community program partners

Thank you!
Girl Scouts say “thank you!” to our Community Program Partners for their continued support and partnership!  Community partners provide opportunities for girls and leaders to learn and experience more in the partners specialty area.  This is done through programs, discussions, and/or hands-on workshops.

 

If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact Sylvie Peterson at speterson@gsvsc.org or 540-777-5103. The process involves an application, interview, and some basic training.

 

Troop leaders may contact the community program partners directly to schedule programs for their troop.

 

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum – Staunton
Education is the mission of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum located in Staunton, Virginia. The Education Department provides innovative and stimulating programs that help to build a better community through informed citizenship. With programs geared around the era of Juliette Low, founder of Girl Scouting, the Library and Museum make for a great partnership with the Girl Scout program. Please Note (for all WWPL activities): due to the nature of the activities and limited space we ask that no tag-a-longs join us for any of the WWPL activities. The WWPL Museum is located at 20 N. Coalter Street, Staunton, Virginia 24401. For reservations or questions, please call 540-885-0897 ext 110 or email at museumeducator@woodrowwilson.org.

 

Creative Kiln – Lexington
(C, S) Paint ceramics, hand-build clay projects, make jewelry, and do some stenciling while working towards fulfillment of Artistic Crafts Interest Project. You’ll have fun while you complete 4 requirements and work on portions of another 3 requirements of this IP. Customizable programs are also available.
Date: Call to schedule a date that works best for your troop.
Time: Approximately four hours.
Place: Creative Kiln, 17 S. Jefferson Street, Lexington, Va
Fee: $22 per girl/adult; Includes all necessary materials. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Make checks payable to Creative Kiln.
Min./Max.: 6 girls and participating adults/10 girls and participating adults
To register:
Jo Lewis c/o Creative Kiln
17 S. Jefferson St.
Lexington, VA 24450
Deadline: Two weeks before event date.

 

(B) Earn the Hobbies Try-It at a contemporary ceramics studio. Learn about hobbies and collections, then try your hand at the ceramics hobby by decorating your own ceramic piece that will be yours to keep. You’ll learn different ceramic painting techniques while fulfilling all requirements for the Brownie Girl Scout Hobbies Try-It.
Date: Call to schedule a date that works best for your troop.
Time: Approximately two hours.
Place: Creative Kiln, 17 S. Jefferson Street, Lexington, VA
Fee: $12 per girl/adult; Includes all necessary materials; does not include badge. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Make checks payable to Creative Kiln.
Min./Max.: 8 girls and participating adults/14 girls and participating adults
To register:
Jo Lewis c/o Creative Kiln
17 S. Jefferson St.
Lexington, VA 24450
Deadline: Two weeks before event date.

 

(J) Junior Girl Scouts earn their Jeweler Badge while learning to make unique and beautiful pieces of jewelry. Learn about the history and culture of jewelry in this and other countries, the symbolism of jewelry and stones,and jewelry made with unusual objects. Each participant will take home four finished pieces of jewelry from this workshop, while fulfilling all requirements for the Jeweler Badge.
Date: Call to schedule a date that works best for your troop.
Time: Approximately three hours.
Place: Creative Kiln, 17 S. Jefferson Street, Lexington, VA
Fee: $15 per girl/adult; Includes all necessary materials; does not include badge. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Make checks payable to Creative Kiln.
Min./Max.: 8 girls and participating adults/14 girls and participating adults
To register:
Jo Lewis c/o Creative Kiln
17 S. Jefferson St.
Lexington, VA 24450
Deadline: Two weeks before event date.

 

Taubman Museum of Art - Roanoke
(D, B, J, C, S, A) The Taubman Museum of Art is offering fun and unique ways to earn badges and Try-its. Each program takes place within the museum’s galleries. Each activity will be hands-on and full of fun. The museum offers the following:
Daisy Petal: Green-Use Resources Wisely
Junior Badges: Visual Arts, Art in 3-D, Camera Shots, Drawing and Painting, Print and Graphics
Brownie Try-Its: Art to Wear, Creative Composing, Colors and Shapes, Museum Muses, Science in Action, Building Art
Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors: Museum Discovery Interest Project
Ask about our Girl Scout Event Days for fall 2009 and spring 2010!

