Girl Scout Gold Award Orientation Topics for
Girls 14-18 or Grades 9-12
1. Girl Scout Gold Award Background
- What is the Girl Scout Gold Award? Brief history. Why earn it?
- Goals of Girl Scout Gold Award for girls
- By girls, for girls philosophy
- Possible display of Girl Scout Gold Award projects — pictures, scrapbooks, etc., from past Gold Award recipients
2. Roles in the Girl Scout Gold Award Process
- Review different roles in the Girl Scout Gold Award process (see chart provided)
- Discuss options for recruiting a Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor
- Difference between group advisor and Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor role and when and how to bring the Project Advisor into the process
- Create a contract with your advisor and discuss how to keep commitments on both sides
- Review and discuss the role of the Girl Scout Gold Award Mentor Committee
3. Ways of Work
- How to create a timeline for the whole process up to, and including, the project
- STEP by STEP: 1-3 — review girl materials
- Focus on importance of STEP 4 for laying groundwork on your project and finding a vision
- Community networking 101
- Discuss productive ways to work with an advisor
- Importance of communication between you and Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor and Girl Scout Gold Award Mentor Committee
- How to create a budget
- Safety-Wise and money earning issues — girl's role in the ask working with adults
- Review changes in Girl Scout Gold Award activities and process (see chart provided) if necessary
- Review flexibility in mixing and matching requirements and awards for the transition years (2004-2005)
- Council contact person for questions
- How to keep parents in the loop
- Go over the paperwork — where to find it and how to do it
- Questions and commitments
Resources for Girls:
- The Go For It! Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert
- Studio 2B Focus books, especially Take Charge! and Write Now!
- Interest Projects for Girl Scouts 11-17
- Community groups
- Directory of Girl Scout Gold Award project advisors (possible council resource to be developed)
- Council staff
- Safety-Wise (each troop/group advisor should have one)
- Troop/group advisor
- Service unit
- Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor
- girlscouts.org and studio2B.org websites
- Possible handouts from Girl Scout Gold Award Council Guide
- What's Old, What's New, What's the Same with the New Girl Scout Gold Award Project chart
- Roles in the Girl Scout Gold Award At A Glance
- Benefits of Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award
- Ways Parents/Guardians Can Support Girls Working On Their Girl Scout Gold Award
- GSUSA Girl Scout Gold Award Project Proposal form
- GSUSA Girl Scout Gold Award Final Report form
- Money and Your Leadership Project
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