Troop Leader Resources
Welcome aboard new troop leaders, and welcome back returning troop leaders! Check out Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road’s new resource page. We’ve put together this page to help new troop leaders get started, and to support returning troop leaders.
If you have any questions or need additional support, please reach out to your Coordinator. Thank you for choosing to make a difference in your community, by being a leader and volunteering with GSKWR.
Troop Leader Training 
Welcome to Girl Scouts Training, is offered on Tuesdays from 6-8pm and on Fridays from 12-2pm. Welcome to Girl Scouts Training was designed to welcome our newest volunteers to Girl Scouting and to help him/her/they learn how to run and manage their troop. This session includes topics like getting your parents involved, Girl Scout basics, and setting up a bank account. You may register for Welcome to Girl Scout Training by logging into your MyGS account, clicking on gsLearn on the left and Courses- 212- Welcome to Girl Scout Training. Click here to view GSKWR’s how to for gsLearn!
212 New Leader Learning Path on gsLearn is a comprehensive list of trainings created by both GSUSA and GSKWR. These on demand videos and interactive sessions cover inclusion, Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Basics, Troop Leader Support, Troop Leader Expectations, and more! New troop leader volunteers should complete this learning path within their first year on onboarding.
212 Volunteer Risk Management & Prevent Child Abuse in Kentucky Training is a mandatory training for all volunteers within the GSKWR council. This one hour and 45-minute training can be found on gsLearn.
New Leader Zoom Series, is offered 6 times throughout a new volunteer’s first year with our council. During these one hour Zoom meetings new volunteers’ network with other new volunteers throughout the council as well as receive additional training and support from council staff. Volunteers may register for GSKWR’s New Leader Zoom Series by clicking on the events calendar.
Additional training opportunities that are open to first year troop leaders include OWL, Our Weekend of Learning (first weekend in August at Camp Judy Layne), SNOW OWL (a virtual training event in January, traditionally on the second or third Saturday), and Camp Training opportunities (offered throughout the year on and off GSKWR camp properties).
Training by request! Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council schedules a variety of training dates and locations, but we know that volunteers may need additional options. That is why we are pleased to offer you, our volunteers, the opportunity to request training. This allows service units, troop leaders, or anyone looking to become skilled in a specific training to schedule one. Once you have submitted your online Request a Training you will hear back from a staff member within one week from the date of request. For additional questions please reach out to the Volunteer Services Manager, Tara Hamilton, thamilton@gswrc.org.
First Year Troop Leader - Guides by Level
First Year Troop Leader - Getting Started
Troop Leader Meeting Resources
Troop Leader Resources & Forms by Category
Community Resources for Volunteers
Request a Training
The Annual Troop Review
Let us know about your year in Girl Scouting through the Annual Troop Review!
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