The Girl Scouts of Pine Valley Council, Inc. is dedicated to helping girls develop to their fullest potential through the Girl Scout program. Traditionally, troops form according to program level and by the geographic area in which girls live. The Girl Scout program is then carried out by girls under the guidance of dedicated and fully trained leaders (adult volunteers). Areas of focus for girls in a troop are listed below divided by grades and/or age groups in the various Girl Scout Program levels:

• Fun, creative, educational activities
• Neighborhood field trips
• Summer day camp
• Develop family living skills
• Science and nature investigations

• National and Council patch programs
• Close-to-home field trips
• Community service
• Outdoor adventures
• Girl Scout cookie activity

• Earn badges and signs
• Junior leadership program
• Peer Proofing -- how to make friends and deal with negative peer pressure
• Outdoor adventures: camping, horseback riding, canoeing and mountain biking
• Girl Sports, National Science Partnership and Just for Juniors programs
• Issues for Girls, such as "Say No to Drugs" and "Facing Family Crises"
• Girl Scout cookie activity

• Leadership development
• Opportunities at resident camp
• Programs such as: horses, water sports and outdoor skills
• Council-sponsored trips
• Community service projects
• Gavel Club -- Toastmasters program
• Girl Scout cookie activity

• Scholarship opportunities
• Progressive leadership opportunities
• National and international travel
• Career mentoring
• Speaker's Bureau

• For current members of Girl Scouting, provides same opportunities and MORE as the Cadette and Senior Girl Scout experience (see above)
• More program flexibility and options
• Focuses on girl interests---from fashion magazines and design sketches for the fashion moguls to computer programs and laptops for the technologically savvy

• Community service
• Personal development
• Leadership opportunities
• Training experience
• Girl/Adult partnership