Silver Torch
There are three torch awards older girls can earn – one at each level. The requirements are the same for all three:
- Complete a leadership journey, including Take Action Project at Cadette level.
- Serve for one term in a leadership role of girls choice – it can be at school, on a committee, part of the service unit team, at your church, etc.
The length of your service will depend on the term specified by the organization or the particular position you hold.
Once complete, your troop leaders approve and award the pin.
Why LiA or PA?
- For Older Girls:
- Develop their leadership skills
- Connect with other Girl Scouts
- For Brownie Troops (LiA) and Daisy, Brownie & Junior Troops (PA):
- Someone else to lead activities
- Make new friends
- Cultivate future help in troop
- For Cadette Troops:
- Encourage girls to take the lead
- Translate leadership to own troop activities
Leader in Action (LiA)
The LiA award is for a Cadette who help a Brownie troop on any of the Leadership Journeys listed below. The complete requirements for earning the LiA award can be found in any of the Brownie Journey Leader guides.
Have the girls decide whether they want to earn the LiA, find a troop, and start Planning!
It is Step 1 of the Program Aide requirements. The steps are in the leader guides for the Brownie journeys, but we have put them down below. this can be done individual or with other LiAs.
- LiA Requirements – Brownie Quest
- LiA Requirements – WOW
- LiA Requirements – A World of Girls
- LiA Simple Requirements – for use with Brownie Quest, WOW, and A World of Girls.
- LiA Requirements for all other journeys (same requirement for each journey)
Program Aide (PA)
The Program Aide is for a Cadette helping with younger troops.
Step 1: Complete one LiA Award, see above.
Step 2: Complete a council approved Program Aide training course. Register at www.gcnwiprograms.org.
Step 3: Assist with a younger girl troop(s) for at least 6 “sessions”. It could be with a Journey, Badges, or other programs. Talk with the leader about your use of interests and talents.
When you are finished, get feedback from the leader with whom you are volunteering and report your success to your leader. Here is a report for you to use: PA Final Report.
Service Unit 402 