2011 – Senior: Badge List – The Badge Archive

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

Official GSUSA Badges released from 2011 to present (including those retired starting in 2021)
Does not include any Council Own badges or Council Patch Program fun patches or troop Fun Patches.

Girl Scout Promise and Law Printable from GSUSA
Promise and Law in Spanish by GSUSA
Year Planner by GSUSA

Badges

Adventure Camper – Learn a new camp skill, make food, and go camping.
Adventurer – Try exciting outdoor activity on a two night trip and help at the camp in one way.
App Development (Part 3 of Coding Set) – Design an app based on data collected, including prototype of what the screen looks like, a list of features, and how it functions.
Behind the Ballot – Learn how elections work and explore the voting process.
Business Etiquette – Practice communicating in a business manner, job interviews, negotiating on a business level, work skills important to have, and expand your personal network.
Business Startup – Think of a business idea, make a prototype, use SWOT, make a business plan, and pitch the idea.
Car Care – Learn basic maintenance techniques or common repairs, safety requirements, driving statistics, common driving hazards or auto breakdowns, and fuel efficiency ratings.
Climbing or Snow Adventure – Try a two-day climbing trip OR snow camping overnight while staying safe.
Coding Basics (Part 1 of Coding Set) – Learn about functions, Control Flow and Boolean expressions, write code to create a grid portrait, and questions in Boolean logic for a quiz game.
Coding for Good (3 Progressive Badges Set)
Collage Artist – Create 4 types of collages using different materials and techniques.
Cookie Boss (Year 2 – Cookie Business) – Practice cookie sales, set a cookie-selling goal using SMART, make a sales plan, and have customer practice or interaction.
Cross-Training – Make and follow a two month long plan that does three activities (stretching/flexibility, cardio, AND toning) every week.
Cybersecurity (3 Progressive Badges Set)
Cybersecurity Basics (Part 1 of Cybersecurity Set) – Learn about the 10 cybersecurity first principles.
Cybersecurity Investigator (Part 3 of Cybersecurity Set) – Look a fictional clues about a possible cybercrime with traceroutes and play a game about multiple hacker attacks.
Cybersecurity Safeguards (Part 2 of Cybersecurity Set) – Learn how to keep your online information safe.
Democracy for Seniors – Discover how local, state, and federal government works and explore the three branches of government.
Designing Robots (Part 2 of Robotics Set) – Design a robot that could be used to help or replace people who work in difficult or dangerous situations and make a model of the robot.
Digital Game Design (Part 2 of Coding Set) – Design a game scenario for a game designed to have a positive impact with a decision tree and create a character for it.
Digital Leadership – Expand the idea of digital footprints, track ads, make and alter digital content, and learn how to be a positive leader in online spaces.
Eco Explorer – Research an eco activist, take an investigative eco trip, research a global environmental issue, take a trip to a location affected by an environmental issue to help, and either educate or inspire action from others.
First Aid – Learn how to handle head, neck, and spinal injuries, make splints, recognize some warning signs and how to care for them, and how to handle life-threatening bleeding, then teach what you learned to a younger scout.
Game Visionary – Play an icebreaker game, a board game, and a physically challenging game, then create a puzzle game and a scavenger hunt.
Girl Scout Way – Learn about Girl Scout traditions and songs.
Locavore – Explore the advantages and difficulties of eating locally grown and 10 local food sources, make 1 dish with focus on ingredients, make 1 dish from a local recipe, and either participate in a cooking challenge or preserve food in one way.
Mind, Body, Me – Build and try a personal wellness routine, and explore movement, mindfulness, and reflection to support body and mind.
My Cookie Network (Year 1 – Cookie Business) – Practice cookie sales, set a cookie-selling goal, make a marketing plan, learn social responsibility, and how to find customers.
My Financial Power (Year 2 – Financial Literacy) – Explore income, learn about spending and saving plans, inflation, tax-advantaged investments and compound interest, and research local needs.
Novelist – Plan a novel with engaging characters and plot and write at least 20 pages.
Outdoor Art Expert – Make art inspired by or from nature.
Paddling – Learn how to canoe, kayak, or stand up paddleboard safely.
Programming Robots (Part 1 of Robotics Set) – Learn about robot parts and Sense-Think-Act, make a programming Flowchart, and make and use a simple robot arm with hydraulic systems.
Robotics (3 Progressive Badges Set)
Room Makeover – Plan and redesign a space by painting something, making something with sewing or glue, build something, and refurbish, repurpose, repair, refinish, OR reupholster something.
Savvy Saver (Year 1 – Financial Literacy) – Compare prices, research a large purchase, and make a budget to afford a large purchase.
Science of Style – Explore the science behind skin care products, fashion trends, and hair care products, and then create a fashion piece/idea or make a future prediction.
Showcasing Robots (Part 3 of Robotics Set) – Show off a robot you built, hold a competition, and learn how robotics might be incorporated into a career.
Sky – Use a telescope, learn about the atmosphere, planets, weather, and pollution (air, light, or climate change), explore flight, and then create an art piece.
Snow or Climbing Adventure – Try a two-day climbing trip OR snow camping overnight while staying safe.
Space Science Expert – Share one things with others after finding several different types of objects in the sky, learning about elements, determining the distances of objects in the Universe, and exploring either technology that makes telescopes or pointillism.
STEM Career Exploration – Discover cool jobs and how they use STEM.
Textile Artist – Chosen a textile art (thread based, yarn based, quilting, or other), learn how to do it from an expert, and make two projects.
Trail Adventure – (Hiking or Trail Running) – Go on a three-day, two-night backpacking trip of 10 miles distance or compete in a trail race of 5K/10K distance.
Traveler – Learn travelling skills, then plan and do a two day trip that fits a budget.
Troupe Performer – Perform in a play or musical and explore acting skills.
Truth Seeker – Learn how to find reliable information, think critically, and write something from trusted sources.
Voice for Animals – Advocate for animal welfare by learning about pet care and rights, animal testing, husbandry, and animal sports/entertainment, and create something about one of the issues.
Website Designer – Build and design a website with digital content.
World Thinking Day (Yearly Release) – Learn about a topic GSUSA picks each year that affects the entire world.

