Re: (long) GS troop size/government
Lynn Whited (whited@ASTROSUN.TN.CORNELL.EDU)
Sun, 29 Oct 1995 16:24:28 -0500
On Fri, 27 Oct 1995, Lisa Varner wrote:
>
> ---exerpt from Girl Scout Leader Magazine, Fall 1993---
> -Karen White
>
> station wagon. For many long term volunteers and staff, this
> request for smaller groups is very diferent from what they are
> used to and contrary to the recommended troop/group size found on
> page 44 of the new "Safety-Wise".
>
> ---rest deleted (ways leaders can increase the numbers(perhaps
> someone will "Safety-Wise post recommendations as I don't have
> "Safety-Wise" with me.)
>
"Safety Wise" recommendations are:
Daisy Girl Scouts 5-15 Girls
Brownie Girl Scouts 15-25 Girls
Junior Girl Scouts 15-30 Girls
Cadette Girl Scouts 10-30 Girls
Senior Girl Scouts 10-30 Girls
There are also limitations when taking the girls to events, trips and
troop camping. According to Safety Wise Standard 13 pg 39 you need two
adults for every 5 Daisies, 12 Brownies, 16 Juniors, 20 Cadettes, and24
Seniors. Plus one additional adult for every 3 Daisies, 6 Brownies, 8
Juniors, 10 Cadettes, 12 Seniors. For my troop that (18 Juniors) We need
to have 3 adults every time we go anywhere. Usually this isn't a problem
as those who help to transport stay and particiapte with our troop, but
we have had occassions we have had to do a lot of calling to find enough
adults. And we have three registered co-leaders.
> > My wife and I investigated our church starting a Girl Scout
> > Troop, but were rebuffed by the professional who wanted us "to
> > provide meeting space" and not leadership or anything else.
>
> While I cannot answer you on your particular incident, I wonder
> if they understood that you were interested in supplying
> leadership. I cannot understand any council not needing more
> leaders!
>
Our council had to recently turn down a church starting a Girl Scout
troop because they were not willing to open the troop to any girl that
wanted to join it was going to be limited to girls who were members of
the church. That is against National policy. My troop meets at a local
Catholic parish, and are sposored by them, and as 3/4 of my troop belongs
to the parish, we have girls from other faiths as well.
Lynn
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