Girl Scout Silver Award

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest national earned award for 11-14 year old Girl Scouts. As a girl completes the steps to earn the Silver Award, she develops her leadership potential, communication skills, and a sense of community involvement, self-knowledge and information on careers.

Details for earning the Silver Award are in the “Go For It!” Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert, available at any Council Shop and through the GSUSA catalog or the www.girlscouts.org Web site. Complete information is also provided to girls who attend GSSJC’s “Silver Polish” workshop held every other month at locations throughout the council. Girls must be at least 11 years old AND in the 6th grade to attend this orientation session. For more information, check The Golden Link, the Council Information Network (CIN) listings found on the Council Web site, www.gssjc.org or e-mail silveraward@sjgs.org.

Beginning October 1, 2004, all girls who are ready to begin the Project phase of the Girl Scout Silver Award must complete and send in a GSSJC Silver Award Project Review Request Form. Although a girl’s troop advisor (leader) gives approval for the content of the project, the Council Silver Award Review Committee must also review the project to ensure that any money earning activities, use of the Girl Scout name or property, and collaborations with community groups or organizations follow the guidelines established by Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council. Girls can expect to receive an approval letter (or, in some rare instances, a request for additional information) within three weeks of submitting their completed form. Girls may not begin work on their project until they receive an approval letter. The approval letter should be kept in a safe place and must be attached to the final GSSJC Silver Award Report Form (GSSJC form F-493) for submittal at any Council shop to purchase the Girl Scout Silver Award Pin.