In this conversation, April Moncrieff from Girl Scouts of San Jacinto shares her early memories of being a Girl Scout, including camping and selling cookies. She explains how Girl Scouts teaches life skills such as money management, goal setting, decision making, people skills, and business ethics. April emphasizes the importance of creating a safe space for girls to fail and learn resilience. She also discusses the Just Desserts competition, the logistics of the cookie program, and upcoming summer camps and activities. The conversation concludes with a reminder of the Girl Scout cookie season and the opportunity to support the organization.

Takeaways

1.) Girl Scouts teaches important life skills such as money management, goal setting, decision making, people skills, and business ethics.

2.) Creating a safe space for girls to fail and learn resilience is a key aspect of the Girl Scout experience.

3.) The Just Desserts competition is a fun event that kicks off the Girl Scout cookie season.

4.) Girl Scout cookies are a popular treat, and the season runs from February 10th to March 24th.

Girl Scouts offers a variety of summer camps and activities for girls to learn and have fun.

Chapters

00:00 Early Memories of Girl Scouts
01:21 Learning Life Skills through Girl Scouts
03:09 Creating a Safe Space to Fail
04:32 Building Resilience and Confidence
05:49 Starting a Business with Girl Scout Cookies
07:38 Dealing with Rejection and Politeness
09:05 Just Desserts Competition
11:51 Girl Scout Cookie Season Kickoff
13:36 Favorite Girl Scout Cookies
14:45 Logistics of the Cookie Program
16:39 Summer Camps and Activities
19:00 Girl Scout Cookie Season Summary

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