|
The Next 'Steps'
What does it take to earn one of the new IPs?
There are six steps, described below, for completing each of the new IPs:
1. BUILD: Build a skill foundation by doing the IP's REQUIRED activity (each IP has one REQUIRED activity separate from the LEARN, DO, SHARE activities).
2. LEARN: Do ONE activity of your choice from the LEARN category.
3. DO: Do ONE activity of your choice from the DO category.
4. SHARE: Do ONE activity of your choice from the SHARE category.
5. DESIGN and do an activity of YOUR OWN (based on a SMART goal you'll plan with the help of an adult advisor). Designing a goal and activity of YOUR OWN is a great way to build and flex your leadership skills! See How do I design a SMART goal?
6. REFLECT: Prepare a short REFLECTION describing what part(s) of the Promise and Law relates to what you did while earning the IP. Think about how this IP has given you skills or greater understanding to help you live out that part(s) of the Promise and Law in your own life and then prepare a REFLECTION that best expresses your experiences and personality, such as a:
- 1-2 paragraph description
- Poem
- Song/rap
- Drawing/painting/photograph
- Short movie
How do I keep a record of my REFLECTION?
If you'd like, use the MY REFLECTION form for recording your REFLECTION and what part of the Promise and Law applies to it. You may want to keep forms in a binder you design to create a journal of your experiences and personal growth. Of course, you always have the option of creating your own format for recording your own REFLECTION.
 Food for Thought!
Many of the activities work hand-in-hand so you build on skills first learned in the REQUIRED and LEARN categories. You can then use those skills or knowledge to accomplish one of the DO or SHARE activities as well as YOUR OWN goal. As you plan which activities you'll do, keep these connections in mind.
What's with the Chicken Nugget?
 This graphic of a chicken nugget appears in a few places within the new IP content as a friendly reminder against "double-dipping." One of the BGFG Committee members (Allison, age 15) came up with the idea of having a "Chicken Nugget" warning alongside activities where you might be tempted to "double-dip."
Remember, you can only count an activity once toward completing an IP and you must do six different activities in order to earn the IPA.
What about the Other IPs?
You, your sister Girl Scouts, or an adult volunteer/staff person suggested these changes to IPs—and they also had some recommendations for updating the current structure of the IPs found in Interest Projects for Girls 11-17. See What Happens with the Other IPs.
Go back to the INTRO.
Read about the LEARN, DO, SHARE model.
|
