Girl Scout Silver Award

Highest Award for Girls Ages 11-14

The Girl Scout Silver Award represents a girl's accomplishments in Girl Scouting and her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. The first four requirements of the Girl Scout Silver Award help girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement. The Girl Scout Silver Award Project can be undertaken when the first four requirements are completed. It can be done as an individual or with a group. If done with a group, a girl must be responsible for a specific part of the project and evaluate her contribution to the project and the group.

Requirements for the Girl Scout Silver Award

A girl must be 11 or going into the sixth grade to begin work on STEPS 1-4 of her Girl Scout Silver Award. She must be 12 or going into the seventh grade to start work on STEPS 5 and 6 of the Girl Scout Silver Award Project. She must complete STEPS 5 and 6 by age 14 or before the start of the 10th grade.

SILVER AWARD CHART

STEP 1: GET READY

STEP 2: GIRL SCOUT SILVER LEADERSHIP AWARD (charm)

STEP 3: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER CAREER AWARD CHARM

STEP 4: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER 4Bs CHALLENGE CHARM

STEP 5: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD PROJECT

STEP 6: THINK ABOUT IT

Training

There are two information sessions available for girls and their advisors during the year. When you have completed the Silver Leadership Award and the Silver Career Award and are ready to start thinking about the 4Bs Challenge, and ultimately the Final Project, consider attending one of these sessions. They focus on the expectations of the Silver Advisory Team, how to develop a challenging project, the approval process, and more. See the Program Packet for this year's dates.

Silver Award Projects

One of the most important aspects of the Silver Award is the consistent focus on the Silver Award Action Project. Steps 1 through 4 are a progression toward the most important part of the award - the Action Project. It is important to differentiate between a community service project and a Silver Award Action Project. The latter should involve planning and individual opportunities for leadership and decision making. Keep this in mind as girls plan projects.

A Silver Award Advisory Team has been established to ensure high-caliber projects as well as to address any concerns or clear up any confusion before the project is actually underway. Project Proposals will be submitted to Team prior to project commencement. A good time to submit proposals to the SAAT is at some point in the Silver 4B’s Challenge phase. All projects MUST be pre-approved by the SAAT in order for Final Reports to be considered. See Silver Award Project Proposal below for more details.

For More Information

Silver Award Workbook

Silver Award Approval Process

Silver Award Proposal

Silver Award Final Report