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Women’s College Resources

In honor of Women’s History Month, the team at BestColleges.com put together a series of guides that celebrates and supports women who choose to earn a degree. The Women’s History Month series features top programs, a plethora of scholarships and resources specifically for women, and highlights of women scientists.

Their goal is to share these resources and get them in front of both women and girls to inspire future generations of STEM leaders, global advocates, and college graduates. Please take a look below:

Women’s History Month Series

Top Programs:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/features/top-womens-colleges/

Scholarships & Resources:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/scholarships-and-resources-for-women/

Women Leaders in Science:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/10-women-who-made-scientific-history/

A note for Girl Scout Ambassadors: These resources pair well with the College Knowledge badge!

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KPMG Leadership Program and Scholarship for graduating Ambassadors

GRADUATING AMBASSADORS ELIGIBLE FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIP, APPLICATIONS DUE JANUARY 31

Annually, top female high school seniors from around the country are selected to participate in the KPMG Future Leaders Program and receive a scholarship of $10,000 per year through four years of college.

KPMG is deeply committed to the advancement, development and empowerment of women. As women break glass ceilings in the workplace and excel on the international athletic stage, the influence of women will only continue to grow and affect our society for the better.

To participate an applicant must:

  • Be enrolled as a high school senior female student (traditional or homeschool),
    progressing normally toward graduation or completion of high school at the end of the
    2017-2018 school year, and planning to enroll in a 4-year undergraduate program at a
    college or university no later than the 2018 fall semester following the completion of high
    school.
  • Be a citizen of the United States, or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident.
  • Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 or higher.
  • Demonstrate exceptional academic and leadership ability.
  • Display an interest in a business academic or STEM track.
  • Exhibit strong community involvement.
  • Letter of recommendation from a nonprofit organization to be attached to the applicant’s
    application for review. This person must speak to your character and leadership ability.
  • Provide a statement of financial need in the essay section of the applicant’s application
    for review (household income not to exceed $75,000 per year).
  • Applicant will also need to provide Federal Pell Grant Program application form or
    University financial aid application form or a reward letter to either program.
  • Must be available to attend the three-day KPMG Future Leaders Retreat at Stanford
    University, July 15-17, 2018.

 

Selected students attend a three-day retreat at Stanford University the summer before their freshman year of college. They also take part in a yearlong mentoring program, paired with a female leader participating in the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit.

Learn more about the program and share the application

Applications are due January 31.

 

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Last Silver and Gold Award Trainings for the Year

We’re only a few weeks out from 2017 coming to a close. That means there are only a handful of Silver and Gold award training dates left. Shouldn’t your New Year’s resolution be to complete the award?

 

Silver Award:

For Cadettes, the Silver Award training will help guide you step by step through the process of earning your Silver Award. Share ideas, learn the most up to date guidelines and have all of your questions answered.

 

 

Prerequisites for Silver Award: Have completed a Cadette Journey + Take Action Project

Training Dates and Times:

December 2 – 9:00am-10:00am Osceola County

December 16 – 9:00am-10:00am Volusia County

December 16 – 9:00am-10:00am Orange County

Parents: This is a GIRL training.  Space is limited to the first 5 registered adults.  Adult questions will be answered during the Q&A session at the end of the class.

 

Gold Award:

Are you a Senior or Ambassador with big dreams and even bigger plans? Do you want to achieve the highest award in your Girl Scouting Career? Then you’re ready to take on the most prestigious honor a Girl Scout can earn, the Gold Award. This training will help girls learn all the tools and prerequisites needed to complete a Gold Award Project. Girls will have a chance to discuss money earning ideas and project ideas.

Prerequisites for Silver Award: Have completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys OR Have earned a Silver Award and completes one Senior or Ambassador Journey

Training Dates and Times:

December 2 – 9:30am-11:30am Osceola County

December 16 – 9:30am-11:30am Volusia County

December 16 – 9:30am-11:30am Orange County

Parents: You will be allowed in training, please keep in mind this is a girl training. Adults will be allowed to ask questions at the end.

 

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Girl Scouts Celebrate National STEAM Day

Imagine girls taking on some of the biggest challenges and problems our planet faces—and helping solve them. Or having careers that are engaging and well paid. Imagine girls paving the way in innovation and design. And teaming up with peers to invent the future. Girls are making this dream into a reality every day, thanks to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM).

Research shows that girls are interested in STEAM and excel at it. Yet, for a variety of reasons, girls often don’t pursue STEAM opportunities—starting as early as elementary school.

But we can change that! Let your girl see that STEAM can help her make the world a better place! Girl Scouts who participate in girl-focused STEAM programs…

  • Become better problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and inspirational leaders
  • Get better grades, earn scholarships, and follow more lucrative career paths
  • See STEAM as the foundation for a meaningful and successful future

Perhaps she’d like to…build a robot, create an app, invent a medical device, develop a video game, design a car, protect the world’s wildlife, send a spacecraft to a far galaxy, cure a disease, keep the ocean clean, study the stars… The possibilities are truly endless!

