How to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award
Let our council know you want to earn it.
You have the power to improve your community through action
Ready to help your community and earn one of the highest awards in Girl Scouting? Cadettes can team up with a small group of fellow Girl Scouts or work on their own. To earn the Silver Award, you will research an issue you care about, make a plan to address it, and then take action to improve your community.
You can become a Silver Award Girl Scout if you:
- Are in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade
- Are a registered Girl Scout Cadette
- Have completed the Bronze Award, a Cadette Leadership Award, or a Cadette Journey
Find an issue you care about.
Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
Explore your community and think of how that issue affects your community.
Choose a Silver Award project that can lead to lasting change.
Develop your project.
Make a plan and put it into motion.
Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.
Resources 
Highest Award Prerequisites
Hey, grownups!
When you support Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Download this guide to get started today.
2025 Silver Award Girl Scouts
Ava B., Troop 1607
Geocaching at the Rio Grande Nature Center
Ava noticed that kids and families often choose to stay at home, watch TV, and engage with other electronics rather than going outside. She decided to create a geocaching trail to help kids build community, grow their problem-solving skills, and foster cooperation while spending more time outdoors rather than inside on a device. Ava partnered with Ranger Karen Herzenberg, who agreed to replenish her geocache informational pamphlets inside the Nature Center to continue to educate visitors about the nearby geocache trail.
April B., Katie C., & Summer B., Troop 1607
Geocache Trail
“The main issue the project addressed was to help people get outside. Our project also inspired people to find geocaches, which helped to grow a community. Many people today are not as familiar with their local outdoor areas or how to use navigation tools. Our project matters because it helps teach people, especially kids, how to use critical thinking skills while being outdoors. It also shows people, especially kids, how to use navigational tools. It matters because it inspires kids to get outside and find geocaches, which inspires community and well-being. Finding a geocache can also help people feel good about themselves and boost self-esteem. … We have planted over 5 geocaches and have had more than 50 finders so far!”
2024 Silver Award Girl Scouts
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2022 Silver Award Girl Scouts
