TAKE ACTION
Girls make a difference in the world around them Community service is a part of Girl Scouting from the start. From the youngest Daisies to the seasoned Ambassadors, Girl Scouts are making the world a better place. To find out how other girls are helping their communities, check out the online Map It! tool, (forgirls.girlscouts.org/map-itgirls-changing-the-world/) where girls can post their Take Action and Bronze/Silver/Gold award projects. Or share and view local girls’ Take Action projects on our GSCO Wall of Fame (girlscoutsofcolorado.org/wall-of-fame)
Service vs. Action: What’s the difference? Girl Scouts often do both community service and Take Action projects. Both kinds of projects help communities in different ways. Direct and immediate service changes something right now. Longer-lasting Take Action gets at the root cause of issues. To complete a Journey or a Highest Award, girls do a Take Action project (which some people call service learning).
Three awards: one life-changing experience Girl Scouts’ Highest Awards are designed to help a girl and her team make a lasting difference in their community. She’ll grow into her best self. She’ll become more focused, a better time manager, and a more effective team player. She’ll grow in confidence. Inspire others. And set the stage for a lifetime of achievement. Girl Scouts makes the world smaller and the girl bigger.
The highest awards are:
Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn.
Silver Award, the highest earned award for Cadette Girl Scouts.
Gold Award, the highest award a girl can achieve in Girl Scouting.
The steps to earn the awards are more in depth at each level, but include: Go on a Girl Scout Journey (or 2 Journeys for Gold if you haven’t earned the Silver) » Identify an issue » Take Action (Bronze and Silver Awards can » Investigate it thoroughly be earned in small groups or teams, but the » Get help and build your team Gold Award is an individual project) » Create a plan » Educate and Inspire »P resent your plan and gather feedback (for Gold, this » Celebrate! is when you submit your proposal and interview with the committee for approval) There is no council approval needed for Bronze or Silver Awards (before you begin your project, or upon completion), but please submit the Final Report so we can acknowledge your hard work! For the Gold Award, girls officially begin their projects after submitting an online proposal, interviewing with the Gold Award Committee, and receiving approval to get started. A final presentation is also required.
Statewide contact info: Kristin Courington, 303-607-4863, highestawards@gscolorado.org Helpful Links: Go to girlscoutsofcolorado.org/highest-awards to find general information about each award and links to final reports.
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