Girl Scouts In The Heart Of Pennsylvania

Entrepreneurshipgirls participated in girl scout cookie program, which allowed them to learn business skills, including budgeting, finance, marketing, planning and sales strategy. Both the cookie program as well as the fall product program provide girls with a variety of entrepreneurship opportunities, including social entrepreneurship. When girls participate in the cookie program, they develop the following skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. Girls created individual online store sites and built their e-commerce skills. Utilizing social media, girls and volunteers were able to reach new and expanded markets in addition to their in-person efforts.

Outdoor programoutdoor educational programs and activities offer a key pathway for girl scout participation. These experiences are offered at the council's four camps and offsite with approved program partners. Girls can choose from different themes and focus areas, including environmental or outdoor education.through progressive outdoor programs for girls of all ages, they experience nature, build skills, and take action in their communities as environmental stewards. More than 3,000 girl scouts took advantage of outdoor programming this year across all four of our camp properties, as well as destination and overseas trips. The outdoor experiences benefit girls' physical and mental health, and produce the following outcomes: outdoor competence, outdoor confidence, outdoor interest and environmental stewardship.

Stemwith a focus on high-quality multiyear programs in engineering, computer science, and outdoor stem, girls become increasingly interested, confident, and competent in stem subjects. Stem remains our most popular programming, for in-person settings. When girls participate in girl scout stem programs, they benefit in four important ways: stem interest, stem confidence, stem competence and stem value.every council-led program is tied to pennsylvania department of education standards. Our approval as an educational improvement organization for stem programming eligible for educational improvement tax credits administered by the pennsylvania department of community and economic development has been renewed.