The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a girl 11-14 can earn. Although the award is designed as an individual project, a group can work on it together, provided each member plans her own unique contribution and there is complete participation by all members. There are 6 steps involved in earning the Girl Scout Silver Award. A girl must be 11 or going into the sixth grade to begin work on STEPS 1- 4. She must be 12 or going into the seventh grade to start work on STEPS 5 and 6. She must complete STEPS 5 and 6 by age 14 or before the start of the 10 th grade.

For a complete list of Girl Scout Silver Award requirements, please go to Girl Scout Silver Award Requirements and Final Report

Gold Awards at Girl Scouts of Crooked Tree

• Making necessity bags for children staying at local shelters.
• Addressing soil erosion at Girl Scout Camp Sakakawea.
• Creating a power point presentation of Mackinac Island Honor Scouts
• Conducting a food drive for local food pantries.
• Planning and implementing a "Parents Night Out" series for parents of young children
• Working with a local parks department in landscaping new community baseball fields.
• Designing and sewing quilts for patients at a local medical care center.
  
  

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout 14 - 17 may earn. It is the pinnacle of community service and is "what you really want to be remembered for" in Girl Scouting. To begin working on your project you must be a registered Girl Scout age 14 - 17 or in grades 10 - 12. There are 7 STEPS involved in earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. "Going for the gold" requires careful planning. Before you start on your Gold Award Project, you must earn the Girl Scout Gold Leadership Award Charm, the Girl Scout Gold Career Award Charm, and the Girl Scout Gold 4Bs Challenge Award Charm.

You also need to complete a Girl Scout Gold Award Project Application and receive approval from Crooked Tree's Gold Award Committee prior to working on your project. These applications are reviewed four times each year-September 16, November 16, February 16, and April 16.

For more information go to:
Girl Scout Gold Award Informational Packet
Girl Scout Gold Award Application/Final Report

Girl Scouts of the USA introduced updated requirements for the Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards in the summer of 2004. Girls who started their projects with the 2002-2003 requirements may continue with those requirements or mix and match the new with the previous requirements.

Links:
Girl Scout Silver Award Requirements and Final Report
Girl Scout Gold Award Informational Packet
Girl Scout Gold Award Application and Final Report
www.girlscouts.org/programs/gs