Awards for Older Girls

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Girl Scouts Highest Awards

Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold award have been earned by hundreds of our local girl scouts over the years and many more are currently working on projects to be completed this year. The requirements for the awards can be accessed by clicking on the title link of each award section. The report forms must be completed and turned into the council to receive the awards.

Girl Scout Bronze Award

This is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can earn. The award is completed in the final year of juniors. Requirements for the award can be found in the girls handbook. To earn this award, girls have to do a project that shows that they understand and live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girls who earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award do not need to obtain advance approval from the council, but “each girl” must submit a project report form upon completion of their work. It is strongly encouraged that you, your parents and leader attend the Bronze award workshop offered by the council in the spring and fall. The workshop will go through the steps to earn your award and you will learn about what the difference is between a community service project and a Girl Scout Bronze Award project.

The final report form must be completed by “each” girl and submitted to the Younger Girl Program Director for review. Once the final report is reviewed (takes at least five – ten business days) the advisor/parent will be contacted and given a voucher to purchase the award(s) in the council shop.

You should plan to turn your paperwork in at least a month in advance of a planned award ceremony in case of unforeseen circumstances that result in the award not being available when you go to the council shop.

(Information on the Bronze Award is found on pages 11, 20-21 of the Junior Girl Scout Leader Guide and pages 202-203 of the Junior Girl Scout Handbook)

Girl Scout Silver Award

This is the second highest award in Girl Scouting and can only be earned as a Girl Scout Cadette. The Girl Scout Silver Award requires achievement in skill building, leadership development, career exploration, and growth in the program goals as evidenced by the attainment of specified Girl Scout recognitions. The knowledge gained from these efforts is then put into action with the completion of a special project. The requirements for the award were changed in 2004 and are not included in the Cadette Handbook. The current and accepted requirements are included in the Information Packet.

To learn more about the requirements of the Girl Scout Silver award girls, advisors, and parents should attend the Silver Award workshop offered in the fall/spring. The project can be completed by a troop but is strongly encouraged that girls complete their project individually or teams of no more than three since the possibility of girls applying for college scholarships designed to honor girls that have earned the Girl Scout Silver/Gold Award. The final report form must be completed by “each” girl and submitted to the Older Girl Program Coordinator for review. Once the final report form is approved (takes at least five – ten business days) the advisor/parent will be contacted and given a voucher to purchase award(s) in the council shop.

You should plan to turn your paperwork in at least a month in advance of a planned award ceremony in case of unforeseen circumstances that result in the award not being available when you go to the council shop.

 

(Information on the Silver Award is found on pages 38-39 of the Guide for Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Leaders and pages 135-138 of the Cadette Girl Scout handbook)

Girl Scout Gold Award

This is the highest award in Girl Scouting and can only be earned as a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador. The Girl Scout Gold Award requires achievement in skill building, leadership development, career exploration, and growth in the program goals as evidenced by the attainment of specified Girl Scout recognitions. The knowledge gained from these efforts is then put into action with the completion of a special project.

Girls that earn the award may be eligible for national and local college scholarships. The requirements for the award were changed in 2004 and are not included in the Senior/Ambassador handbook. The current and accepted requirements are included on the information packet. To learn more about the requirements of the Girl Scout Gold award girls, advisors, parents should attend the Gold Award workshop offered in the fall/spring.

Due to the nature of the award the girls must submit a project proposal for review by the gold award committee. The proposal should be submitted at least one year prior to graduation. The project should take at least a year to complete. Below is a list of deadline dates for proposal and final reports. This project can be completed as a “team of two” but it is strongly encouraged that girls complete their project individually since the possibility of girls applying for college scholarships designed to honor girls that have earned the Girl Scout Silver/Gold Award. The final report form must be completed by “each” girl and submitted to the Older Girl Program Director for the gold award committee to review. Once the final report form is approved the awardees will be contacted. Final reports will be due in March of each year for a spring ceremony.

2008 - 2009

Gold Award Due Dates to Remember

October 15, 2008

Due date for girl proposal to council

for Committee review

January 14, 2009

Due date for girl proposal to council

for Committee review

March 13, 2009

Due date for final reports for

2009 Gold Award Ceremony

May 13, 2009

Due date for girl proposal to council

for Committee review

August 12, 2009

Due date for girl proposal to council

for Committee review

 

(Information on the Gold Award is found on pages 48-49 of the Guide for Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Leaders and pages 167-173, 179 of the Senior Girl Scout handbook)