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GSSI 201
Welcome to the next step in volunteer training. By now, you should have viewed Girl Scouting 101, the online training video.
http://training.girlscouts.org/default.asp
The GSSI 201 module is designed to orient you to the requirements of Safety Activity Checkpoints and your Volunteer Essentials leader notebook.
GSSA 201 will take less than an hour to complete and you will need to reference these two important documents that are available on our website under Forms and Library:
1. Volunteer Essentials
http://www.gsofsi.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsofsi/documents/Volunteer_Essentials.pdf
2. Safety-Activity Checkpoints
http://www.gsofsi.org/en/for-volunteers/forms-and-documents.html?q=safety+activity+checkpoints
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Quick-Start Guide
Remember, these questions are in same sequence as the leader notebook (Volunteer Essentials).
Check which resources are readily available to you when you have questions.
Check all that apply.
Your Service Unit Team members and volunteers like you
www.gsofsi.org
website
http://www.facebook.com/GirlScoutsofSouthernIlliinois
GSSI Training Events
GSSI Staff Members
www.girlscouts.org
, the GSUSA National Organization website
Who Can Join Girl Scouts - and How?
Read about "Flexible Ways to Participate" and how members can tailor their participation to fit their schedules. It's very important that you help parents understand that they can chaperone their own daughters to Girl Scout events and activities, even when the girls are not participating as a troop. Adults should be "registered" and "approved".
A registered Girl Scout can participate in which of these options?
Read the paragraph in the leader notebook and check all that apply.
camp
events
series
troop
travel
virtual
any one, all or some of the options
Using Safety Activity Checkpoints
Name the 3 processes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
Your answer
There are some activities for which you must get written pre-approval from Council. Name two.
Your answer
There are some activities that are never allowed for any girl. Name two.
Your answer
In what section of our website can you find the Safety Activity Checkpoints?
Visit
www.gsofsi.org
to answer this question.
Your answer
Understanding How Many Volunteers You Need
Take a minute to review the Adult/Girl ratio chart in this section to help you answer these questions.
What is the minimum number of registered and approved adults required to be present when meeting with girls?
two or more, depending on the age, number of girls, or type of activity
at least two
two unrelated adults, at least one of whom is female
all of the above
Clear selection
If you have 11 Daisies and you are taking them on a walk to a nearby park, how many registered and approved adults must go along?
one
eleven
four
five
Clear selection
Following Girl Scout Safety Guidelines
Read through the section. It is crucial that you understand and follow these guidelines to avoid issues of personal liability.
Which Girl Scout Safety Guideline pertains to sleeping arrangements on overnights?
Your answer
List the behaviors that are prohibited in Guideline #8.
Your answer
Safety Guideline #11 is about online safety. There is also a Safety-Activity Checkpoint that has more information about computer use and safety rules for creating troop websites. What is the name of that Safety-Activity Checkpoint?
Your answer
Using that Checkpoint, name five things that should never be posted online to ensure girls’ safety.
Your answer
Chapter 1: Sharing Your Unique Gifts
See the section entitled "Taking Advantage of Learning Opportunities and
www.gsofsi.org
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Taking Advantage of Learning Opportunities
Which of these online training courses from GSUSA can be found following the link in the paragraph?
Check all that apply.
Waterfront Safety
Girl Scouting 101
First Aid/CPR/AED
Volunteering for Girl Scouts Series and Events
Which of these training and certification courses can be found on Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois volunteer page?
Troop Camp Training
First Aid/CPR/AED
Small Craft Safety
All of the above
Clear selection
Chapter 2: Girl Scouting as a National Experience
Fun with Purpose
Adult volunteers are to use these three methods to engage girls and make Girl Scouting unique and different from school and extra-curricular activities: Girl-Led, Learning By Doing, and Cooperative Learning.
Where can you find the Girl Scout leadership program with a step-by-step leader's guide, sample meeting outlines, ideas for openings, closings, activities, field trips, stories, snacks, and more?
