USAGSO Guide Fall 2025
Note from Our Executive Director
Hello Girl Scout family!
We are ready for another Girl Scout year here at USA Girl Scouts Overseas and hope the excitement is reaching your households too! You’ll see as you take a look through this Guide, featuring our fall lineup, that we have so many opportunities just waiting for you- take advantage of as many of them as you can!
A new year is always a great time to invite a friend to join the Girl Scout fun too. Girl Scouting is always better with someone by your side, right? That’s why we’ve kicked off a Family Membership for the fall. Find more details on page 5.
Let’s start this year off strong together!
Kelly Bullard, Executive Director of USAGSO
Thank you to our donors and supporters!
As we come off of a remarkable 100 anniversary year, we want to say thank you to all our donors and supporters who have celebrated with us throughout 2025 and continue to look ahead with us into the future. Thank you for your investment in USAGSO and girls around the globe. th
Need more information on how you can continue to support our organization or know of a prospective donor or community partner relationship? Reach out to us at overseascustomercare@girlscouts.org.
Artwork by Elysia Nishida-Castro
Girl Scout Troop 20305
Nagoya, Japan
WhereOpportunityGrows
WhereFriendshipBlooms
It’s Great to be a Girl Scout with USAGSO!
Whether she’s just starting out or ready to lead, Girl Scouts is where girls grow through friendship, fun and fearless exploration- building skills, confidence, curiosity and lasting connection.
Join Girl Scouts and get ready to:
➔ Sing silly songs as new friendships blossom.
➔ Try new activities, like river tracing or high ropes, as your crew cheers you on.
➔ Plant seeds of kindness by helping out in your community or working toward a Leadership Award.
➔ Express yourself through art or travel opportunities and spark creativity.
➔ Explore the world of STEM through the creation of solar-powered cars and more.
Girl Scout Experience Boxes
For the 2025-2026 Girl Scout year, USA Girl Scouts Overseas is excited to expand Girl Scout Experience Boxes to both first year Daisy and Brownie troops on all military installations overseas, embassies and consulates using DPO or pouch addresses, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
You can find all the details about the program on our website.
A monthly supply box filled with step-by-step instructions, ready-to-go supplies and thoughtful script suggestions. What could be better?
2026 Early Bird Patch Design Contest
Let the submissions begin! We are running our 2026 Early Bird Patch Design Contest a little earlier this year and can’t wait to see your creative designs come in! Any registered girl member of USAGSO can submit a patch design between October 13-December 1, 2025.
To find all the submission details, visit our website.
The winning design will be revealed the week of January 12, 2026.
NEW Badge & Patch Opportunities
Body Appreciation Badges
Being a friend to your body isn’t always easy. But simple actionslike moving, resting and speaking gently to yourself- can make a difference.
Girl Scouts’ new Body Appreciation badge program encourages girls to explore movement, boundaries and self-kindness through free, supportive activities available for all Girl Scout levels. Find more information here.
Solutions Superstar Patch
Problem-solving. Creative thinking. Real-world skills. The new Solutions Superstar patch program- made possible by DHL Supply Chain- has Girl Scouts diving into hands-on challenges that build confidence and inspire careers in logistics and STEM.
From planning cookie delivery routes to testing egg-drop engineering, it’s all about exploring how big ideas keep the world moving. You can learn more about the patch here.
WhereEntrepreneurshipThrives
The Girl Scout Cookie Program
With each new cookie season, Girl Scout entrepreneurs know it’s about more than just the cookies- it’s about being BRAVE enough to make their pitch and FIERCE enough to smash their biggest goals, all while having loads of cookie FUN while doing it! There’s no limit to what Girl Scouts can achieve. This cookie season promises to be BRAVE, FIERCE and oh-so-FUN! You can earn the Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin as you and your family learn more about all the skills you are building. Check out the USAGSO website to learn more about this cookie season, eligibility and girl rewards!
IMPORTANT COOKIE PROGRAM DATES
January 6: Digital Cookie Direct Ship and Girl Delivery Preorders Begin January 30-March 15: In-Person Cookie Sales & Digital Cookie Sales
Congratulations to our Stellar Sellers from the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program! These girls all sold 800+ boxes of cookies:
NEW COOKIE ALERT! Joining the cookie lineup for the 2026 cookie program is the Exploremore. With a Rocky Road-inspired flavor, Exploremores represent all the adventures of Girl Scouting!
