Outdoor Skills & Fun Weekend
September 17-19, 2010 at
Camp Mosey Wood
Take your troop camping & get trained at the same time! This program is intended for new leaders and volunteers that need Outdoor 102 - Cooking & Fires, and Outdoor 103 - Overnight Camping. While adults are training, their troops of Daisies, Brownies and/or Junior Girl Scouts will participate in a G.S. Wide Game of camping skills under the direction of experienced program staff. Adults may attend with or without their troop. Register through the Prgram section of E-Council. Download the flyer for more details.

It's almost time for F.A.L.L.
October 1-3, 2010
It's time once again for the Fall Adult Lead and Learn Workshop Weekend. At this, the first adult leadership development event for the 2010-11 membership year, you can find out about Journeys, acquire new skills to use with girls, add more Girl Scout experiences to your resume, and network with volunteers from all nine counties. Download the course schedule and registration form and mail it back today! Deadline to register is September 10.

Would you like to be a GSEP Council Learning Facilitator?
"Facilitating Adult Learners" will be held at Shelly Ridge Service Center on April 24 from 9-4:30.  If you are interested in becoming a Council Learning Facilitator please register for the course on E Council. We need volunteers to facilitate workshops including required Leadership workshops, Fist Aid and Outdoor. Qualifications and requirements are:

• Be a registered adult Girl Scout
• Have an interest and comfort level in teaching adults
• Be willing to interview on the phone with the Dir. of Adult Development
• Attend up to 4 trainer meetings
  per year
• Facilitate at least 2 courses each calendar year
• Attend the 6 hour Facilitating Adult Learners course
• Before or after completing the course, attend as a participant, the course(s) you would like to teach
• Apprentice with an Adult Development Manager
• Facilitate the course observed while being observed by staff.

Contact Jennifer Allebach for details at jallebach@gsep.org or 610-933-7555, ext. 1414.

GSEP Troop History Project
Girl Scouts will be 100 years old on March 12, 2012! We have a long history and you’re a part of it! Click on the link to check out GSEP’s Troop History Program sponsored by the History Committee. Be creative and work with your leader to Discover your troop’s history, Connect with Girls Scouts’ past and Take Action to record for posterity, the highlights of your troop and make plans for your future history! For more information please contact Jean Harlow c/o the Valley Forge Service Center, (leave a message for a return phone call) 610.933.7555. Submissions are due by December 31, 2010!

Course Name Changes
Volunteer leadership training is still a three-step process, only the names have changed (content is remaining the same). GSUSA Online Volunteer Orientation and GSEP Volunteer Orientation should be completed prior to taking Girl Scout Leadership Essentials. This three-part education series is required for all leaders and co-leaders, and should be completed within one month of placement.

• Step 1: GSUSA Online
  Volunteer Orientation
• Step 2: Volunteer Essentials
• Step 3: Leadership Essentials

Adult Education Guide
Who we are, what we offer and a complete overview of Adult Education at GSEP

Training Information
Current Training Schedule
GSUSA Online Volunteer Orientation
(password is "discover")
Event Director Level 1
Guidelines and Requirements for Girl Scout Outdoor-Trained Adults
Outdoor Retraining Overview
Outdoor Retraining Registration Form
Outdoor 102 Retraining Exemption Qualification Form
Outdoor 103 Retraining Exemption Qualification Form

To register for Adult Training courses check the current schedule above, then click on the ECouncil link.

Terms and Conditions
Return Policy
Contact Us

We accept:

Adult Development Staff
Jennifer Allebach, Director of Adult Development: jallebach@gsep.org
or 610-933-7555, ext. 1414

Shawnna DiFilippo, Adult Development Manager, Montgomery and Bucks Counties; sdifilippo@gsep.org or
610-933-7555, ext. 1409

Kristen Hughes,
Young Leaders Program Manager;
khughes@gsep.org or
610-791-2411, ext. 1449  

Devon Miller, Adult Development Manager, Chester and Delaware
dmiller@gsep.org
or 610-933-7555, ext. 1419

Dale Moelter, Adult Development
Manager, Lower Bucks and Philadelphia; dmoelter@gsep.org
or 610-933-7555, ext. 1498

Jill Sober, Adult Development Manager, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon; jsober@gsep.org
or 610-791-2411, ext. 1504

Teresa Van Arsdale, Adult Development Coordinator, tvanarsdale@gsep.org or
610-933-7555, ext. 1452

Volunteer Field Data Entry Trainings
As requested by you, our volunteers, GSEP has facilitated the first of several trainings relating to Volunteer Field Data Entry. This training will allow one member of your troop to enter membership registration information directly into E-Council, thus eliminating the wait time for in-house processing. To be eligible to enter your troops’ registrations you must be trained by a GSEP staff member.  If you are a current Leader or Service Unit Manager click the E-Council logo above to register.

The Bronze Award Packet
Go for the Bronze! Download the Manual to assist you in achieving this leadership milestone. Click here to just download the Final Report.

The Silver Award Packet
Go for the Silver! Download the Manual to assist you in achieving this leadership milestone. See related forms below.
Silver Award Final Report
Silver Award Project Proposal
Silver Award Fact Sheet

Girl Scout Gold Award Book
Go for the Gold! Download the Manual to assist you in achieving this leadership milestone.See related forms below.
Gold Award Final Report
Gold Award Project Proposal
Gold Award Fact Sheet

To register for the Bronze, Silver or Gold Info Workshops, please use the Program Event Calendar in ECouncil.

All the PDF forms on this page have been "Typwriter Enabled" in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This feature allows you save the form to your computer, fill out the form, and email it to it's final destination. If the form requires a signature, you will need to print the form out and sign it. Click here to see instructions on how to use this feature.

Are you looking for an exciting adult position at GSEP?
Would you like to be a GSEP Council Trainer? We need trainers to facilitate workshops for volunteers including Journeys for all Ages, First Aid, and Outdoor Education.

Qualifications are:

• Be a registered adult Girl Scout
• Have an interest and comfort level in teaching adults
• Be willing to interview in-person
  or on phone with Director of Adult Development
• Attend up to four trainer meetings per year
• Facilitate at least two courses each calendar year
• Attend the course Facilitating Adult Learners. Contact Jennifer Allebach for details at jallebach@gsep.org
  or 610-933-7555, ext. 1414.
  

Please contact Jennifer Allebach at jallebach@gsep.org to schedule an interview. Download the form below for more info.
Learning Facilitator Position Agreement