Gold Award Girl Scouts are rock stars, role models, and real-life heroes. How do they do it? By using everything they’ve learned as a Girl Scout to help fix a problem in their community or make a lasting change in their world. And you don’t have to be a seasoned activist or star student to get there. Girl Scouts who want to get involved and go for the Gold Award get a team of trusted adults and leaders in their community to guide them through challenges and lead them to success, step-by-step. There’s no other program like it.
Plus? Nothing beats that feeling of seeing real, lasting, and sustainable change and knowing it was you who made it happen. It changes the way you see your place in the world—and how the world sees you. Having the Girl Scout Gold Award on your high school transcript or resume can make you stand out when it comes to college admissions, scholarship applications, internships, and job interviews.
You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:
- are in ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade
- are a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador
- have completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys, or have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed one Senior or Ambassador Journey
For those Scouts interested in earning the Gold Award, click here to review the official webpage from Girl Scouts of Central Texas on the Gold Award.
Additional Resources for the Gold Award:
- Gold Award Project Proposal (PDF)
- Gold Award Final Report (PDF)
- Project Advisor Guide (PDF)
- Parent/Caregiver Guide (PDF)
- Troop Leader Guide (PDF)
- Guide for Leadership Experience (PDF)
- Your Guide to Going Gold (PDF)
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