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Battleship Cove
Nautical Nights
Fall River
The Nautical Nights program includes:
• overnight lodging on the USS Massachusetts
battleship, a National Historic Landmark
• three meals
• admission to Battleship Cove
• admission to the Marine Museum at Fall River
• movies and educational activities
• a souvenir guide with pull-out map of USS
Massachusetts
$55pp. Contact Paula Hague, 508 678
1100 x101, paulah@battleshipcove.org.
Blue Hills
Reservation
695 Hillside
Street, Milton
Thousands of years before European explorers
arrived, Native Americans made their homes
here and called themselves “Massachusett,” or
“people of the great hills.” Educational
programs by Rangers are offered on weekends.
Sat and Sun, 11:00-3:00, $1.5pg, $3pa. Call
Blue Hills Reservation for more info, 617 698
1802
Blue Hill Observatory Science Center
The Observatory is the principal structure
associated with the history of weather
observation in the USA. This year’s exciting
programs include Kites and the Troposphere,
Observing Weather, guided hikes, Clouds,
Balance and Spinning Toys and Weather on the
Web.
Daily.
Contact Don McCasland, 617 696 0562, dmccasland@bluehill.org, for fees.
www.bluehill.org.
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
This museum features cultural and natural
history exhibits including a display of live
animals of the Blue Hills. Sixteen historic
structures tell fascinating tales of Native
Americans, explorers, farmers, quarry workers,
and inventors. The Weather Observatory sits
atop the hill.
For details, call 617 333 0690.
Bristol County Nature Center
BC Agricultural High School, 135 Center St,
Dighton
The Nature Center has displays and collections
about the natural history of Bristol County.
There are reconstructed scenes, live aquaria
and large exhibits that show the area’s
biodiversity. Our wetlands, beaches, meadows
and forests; animal identification,
adaptation, and ecological principles; and a
working coastal shack are part of the
experience.
1-2 hour tours available on Wed, Thurs,
Fri. Free. Contact Lydia L. Silva, 669 6744
x120.
Cape Cod Children’s Museum
577 Great Neck Rd, Mashpee, 508 539 8788, cccm@gis.net
The museum offers programs on several badges.
All participants will receive a certificate.
Badges can be purchased at the council.
6:00-8:00, $9pg. Register by
phone or mail, 3 weeks before program date.
$50 non-refundable deposit required. Call
Sharon for more information.
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Rte 6A, Brewster, 508 696 3867
The museum offers guided field walks and tours
year-round. Visit www.ccmnh.org for days and
times. For details of fees and group size
requirements, call 508 896 3867 x112. For program
info, contact Julie O’Neil at 508 896 3867 x129,
or
adminsupport@CCMNH.org.
Capron Park Zoo
201 County Street, Attleboro
Capron offers self-guided tours,
behind-the-scenes tours, animal programs and
overnights.
www.capronparkzoo.com, 508-222-3047.
Cheernastics
This program is for girls working on fitness.
It includes stretching, tumbling,
handstands, cartwheels, handsprings.
Contact Cheernastics to schedule 1-hour
program. $5pg. 508 923 6232.
Clean Green Power Patch
Help make our planet clean and healthy now!
Massachusetts Girl Scouts have the power to help
make our air, water and land cleaner and healthier
for all!
Learn: What’s renewable energy?
Explore: Visit a clean energy site.
Act: Share what you’ve learned.
The Clean Green Power Patch introduces girls to
alternative energy sources. They will meet and
interview someone who has chosen clean, renewable
energy or energy conservation strategies. Then
they complete an art, science or communications
project that gets the word out about the success
and growth of clean, renewable energy.
The tools you need to get started are available at
www.nesea.org/education/gscleanenergy. There are
resources, ideas, local sites (over 100 are
listed!), and inspiration on how to earn a free
patch while doing your part to save the earth.
Contact
sreyes@nesea.org
for info.
Developed by the Northeast Sustainable Energy
Association in collaboration with Girl Scouts of
Western Massachusetts and funded by the
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
The Climbing Cave
The new Climbing
Cave at Camp Wind-in-the-Pines in Plymouth is fitted to look like a real
cave, with outcroppings for bouldering (horizontal "climbing"). Helmets and
headlights are available. The cave is heated
for use all year. Use of the cave is free for our
troops, and the experience is self-guided.
To make a reservation, email three possible
dates to
Lu-Ann Souza, three weeks before the
earliest.
Coonamessett
Farm
277 Hatchville Rd,
East Falmouth, 508 563 2560
www.coonamessettfarm.com
Coonamessett is a working, 10-acre farm of fruit
and vegetable gardens, greenhouses, farm animals,
beekeeping, research projects with nature plants
and wind agricultural energy. Tours are available.
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Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street, Brockton
Let the art touch you at New England’s home for
contemporary craft. Take a one-hour or three-hour
art workshop with a professional artist to
complete requirements for badges in ceramics and
metals/jewelry. Join our Museum Educators for a
guided tour of our exhibitions which change
seasonally, so each visit bring something new.
