The Badge Archive

2011 – Silver Award

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

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

Requirements changed in 2024. Retired Information

Choose your own activities!

  • Can only be earned by following local council guidelines and submission regulations.

Our Summary* of requirements:

Pre-requisite of completing one Cadette Journey

  1. Find an issue you care about and learn the affects of the issue in your local area.
  2. Find a team to help you (up to 3 other Cadettes, community partner, friends/family).
  3. Research and explore your issue and the affects on your local community and brainstorm ideas that might help.
  4. Choose the idea to become the award project.
  5. Plan and submit your Project Proposal to your local council.
  6. Track your time (minimum of 50 hours) to plan and execute your project.
  7. Share your project results with others.
  8. Submit your Final Report to your local council.

* – This summary is based off the GSUSA PDF guide.

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links

Meeting Plans

Other Resources

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

  • None Currently Available
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At Home Plans

  • None Currently Available

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GSUSA Information and Details


There are three pre-requisites:

  1. In sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
  2. A registered Girl Scout Cadette
  3. Completed a Cadette Journey

Eight steps are needed to complete this award:

  1. Let your council know you want to earn it.
  2. Find an issue you care about.
  3. Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
  4. Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.
  5. Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.
  6. Develop your project.
  7. Make a plan and put it into motion.
  8. Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
Official pin from Girl Scout Shop online
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Higher Awards of GSUSA 2011.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

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

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Retired Information

The new requirements aren’t very different.

  • It is now a requirements to get pre-approval from your council, not a council by council choice.
  • It was clarified that the Cadette Journey must be done before starting on the Silver Award.
  • “…and think of how that issue affects your community.” was added to the “Explore your community” requirement.
  • “Pick your Take Action Project” was changed to “Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change”, which helps clarify that the award project must be different than a simple Take Action Project a scout would do on a Journey.

Original 2011 Requirements:

  1. Go on a Cadette Journey.
  2. Identify issues you care about.
  3. Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
  4. Explore your community.
  5. Pick your Take Action project.
  6. Develop your project.
  7. Make a plan and put it into motion.
  8. Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.

Retired Requirement Resources:

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