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Items Needed

• Large sheet of paper or poster board
• Markers or pens
• (Optional) GSSNE Code of Conduct

Instructions

1. Explain to scouts that they will work together to create a set of group agreements about how everyone should behave to keep activities fun and respectful. Ask scouts to suggest behaviors they think should be included (e.g., listening to others, sharing, helping teammates).
2. Write these ideas visibly for everyone to see. Discuss and agree on the final list of behaviors as a group.
3. Write the agreed-upon behaviors on the large sheet of paper or poster board and display it where everyone can see.
4. Have each scout sign the contract to show their commitment to the group agreements. Refer back to the contract as needed to reinforce positive behavior and accountability.

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Sample Group Agreement

In our troop, we have two options for how we treat each other:

We can be FRIENDS

This means:

• We hang out together.
• We help each other.
• We joke and laugh with each other.
• We stick up for each other.
• We like and trust each other.
• We don’t gossip about each other.

OR, we can be TROOPMATES

This means:

• We respect each other.
• We are polite to each other.
• We don’t ignore each other.
• We don’t talk negatively about each other.
• We aren’t mean to each other.
• We don’t make faces or gestures meant to hurt each other.
• We don’t stop each other from making or having friends.
• We don’t try to hurt each other (physically, verbally, or online).

This is NOT an option:

Being Enemies. If you act like this, there will be consequences. Being an enemy means:

• You try to hurt others (physically, verbally, or online).
• You make fun of others to be mean.
• You stop others from making or having friends.
• You try to get someone in trouble for something they didn’t do.
• You push, shove, or act aggressively.
• You intentionally ignore others to upset them.
• You make unwarranted negative or hurtful comments.
• You intimidate others using body language or gestures (eye rolling, glaring, etc.).

We agree to be troopmates or friends.

<Add Signature Line>

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