I'm a couple days late with this story - so anyone in Indiana has already missed it. However, it illustrates a point - if you're the mother of a young girl, or a young girl yourself (and I know I number those among my readers) check out the girl scouts in your area and see if they have a program to encourage girls to study the sciences. If they don't - and you're a parent, why not become a girl scout or brownie leader and do it yourself. (Always understanding that volunteers are so scarce these days that they'll latch on to you quickly and never let you go!)
Exploring archeology, discovering how to become a color scientist, learning about fingerprint types and even exploring a worm's life all will be part of an exploration evening offered for girls Thursday at the Townsend Community Center in Richmond.
Girls in grades kindergarten to six are invited by the Girl Scouts to the free event, which will be 5:30-7 p.m. at the Townsend center, 855 N. 12th St.
In addition to the exploration and education programs, girls and their families can learn about Girl Scout programs. Girls may register for Girl Scouts during the event by paying $12 membership dues. Financial assistance is available.
Girl Scouts offers a comprehensive program for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Girl Scout leadership development program helps girls learn to discover their own values, connect with their peers and adults, and take action to improve their communities.
The 15 benefits of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience range from girls learning how to resolve a conflict to identifying and addressing a community need. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute , two-thirds of girls want to be leaders, but only one girl in five believes she has the skills to lead.
"Girl Scouts helps every girl discover the leader she can be, and connect with others to have an effect on her world," said Sherri Becker, membership development manager who has worked in the Richmond area. "We know how girls learn to lead. Girls Scouts has pioneered the first national system of outcomes measurement for girls' leadership development. This helps our adult volunteers, our funders, and the girls themselves see how they are succeeding."
For more information about Girl Scout membership, contact Becker at (877) 474-2248, ext. 6877; email sbecker@girlscoutsindiana.org; or visit the website www.girlscoutsindiana.org.
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana serves more than 41,000 girls in 45 counties across central Indiana.
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