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Highest Awards and Take Action (Highest Awards 101)

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Highest Awards and Take Action (Highest Awards 101)

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  1. Highest Awards and Take Action (Highest Awards 101)

  2. Agenda • Scouting for a New Century • Girl Scout Leadership Experience • Taking Action • Highest Awards

  3. Scouting for a New Century

  4. Girl Scout Leadership Experience

  5. Take Action Outcomes • Girls identify community needs • root cause • Girls are resourceful problem solvers • with guidance and encouragement • Girls advocate for themselves and others • locally and globally • Girls educate and inspire others to act • positive effect on community • Girls feel empoweredto make a difference in the world

  6. The Importance of Taking Action • Girls learn by doing and gain critical leadership tools • Increase the relevance and visibility of Girl Scouts in our communities • Helps make long-term changes • Raises the bar (outcomes, measurable and sustainable)

  7. Service Projects vs. Take Action Projects • .

  8. Take Action? • Scenario A • Issue: an uninsured family’s home is destroyed by fire. • Solution: clothes, household goods and food is collected for the family. • Scenario B • Issue: community has racial and cultural tensions. • Solution: sponsor a Diversity Day celebration

  9. History of Highest Awards • Golden Eagle of Merit, 1916-1919 • Golden Eaglet, 1919-1939 • First Class Rank, 1938-1940 • Curved Bar, 1940-1963 • First Class Award, 1963-1980 • Present Day Highest Awards • Gold Award (1980), Silver Award (1980), Bronze Award (2001)

  10. Highest Awards Today • Benefit larger community • Sustainable • Girl identified issue • Work in teams • Journey-not destination • Project- not prerequisites • www.gstakeaction.org

  11. Adult Assistance • Troop/Group Award Volunteer • Project/Community Advisor • Required for Gold • Optional for Bronze & Silver • Gold Award Committee Member • Staff advisor

  12. Highest Awards Progression

  13. Journeys

  14. GSCO Award Guidelines • No approval function for Bronze or Silver awards • Reports are required for all awards • Volunteer Essentials • Forms available for download: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org • Log all awards projects on the Take Action website www.gstakeaction.org

  15. Bronze Award

  16. Bronze Award Basics • Registered Girl Scout Junior • Complete a Junior journey • Work with a team to take action on a root cause of an issue • Group Take Action project in the Girl Scout or local community • Understanding of the wider world • Understanding of sustainability • Suggested minimum 20 hours

  17. Adult Role - Bronze Award • Encourages girls to take on leadership roles • Guides girls in actively engaging their community • Communicates with the local council to adhere to Bronze Award process • May advise Juliettes who form a team to work on project

  18. Silver Award

  19. Silver Award Basics • Registered Girl Scout Cadette • Complete a Cadette journey • Work independently or with 2-4 girls to take action on a root cause of an issue • Take Action Project that makes the local neighborhood or community better • Make global connections related to issue and incorporate lessons learned from others into the project plan • Demonstrate sustainability in project plan and implementation • Suggested minimum 50 hours

  20. Adult Role - Silver Award • Monitors girls’ decisions to delegate responsibilities among themselves • Coaches girls as they actively engage their community • Prepares girls on how to communicate with the local council to adhere to the Silver Award process

  21. Gold Award

  22. Gold Award Basics • Registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador • Journey(s) requirement • Independently lead a team to take action on a root cause of an issue that she cares about • Project makes a lasting difference in the local community, region or beyond • Includes provisions to ensure sustainability • Girl indentifies national and/or global links, shares results of the project beyond local community • Suggested minimum 80 hours

  23. Adult Role - Gold Award • Your role changes here • Support, encouragement, sounding board, resource • Passsive

  24. Resources • Guidelines for girls and adults at all levels • Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting • Safety Activity Checkpoints • Trainings • Forums • Internet Safety Pledge • www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org • highest.awards@gscolorado.org

  25. Questions?

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