What is the Girl Scout Gold Award?The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. The purpose of the Gold Award is for a girl to plan and implement an individual "Take Action" project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides a sustainable, lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 80 hours of work in planning and executing the project and provides girls the opportunity to be role models in their community and gain valuable leadership, communication and project planning skills. Nationally, only 5 percent of eligible Girl Scouts earn the Gold Award each year. Those who earn the award are in elite company and benefit on college applications, take advantage of scholarship opportunities and can enter the military one rank higher.
Gold Award History The Golden Eagle of Merit, the highest award in Girl Scouting from 1916 to 1919, was the start of the tradition of recognizing young women who make a difference in their communities. The name of the award has changed several times over the years, but the distinction of the award as the highest award in Girl Scouting has stayed the same:
More information about the Gold Award can be found on the Girl Scouts of the United States of America website HERE and HERE. |