Abigail Anderson – Kadena
Madalynn Bolen – Kadena
Gemma Rodriguez – Naples
Clara Montano – Sigonella
Raeleigh Pemberton – Sigonella
Charlotte Christian – St. Croix
Lareina Pickering – St. Thomas
Kaelyn Freeman – St. Thomas
Samara Santos – St. Thomas
Christlyn Knocke – Yokosuka
Selena Harvey – Yokosuka
Sophia Bryant – Yokosuka
Girl Scout Highest Awards WhereLeadershipShines
The Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards are the most prestigious achievements a Girl Scout can earn- recognizing outstanding leadership, community impact and personal growth. Girl Scouts tackle real-world issues, develop lifelong skills and create meaningful change in their communities, all based around a project that they are passionate about. Learn more at the links below:
Girl Scout Bronze Award (Grades 4–5)
Girl Scout Silver Award (Grades 6–8)
Girl Scout Gold Award (Grades 9–12)
Are you ready to become a confident leader now? New Leadership Awards are now available for girls in grades 4-12. These Leadership Awards are aimed to help Girl Scouts explore their interests while being flexible in shaping their own leadership style and are part of a new expanded set of options for earning the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.
Practice Leadership Your Way
Designed for Juniors through Ambassadors, the new Girl Leadership Awards help you practice leadership your way- whether it’s leading yourself, your team or your community.
59% of girls aim to be leaders
82% want to make a positive impact
Explore the Type of Leadership that Speaks to You
Personal Leadership: Peer Leadership:
Community Advocacy: Build courage and confidence Learn to lead and support a team
Teaching Leadership: Inspire younger kids
Make change on issues you care about.
Ready to go for the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award?
Leadership Awards help build your confidence- and the bonus? They’re part of an expanded set of options to fulfill the prerequisite toward earning the Highest Awards.
Programs and Events WhereAdventureBegins
Let the adventures begin! Browse through our program and event listings, outlined by month, and get ready to participate in countless opportunities as a USAGSO Girl Scout. The icons below are used to highlight some of our unique USAGSO programming and indicate grade levels throughout the pages.
October 2025
USAGSO STEMinist: London Science Museum Astronigh
October 4-5, 2025
Join USA Girl Scouts Overseas and Girl Guiding UK for a sleepover at the London Science Museum where your group will spend the night in one of their iconic galleries. Explore the museum out-of-hours, enjoy out-ofthis-world, space-inspired workshops, shows and activities, plus refuel the next morning with a delicious breakfast.
Girl Scouts Fall Day Camp - Okinawa, Japan
October 4, 2025
Join us for this fall day camp where you might just get wet and dirty! Girls will rock climb, tie-dye, play games and more. Girl Scout Daisies are welcome to attend the afternoon portion of this program.
Overseas Updates (Virtual)
October 7, 2025
Want to know what is happening with USAGSO? Join our Overseas Updates, a monthly virtual meeting where you can hear directly from USAGSO staff and meet other volunteers from communities around the world. Register for sessions in gsLearn or at this link.
Lead Like Low Leadership Weekend- Kyoto, Japan
October 10-12, 2025
Our 3rd Annual Leadership Weekend, exclusively for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors! Participants will meet other Girl Scouts from around the world while strengthening their leadership skills and preparing to tackle their Highest Awards. Girls will also have the opportunity to explore the local culture of Kyoto.
October 2025
Globetrotters Fall Trip- Northern Italy
October 10-13, 2025
Girls will explore Northern Italy, learning vital travel skills such as budgeting, using public transportation and itinerary planning. Girls choose the destination and plan all the activities, meals and travel. While this trip is already filled, stay tuned for details about our Globetrotters trips coming up in winter and spring of 2026!
USAGSO STEMinist: Automotive Adventures
October 11, 2025 , Grafenwöhr, Germany
We’re launching our brand new Automotive Adventures STEMinist event for Girl Scouts
Overseas in Europe. This session will focus on solar energy and automotives, and girls will create their own solar-powered car.
USAGSO STEMinist: Adventures in STEM with Everyday Superheroes (Virtual)
October 18, 2025
Join USA Girl Scouts Overseas and STEM Superhero, Erica Reyes, for an inspiring, hands-on exploration of woodworking and carpentry. To attend this event, you must purchase a STEMinist Program Pass, which gives you access to all our virtual programming throug .
October 2025
Girl Scouts Fall Day Camp - Tokyo, Japan
October 18, 2025
Spend a fun day with fellow Girl Scouts rock climbing, tie-dying, playing games, paintball target practice and more, all while making new friends. Girl Scout Daisies are welcome to attend the afternoon portion of this program.
Girl Scouts Fall Day Camp - Daegu, Korea
October 18, 2025
This fall day camp will be filled with activities like tie-dying, Outdoor Arts, traditional Korean games and more. Girl Scout Daisies are welcome to attend the afternoon portion of this program.
Fall Film Screening- Spacewoman (Virtual)
October 24-27, 2025
For four days, USA Girl Scouts Overseas will have access to an exclusive, virtual screening room to view the film, Spacewoman. Girl Scouts can register and attend on their own, with family or friends or even host a watch party with their troop or community. An Activity & Discussion Guide for this event will be available, and there is even a chance to win fun prizes when you register!
