Ranger Program Overview

The Ranger Program is made up of Challenges divided into 8 Program Areas. Girls can earn the Ranger Cookie Challenge Pin, Ranger Service Project Pin, and the Chief Commissioner's Awards - Bronze, Silver and Gold. Rangers can also earn the Commonwealth Award.

To be enrolled as a Ranger, girls need to:

• Know and understand the Promise, Law, Motto, Sign and Handshake
• Set and carry out a personal challenge
• Develop a purpose statement of what they hope to achieve during their time as a Ranger

Program Areas
Each Program Area has a series of suggested activities. Rangers take these activities and create a challenge that meets the objective of the program area. If none of the listed activities interest a girl, she can create her own challenge activity that meets the program area objectives.
The Program Areas are:

• Celebrate Guiding
• Community Connection
• Environment, Outdoors and Camping
• Explore Your Creativity
• Global Awareness
• Healthy Living
• Leadership and Management
• Your Future

Ranger Cookie Campaign Challenge Pin

Cookie sales are the primary fundraiser for Girl Guides of Canada. All members participate in two campaigns per year - chocolatey mint cookies in the fall and chocolate and vanilla cream cookies in the spring. The Ranger Cookie Campaign Challenge assists girls in developing skills in event planning, money management, communications, public speaking and customer service through cookie sales. To earn this pin, Rangers must take an active role in supporting at least 4 cookie campaigns. This includes ordering cookies, planning selling events, tracking sales and money, and ensuring that all cookies are sold.

Ranger Service Project Pin

Service is a key part of the Guiding program from Sparks onward. To earn the Ranger Service Project Pin, girls undertake the planning, organizing and following through on a service project of approximately 20 hours.


Chief Commissioner's Bronze Award
To earn the Chief Commmissioner's Bronze Award, a Ranger must complete at least 9 different challenges from at least four different program areas.

Chief Commissioner's Silver Award
To earn the Chief Commissioner's Silver Award, a Ranger must complete at least 9 additional challenges from at least four different program areas. These program areas may be the same as those used for the Bronze Award.

Chief Commissioner's Gold Award

The Chief Commissioner's Gold Award is the highest award a youth member of Guiding can earn. To earn this award, a Ranger must complete the Bronze and Silver Awards (a total of 18 challenges), including at least one challenge from each of the 8 program areas. She must also earn the Ranger Service Project Pin and the Ranger Cookie Campaign Challenge Pin.

Commonwealth Award

The Commonwealth Award is open to all Ranger-age girls in Commonwealth Countries. To earn the Commonwealth Award, a Ranger must complete the following challenges:

• Challenge 1 - History of Guiding
• Challenge 2 - Knowledge of the Commonwealth
• Challenge 3 - Service Within the Community
• 2 Optional Challenges chosen from:
• Challenge 4 - Health
• Challenge 5 - Environment
• Challenge 6 - Cultural Heritage
• Challenge 7 - Active Living and the Outdoors
• Challenge 8 - Public Speaking or Debating
• Challenge 9 - Creative Writing
• Challenge 10 - Government
• Challenge 11 - Investigation