Silver Award | Girl Scouts

You have the power to improve your community through action

Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.

You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:

Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
Have completed the Bronze Award or a Cadette Leadership Award

How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award

Let our council know you want to earn it.

Find an issue you care about.
Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.

Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.
Develop your project.
Make a plan and put it into motion.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.

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Resources

Cadette Workbook and Proposal/Final Report Submission Process toggle arrow

Read the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award and follow the steps for earning the Silver Award as outlined.
Girl proposals: Girl Scouts of Nassau County does not review Silver Award proposals. Proposals should only be submitted to troop leaders and parents of individually registered members. Please refer to page 20 of your workbook for all details of the process!
Girl final reports: Refer to the final report process on page 3 of your Silver Award Toolkit. Please be sure to complete the steps as outlined, paying special attention to how you will need to submit your final report the GSNC! Completion of your Silver Award project and final report submission is due by September 30 of the year you graduate 8th grade.

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Troop leaders and parents of individually registered Girl Scouts:

Read the Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award and follow the steps to help girls earn their Silver Award as outlined.
Girl proposals: Girl Scouts of Nassau County does not review Silver Award proposals. Proposals should only be submitted to troop leaders and parents of Individually Registered Members. Please refer to page 24 of your guide for all details of the process!
Adult approval form: To pre-order Silver Award pins, patches, folders, and certificates, troop leaders and parents of individually registered members need to submit the Adult Silver Award Approval Form.

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Hey, grownups!

When you support Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Download this guide to get started today.