Girl Scout Gold Award

By earning the Girl Scout Gold Award—the highest award a Girl Scout Senior or Girl Scout Ambassador can earn—girls join the ranks of generations of young women who have made a difference in their communities both locally and globally. Girls must be in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador.

During their leadership adventure girls will:

• Complete two Journeys (Senior or Ambassador) including earning the journey awards, or complete one Senior or Ambassador Journey if they’ve already earned the Silver Award
• Take the lead as they take action on a community issue they care about
• Select and recruit a Project Advisor who will offer help and guidance

Suggested minimum hours: 80

Final report deadline: April 1 of the year girls plan to attend the annual council-wide ceremony, or September 30 of the year girls graduate.

Girl Scout Gold Award Steps

1. Choose an issue: Use values and skills to identify a community issue they care about.
2. Investigate: Research everything they can about the issue.
3. Get help: Invite others to support and take action with them.
4. Create a plan: Create a project plan that achieves sustainable and measurable impact.
5. Present their plans and get feedback: Sum up your project plan for their Girl Scout council.
6. Take action: Take the lead to carry out the plan.
7. Educate and inspire: Share what they have experienced with others

Past Recipients
2010 Gold Award Recipients and Project Summaries
2010 Gold Award Recipients Photo Gallery
2009 Gold Award Recipients

Questions? Read the Girl Scout Awards FAQs or contact Leah McFail at lmcfail@sdgirlsouts.org or (619) 610-0714.