Girl Scout Awards

Girl Scouting boasts a long tradition of honoring girls for service to their community and recognizing their accomplishments as a Girl Scout. In the menu below, click on an award name for complete details.

Please note: Unless otherwise noted, purchase of the awards is the responsibility of the recipient.

 Cadette and Senior Program Aide (PA)  

Any Girl Scout Cadette, Senior or Ambassador can take this training to learn to work with a troop or camp unit of younger girls under the supervision of an adult volunteer or staff member. This leadership workshop will train girls in responsibility of leadership, Girl Scouts basics, growth and development, dealing with groups of girls and more. Trainings will be held in multiple locations across the council. Girls will need both a core and specialty training. If only a core training is offered in your area, check with your local day camp or other Girl Scout community members about if they offer a specialty training in another setting. For all trainings, unless otherwise noted, register via our online registration system, Personify.

For more information please contact Lauren Shapiro via email or phone at 800-338-5248 x6823.

*See Teen Extravaganza in Spring Program Guide for more detail
**May take core and specialty separately. Core is from 9:30-3:30pm and costs $6, Specialty is from 4-7pm and cost $8 and includes dinner

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Volunteer in Training (VIT)  

Any Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador (must have completed ninth grade) can take this training to learn to work with a mentor leader in a Daisy, Brownie, Junior, or Cadette Girl Scout troop.  A volunteer-in-training project spans a three to six-month period. Requirements can be found in the Girl's Guide to Scouting Senior and Ambassador books. Required training for this award is the adult leader training Troop Leadership, which is available online, as a home study or in a groop setting. Register here for training.

For more information, please contact Lauren Shapiro via email or phone at 800-338-5248 x6823.

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 Counselor-in-Training (CIT & CIT II)  

A Counselor-in-Training project offers Girl Scout Ambassadors the opportunity to work with children in the out-of-doors. A Counselor-in-Training completes an outdoor group leadership course while interning as a counselor at a Girl Scout camp. This course is offered through the Summer Resident Camp Program. The training includes regular hours devoted to classes, plus actual experience in camp units where the CIT works directly with girls under the supervision of a camp counselor. In your second year of training, a Counselor-in-Training II, you will have opportunities to learn the support functions at camp and hone your counselor skills.

For more information, please contact Marissa Bennett via email or phone at 800-338-5248 x 6881.

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 Community Service Bars  

Community Service Bars recognize Girl Scouts who are making a difference in your communtiy - and practicing the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. It is a great way for these girls to get involved in a cause they care about. To earn the bar, girls must develop a partnership with an organization and get it approved by the council before starting to give service. To get a partnership approved, please conplete the form below. Once the partnership is approved, girls must provide at least 20 hours of service.

Download the Community Partnership form here.

For more information, please contact Callie Vandewiele via email or phone at 800-338-5248 x6808.

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 My Promise, My Faith

Girl Scouts USA is excited to present our first national faith award. Earning My Promise, My Faith helps you explore how Girl Scouting and your faith offer similar ideas about how to act - and how Girl Scouting can tie into your faith. This award can be earned once a year, every year as a Girl Scout. Full requirements are found in The Girl's Guide to Scouting. Resources

• Faith Handout - English
• Faith Handout - Spanish
• Faith Booklet - Younger Girls - English - for Printers
• Faith Booklet - Print Instructions - Younger Girls
• Faith Booklet - Younger Girls - English - for Readers
• Faith Booklet - Younger Girls - Spanish - for Readers
• Faith Booklet - Younger Girls - Spanish - for Printers
• Faith Booklet - Older Girls - English - for Printers
• Faith Booklet Print Instructions - Older Girls
• Faith Booklet - Older Girls - English - for Readers
• Faith Booklet - Older Girls - Spanish - for Readers
• Faith Booklet - Older Girls - Spanish - for Printers
• Mini Poster - English
• Mini Poster - Spanish
• Flower Friends Table Tents

 PRAY Religious Recognitions    

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