The Badge Archive

(Part of Cadette Outdoor Journey Set)

(Note: Per GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log: “These awards are retiring on 10/1/26”. While the Journey will be retiring, this will still remain as a badge.)

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

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Choose your own activities!

• Activity List  (Not Available Yet)

Our Summary* of requirements:

1. Go out at night to learn about the night (find three paintings of famous nighttime scenes, read three books or poems about the night, learn three facts about a nocturnal animal, OR five facts about starts, planets, and the night sky).
2. Observe how the world changes between day time and night time (take a walk during the day and again at night, use all five senses while out in nature at night, OR visit a place at night that is open 24 hours and compare to visiting it during the daytime).
3. Learn about night jobs (interview someone with a night shift, visit someone during their night shift, OR create a photo essay or collage about research you did about night work).
4. Learn about nature at night (learn about an astronomy topic, research a nocturnal animal, OR sketch a landscape at night).
5. Have a night time event (plan a night activity for younger scouts, spend three hours with your family or troop without electronics, OR learn about a constellation legend and tell someone the story).

_{^{* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.}}

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

• Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) _{– Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2}

Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links

Meeting Plans

• Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
• PDF Meeting Plan from GSCM _{– Archived Copy of PDF}
• Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) _{– Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2}

Other Resources

• (Not Available Yet) See the Activity List – choose your own activities!
• Info webpage at Girl Scout Wiki
• Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
• View Booklet Online

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

• At Home Plan w/video from GSCWM _{– Archived Copy of PDF}

Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans

At Home Plans

• At Home Plan w/video from GSCWM _{– Archived Copy of PDF}
• Archived Copy of PDF from GSKentuckiana _{– Original Link}
• Walkthrough (no registration needed) from Virtually Badges

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GSUSA Information and Details

Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources

• Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet (View Online)

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• GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
• Leave No Trace for Older Girls by GSUSA
• VTK Say Goodnight Across the World by GSUSA
• VTK Moon Phases by GSUSA
• VTK Girl Scout Readiness in Camping by GSUSA

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Camper Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

This is typically considered a Journey Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it. This can also be a Skill Based Badge when the Outdoor Journey is not planned – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.

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