Trips and Traveling with Your Troop
Friendship, fun and forms…
Whether it is a trip to the local park or a 7-day backpacking trip in Yosemite, swimming at a backyard pool or rafting down the Colorado River, a first sleepover at the leader’s house or a trip to Pax Lodge in England, trips with your troop can be the best part of being a Girl Scout, for both the girls and the leaders.
But, these trips also take a great deal of planning and always some paperwork.
A good trip always:
Accomplishes a goal. The goal doesn’t have to be complex; working
on a badge, a first sleep over, celebrating bridging to a new level or
just having fun!
Involves girl planning. Girl planning will depend on the age and experience
of your girls; from deciding between two different parks to planning the
whole weekend trip.
Keeps in mind the age, maturity level and skill level of each girl in
the troop and the troop as a whole. While a girl may camp with her family
each summer, she may not be ready to camp with her troop. And the troop
must work together for both the planning the trip and during the trip.
A great resource from Girl
Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council is called “Let’s Go”.
It is the “how-to” guide for any trip, big or small.
Let's Go Publication
Each girl, even the leaders’ daughters, must have a signed permission form for any meeting or event that is a different time or place than the regularly scheduled meeting. Please turn in to the activity consultant a copy of the permission form you give to the parents to fill out.
If on your trip, your girls will require a
pillow, get wet, be off the ground or involve any risky activity, you
will need to fill out an activity approval form send it to the activity
consultant 2 to 4 weeks prior to the activity. Please read the form; it
tells you when you need to fill it out!
Some hints to filling out the
form:
Fill out the whole
form; there should be no blank spaces.
The training should
match the activity; lifeguards for swimming, “Let’s Camp”
training for a basic overnight trip, etc. And a first-aider should be
listed for all activities.
Certificate of liability
insurance: A certificate of liability insurance is necessary for facilities
outside of Girl Scouts, for example, swimming at the YMCA, skating at
an ice rink, riding a horse, going to Disneyland. The most current list
of businesses with certificates of liability insurance can be found at
the GSSDIC website under “Forms”
Scroll down to the document called “Certificates of Liability Insurance”.
Other Helpful Forms
Girl
Health History
Adult Health History
Troop Activity Log
Outdoor Evaluation Form
Volunteer Driver Form
Any questions? Please contact Sue Eskridge
