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What Is a Silver Award?
What Is a Silver Award?
The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout (grades 6-8) can earn. It is a leadership and service award that recognizes a scout’s dedication to making a lasting impact in their community; it encompasses a Take-Action project that is an elevated version of a community service effort. The idea is to target and create a unique, impactful solution to an issue in the community.
Our Project
Our Project
Creating Confidence was created to spread body positivity, self-esteem, and improve the confidence and mindsets of millions of youth and adolescents that struggle with these formidable physical and mental health related issues. By sharing imperative skills and knowledge that will assist younger generations throughout their lives and remedy the constant, overwhelming body dissatisfaction that so many middle and high schoolers struggle with.
Website Description
Website Description
Creating Confidence intends to address body dissatisfaction and self esteem issues in youth and teens. Spreading awareness of the dangers of comparison, a significant root cause of negative mindsets, and providing the tools to overcome these mental struggles, is an important education that all younger generations should receive - and now they can with our initiative. This matter is important because the mental health of adolescents can be seriously affected by self esteem, and too many young boys and girls relate to feelings of dissatisfaction and resentment when referring to their appearances. Teaching how to combat comparison as well as how to achieve the best physical and mental state will lower this world-wide self hatred and pave the way for self love. This website is written and researched for by teens of the 21st century, meaning that we are the best equipped to represent this generation of teens and children who struggle with body positivity and appearance. On this site, we help inform those who are struggling or know someone struggling, and can hopefully share the love! Whether you are a concerned parent or guardian, or a teen who wants to learn how to fix their physical and mental state, everyone can benefit from learning how to combat comparison and curate their own confidence!
Presentation Video
Presentation Video
To learn more about our problem, here is a video containing our research. It includes several causes of negative body images, the main root, and how to combat it. Watch this to get a deeper understanding of our topic and learn how to handle negative thoughts!
Event Guide
Event Guide
Looking to run this event yourself? Here are a few resources that will help you learn specifics, give you some ideas, and tips on how to improve it!
Event Guide/Lesson Plan: We created an event guide that includes details such as: an agenda, examples of activities, and specifics of each segment of this event.
Materials: Seeing as this event involves prior planning and various activities, we created a list of possible materials you may need during — and while preparing — your event. Outside materials mentioned in our materials list include:
Booth Ideas: We listed a couple booth ideas (some hosted at our event and some original) that you might consider incorporated at your event.
Note to Organizers: Planning to take on this event? Here are a couple notes that may help you along the way.
Event Photos
Event Photos
Supplemental Materials
Supplemental Materials
Organizations
Organizations
ANAD: a non-profit national organization that offers peer support services and advice to people struggling from eating disorders.
Middle Earth: a Somerset County local non-profit youth development organization that aims to equip kids with the skills they need to be successful in their futures.
Somerset Empower: a Somerset County local non-profit organization that aims to help individuals make positive choices and promotes healthy living.
Related Videos
Related Videos
The Reflection in Me HD: This video incorporates an empowering message which displays how to view yourself from a different, positive perspective.
Self Love – Positive Affirmations: This video explains how positive affirmations can free your mind into developing self-love – which is extremely important for every individual.
Coping Skills/Mechanisms
Coping Skills/Mechanisms
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating
Project Lead Descriptions
Project Lead Descriptions
Tanvi is a newly beginning freshman at Hillsborough High School. She enjoys the color pink, practicing volleyball, going to the gym, eating good food, and hanging out with her friends. She is involved in FBLA, Debate,club Volleyball, Choir, Girl Scouts, and is a black belt in Karate. She hopes to do much more in the future regarding body positivity, and she hopes everyone knows there is always going to be someone out there who can (and wants to) help them.
Harini is a freshman in highschool and is interested in cross-country, dance, and science. As a student, she began identifying several issues in her school community. She wanted to raise awareness of the rising problem regarding body negativity, hence, she incorporated her concerns and goals into creating her Silver Award Project. She hopes to continue helping others and giving them the support they need to grow.
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