The Badge Archive

2011 – GIRLtopia (Journey Set)

Per GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log: “These awards are retiring on 10/1/26”

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

Released in 2011 and is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Senior page has information on when all badges were released.

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Our Summary* of requirements:

  1. Create It – reflect on what an ideal world is and create something (art, music, poetry, story) to show others your ideal world.
  2. Guide It – either a group discussion and workshops about leadership topics from the Girl’s Guide, OR an interview panel with female leaders about the leadership topics from the Girl’s Guide.
  3. Change It – plan and do a TAP (recommended to do on that brings the world or community one step closer to your ideal world).

* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

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Meeting Plans

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What is a good way to earn the badge at home?

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At Home Plans

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GSUSA Information and Details

Three steps are needed to complete this badge:

  1. Create It – Create a unique vision and artistic representation of an ideal world, and then share it with others.
  2. Guide It – Guide a mini-discussion or group activity that engages other girls in thinking about visionary leadership.
  3. Change It – Do a Take Action Project that moves the world (or a community) one step closer to ideal.

Full Details:

  1. Create it. Now that you’ve educated yourself a little more about the way it currently is for women, think about what your ideal world would look like and include – then create it. Find a way to represent your ideas – do you love traditional art? Paint a mural or build a diorama. Do you love to write? Write a poem or story. Do you love media? Write a script or film a video. Do you love to perform? Act out a short play or write a song. Whatever you choose, focus on one, or multiple, ways society can improve.
  2. Guide it. Choose a topic that really gets you thinking and then inspire others to be visionaries. Guide others in a mini-discussion or group activity. (They can be older, younger, or your peers). You can focus on teambuilding, ethics, leadership, or any of the other topics you’ve thought about throughout the Journey. Flip to pg. 53 of the girl’s book for more direction.
  3. Change it. This is the Take Action project for the Journey. Select a women’s issue (page 9 of the girl’s book may give you some ideas) you can act on locally. Analyze the issue and, being realistic with the resources you have, plan out a way to make an impact. There is a Take Action planning chart on pages 80-81 of the girl’s book to help you keep on track.
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Please note that the Leader and Girl Guides of all journeys were no longer being printed as of 2024 as far as we are aware. Copies being sold are those leftover until the supply runs out.

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  • GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for Multiple Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Advocate Journey Multi-level GSUSA 2011.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

This is a Journey Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.

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Tia Kennard