I have loved the summer externship program. It is very nice to have a way to earn extra money during the summer. For my externship, I worked with the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Program. I created a Community Partner Resource Guide for troop leaders to use. I started by creating a list of badges and the steps required to obtain them. I researched various businesses that could potentially help girls reach each badge. It was very interesting to learn about all the educational opportunities available to kids in areas across Idaho. I found lots of STEM, outdoor, creative arts, and life skills learning opportunities. I contacted all the businesses that I researched and sent them a survey.

From the survey responses, I created a resource for troop leaders. I organized and formatted a document detailing all of the community partners that responded to the survey. I listed which badges these partners could help with and what areas the partners were located in. The guide is very detailed and was designed to be user friendly for troop leaders looking for opportunities for their girls. For remote locations of Idaho that did not have many available opportunities I tried to find online free learning resources and videos to help with various badges. I learned a lot about the Girl Scout program. It is much more well-rounded than I ever thought it was. I also learned there are many more courses available for kids to sign up for to have well-rounded experiences. I plan to eventually homeschool my kids and many of these resources would be great learning opportunities for homeschooled children. I am also excited to share some of the resources I found with my coworkers at my school.