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 work in a small group of up to 4 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.
The Silver Award does require viewing the training, taking the quiz and preapproval by council. Need a refresher on the difference between community service and take action? We've got you covered!
Please Note:
Your project should make a difference and have a lasting impact! The following projects will no longer be approved:
- Little Free Libraries
- Blessing Boxes or other projects that ONLY focus on donation drives and the collection of items
- Pollinator gardens (Education projects about conservation topics are encouraged but creating a garden or habitat without education or sustainability will not be approved)
- Fundraising projects for other organizations
- Buddy Benches (collection of materials and construction of benches)
- Projects that take place on council or camp properties
- Badge and patch programs for scouting audiences
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
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.
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.
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Training 
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