Date: Sun Mar 15, 10:00 AM EDT - Sun Mar 15, 11:30 AM EDT
Category:
- Outdoor
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Volunteers,
- Ambassadors
Put your outdoor leadership to the test in this advanced knot-tying
skills session for older Girl Scouts! Cadettes, Seniors, and
Ambassadors will tackle campsite problem-solving challenges that
require efficient knotwork, sturdy lashing, and team coordination.
Whether you're securing a tarp in stormy weather or building a
functional camp structure, this session helps girls sharpen their rope
confidence and take their outdoor readiness to the next level.
Program Highlights:
- Level-Up Your Knots: Go beyond the basics to master essential
knots for outdoor applications, including the bowline, taut-line
hitch, highwayman's hitch, sheet bend, and advanced hanking
techniques.
- Real-World Applications: Practice setting up drip
lines, hanging bear bags, tensioning shelters, and lashing poles to
create gear racks, trestles, or campsite flagpoles.
- Lashing
Lab: Hands-on practice with square, shear, diagonal, and continuous
lashing to solve campsite needs or create a small functional
structure.
- Team Relay & Knot Challenge: Work in teams to
solve timed campsite problems using only rope and the right knots.
Bonus: high-speed knot relay race!
Badge Alignment:
Supports skill building for the Junior Camper, Cadette
Trailblazing, and Cadette Primitive Camper badges, as well as many
Senior and Ambassador level badges where knot proficiency is
essential.
Who Can Attend?
This event is open to Junior (with prior knot tyring
experience), Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts. Girls should
have previously completed a basic ropes and knots session or
program.
Adult supervision is required. All adults attending
must have a registration for this event and must comply with all
standards based on GSUSA and GSOFCT policies and procedures. Girl
Scouts not attending with a troop must have a parent or guardian with
current GSUSA membership register to attend with them. No tagalongs
(siblings, unregistered adults) will be permitted to stay at this
event. Please review ratios for supervision for Girl Scout events
before registering for this event. Troop volunteers are encouraged to
check GSUSA Safety Activity checkpoints for activities to ensure Girl
Scouts are ready to participate.
Registration Information
Early Registration until February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Registration open until February 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Additional Notes
This is an advanced-level program. Participants
should have prior experience with basic knots such as square knot,
overhand knot, and clove hitch. This program runs rain or shine-come
ready for adventure!
Questions? Contact Customer Care at
1-800-922-2770 or customercare@gsofct.org