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Girl Scout Silver Award
The Girl Scout Silver
Award is the highest award a girl can earn as a Cadette
Girl Scout. This award recognizes the efforts of girls
who are in grades 6-9 or are ages 11-14, in a range of
Girl Scout and community experiences, as well as recognizing
their commitment to work to better their lives and the
lives of others.
The Girl Scout Silver
Award was introduced in You Make the Difference in 1980.
This new award helped girls focus on four areas: skill
development, leadership, service, and career exploration.
Its roots are found in a tradition of leadership awards
for Girl Scouts:The Golden Eaglet of Merit (1916-1919),
The Golden Eagle (1919-1938), First Class (1938-1982),
The Curved Bar (1940-1980).
Each girl working
to complete the Silver award must complete 6 steps that
will help her build leadership and living skills, explore
career possibilities, and make a commitment to improving
herself.
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•Learn
about the Award requirements and meet with an advisor |
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2
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•Leadership
Award
*Complete Cadette Girl Scout Leadership Award |
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3
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•Career
Exploration
*Earn the Girl Scout Silver Career Award |
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4
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•Cadette
Girl Scout Challenge
* Earn the Girl Scout Silver 4B Challenge |
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5
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•Complete
the Silver Award Project. Must be a minimum of
40 hours.
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6
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•Girls
reflect on how earning the Silver Award changed
them and impacted
others.
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Please submit the Silver
Award Intent Form to
Holly
Smith when
you begin working on your award. Forms should be mailed
to Girl Scout Service Center, 2941 Harris Avenue, Las
Vegas, NV 89101. Upon completion
of your project, submit the Silver
Award Report Form to
the Program Director. This is the only paperwork the
council will need for final documentation. All paperwork
must be completed and received prior to April 30th in
order for the Silver Award to be received that year.
The award will be presented at the Young Women of Distinction
Ceremony, held in May.
The Silver
Award packet contains
the application procedure, information sheet, application
form, the project report form, recipient biography sheet
and tracking sheet for contributions and gifts-in-kind.
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Benefits of Earning the Girl Scout Silver Award
- The Girl Scout Silver Award is recognized as the second
highest award in Girl Scouting. It is a national award
with national standards, awarded by your council on behalf
of Girl Scouts of the USA.
- You are recognized as a future community leader if you
have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award as an individual
or as part of a group.
- Although you don't have to do the Girl Scout Silver Award
before going for the Girl Scout Gold Award, going for the
Girl Scout Silver Award develops skills that will allow
you to stretch in going for the Girl Scout Gold Award.
- You'll find yourself supported by the community while
on your quest for leadership in many ways. Being a Girl
Scout will open many doors.
- Having your family members pitch in to help with your
project can be fun! It can be a positive time spent working
together.
- Believe it or not, younger girls will look up to you
when you earn that award. Are you prepared to help mentor
someone?
- Learning to work closely with a group to accomplish your
goal for the community can be a lesson in cooperation,
leadership, and compromise. Teamwork is a skill that goes
beyond the sports field.
- Working on a Girl Scout Silver Award is a safe way to
build your leadership skills while acting on a community
issue you really care about.
- You will build skills and expand your knowledge. Who
knows what you can accomplish before you set the goal and
go for it!
- You will create change in the world around you.
- Working on the project with friends can be a lot of fun!
For further information,
or for assistance, contactHolly
Smith, ext. 248 or the Service Center at (702)
385-3677 or 1-800-762-6032.
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