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Gold Award

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

Gold Award Pathway GSLE

GSLE stands for the “Girl Scout Leadership Experience,” where girls discover, connect and take action to become leaders in their communities.  Girls who earn the Gold Award using the new GSLE process utilize all of the resources put out by GSUSA as of 2009, including the Gold Award Toolkit and the Gold Award Guidelines for Girls.  Before submitting your proposal when using the Pathway GSLE, you must:

  • Complete two Journeys at the Girl Scout Senior and/or Ambassador level, OR
  • Earn the Girl Scout Silver Award as a Cadette, and complete one Senior or Ambassador Journey*

Once you submit your proposal, you must engage in a Take Action Project that addresses a root issue that you’re interested in, has national and/or global ties and is sustainable.  It is suggested that you spend a minimum of 80 hours on the project, including any work you’ve done before submitting your proposal.  The 80 hour guideline does not include time spent on Journeys or the Silver Award.   If you want to follow this pathway, you should make use of Going for the Gold 2.

*Please note: Juliettes should be sure to obtain copies of both the Girl and Adult Guides for each Journey, as both books are needed to successfully complete all of the Journey requirements.

Click here to find out more about Pathway GSLE and download all necessary forms.

 

Gold Award Pathway B

This is the pathway that girls have been using for the last several years.  Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors utilize the resources put out in Studio 2B to earn the Gold.  Before you submit your proposals when using Pathway B, you must earn the:

  • Girl Scout Gold Leadership Award
  • Girl Scout Gold Career Award
  • Girl Scout 4B's Challenge

Once you submit your proposal, you must spend 65 hours on the Gold Award Project, and 15 of your hours can be done pre-approval.  If you want to follow this Pathway, you should utilize both Going for the Gold, as it lays out the steps you should take in great detail, and the information about the Gold Award Panel on pp. 3-4 in Going for the Gold 2

Click here to find out more about Pathway B and download all necessary forms.

 

Regardless of your Pathway, in order to be recognized at In Your Honor, GSCNC's annual Gold Award Ceremony, your Final Report must be turned in by April 1, 2010.

Questions? Contact the Teen Program Specialist, at goldaward@gscnc.org or (202) 237-1670, ext. 236.

Helpful Gold Award Links:

Click here to contact the Gold Award Panel or to schedule your In-Person Presentation
Click here for FAQs regarding the new Gold Award Pathway GSLE.
Click here for the Gold Court of Awards, where you can see what other girls have done to earn the Gold Award.
Click here to find out about upcoming Gold Award Workshops, where a Gold Award Panel member will tell you what you need to know to go for the Gold.
Click here to find out more about scholarships you might be eligible for, including the GSCNC - Sarah and Lawrence Phillips Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship Fund.
Click here to find out more about In Your Honor, GSCNC's annual Gold Award ceremony.

Looking for information about how girls of all abilities can earn their Gold Award?  Click here for a special FAQ section, and here to learn more about past projects focusing on children with disabilities. 

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