • Keep the happy going: How do you relieve stress? Did you use the yoga poses you learned? Do you meditate or thikr?

We want everyone to enjoy the satisfaction of accomplishing their badge goals. Work smarter, not harder. Cadettes have until March 6 to present information for these badges.

Ma salaama

Sis. Kesha

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Jan 30 2015
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Character, Confidence, Courage, Events, Girls Scouts, On Your Own, Patches, Service, Volunteers

Silver Trefoil Hours Alert: Girl Scout Conference Champion

keysToLeadershipLogoAre you a proud Girl Scout in middle or high school? Do you need Council or International hours? Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital is hosting three leadership conferences in 2015 for middle and high school girls. Each conference will consist of interactive workshops and strong keynote sessions that will prepare you to be a stronger, more effective leader in your school, community, and even the world.

Conferences include:

We need YOU to help make these conferences wonderful by serving as a Girl Scout Conference Champion!

The role of a Girl Scout Conference Champion:

  • Register for one of the 2015 GS Leadership Conferences
  • Spread the word about the conferences through all of your networks (social media, your school, extra-curricular activities, etc.)
  • Make sure at least one friend who is not a Girl Scout registers to attend the conference with you
  • Serve as a conference greeter on the day of the conference you attend (optional) – this role is eligible for Council/International hours
  • Conference Champions will receive a special patch and the opportunity to be included on the Nation’s Capital website.

To register for Your Turn to Lead or Keys to Leadership, visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/YTTL_KTL. To register for Encuentro, visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Encuentro2015. For more information, contact ylp@gscnc.org.

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