Journey - It's Your World, Change It
Journey - It's Your Planet, Love It
Journey - It's Your Story, Tell It
All of the above
Clear selection
Putting It All Together
Tip: Color copies of the National Program Portfolio pages are great handouts for parent meetings.
On what page of Volunteer Essentials can you find dozens of questions you can use to help girls plan Girl-Led events?
Your answer
Chapter 3: Engaging Girls at All Grade Levels
Read the "When Sensitive Topics Come Up" section.
Who do you contact first if you have concerns about a girl's general safety or well-being?
Your answer
Read through the "signs that could indicate a girl needs expert help". Which of those behaviors were you surprised to find on the list?
Your answer
Chapter 4: Safety-Wise
As a member of the leadership team, it's your responsibility to make sure everyone follows the "Girl Scout Safety Guidelines."
Knowing Your Responsibilities
On what page of Volunteer Essentials can you find a list of "Responsibilities of Parents and Guardians" and "Responsibilities of Girls"?
Your answer
Providing Emergency Care
For most activities listed in the Safety-Activity Checkpoints, Girl Scouts recommends that at least one First Aid/CPR-certified adult be present.
Check all the organizations that are approved to offer the training.
American Red Cross
National Safety Council
EMP America
American Heart Association
Chapter 5: Managing Group Finances
Choose the answer that fits each statement:
Girls
the girls
The girls, with the guidance of their leaders,
By earning, managing, and financing their own activities, _______________learn many valuable skills that serve them throughout their lives.
Choose
Girls / The girls
The girls, with the guidance of their leaders
. ________________should be deciding how to spend their troop funds.
Choose
Girls / The girls
The girls, with the guidance of their leaders
________________should have a clear plan and purpose for the product sale activities and the troop financial planning.
Choose
Girls
the girls
The girls, with the guidance of their leaders
Money - Earning Basics
Find the section with the "few specific guidelines - some required by the Internal Revenue Service ......"
Which of these money-earning activities are forbidden by Girl Scouts?
Choose all that apply.
Games of chance
Direct solicitation of cash
Product-demonstration parties
All of the above
For girls in pathways, how will all sales/profits be handled?
Your answer
In order for troops to opt out of rewards, what must the entire troop consist of?
Your answer
What happens if a troop chooses not to participate in the Cookie program?
Your answer
In the debt collection process, who will make the initial phone call to the debtor?
Your answer
Girls who have parent/guardian delinquent debt will not be allowed to participate in future Product Program Sales until the debt is paid.
True
False
Clear selection
Appendix: For Troop Volunteers
This chapter is an excellent five-page guide to help you manage a troop.
On what page of Volunteer Essentials can you find a list of jobs other adults can do to be involved with the troop?
Your answer
On what page can you find a typical outline of a troop meeting?
Your answer
See the Transporting Girls section
"If a group is traveling in more than one vehicle, the entire group must consist of at least two unrelated, approved adult volunteers, one of whom is female, and the girl/volunteer ratios in Volunteer Essentials must be followed."
"Care should be taken so that a single car (with a single adult driver) is not separated from the group for an extended length of time."
True
False
Clear selection
Appendix: For Travel Volunteers
On what page can you find eight recommendations for choosing chaperones for troop trips?
Your answer
Which of those recommendations were you surprised or pleased to see on the list?
Your answer
On what page can you find a list of questions you can ask the girls to help them plan their own trips?
Your answer
Read ‘Staying Safe During the Trip”. There are several important items that need to be discussed with parents and girls prior to any trip. Name 3.
Your answer
Find the safety tips for when you stay at a hotel, motel, hostel, or dormitory. Name the title of that box
Your answer
Name the 5 things you should never leave in your room.
Your answer
Reengaging Girls
To ensure the girls that are interested in travel have more opportunities in the years ahead, you could make them aware of _________________________.
Your answer
Girls may want to hear about these two opportunities to make a dramatic experience in their communities.
Your answer
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