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History
of the Girl Scout Gold Award |
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 The
Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest recognition for girls in Girl
Scouting. The requirements involve the completion of several interest
patches, a variety of leadership experiences, career exploration
and service projects. The culminating service project allows the
Girl Scout to demonstrate her skills and abilities in goal-setting,
planning, putting her values into action, and relating to the community.
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Girl
Scout Gold Award Project Requirements |
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- Step 1: You must be at least 14 years old and a registered
Senior Girl Scout
- Step 2: Complete the following prior to beginning your Girl
Scout Gold Award:
- Earn 4 interest Project Patches
- Earn a Senior Girl Scout Leadership Award*
- Earn the Career Exploration Pin*
- Earn the Senior Girl Scout Challenge*
* See details in Senior Resource Handbook
- Step 3: Plan your Girl Scout Gold Award Project. Workbook
- Step 4: Implement your Girl Scout Gold Award project. Workbook
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Two
Choices for Requirements |
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The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri allows two different sets of requirements for the
Girl Scout Gold Award or Girl Scout Silver Award. Workbooks for
requirements prior to and after 2004 are available for details.
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Girl
Scout Gold Award Workbooks |
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Girl Scout Gold Award Workbooks are available to assist you
with the planning an implementation of earning the Girl Scout
Gold Award. Both workbook requirements are accepted at this time.
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Girl
Scout Gold Award Process |
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When deciding on a Girl Scout Gold Award project, begin with
reviewing the resource list, community organizations and organizations
involved in your areas of interest including career, service or
personal. Determine what needs the organization may have and build
your project around addressing one of those needs. Collaboration
with the community is an important part of the Girl Scout Gold
Award project. Consider attending a Gold Award Workshop.
At least six weeks before a Girl Scout begins her Girl Scout
Gold Award project; the Girl Scout Gold Award Project Proposal/Project
Plan must be submitted. This paperwork must be submitted by January 15 in order to be considered in time to meet
the March 1st deadline for recognition in the current year's Reflection
Ceremony.
Please send all Girl Scout Gold Award correspondence and forms
to:
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Attention: Girl Scout Gold Award
2130 Kratky Rd
St. Louis, MO 63114 |
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Girl
Scout Gold Award Recognition |
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Gold Awardees of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri are recognized each year at the annual Reflections Ceremony. If
you want to be recognized in the current program year's Reflection
Ceremony, your entire Girl Scout Gold Award project must be completed
and the Girl Scout Gold Award Project Completion Report submitted
to the council by March 1. Girl Scouts submitting their paperwork
noting completion of the award after March 1 will be recognized
the following year.
Girl Scouts who receive the Girl Scout Gold Award are eligible
for a variety of scholarships from colleges/universities, organizations, and corporations to continue their education.
The U.S. Army distributes a recognition certificate and letter
of congratulations to girls who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award.
Recipients who choose a career in the Army may enter at the E-2
level, which is the equivalent of 30 college credits.
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