Links for
(...and their Leaders!)
Official Information from the GSUSA web site (unless otherwise stated)
- Badges and Awards
- Junior Bronze Award Requirements and discussion (be aware that this document includes the current requirements for the Bronze Award, not the new incoming ones involving a Journey).
- Girl Scout Gold Award Council Guide - apparently official, but I have not been able to come up with a link to it. Document is on this web site. New requirements.
- Girl Scout Gold Award Volunteer Guide - apparently official, but I have not been able to come up with a link to it. Document is on this web site. New requirements.
- Girl Scout Gold Award Guidelines for Girls - apparently official, but I have not been able to come up with a link to it. Document is on this web site. New requirements.
- Higher Awards At a Glance - summarizes the new requirements for the Bronze (and Silver and Gold) Award. On this website.
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Higher Awards - for the new requirements. On this web site.
- CyberGirlScout Badge (replaced the Technology Badge)
- The Cookie Connection Badge
- Cookie Biz Badge
- Junior Girl Scout Safety Award (from the new Safety-Wise)
- Badges which were cancelled in the summer of 2001, and brought back. The requirements are ONLY available on-line!:
- Placement on Uniform
Council's Own Badges from Other Councils:
- California Badge from Girl Scouts of San Diego-Imperial Council
- A list of council's own Junior Badges is available on-line.
Junior helps compiled by others:
- A Year of Junior Girl Scout Meetings - Part 1
- A Year of Junior Girl Scout Meetings - Part 2
- Help for specific badges and signs:
- Cool site for paper airplanes -- Aerospace Badge
- Troop Crests Page with pictures of the crests
- Religious Recognitions
The following is a small part of a document on the On-Line Council Network (a resource for council staff maintained by GSUSA) concerning bridging as a part of the ongoing changes in the upper age levels of the program:
Transitioning into Ages 11 and 12: 'Tweens
The end of Junior Girl Scouts and the first stage of adolescence can be marked by transitioning to the STUDIO 2B approach--which makes Girl Scouts "bigger" for girls! Options may be overwhelming at first. Girls may be staying with the same group of girls, or going into different groups as they move to different schools. They need to build a firm network for transition and support. Bridging activities at this point should still be focusing on preparation for the transition. We suggest components that include:
- Reviewing resources available to girls 11-12, including:
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- STUDIO 2B Collection 11-13
- Cadette Girl Scout Handbook
- STUDIO 2B Basics
- STUDIO 2B Focus books
- Interest Projects for Girl Scouts 11-17
- Girl Scout Silver Award insert
- studio2B.org online
- The Girl Scout Bronze Award (must earn by grade 7 or age 12)
- Bridge to Cadette Girl Scout patch
- Understanding the concept of "by girls, for girls" and the 4B's
- Meeting with girls who have already made the transition
- Doing activities from materials at the next age level
- Doing activities with girls who are older than they are
- Planning a bridging ceremony that recognizes the transition into a new level
- Reflecting on their accomplishments as Junior Girl Scouts
A great set of links with a similar intent to this one is at The Scouting Web If you can't find what you need here, try that site!