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At outdoor, overnight & trip training, adults learn how to teach and prepare girls for group living in a setting different from the troop/group meeting. Plan to attend training far enough in advance so that you can work with the girls for at least six meetings to help them plan for a simple overnight. They will need a longer period of time to plan for more complicated camping or trips. Girls need to:
All participants must be GSUSA registered adults. In most cases, prior completion of Orientation, Girl Scout Basics and current age-level training is required because this training is progressive, i.e. building on information covered in leader training. For example, Safety-Wise is introduced in leader training, and outdoor trainers teach safety concepts related to outdoor activities. Participants do not need to be the primary leaders of the troop/group but do need to have completed the pre-requisites. CHOOSING A TRAINING SESSION The progression of sessions adult volunteers need to attend depends on the troop's program plans, including where girls will sleep and how they will prepare food. Check the introduction to the individual outdoor, overnight & trip training sessions for detailed explanations. Click here on Outdoor Training Path to get an overview of outdoor training requirements. Check out our handy brochure listing all of the outdoor training sessions. Outdoor Training Brochure 
ALTERNATIVE OUTDOOR CERTIFICATION
A confirmation packet containing a map to the site, an equipment list, and a personal health form will be emailed or snail mailed to you 2 weeks prior to the outdoor training. The personal health form and equipment list can be found on our website under Forms. Maps to council campsites can be found in the Council Resource Guide on your CD-Rom. COME PREPARED FOR THE WEATHER
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
OVERNIGHT TRAINING – A - FEE $8.00 Overnight Training is a three hour beginning course for troop adults new to overnight group living experiences with girls. It emphasizes girl planning and activity progression. It teaches skill development, knowledge of age-appropriate programs, and the safety/risk management framework for an overnight with girls. This session will not teach or qualify a volunteer for outdoor food preparation with girls beyond marshmallow toasting. It will not qualify a volunteer for overnights with girls other than in an indoor setting. Overnight A is required for one leader per troop/group for any overnight with girls in any setting, including lock-ins and encampments. It is required for reserving council cabins, lodges or program buildings. Prerequisites Orientation, Girl Scout Basics, and current age level training.
Please bring the following items:
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
CABINS AND COOKING - OUTDOOR B - FEE $8.00 Cabins and Cooking is a 3½-hour beginning outdoor cooking course for adults new to group living activities with girls. It covers four methods of easy outdoor food preparation, progression in food prep, Leave No Trace outdoor living, safety around a fire while preparing food, and outdoor dishwashing. It qualifies a volunteer working with girls to teach them food preparation. Outdoor B is required for daytime outings with outdoor food prep or for any overnights with outdoor food prep.
Prerequisites Orientation, Girl Scout Basics, current age level and Overnight A training.
Please bring the following items:
Dunk bag (a mesh bag with drawstring top for air-drying your mess kit; refer to the council Troop Camp Manual)
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
BASIC OUTDOOR SKILLS - OUTDOOR AB - FEE $15.00 Basic Outdoor Skills is a 7‑hour course combining Overnight A and Outdoor B. It provides adults with the skills they need to help girls plan for cabin, lodge, or program building indoor overnights with outdoor food preparation. Topics are knowledge of age-appropriate program, Leave No Trace outdoor living, the safety framework for overnights, food prep, and clean up activities. It emphasizes girl planning and activity progression.
Outdoor AB is required for an overnight with girls that includes outdoor food prep, or for daytime outings that include outdoor food prep.
Prerequisites Orientation, Girl Scout Basics, and current age level training.
Please bring the following items:
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
TENTS AND MORE COOKING - OUTDOOR C - FEE $10.00 Tents and More Cooking is an 8½‑hour course for adults progressing with girls to tent camping experiences with several outdoor meals to be prepared. This course is recommended for volunteers who have already experienced an overnight in a tent in some other context. It provides the skill development and safety framework for a beginning tent camping experience with girls. It includes tenting information, Leave No Trace outdoor living, advanced outdoor food preparation, and program ideas for the tent camping setting. Outdoor C is required for volunteers accompanying girls on a tent camping experience with outdoor food preparation. Prerequisites Orientation, Girl Scout Basics, current age level, and Overnight A and Outdoor B training.
Please bring the following items: · Troop Camp Manual · Safety-Wise · Sit-upon · Mess kit of unbreakable plate, bowl, cup and tableware · Dunk bag · Large bandana · Health form from your confirmation packet · Tent (if you have one)
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
CAMPCRAFTER - OUTDOOR ABC The Campcrafter, or Outdoor ABC, is a 28-hour course combining all of Overnight A, and Outdoor B and C in one session. It is an overnight tent camping training for Girl Scout adults working with girls of all ages. Campcrafter or Outdoor ABC is recommended for those who have never spent a night in a tent, or for those who have never camped outdoors with a group of girls. The Campcrafter will focus on age-appropriate program, Leave No Trace outdoor living, the safety framework for overnights and several methods of outdoor food preparation with groups of girls. It emphasizes girl planning and activity progression. It is an “intense” experience in tents.
Prerequisites Orientation, Girl Scout Basics, and current age level training.
Please bring the following items:
NOTE: This training is an overnight event.
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
EXTENDED TRIP - D Extended Trip Training is a 5-hour course examining the components of Girl Scout troop/group travel. It is aimed at adults and girls who are STUDIO 2B (11-17) Girl Scouts planning a trip that will last longer than two nights and three days, as described in the Safety-Wise glossary.
Sample trips used in the session are trips to the Savannah birthplace of Juliette Low, to the WAGGGS Center “Our Cabana” in Mexico, and a long travel camping trip.
GS program standards require that the girls will do all the planning with adult guidance and that girls will earn most or all of the funds for the trip. Part of this training is money earning tips and suggestions.
Prerequisites Orientation, Girl Scout Basics, current age level and Overnight A training. Outdoor B and C are necessary if the trip involves camping and/or outdoor cooking.
Please bring the following items:
To register, locate the desired training and click on the REGISTER button.
This will automatically link you to the training registration form.
RED CROSS SMALL CRAFT SAFETY/CANOE COURSE - FEE: $12.50 ëNote: This is a certification course rather than an instructional course
Please bring the following items: · Bag lunch (there is no place to go to obtain lunch) · Pen & paper for note-taking · Swimming gear and towel · Completed health form from your confirmation letter · Safety-Wise The fee includes the Red Cross book for the course, snacks and beverages, canoes and paddles. Length of Course Small Craft Safety/Canoe is a combination of two courses. The Small Craft Safety Course is four hours of classroom training, and the Canoe Practicum is four hours of active experience in and on the water learning canoeing emergency preparedness. The course will begin at 8:00 and end at 4:30 or 5:00. Confirmation will be mailed along with further needed information. Space is limited to 10 participants per instructor, so register early.
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