The Alternative Scouting Program
The “Frontier Girls” was founded in California in 2007 and was created to be a uniformed, biblically based, scouting-type youth program for girls. Offered as an alternative to Girl Scouts, “Frontier Girls” is a merit badge based program, whose mission is to raise women of honor to be the mothers and leaders of the future through life skills, leadership, character
building, teamwork and service to others. Not only does this program recognizes the ability of women to excel in the career of their choice, it also recognizes the continued need for strong and loving mothers in the home. Their mission shows their belief that a girl can do anything she sets her mind to. From the President of the United States to a mother of ten, her future is up to her. Regardless of what she chooses, there are certain skills and character traits that will always hold her in good stead and these are what this program hopes to teach her.
“Frontier Girls” is a scout like curriculum for girls ages 3 - adult and is offered to religious, civic, and many other groups to be used as part of their youth programming. The program promotes and celebrates the American Spirit, which is what makes us great. Our country was built upon a strong faith in God, strong family values, and the acceptance of those who are different than ourselves. We are a people of loyalty, of faith, of innovation. This program incorporates each of these values as it also promotes patriotism, traditional values, community service, as well as a love of learning. The program has dedicated an entire section to teaching girls good character traits such as honesty, responsibility, modesty, and joy, and encouraging them not only to participate in community service projects, but to organize their own. Patriotism is one of many character traits that the program takes very seriously. Each troop meeting begins with a formal flag ceremony and girls are taught a proper respect for both flag and country. We are also a strong supporter of our military personnel and veterans. Girls can work on merit badges and other awards as they progress through six age levels: Penguin (ages 3-5), Otter (grades K-2), Dolphin (grades 3-5), Butterfly (grades 6-8), Eagle (grades 9-12), and Starfish (leader/adult). Troops typically include all age levels, with some activities for all the girls, and others set up for the separate age levels. Whether she wants to go camping, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, or just take a simple hike through the woods, this program offers an individual badges on just about every topic a girl would wish to learn about and more. With over 1200 badges listed and more being added each day, there is something for everyone. Our Troop is sponsored by the Christiansburg Presbyterian Church located on Main Street in downtown Christiansburg. Even though you do not have to be a member of the church to join the Troop, know that the Church does provide us with leadership, guidance, and a facility to hold our meetings and special events. The Church also sponsors Christiansburg’s Cub Scout Pack 141 and Boy Scout Troop 141. Our scouting programs will not participate in the official Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Family Scouting program because the Church already has an alternative scout like program for girls that is a part of their Family Scouting program. Frontier Girls Troop 377 was launched in January 2016 as an alternative scouting-type program for the highly active and spirited young girls who wanted to experience a program that mirrored one that many of their brothers, who had joined the BSA program experienced. Because the “Frontier Girls” program itself permits a seamless integration with the local BSA programs, the program is the perfect complement to the existing BSA scouting programs already sponsored by the Christiansburg Presbyterian Church, but one that would cater specifically to the young girls in the community. The “Frontier Girls” program is designed to help girls develop essential life skills, as well as a desire to explore and learn about the things around them. The Troop should be a place where girls are encouraged to try new things, take risks, and learn from their mistakes in a supportive environment. Girls are given a chance to be decision makers and leaders and to gain confidence in their own abilities. If this sounds like something you would like to see your daughter or granddaughter involved in, we invite you to join the “Frontier Girls.” For more information about this scouting program for girls, to find out why this scouting program is for families like yours, to find a local troop in your area, or to simply join the program, go to Frontier Girls Club website at http://frontiergirlsclubs.com. For more information about Frontier Girls Troop 377 and our program, please please visit our website or send us a message. Thanks for visiting our page. Blessings. Yours In Frontiering,
FG Troop 377
