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Discover the exciting and diverse history of Savannah, learn about Juliette Gordon Low, her family and the early days of Girl Scouting and have fun, all by taking an historic tour with one of the authorized tour companies! (See list at end of requirements.) Connect: Prove what you’ve Learned; take the test (yes, there really is a test) provided exclusively through the two above-mentioned trolley companies and correctly answer the required number of questions for your grade level. Take Action: (Brownies, 1 activity; Juniors, 2 activities; Older Girls, 3 activities) 1) Take pictures and notes (not a video) during your tour and create a “Tour of Savannah” presentation to share with another Girl Scout troop who has not yet visited Savannah. 2) What is the Historic Savannah Foundation? Who founded it and how did their preservation movement start? If you choose to do so, make a donation (time or money) to the Historic Savannah foundation. 3) If one does not already exist, create a walking history tour / guide for your town. When was your town established? When was the courthouse or city hall built? What is the oldest building in town? Which church was established first? Include a street map of the town with numbers corresponding to these and other places of interest. Share this with your local museum, Visitors’ Center or Town Hall. 4) Learn some historical information about your town and volunteer at your local visitors’ center or museum for a few days or for a special event. 5) Assist with a preservation project in your community such as a cemetery clean up day or survey, building restoration (with age appropriate activities), approved archeological dig, etc. 6) While in Savannah, arrange to assist one of the sites you have visited at the end of their business day (fort, cemetery, historic building, etc.). Help them pick up trash from the grounds and repair any damage caused by visitors during the day. 7) Create a scale model of one of the historic buildings in your town (past or present) and present it to your local museum. 8) Research an older building in your town which is not currently in use (abandoned, threatened by demolition, etc.). Find out when it was built, who owned it over the years and their contributions to your community, what it was used for, etc. Present your findings to you local Historic Preservation or Downtown Development Boards or your local government. List of Authorized “Discover Savannah” providers (in no particular order) with suggested contact person: Old Savannah Tours David Greenawalt (912) – 234 – 8128 – local (800) – 517 – 9007 – toll free [email protected] http://www.oldsavannahtours.com/ Old Town Trolley Joyce Ellis (912) – 233 – 0083 [email protected] http://www.trolleytours.com/savannah/ Savannah Dan Tours Dan Leger (912) – 398 – 3777 [email protected] http://www.savannahdan.com/ Savannah Fun Tours Cayce Girardeau (912) – 667 – 9760 – local (888) – 880 – 9175 – toll free [email protected] http://www.savannahfuntours.com/ source: https://www.gshg.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gshg/documents/Discover%20Savannah.pdf
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Brownies: Complete one activity in each group including one item from #1 in the “Discover” section.
Juniors: Complete one activity in each section, including one item from #1 in the “Discover” section and two additional activities. Cadettes, Seniors, & Ambassadors: Complete two activities in each section, including one item from #1 in the “Discover” section. Discover: *1. Visit the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and participate in the Girl Scout Heritage Program or a Special Interest Session. (Brownies may only participate in designated Brownie Days at the Birthplace). or Visit the Girl Scout First Headquarters and learn about Girl Scouting in the early years. or Plan an imaginary trip to the Birthplace. Pretend you are a tour hostess for a visiting troop. Describe some of the rooms in the house. Find out about the things Girl Scouts can do on a visit. 2. Be a historical detective. Discover as much as you can about Juliette’s life before and during the Girl Scouts. 3. Discover activities and crafts from Juliette’s childhood. Plan a troop meeting to participate in these activities/crafts. 4. Juliette Low was an artist. Find out about different media in which she worked. Make a design from clay or aluminum foil that she could have used in her ironwork creations. 5. Juliette was an animal lover. Gather information on the different pets she had during her lifetime. 6. In a Girl Scout publication, read about the beginning of Girl Scouting in the United States. What can you found out about Juliette Low’s phone call to Nina Pape and the first Girl Scout meeting? 7. Learn about the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. When and why was this organization first started? Connect: 1. Contact a troop in another state or country via the Internet or GSUSA and exchange letters, swaps and/or information about yourself and your troop. (You may not re-contact a troop with whom you have communicated in the past.) 2. Use an early handbook, such as How Girls Can Help Their Country, to compare the badges from an earlier time period to those in your handbook. Try to complete one badge from a different decade. 3. Find out about the jobs people have at the Birthplace or the First Headquarters. Write a letter for information about two different positions. Be sure to ask about three things each person does and about the education and training needed for each job. 4. Juliette Low believed that Girl Scouting should change as the needs of girls changed. Talk to someone in your community who was in Girl Scouting at least 10 years ago. Ask about what has and has not changed during that period. Combine all the information into a booklet, tape recording, or mural. Take Action: 1. Plan a way that your troop can participate in an ongoing service project at the First Headquarters, or the Laurel Grove gravesite and make arrangements to work on that project. 2. Make a monetary donation to The First Girl Scout Headquarters building to be used in the preservation of the facility. source: https://www.gshg.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gshg/documents/Daisys%20Neighborhood.pdf ** At time of publishing, I could only locate the Brownie and Junior badge for purchasing. |
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Looking for a fun way to teach geography to your Girl Scout? Why not use council badges to do so. When a good option is available, I'll post Council's Own patches that allow you to learn about the region. Otherwise, I'll list a link to purchase a basic council patch and optional requirements that will help you teach your scout in a fun way. This will be an ongoing project. ArchivesCategories
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