 

Date: Contact Abbie Edens at 540-204-4107 or aedens@taubmanmuseum.org to schedule a date that works for the museum and your group.
Time: 1.5-2 hours
Place: Taubman Museum of Art Roanoke, VA
Fee: Girls: $8 for program or $12 for program and museum admission/Adults: free for program only or $10 for program and museum admission. Includes all program materials; badge or Try-It not included. A deposit for the program is required (1/2 paid before the program; 1/2 paid day of program).
Min./Max.: 20 girls max. (flexible)

 

Virginia Discovery Museum – Charlottesville
(B) Come to the Virginia Discovery Museum and complete four of the six activities for your Art to Wear Try-It! You will decorate a t-shirt, make jewelry, face paint, and play in our galleries.
Date: Saturdays; Contact Michelle Staller at 434-977-1025 or vdmprograms@vadm.org or Devan Duke at 434-977-1025 or gallerymanager@vadm.org to schedule a Saturday that works best for your troop/group.
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Place: Virginia Discovery Museum (East End of the Downtown Mall), 524 E. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Min./Max.: 10 girls/16 girls
Fee: $9 per girl; $30 deposit is required when you schedule. Credit cards are accepted. Checks should be made payable to Virginia Discovery Museum. Fee includes program, materials, certificate of completion, and gallery time. Girls must provide their own plain colored t-shirt.
Deadline: Three weeks before program.

 

(B) Come to the Virginia Discovery Museum and complete Movers Try-It! Learn about wind and flight by making several crafts and experimenting with air flow. You’ll be able to play in our galleries too.
Date: Saturdays; Contact Michelle Staller at 434-977-1025 or vdmprograms@vadm.org or Devan Duke at 434-977-1025 or gallerymanager@vadm.org to schedule a Saturday that works best for your troop/group.
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Place: Virginia Discovery Museum (East End of the Downtown Mall), 524 E. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Min./Max.: 10 girls/16 girls
Fee: $9 per girl; $30 deposit is required when you schedule. Credit cards are accepted. Checks should be made payable to Virginia Discovery Museum. Fee includes program, materials, certificate of completion, and gallery time.
Deadline: Three weeks before program.

 

Ash Lawn-Highland – Charlottesville
(B, J) Step back in time at Ash Lawn-Highland plantation home of 5th President James Monroe. Discover the world of a slave girl in the 19th century and then experience life as a plantation owners daughter. Period games that the girls would have played will be part of this historic program. Stitching and drawing projects will be created by each scout. Brownies will earn the “Her Story” and “Listening to the Past” Try-Its. Juniors will earn the Folk Arts and My Heritage badges. Appearances by Juliette Gordon Low and/or President James Monroe may be available for an additional fee.
Date: Call to schedule a date that works best for your troop/group.
Place: Ash Lawn-Highland, 1000 James Monroe Parkway, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Fee: $12 for girls/Adults free; Fee includes house tour and badges. Credit cards accepted. Checks should be made payable to Ash Lawn-Highland.
Min./Max.: 10/20
To register:
Ash Lawn-Highland, Attn: Baylor Reinhart
1000 James Monroe Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-293-8000
info@ashlawnhighland.org
Deadline: At least two weeks before workshop.

 

Wintergreen Resort – Wintergreen
(J) Consider ways to be responsible while enjoying the environment around you. Special activities along the trail lead us to nature discoveries. Discussion of proper preparation and possible careers help us ready to experience nature again and again.
Date & Time: Call to schedule a date and time that works best for your troop/group.
Place: Trilium House, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County, VA
Fee: $20 per girl; Includes a full day of programming and all supplies; badge is not included. Checks should be made payable to Wintergreen Resort.
Min./Max.: 10 girls/40 girls
To register:
Wintergreen Resort
PO Box 706
Wintergreen, VA 22958
434-325-8175
Deadline: One week before to schedule date.

 

(J) Encounter Wintergreen’s wealth of wildlife – both plants and animals. Use special tools to get an up-close look at wildlife, investigate special adaptations in the environment, and find out which wildlife could be dangerous and which themselves are in danger. Exciting games will keep our focus on the wildlife around us.
Date & Time: Call to schedule a date and time that works best for your troop/group.
Place: Trilium House, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County, VA
Fee: $20 per girl; Includes a full day of programming and all supplies; badge is not included. Checks should be made payable to Wintergreen Resort.
Min./Max.: 10 girls/40 girls
To register:
Wintergreen Resort
PO Box 706
Wintergreen, VA 22958
434-325-8175
Deadline: One week before to schedule date.

 

Greensboro Children’s Museum – Greensboro, NC
(D, B, J, C, S) The Greensboro Children’s Museum invites your youth group, Scout Troop or Pack to plan its next Lock-In-Sleepover at our place. Children will have a blast playing in the exhibits and exploring the Museum at night with all their friends! Lock-in package includes: full access to Museum exhibits and party room, two Museum staff, karaoke equipment, TV and DVD player, Greensboro Children’s Museum badges (if requested), and outdoor garden/covered shelter area (if available).
Date & Time: Call to schedule a date that works best for your troop.
Check-in Time: 6 pm
Check-out Time: 8 am
Place: Greensboro Children’s Museum, 220 North Church Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401
Fee: $25 per girl/adult. Refundable security deposit is required. Make checks payable to the Greensboro Children’s Museum. One adult chaperone is needed per every 10 children. All chaperones must be present for the entire event.
Min./Max.: 40 girls and chaperones/150 girls and chaperones
To register:
Gabrielle Howell
220 North Church Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-574-2898
ghowell@gcmuseum.com

