Are you interested in learning more about how to plan your Girl Scout Silver or Gold Award Take Action Projects? Then this workshop is for you! The first part of the workshop will guide you through the planning process of a Take Action Project and will finish off with an explanation of the transition period, the new 2009 summer guidelines (which require the completion of age appropriate Journeys before the start of your Take Action Project) and the pre-summer 2009 guidelines using the Girl Scout Silver Award Go For It! or Girl Scout Gold Award Go For It! booklets. ...

Alvin Mariez, professional hip hop instructor who performed on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew will show you his amazing hip hop moves. You will dance away with a whole new dance! ...

Through age-appropriate activities, yoga instructor Lisa Gniady will introduce girls to a variety of yoga poses and the many benefits yoga provides. This class is a great jumping in point for earning the council's Yoga patch. Lisa Gniady developed the council's Yoga patch. ...

Looking for a workout that's easy to learn, requires little or no equipment, and sooths your soul while toning your body? Yoga may be just the ticket! This class is designed to introduce you to yoga-you will learn poses to build strength and flexibility in the body and relaxation techniques to calm the mind. ...

Join us for this exciting opportunity to create art and exhibit it at local art venues and libraries in McHenry County. Instructors will guide you through the technical and creative process of creating a completed piece of art during this two-part program. Mediums offered include painting, pastels and collage. Artwork will be displayed in April and May and will be returned to those who participate. Girls will receive the Arts and Crafts Fun Patch for this program. This programJoin us for this exciting opportunity to create art and exhibit it at local art venues and libraries in McHenry County. Instructors will guide you through the technical and creative process of creating a completed piece of art during this two-part program. Mediums offered include painting, pastels and collage. Artwork will be displayed in April and May and will be returned to those who participate. Girls will receive the Arts and Crafts Fun Patch for this program. This program is funded in part by a grant from Target. BRING: Water bottle and misc. craft supplies if interested in collage (i.e., shells, feathers, photos, yarn) ...

Join us for the ever popular Sports Overnight at Harper College. College athletes will be on hand to lead you through the evening's activities, which include a variety of land sports, swim time and a late-night pizza party and movie. ...

Join us for this exciting opportunity to create art and exhibit it at local art venues and libraries in McHenry County. Instructors will guide you through the technical and creative process of creating a completed piece of art during this two-part program. Mediums offered include painting, pastels and collage. Artwork will be displayed in April and May and will be returned to those who participate. Girls will receive the Arts and Crafts Fun Patch for this program. This programJoin us for this exciting opportunity to create art and exhibit it at local art venues and libraries in McHenry County. Instructors will guide you through the technical and creative process of creating a completed piece of art during this two-part program. Mediums offered include painting, pastels and collage. Artwork will be displayed in April and May and will be returned to those who participate. Girls will receive the Arts and Crafts Fun Patch for this program. This program is funded in part by a grant from Target. BRING: Water bottle and misc. craft supplies if interested in collage (i.e., shells, feathers, photos, yarn) ...

Join us for this exciting opportunity to create art and exhibit it at local art venues and libraries in McHenry County. Instructors will guide you through the technical and creative process of creating a completed piece of art during this two-part program. Mediums offered include painting, pastels and collage. Artwork will be displayed in April and May and will be returned to those who participate. Girls will receive the Arts and Crafts Fun Patch for this program. This program is funded in part by a grant from Target.Join us for this exciting opportunity to create art and exhibit it at local art venues and libraries in McHenry County. Instructors will guide you through the technical and creative process of creating a completed piece of art during this two-part program. Mediums offered include painting, pastels and collage. Artwork will be displayed in April and May and will be returned to those who participate. Girls will receive the Arts and Crafts Fun Patch for this program. This program is funded in part by a grant from Target. BRING: Water bottle and misc. craft supplies if interested in collage (i.e., shells, feathers, photos, yarn) ...

Come take a trip with Ecoventures in their time machine to the past, present and future. Explore the greatest hits activities of the past, the coolest activities of the present, and new and exciting ideas for the future. ...

Come spend the weekend at Mary Ann Beebe Center in Harvard to complete your PA Basic and Outdoor Skills Training. The basic leadership training prepares you to work with younger Girl Scouts in the day/twilight camp setting, at service unit events and other troop/group activities. In this training you will develop your teaching and communication skills. You will then move outdoors to explore a variety of outdoor skills such as pitching a tent, fire-building, knots, outdoor cooking, cleaning and learn how to apply them when working with younger Girl Scouts. You will also have time to connect with new friends as you spend the night in the activity center. ...

Are you interested in learning more about how to plan your Girl Scout Silver or Gold Award Take Action Projects? Then this workshop is for you! The first part of the workshop will guide you through the planning process of a Take Action Project and will finish off with an explanation of the transition period, the new 2009 summer guidelines (which require the completion of age appropriate Journeys before the start of your Take Action Project) and the pre-summer 2009 guidelines using the Girl Scout Silver Award Go For It! or Girl Scout Gold Award Go For It! booklets. ...

