Girl scout gold award

Ever wonder why the Gold Award looks like it does? According to the Girl Scout Collector’s Guide, “The rays emanating from the trefoil represent the Girl Scout influence in the wider community and the interdependence between Girl Scouting and the community.” Previous highest awards featured eagles (Golden Eagle of Merit, Golden Eaglet) or a red […]

What does success look like? A confident shade of Girl Scout gold. And when a Gold Award Girl Scout shares the real-world skills gained from earning the Gold Award—team building, managing a complex…

A Gold Award Project solves an issue in the community. This is why the first question in all the Gold Award Materials is "What is your issue? " not "What is your project?" Be able to answer what...

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the most prestigious award in the world for innovative, go-getting girls. Only 5% of Girl Scouts meet the rigorous peer review process to earn it. Through their Gold Award, Girl Scouts tackle a local/global issue and create a sustainable solution. Dating back to 1916, the award gives girls a platform to improve their communities—and the world. Before it was renamed in 1980, the Gold Award was previously called the Golden Eaglet of Merit, First Class, and Curved…

Seniors and Ambassadors who earn the Gold Award tackle issues that are dear to them and drive lasting change in their communities and beyond. 2020 has thrown a lot of challenges so far, but Girl Scouts always have a backup plan. With in-person celebrations on hold, honoring Gold Award Girl Scouts in style has been challenging—but not impossible! Check out these creative celebrations: Honk if you changed the world! Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s drive through Gold Award ceremony honored 56…

This post is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. GIRL POWER. It’s the refrain that I heard throughout my childhood growing up in the 90s. It was the Spice Girls banding together, Missy Elliot rivaling male rap artists, it was the beginning of Beyonce’s reign, and

According to the Girl Scout Research Institute's report, The Power of the Girl Scout Gold...

ATTENTION: Calling Every Extraordinary Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient!

It’s an achievement of a lifetime, something many young girls aspire to become when they first step into the Girl Scouts. The Gold Award, the highest honor in the 100-plus year old organization, is achieved by fewer that 6 percent of Girl Scouts annually. Those who have earned the lofty award become community leaders, with […]

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater resident Sofia Ludwig, an Ambassador Girl Scout in Troop 60794, has recently earned her Gold Award, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can receive.

Marissa Tanner earns Girl Scout Gold Award for her project, “Sewing Hope for Haiti.”

Leaders who have girls in their troop who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award have plenty of ways to recognize this achievement. But what about girls who did not earn Gold? Here are ways they, too, can be acknowledged as they bridge to Adults.

Girl Scout Savannah from Virginia Beach recently earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor and achievement in Girl Scouting. For h...

AccomplishmentsPleasanton Girl Scout wins Gold Award: The Girl Scouts of Northern California have bestowed the Gold Award, the group's highest possible honor, to Audrey Morse, of Pleasanton.

Here are over 100 Girl Scout Silver Award ideas for your troop.

Girl Scouts’ highest awards give you the framework to make lasting change in your community. Learn more about the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards in Girl Scouting.

Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and the doers who take “make the world a better place” to the next level. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable—proof that not only can

Gold Award Girl Scouts in high school complete projects to make the world a better place and earn the highest award available to Seniors and Ambassadors.