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The Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center Opens Up Her World
We can’t wait to welcome your Girl Scout and her troop to the Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center, Orange County’s new hub for Girl Scout STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs. Visits to the GSLC provide Orange County Girl Scouts from all cultures and backgrounds extraordinary opportunities to practice leadership the Girl Scout way, like a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™, as they explore exciting 21st Century careers and learn how they can take action to make the world a better place.
At the GSLC your Girl Scout will embrace her STEM education, expand her capabilities, maximize decision-making, and develop the skills and confidence she needs to become a leader.
She’ll also have plenty of opportunities to create lifelong memories with her friends as they kayak from the bayfront property, toast s’mores on the sprawling patio, and participate in fun water and sand activities on Newport Beach’s beautiful Balboa Peninsula.
About INSPIRE™ – Housed Exclusively at the GSLC
INSPIRE is Girl Scouts of Orange County’s signature interactive multimedia program. Through INSPIRE, girls have life-changing opportunities to explore exciting 21st Century careers and learn how to take action on issues they care about, while developing an understanding of the importance and relevance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in their everyday lives.
INSPIRE focuses on two key areas of leadership development that are cornerstones of the Girl Scout experience - Career Exploration and Take Action. Each 1 ½ hour program introduces girls to inspirational role models on giant 80” television screens who share insights about their career and leadership paths. Through the INSPIRE program, girls embrace their STEM education, expand their capabilities, maximize decision-making, and develop the skills and confidence to become tomorrow’s leaders.
INSPIRE is girl-led and participants select the careers or take action theme they want to learn more about.
Career Exploration is a key component of the INSPIRE™ program. Through Career Exploration, Girl Scouts of all levels will hear from extraordinary women spanning diverse careers and learn the vital role STEM plays in what these women do, while exploring their own career aspirations.
Finding a diverse group of female professionals of various careers for girls to meet is often difficult for troop leaders to accommodate. Through interactive video presentations, INSPIRE brings career women right into the room with the girls, appearing life-sized on 80” television screens. The women, representing 15 different careers, will tell the girls about who they are what they do, the importance of STEM in what they do, and what they love about their careers.
The INSPIRE career women were selected based on girls’ interests, such as sports and dance, and suggestions by our Girl Scout volunteers to provide insight into career choices that their Girl Scouts may not be aware of, such as deep sea exploration or cloud computing. The women featured in INSPIRE come from across the United States, and represent a diverse population of female leaders that girls of all ages can look up to as role models.
Take Action is a key component of the INSPIRE™ program. Through Take Action, Girl Scouts of all levels hear from Gold Award Girl Scouts across the nation who have used STEM skills to tackle important issues on topics from robotics to clean water and learn how to take action on issues they care about.
During INSPIRE, the Gold Award Girl Scout appears on video telling her Girl Scout sisters about how she planned her project, budgeted expenses, and used STEM to make a lasting change.
Each of the nine young women whose Girl Scout Gold Award projects are featured in INSPIRE were selected for their exemplary take action projects. Most of the Girl Scouts featured in INSPIRE are also recognized as National Young Women of Distinction, the highest honor conferred by GSUSA.
Beyond INSPIRE™
Set on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, the GSLC provides the ideal locale for your Girl Scout to create lifelong memories as she connects with the community, explores the beach and bay, participates in fun water and sand activities, and sees that STEM is all around her!
Whether girls choose to look for area marine life from one of our kayaks, toast s’mores on the patio, visit one of our local program providers, or earn a badge during their stay, there are many ways to make their visit to the GSLC an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind experience.
A Day at the GSLC - Sample Visits
Curious what your daughter and her troop can look forward? Check out our Sample Visits below. Your daughter’s troop will decide how they want to make the most of their stay.
All GSLC reservations run from 2:00 pm until 12:00 noon the next day. Your daughter’s troop has the option to stay overnight at the GSLC. Bring your movies, popcorn, and s'mores fixings!
For more information or questions about reservations, please contact Customer Care.
Location and Parking Instructions
The Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center is located in Marina Park at 200 Eighteenth Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663.
Available parking in the Marina Park parking lot is not guaranteed. Space is limited and carpooling is highly recommended. Please use the mobile parking app Parkmobile (available for Android and iPhone) to pay for parking. If you do not wish to download the app, use the stationary pay station located on site at Marina Park.
Interested in Building on the GSLC's Legacy?
The Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center (GSLC) provides wonderful new experiences and opportunities to create memories for Girl Scouts from across Orange County. You can help bring the vision of the GSLC to completion! We have launched a campaign to supply the Leadership Center with all the utensils, tools, and equipment girls will need during their visit. Please help us by shopping through the Amazon Smile shopping portal and purchasing the items needed. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4!
Your gift will supply needed items for the GSLC, and you will also be donating to Girl Scouts of Orange County with a portion of your purchase.
For more information about the GSLC Registry, contact Monica McDade at mmcdade@girlscoutsoc.org or (949) 461-8812.
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