Cadette Girl Scout Silver Award

Girl Scout Silver Award
Highest Award for Girls 11-14

The Girl Scout Silver Award represents a girl's accomplishments in Girl Scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. The first four requirements of the Girl Scout Silver Award help girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement. The Girl Scout Silver Award Project can be undertaken when the first four requirements are completed. It can be done as an individual or with a group. If done with a group, a girl must be responsible for a specific part of the project and evaluate her contribution to the project and the group.

Requirements for the Girl Scout Silver Award
A girl must be 11 or going into the sixth grade to begin work on STEPS 1-4 of her Girl Scout Silver Award. She must be 12 or going into the seventh grade to start work on STEPS 5 and 6 of the Girl Scout Silver Award Project. She must complete STEPS 5 and 6 by age 14 or before the start of the 10th grade.

The following forms can be downloaed by clicking below:
Silver Award Report Form
Silver Award Pyramid Guide
Silver Award Frequently Asked Questions
Ways Parents/Guardians can support girls working on GS SIlver Award
Benefits of earning Girl Scout Silver Award

STEP 1: GET READY

Read Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert.
Meet with advisor and develop a timeline for STEPS 2-4.
Make an agreement with adult advisor.

STEP 2: GIRL SCOUT SILVER LEADERSHIP AWARD (charm)

Earn three Interest Project Awards found in Interest Projects for Girls 11-17 related to parts of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
Earn the STUDIO 2B Focus: uniquely me! The Real Deal charm.
Put leadership into action: spend 15 hours in a leadership role.
Use the Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert to keep records and a journal for discussion with advisor.

STEP 3: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER CAREER AWARD CHARM

What's Out There?
Who's Out There?
Be Your Own Boss—Earn "Your Own Business" Interest Project Award
Use Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert to "journal it" for discussion with advisor.

STEP 4: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER 4Bs CHALLENGE CHARM

Become: Set goals for self-improvement.
Belong: Earn the charm from the STUDIO 2B Focus book: Looking in, Reaching Out.
Believe: Identify an issue in school or community that you feel strongly about. Find out more about it. Use your voice to address it.
Build: Focus on coming up with a solution to address a problem.
Use Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert to "journal it" for discussion with advisor.
Note: Planning hours for the Silver 4Bs Challenge may be applied to the Girl Scout Silver Award hours in STEP 5.

STEP 5: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD PROJECT

Plan It
Know More About It
Choose It
Map It
Adjust plans if necessary
Do It! The project should take approximately 40 hours to complete (including planning time), provide community service, but can be done inside or outside of Girl Scouting, and be approved by your leader or advisor.
Note: Permission for any money-earning related to project must be obtained from Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council.

STEP 6: THINK ABOUT IT

After reading Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert, evaluate your project with your advisor.
Submit the Girl Scout Silver Award Final Report to GSBDC and use it as an evaluation guideline.