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The Silver Award
The Silver Award is the second highest award of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Only Cadette Scouts can earn it. The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. ...
Requirements
As of 2005, the requirements are:
The Girl Scout Silver Leadership Award Charm, which requires three interest projects and 15 hours of leadership experience.
The Girl Scout Silver Career Award Charm.
The Girl Scout Silver 4Bs Challenge Charm, which consists of setting self-improvement goals and also identifying important community problems and solutions.
Once these initial requirements are completed, the final stage consists of a forty-hour service project that can be done inside or outside of Girl Scouting.
Image File history File links Scout_logo2. ... Gold Award The Gold Award is the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA and is considered comparable to the Eagle Scout rank of the Boy Scouts of America. ... The Bronze Award is the third highest award in Girl Scouts of the USA. It was introduced by GSUSA in 2001, and can only be earned by Junior Girl Scouts. ...
External links
Girl Scout Central's Guide to Earning the Silver Award