The Program:
POSITIVE POWER is a program designed by former Mid-Continent Council to build girls' self-esteem by teaching them healthy relationship skills.
Our goal with this prevention program is to equip girls and young women with the knowledge and skills needed to resist and reduce abuse in their lives and to build healthy, self-fulfilling relationships.
What are the Positive Power Materials?
POSITIVE POWER consists of three separate age-appropriate activity program curriculums, one each for Brownie, Junior, and Teen Girl Scouts, which are facilitated by the Troop Leader.
The programs for Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts focus on helping girls develop a better understanding of themselves and how to develop healthy friendships. The program for Teens (Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts) takes these skills to another level by educating girls on healthy dating relationships and teaching them to recognize and avoid dating violence.
Ideally, the program is completed at each age level but it is not required. Girls can receive a patch each time they complete one of the program.
What Do the Activities Look Like?
Brownie: - Activity example: Friendship Pot allows girls to take turns writing positive attributes about each other on a plant pot. The finished product is a happy girl with a pot covered in colorful compliments from friends.
Junior: - Activity example: Rumor Doomer allows girls to do a little role-playing and think about how they may respond in situations where someone passes on a rumor to them.
Teen (Cadette/Senior/Ambassador) - Activity example: Daria's Story is one girl's account of dating violence. The relationship began simple enough with compliments and flattery but soon escalated with the boy alienating Daria from her friends, accusing her of cheating if she talked with any boy and demanding that she spend every free moment with him. The girls read along and have a discussion about the ways the boy exerted power and control over Daria and the choices available to her.
What About a Patch?
The Positive Power patch is earned by completing the required number of activities in the program curriculum. The number of required activities varies with age. The patch can be completed for each age level, for a total of three times. The first time a troop completes the program, they receive a patch and for each additional time, they receive a heart segment that is placed around the patch.
Once the troop completes the patch requirements, POSITIVE POWER patches are available through the Girl Scouts of NE KS & NW MO shop. Patches are also available through the e-shop on the council website.
How Do I Request Books for My Troop?
Contact your Service Unit's POSITIVE POWER Captain, or send your request to Laura Moore - Email: LauraMoore@girlscoutsksmo.org or Phone: (816) 358-8750, ext. 3110 or 1-800-728-8750, ext. 3110 or Fax: (816) 358-5714
Please include the following information:
- Address
- Email Address
- Service Unit #
- Number of workbooks (1/girl)
- Home phone number
- Troop #
- Age level of the girls (i.e., Brownie, Junior, Teen)
Do you want to pick up the books at the council Headquarters in Kansas City? On what date?
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Do you want to pick up the books at a Service Unit (SU) meeting? If so, when is your next SU meeting?
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