
Welcome to the Madison Leadership Center!
We are so excited to share details of our new Leadership Center. It's
big, it's bright, and soon it will be sparkling with Girl Scout
energy! Girls deserve their own space and this one is going to WOW and
EMPOWER them.
Located at 4801 S. Biltmore Lane in
Madison, the building is conveniently located in the American Center
Business Park near the I-39/90 and US 151 interchange. The
single-story building is on nearly 3½ acres and will feature leading
technology and learning resources, training centers, a community room
and our shop, Sashay!
There's even outdoor gathering space for campfires and Girl Scout
traditions.
With more than 18,000 square feet, the
Leadership Center will host expanded programming for girl Scouts with
emphasis on STEM, leadership, entrepreneurship and the outdoors. That
means more in-person, on-site programming at the Leadership Center for
girls and troops and volunteers. We'll even have space and room for
troop overnighters right there at the Leadership Center! Troops and
Girl Scout members can reserve rooms
online beginning October 1, 2021.
The Badgerland
Girl Scout Leadership Center has been years in the planning and we are
overjoyed with the space and know you will be too!
Long Range Property Plan
We’re excited for the future. And preparing for it now!
Badgerland is in the midst of executing the Long Range Property Plan.
First a little history to explain how we got to where we are today. Development of the strategy was literally years in the making. A volunteer-led, Property Planning Committee was appointed by the Board in 2009 to review, in depth, all ten Badgerland properties. Their job? Scrutinize all ten properties with an eye for program potential and the cost of bringing properties up to program standards. That committee concluded its work with property-by-property recommendations presented to the Board in April 2013. In the fall of 2013, those proposals were released to the full membership for review and comment. Following the listening and commenting period, the Board voted on the final plan in June 2014.
Property Plan Overview
Here is an outline of the Long
Range Property Plan, updated regularly, as Board decisions are made.
BADGERLAND CAMP PROPERTIES
Black Hawk | Evaluate plans for the future. |
Brandenburg | Invest resources at a sufficient level. |
Ehawee | Invest resources at a sufficient level. |
Oakwood Knoll | Property sold March 2019. |
Stetler | Closed until further notice. |
SERVICE CENTERS
Janesville | Opened at Northgate Plaza, 3000 Milton Avenue, Suite 113 on July 7, 2015. |
La Crosse | Explore options to remain or relocate. |
Madison | - Ski Lane sold December 2020. - New Leadership Center purchased May 2021 at 4801 S. Biltmore Lane. Moved in summer 2021. |
Platteville | Leased facility; closed in 2021 |
Property Plan Forms & Resources
- Long Range Property Planning Committee Report
- Property Plan FAQs
- Read More Than S’mores, an exciting report from the Girl Scout Research Institute to better understand the kinds of outdoor experiences girls are seeking in Girl Scouts today.