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Calling all Girl Scouts to join a Global Art Project!
Girl Scout troops, students, teachers, and individuals across the United States and dozens of countries are participating in a history-making project over the next year. In May and June 2011, the Saturn V Moon Rocket is to be transformed into the world's largest collaborative art project. The 37 story (363 foot tall) Saturn V Rocket replica will be wrapped with a 32,000 square foot quilt! Dubbed The Dream Rocket, it will be on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. And YOU and your Girl Scout sisters can contribute a visionary, dream-themed quilt panel! Find out more about the Dream Rocket project.
Center for Educational Technologies
Robotics Workshop for Educators and Youth Group Leaders
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Center for Educational Technologies (CET)
Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU)
Learn the basics of building and programming LEGO® robots using the NXT™ programming software during this workshop. Click here for more information and a registration form.
Margaret Denison Fall Nature Walks
Kanawha State Forest
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Registration: 8:30AM
Walks Begin: 9:00AM (near the swimming pool)
Adults - $5.00/Children - $2.00
Farewell to summer - see wildflowers, fungi, birds, pond/aquatic life, trees, and much more! Bring your own cameras to take beautiful nature photos. Auto tours are available for limited ability walkers.
For more information call (304) 925-2771 or the Forest Office at (304) 558-3500.
Sponsored by Kanawha State Forest Foundation and assisted by Mary Ingles Trailblazers, DNR, Handlan Chapter Brooks Bird Club, and Master Naturalists.
Cincinnati Ballet
2010 - 2011 Season
Girl Scouts of all ages have the opportunity to see a Cincinnati Ballet performance and participate in a dance workshop. Girls will learn to move and step to the music under the instruction of an Otto M. Budig Academy instructor. The workshop will satisfy the badge requirements for the Brownie Dancercize Try-It and the Junior Dance Badge under Girl Scouts of USA. Learn more here...
Newport Aquarium
Scout's Honor Weekend
November 6 - 7, 2010
There are a lot of fun things to do while you’re here at the Newport Aquarium! Catch the Penguin Parade with African Blackfooted Penguins, Touch critters and sharks at the Touch Pool in Shore Gallery and in Shark Central, Watch Otters being fed in the Rainforest exhibit, Watch Penguins being fed by Aquarium biologists in the Kroger Kingdom of Penguins exhibit, hand-feed the Lorikeets from a cup of nectar you can purchase in the Rainforest exhibit. $2 per cup, Dive Shows, meet our mascots, and animal encounters.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
"Wildlife" Interest Project
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Explore the wonders of wildlife in this exciting program.
Disney Youth Education Series
Disney Youth Education Series transports your students behind the scenes of Disney Parks® to showcase how principles they're learning in the classroom make exciting things happen every day at the Walt Disney World® Resort. Specially-trained Disney facilitators use captivating material and breathtaking experiences to get your Girl Scout’s eyes wide open. The large variety of 2½- to 3½-hour facilitated field study programs is designed to inspire your young learners. Disney Youth Education Series field studies allows your group to do things it can't do anywhere else in the world. It's easy and affordable to take your group on an exciting learning adventure inside the Walt Disney World Theme Parks! How? Complete and return the Program Request Form and the Ticket Order Form.
Disney Youth Tickets
Disney offers special priced tickets for youth groups who want to experience the magic of the Disney Parks® without an educational component to their experience. To learn more about these ticket options for groups of 10 or more youth, please view our website.
National Garden Club
This program encourages partnerships between Girl Scouts and local National Garden Clubs to teach Girl Scouts about native plants in their area. Girl Scouts of all age levels are eligible to earn this patch.
Scouting With Great Wolf Lodge
From a huge indoor waterpark and colossal arcade to guest rooms designed like cozy, Northwoods cabins, we have it all. Add an educational component to your outing by attending our daily Wolf Walk, a hands-on look at nature and the creatures that inhabit the Northwoods. Plus, all Scouts receive a Great Wolf Lodge Fun Patch when they stay overnight with us. Learn More Here...
Get ready to "scout out" Idlewild and SoakZone is a whole new way. Scout it Out! offers the perfect blend of education and fun. The program allows troops to spend the day scouting out the park, enjoying the rides, water attractions and entertainment. Troops can also participate in a variety of fun, educational activities that will earn them a commemorative activity patch. An "Easy Eats" meal voucher gives troops the convenience of a delicious meal without interrupting their day of fun.
2009 - 2010 Virginia Beach Trip Planner
Greetings from Virginia Beach! This Girl Scout Planner was designed to provide you with information about bringing your Scouts to Virginia Beach in order to earn Try-Its, Badges, and Patches. We would like to invite you to take a closer look at the exciting programs we have developed specifically for Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Senior Scouts. Virginia Beach Trip Planner...
Trees for the 21st Century is a unique educational and tree-planting program for children ages 6 to 18, involving science-based learning, tree-planting, and ongoing stewardship activities. Learn More Here...
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
