All Levels and Ages
HIGHEST AWARDS
Be a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award Girl Scout.
Explore what it takes to earn the highest awards for Juniors, Cadettes, and Seniors/Ambassadors—and make a lasting difference in your community and beyond.
Get to know Bronze.
Working as a team, fourth- and fifth-grade Girl Scouts earn the Bronze Award—the highest award for Girl Scout Juniors—by exploring and addressing a community issue that’s important to them. They’re leaders in the making!
Learn more about the Bronze Award, and try these activities to see if you’re ready to get started:
- Prepare for the Bronze Award with the Be a Community Detective activity.
- Explore the difference between community service and Take Action projects with the Understanding Take Action activity.
- Go for the Bronze: Hear from two National Gold Award Girl Scouts, Abigail and Siya, who earned Bronze before tackling Silver and finally earning their Gold Awards. This conversation was recorded during the 2020 Girl Scouts Change the World celebration.
When you’re ready to go, contact your council so it can hook you up with everything you’ll need. Find your local Girl Scout council.
Start thinking Silver.
Working as a team or individually, sixth- through eighth-grade Girl Scouts earn the Silver Award—the highest award for Girl Scout Cadettes—by identifying the root of a community issue they care about and then rolling up their sleeves and getting to work!
Learn more about the Silver Award, and try these activities to see if you’re ready to get started:
- Prepare for the Silver Award with the Making a Community Map activity.
- Explore the difference between community service and Take Action projects with the Understanding Take Action activity.
- Go for the Silver: See how you can earn the highest award for Cadettes by taking action to make a difference in your community. Hear from two National Gold Award Girl Scouts, Carly and Kennedy, who earned Silver on their way to Gold. This conversation was recorded during the 2020 Girl Scouts Change the World celebration.
Then, when you’re ready to get started, be sure to notify your council so it can hook you up with everything you’ll need. Find your local Girl Scout council.
Go for Gold.
Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and doers who take “make the world a better place” to the next level. To earn the Gold Award, high school Girl Scouts research the root cause of a community issue they’re passionate about and lead a team to tackle it by planning and implementing a project that has tangible and lasting impact on their communities and beyond.
Get inspired to go Gold by reviewing the resources below:
- Gold Award Guidelines show you how to get started.
- Go for the Gold—Tips from Gold Award Girl Scouts: Watch this YouTube playlist to learn the five elements of a successful Gold Award.
- Make the World a Better Place activity: Prepare for the Gold Award.
- Understanding Take Action activity: Explore the differences between community service and Take Action Projects.
- Girl Scouts Change the World: Meet the 2020 National Gold Award Girl Scouts—ten girls who’ve changed the world while still in high school. Find out how they earned the top award in Girl Scouting and the $20,000 college scholarship that goes along with it. This event was recorded during the 2020 National Gold Award Girl Scout celebration.
- Go for the Gold: Get inspired to earn the greatest honor in Girl Scouting by tackling issues in your communities and making the world a better place. Hear how two National Gold Award Girl Scouts, Alex and Kiara, chose their focus, planned their projects, and made a difference. This conversation was recorded during the 2020 Girl Scouts Change the World celebration.
When you’re ready to be a Gold Award Girl Scout, your council needs to be the first to know! Contact it now so it can hook you up with everything you’ll need before getting started. Find your local Girl Scout council.
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