November 2025
USAGSO STEMinist: In-Person Lego Day
November 8, 2025, Mons, Belgium
USAGSO is thrilled to host our second STEMinist LEGO Build Event- live and in person! In partnership with the SHAPE International Library, Girl Scouts and other Scouts will come together for a hands-on day of LEGO engineering adventures. This isn’t just about snapping bricks together— it’s about thinking like an engineer.
USAGSO STEMinist: Adventures in STEM with Everyday Superheroes (Virtual)
November 15, 2025
Join USA Girl Scouts Overseas and STEM Superheroes from Stall Catchers for a deep dive into citizen science. To attend this event, you must purchase a STEMinist Program Pass, which gives you access to all our virtual programming throughout the year.
USAGSO Halloween Camp- Kanagawa, Japan
November 15-16, 2025
Celebrate the spooky season with Girl Scouts of Japan and USA Girl Scouts Overseas at Halloween Camp held at Aikawa Fureai-no-mura. This year, we are celebrating 20 years of Halloween Camp and international friendship with Girl Scouts of Japan! Girl Scouts will spend the weekend making new friends, sharing cultures and enjoying fall in Kanagawa Prefecture.
November 2025
October 2025
USAGSO STEMinist: Citizen Science Catch-A-Thon (Virtual)
November 24-December 1, 2025
Join Girl Scout Citizen Scientists from all around the world as we join forces to contribute to Alzheimer’s research by playing Stall Catchers this November. Catch-A-Thon is a chance for girls of all ages to play the Stall Catchers online game, while exploring citizen science and contributing to Alzheimer's research. Prizes and the Hall of Fame board are all at stake!
Are you a Girl Scout volunteer? Have you completed your trainings?
Troop Leaders Training Roadmap
700 Troop Leader Onboarding / 700 Child Protection Training / 700 Overseas Updates
Additional Enrichment Trainings in gsLearn include: Outdoor Training Certificate; Juliette's Pearls of Wisdom, etc.
OCMT Training Roadmap
700 OCMT Onboarding & OCMT Planning Packet / 700 Child Protection Training / 700 Overseas Updates
Positions Trainings include: 700 OCC Training / 700 Secretary Training /
700 Registrar Training / 700 Treasurer Training / 700 Cookie Manager Training /
700 Recruiter Training
Additional Enrichment Trainings in gsLearn include: Adult Awards; Navigating Conflict with Confidence; Transition Planning, etc.
October 2025December 2025
Winter Holidays - Nailed it Challenge (Virtual)
December 1-31, 2025
We are looking for aspiring bakers, home chefs and sweet tooths as we celebrate the winter holidays around the world with a special virtual Nailed It Challenge! Girl Scouts will try their luck at creating one of five desserts during the month. Stay tuned to our social media pages and website for more details.
Taste the World: A Taste of Christmas in Cologne, Germany
December 7, 2025
For 3+ years, Girl Scouts around the world cooked along with home chefs over Zoom, making everything from Italian eggplant parmigiana to Korean kimchee. Now, we are bringing this program to life as we visit at least three markets in Cologne, Germany, sampling traditional treats such as kinder punch, lebkucken, schaumkuss and more
USAGSO STEMinist: Adventures in STEM with Everyday Superheroes (Virtual)
December 13, 2025
Join USA Girl Scouts Overseas and STEM Superhero, Nicole Sesko, as we learn all about construction estimation with LEGOs. To attend this event, you must purchase a STEMinist Program Pass, which gives you access to all our virtual programming throughout the year.
Stay tuned in the coming months for the release of our January-September 2026 programs and Camp USAGSO sessions!
USAGSO Shop, Camp Zama, Japan
New Shop Operating Months
Starting September 2025: Open - September, October, November and March, April, May Closed - December, January, February and June, July, August
We welcome in-person shopping while we are open. E-mail overseasshop@girlscouts.org to schedule an appointment.
Free Girl Scout Kit Bag with every $50 purchase of uniforms/badges Styles of bag will vary, while supplies last.
Fall Shop Special
September-November
20% off an official Girl Scout shirt with the purchase of an official uniform vest
The Overseas Shop is primarily in place to serve our international Girl Scout families. We encourage our families with APO/DPO/FPO and U.S. forwarding addresses to check out the GSUSA Shop first; this is the main Girl Scout shop and will provide more variety of items. By using code USAGSO at checkout, you are still able to support your community overseas.
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Be sure to follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on USAGSO happenings, plus see our girls and volunteers in action. You can also find announcements, programs and more in The Globe newsletter, which goes out the first Wednesday of each month to all members.
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