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You have the power to improve your community through action
Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.
You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:
- Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
- Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
- Have completed the Bronze Award or a Cadette Leadership Award
- You have completed the GSVSC Silver Award Workshop in a classroom or virtual training setting (REQUIRED)
How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award
- Let our council know you want to earn it.
- Find an issue you care about.
- Complete your Silver Award Proposal.
- Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
- Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.
- Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.
- Develop your project.
- Make a plan and put it into motion.
- Complete your Silver Award Final Report.
- Reflect, share your story, and celebrate!
As you earn one of Girl Scouts' highest awards, you'll change your corner of the world-and beyond. The possibilities are endless. See a brief comparison of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards and their requirements HERE.
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When you support Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Download this guide to get started today.
ANNUAL DEADLINE FOR SILVER AWARD FINAL REPORTS IS SEPTEMBER 15.
