Adult Supervision

Activities away from your regular meeting place, and especially for an outdoor overnight, need extra adult supervision. Remember to consult the girl/adult ratio chart when you leave your meeting place. How many adults will you need for YOUR troop? Girl Scout level Grade General Meetings: 2 Non-Related Adults (At Least One of Whom is Female) For each Number of Girls Below Plus one Adult for Each additional girl up to and including number of girls below Events, Trips and Camping: 2 Non-Related Adults (At Least One of Whom is Female) For each Number of Girls Below Plus one Adult for Each additional girl up to and including number of girls below Girl Scout DAISY K - Grade 1 12 6 6 4 Girl Scout BROWNIE Grades 2-3 20 8 12 6 Girl Scout JUNIOR Grades 4-5 25 10 16 8 Girl Scout CADETTE Grades 6-8 25 12 20 10 Girl Scout SENIOR Grades 9-10 30 15 24 12 Girl Scout AMBASSADOR Grades 11-12 30 15 24 12 Here is an example: If you have a group meeting with 17 Daisies, you need three non-related adults (in other words, not your sister, spouse, parent or child), at least one of whom is female. (If this isn't making sense to you, follow the chart... you need two adults for 12 Daisies and one more adult for up to six more girls. You have 17, so you need three adults.) For an overnight in an enclosed facility, where all the girls share a room and flush toilets are available, you will need the Be Safe, Be Ready online courses, both the Outings and Overnights section and Girl Planning. Later, for outdoor camping you will need a volunteer with a Camping License who has completed both the online course work and the skills sessions (Fire Building, Outdoor Cooking, and the Overnight Experience). You'll need a first-aider when camping; check other activities in Safety Activity Checkpoints to see if they call for a first-aider. Camping Licensed adults should supervise the girls while at camp. At least one of these must be an adult female not related to the other adults. There may be trips when fathers or male leaders are part of the group. It is not appropriate for males to sleep in the same space with girl members. They may participate only if separate sleeping quarters and bathrooms are available for their use. It is not mandatory that an adult sleep in the tent or cabin with the girls. If an adult female does share the sleeping area, there should always be two unrelated adult females present. All adults going on an outdoor activity or campout should be involved in the planning and be informed of their roles. Use your extra adults. Put them in charge of a group of girls. Make sure they know Girl Scout camping procedures. Meet with all adults involved prior to the outing to inform them of rules and expectations. A list of things adults should know includes: Rules on tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and behavior The event schedule; activities planned Specific responsibilities of adults Safety rules and the procedures for handling emergencies Transportation safety policies How she/he should relate to her/his own child What to bring — what not to bring • Check out the course handout for an activity that will help girls voice their expectations of the chaperones. Let's Review: 1) When going camping with Brownies, the following ratio of adults to girls is required:      A)  Two adults for 12 Girl Scout Brownies and one more for up to every 6 additional girls      B)  Two adults for 16 Girl Scout Brownies and one more for up to every 4 additional girls      C)  Two adults for 8 Girl Scout Brownies and one more for up to every 8 additional girls 2) Mrs.  B and Mrs.  R are responsible for a group of six girls.  They escorted the girls to a craft workshop at camporee but then wandered off to the telephone.   When the workshop was finished, they were nowhere around.   A way to prevent this situation from happening is:      A)  Inform your extra adult of her/his responsibilities prior to the trip      B)  Make sure the extra adults have a cell phone      C)  Either of the above 3) The girls developed a very thorough list of items to bring to camp.   You wake up at camp to a downpour.   Mr.  J has no raingear.   A way to prevent this situation from happening is:      A)  Give all adults a packing list      B)  Include all adults who are accompanying the troop in the planning meetings      C)  Make him raingear out of a garbage bag      D)  Answers A & B 4) You are ready to head home from your camping trip.   Everyone is ready for tent-site inspection.   When you get to the adults' tent site, you find cigarette butts all over the ground.   A way to try to prevent this situation is to inform all your adults of rules and expectations before the trip.      A)  True      B)  False 5) While you have half the girls at the pool, Mrs. T has the other half starting dinner.   While gathering firewood, Elsa is stung by a bee and Mrs. T doesn't know what to do.   A way to ensure that Elsa receives proper treatment is:      A)  Make sure all adults coming know safety rules and the procedures for handling emergencies      B)  Make sure all adults coming have a basic knowledge of first aid, are familiar with the first aid kit, and know where the health histories and first aid kit are      C)  Have First Aiders supervise the activities with the highest risk of injury and establish a way to contact a First Aider when needed.      D)  All of the above 6) Now that Mary's mother is along on the campout, Mary has suddenly become totally helpless.   Her mother spends all her time tying Mary's shoes, washing Mary's dishes, making Mary's bed.  A possible way to prevent this situation is to assign adults to a group of girls that does not include their own daughters.      A)  True      B)  False 7) We have 20 Brownies in our troop.    How many adults will we need for an event/trip/or camping?      A)  2 adults      B)  3 adults      C)  4 adults      D)  5 adults 8) Our troop has a girl whose father is very active and helpful to our troop.   He would like to go camping with us, but I am not sure how to handle the situation.   What is the proper procedure for him camping with our troop?      A)  He may not attend the campout at all      B)  He and his daughter must sleep in another room or tent      C)  He must sleep in his own sleeping quarters and use separate bathroom facilities

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