Badge and Patch Programs
Hands-on activities enhance skills and boost self-confidence.
Badges
Developing an app? Building a community garden? Advocating for a cause you're passionate about? Yup, there's a badge for that! Complete badges on your own, with your troop or through council resources like the event calendar or Community Partner opportunities. You can also explore badge resources from GSUSA below.
Badges are to be worn on the front of the sash or vest.
Patch Programs
Patch programs are a great way to explore a wide variety of topics and community resources. Through patch programs, girls are able to connect to their communities on a whole new level! Girls will be able to develop new relationships with local organizations and learn all about what their communities can offer. Click on the title of each patch program below to download the requirements.
Have you completed a GSCP2P Patch Program?
Use this form to request patches (patch requests will take up to two weeks) for a specific program, as well as give your feedback. Your opinions will help us plan and enhance future programming.
Patches earned through a patch program are to be worn on the back of the sash or vest.
Explore our P2P Patch Programs
Acorn and Oaks 
The Acorns and Oaks Patch Program
gets girls learning about the older adults around them, giving them a
chance to spend more time together.
Be A VoteHer
To earn your Be a VoteHer! patch, you’ll explore why voting matters,
find out about voting in your own community, learn about the women who
played crucial roles in gaining the right to vote and take action to
persuade others to support a cause that is important to you. Download
the Be A VoteHer activity guide
to get started!
Business Cents
Girls will learn to manage money and discover ways to make their own by
completing the Business Cents patches
.
Cookie Challenge
The Cookie Challenge patch program will help Girls Scouts grades K-12
explore essential life skills and develop an entreprenuerial mindset. Download the activity guide to get started!
Dark Skies
Discover the importance of dark skies and how you can protect this
resource! You will learn about light pollution, see the effect of light
pollution yourself, learn how you can make changes to reduce light
pollution and share what you have learned with others. Download our activity guide to get started!
Entrepreneur Patch Challenge
Take on the GSCP2P Entrepreneur Patch Challenge and learn the skill sets you need to be successful in organizing and operating a business. Each charm focuses on an activity that will help you become a future innovator.
The patch and charms are sold separately in our Girl Scout Shops and online.
Friends Around the World
Did you know there are Girl Guides or Girl Scouts Associations in 150
countries? Learn all about Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world
and earn the Friends Around the World patch. Download the activity guide to get started!
Lifesaver
The Lifesaver Patch is an opportunity to demonstrate service in your community, work in a variety of organizations and discover local resources. There are five parts to the patch, and girls must complete all five parts.
All five patch parts are sold separately in our Girl Scout Shops and online.
Outdoor Explorer
The Outdoor Explorer Patch Program
was designed by GSCP2P volunteers to encourage Girl Scouts to explore
the vast outdoor opportunities that are available in our council. Girls
learn and expand their camping skills and experience new adventures!
Outdoor Skills
The Outdoor Skills Patch is an opportunity for girls to explore different outdoor activities. As girls learn more skills, they can add different charms to the patch. There are no specific requirements for earning the charms- add to your patch as you want!
This patch and charms are sold separately at our Girl Scout Shops and online.
Project Get Out
Through the Project Get Out Patch
, girls focus on physical and emotional health. By completing all the
steps, girls learn the skills they need to keep their bodies healthy and
their minds engaged and focused on healthy living. The patch encourages
girls to get outside of their comfort zone and try something new!
Science on the Sandlot
Discover the basics of baseball and how STEM plays a role in the sport.
Download our free activity guide
and bring it with you to one of the Girl Scout Baseball Nights we have
on our calendar
during the summer.
Self Defense
Learn self-defense skills and strengthen your awareness when you earn
the Self-Defense for Girls Patch
. This program was created as part of Alexandra Newmark's Girl Scout
Gold Award.
Super Recruiter
Do you love sharing how awesome being a Girl Scout is? Do you have
friends that aren’t yet Girl Scouts, but you think they should be? We
have a fun, new way to encourage your friends to join while spreading
the Girl Scout message in your school, neighborhood and community. The
Super Recruiter Patch allows girls to complete this checklist and workbook
and become our next P2P super recruiter!
Explore our Community Partner Patch Programs
Is your organization interested in creating a patch program for Girl Scouts? E-mail info@girlscoutsp2p.org for more information!
ABB Patch Program
ABB has partnered with Girl Scouts to bring STEM to life for girls! The challenges designed for this patch program help Girl Scouts think like a scientist by using the Design Thinking Process. This process is used in many STEM disciplines and encourages thoughtful exploration, problem solving, and critical thinking. This process embodies the Girl Scout Processes!
You can find the leader guide here and the girl guide here to help walk you through the program.
FARE Food Allergy Awareness
GSCP2P has partnered with Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) to offer the Food Allergy Awareness Patch Program. FARE is the world’s leading food allergy advocacy organization and the largest private funder of food allergy research. Its mission is to improve the quality of life and health of individuals with food allergies and provide them hope through the promise of new treatments
The Food Allergy Awareness Patch Program requirements give Girl Scouts the opportunity to learn about life with food allergies, with an emphasis on raising awareness of the public health issue, which impacts 32 million children and adults in the United States.
