Girl Scout Gold & Silver Award Projects
The silver and gold awards are the highest awards that Girl Scouts can earn, according to Girl Scout Central. The silver award is for younger girls and lays the foundation for what is required to earn the prestigious gold award. Girls who work toward earning these awards learn leadership and service skills, as well as gain qualities that will remain with them into their adult lives.
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About the Girl Scout Silver Award
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The Girl Scout Silver Award is offered to girls ages 11 to 14 after they complete a service project. Girls can start working on their silver award projects at age 11 and must finish by age 14 or before they enter the 10th grade. This is a large project that involves many steps as the girls learn about leadership and service.
Ideas for Silver Award Projects
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Girl Scouts who want to earn a silver award may work on service projects that allow them to help the environment, their communities or other people. Organizing a nature cleanup project, running a fund-raiser or volunteering with a larger project are all recommended ideas. Girls can contact local environmental agencies or national parks to find out about volunteer opportunities or to organize a group project.
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About the Girl Scout Gold Award
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The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. Girls start working toward their gold award at age 14 and must complete it before they turn 19. The gold award project is larger than what would be expected from a silver award. One key requirement is that it be something that will be continued for at least a year by other people.
Ideas for Gold Award Projects
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Girls working toward a gold award should take into account the permanence of their project. They can consider a building project, such as fund-raising and helping to install park benches or building a sanctuary for birds at a local nature preserve. They can work on designing and implementing an education project for younger children, such as a tutoring program or an anti-drug campaign. A Girl Scout might also earn her gold award by learning a specific skill and using it to better someone else's life, such as learning to train a guide dog and then implementing that skill.
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