Girl Scouts to Help Students 'Talk Out' Problems

fifth grade Junior Girl Scout troop #13411 will sponsor a “Talk it Out, Rock it Out” booth on campus dedicated to teaching kids healthy ways to work out their on-campus interpersonal challenges by talking them out, the troop announced in a press release. 

This project, coming on the heels of recently reported campus fights in Southern California, one of which left one girl dead, is the troop’s project to earn the Bronze Award, the highest level of achievement Junior Girl Scouts can earn.

The girls will staff a booth during lunch time and immediately after school on April 19 at Valentine Elementary School.

A “Talk it Out” is a problem-solving process that consists of the following steps:

• Step One: Get Together .
• Step Two: Take Turns Talking and Listening.
• Step Three: What Will Help?
• Step 4: Choose a Plan.
• Step 5: Do It! 

The goal of a “Talk it Out” is to give kids a simple, step-by-step way to help them resolve conflicts independently and successfully.  

Troop #13411 participants include Rachel Altman, Brooke Brody, Rachel Chang, Meg Mordecai, Carina Park, Caroline Voxman and troop leader Victoria Mordecai, who is leading the initiative.

These Girl Scouts chose this Bronze Award project with hopes of making lunch time and recess interaction more fun for everyone.

Valentine Elementary students are invited to visit the booth to cool off with a popsicle, learn more about “Talk it Outs,” and, in order to secure maximum attendance, register for a chance to win an In-N-Out Burger gift certificate.

For more information on “Talk it outs,” go to TeacherVision here.

What do you think of the "Talk it Out" booth? Do you think students should use it to resolve challenges by talking them out? Tell us in the comments.