Do you want to change the world? Spend the week completing awesome experiments, tons of hands-on activities and engineer your own invention. You'll have the opportunity to tour Sherman Hospital's new geothermal lake and learn how this environmental resource heats and cools the new hospital. You don't have to be great at science, or know anything about engineering, or even be a Girl Scout! Just come to be bold, inventive, creative, and awesome! The Minds for Design - Engineering Series is funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of Educaton. ...

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS FULL AND NEW REGISTRATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING TAKEN. THIS IS, HOWEVER, WHERE YOU WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE BALANCE OF THE EVENT BY MARCH 12, 2010, IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED. ...

Children's Theatre of Elgin presents "Cinderella," a charming musical version of the classic fairy tale favorite. An enchanting cast of local children and teens ages 7-15 years will delight the whole family as they bring to life Cinderella's exciting adventures with upbeat music and dance in this large-scale musical presentation. If you have never attended a Children's Theatre of Elgin production before, you are in for a treat! CTE is Kane County's oldest, largest, and best children's theatre company. This event is also a money-earning project for six GSNI Girl Scouts who will travel to Canada for the Candian Girl Guides 100 Year Celebration. ...

Children's Theatre of Elgin presents "Cinderella," a charming musical version of the classic fairy tale favorite. An enchanting cast of local children and teens ages 7-15 years will delight the whole family as they bring to life Cinderella's exciting adventures with upbeat music and dance in this large-scale musical presentation. If you have never attended a Children's Theatre of Elgin production before, you are in for a treat! CTE is Kane County's oldest, largest, and best children's theatre company. This event is also a money-earning project for six GSNI Girl Scouts who will travel to Canada for the Candian Girl Guides 100 Year Celebration. ...

This is where you choose your favorite guy (dad, grandfather, uncle or friend - 18 years or older) to go camping with. The guys will play games they haven't played since they were in the sixth grade. Each over a camp fire. ...

Calling all teen leaders in grade 7 and up! This basic leadership training prepares you to work with younger Girl Scouts in the day/twilight camp setting at service unit events, council events and other troop/group activities. In this training, you will develop your teach and communications skills. If you are looking to expand your leadership skills and love to learn and teach swongs, games and other activities, this may be the program for you! ...

Continue your PA training by moving outdoors to explore a variety of outdoor skills such as pitching a tent, fire-building, knots, outdoor cooking, cleaning. Learn how to apply your skills when working with younger Girl Scouts. ...

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Time to clean out your Girl Scout closet! All levels of Girl Scouts are welcome to bring items and/or take items away! Craft supplies, program aids, patches, pins, books, etc. are accepted. Anything a leader can use! Help set up on Friday for first pick. Everything goes on Saturday. ...

Time to clean out your Girl Scout closet! All levels of Girl Scouts are welcome to bring items and/or take items away! Craft supplies, program aids, patches, pins, books, etc. are accepted. Anything a leader can use! Help set up on Friday for first pick. Everything goes on Saturday. ...

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Come and discover the fun of being a Girl Scout Cadette! Learn about the opportunities, independence and adventures that await you as a Girl Scout Cadette. You will be introduced to Journeys, Interest Projects and leadership opportunities for girls. Along with making new friends, you will be able to choose activity stations to participate in such as archery, Adventure Walk (low ropes teambuilding course), hiking or Journey activities.Troops will enjoy a night sleeping in outdoor units at the Mary Ann Beebe Center. (Unit/tent assignments will be made to best utilize space. Expect to share.) Confirmations with unit assignments will be sent out two weeks before the event. ...

Come and discover the fun of being a Girl Scout Cadette! Learn about the opportunities, independence and adventures that await you as a Girl Scout Cadette. You will be introduced to Journeys, Interest Projects and leadership opportunities for girls. Along with making new friends, you will be able to choose activity stations to participate in such as archery, Adventure Walk (low ropes teambuilding course), hiking or Journey activities.Troops will enjoy a night sleeping in outdoor units at the Mary Ann Beebe Center. (Unit/tent assignments will be made to best utilize space. Expect to share.) Confirmations with unit assignments will be sent out two weeks before the event. ...

Bring your hammer and pound some nails! Create a project for yourself and one for camp. Enjoy the sleeping cabins and bunkbeds. Cook outdoor and experience troop style camping. ...

You need to collect junk mail, newspapers, egg cartons, plastic bottles, bottle caps, and margarine tubs. Bring anything that you can find that you can recycle. ...

As a Troop Trek program aide you will help inexperienced GS Junior troops carry out their first camping experience. You will also lead theme-based program activities at this weekend camping experience. Troop Trek program aides are required to attend this overnight training where you will review camping skills and learn how to instruct the theme-based activities. Once you are trained, you will receive your Troop Trek assignments. While you may apply as a PA at one or more Troop Trek sessions, placement will depend on the number of interested program aides. ...

You will identify plants. Learn how plants were used by the Native Americans for medicine. And how the earth has adapted it's ways for its survival. ...

Join a service center-wide bridging ceremony where all eligible girls have the opportunity to bridge to the next level. Participants will receive bridging certificate, membership star and memorial disk. Event will satisfy the bridging requirement of meeting with girls in the next level. ...

