Badges, Journeys and Awards
Explore badges and awards - and a world of possibility!
As a Girl Scout there are hundreds of ways for you to discover something new or take your current passion to the next level - badges, journeys, and awards show the world your accomplishments.
Badges
Developing an app? Building a community garden? Advocating for a cause you’re passionate about? Yup, there's a badge for that. Find a list of the badges that Girl Scouts can earn, including badge requirements. Filter your results by grade level and topic. You can also select awards and badges to customize your PDF download.
Journeys
During a Journey, Girl Scouts do hands-on activities, connect with experts, and take the lead on a Take Action Project with their community. And once a Junior, Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador completes their Journey, they’re ready to drive lasting change in their communities by going for their Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award.
Journey requirements can be found in the Award and Badge Explorer. Volunteers and Girl Scout caregivers can also find the requirements in the Volunteer Toolkit after signing into MyGS.
Bronze Awards
You can become a Bronze Award Girl Scout if you:
Are in fourth or fifth grade
Are a registered Girl Scout Junior
Have completed a Junior Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award
Build your Girl Scout Junior team
Explore your community
Decide on a project to work on
Make a plan of action
Put your plan in motion
Spread the word
Silver Awards
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 a Cadette Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award
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.
Gold Awards
You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:
Are in ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade
Are a registered Senior or Ambassador
Have completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys, or have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed one Senior or Ambassador Journey
How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
Find an issue in your community or the world that you care about.
Learn everything you can about that issue through research and trusted sources.
Form a team by identifying experts and people in your community who could help you.
Think about the root cause of an issue, then make a plan of how you could tackle it.
Submit your project proposal to GSHNJ for approval.
Lead your team and carry out your plan.
Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too.
