Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana, Inc. | Resources | Adult Learning

---

Forms | New Troop Volunteer Guide | Safety | Adult Learning | Girl Programs | Girl Awards

Adult Learning

Course Descriptions and Links 

Resources

• Director of Volunteer Resources,Margaret Dennis, Ext 312, or mdennis@girlscouts-gssi.org
• Enewsletter: Sign up on the home page of GSSI's Web site

Progression of Volunteer Training

• Online Girl Scouting 101* (REQUIRED of all lead volunteer and encouraged for all volunteers)
• Job Briefing*(REQUIRED for all lead adult volunteers prior to meeting with girls)
• First Aid/CPR Certification (REQUIRED for field/camping trips)
• Basic Outdoor Skills (REQUIRED for any outdoor cooking or campfires) 
• On the Go (REQUIRED for any overnights)
• Troop Camp Certification (REQUIRED for any camping other than backyard. Prerequisite courses: On the Go, Basic Outdoor Skills plus six months' practice of those skills.)
• Workshops on a variety of topics

Table of activities and the courses required for them.

How to Register for Courses

• Advance registration is required for all courses by the deadline advertised.
• Complete the registration form and submit it to the council office OR register online using our membership management site.

• If a course has a fee, payment must be received with registration.
• Confirmation will be sent via email.
• If a course is cancelled, you will be notified by email.
• If a course is full, you will be placed on a waiting list and notified of the status via email.
• Please do not bring children to training with you. Sitter service is not available.
• For courses with online modules access information will be emailed to you when your registration is received.
• Note: Cancellations must be received by the deadline for a 75% refund. Cancellation requests received after the deadline will not receive refunds.

Course Fees

Learning opportunities are a service provided by Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana.When a fee accompanies a course, it covers consumable supplies and/or special materials such as certifications issued and required by other organizations).

Courses by Request

• Service Unit Teams may request courses and workshops for their area with the following guidelines:
• Requests must be made through the Director of Volunteer Resources AdultEd@girlscouts-gssi.org. or X312.
• A minimum of 8 volunteers must be interested in bringing the course to their area (Feel free to include other service units.)
• Three possible dates should be chosen (include one evening and one Saturday) that could be attended by at least five volunteers interested in the course.
• Courses will be scheduled according to the availability of volunteer council facilitators.