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New Girl Scout Bronze, Girl Scout Silver and Girl Scout Gold Award Requirements Released!

Silver Award Below you’ll find the new and exciting guidelines for the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. This chart will give you the general overview of all three awards but for complete guidelines for girls, troop advisors and project advisors, use the following links:

Gold Award Guidelines (for girls)
Gold Award TroopGroup Volunteer Guide (for adults)
Silver Award Guidelines (for girls)
Silver Award Troop/Group Volunteer Guide (for adults)
Bronze Award Guidelines (for girls)
Bronze Award Troop/Group Guide (for adults)

No doubt you’ll have questions! Please direct Bronze Award questions to Judi Bullock at jbullock@gscwm.org and Silver and Gold Award questions to Tammy Breen at Tbreen@gscwm.org. To get all of the latest information, forms, tips and your questions answered, register for a Silver or Gold Award Orientation in the fall! Please click here for more information, and be sure to scroll down to see all of the Silver and Gold Award Orientation dates available..

Awards	Girl Scout BRONZE Award®	Girl Scout SILVER Award®	Girl Scout GOLD Award®
Grade	Girls must be in 4th or 5th grade and a registered Girl Scout Junior	Girls must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade and a registered Girl Scout Cadette	Girls must be in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador
Overview	Complete a Junior Journey Be part of a troop or group where girls take the lead Take action on a community issue the troop or group cares about Help and guidance provided by troop/group volunteer Suggested hours included in the girl, adult, and council material *Council approval needed for any money earning	Complete a Cadette Journey Work as an individual or in a small group where girls take the lead Take action on a community issue that the girls care about Help and guidance provided by troop/group volunteer Suggested hours included in the girl, adult, and council material *Council approval needed for any money earning	Complete two Journeys (Senior or Ambassador) or Earn the Silver Award and complete one Senior or Ambassador Journey Individually girl led; girl selects and recruits Project Advisor Take action on a community issue the girl cares about Help and guidance provided by Project Advisor Suggested hours included in the girl, adult, and council material *Council approval needed for any money earning
Take Action Project	Group Take Action Project focuses on something the girls care about that they would like to improve within their Girl Scout or local community. Puts the Promise and Law into action	Individual or group Take Action Project that makes the local neighborhood or community better. Puts the Promise and Law into action	Individual Take Action Project that makes a lasting difference in the local community, region, or beyond. Puts the Promise and Law into action
Sustainable	After the project is complete, girls develop an understanding of sustainability by talking together about how solutions can be lasting.	Girls demonstrate an understanding of sustainability in the project plan and implementation.	Take Action Project includes provisions to ensure sustainability.
Global	After the project is complete, girls develop an understanding of the wider world by talking together about how others may experience the same problem that their project helped resolve.	Girls connect with new friends outside their immediate community, learn how others have solved similar problems and determine if the ideas of others can help with their plan.	Girls identify national and/or global links to their selected issue. They learn from others and develop a plan to share the results of their project beyond the local community.
Project Approval	Troop/Group Volunteer	Troop/Group Volunteer	Council or Council’s Gold Award Committee
Resources	Junior Journey Bronze Award guidelines on GSUSA Web site Adult guide on GSUSA Web site Council guide on the OCN Council learning opportunities	Cadette Journey Silver Award guidelines on GSUSA Web site Adult guide on GSUSA Web site Council guide on the OCN Council learning opportunities	Senior and/or Ambassador Journeys Gold Award guidelines on GSUSA Web site Adult guide on GSUSA Web site Council guide on the OCN Council learning opportunities

*Adhere to guidelines in the Volunteer Packet and Safety-Wise

Transition – There is a 2 year transition period. These guidelines become official in october 2011 (beginning of 2012 membership year). If the majority of work will be done during the 2012 membership year, these new guidelines should be used. Just starting the Awards? We suggest starting on the new guidelines and attending an orientation to get you started.