A Georgia Girl in Germany

MacKenzie decided this year that she wanted to work on her first Girl Scout age-level award -- the Girl Scout Bronze Award. This award is the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can earn, and requires her to learn leadership and planning skills necessary to follow through on a project that makes a positive impact on her community. This award is designed for the Juniors to demonstrate their commitment to helping others, improve their community and the world, and become the best they can be.

MacKenzie worked on this award with a small group. Their project was to plan and lead the art portion of a Brownie Stress-Busting Round-up. Another group planned and led the spa portion of the Round-up. About 12 Brownies showed up for the Round-up, and earned four Try-It badges that afternoon. I think all the girls enjoyed the afternoon -- the Juniors leading and helping, as well as the Brownies learning some stress free-busting activities.

MacKenzie worked hard on making a presentation about artists Claude Monet and Paul Klee, and practiced several origami creations to teach the Brownies. Here she’s teaching the Brownies how to make an origami crane. She liked making the crane, but thought the frogs were the easiest.

MacKenzie and her group were recognized at last night’s Girl Scouts Bridging and Awards Ceremony. Here she’s standing with Mackensi and Natalie while everyone attending the ceremony is told about their hard work on the project.

To add a little perspective, the Bronze Award project is intended to make a positive impact on a Junior Girl Scout’s community and the world, and shows her commitment to becoming the best she can be. The next level award project -- the Silver Award (Cadette level) -- is intended to make a positive impact on a scout’s community as she grows and works to improve her life and the lives of others, and the final level award project -- the Gold Award (Senior and Ambassador level) -- is intended to fulfill a need within a scout’s community (ranging from local to global), create change and is something that becomes ongoing. Earning the Gold Award is to Girl Scouts what earning the Eagle Scout ward is to Boy Scouts.

MacKenzie’s already stated that she wants to earn the Silver and Gold Awards. You go girl!

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