Change the World
By building life skills in civic engagement, healthy living, and global citizenship, girls discover their inner power and seek out opportunities to improve the world around them.
For girls. By girls.
Everything a Girl Scout does—whether it’s climbing mountains, speaking her mind, or dreaming up new technology—has been developed especially for, and is tested by, girls. Girl Scouts is a world where girls can do, and be, whatever they dream.
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Girl Scouts is for girls who want to…
Virtual Information Sessions
Discover more about Girl Scouts at one of our upcoming Virtual Information Sessions. Learn what Girl Scouts is all about, how to get started, how to join and how you too can be a mentor to tomorrow’s leaders. Meetings are offered multiple days a week at various times for your convenience.
Upcoming Girl Scouts Events
As Girl Scouts, girls have an endless variety of programs and events they can participate in throughout the year. Alongside her family or her troop, girls can attend in-person and virtual events that meet their interests, including STEM, the outdoors, arts, horses, leadership development and more!
Girl Scouts = Her. Home. Turf.
Launching Pad
Studies show that when girls are with other girls and only girls, they’re more likely to try new things and engage in healthy competition.
Judgment-Free Zone
In a world filled with “girl power” messaging, it’s easy for girls to feel pressure to be perfect and excel in all things. But in an all-girl environment, she doesn't have to prove anything to anyone.
Personal laboratory
Being in single-gender environments means girls are more likely to show interest in and explore STEAM activities like robotics, engineering and cybersecurity.
Girl Scouts run the world.
From astronaut Jan Davis and award-winning entertainer Queen Latifah, to journalist powerhouse Katie Couric and civil rights activities Dolores Huerta - Girl Scouts alums rise to the top for all fields.
Girl Scout alums make up 73% of current female U.S. Senators.
55% of women In the 115th Congress are Girl Scout alums.
Many female astronauts are Girl Scout alums.
100% of women who have served as U.S. secretary of state are Girl Scout alums.
52% of female business leaders In the United States are Girl Scout alums.
The Girl Scout Gold Award – the highest award in the world for girls.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the most prestigious award in the world for girls—and the most difficult to earn. It’s the shining example of what a girl can achieve by creating sustainable solutions for society’s grand challenges.
A Gold Award Girl Scout:
- Stands apart in the college admissions process.
- Earns college scholarships.
- Accesses a powerful and supportive network of Gold Award Girl Scouts.
- Enters the U.S. military at a higher pay grade than her peers.
