This summer I had the privilege of working with Girl Scouts of Silver Sage and was tasked with creating activities that would meet badge requirements for the girls that were working towards earning badges. This externship was mostly a work from home opportunity, which worked great with my summer schedule.

The overall objective of this summer was to create ready to go “kits” for Girl Scout groups to use at camp or to have troops be able to use by checking out the kits from the Girl Scout office. I had such a fun time researching badges and coming up with fun, educational, creative activities for the girls to do so they could earn their badges. I was tasked with creating activities for five badges this summer and also had the opportunity to attend Girl Scout Camp in McCall to see some of my created activities come to life as I taught them to girls, had camp counselors implement and use them, etc. My week at CAP, Camp Alice Pittenger, was phenomenal! I attended a weekend camp session called Me and My Gal, which was comprised of girls from Daisy to Junior level and their moms, and a four-day week called Wild at Heart with older girls working on a Cadette level Outdoor Adventure Night Owl Badge. It made my heart so happy to see girls in action, empowering each other, having fun, making new friends, engaging in new experiences and meeting badge requirements. I definitely recommend this summer extern experience!