Badges and More
What will you try next?
Build skills when you earn a badge or Journey
Excited to go camping for the first time? Want to try your hand at coding your first website? Ready to work towards climate justice? As a Girl Scout, there are so many ways to try something new or take a passion to the next level. Badges and Journeys will build your skills and show the world what you’re capable of accomplishing.
Start exploring a world of possibility.
GSUSA Patch Programs & More
Patch programs are fun ways for girls to explore new causes and interests and are a great tool for planning troop meetings or outings or for girls to complete with their families.
Volunteer Planning Resources
Badge, Journey, & Award Charts 
GSSI Honor & Golden Honor Troop Awards
Volunteer Planning Tools
Getting Started: Following the GSLE
In Girl Scouts, everything centers around the Girl Scout. Our program is designed by, with, and for Girl Scouts. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) is our research-based impact model that describes what members do in Girl Scouts, who they do it with, how they do it, and how they benefit. This framework should be a blueprint for every activity that your Girl Scouts participate in. When planning your year, make sure that you’re implementing all parts of the GSLE regularly.
For more information about all of the parts of the GSLE, reference the About Girl Scouts and Troop Management sections of Volunteer Essentials.
Troop Year Planners
Ready to plan your troop year? Our age-appropriate troop year plans are the best tool for first year troop leaders to get started with Girl Scouts without getting overwhelmed. The entire year is mapped out—just follow along to help your Girl Scouts complete badge activities, improve their communities, and explore the world around them.
- Daisies (K-1)
- Brownies (2-3)
- Juniors (4-5)
- Cadettes (6-8)
- Seniors (9-10)
- Ambassadors (11-12)
- Multi-Level (K-5)
- Mutl-Level (6-12)
Additional Resources
SciStarter: Girl Scouts has teamed up with SciStarter to curate projects for girls, volunteers, and others to deepen their engagement in citizen science and explore outdoor STEM.
Girl Scout Activity Zone: Specially curated for kids and teens (whether you’re in a troop or new to Girl Scouts), the Girl Scout Activity Zone lets you sample a full assortment of Girl Scout-tested and approved activities to explore ideas for your troop's next adventure. With helpful videos hosted by Girl Scout volunteers, these self-guided activities are ready for you to try right now.
The Achievery: Girl Scouts is teaming up with AT&T to deliver FREE, entertaining, and engaging educational resources to students in grades K-12 on the Girl Scout Activity Zone and The Achievery™, a new digital learning platform from AT&T.
A Year of Girl Scouting: Winter A guide for suggested activities and events for the months of January–April.
Tips for Troop Leaders
Progression Charts
See What's New
We add new badges, awards, and activities each year. There's always something new to discover.
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