Girl Scouts Of The Northwestern Great Lakes Inc

In fiscal year 2024, girl scouts of the northwestern great lakes, inc. (gsnwgl) operated camp pathway opportunities at 2 locations within their council footprint. Camp pathway opportunities typically run from the start of june to the middle of august. Last summer, 845 girls selected from 60 different summer camp opportunities, including resident camp, troop camp, wilderness trips, and weekend sessions. Session topics cover the six core areas: stem (science, technology, engineering and math), healthy living, arts & culture, environmental education & the outdoors, leadership & adventure, and financial literacy & entrepreneurism. The camp pathway offers ample educational opportunities, as well as opportunities for personal growth and development. This year, 82% of girls report that they stepped out of their comfort zone and tried something new, 78% of girl scout parents report that their child is more independent, and 73% report that their child has become more resilient from their time at camp.

In fiscal year 2024, girl scouts of the northwestern great lakes, inc. (gsnwgl) held 157 in-person and virtual events and served over 5,200 girls through the events and reaching out pathways. Event and reaching out pathway programs are educational and fun, and open to both currently registered girl scouts and girls who have never participated in girl scouts. Each of the programs focuses on a topic that research shows girls are interested in or want to learn more about. The programs are offered to all grade levels, and sessions during the event are broken up by grade level to ensure that each girl is participating in a program that will benefit her. Events and reaching out pathways are built around the six core areas: stem (science, technology, engineering and math), healthy living, arts & culture, environmental education & the outdoors, leadership & adventure, and financial literacy & entrepreneurism. 94% of girl scouts report that events and reaching out programming help them to develop a strong sense of self, 93% of girl scouts report that they are better able to identify ways and to contribute to solving community problems, 94% of the participants state that they developed positive values, and 92% report that they seek appropriate risk and are better at developing and maintaining healthy relationships.