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Silver Award

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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.

Silver Award Requirements for Troop/Group Leaders

Cadette Guide to Earning the Silver Award
Adult Guide to Earning the Silver Award

Service Unit Manager Award Ceremony Stipend Request

Proposal deadline for a Silver Award is May 30 of the 8^th grade year.
Final Reports are due September 1!

Get the guidelines.

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 a Cadette Journey

How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award

Complete council Silver Award required training on gsLearn with troop leader or caregiver using adult member gsLearn access. Youth members can request Cadette gsLearn access to the Silver Award training.

Find an issue you care about.
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.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.

Funding Your Project

Highest Award Project Funding (PDF)

Additional Resources

Cadette Getting Started with the Silver Award Activity | Girl Scouts
Taking Action? These Are the Questions to Ask Your Troop (girlscouts.org)
Understanding Take Action Activity | Girl Scouts
Community Service and Take Action Projects: What’s the Difference? Girl Scouts
Highest Awards FAQ
Take Action Quiz

Hey, Grownups!

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.

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