Help girls become STEAM Superstars! Access your how-to guide here.

Girls enjoy STEAM activities most when they’re hands-on and collaborating with friends or troop sisters. Girl Scouts with robotics experience consider working with others on a team (77%) and building things with their hands (73%) the most important components of STEAM activities. Girls can customize their STEAM experience with one or more of Girl Scouts’ NEW! Journeys and badges for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors (K-5th grade).

  • Engineering: Think Like an Engineer Journey. Girls discover how to think like an engineer by participating in hands-on design challenges and completing a Take Action project.
  • Computer Science: Think Like a Programmer Journey. Girls learn how programmers solve problems as they (girls) participate in interactive computational-thinking activities and complete a Take Action project.
  • Outdoor STEM: Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey. Girls practice the scientific method by undertaking a citizen science project. They make observations, collect data, and work with scientists who provide feedback on research and findings. Girls also complete a Take Action project.
  • Robotics badges: Girls design their own robots after learning how they’re built and programmed. “Unplugged” activities allow girls to earn badges without buying kits.
  • Mechanical Engineering badges: Girls complete hands-on engineering activities, such as building and testing rollercoasters, race cars, and gliders (Daisies and Brownies only).

With girls and STEAM – our future is bright!

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Prudential Spirit Awards 2018

 

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States’ largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service.

Created in 1995 by Prudential and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the program honors middle level and high school students for outstanding service to others at the local, state and national level. Thus far, it has recognized more than 120,000 young people who’ve made a difference – and inspired countless others to consider how they might contribute to their communities.

Top Winners receive sizable cash awards, engraved medallions and an all-expense paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for the national awards ceremony in late April 2018.

To be eligible, you must:

  • be in grades 5-12 as of November 7
  • be a legal resident of any U.S. state or Washington, D.C.
  • have engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred during the 12 months prior to the date of the application
  • submit a completed application to a school or the head of an official designated local organization by November 7

Girl Scouts can apply online at spirit.prudential.com or nassp.org/spirit. Applications must be submitted to the Citrus Council office no later than November 7, 2017. We will then review applications and select one or more Girl Scouts to represent our council in the state-level judging. If you have any questions of need a paper version of the application, please call 855-670-4787

Awards:

Local Honorees receive a Certificate of Achievement from their schools or organization. Those Local Honorees who qualify (26 hours of service for ages 10 and younger, 50 hours for ages 11-15, and 100 hours for older students) also receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Distinguished Finalists receive an engraved bronze medallion, and other state-level runners-up receive Certificates of Excellence.

State Honorees receive an award of $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events.

National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their schools or nominating organizations, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit charitable organization of their choice.

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Chocolate Kingdom Tours

Do you love chocolate? Then come on this magical adventure and enjoy a fun and delicious experience at Chocolate Kingdom!

This 45 minute Factory Adventure Tour is an interactive journey that uncovers how the history of chocolate begins, starting from the bean all the way to how it transforms into delicious chocolate.

Each group will have a personal tour guide that will join forces with a handsome Prince and his Dragon as they go on a journey to see Princess Chocolina! Travel through the kingdom and see a Cacao Tree Greenhouse, Chocolate Museum, Mystical River of Chocolate and much more.

Chocolate Kingdom Tour Dates
Choose from the available dates below to register for your fun filled chocolate adventure!

Saturday-October 28, 2017 at 4PM        Register at: http://bit.ly/2yYolwV
Saturday-November 18, 2017 at 4PM     Register at: http://bit.ly/2yITQKx
Saturday-December 16, 2018 at 4PM     Register at: http://bit.ly/2xTofX7
Saturday-January 20, 2018 at 4PM         Register at: http://bit.ly/2yqsoFm
Saturday-February 10, 2018 at 4PM        Register at: http://bit.ly/2yoQwrO
Saturday-March 10, 2018 at 4PM            Register at: http://bit.ly/2gcb501
Saturday-April 21, 2018 at 4PM              Register at: http://bit.ly/2kqmAFI
Saturday-May 12, 2018 at 4PM               Register at: http://bit.ly/2xhTrgU

Sunday-November 12, 2017 at 4PM         Register at: http://bit.ly/2xTgHGg
Sunday-Decemeber 10, 2017 at 4PM        Register at: http://bit.ly/2xgUqmo
Sunday-January 14, 2018 at 4PM             Register at: http://bit.ly/2gci7BH
Sunday-February 4, 2018 at 4PM              Register at: http://bit.ly/2y1FO9J
Sunday-March 4, 2018 at 4PM                  Register at: http://bit.ly/2y0EaFg
Sunday-April 15, 2018 at 4PM                  Register at: http://bit.ly/2hMhrqj
Sunday-May 6, 2018 at 4PM                     Register at: http://bit.ly/2yJCrkQ


NOTICE: Please arrive 10 minutes early, tours will start on time. Registrations will be accepted until the event is full or registration close date.Chocolate Kingdom Patches are available for purchase at the Council Shop.

