These are specialty topics which cover a wide variety of subjects.
Search the title of the training or “Enrichment” using the
Event/Program Registration portal for a listing of upcoming topics.
Let us know if you have any ideas for trainings!
Service Unit Manager Training
The Service Unit Manager role is vital to the success and support of
service areas throughout our council. To best equip our SUMs, we've
devloped a non-sequential series of trainings, offering relevant
seasonal content when it matters most.
SUM Training: Set for Success
Recommended
Pre-requisites: None
Fee: Free
This 2.5-hour in-person session is offered to service unit managers
in the late summer and fall months. This beginning-of-the-year course
will help you start your year off with confidence. Here is just a
snapshot of some of the topics we'll cover in the training:
- Seasonal expectations of the Service Unit Manager (SUM)
- Delegation
- Building your team
- New leader
orientation
- Planning your year
SUM Training: Maintaining Momentum
Recommended
Pre-requisites: None
Fee: Free
This 2.5-hour in-person session is offered to service unit managers
in the winter and early spring months. This mid-year course will help
you tackle the end of the year with confidence. Here is just a
snapshot of some of the topics we'll cover in the training:
- Seasonal expectations of the Service Unit Manager (SUM)
- Planning effective meetings, conflict resolution, and
recruitment/retention
- Service Unit atmosphere and volunteer
retention
- GSEP's policies and procedures for troop
support
Service Unit Event Management
Now Available Online!
Pre-requisites: None
Fee: Free
Service Unit Event Management training is designed for volunteers
who are interested in planning and implementing events for a Service
Unit. It is helpful for anyone planning a service unit event, and
is required for Service Unit Camporee Directors. This course
will give volunteers the tools and information necessary to develop
events ranging from partial days to weekend long
Nature Enrichment: Fun and Games in the Great Outdoors
Pre-requisites: None
Fee: $3
Outside is the perfect place to experience new things and make new
friends. Learn a wide variety of outdoor (and indoor) games and
activities which require little or no preparation or equipment. Get
your girls outside!
Volunteer Enrichment: Citizen Science - Backyard Bird Count
Pre-requisites: None
Fee: $3
The Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb 14-17, 2020. Come learn how to
get your troop involved! We’ll learn the basics of bird
identification, how to report your count, and make sure you are ready
to get your troop involved in their own Citizen Science project.
We’ll explore some of the Journey content for Daisies- Juniors, and
we’ll also discover how older girls can participate. This is a
fantastic opportunity to get your troop involved in real science.