TIPS for you, the Trip Leader
The group leader & adult volunteers should discuss their roles and the leader's expectations before the trip.
- Adults should understand the plans the girls have made for the trip
- They should understand the safety systems for the trip and the buddy system that the girls have learned
YOUR ROLE:
- Discuss their responsibilities & your expectations of them before a trip.
- Create an adult kaper chart.
- Make sure that they understand safety and emergency procedures.
- Review Safety Wise for activities that have been planned.
- Leaving the area after the girls have gone to bed is not allowed.
- Alcohol is not permissible.
- Make sure they understand the plans the girls have made for the trip.
- Doing a job or project FOR the girls is not helpful to the girls.
- If they are driving, review the transportation safety standards in Safety Wise with them.
- Verify that their insurance and license are current.