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Earning the Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award
If you’re a Senior Girl Scout, you may soon bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador, the highest level in Girl Scouting. Think you’re ready to move up? Then you can earn a Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award by: Exploring…as you look forward…Reflecting…as you look back…Investigating…as you look around. Complete Steps One and Two to earn the award, then celebrate with a bridging ceremony.
Step One: Look Forward, Look Back, Look Around
Investigate at least one item in each of these three categories. Or, do them all if you want! Dive in alone or with a group, but be sure to express something specific about you.
Look Forward—Who’s an ambassador?
Explore answers by yourself, with Girl Scouts, adults, family, or friends.
What’s the meaning of the word ambassador?
What traits must a good ambassador have? Which of these traits do you have?
How do you see yourself living up to the distinction of being a Girl Scout Ambassador?
Look Back—What are you proud of?
Reflect on your own or reminisce with Girl Scouts, adults, family, or friends.
As a Girl Scout Senior, what were your accomplishments? What challenges did you overcome?
How did you team with others—girls, adults, women in the community, country, or overseas--to make the world a better place?
Leadership is different for everyone. What’s your definition of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style?
Look Around—What matters to you?
Investigate with Girl Scout Ambassadors, adult volunteers, council staff, family, or friends.
What activities or experiences do Girl Scout Ambassadors get to enjoy? Identify and engage others who could help communicate your findings.
What topics appeal to you in the leadership journeys or other resources for Girl Scout Ambassadors? Then describe the steps to turn your interest into an Action Plan.
Got something to say? Find out where Girl Scout Ambassadors can express their opinions. Then advocate for something you feel strongly about.
Step Two: Put It All Together
Now it’s time to get creative and inspire others with what you have learned.
Choose a form of expression from the list below…or come up with your own. As with the questions above, explore individually or with a group but be sure to express something about you.
Make your pursuit as big or as small as you like, based on the form of expression you choose. Decide who you want to inspire: your Girl Scout friends or younger girls? Potential Girl Scouts or volunteers? Kids at your school? Your teachers? Pick a group, share, and shine!
Design a scrapbook
Write and perform a song
Create a digital or print photo collage
Perform a skit
Make a video
Design a web site (or web page or blog)
Write a letter
Draw, paint, sculpt, or photograph
Host a Girl Scout or community meeting, especially one that includes younger Girl Scouts
Start a Take Action project
Design or style clothing
Write a story, essay, article, or poem
Give a PowerPoint presentation
Think like an engineer--design something three-dimensional
Hold a workshop
Work on a résumé
Write and present a funny commercial
Your idea ______________________
Stay safe. Follow all guidelines, especially those related to being online. Click here for the Internet Safety Pledge.
Celebrate
Celebrate by designing your own bridging ceremony to Girl Scout Ambassadors.
For more about Girl Scout Bridging click here.
The Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award has been developed in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Northern California.
Click here for a printer friendly version of this page.
Girl Scout Gold Award
The Gold Award celebrates the spirit of volunteerism, giving each recipient the opportunity to develop and complete a series of challenges. It is the culmination of all that is learned and experienced as a Girl Scout. Earning the Gold Award is an opportunity for Girl Scouts to combine their leadership skills, career interests and personal values to serve the community.Please click here for tips and techniques that will help you reach for gold.
Girl Scout Silver Award
The Silver Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Cadette Girl Scout. It recognizes a girl’s efforts in a range of Girl Scout and community experience as well as a commitment to working to better the life of the recipient and the lives of others. The Silver Award requires a girl to explore career possibilities, increase leadership skills and make a commitment to improving herself. The final step is to plan and complete a project that builds on her accomplishments in Girl Scouting and helps others.
Girl Scout Bronze Award
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. It shows she has made a promise to help others, improve her community and world, and become the best she can be. This award is approved and presented by the troop leader.
Earning the Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award
If you’re a Senior Girl Scout, you may soon bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador, the highest level in Girl Scouting. Think you’re ready to move up? Then you can earn a Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award by: Exploring…as you look forward…Reflecting…as you look back…Investigating…as you look around. Complete Steps One and Two to earn the award, then celebrate with a bridging ceremony.
Step One: Look Forward, Look Back, Look Around
Investigate at least one item in each of these three categories. Or, do them all if you want! Dive in alone or with a group, but be sure to express something specific about you.
Look Forward—Who’s an ambassador?
Explore answers by yourself, with Girl Scouts, adults, family, or friends.
What’s the meaning of the word ambassador?
What traits must a good ambassador have? Which of these traits do you have?
How do you see yourself living up to the distinction of being a Girl Scout Ambassador?
Look Back—What are you proud of?
Reflect on your own or reminisce with Girl Scouts, adults, family, or friends.
As a Girl Scout Senior, what were your accomplishments? What challenges did you overcome?
How did you team with others—girls, adults, women in the community, country, or overseas--to make the world a better place?
Leadership is different for everyone. What’s your definition of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style?
Look Around—What matters to you?
Investigate with Girl Scout Ambassadors, adult volunteers, council staff, family, or friends.
What activities or experiences do Girl Scout Ambassadors get to enjoy? Identify and engage others who could help communicate your findings.
What topics appeal to you in the leadership journeys or other resources for Girl Scout Ambassadors? Then describe the steps to turn your interest into an Action Plan.
Got something to say? Find out where Girl Scout Ambassadors can express their opinions. Then advocate for something you feel strongly about.
Step Two: Put It All Together
Now it’s time to get creative and inspire others with what you have learned.
Choose a form of expression from the list below…or come up with your own. As with the questions above, explore individually or with a group but be sure to express something about you.
Make your pursuit as big or as small as you like, based on the form of expression you choose. Decide who you want to inspire: your Girl Scout friends or younger girls? Potential Girl Scouts or volunteers? Kids at your school? Your teachers? Pick a group, share, and shine!
Design a scrapbook
Write and perform a song
Create a digital or print photo collage
Perform a skit
Make a video
Design a web site (or web page or blog)
Write a letter
Draw, paint, sculpt, or photograph
Host a Girl Scout or community meeting, especially one that includes younger Girl Scouts
Start a Take Action project
Design or style clothing
Write a story, essay, article, or poem
Give a PowerPoint presentation
Think like an engineer--design something three-dimensional
Hold a workshop
Work on a résumé
Write and present a funny commercial
Your idea ______________________
Stay safe. Follow all guidelines, especially those related to being online. Click here for the Internet Safety Pledge.
Celebrate
Celebrate by designing your own bridging ceremony to Girl Scout Ambassadors.
For more about Girl Scout Bridging click here.
The Bridge to Girl Scout Ambassador Award has been developed in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Northern California.
Click here for a printer friendly version of this page.
Girl Scout Gold Award
The Gold Award celebrates the spirit of volunteerism, giving each recipient the opportunity to develop and complete a series of challenges. It is the culmination of all that is learned and experienced as a Girl Scout. Earning the Gold Award is an opportunity for Girl Scouts to combine their leadership skills, career interests and personal values to serve the community.Please click here for tips and techniques that will help you reach for gold.Girl Scout Silver Award
The Silver Award is the highest award that can be earned by a Cadette Girl Scout. It recognizes a girl’s efforts in a range of Girl Scout and community experience as well as a commitment to working to better the life of the recipient and the lives of others. The Silver Award requires a girl to explore career possibilities, increase leadership skills and make a commitment to improving herself. The final step is to plan and complete a project that builds on her accomplishments in Girl Scouting and helps others.
Girl Scout Bronze Award
The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. It shows she has made a promise to help others, improve her community and world, and become the best she can be. This award is approved and presented by the troop leader.