Monday, August 18, 2008

Girl Scouts: 2008 - 2009

Girl Scouts love History!

Our Scouting Program had tremendous success with it's initial unveiling in Early 2008, and we are so pleased to offer a full year of programming for Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia beginning in September 2008 and continuing through May 2009!!!

Explore the world of Museums, earn Try-Its, Badges, and Interest Projects and meet new friends at the Augusta Museum of History!

The Museum offers exciting and interactive weekend workshops for Brownie, Junior, Cadette, and Senior Girl Scouts to earn Try-Its, Badges, and Interest Projects. On scheduled Saturday mornings, from 9:00 - 12:00, girls will participate in activities to help them complete their Badge requirements (please remember that the Augusta Museum of History does not provide badges, but Particpation Patches are availble for purchase in the Museum Shop).

Minimum of 8 Scouts, Maximum of 30 Scouts. Chaperones are required (please follow Safety-wise guidelines)

All Badge Programs are $8 per Scout

FALL 2008 DATES

Brownie Girl Scout Day
Me and My Shadow Try-It

September 6, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Brownie Girl Scouts will learn how much fun they can have with their shadow. The girls will create their own silhouette work of art, play shadow finger puppets and more!
$8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505.


Junior Girl Scout Day
Now and Then: Stories From Around the World

October 25, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Junior Girl Scouts will explore myths and legends that have been passed down from generation to generation, from European fairy tales to Native American legends. These stories were meant to teach lessons, entertain, or explain natural phenomena. Create your own modern fairy tale and watch footage of an award winning Native American storyteller. $8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505.

Cadette/ Senior Girl Scout Day
Heritage Hunt Interest Project

November 8, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Using the collections on view in the exhibit, Augusta’s Story, Cadettes and Seniors will explore the past in comparison to their lives today and earn their Heritage Hunt Interest Project. They will explore their own heritage and those of women who came before them by viewing historic documents and photos; experiencing past trades like weaving on a loom and churning butter; designing their own Family Trees; and comparing women’s lives in the past to their own today. $8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505.

SPRING 2009 DATES

Junior Girl Scout Day
Women’s Stories Badge
March 14, 2009
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Augusta Museum of History. Junior Girl Scouts will look at women in the news and stories of female role models. Scouts will create a collage and their own women’s history game. $8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505.

Cadette/ Senior Girl Scout Day
Women Through Time Interest Project

March 21, 2009
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Augusta Museum of History. Compare the lives and roles of woman in past decades to today using the Museum’s exhibit, Augusta’s Story and primary resources. Scouts will also learn a domestic art or craft practiced by women in the past that has been replaced by technology. $8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505

Junior Girl Scout Day
Folk Art Badge

April 25, 2009
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Junior Girl Scouts will see a different side to the exhibit Augusta’s Story by learning about the arts and crafts of the past. Take a Scavenger Hunt through the Museum, play historic games and toys, enjoy story time, create your own family portrait after viewing the portraits in the Museum’s collection, and earn your own Folk Art Badge. $8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505.

Brownie Girl Scout Day
Through the Years Try-It

May 16, 2009
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Brownie Girl Scouts will learn about fashion, films, song, and slang from different decades to earn their Through the Years Try-It. They will also have the opportunity to view the award-winning exhibit, Augusta’s Story. $8 per Scout/ Free for Adults. Reservations are required by calling the Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River council office at (706) 774-0505.

Interested in a different date?

Alternative Dates are Available By Appointment!
Through a collaboration with Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River Council to educate and excite girls about history, Brownie, Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts are invited to join the Augusta Museum of History for Scout Days to earn Try-Its, Badges, and Interest Projects. Programs are available by appointment. Minimum participation of 8 Scouts. Each participant will earn a badge at the end of the program. Contact Heather Sellers at the Augusta Museum of History at (706) 722-8454 or hsellers@augustamuseum.org for more information and to schedule.

Only $8 per shout! Plus admission is waived for the day for Scouts and chaparones to explore the Museum!

Call the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Council to register for Badge Days, space is limited, so register early!

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