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How to earn your Silver award
Any registered Girl Scout who is presently participating in the Cadette program (grades 6th - 8th) may earn their Silver Award. This is the second of Girl Scouts high awards. She does not have to earn the Bronze Award in order to participate in the Silver Award program. During her time:
Remember, all projects must be completed and the paperwork submitted to council before the 30th of September of her 9th grade year.
- She will Discover issues in her community that she will be able to make a difference with her project
- She will then Connect with others in her community to explore how to best tackle the issue.
- Lastly, she will then Take Action, by leading a team to complete her project.
Remember, all projects must be completed and the paperwork submitted to council before the 30th of September of her 9th grade year.
Getting Started
If the Scouts in your Cadette troop are starting to think about whether they would like to pursue their Silver Award, download the Silver Award Guidelines. This book will help you start to layout how to best lead your Scouts through their second high award in Girl Scouting.
Complete One Cadette Journey
Before your Girl Scouts can begin the Silver Award, your Scouts must complete ONE of the following Journeys.
- aMAZE! The Twists and Turns of Getting Along ~ Developing healthy relationships, navigating cliques, and moving beyond stereotypes are major themes in aMAZE! The Twists and Turns of Getting Along. Cadettes team up on projects with younger girls, senior citizens, or classmates to share their new friendship-building skills.
- Breathe! ~ A wind farm, an environmental scientist, or experiments using wind teach girls about the air we breathe. Cadettes can work together to complete their Breathe! Journey by planting an indoor garden, campaigning against smoking, or pushing for clean-air initiatives in their community.
- MEdia ~ Taking a critical look at media from movies to music to TV, Cadettes learn how to reshape negative messages into positive ones. As they continue on the MEdia Journey, they may re-write hurtful song lyrics, start a blog about movies, or use social media to combat stereotypes.
Volunteer Training
All girls need mentors in their lives. By completing Silver Award Training in LARC, you will be prepared to help guide your Scouts through the process so that they have a successful experience with their project. Please remember, if you have a daughter in your troop, another adult member must also complete the training in order to mentor her during her project.
Steps for your silver award
- Identify issues you care about.
- Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
- Explore your community.
- Pick your Take Action project.
- Develop your project.
- Make a plan and put it into motion.
- Identify issues you care about.
spread the word and final paperword
Girls will then need to do the final steps.
- Spread the word! Post your story on Girl Scouts USA’s MapIt! By posting your story you will be able to share your story with other Scouts about how you have made an impact on your community.
- Now it is time to reflect on your experience as you complete your final, Silver Award Report, that will be submitted to the Greater Atlanta Council by the 30th of September of your 9th grade year.
- You will also now be recognized in our Highest Awards Yearbook
- Finally, celebrate your accomplishments. You have made a change in your community and you should feel proud of yourself for the impact you have made.
obtaining your silver award pin
Once your Scouts have completed their projects and all the final paperwork, you, as their troop leader, will receive an email from Council. Once you have received this email, you will then be able to purchase their pins from the Badge and Sash shop. Remember, to bring a copy of the email when you visit the shop for the pins.
Ceremony
Service Unit Recognition ~
Each April SU617 holds our own Gold Award Ceremony. Your paperwork must be submitted and approved by council by January 1st in order to participate in this event. Your leader should contact the SUD of SU617 once you have final approval from council in order to be part of this ceremony.
Each April SU617 holds our own Gold Award Ceremony. Your paperwork must be submitted and approved by council by January 1st in order to participate in this event. Your leader should contact the SUD of SU617 once you have final approval from council in order to be part of this ceremony.
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Source: SU617 leadership and GS of Greater Atlanta Council website
Updated September 2019