Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards
Through the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, girls Discover, Connect and Take Action—which translates into knowing yourself, reaching out to others and making a real difference in your community. New Girl Scouts of the USA guidelines for the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards will be available in September 2009, bringing exciting changes that will incorporate the It’s Your World—Change It! as well as the brand new It’s Your Planet—Love it! Girl Scout Leadership Experience resources. Check out the new Girl Scout Gold, Silver and Bronze guidelines on the web at www.girlscouts.org.
Through September 30, 2011, girls may complete the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards using the resources and guidelines they started with. This includes the current forms, approval process and age requirements for each award level. As always, there is flexibility during times of transition, so rest assured that girls will not have to “do over” or lose any of their work as they move along the steps leading to the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. As questions arise, be sure to contact Leadership Program Manager Tricia Andrews at the Bemidji Service Center.
The Girl Scout Bronze Award
The Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scouts can earn, gives girls a chance to develop the teamwork and planning skills they need to follow through on a community leadership project. Planning to earn a Girl Scout Bronze Award? The Bronze Award packet helps keep everything organized!
Key Reminders: Through September 30, 2011, girls have the option to complete her Bronze Award as a 6 grade Cadette. The Bronze Award Final Report is approved by the troop leader then submitted to the Bemidji Service Center for council recognition. To learn more, check out pages 202-03 of the Junior Handbook. The Girl Scout Bronze Award Workbook for Junior Girl Scouts is available at council shops or at www.gslakesandpines.org.
The Girl Scout Silver Award
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award for girls 11-14, and represents a girl's accomplishments in Girl Scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. The first four requirements of the Girl Scout Silver Award help girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement. Planning to earn a Girl Scout Silver Award? The Silver Award packet helps you organize.
Key Reminders: A girl entering 9th grade in 2009 may still complete her Silver Award because current guidelines allow her until the end of ninth grade or age 15 to complete this award. The Girl Scout Silver Award Final Report must be approved by the Community Coordinator before submitted to the Bemidji Service Center for council recognition. The Silver Award Go For It STUDIO 2B Insert is available at council shops. Also available at council shops or online is the Girl Scout Silver Award Guidelines and Forms.
The Girl Scout Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award project is the culmination of all the work you put into "going for the Gold." It is something that you are passionate about- in thought, deed and action. Your project is something that fulfills a need within your community whether local or global, creates change and is hopefully something that becomes ongoing. The project is more than a good service project; it encompasses organizational, leadership and networking skills. Your Girl Scout Gold Award project can make a lasting change for the better in your community.
Key Reminders:
Initial Steps: Gather your resources, including Girl Scout Gold Award Go For It STUDIO 2B insert (available at council shops) and the GSMWLP Gold Award Guidelines and Forms. Create a timeline for your project with your project advisor. Submit the Girl Scout Gold Award Letter of Intent to Leadership Program Manager at BSC.
Girls may begin the initial steps at age 14 and must be 15-18 or in grades 10-12 to begin the final project. All requirements must be completed by September 30 after 12th grade or by the age of 18.
Young women who are developmentally delayed may have until the age of 21 to earn their Gold Award.
Girls must attend a Gold Award orientation before submitting her project application. Arrangements can be made through the Bemidji Service Center.
Girls meet with the Gold Award Mentor Committee for project approval. The committee meets the 3rd Saturdays of January, March, June, September and November.