** Please note there are a variety of nuts used at the facility.

 

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LIA- Leadership in Action- Award Day October 21st

Calling all Cadettes! If you are interested in earning your LiA award during this one day training and workshop then register now!

The LiA award is a mentoring award that Cadette Girl Scouts can earn when they work with Brownies and help them earn a Journey. To become a Program Aide, this is also required. It is step 1, in a 3 step process that you can find in your Girl Guide.

Cadettes will spend the morning learning the basics of leadership by creating activities to implement, developing a schedule and more. The afternoon will be spent facilitating the WOW – Wonders of Water Journey for Brownies that will attend their session. Cadettes will receive their LiA award at the end of the day.

Program Fee: Girl Member $15 per person ( included materials; lunch and award)
Program Level: Currently registered Cadettes (no tagalongs)
Program Time: Check-in will begin at 8:30am and the program will begin promptly at 9am. Pick-up will be at 5:30pm.

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 16th or when program is full.
REGISTER TODAY AT: http://bit.ly/2xXUl6h

Please Note: This is a girl only training, girls will need to be dropped off and picked up.

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Citrus Council Launches Media Girls Team

 

Media Girls Team Description

When you see a TV show, do you ever wonder what it would be like to be on camera or maybe behind the scenes? Either way, you could be part of our Media Girls Team! Girl Scouts of Citrus Media Girls team is a new program created by the Citrus Council to give young women the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in the media industry. Develop your on-camera experience or fine tune your behind the camera skills by being a Media Girl member.

As you prepare to be a spokesperson for Girl Scouts, you’ll learn the basics of talking to the media, initial video and photography creation, and the art of storytelling. Receive professional guidance from Council Marketing Staff and Media professionals in our community. Members will also take part in special behind the scenes tours of local media and get key insights from knowledgeable guest speakers.

As the official girl faces and voices of Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, the Media Girls Team will be called upon to:

  • Serve as brand ambassadors for media coverage opportunities (Radio, TV, Print)
  • Attend and Report on key Citrus events
  • Create videos for Citrus Council YouTube channel
  • Participate in Council photoshoots
  • Participate in focus groups
  • Write blogs, op-eds, articles and more

What are the participation requirements?

  • Be a Cadette, Senior or Ambassador level Girl Scout registered for the 2017-2018 school year
  • Agree to a one-year participation commitment – October 2017 – August 2018
  • Have a full Girl Scout uniform (vest or sash, white blouse, khaki pants)
  • Attend at least 75% of the monthly Media Girls meetings/ media tours/ guest speaker sessions (no meetings in December)
  • No experience necessary! Girls will be selected for media opportunities based on their skills, interests and availability.
  • Responsibly handle and use Council provided equipment

Application Process:

  1. Complete application at https://s.surveyplanet.com/rkYUI_9oZ
  2. Submit a short video to our Director of Marketing & Branding, Nelson Camargo at Ncamargo@citrus-gs.org telling us why you think you would be a great Media Girls team member.

 

Deadline to apply is October 10, 2017.  No late entries will be accepted.

Girls who are selected will be notified via email by October 16.

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Earn Your Labcoat

Earn Your Lab Coat is a new program created by the Citrus Council Program Team to give young women the opportunity to explore the fields of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Girls will have unique behind the scene experiences to expand their knowledge and inspire them to think outside the box. Girl Scouts of Citrus Council has arranged several events with STEAM related partners in the Orlando Area such as SeaWorld, Universal Orlando Resort, the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye, Madame Tussauds, Sea Life, and City of Orlando Wastewater Division.

The program is for Cadette-level Girl Scout members only and is design to be completed within a 2 year period. However, for the pilot program, girls will complete the entire program in a year. Girls who complete the entire program will receive a Girl Scouts branded lab coat and a special patch to commemorate their experience!

 

This incredible opportunity is valued at $350, but Girl Scouts selected for the pilot program will receive a special discounted price of $125.00! This cost includes all program expenses, meals and materials. Transportation to and from the main event locations is not included. Payment is not required at this time. Those girls selected will be required to make a $50 deposit to secure their space in the program by October 4.

This event only has 40 spaces available. All grade levels of Cadettes are encouraged to apply. This is not a troop event, but all girls from same troop can apply. Girls will be selected based on merit of their application process, so please read all questions and complete them in their entirety. Any submission not completely filled out will not be considered.

Deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 26 at 11:00 p.m. No late entries will be accepted. Girls who are selected will be notified via email on Thursday, September 28th by noon.

Please Note:

This is an amazing program and we are requesting only girls with a serious desire to learn and grow in a STEAM based program to apply. Also, those girls selected must commit to the entire program and participate in all scheduled events listed below.

SeaWorld Overnight Adventure – November 11, 2017

Behind the Scenes Day at I-Drive 360 – December, 2017

City of Orlando-Waste Water CON2 Field Trip- January 13th

Day Experience with Universal Orlando Resort-March date TBD

Special Graduation Ceremony- May date TBD