Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

Welcome to the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois website! Please visit often as we continue to build our web site and make it a useful tool for you to maximize your Girl Scout Experience.

The Girl Scout Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Our realigned service center network offers more Program options, greater Girl Scout merchandise availability, and online shopping!

Elgin Service Center
Rockford Service Center
Freeport Service Center
Sugar Grove Service Center

Now Girls and Adults have even more reasons to join the Girl Scouts!

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is an inclusive organization, welcoming girls and adults regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or social economic status. The Girl Scout Pathways framework offers flixible, consistent ways for girls to benefit from the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Girls participate in Girl Scouting through the following pathways: camp (day and resident), events, series, troop, travel and virtual. Girl Scout membership is open to all girls in grades kindergarten through 12, who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Girl Scout Daisies/grades K-1
Girl Scout Brownies/grades 2-3
Girl Scout Juniors/grades 4-5
Girl Scout Cadettes/grades 6-8
Girl Scout Seniors/grades 9-10
Girl Scout Ambassadors/grades 11-12

Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world.

• Girls develop a strong sense of self
• Girls develop positive values
• Girls gain practical life skills
• Girls seek challenges in the world
• Girls develop critical thinking

Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally.

• Girls develop healthy relationships
• Girl promote cooperation and team building
• Girls can resolve conflicts
• Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world
• Girls feel connected to their communities, locally and globally

Take Action:

• Girls can identify community needs
• Girls are resourceful problem solvers
• Girls advocate for themselves and others, locally and globally
• Girls educate and inspire others to act
• Girls feel empowered to make a difference in the world

Girls can join the organization through six different pathways:

• Camp, special events
• Series of programs
• Travel Opportunities
• Virtual Girl Scouting
• Belonging to a classic troop

Girls are welcome to participate in more than one of these pathways. If you missed a registration event in your area, contact us and we'll forward your request to the appropriate staff and volunteers in your area. You can join Girl Scouts any time of the year!

For more information contact gturner@girlscoutsni.org

Check out our new 2010 destinations! Now is your chance to see the world! Shape the world around you. Create your own adventures, and check out destinations designed with you in mind. Girl Scout destinations can whisk you to the far corners of the world where you will meet remarkable girls, develop leadership skills gain confidence, and enjoy valuable learning opportunities.

destinations application timeline and information
destinations application information (245kb)

Packed with information about trips and tips for
filling out applications and writing essays
Explore It! Your Guide to Girl Scout destinations (4.26mb)

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