Silver Award
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6-8) can earn. This award represents your commitment to making a difference in your community. It offers you a unique opportunity to affect powerful, positive change AND, by choosing to take this step and by being an active member of your community, you are saying "I CAN make a difference!"
Most importantly you choose a project that interests you. Where is your passion? What do you want to say? What will be your legacy to your community? Past Girl Scout Silver Award Projects have increased environmental awareness and provided healthy after school alternatives for local youth. The choices are only limited by your imagination and determination.
All Silver Award projects must be approved by Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes. Fill out the Silver Award Project Proposal form and submit it to your closest council office.
Final Reports must be submitted to Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes in order to receive the Girl Scout Silver Award. Leaders are responsible for purchasing the Girl Scout Silver Award Pin from a Council Shop. GSNWGL will provide a Girl Scout Silver Award Certificate at the completion of the project for each recipient.
If your Service Area is recognizing you for your accomplishments at the Service Area end-of-year banquet, all final reports are due to GSNWGL by March 31 of each year. All final paperwork that comes after that date will be recognized the following year. Contact your Service Area Manager or Membership Manager to find out when and where the banquet will be.
For questions in regards to the Girl Scout Silver Award please contact Carrie Andringa or call 888.747.6945 x5513.
View Girl Scouts of the USA page on The Girl Scout Silver Award
New Requirements
There will be a two-year transition to the new requirements.
Girls who are entering Cadettes (6th grade) during the 2009-2010 membership year must follow the new requirements to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award.
Girls in 7th and 8th grade during the 2009-2010 membership year have until September 30th, 2011 to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award under the old requirements or they may use the new requirements.
All documents should be submitted to Carrie Andringa.
Age Requirements:
- Girl Scout Cadettes (6-8th grade)
- All paperwork must be submitted and completed by the end of your last membership year of Cadettes, by September 30th of your 9th grade year
Steps to earning the Girl Scout Silver Award:
- Go on a Girl Scout Cadette Journey
- Once you complete your Journey, the suggested minimum time for earning the Girl Scout Silver Award is 50 hours
- Identify issues you care about
- Build your Girl Scout Silver Award Team (2-4) or decide to go solo
- Explore your community
- Pick your Take Action Project
- Develop your project
- Make a plan and put it into motion - submit project proposal to council
- Reflect, share your story and celebrate
- Complete Final Report - All reports should be submitted to Carrie Andringa, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, 4222 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Old Requirements
Girls must be a Girl Scout Cadette in grades 6-9
Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposals must be submitted prior to beginning the project.
- Submit proposals to Carrie Andringa, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, 4222 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701
- Written approval will be sent to the girl
Final reports need to be submitted by September 30th of their 9th grade year. Each girl needs to submit a complete Girl Scout Silver Award Final Report to Carrie Andringa, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, 4222 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
Earning the Girl Scout Silver Award under the old requirements
- Organize - Get Ready - plan a timeline with your advisor for your entire Girl Scout Silver Award process
- Lead - Earn the Girl Scout Silver Leadership Award
- Network - Earn the Girl Scout Silver Career Award
- Create - Earn the Girl Scout Silver 4Bs Challenge
- Act - Design and carry out your Girl Scout Silver Award project
- Complete Final Report. All reports should be submitted to Carrie Andringa, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, 4222 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701
These guidelines can be found in the Studio 2B Girl Scout Silver Award Go For It Insert!
