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GSUSA offers an Online Orientation through their web site. This learning opportunity is a volunteer's first step in becoming acquainted with Girl Scouts. Completion of this course is a prerequisite for further participation as a volunteer for Girl Scout of NYPENN Pathways.

Girl Scout Leadership Experience

GSUSA also offers the Girl Scout Leadership Experience online. This course will guide you through a 45-minute interactive learning course where you will gain knowledge of the Keys to Leadership, the Girl Scout Processes and how to successfully incorporate them into your Girl Scout Experience. Be sure to select NYPENN Pathways as the council you belong in and complete the learning log. You will be contacted within 5 days to review your submission.

Fall Kick-off Presentation

Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways hosted several Fall Kick-off Events to help volunteers become familiar with our new council. During these events, a powerpoint presentation explaining our single entry system of volunteer acceptance was shown and reviewed. You may view the Fall Kick-off presentation again if you wish to do so.

Home Study Courses Available for Volunteers

Some learning opportunities can be completed independently in the comfort of your home. Below is a list of homestudies that are currently available through Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, Inc. By clicking on the name of the homestudy, you will be taken to the lesson and test that corresponds to that topic. Print the document, read through the lesson, complete the test, and return to Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways as per the directions at the end of the document.

There are currently no homestudy courses available. Please check back later!

Other Learning Opportunities Materials

Volunteer Essentials
This is the basic handbook for all volunteers for Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways regardless of their role.

Emergency Procedures
Page one of this document has a wallet-sized card listing emergency procedures and phone numbers in the lower left corner of the page. At the bottom of page two is a blank card on which you can write other emergency information that you would like to carry with you.

Troop Module
This is a supplement to Volunteer Essentials handbook accessed above. It is intended as an add-on for Facilitators of the Troop Pathway. After reading Volunteer Essentials, troop facilitators should continue with this document.

Blue Book of Basic Documents
These are the basic documents that define the Girl Scout organization. This book contains

• The Constitution of Girl Scouts of the United States of America
• The Bylaws of Girl Scouts of the United States of America
• Policies of Girl Scouts of the United States of America
• Credentials
• Criteria and Standards for an Effective Girl Scout Council
• Congressional Charter of Girl Scouts of the United States of America

This edition supersedes all previous editions of the Blue Book.