Girl Scout Gold, Silver
and Bronze Awards

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Gold Award Recipients

2008 Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients

Learn about the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, the official awards earned by Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors. 

Girl Scout Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards

Girl Scout Gold Award

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. When you decide to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, you are on your honor to uphold the Standards of Excellence. These standards set a high benchmark for everything you do and invite you to think deeply, explore opportunities, and challenge yourself. Following the Standards of Excellence challenges you to develop yourself as a leader, achieve the Girl Scout Leadership Outcomes and make a mark on your community that creates a lasting impact on the lives of others.

Download the Girl Scout Gold Award Guide (PDF)
Download the Gold Award Ceremony Packet (WORD | PDF)
See also: Placement Guide

Girls earning the Girl Scout Gold Award will receive their awards at the Annual Council Meeting, which is held every April in Dover, DE. Our Board of Directors is very excited about the opportunity to congratulate the girls and hear about their wonderful projects. This will also give our delegates the chance to meet the girls and share the girls' accomplishments with their Service Units. Service Units, in conjunction with recipients' families, should also plan to honor girls on the local level. Please look for an invitation in your mail if you are a Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient sometime in late February or early March.

2009-2010 Review of Gold Award Project Applications

Girl Scout Gold Award Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Gold Award Review Committee. Girls can choose to make a presentation to the committee and ask for their comments, suggestions, and advice, or they can opt to have the committee review their applications and respond to them in writing. The approval process is faster for those making a presentation because there is no waiting time to have questions answered or points clarified, but it is up to each individual girl how she wishes to proceed.

Where: Location varies with population of Girl Scout Gold Proposals in need of review. Please contact the Leadership Program Specialist for more information.
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
You MUST submit your proposal 6 weeks prior to start date of project. Proposals are due by the first day of every month.

For more information on the Girl Scout Gold Award please contact Renee Naughton at rnaughton@cbgsc.org or (302) 456-7150 ext. 7186.

Girl Scout Silver Award

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. It gives you the chance to show that you are a leader who is organized, determined, and dedicated to improving your community. Earning the award puts you among an exceptional group of girls who have used their knowledge and leadership skills to make a difference in the world.

For more information on the Silver Award please contact Renee Naughton at rnaughton@cbgsc.org or (302) 456-7150 ext. 7186.

Girl Scout Bronze Award

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. When you go for the Girl Scout Bronze Award, you represent what Girl Scouts can achieve in their communities. And, of course, you want to do that in a way that’s fun for you – and for everyone else involved, too! Imagine what you can accomplish when you team up with others and use your special skills and interests to take action and make a difference in the world!

Download the Girl Scout Bronze Award Guide (PDF)

See Junior Handbook for complete details on this prestigious award.
See also: Placement Guide

For more information on the Girl Scout Bronze Award please contact Kim Dickerson at kdickerson@cbgsc.org or (302) 456-7150 ext. 7164.

For more information on nationally recognized awards, please visit the insignia section of the GSUSA website.