About the American Heritage Girls Program
American Heritage Girls program has five grade level divisions. Troops may be comprised of one age level or multi-levels.
Explorer Level:
- Grades four through six
- Earns merit badges in any of the six frontiers of skill*
- Receives activity patches for participation in troop activities or special events
- Earn the Lewis and Clark Award for achieving the highest level of skill and service
- Service Stars* (red) are awarded for ten hours of community service
Tenderfoot Level:
- Grades kindergarten through third
- Earn the Sacagawea Award for achieving the highest level of skill and service
- Service Stars* (blue) are awarded for five hours of community service
Pathfinders Level:
- Kindergarten
- Service Stars* (blue) are awarded for five hours of community service to be given at the Court of Awards in May to be placed on her Tenderfoot vest
- Earn the Eliza Shirley Award
Patriot Level:
- Grades nine through twelve
- Train to be Camp and Event Aides
- Earn the highest Stars and Stripes Award for achieving the highest levels of service and skill (Dolley Madison is pre-requisite for working on Stars and Stripes
- Service stars* (gold) are awarded for twenty hours of community service
Pioneer Level:
- Grades seven and eight
- Earns merit badges in any of six frontiers of skill*
- Earn the Jane Addams Award for achieving the highest level of skill and service
- Service stars* (white) are awarded for fifteen hours of community service
- Earn the Harriet Tubman Award
*The Merit Badges and Service Stars for American Heritage Girls are progressive in nature. A Tenderfoot will require a very basic skill level while a much older Patriot will have progressed to a much higher skill level to complete a Merit Badge.