Date: Sat Nov 09, 10:00 AM EDT - Sat Nov 09, 2:00 PM EDT
Category:
- Entrepreneurship,
- STEM,
- College Readiness,
- Life Skills,
- Leadership Development
Level:
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Adults,
- Ambassadors,
- Juniors
Event Description
Girl Scouts in grades 5-12 are invited to join GSMISTS for the 2024 Girl Scout Leadership Conference. Hundreds of Girl Scouts from across Michigan will come together and participate in small group mentoring and Q&A sessions to earn the Forge Your Path limited edition patch.
This program focuses on Girl Scouts meeting and collaborating with new girls from across our council, as well as learning from women mentors in leadership who make a difference and serve as important mentors to young people in our community. Girl Scouts will learn about the leadership journey of Noorain Khan, National President of Girl Scouts of the USA.
New for 2024 Girl Scout Leadership Conference:
- New women mentors representing a variety of fields and industries.
- Transportation provided from Traverse City to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park - Learn more
- Girl Scouts can choose a topic they would like to
meet a mentor from.
- Healthcare
- The Arts
- Education
- Construction and Trade
- STEM
- Finance
- Girl Scout SWAP exchange! Prepare and share SWAPS for fellow Leadership Conference attendees.
Attending adults will participate in programming, presented by GSMISTS staff, designed to amplify their own leadership abilities. Noorain Khan, National President of Girl Scouts of the USA will speak to adults. Adults will not participate in mentor sessions.
Registration Information
November 9, 2024 - 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
5th grade Juniors - Ambassadors and Adult Volunteers
Participants must be registered for the 2024-2025 Girl Scout membership year prior to registering for the 2024 Girl Scout Leadership Conference.
Early Bird Registration: August 1 - 31
$15 per Girl Scout
$15 per Adult
On Time Registration: September 1 - October 21
$20 per Girl Scout
$20 per Adult
Price includes:
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Conference
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Light breakfast and boxed lunch
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Swag Bag, including conference workbook
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Forge Your Path patch
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Access to 360 Photo Booth
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Access to GSMISTS Pop-Up Shop
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Admission to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Limited dietary accommodations available. Please indicate with registration.
Additional Accomodations
Charter bus trasportation departing Traverse City. Register and learn more.
Overnight accomodations available at GSMISTS's Grand Haven Little House and Betsy Cutler House for those traveling from out-of-town.
Per-bunk registration required. Only Girl Scouts and approved, background checked members eligible.
Event Supervision
Troops are encouraged to register in one submission and must attend in proper troop ratio. Juliettes may register with a parent/guardian. All adults attending must be registered members of Girl Scouts.
This is not a drop-off program, though space is limited. In order for the event to serve as many Girl Scouts as possible, please do not register more adults than needed for appropriate troop ratio.
Registration, Cancellation, Refund, Transfer Info
Troops are encouraged to register for this event together
through the Troop Leader's MyGS account. Girl Scouts not registering
as a troop or who are attending individually should register for this
event through their parent/guardian's MyGS account.
Events are first come, first serve and are open until the
registration deadline or the event fills. GSMISTS is
unable to maintain waiting lists.
If the event is
cancelled by GSMISTS a 100% refund will be issued.
Event registrations are non-refundable. In the event a girl/adult can no longer attend the program, registration may be swapped to another attendee. Contact customercare@gsmists.org.
Registration closes on October 21 or when maximum event capacity has been reached.
