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Bronze Award

Interested in learning more about the Girl Scout Bronze Award?  You've come to the right place!  We are currently in a transition between two Bronze Award processes.

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest national award that a Girl Scout in grades 4-5 can earn. To find out more, choose one of the two Bronze Award Pathways below.

Pathway GSLE

GSLE stands for the "Girl Scout Leadership Experience," where girls discover, connect and take action to become leaders in their communities.  Before starting work on your Bronze Award under Pathway GSLE, you must:

Once you have completed your Journey, you must engage in a Take Action Project that focuses on something you and your troop care about and would like to improve in your Girl Scout or local community.  It is suggested that you spend a minimum of 20 hours on the project.  The 20 hour guideline does not include time spent on your Journey.  Your troop leader can approve your Take Action project.  You do not need council approval.

To complete your Bronze Award using Pathway GSLE, please use the following resources instead of the information on Bronze in your Junior Girl Scout Handbook

  • Bronze Award Girl Guide (PDF) (Word)
  • Bronze Award Adult Guide (PDF) (Word)

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about Pathway GSLE.

 

Pathway B

This is the pathway girls have been using for the last several years.  Before starting work on your Bronze Award project under Pathway B, you must earn:

  • Two badges related to your Bronze Award project topic
  • One of the Girl Scout Signs found in the Junior Girl Scout Handbook
  • One of the following: the Junior Aide Award, the Junior Girl Scout Leadership Award, or two of these badges
    • Girl Scouting in the USA
    • Girl Scouting Around the World
    • Girl Scouting in My Future
    • Lead On

Once you have completed these prerequisites, use the Action Plan in the "Adventures in Girl Scouting" chapter of the Junior Girl Scout Handbook (2001) to guide you through completing your Bronze Award.  Your project should provide community service inside or outside Girl Scouting and should take approximately 15 hours to complete (including planning time).   Your troop leader can approve your project.  You do not need council approval. 

Click here for a PDF summary of Pathway B for the Bronze Award

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