Afterwards, enjoy our nature trail, Caroline’s
Pathway, as you learn about the fascinating hobby
of letterboxing.
Fees vary. Visit
www.fullercraft.org for a list of
workshops and activities. Book one month
prior: Diane Park, 508 588 6000 x125.
Heifer Project,
Overlook Farm
Overlook is a 270-acre working farm that educates
visitors about global solutions to poverty and
hunger through community development and
sustainable farming practices. Programs involve
integrated land and livestock production systems.
Livestock enhance food production and soil
conservation, and farmers benefit from innovative
farming practices. Overlook Farm teaches about
global hunger, poverty, self-reliance and
community development, and empowers people to be
part of the solution.
To register, call 508 886 2221.
Heritage Museum and
Gardens
67 Grove Street, Sandwich
Heritage’s art, history and auto museum buildings
are on 76 acres of beautiful botanical gardens and
nature trails. Junior badge programs cover Drawing
and Painting, Folk Art, Prints and Graphics and
United We Stand.
90 minutes. Contact Abbie Edens, 508 888 3300
x159, aedens@ heritagemuseums.org for info and
registration.
Mad Science
Their
spectacular shows were part of the Brownie Big
Four and Mad Science for Juniors. Now,
Mad Science offers hands-on workshops for your
troop! Using the same edu-taining techniques
as seen in their shows, the Mad Scientists
will bring fun science directly to your troop
... watch a marshmallow grow HUGE! Make your
own Wave Motion Modulator! Listen to the
radio…with your teeth! Choose from dozens of
age-appropriate one-hour workshops, including
Slippery Science, Wacky Weather, Under
Pressure and Dinosaurs, and badge workshops.
Mad Scientists bring all of the equipment
necessary and handle all setup and cleanup.
All you provide are the girls and the
curiosity! $150 for
up to 30 girls (feel free to combine
troops!). Additional travel fee may be
required in some areas. For more info, visit
www.MadScience.org/SouthernMass, email
Mad.Science@comcast.net
or call 800 748 7144.
Mass Audubon
Society
North River Wildlife Sanctuary
2000 Main St; Daniel Webster Sanctuary
Marshfield; North Hill Marsh Sanctuary;
Mayflower Street, Duxbury
Staff naturalists conduct hands- on activities
at all Mass Audubon sanctuaries. Programs meet
Try-It requirements. Plan a nature related
project with the Education Coordinator and
conduct the program on one of our sites. Award
ceremonies can be held at our South Shore
Regional Office.
For more info, contact Ellyn Einhorn, 781
837 9400 x7903,
eeinhorn@massaudubon.org.
Mount Monadnock
Jaffrey, NH
This is the most frequently climbed mountain
in the world and it’s right over the
Massachusetts border! There are over a dozen
trails for climbers of all abilities. It takes
about 4 hours to reach the summit, where you
can have a picnic and enjoy the view of all
six New England states! Make it a day trip or
spend the night at a park campsite. Fees,
maps, reservations: 603 271 3628,
www.nhstateparks.org. No pets.
New Bedford
Whaling Museum Tours
Spend your troop meeting at the Whaling
Museum! Learn about whales and whaling during
a 1-hour, interactive tour.
Nov-Mar, Tue-Thu, 3:30-4:30. $6pg, 1 adult
free per 10 girls, $7pa beyond that. Register
at least 3 weeks in advance. Contact Christina
Ely, 508 997 0046 x120,
cely@whalingmuseum.org
PETCO: Fur,
Feathers, Fins
This field trip to your local PETCO teaches
girls about the characteristics and habitats
of fish, reptiles, birds and small mammals.
Math, science and geography come to life in
this hands-on program, and girls will learn
respect for animals and responsible pet
ownership. Girls will learn about basic animal
care, environmental issues and animal
survival.
60-90 minutes, free. To schedule a trip,
call 800 987 6409 or visit
www.fieldtripfactory.com.
Red Dragon
Martial Arts Academy Karate Patch Program
This is a 4-part Fitness and Safety program
that teaches girls how to keep themselves safe
by defending themselves. They learn while
exercising and having fun. Each session
increases fitness level, flexibility, self
confidence, alertness and strength.
Skills are developed through basic training
and Karate games, which provide a way to enjoy
the benefits of this program. All
sessions include review of previous session,
allowing girls who were unable to attend to
jump right in. Each session is 1.5 hours long
and includes a healthy snack, bottled water
and a patch.
Norton, or your choice of location.
$12-15pg, per session, includes patch.
Sessions can be scheduled on Fri, Sat and Sun,
sometimes at your location. For info or to
register, call 508 285 9818 or email
rdmaa@comcast.net.
South Shore
Natural Science Center
Jacobs Lane, Norwell, MA
Overnights and activities are available for
all levels!
To register, call the Scout Coordinator at
781 659 2559 x212. For more info, visit
www.ssnsc.org.
Trinity Rep
Providence
Experience an award-winning performance at
southeastern New England’s premier
professional theatre! Group rates
available for all performances.
Call
Denise Giblin, 401 521 1100 x223;
www.trinityrep.com. |
