STUDIO 2B destinations
 Want
to
…travel to new places?
…learn about new careers?
…explore the outdoors?
…form new friendships?
Then you may
be interested in STUDIO2B destinations! Experience
new things, develop new skills and gain a sense of empowerment.
A STUDIO 2B destination
is your chance to go somewhere new, do something different
and meet people from everywhere you can imagine! A STUDIO
2B destination is any experience, regardless of distance
or length of time, which provides a girl 11-17 with an opportunity
to expand her personal experience beyond her everyday scope.
Events typically range in length from two to ten days.
STUDIO 2B destinations focus on:
- Skill-based experiences that bring girls
11-17 together from around the world.
- Networking, mentoring, or service opportunities
for individuals and groups.
- The use of available technology to connect
girls to events and to each other.
- Regional events (such as leadership summits,
conferences, and girl training).
- Internship and apprenticeship programs and
service travel opportunities.
- Individual national leadership opportunities.
With the Web
as an information source, event descriptions are posted in
clear and expansive, teen-friendly language and the design
makes events appealing. Moreover, because travel opportunities
are on listed the Web, event details are updated and events
are added throughout the year, on a monthly basis. Check out
www.studio2b.org/escape/destinations
today!
Applications for STUDIO 2B destinations
will be available beginning in September and due to GSSJC
in mid-November. For more information, go to www.studio2B.org
and look in the ESCAPE section, or contact Julie Deeter at
713-292-0203 or jdeeter@sjgs.org.
Join the Council e-mail distribution
list for Girl Scouts 11-17!
Sometimes
event, leadership, or program activity opportunities
for Girl Scouts 11-17 pop up with such a short deadline
that we want to be sure that you receive the information
to present to your girls.
Whether you’re
the mother of a Juliette, a troop advisor, coordinator
for a council interest group, or facilitator for a
STUDIO 2B group, join the “Girl Scouts 11-17
Distribution List” to make sure you always have
the most up-to-date information.
To add your name and
e-mail address, simply send an e-mail to: jdeeter@sjgs.org
and say: “Add me to the Girl Scouts 11-17 Distribution
List.” Be sure to give your full name and complete
e-mail address.
That’s all you
have to do! Then sit back and wait for
e-mails announcing special, spur-of-the-moment opportunities
in which your girls might like to participate!
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Extreme Careers
by A. Jeanna Y., Girl Scout
Last summer,
I got an e-mail from my troop leader about a chance to go
to New York for five days through a program called STUDIO
2B. At the time, I had never heard of STUDIO 2B and was completely
unfamiliar with the destinations program. But the idea of
spending five days in New York meeting with girls from all
over the country to learn about careers in science was just
too good to pass up. After completing the application, which
included writing an essay, answering questions, and obtaining
several recommendations, I was very excited to be accepted
and before I knew it, I was off to New York. It was as much
as I hoped for and more. There were 30 other girls in my group–a
group that was small enough to meet everyone, but big enough
to be very diverse.
The week was packed with activities
to give us a taste of many different science-related careers
such as astronomy, geology, and environmental engineering.
The busy yet fun filled days were filled with lectures about
everything from bio-medical engineering and prosthetics to
patenting inventions. Each day, a speaker made a presentation
relating to a hot topic in their field–issues that would
directly affect us if we were to pursue that field of science.
The talk was followed by an engaging and fun activity where
we put the skills of that job to the test.
While most of the presentations
took place inside the Girl Scouts facility, one trip took
us to a forensic laboratory in New York. This was one of the
most interesting experiences of the trip. The highly trained
personnel offered detailed information about how they went
about examining a crime scene and how they used high-tech
instruments to analyze the data, giving a sneak peek into
the real world of criminal investigation. After the tour we
participated as a team in a mock crime scene modeled after
a real-life crime. The objective was to determine what happened
by using deductive reasoning and observation.
After I returned, I shared
what I had experienced and learned at a nearby Girl Scout
summer camp. A troop of 20 Juniors participated in my presentation.
We did several activities about astronomy and geology, and
I told them about the opportunities they would get, skills
they would acquire, and the people they would meet through
the STUDIO 2B program in the years to come.
Going to New York through the STUDIO 2B program was a great
experience for me and I’m really glad I went. I learned
about careers with which I wasn’t very familiar, and
got the  opportunity
to talk one-on-one with professionals.
For more information on STUDIO
2B destinations, go to www.studio2B.org and look
in the ESCAPE section, or contact Julie Deeter at 713-292-0203,
jdeeter@sjgs.org. Applications
will be accepted by GSSJC beginning in September through mid-November. |