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Thursday, May 17th

Girl Scouts of Alaska

Girl Scouting gives every girl the confidence, tools, and experience to discover who she can be and what she can do.  Through activities related to science and technology, financial literacy, healthy living, adventure, and citizenship, Girl Scouts of Alaska provides Girl Scouts’ proven leadership development experience to Alaska’s diverse population of girls.

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Alaska Girl Scout Prepares for the Trip of a Lifetime

Girl Scout Connor Ito has been planning her summer vacation for years now. In July, Ito is joining six other young women on a trip to Japan through the Alaska Girl Scouts.

The journey is the second part of an exchange arranged with a group of Japanese Girl Scouts who came to Alaska last summer.

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May 6, 2012 - 12:00 pm

Who Says Girls Don’t Like Science?

On February 4, the University of Alaska Anchorage campus was swarming with more than 800 Girl Scouts attending the 20th annual Women of Science and Technology Day.

It’s not surprising why this event draws such a crowd. What kid wouldn’t love dissecting moose poop, playing with magnets, meeting a Great Horned owl, designing a mini roller-coaster, or drilling a hole in a tooth?

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February 15, 2012 - 3:03 pm