How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
Take our Girl Scout council's required Introduction to Gold Award Course. Parent/Caregiver must register to obtain access for Girl Scout. Girl will receive login info within 5-7 business days.
This training will be sunsetting on June 30th, and a new training video will be available on August 1, 2025. If you have questions about the Gold Award during this period, please reach out customercare@gssc.us.
Find an issue in your community or the world that you care about.
Learn everything you can about that issue through research and trusted sources.
Form a team by identifying experts and people in your community who could help you.
Think about the root cause of an issue, then make a plan of how you could tackle it.
Submit your project proposal to our Girl Scout council for approval via GoGold. Your Gold Award Project Proposal is due by October 1 of the year in which you begin twelfth grade.
Lead your team and carry out your plan.
Reflect on the change you’ve created in your community and the world, share your story, and inspire others to make a difference, too.
