Highest Award Courses

Bronze. Silver. Gold. These represent the highest honors a Girl Scout can earn.

Highest Award Courses are designed to support the adult volunteers who are advising GIrl Scouts earning the highest award and keep projects aligned with Girl Scouts standards.

Learn more about Highest Awards programming for girls.

Girl Scouts at every level are taking action to make the world a better place! See how girls--from Daisy to Ambassador--are already on the path to Go Gold when they participate in Girl Scouts. This progressive chart can help you see how her skills can grow!

Select an award below to learn more about required Volunteer Learning courses:

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Adult Learning course is  recommended for Junior Leaders wishing to be a project advisor for Girl Scouts earning the Bronze Award. This course is offered via webinar. 

The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout Junior in the 4-5th grades. Guidelines for earning the Bronze Award are found in the Handbook section of The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting for Juniors. 

The Girl Scout Bronze Award learning course gives leadership strategies and applicable tips specific to the Girl Scout Bronze Award. This course has been developed with the help of volunteers, is trained by volunteers, and is intended for volunteers. 

By the end of Bronze Award course, you will be able to: 

Work with girls who have completed or nearly completed a Junior Journey and are ready to focus on the Bronze Award Take Action project.

Understand what it means to Take Action and how to use the Guidelines for Girl Scout Juniors to support girls' efforts to make the world a better place.

Learn more about the Bronze Award.

If you have any questions, please contact customercare@girlscoutsoc.org

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Adult Learning Course is recommended for Cadette Leaders wishing to be a project advisor for girls in earning the Girl Scout Silver Award.

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout Cadette wishing to be a project advisor for girls in earning the Girl Scout Silver Award. This course is offered in gsLearn. 

The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout Cadette in the 6-8th grades. Guidelines for earning the Silver Award are found in the Handbook section of  The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting for Cadettes. 

Girl Scout Silver Award course gives leadership strategies and applicable tips specific to the Girl Scout Silver Award. This course has been developed with the help of volunteers, is trained by volunteers, and is intended for volunteers. 

By the end of Silver Award course, you will be able to: 

Work with girls who have completed or nearly completed a Cadette Journey and are ready to focus on the Silver Award Take Action project.

Understand what it means to Take Action and how to use the Guidelines for Girl Scout Cadettes to support girls' efforts to make the world a better place.

Learn more about the Silver Award.

If you have any questions, please contact customercare@girlscoutsoc.org.

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The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador in 9-12th grade. The Girl Guidelines for earning the Gold Award are found in the Handbook section of The Girl Scouts Guide to Girl Scouting for Seniors and Ambassadors, on the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) under the Resource Tab or girlscoutsoc.org/goldaward. This course is available in gsLearn. 

This course is intended for Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador and the adult volunteer supporting the project.  

Are you a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador (grades 9 – 12)?

Have you either completed a Silver Award and one Journey at the Senior/Ambassador level or completed two Journeys at the Senior/Ambassador level?

Are you the Project Advisor or Troop Group volunteer?

If not, you may not be ready to start Gold Award learning course. 

Girl Scout Gold Award course is required for Girl Scout Seniors/Ambassadors, their Troop/Group Advisor and Project Advisor. 

What’s the difference between a Troop/Group Advisor and a Project Advisor?  

A Troop/Group Advisor oversees girls through the paperwork and approval process.

A Project Advisor is the project’s subject matter expert.

This course gives leadership strategies and applicable tips specific to the Girl Scout Gold Award. This course has been developed with the help of volunteers, is trained by volunteers, and is intended for girls and volunteers. 

Learn more about the Girl Scout Gold Award.

If you have any questions, please contact customercare@girlscoutsoc.org.

If you have any questions, please contact customercare@girlscoutsoc.org.