To help you get through the site and understand what’s happening, I’ve put together some terms for you to use as reference during your stay!
Badge Levels
Every earnable badge has levels assigned to it. Not everyone finds a subject interesting and may drop it after a short review. Levels are as follows:
- Youth / Beginner — 3+ hours
- Adult / Intermediate — 10+ hours
- Mentor / Trainer / Advanced — 20+ hours
Badge Program
List of steps that need to be completed to learn the basics of a badge’s intent. Not all steps need to be completed, nor do they need to be completed exactly as stated. It is more about learning about the subject. The steps are merely a guideline to get you started.
Categories, Badges
Badges have 17 categories. These include:
- Communication
- Crafts
- Education
- Games / Activities
- General
- Groups
- Hobbies
- Holidays
- Outdoors
- People
- Performing Arts
- Personal
- Recipes / Formula
- Service
- STEM
- Web / Online
- World
Categories, Supplements
Supplements have 36 categories. These include:
- Activity Box Fun
- Badge Fun (vintage)
- Card Fun
- Challenge Fun
- Color Fun
- Craft Fun
- Digistamp Fun
- Education Fun
- Ephemera Fun
- Event Fun
- Form Fun
- Formula Fun
- General (Enrichment Project / Enrich Expert)
- Grace Fun
- Instruct Fun
- List Fun
- Minibook Fun
- Ornament Fun
- Pattern Fun
- Play Fun
- Print and Play Fun
- Printables
- Puzzle Fun
- Recipe Fun
- Service Fun
- Song Fun
- STEM Fun
- Story Fun
- SWAP Fun
- Technique Fun
- Template Fun
- World Fun
Certificate
Printable proof of earning the badge you can share with others. Currently a generic version is available via download or you can request a specific badge / level one with your name on it.
Challenges
A project or series of projects that fit within a theme that are accomplished over a set period of time.
Checklist
Form that allows you to check off steps to complete a badge program, activity, etc.
Copyright
Though I allow copying and distribution with attribution (see Creative Commons), I retain the rights to all materials I produce for the Enrichment Project, support files, supplements, etc.
Creative Commons
A system where some, or all, rights may be released by a creator so that items may be shared by others. Most items released by the Enrichment Project are Attribution-NonCommercial. This means you must keep the information on it that I own the rights to the piece and you can distribute it to others as long as you do not charge for it, include it in a collection for sale, etc. You can use them for training, events, activity boxes, etc.
Digital Badge
A JPG file of the level of badge earned by you. You can place it in your Open Badges Backpack, on your website, social media presence, etc.
Ephemera
Old items that normally would be thrown away, but can be collected and used in art / mixed media projects. They include ticket stubs, used stamps, postcards, etc.
Events
Anything you plan where others come and do activities you’ve planned or others have planned that are incorporated into the “event.” Events can include:
- Award presentations
- Birthday parties
- Ceremonies
- Conferences
- Creative retreats
- Day camp
- Field trips
- Long event (3+ hours)
- Meetings (single or series)
- Networking events
- Play dates
- Reunions
- Short event (1-2 hours)
- Sleepovers
- Sport games
- Themed parties
- Trainings
- Webinars
- Week camp
- Weekend camp
- Workshops
Found
Items I have photocopies of or I find online that have no copyright information on them or are no longer accessible. I do not claim ownership to these. I’m merely sharing what I find. If you own something I put up and do not want it available, please contact me immediately so I can take it down.
For example — Many Girl Scout trainers create their own materials and copies are made over and over. Often, the person who created it does not put their name on it so there is no way to track copyright.
GnG / Grab ‘n’ Go
This is the original iteration of the badge supplements. It is now defunct.
Groups
Groups is a general term used to describe troops, classes, families or any other “group” of people that may choose to work on a badge program or specific activity together.
Lists
Tracking for badges and supplements that are released. It includes alphabetical, categorical, release date and set versions.
Pattern
Patterns are directions for creating a project within a craft where instructions for the specific craft are not provided, only the way to do one project.
For example — A pattern for a plastic canvas coaster may show the colors for the stitches, but it is assumed that you know how to stitch plastic canvas in the first place.
Printables
Supplements that are designed to be printed for ease of use.
For example — A pre-designed envelope needs to be printed and assembled. A SWAP may be an image that needs to be glued into a bottle cap or inserted into a jewelry bag.
Public Domain
Materials which are free to use and distribute that have been created by others. Some may fall into this category because of age or because the author released their rights so anyone can use their items.
Set
A group of badges that follow a theme that can be used together when planning your own events. Badge sets are listed separately so you can see all the badges intended to go together. If other badge programs can be used with the set, you’ll see an “ALSO” at the end of the list with those as well.
For example — The Carnival set has games, crafts, signs, and more.
Supplements
Items created specifically for the Enrichment Project to support the badge programs. They are not necessary to earn badges nor to share them with others. However, they do make the process easier.
SWAPS / Special Whatchamacallit Affectionately Pinned Somewhere
Small crafted items Girl Scouts exchange at events. Usually, these are pins, but may also include bracelets, keychains, etc.
Technique
Division of Enrichment Project supplements for presenting a technique as a way to change a craft without being a craft by itself.
For example — Using embossing powder with a stamp is a technique you can apply while rubber stamping.
Templates
Blank outlines that are defined by cut lines (solid) and / or fold lines (dashed) that make a project. Often, they will need design elements added to them. If the design elements are already on them, they are classified as printables.
If you have other terms, you’d like defined, feel free to email me.