Developing Determination, Skills and Bonds for a Lifetime

Episode Notes In this episode of the Passion to Action Series we explore the Girl Scouts Junior Maine Guide Program at Camp Natarswi and discover the determination and skills required for Girl Scouts to earn their JMG certification.  You meet Tree, Vicky and Delaney and learn how The Junior Maine Guide program helps develop our future women leaders through determination, skills, challenges, and lifelong friendships.Established in 1937 by the Maine State Legislature, the program promotes the use of the Maine wilderness for recreation and environmentally responsible land use practices. Unique to Maine, the Junior Maine Guide program is offered at only ten camps in the state. Girl Scouts have been earning their JMG certifications for nearly 90 years!Offered to youth ages 9-18, the progressive curriculum of more than fifteen skillsets teaches campers to be self-reliant and cultivate a respect for the environment. JMGs learn how to take a leading role in safe, fun, and leave-no-trace trip planning, and master such skills as: axemanship, canoeing, shelter and fire building, map making and identification skills, equipment planning, food preparation, first aid, tree identification, wilderness regulations and more.Today I’ll be talking with Treasa Wheeler (all so known as Tree),Camp Natarswi Director for the Girl Scouts of Maine, and two Girl Scout, Camp Natarswi JMG alums - Vicky and Delaney. We’ll dig into what the program requires, the skills these young women have mastered, both personal and outdoor, the bonds that are developed through this program. and the young girl leaders who are blossoming as a result.We discuss:The Junior Maine Guide ProgramWhat it entails to get a Junior Maine Guide certificationThe skills  and confidence these young women learn by participating in the programThe bonds that are forgedHow this program helps girls and young women blossomLinks Mentioned:Girl Scouts of MaineGirl ScoutsFollow Us:Website:Facebook: InstagramLinkedInMarie's LinkedIn:Daughters of Change Podcast Editor:  Sarah StaceySarah's LinkedIn Profile