Here is an updated list of Girl Scout Journey in a Day or Weekend Resources for leaders of Daisies through Seniors that will help them get through the program more easily.
Updated April 2023
If you have read this blog for any length of time, then you know that I have never been a fan of the Girl Scout Journeys program. From the time I first looked at the Daisy Journey book when my troop started in kindergarten, my experienced teacher self thought, “This is age inappropriate!”.
For Daisy leaders, I also feel that this is something they needn’t do the first year. The foundation for Girl Scouts are the petals, and the first year for both leaders and girls needs to be on this. Journeys are overly complicated and since their inception in 2008, leaders still dislike doing them as they are too much like school work.
My most commented on blog post in the past 12.5 years has been about the Journeys program (you can read it here). I followed it up with a post about Councils and leaders having a Journey in a Day program . The bottom line for me is if it this program is so important, why can it be done in a day? What have you learned in a day that was completely absorbed? It is hard for me to wrap my teacher brain around it. I spend weeks on a concept and building a skill. How can a four or six hour program do that?
Leaders who need to do a Journey but dislike the program have flocked to this concept. Since it is so popular, I have decided to place all of the Girl Scout Journey in a Day resources for you in one place. Then you can pick and choose what you want to do!
Of course, before you make any plans on your own, check your Council’s website to see what they are offering for a Journey in a Day. When searching for resources for you, the events often came up at the top of the list.
Please note: As of this writing, there were no Journey in a Day resources for Girl Scout Ambassadors.
Girl Scout Daisy Journey in a Day
One Year of Daisy Scouts (two documents with how to do a Journey in a day or sleepover event)
Welcome to the Girl Scout Flower Garden (from Making Friends)
Between Earth and Sky (from Making Friends)
3 Cheers for Animals (from Making Friends)
3 Cheers for Animals (from Plant, Plant, Electro…What?)
3 Cheers for Animals (from Girl Scout Troop 2214)
Girl Scout Brownie Journey in a Day
Wonders of Water (from Girl Scout Troop 2214)
Wonders of Water (from Girl Scouts of Rancho Oaks)
Brownie Quest Sleepover (from A year in the Life of a Girl Scout)
A World of Girls (from Creating Butterflies-scroll to the bottom for the schedule)
A World of Girls (from Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York)
Girl Scout Junior Journey in a Day
Agent of Change (from Creating Butterflies…scroll to the very bottom for schedule)
aMuse (from I am Girl Scouts)
aMuse (from Girl Scouts of Nation’s Capital)
aMuse (from Creating Butterflies-scroll to the bottom for the schedule)
Get Moving (from I am Girl Scouts)
Get Moving (from Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson)
Outdoor Journey (from Creating Butterflies-scroll to the bottom)
Girl Scout Cadette Journey in a Day/Weekend
Media Journey (from Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania)
Breathe (from Use Resources Wisely)
Think Like and Engineer (from Use Resources Wisely)
Girl Scout Senior Journey in a Day/Weekend
Mission Sisterhood (from Girl Scout Leader)
Mission Sisterhood (from Use Resources Wisely)
GirlTopia (from Girl Scout Leader)
Have you done a Journey in a day? Did you plan it or attend a Council event?
