GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable. Through pursuing the Gold Award, Girl Scouts change the world by tackling issues they are passionate about to drive lasting change in their communities and beyond while they learn essential skills that will prepare them for all aspects of life. As a bonus, the Gold Award opens doors to a variety of scholarships, preferred admission tracks for college, strong networking and amazing career opportunities, and much more. Earning the Gold Award requires spending a minimum of 80 hours planning and implementing a challenging, project that is innovative, engages others, and has a lasting impact. The prestigious award recognizes Senior (9th & 10th grade) and Ambassador (11th & 12th) Girl Scouts for outstanding accomplishments in leadership, community service, and personal development.
GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD
The Girl Scout Silver Award is a national award with represents a girl's accomplishments in Girl Scouting and in her community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others. The first four requirements of the Girl Scout Silver Award help girls build skills, explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to self-improvement. Earning the Silver Award requires spending at least 50 hours planning and implementing a challenging, project that is innovative, engages others, and has a lasting impact on its targeted community. The prestigious award recognizes Cadette Girl Scouts—girls in sixth through eighth grades—for outstanding accomplishments in leadership, community service, and personal development.
GIRL SCOUT BRONZE AWARD
Forth & fifth grade girls earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award by completing a journey, and then creating a Take Action project based on their observations of a local issue. As the girls pursue their project, they put the Girl Scout Promise and Law into action. They also develop an understanding of sustainability and gain an understanding of the wider world by discussing how others may experience the same problem that their project helped resolve. Earning the Girl Scout Bronze Award involves the time it takes to complete a Girl Scout Junior journey and a suggested minimum of 20 hours for each girl to build their team, explore their community, choose and plan their project, put their plan in motion, and spread the word to educate and inspire others.
Athena Rodriguez - The Vote Boat Ella Diamond-Food Waste for Thought
Makena Cioni - Connecting Global Communities
Sayla Miyoshi - Sports Medicine Injury Prevention & First Aid
Kate Richards - Project: HERstory
Makenna Parker - Aloha Roots
Laila Teisan - Santa Monica Elks Lodge
Makena (Troop 925) and Lanikai “KiKi” Parker (Troop 16815) • https://treesteps.wordpress.com
Olivia and Ciara - Girl Scouts Through The Years, an installment at the Santa Monica History Museum
Ava - Growing up Beautiful • Sarah and Georgia - Troop 5205 - Be Herself - Watch their videos too
Alana, Emily, Havana and Lilikoi - Troop 5305 - Homeless Youth Have Pets Too - Pet Pantry Adoption
Elin, Heidi, Lily and Olivia - Troop 5305 - I S.P.Y a Clothes Drive for Homeless Youth - Why S.P.Y.?
Sadie and Stephanie - Troop 925 - Saving the EcoSystem One Beach at at Time
Chloe and Ivey - Troop 925 - Bags of Care
Anna and Zoey - Troop 925 - Project Blue Ribbon
Maya - Troop 925 - Softball Donation Drive and Clinic
Silver Awards projects for Troop 895 in 2022
Mira & Anuya - The Book of Rainbows: Their project compiled interviews from members of the LGBTQ+ community. They printed the interviews in a book, and distributed it to various places, such as the Gay-Straight Alliance Club. Their goal was to spread awareness about LGBTQ+ people and the way that they perceive the issues that affect them.
Gabi & Nyla - Pet First Aid Pamphlet for people experiencing homelessness: The girls created pet first aid pamphlets to be distributed to pet owners experiencing homelessness. The pamphlets helped with the issue of access to emergency veterinary advice for homeless pet owners. Their goal was to develop a quick reference during emergencies when vet advice is not easily accessible. They were sent to homeless outreach groups to be distributed to the homeless in Los Angeles.
Vienna: Photo booth kit lending program for fostered cats: They created a lending program for photo booth kits at 10 animal shelters in LA. They designed kits that improve the quality of photos of fostered cats seeking adoption by using enhanced lighting equipment, props, and photography tools. The kits are loaned out and used to take photos for shelters websites.
Holiday Angels - Alice and Kanon
Troop 5665 Bronze Award Project