Program Aide
GSUSA Girl Leadership Project

GSUSA requires a 10 - hour training.

GSSJC offers girls training in 2 steps.

Step 1 – Program Aide Core Training

Trainings available from:

• Program Department
• Day camp volunteers
• Aquatic Weekend (August)
• Leaders check out a Resource Kit

Step 2 – Program Aide Specialty Training

Trainings available from:

• Program Aide volunteers
• Interest Groups (puppeteers, sailing)
• Day Camp volunteers

Please see the Resource Kit information in the Program Section for more information about the Program Aide Core Training.

Program Aide Core and Specialty Trainings

Who: Registered Girl Scouts 11-17, No tagalongs

What: 6 hour Program Aide Core Training  OR   4 hour Program Aide Specialty Training

When and where:
October 8, Girl Scout Center, Houston
Core 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Specialty 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

October 15, Lufkin Service Center
Core 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

October 16
Storytime Specialty 1-5 p.m.

Bring: Completed permission form; medical history All participants should bring a pen and notebook

Register: Use Program Registration Form. Girls’ individual names must be provided on registration – no registrations will be accepted with just a leader’s name and “x” girls.

Cost: $5 per participant

Min/Max: 20/50

Event Code: 10-63-06-6241

Contact: General: Melinda Gaskill, 713-292-0232, 800-392-4340, or mgaskill@sjgs.org

Registration: Theresa Hunter, 713-202-0318, 800-392-4340, thunter@sjgs.org.

What it means to be a GSUSA Program Aide

Created by Julie Ullrich, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

Leader: It means living the Girl Scout Promise and Law in your daily lives.
Girl Scout: I promise to uphold the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Leader: It means developing leadership abilities and leading others in a variety of endeavors.
Girl Scout: I promise to lead with patience and understanding.

Leader: It means helping in your community.
Girl Scout: I promise to be a good citizen of my community.

Leader: It means working in a partnership with others.
Girl Scout: I promise to be thoughtful and considerate and assume my share of responsibility for the activities of the troop.

Leader: It means respecting differences among people.
Girl Scout: I promise to increase my knowledge and understanding of all people.

Leader: It means using communication effectively.
Girl Scout: I promise to practice and use the listening and presentation skills I have learned.

Leader: It means growing to your fullest potential.
Girl Scout: I promise to seek new knowledge and the skills to use it. 

Leader: It means sharing your experiences with younger girls and showing others how Girl Scouting enriches your life.
Girl Scout: I promise to commit my time to inform, instruct, work, and play with younger girls in a partnership with adults
All sing Whene’er You Make A Promise.