Developing Leadership

Girl Scout Gold Award

Let us help your girls unravel the mystery in their quest for Gold Award!

We’ll help them cover the ins and outs, like paperwork, requirements, timing, and deadlines. Training is MANDATORY for any girl who wishes to pursue earning the Gold Award. Please use separate Event Registration forms for each training being attended.

October 29, 2011 – Memphis, TN

Where: Girl Scout Program/Training Center, 1931 Dorrie Lane, Memphis, TN 38117
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Who: Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts and troop leaders and/or project advisors
Cost: $5 per person for materials
Min/Max: 10/30

Registration: 8/23/11 – 10/20/11
Questions? Tosca Nance-Jones, 901-334-3463 or Tosca.Nance-Jones@girlscoutshs.org

November 19, 2011 – Tupelo, MS

Where: Tupelo Regional Service Center, 1800 W. Main St., Tupelo, MS 38801
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Who: Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts and troop leaders and/or project advisors
Cost: $5 per person for materials
Min/Max: 10/30 Registration: 10/18/10 – 11/11/10
Questions? Tosca Nance-Jones, 901-334-3463 or Tosca.Nance-Jones@girlscoutshs.org

February 18, 2012 – Memphis, TN

Min/Max: 10/30
Registration: 1/4/11 – 2/10/11

Questions? Tosca Nance-Jones, 901-334-3463 or Tosca.Nance-Jones@girlscoutshs.org

Alphabetical Listing of Gold Award Forms

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Gold Award Guidelines (Seniors & Ambassadors)

PDF Form

Gold Award Guidelines (Adults)

PDF Form

Gold Award Final Report

PDF Form I Word Form

Gold Award Project Proposal

PDF Form I Word Form

Gold Award College Scholarship List

PDF Form

GSHS Gold Award Scholarship Application

PDF Form

West Tennessee Scholarship Application

PDF Form I Word Form

Girl Scout Silver Award

Have you ever looked around your neighborhood or school and wondered how you could make a change for the better? Going for the Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn—gives you the chance to show that you are a leader who is organized, determined, and dedicated to improving your community. Download the Silver Award Guidelines to find out how.

Girl Scout Bronze Award

Welcome to the Girl Scout Bronze Award, a leadership adventure and the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. As you and your team plan and complete your project, you'll develop more confidence, meet new people, and have the kind of fun that happens when you work with other Girl Scouts to make a difference. Download the Bronze Award Guidelines to find out how.

PA, VIT and LIA On Your Own Schedule!

Girl Scouts Heart of the South has exciting news! All materials for Core Training for Program Aides (PA)s, Volunteers-in-Training (VIT), and Leaders-in-Action (LIA) are now available online! We know our older Girl Scouts have full schedules and we’re thrilled to offer girls the opportunity to pursue these leadership opportunities at their own pace.

Girl Scout PA, VIT, and LIA candidates now have the flexibility to complete Core Training on their own schedule and no longer need to struggle to fit a council-scheduled Core Training date into their plans. If desired, troops or service units may choose to offer this training at a time and location most convenient to them. In addition, girls are no longer required to submit PA, VIT, or LIA documents or materials to council for review.

These developing leaders will be responsible for tracking their progress as PAs, VITs, and LIAs and may coordinate these efforts with their respective troop leaders and service unit leaders. Troop leaders should submit a recognition request slip, available at your local council shop, to notify council of a girl’s status as a PA, VIT, or LIA. No other documentation is required at the council level. Girls will receive a congratulatory letter and certificate of recognition from the council for their achievements. Pins and/or patches will be purchased by individuals, and girls should be recognized at a troop or service unit recognition event, such as Court of Awards, etc. This new procedure is designed to promote responsibility and accountability and to make the Girl Scout Leadership Experience even more accessible to every girl.

LEADER IN ACTION (LIA)

The LIA leadership opportunity is designed to help Cadette Girl Scouts discover their talents in mentoring and leading younger children, gain the confidence, knowledge and expertise needed to guide younger girls, and prepares them to hold future leadership positions within and outside of Girl Scouting; plus, connect with other teen Girl Scouts from around the council. In keeping with the Girl Scout tradition of older girls helping younger girls, the LIA encourages older girls to be key assistants to a Brownie troop. There are two different LIA awards available.

Suggested Forms for Developing Leaders:

PROGRAM AIDE

The PA leadership opportunity is designed to help Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts discover their talents in mentoring and leading younger children, gain the confidence, knowledge and expertise needed to guide younger girls, and prepares them to hold future leadership positions within and outside of Girl Scouting; plus, connect with other teen Girl Scouts from around the council. Specifically, PAs are girls who become proficient in a specific area of interest and share their specialized knowledge with younger girls in a troop or group setting.

Suggested Forms for Developing Leaders:

VOLUNTEER-IN-TRAINING

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEADER IN TRAINING)

The VIT leadership opportunity is designed to help Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts discover their talents in mentoring and leading younger children, gain the confidence, knowledge and expertise needed to guide younger girls, and prepares them to hold future leadership positions within and outside of Girl Scouting; plus, connect with other teen Girl Scouts from around the council. Specifically, VITs are teen girls who have an interest in mentoring who through training acquire the skills and confidence necessary to guide a group of younger girls, and hold future leadership positions within and outside of Girl Scouting.

Suggested Forms for Developing Leaders: