2026 Girl Scouts Global Leadership Conference
March 21, 2026Newport, RI
A regional Girl Scout tradition spanning 36 years, the Global Leadership Conference has grown from a small gathering of Girl Scouts to a multi-day conference addressing the changing world our girls face each day. Workshop topics include STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), global issues, social justice, personal growth/health/fitness, stress management techniques, human trafficking, college prep issues, financial literacy, sensitive topics such as depression/suicide, and gender identity and LGBTQI.
The Bow Seat team will be leading a workshop titled Your Story, Our Ocean: Art, Advocacy, and the Seas. Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation uses art-making to provide fresh avenues for young people to engage with and advocate for our blue planet. Our 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, Your Story, Our Ocean, encourages students to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. Join Bow Seat to learn about the power of arts in activism and to create your own prints about how the ocean sustains, protects, and inspires you!