 

Maggie Moos – Charlottesville
(D, B, J, C, S, A) Maggie Moos Ice Cream Treatery Tour — Tour the operation, witness firsthand the production of ice cream. After the tour is complete, Maggie Moos will offer a 10% discount off all purchases for the troop and leaders.
Date & Time: Contact Kirt Gray at 434-974-6249 to schedule a date and time that works best for your troop/group.
Place: Maggie Moos, 145 Community Street, Charlottesville, VA 22911

 

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park  – Natural Bridge
(D, B, J, C, S, A) Plan your next troop outing with us at Jellystone Park Resort! You can choose to camp in a cabin, bring your own tent, or trailers. Our large cabins can sleep up to 8 people. For tent camping, an area specifically for your group will be provided. We can provide you with an activity schedule put together with your group leader by our recreation director. Activities can be geared specifically to your troop and required badges. Some of the activities we can offer, but are not limited to, are the following:
Team building games
Nature hike and scavenger hunt
Wagon rides
Arts and crafts (fee and non-fee)
River activities
Schedule a visit with Yogi and Boo Boo

 

Meals can be provided from our snack bar for an additional fee. We have a swimming lake and beach area, but do not have a lifeguard on duty. See our website for additional prices, information, and take a virtual tour of the park.
Date: Spring and fall months
Place: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge, 16 Recreation Lane Natural Bridge Station, Virginia 24579
Fee: Call for group rates. Fees include camping and schedule of activities and events designed specifically for your troop.
Min./Max.: depending on availability
To register:
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge
PO Box 266
Natural Bridge Station, VA 24579
540-291-2727/540-291-1942 (fax)
rachaeldstine@yahoo.com
Questions: Contact Rachael Stine at 540-291-2727 or rachaeldstine@yahoo.com

 

The Wildlife Center of Virginia  – Waynesboro
(D, B, J, C, S, A) Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro presents engaging and compelling environmental education programs. They include up-close experiences with live, non-releasable wild animals – hawks, owls, snakes, turtles, and opossums whose stories illustrate the wildlife conservation and environmental protection themes covered in their presentations.
Date & Time: Contact the director of environmental education at 540-942-9453 or wildlife@wildlifecenter.org to schedule a date that works best for your troop/group.
Place: The Wildlife Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
Fee: Varies based on program.

 

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center  – Virginia Beach
(B, J, C, S, A) The Virginia Aquarium offers a fun environment and enthusiastic educators to help your troop earn badges. “Sleep with the fishes” at an overnight, or just spend part of the day exploring the Aquarium. Our badge programs emphasize hands-on, experiential learning for your troop. Search for wildlife along the nature trail, learn the art of leaf rubbing, meet owls and skunks up close, or create your own “porthole view” of the ocean. Choose from the following programs:
Brownies: Eco-Explorer, Animal, Saltwater
Juniors: Water Wonders, Wildlife, Saltwater
Cadettes/Seniors/Ambassadors: Museum Discovery, From Shore to Sea, Saltwater, Oceanography, Wildlife
Looking for more? programs@VirginiaAquarium.com or 757-385-0310. Also visit their website for more information on “Scout Badge & Patch Programs”.
Date: Contact the program coordinator to schedule a date that works best for your troop/group.
Time: Day programs spend 2-3 hours after school or on the weekend to earn a badge; troops can also spend the night at the aquarium to earn a badge.
Place: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center 717 General Booth Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Fee: varies depending upon day or overnight programs.

 

Let’s Wing It! – Crozet
(D, B, J, C, S, A) Let’s Wing It! is a program about butterflies. The presenter dresses as a butterfly to help explain butterfly anatomy and discusses the life cycle of the butterfly, how to identify different species, how butterflies and caterpillars camouflage themselves, what we can do to help with butterfly conservation, and how to observe them in the wild. Along with a colorful PowerPoint presentation, the program includes an opportunity for girls to view live and naturally-expired specimens. If requested (and weather permitting), the program will conclude with a butterfly release. Butterflies can be released in Virginia from May through September. Opportunities to participate in a monarch migration project and tagging are also available.
Date, Time & Place: The program is available during daylight hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays throughout the year and will be presented at the location requested. Contact Linda Marchman at 434-823-3666 or socialbutterflie@embarqmail.com to schedule a workshop for your troop/group.
Fee: $10 per girl and $12 per adult for presentation only; $18 per girl and $20 per adult for presentation and butterfly release. An additional fee for mileage between Crozet, Virginia, and the program locations will be charged.
Min./Max.: 12/25 (Note: Groups of 10 or fewer may choose to come to the Social Butterflies home base in Crozet.)

 

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