Girl Scout Highest Awards Each year, the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards are presented to girls who have planned and executed far-reaching projects in response to pressing community needs. In the process, girls gain skills in leadership, project planning, time management, and budgeting... plus confidence to last a lifetime. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award Girl Scouts are the youth leaders their communities need to create solutions to the new and ever-changing challenges that arise.
Girl Scout Gold Award The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. A girl earning the Girl Scout Gold Award joins the ranks of generations of young women who have made a difference in their communities both locally and globally. The Girl Scout Gold Award follows the Standards of Excellence and challenges girls to develop themselves as leaders, achieve the Girl Scout Leadership Outcomes, and make a mark on their community that creates a lasting impact on the lives of others. Fulfilling the requirements for the Girl Scout Gold Award starts with the completion of two Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Journeys or having earned the Silver Award and completing one Senior or Ambassador Journey. Each Journey completed gives girls the skills they need to plan and implement their project. After they have fulfilled the Journey(s) requirement, they will need to complete the online Gold Award Orientation and attend a Gold Award Workshop—either virtually or in person. 80 hours is the suggested minimum hours to complete the 7 steps to go Gold: identifying an issue, investigating it thoroughly, getting help and building a team, creating a plan, presenting the plan and gathering feedback, taking action, and educating and inspiring others. We’re committed to providing resources to help girls achieve success. In fact, we’ve launched several new resources to support girls along the way including our new Your Guide to Going Gold, the Gold Award Proposal Rubric, Girl Scout Gold Award online orientation, hands-on Gold Award workshops, and virtual office hours—all to help prepare girls to create sustainable change.
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