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How do you get Girl Scout Gold Award?
The Girl Scout Gold Award is designed to be completed by an individual girl. To earn the award, each girl must complete two Senior or Ambassador journeys or complete one Senior or Ambassador journey and have earned a Girl Scout Silver Award.
What is the highest rank a Girl Scout can achieve?
The Girl Scout Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, is a top-tier credential for girls as they enter their post-high school lives, enabling them to distinguish themselves in the college admissions process, earn college scholarships, and enter the military one rank higher.
Do you have to sell cookies to earn Gold Award?
Girls do not have to sell cookies to earn highest awards, but they do need to sell cookies if they want to participate in additional money-earning activities. Girls working on their Gold Award should submit the money-earning application themselves, rather than the leader submitting the application for them.
When can a Scout earn merit badges?
There is no time limit for starting and completing a merit badge, but all work must be completed by the time a Scout turns 18.
How do Girl Scout badges work?
Every badge has a specific number of steps that a Girl Scout needs to complete; after she’s completed those steps, she’ll have learned the skills to earn the badge. Daisy petals, leaves, and badges typically consist of three steps (to account for their developmental age), while badges for Girl Scout Brownies and older consist of five steps.
What are the best resources for Girl Scouts?
The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. This is an easy-to-use binder that is program grade level-specific. It has badge activities and is full of great information about Girl Scouting in general. Girl Scouts River Valleys’ Planning Guides. This online resource includes many of the badge and award options for each program grade level.
What are badbadges for girls?
Badges are a great way for girls to explore their interests and learn new skills. Every program grade level has their own set of badges and awards that girls can work on. Generally, each badge connects to a specific subject matter (like coding, first aid, or animal habitats) and enables girls to become proficient in that topic.
What are Fun Patches for Girl Scouts?
Also known as “fun patches,” these are given to Girl Scouts for participating in fun events, activities and other Girl Scouting-related programs. Unlike badges, girls don’t usually need to fulfill any requirements to get a patch. (FYI, patches always go on the back of the uniform.)