The Highest Awards in Girl Scouting

The Girl Scout Gold Award, Silver Award, and Bronze Award prove you’ve got what it takes to build a better today and tomorrow.

Bronze Award

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can earn. Girls work together as a group to complete a Take Action project that directly benefits the Girl Scout community, or the girls’ local community or neighborhood.

Grade Levels Girls must be in 4th or 5th grade and a registered Girl Scout Junior.

Overview First complete a Junior Journey

Take action on a community issue the troop or group cares about

Help and guidance is provided by the troop/group volunteer.

Council approval is needed for any money earning.

Silver Award

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can achieve and gives girls a chance to work with a small team or as an individual. Girls focus on projects that make lasting change in their communities.

Girls must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade and a registered Girl Scout Cadette.

First complete a Cadette Journey and complete the Silver Award Training

Work as an individual or in a small group

Take action on a community issue that the girls care about

Help and guidance is provided by the troop/group volunteer.

Council approval is needed for any money earning.

Gold Award

The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the pinnacle of Girl Scout leadership progression. Open to Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors, this prestigious award challenges them to change the world by solving a community problem in an innovative and sustainable way.

Girls must be in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador.

First complete two Journeys (Senior or Ambassador) or Earn the Silver Award and complete one Senior or Ambassador Journey and complete the Gold Award Training

Girls work individually

Take action on a community issue the girl cares about

Help and guidance is provided by the Project Advisor

Council approval is needed for any money earning.

Adult

Gold Award Girl Guidelines

Adult Guide

Please email the Girl Experience Team at girl.experience@gswny.org for:

• Questions or Gold Award project proposal and final report submissions

• To request a special training (available to troops and Service Units with a 10-girl minimum)

Pre-Recorded Trainings can be found on the GSWNY website under Programs/Highest Awards: www.gswny.org/en/our-program/highest-awards.html

GSWNY Celebrates International Day of the Girl

Discover the Shero in You

Sunday, October 15, 2023

International Day of the Girl will provide girl and adult members of GSWNY with a full day experience to celebrate what it means to be a girl. This event will educate, empower and foster wider relationships both within Girl Scouts and the WNY Community through fun activities, Global Action Award badge earning opportunity, adult exhibits and so much fun. Lunch will also be provided. Girls will participate in a global take action project by collecting and donating school supplies to a local organization. All donations will be given to Journey’s End in Buffalo, NY.

Total Solar Eclipse 2024

Monday, April 8, 2024

On April 8, 2024, at 3:20 p.m., Rochester/Western NY will be in the path of totality of the Great North American Solar Eclipse! In collaboration with the Rochester Science Center, Girl Scouts of WNY will offer unique, fun and engaging STEM activities leading up to the eclipse. Step outside with GSWNY on April 8, 2024, for this once-in-a-lifetime event. All participating Girl Scouts will receive solar eclipse glasses and a patch. We are currently working on programs at various camp properties throughout our council as well as locations in Rochester and Buffalo.

Trail Adventurer 1 and 2

April 26 - 28, 2024

Camp Seven Hills

Tents Up

May 31 - June 2, 2024

Camp Seven Hills

Ready, Set, Camp

May 31 - June 2, 2024

Camp Seven Hills

Tents Up

June 8 - June 9, 2024

Camp Seven Hills