Our Girl Scout Story

1. Our Girl Scout Story

2. Juliette Gordon Low • Born • October 31, 1860 • Savannah, Georgia • Dad and Mom • William and Eleanor • Sisters and Brothers • Nellie, Alice, Willy, Mabel and Arthur • Nickname • Daisy

3. Juliette Gordon Low • Civil War • Chicago and Savannah • General Sherman • School • Home • Boarding Schools • Virginia Female Institute • Miss Emmett's School; New Jersey • Mesdemoiselles Charbonniers; New York “Mama, I can’t keep all the rules. I’m too much like you…”

4. Juliette Gordon Low • Hobbies • Climbing trees • Drawing, painting, sculpting • Exploring • Writing poetry and plays • Playing tennis • Taking care of animals • First Organization • Helping Hands Club

5. Juliette Gordon Low

6. Juliette Gordon Low

7. What holiday can help us remember when Juliette Gordon Low was born? What was Juliette’s nickname? What did Juliette struggle with at school? What kind of pets did Juliette have? What kind of art supplies did Juliette use? What were some of Juliette’s favorite hobbies? What city was Juliette born in? How did Juliette lose her hearing? Juliette Gordon Low

8. History of Girl Scouting • Sir Robert Baden Powell • Founder of the Boy Scouts • Chief Scout of the World • Agnes Baden Powell • Sir Robert’s sister • First President of the Girl Guides • Olave Baden Powell • Sir Robert’s wife • Chief Guide of the World • World Thinking Day

9. History of Girl Scouting • Nina Anderson Pape • Juliette’s Cousin • Founder of the Pape School • Margaret “Daisy” Lawrence • Juliette’s Niece • Carnation and White Rose Patrols “Come right over. I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it to-night.”

10. History of Girl Scouting

11. History of Girl Scouting

12. History of Girl Scouting • Grades • Tenderfoot • Second Class • First Class • Highest Award • The Golden Eaglet “A badge is a symbol that you have done the thing it stands for often enough, thoroughly enough, and well enough to BE PREPARED to give service in it.”

13. History of Girl Scouting • International Council • Founded in 1919 by Olave Baden Powell • International Conferences • World Camp • Juliette’s dream

14. History of Girl Scouting • You are not only the first Girl Scout, you are the best Girl Scout of them all. • National Board of Girl Scouts of the USA

15. What did Juliette say to her cousin during their famous telephone call? What caused Juliette’s death? Were there Girl Scout Daisies or Brownies in the first troops? Who was the founder of Boy Scouts? What activities did the first Girl Scouts take part in? What was the highest award a Girl Scout could earn? What was the name of Juliette’s cousin that received the famous call? How did the Girl Scouts honor Juliette after her death? History of Girl Scouting

16. History of WAGGS • World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts • Established in 1928 • United States of America is a founding member • Mission: To enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world • Today there are 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from 145 countries

17. History of WAGGS

18. Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians • Members • 14,791 Girls • 5,312 Adults

19. Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians • Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place • Exhibits • Vintage Uniforms • SWAPS • Secret City Girl Scouts • Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

20. Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians • Girl Scout Service Units • Fountainhead #252 • Oak Ridge #206 • Little River #210

21. What does the abbreviation WAGGS stand for? How many countries are members of WAGGS? How many World Centres are there? What is our Girl Scout Council’s name? What is our Service Unit’s name? Where is the Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place located? What kinds of things can you see and do at Daisy’s Place? What is the real name of the ‘Secret City’? What did Joyce Maienschein’s Girl Scout Troop found? History of Girl Scouting

22. Questions?