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Campfire Girls Northfield is in it's infancy. We are just starting to begin discussions on forming a group for girls that would coincide and work with the 344 BSA Units. The 344 Units are Chartered by Bethel Lutheran Church and consist of a Cub Scout Pack, Boy Scout Troop and Co-ed Venturing program. The thinking of this integration would be to provide parents with "one stop shopping" for the younger age groups so to speak, yet run separate programs for boys and girls. At age 14 the girls can cross over to the 344 Venturing Crew.

These interrelated programs are a reflection of local values and local ethics led by local volunteers.

The Campfire program had it's origins a little before the Boy Scouting movement and involved many of the same founders. James West the first Chief Scout Executive of the BSA supported Campfire Girls through his tenure. Lord Robert Baden Powell used a lot of the ideas from Ernest Thompson Seton. Seton helped frame the Campfire Girls program through his book, "The Birchbark Rolls of the Woodcraft Indians". When Powell structured the Scouting Movement in England he used a lot of Seton's ideas.

Although Campfire is not exactly Scouting, it is very similar in it's structure and it's educational goals of creating future Leaders through Leadership training. Campfire uses similar methods to Scouting and is now co-ed. The Campfire Unit we are attempting to set up would be a girls only program. Kids learn through these programs skills which are not taught in schools and should be considered supplementary education for youth.

At this point we are looking for some adult female leaders to help us in this endeavor. Campfire Girls Northfield will be a Christian based group that has some meetings and events coordinated with the 344 Units to make it easier for parents with both boys and girls to be in the system.

See the "Quality System" programming techniques for an overall view of what Campfire will encompass at http://qsystem.us or press on any "Q-SYS" symbol in the side and top header sections of this frame set.

We anticipate starting this program very shortly and are excited about it's future! Please feel free to contact us by going to the "Join Us" Page of this web site.