Guidelines
for Returning to In-Person Troop/Group Meetings and Activities
Troop/Group
Return to Girl Scout In-person Activities Readiness Checklist
NEW
Safety Activity Checkpoints for Virtual Troop Meetings
Safety
Activity Checkpoints
Face Coverings (i.e., Masks)
In consideration of the updated guidelines regarding the wearing of
face coverings, GSCM’s requirement on face coverings for in-person
Girl Scout activities is as follows as of July 9, 2021: We are
following the current CDC face covering guidance and the State of
Maryland’s revised face covering guidelines that went into effect July
1, 2021. As not all adults and children are vaccinated at this time,
we recommend the wearing of face coverings at in-person Girl Scout
activities when indoors or in situations where Girl Scouts, volunteers
and members are in close proximity of one another.
Ventilation and Air Circulation Guidance
While holding Girl Scout activities indoors, the following best
practices are highly encouraged:
- The best guidance for keeping air clean is to conduct
indoor activities with open windows to allow fresh clean ventilation
of air. In some cases, it is not possible to have open windows due
to excessive heat and humidity. For these situations it is
important to keep clean air properly flowing and air conditioning
filters clean and upgraded frequently.
- Two excellent
resources for proper air filtration include:
- Some tips
that are outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the
Environmental Protection Agency include:
- Upgrading air
filters to the highest efficiency possible compatible with the
HVAC system.
- Checking filters to minimize filter air
bypass.
- Consider using portable air cleaners to
supplement increased HVAC system ventilation and
filtration.
- Placing fans in places to direct air flow so
air is not blowing from one person to the next.
- Rebalancing or adjusting HVAC systems to increase total air
flow.
- High efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) fan
filtration systems to enhance cleaning.
Required Girl Scout In-person Activities Permissions and
Waiver We remind our members that for any girl member
participating in ANY and ALL Girl Scout activities which are
in-person, be it activities at the local troop/group or Service Unit
level or a GSCM program/event, all three of the following
participation forms are required prior to participation:
*Note: For Girl Scout troop/group activities and Service Unit
activities, the troop/group leader is responsible for obtaining and
maintaining these forms with troop/group records.
