How do I start to get the gold award for girl scouts?

Question

I'm trying to get the gold award by the end of 10th grade. Right now I'm a freshman so I need to get started pretty quickly. I just need someone to help me figure out how to start .I heard you need to get three awards to start and then 30 hours of leadership. I'm not part of a troop but I'm still a girl scout. Any help would be really great. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Senior Girl Scouts aged 15-18 are eligible to earn the award. Girls may begin working on the first three parts at age 14, but cannot start the service project until age 15. The requirements were updated in 2004 and include:

The Girl Scout Gold Leadership Award, which requires girls to complete 30 hours of leadership work, as well as earn three Interest Projects and one Focus Book relevant to their project.

The Girl Scout Gold Career Award, which requires girls to complete 40 hours of career exploration.

The Girl Scout Gold 4Bs Challenge, which requires girls to assess their community and its needs, and develop a vision for change. Up to 15 hours work on the 4Bs challenge may be counted toward the 65 hours for the service project.

Once these steps have been met, girls use their vision for change to complete a service project that reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides lasting benefit to the girl's larger community. It requires a minimum of 65 hours of work in planning and actually completing the project. All of these hours must be completed by the Awardee, and though it is encouraged that the girl use troop members and other from the community to help her, their time spent does not count towards her 65 hour requirement. Plans must be developed with the aid of an advisor, then a project proposal must be submitted and approved by the girl's local council before starting the project, and a final report after the project's completion.