Badges and Awards
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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.
Badges and Journeys per level
Each level of Girl Scouts offers new experiences and opportunities toearn badges and journeys.
LEARN MOREFun Patches
Girl Scout patch programs provide girls with opportunities to take part in special events to learn new skills, network, and have fun when GSGLA partners with local companies or guests. Troops can also create their own patch program or select from a variety of existing fun-patches!
Current Patch Programs 
California Native
Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors
There are unique plants, animals, and people, native only to the region that we call home. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors will learn about these elements and tie together the knowledge of Greater LA’s unique natural and cultural history.
Climate Connections
All Levels
Girl scouts make connections to communities and all around the world. Let’s make a new connection – to our planet. Climate change and global warming is changing our planet and affects our lives. Find out how Girl Scouts of all levels can help!
Basic 8 Camping Skills
All Levels
Daisies through Ambassadors will learn the skills needed to make outdoor living fun, enjoyable, and easy!
Guide Dogs of America
Juniors, Cadettes, and Seniors
The Guide Dogs of America patch program is to help Junior, Cadette, and Senior Girl Scouts facilitate knowledge of raising and caring for specialty guide dogs.
JPL/NASA Earth Science
All Levels
Most Girl Scouts know that JPL builds rovers and NASA sends astronauts into space. Did you know that NASA and JPL also keep an eye on our home planet – Earth? Understanding Earth from the viewpoint of space helps us understand and connect to our changing world.
Justice
Marine Mammals
Starry Skies
Brownies
The Starry Skies patch program for Brownies teaches girls about astronomy and constellations, while relating them to important issues here on Earth, such as light pollution and space junk. Brownies can earn a patch doing fun, educational activities while working toward completing their Journey: It’s Your World-Change It! Brownie Quest.
Tournament of Roses
Meet the New Leadership Awards
Introducing fresh ways for Girl Scouts to lead with confidence, mentor others, work as a team, and take action in their communities. They're also a prerequisite for the Highest Awards.
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