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Bronze Award

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Make your community a better place

It all starts here. Juniors team up with fellow Girl Scouts to explore their community, discover a need or issue they care about, and work together to address it. It's a chance to create a plan and make an impact on the community they live in.

Getting started on your Bronze Award? Let us know so we can keep you in the loop!


You can become a Bronze Award Girl Scout if you:

  • Are in fourth or fifth grade
  • Are a registered Girl Scout Junior
  • Have completed  a Junior Leadership Award

How to earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award

  • Build your Girl Scout Junior team

  • Explore your community

  • Decide on a project to work on

  • Make a plan of action

  • Put your plan in motion

  • Spread the word

Girl Scouts must dedicate a minimum of 20 Hours toward their Bronze Award Take Action project.

 

Getting Started with Your Bronze Award

Ready to make a difference? This quick training video will guide Junior Girl Scouts, troop leaders, and caregivers through the first steps of the Bronze Award journey. Learn what’s required, how to get started, and where to find the support and resources you need to succeed.

 

Bronze Award Spotlight

Get inspired by Junior Girl Scouts making a difference in their communities! In this spotlight video, Girl Scouts share the stories behind their Bronze Award projects, the passions that motivated them, and the impact of their efforts. See how creativity, teamwork, and leadership can turn an idea into action.

 


 

Highest Award Prerequisites & FAQ

Leadership Awards
Leadership Awards

Celebrate all the ways you lead–yourself, your team, and your community–with new and updated leadership awards.

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Highest Award FAQ

Going for your Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award? Get answers to the most common questions to get started.

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Hey, grownups!

When you support Girl Scouts earning their Bronze Awards, you’ll help them see their own power and be by their side as they make a lasting change in their community. Use this guide (available in English and Español) to get started today. 


   Questions? Email highestawards@girlscoutsnyc.org

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