Other Awards

Community Service Bar – Give 20 hours of service to an approved organization.
Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin (Year 1 & 2) – Earn a Financial Literacy badge, AND work at home to set cookie-selling goals, practice using money, and learn how to talk to customers.
Counselor in Training I Award (CIT) (New GSUSA Pin Coming Soon in August 2025) – Take a leadership course and help plan, prep, and run a campout or help with a service unit/community or council run campout
Global Action Award (New GSUSA Pin in 2025) – Find a way to help one of the 17 sustainable development goals and make a difference.
Gold Award – Spend at least 80 hours on a community-focused permanent project, such as building a structure, providing education, or advocating for an issue, that includes research, planning, taking action, and sharing the impact the project had.
Gold Torch Award – Serve a leadership role in an approved organization.
International Friendship Pin – Live in a different country, teach a friend about scouts, and do a good turn daily.
Mariner Membership – New GSUSA Pin Coming Soon in August 2025
My Promise, My Faith Pin (Year 1 & 2) – Explore how your Girl Scout Promise connects to your faith and values.
Safety Award Pin – Take a self-defense class OR talk to a police officer, learn about dangers of distracted driving, dangers of alcohol and drug use, and how to resolve a disagreement peacefully and teach younger Girl Scouts about fire and kitchen safety and either water safety or safety on the trail.
Service to Girl Scouting Bar – Provide 20 hours of service to girl scouts.
Take Action Award (New GSUSA Pin in 2025) – Find a way to help your community and make a difference.
Trailblazer Membership – New GSUSA Pin Coming Soon in August 2025
True North Award (Gold) – (New GSUSA Pin in 2025) Choose a courageous goal that reflects your values, make a plan to achieve it, take action, and reflect on how it strengthens your character and leadership.
Volunteer in Training Award (VIT) (New GSUSA Pin in 2025) – Learn about your group and leadership style, then lead an activity and two full meetings that build hands-on, cooperative, and scout-led experiences while reflecting and growing along the way.

Journeys

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

GIRLtopia (Journey Set) – Imagine a better world for girls, create an art project to represent your vision, and do a Take Action Project.
Mission Sisterhood (Journey Set) – Explore the power of sisterhood and hold a Friendship Mixer, and do a Take Action Project.
Sow What (Journey Set) – Investigate food-related issues, how it could be resolved, try a method, and do a Take Action Project.
Outdoor Journey (Journey Set) – Earn three specific outdoor badges, and do a Take Action Project.
Think Like a Citizen Scientist (Journey Set) – Observe nature, record what you see, help scientists study the world, and do a Take Action Project.
Think Like a Programmer (Journey Set) – Learn how to give computers instructions solve problems using coding, and do a Take Action Project.
Think Like an Engineer (Journey Set) – Build and create things to solve problems, and do a Take Action Project.

Retired Badges

Social Innovator (Retired – from 2011 Original)
Buying Power (Retired – Year 2 from 2011 Original Financial Literacy)
Customer Loyalty (Retired – Year 2 from 2011 Original Cookie Business)
Financing My Future (Retired – Year 1 from 2011 Original Financial Literacy)
My Portfolio (Retired – Year 1 from 2011 Original Cookie Business)
Silver and Gold Torch Award – Serve a leadership role in an approved organization. (Retired in 2025)
Women’s Health – Learn about health topics that affect women and girls, how to prevent them, and share the knowledge. (Retired in 2025)

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

Journey Summit Award – Complete three journeys.
Global Action Award (Year 1 & 2 Badges) – Learn about a topic GSUSA picks each year to help achieve one of the 17 sustainable development goals.

Badges with the official “Senior…” name are listed without “Senior” in this Alphabetical list, but will link to the “Senior…” badge name on the webpage about the badge (i.e. “Senior First Aid”, is just listed as “First Aid”). Some badges are known under multiple variations of the name. Any duplicated badges in this list will link to the same page about the badge.

The Senior Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting page has specific information on the Senior 2011 Program and what year all badges were released.
The full GSUSA 2011 Program has links to Badge Lists of all levels.

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