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Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award

Silver Award Girl Scouts

Have you ever looked around your neighborhood or school and wondered how you could make a change for the better? When you work on your Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn—you focus on an issue you care about, learn the facts, and take action to make a difference. You’ll also gain confidence and skills that put you on a path to lifelong success. Download the
 Silver Award guidelines to find out how.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Silver Award if: 
 
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You're in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade (or equivalent)

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You're a registered Girl Scout Cadette 
 

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You have completed a Cadette Journey

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Girl Scout Silver Award Steps

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Identify an issue you care about

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Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo

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Explore your community

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Pick your Silver Award project

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Develop your project

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Make a plan and put it into motion

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Reflect, share your story, and celebrate

Complete and Submit a Final Report

The Silver Award Final report is used to review and approve troop and individual girl projects. Please designate one adult volunteer to be the project contact and complete the report after discussing the questions with the girls. Submit one Silver Award Final Report per project.

NOTE: As part of the Final Report, a Silver Award Project Time Log and Reflection must be uploaded for each girl.

Approval and Ceremonies

Congratulations on completing your project and making a difference! Now it’s time to be recognized. To participate in a council Girl Award Ceremony, projects must be completed and final reports submitted by March 31. If the final report is submitted after March 31, girls will be recognized at the following year’s ceremony.  Normally, girls have until September 30 of the year they bridge to Seniors to complete their project and submit final reports. Due to continuing challenges posed by COVID-19, we have extended that deadline to March 31, as well.

Adult volunteers will be notified once the council has reviewed and approved the Final Report. Upon approval, Silver Award pins may be purchased at any Spirit of Nebraska Juliette's Boutique or online. Each girl will be recognized during a virtual council ceremony in June. Silver Award Certificates and patches will be mailed to the adult who submitted the final report.

If you have questions about the Silver Award, please email Member Support at or call 800.695.6690.