Hiller Aviation Museum

We had an EXCELLENT tour at Hiller today under the rainbows and with Jon. 

The girls learned the parts of a plane, sat in the cockpits, built and flew their own gliders, and learned about women in aviation.

THE GIRL SCOUT WAY

This afternoon, Jackie Garcia from the Ecumenical Hunger Program http://www.ehpcares.org

visited the girls and spoke to them about her job, what happened to the food we donated to EHP in December, and what constitutes an emergency.

As always, the girls had tons of good questions.

We also mapped out where the closest emergency services (fire, police, and hospital) are to Bowman as a beginning to our safety award.

We heard from former scouts (ahem, there were four in the room) about their fond memories of Girl Scouts.

Thanks to everyone who provided snack, stories, and help.

The girls received the Girl Scout Way legacy badge today.

Where Wishes Come True: Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority

We checked something off of our 2015-16 wish list today by visiting the SVACA. Thanks to our new friends Leonor and Patty, we learned about the center and how to relate to the animals there.

We then hung out with some dogs and cats.

Painting

We focused on creating today and met an artist! Bowman's very own art teacher Kristin Silver. Kristin spoke to us about her path as an artist and showed some of her work.

The girls then set to work themselves. The Brownies first painted different emotions (very colorful!) while the Daisies began making three-dimensional objects.

The Brownies explored ways of painting without a brush--and loved it.

They paired off and drew portraits.

They also cleaned, cleaned, cleaned and left the teacher's lounge a bit sparklier and smelling nicer (thanks to the lavender bouquets) than it was before we met this afternoon.

By the day's end, the Daisies had continued farther with their journey while the Brownies completed all steps for the Painting badge and one activity toward the Girl Scout Way badge. 

Both are triangular legacy badges.