Girl Scout Program Outcomes
1. Discover Outcome: Girls develop a strong sense of self
Girls have confidence in themselves and their abilities, feel they are able to achieve their goals, and form positive gender, social and cultural identities.
2. Discover Outcome: Girls develop positive values
Girls form their beliefs and values based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law, learn to consider ethical aspects of situations, and are committed to social justice and community service and action.
3. Discover Outcome: Girls gain practical life skills
Girls gain skills that prepare them for a positive, healthy and independent future.
4. Discover Outcome: Girls seek challenges in the world
Girls develop positive attitudes towards learning, seek opportunities for expanding their knowledge and skills, set challenging goals for themselves and take appropriate risks.
5. Discover Outcome: Girls develop critical thinking
Girls learn to examine ideas from a variety of viewpoints and further use critical thinking to explore implications of gender issues for their lives and their leadership development.
6. Connect Outcome: Girls develop healthy relationships
Girls learn to form and maintain meaningful and caring relationships, communicate effectively, protect their rights in relationships and know when to seek help from others.
7. Connect Outcome: Girls promote cooperation and team building
Girls recognize the value of working together and learn to make decisions that benefit the whole group. They can build effective teams, learn to be accountable to their shared goals, and show recognition for others' accomplishments and contributions.
8. Connect Outcome: Girls can resolve conflicts
Girls learn to recognize and analyze different conflict situations and develop skills for constructive conflict resolution and conflict prevention.
9. Connect Outcome: Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world
Girls learn to think and act in a way that promotes an inclusive environment, respecting and valuing diverse backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences.
10. Connect Outcome: Girls feel connected to their communities, locally and globally
Girls feel that they are part of a larger community and recognize the importance of building diverse, supportive social networks for their personal and leadership development.
11. Take Action Outcome: Girls can identify community needs
Girls learn to identify needs in their local and global communities and come up with realistic possibilities for action.
12. Take Action Outcome: Girls are resourceful problem solvers
Girls can use their knowledge and skills to set up and implement creative and effective 'action plans', locate tools and resources they need, and know when, where and how to enlist help from others.
13. Take Action Outcome: Girls advocate for themselves and others
Girls develop the ability to speak out on their own behalf and seek opportunities to act and speak on behalf of others.
14. Take Action Outcome: Girls educate and inspire others to act
Girls learn to effectively explain their ideas to others and motivate them to get involved in community service and action.
15. Take Action Outcome: Girls feel empowered to make a difference
Girls feel empowered to use their leadership skills to effect change in their lives and their world, and that their contributions are valued in the larger community.
