PLANNING A TRIP
Click here for forms and leader training requirements for trips.
A Girl Scout trip is an opportunity for girls to have fun and experience adventure. Taking a trip is a way to enrich ongoing programs and accomplish program goals for girls. The trip is not something planned for girls by adults…the girls themselves do the planning with guidance from adults.
Learning to plan a trip should be a progressive experience for a Girl Scout; one that begins at a level which the girls can handle. Brownie Girl Scouts may want to begin with a discovery hike. Older girls may want to begin with a simple trip to a museum or a historical bus tour.
Once the planning process is understood, girls can progress to longer and more experiential trips. Regardless of the troop/group level, the basic plan to plan a trip never changes. Every group starts with the same questions:
- Where are we going?
- How much will it cost, and how will we pay for it?
- When are we going?
- How should we get ready?
- How will we get there?
- What will we do along the way?
Through the planning process, the girls will be able to answer these questions themselves by developing overall plans, making arrangements, budgeting and handling money, accepting responsibility for personal conduct and safety, and by evaluating and sharing their experience with others.
SafetyWise is an important trip planning tool! Don’t forget to check it often.
For trip of two nights or less:
- Leaders must complete BLT-A & B for their troop/group’s age level. Click here for training information.
- Leaders must submit an Offsite Overnight application to their Service Unit Director. Click here for an Offsite Overnight application.
For trip of three nights or more:
- Leaders must complete BLT-A & B for their troop/group’s age level. Leaders must also complete Trip & Travel Training. Click here for training information.
- Leaders must submit an Intent To Travel form to their Service Unit Director at least 1 year before travel. Service Unit Director will approve or disapprove trip and forward to the Council Service Center. Once the trip has been approved, you will receive a packet with the rest of the forms you will need to complete. Click here for an Intent To Travel application.