Girl Scout Ranger Program
Good Turn for Goodwill
The Good Turn for Goodwill service project is an annual event that takes place every fall. The 2024 program and patch design contest details can be found here.
Patch design entries are due November 18, 2024! Check out last year’s patch designed by Emma V. of Girl Scout Troop 13101.
Healthy View, Healthy YOU
The Healthy View, Healthy YOU patch program
will help you learn about ways to explore healthy habits, how to
implement them in your everyday lives, as well as learning ways to
improve your mental wellbeing. This patch program was generously funded
by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Healthy Blue Medicaid
plan. Healthy Blue's health education and outreach approach emphasizes
healthy behaviors, preventive care and wellness.
Helen Morris Lewis Girl Scout Patch
The League of Women Voters, in partnership with the National Collaborative for Women’s History and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, invite you and your Girl Scout troop to help us celebrate Helen Morris Lewis, a pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement and president of the NC Equal Rights Association, the first women’s rights association in North Carolina.
Learn more about this patch here.
Henderson County Heritage Museum
The Henderson County Heritage Museum Patch Program
helps girls discover people and milestone events that have shaped
Henderson County.
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History Patch
helps girls discover the history and traditions of Mount Airy.
Nature Cat Explorer
PBS has partnered with Girl Scouts to provide fun ways to explore the great outdoors!
Discover educational activities and get started on earning your Nature Cat Explorer patch.
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal railroad network in the East and is a major transporter of coal and industrial products. The corporate vision of Norfolk Southern and its more than 29,450 employees is to be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world.
By working toward and earning the Explore Norfolk Southern Patch, Girl Scouts will learn about railroad safety, the role railroads played in the economic and industrial development of America and the environmental benefits of freight railroads. Plus, girls will have fun at the same time!
To receive your free patch, please click here.
P.R.A.Y. RP3 Patch Series
Bible Basics RP3 is a patch series from P.R.A.Y. It is designed to help families, Sunday school classes and Scouting groups get into the Bible. We firmly believe that time spent in the Bible can be precious time with God.
The Bible is basic to the Christian life, which is why the Bible is the emphasis of this new patch series. We're encouraging you to not only read the Bible, but also to take the time to picture the passage, ponder its meaning and put it into action. That’s what "RP3" is all about.
Families and groups taking part in the program will get to enjoy reading the Bible together, and become familiar with the RP3 outline and be equipped with a simple tool for personal Bible reading and study at the same time.
Smile Squad
Review good dental habits, try oral health experiments, discover how hidden sugars can damage your teeth and learn about the importance of brushing and reading every day for a healthy body and mind. As you complete the requirements to earn the Smile Squad patch, you'll also complete requirements toward other Girl Scout badges, including My Best Self, Snacks, Eating for You and Staying Fit.
Download the activity guide and get started earning this patch!
Solar United Neighbors SUN
The Solar United Neighbors SUN Patch Program
helps girls discover how solar energy is a renewable and
pollution-free resource.
Wands for Wildlife
Explore the GSUSA Patch Programs
Climate Challenge
We have fun activities to help you learn about climate science, connect with your communities and share hope to create change.
Check out additional resources and how to buy the patch here .
Girl Scouts Love State Parks
Every September, Girl Scouts explore the natural wonders found across our country during the Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend. Find events on our calendar for unique activities at State Parks in our council's footprint. More resources from GSUSA can be found here.
The 2024 Girl Scouts Love State Parks Passport Activity Guide can be found here.
Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge
You don’t need access to a national park or the woods to enjoy the
outdoors! So put yourself out there with us and participate in our Girl
Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge. Download our free activity sheet
with 50+ fun activities to see what’s possible right outside your own
front door today! We also have this activity sheet available in Spanish
.
Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with improved mood, focus, and confidence—whether you spend that time becoming a rockstar at rock climbing or making a splash in the puddles around your neighborhood.
Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with improved mood, focus, and confidence—whether you spend that time becoming a rockstar at rock climbing or making a splash in the puddles around your neighborhood.
Heritage Months Patch Program- Celebrate Cultural Richness
International Day of the Girl
Every year on October 11, the global community comes together to celebrate International Day of the Girl. It’s the day when you can recognize the power of girls everywhere—and highlight, discuss and take action to advance the rights of, and opportunities for, girls across the globe.
Learn more and download the activity guide!
Resilient. Ready. Strong.
Life isn’t always easy, but dealing with tricky emotions doesn’t have to
be so hard. Try activities from the Girl Scouts: Resilient. Ready. Strong. patch program
to unlock a patch and strengthen your mental wellness.
Tree Promise Program
Join our mission to protect the planet from the effects of climate
change. Earn the Tree Promise patch using our activity guide
! You can also download our volunteer guide
and find more GSUSA Tree Promise resources here
.
World Thinking Day
