It is carried out in small groups with adult leadership and provides a wide range of activities developed around the interests and needs of girls. It is a values-based organization serving over 2.5 million girls. In 1919 the International Council was formed which later becoming the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts . The world centers enable Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to experience the culture of the host country, and to interact with and learn about travelers from around the world. They are planned around the interests and needs of young women today.
Girls gather together to have fun, build memories, and test their skills and talents.
About the Girl Scout Program Troops begin meeting in the fall of the year and continue until Spring or even throughout the summer. Under the guidance of their leaders , the girls in the troop or group set their own goals. A Brownie Girl Scout troop may decide to work on several different Try-Its, adopt a family, and go on a science museum overnight. A Junior Girl Scout troop could decide to earn several badges, take a trip, volunteer in the library, and plan a bridging ceremony for younger girls. A Cadette or Senior Girl Scout Troop might decide to go caving, backpacking, landscape an area park, participate in a weekend career workshop or even spend several years planning a trip to one of the World Centers.