Sometimes it can be hard to stand up for what you believe in or say what you really think, especially when there are bullies around. American Girl Chrissa Maxwell knows how hard it can be to stand up to bullies and do what you know is right. So let's get together for this girls only overnight event and learn how to stand strong. You'll get tips on how to stand up for what you believe in, help yourself or other girls who are being bullied, and make lots of new friends. You'll also get to see how Chrissa deals with the "Mean Bees" at her new school when we watch the movie "An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong," and have a pizza party. Afterwards you'll get to take the "No Bullying" pledge and make some cool accessories to show you won't stand for bullying. ...

Girls will be learning more about our natural sand prairie at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Refuge Educational Center. There is so much to learn about our Mississippi River and all the wildlife in and above the water. See how well our flowering plants are doing and all the colorful insects and butterflies the plants have drawn to our prairie. Look up and admire all the birds-eagles, Canadian Geese, hawks of many varieties and of course all the water fowl playing in the edge of the water. ...

Ride twice a day, make cool crafts, including a photo journal, learn basic horse care and grooming, play games and ride in a horse-drawn cart. Each camper will receive a Huntoon Stables T-shirt, embroidered Grooming and Colors & Markings patches and educational materials. This 3-day camp is designed for riders with little or no experience. Due to safety reasons, there is a maximum weight of 150 pounds per rider. ...

Space, the final frontier . . . build a lunar rover, design a spacecraft landing system, laumch a rocket and spemd the night stargazing at Chapman Hills. ...

Do you enjoy being outdoors? Then this workshop is for you! Indentify trees and plants. Learn how American Indians used these plants and trees for food, medicine and more. Then travel through time to imagine what your community will look like in the future. ...

From computers, cell phones and cameras, to DVDs, CDs, and contact lenses, everything uses optics. Have fun with hands-on activities as you learn about spectrums; play tricks on your eyes and mind with optical illusions; create your own tye-dye bandanna using chromatography; and, learn about careers in optics. ...

Join Ruff Ruffman as you learn about chemical reactions to learn if Grandma Ruffman baked a cake with the metal file in it. Write a secret message to your friends usimng am invisible ink and mix two liquids together to make a gooey solid. ...

Earth is known as the water planet. Spend the afternoon exploring this wet and wonderful resource. ...

Try your hand at electrical engineering as you design, build and test an electrical circuit. As a group, take it a step further to build a group dance pad with buzzers and flashing lights. Complete the day with a dance-off, putting the dance pads to the test! ...

Have you ever wondered how many colors there are? How is a rainbow formed? What three colors are all colors made of? Are you "dye"ing for the answers? Check out this workshop to satisfy your curiosity about color. ...

Spend the morning at Huntoon Stables earning the Junior Horse Fam badge. Activities include riding, grooming, and ground lessons. NOTE: As signed waiver is required for this event. ...

Have you ever dreamed of running the bases on a professional baseball diamond? Would you love to get some tips and training from world champion athletes? Then let loose on the field of the Chicago Bandits stadium and learn how to pitch, catch, bat and run the bases with the Bandits players. Girls will have the opportunity to get autographs and take pictures with the players. ...

Make your reservation at Fit's Inn today amd go on a fun getaway for girls. Learn how to eat right and stay healthy in new, fun ways. You'll explore your community and meet the people in it while you try your hand at yoga, dance, cooking, and more. You'll even visit the local farmers market. Getting fit has never been this fun! ...

Have you ever wondered how many colors there are? How is a rainbow formed? What three colors are all colors made of? Are you "dye"ing for the answers? Check out this workshop to satisfy your curiosity about color. ...

Do electronics intrigue you? What about molecular formulas? Or are buildings and structures more your style? See engineering in action as you complete an electrical circuit, make polymers, and compete with one another as you put your paper table to the test. ...

GSNI seeks: Girls who love adventure and challenge! Start on the ground in a teams course, then put yourself to the test as you make your way up a double-decker high ropes course. Custom challenges for each skill level and an exhilarating zip line finish! ...

Is your adventurous side ready to let loose this summer? Then grab a paddle, hop in a kayak, and travel down the Wisconsin River. WI River Outings will be guiding you on an overnight adventure you'll never forget! Enjoy the breathtaking views of nature, pitch at tent on the sandbar, use your outdoor cooking talents to create a meal, and enjoy a good old-fashioned campout. Not a seasoned kayaker? Never fear! Check out our Paddle, Pole and Roll kayaking workshops on June 21 or 29. ...

Make your reservation at Fit's Inn today amd go on a fun getaway for girls. Learn how to eat right and stay healthy in new, fun ways. You'll explore your community and meet the people in it while you try your hand at yoga, dance, cooking, and more. You'll even visit the local farmers market. Getting fit has never been this fun! ...

Have you ever wondered how meterologists can predict the weather? These weather watchers use different types of measurements to collect and analyze weather-related data so they can understand and predict weather patterns. Spend the day learning about why fog happens, practicing how to measure wind speed, making a thermometer and other fun facts! ...