How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
- Let our council know you want to earn it
- Complete the Gold Award training found here
- Find an issue in your community or the world that you care about
- Learn everything you can about that issue through research and trusted sources
- Create a GoGold Account to start your project proposal
- Form a team by identifying experts and people in your community who could help you
- Think about the root cause of an issue, then make a plan of how you could tackle it
- Finish your project proposal
- Sign up for a presentation day to submit your project proposal in front of our council’s Gold Award Committee
- Present your plan and gather feedback
- Make any necessary changes and corrections and present the changes to the Committee
- Take action and begin your project to educate and inspire
- Lead your team and carry out your plan.
- Present your Final Report to the Gold Award Committee
- Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too