The first four requirements may be done in any order but must be completed before you work on your Silver Award Project. Use this booklet to keep a record of your activities relating to the Silver Award. The Silver Award Project Plan form and Final Project Report Form should be submitted to the council office.

STEP 1: GET READY

• Read Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert.
• Meet with advisor and develop a timeline for STEPS 2-4.
• Make an agreement with adult advisor.

STEP 2: GIRL SCOUT SILVER LEADERSHIP AWARD (charm)

• Earn three Interest Project Awards found in Interest Projects for Girls 11-17 related to parts of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
• Earn the STUDIO 2B Focus: Uniquely Me! The Real Deal charm.
• Put leadership into action: spend 15 hours in a leadership role.
• Use the Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert to keep records and a journal for discussion with advisor.

STEP 3: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER CAREER AWARD CHARM

• What's Out There?
• Who's Out There?
• Be Your Own Boss—Earn "Your Own Business" Interest Project Award
• Use Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert to "journal it" for discussion with advisor.

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STEP 4: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER 4Bs CHALLENGE CHARM

• Become: Set goals for self-improvement.
• Belong: Earn the charm from the STUDIO 2B Focus book: Looking in, Reaching Out.
• Believe: Identify an issue in school or community that you feel strongly about. Find out more about it. Use your voice to address it.
• Build: Focus on coming up with a solution to address a problem.

Use Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert to "journal it" for discussion with advisor.

Note: Planning hours for the Silver 4Bs Challenge may be applied to the Girl Scout Silver Award hours in STEP 5.

STEP 5: THE GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD PROJECT

• Plan It
• Know More About It
• Choose It
• Map It
• Adjust plans if necessary
• Do It! The project should:
  • Take approximately 40 hours to complete (including planning time)
  • Provide community service, but can be done inside or outside of Girl Scouting
  • Be approved by your leader or advisor.

Note: Permission for any money-earning activity related to project must be approved by Sahuaro Girl Scout Council.

STEP 6: THINK ABOUT IT

• After reading Go for It! The Girl Scout Silver Award STUDIO 2B insert, evaluate your project with your advisor.
• Submit the Girl Scout Silver Award Final Report to the Council office and use it as an evaluation guideline.

Dos and Don'ts

• Ask your advisor or a council-approved adult to be your project advisor.
• Find out if your council has a schedule for submission of reports for award ceremonies and plan accordingly.
• Follow all national and council guidelines for fundraising.
• Follow all safety-guidelines found in Safety-Wise.
• Be able to document your unique role, hours, and accomplishments if working with a group on the project.
• Submit to council a letter of Intent, in order to let them know how many Silver Awards are being worked on.

• Be afraid to do an individual project following your own interests.
• Be afraid to use resource people whose knowledge or careers can make your Girl Scout Silver Award the best that it can be.
• Submit a plan to the council for council approval—your project can be approved by your troop/group advisor or Girl Scout Silver Award project advisor.
• Feel you need to have earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award in order to work on this award.
• Feel like you have to complete the Girl Scout Silver Award in order to "go for the Gold" at the next age-level.