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Whether you’re a Girl Scout ready to earn your next badge and make new friends at an art workshop, or an adult volunteer looking for training opportunities, we’ve got an upcoming event to help you do it. Search for Girl Scout events near you.

Sign up here if you don’t currently receive Troop Edition but would like to. You can also find Program Partner events and activities in the latest edition of Girl Scout Insider!

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Link for Hillwood Estate: Girl Scout Program Request Form Survey (surveymonkey.com)

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Garden Journeys (Gardener badge)

Discover the beauty, tranquility and whimsy of Hillwood's Japanese-style garden and French parterre, and use art materials to design your own dream garden. Maximum group size: 25 Dates available: Tues Sun, March-November (available in-person or year-round virtually) Meets the following requirements to earn the Junior Gardener Badge: Step 1: Visit a garden, Step 2: Explore garden design, Step 3: Learn how to choose garden plants. Fee: $10 per Girl Scout, 4 adults free; $18 additional adults.

Contact: info@hillwoodmuseum.org

Flower Power (Flowers badge)

Go on a flower hunt in Hillwood's gardens, see dazzling orchids in bloom, and create flower artwork. Completes all 5 steps required to earn the Junior Flowers badge. Maximum group size: 25 Dates available: Tues-Sun, May-October (available in-person only) Fee: $10 per Girl Scout, 4 adults free; $18 additional adults.

Contact: info@hillwoodmuseum.org

In Fabergé's Workshop (Craft and Tinker badge)

Explore sumptuous jewelry and fanciful objects at Hillwood, Estate, Museum & Gardens, including those created by imperial Russia's legendary jeweler, Peter Carl Fabergé. Then craft your own magnificent, Fabergé-inspired box to store your treasures. Maximum group size: 25 Dates Available: Tues-Sun, year-round (available in-person or virtually) Meets requirements to earn the new Craft and Tinker badge for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts. Fee: $10 per Girl Scout, 4 adults free; $18 additional adults.

Contact: info@hillwoodmuseum.org

Bridging Ceremony

The half-moon bridges in Hillwood's Japanese-style garden are a beautiful setting for bridging ceremonies. Maximum group size: 25 Dates available: Tues-Sun, March-November Bridging ceremonies may begin at 10 am or 3 pm and last a maximum of 1 hour. For more information visit https://hillwoodmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/group-tours/girl-scouts Fee: $50 per troop.

Contact: info@hillwoodmuseum.org

Link for Spy Museum: Girl Scout Badge Workshops | International Spy Museum

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Forensics in Espionage (Special Agent Badge Workshop)

Cadettes become forensic scientists and use real FBI forensic techniques to examine evidence, make recommendations, and use the scientific method to attempt to determine the identity of a double agent. After participating in this workshop, Cadettes will have completed all requirements for the Special Agent Badge (badge NOT included). Workshops are scheduled on demand, and can be booked for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Fee: $200/workshop for up to 10 Girl Scouts, additional Girl Scouts are $15 per person, chaperones are free.

Contact: educators@spymuseum.org

Sisterhood of Spies (Power of One from Agents of Change Journey Workshop)

Can you name your favorite female spy? In this workshop, Junior Girl Scouts will learn about famous female spies throughout history, test their spy skills, and make connections to the Girl Scout Law and their own life experiences. After completing this workshop, Juniors will have completed Power of One, one of the three awards that make up the Agent of Change Journey (award NOT included). Workshops are scheduled on demand, and can be booked for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Fee: $200/workshop for up to 10 Girl Scouts, additional Girl Scouts are $15 per person, chaperones are free.

Contact: educators@spymuseum.org

Operation Code Cracker (Detective Badge Workshop)

There’s a mole in the operation. Junior Girl Scouts will identify the suspect, examine evidence, and uncover the facts to expose the mole’s true identity. After participating in this workshop, Juniors will have completed all requirements for the Detective Badge (badge NOT included). Workshops are scheduled on demand, and can be booked for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Fee: $200/workshop for up to 10 Girl Scouts, additional Girl Scouts are $15 per person, chaperones are free.

Contact: educators@spymuseum.org

Link for Cupcake and Lace: https://cupcakesandlace.com/girl-scout/

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Year Round Private Troop Badge Sewing + Crafting Classes: Learn to sew!

Cupcakes and Lace Sewing Studio offers year round sewing classes, private lessons, school holiday camps, birthday parties, Girl Scout Badge Classes and craft/sewing kits. For Girl Scouts they offer a variety of private troop workshops for each and every level. Focusing on art, sewing and crafting in each class. Badges and fun patches are offered for many of the GS offerings. Classes are held Monday-Saturday (after school or early evenings and on Saturdays) and availbility will vary. Contact them to inquire about available class options and dates!

Contact: https://cupcakesandlace.com/contact/

Link for Rising Troublemakers Reading Guide: Rising Trouble Makers Reader's Guide

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A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens, is the young readers edition of Luvvie Ajayi Jones’ New York Times bestseller, Professional Troublemaker.

Luvvie walks tweens and teens through what they must get right within before they can do the things the scary, necessary things; how to use their voice for the greater good; and how to put movement to the voice they’ve been silencing, because truth-telling is a muscle.

To go along with this reading, Luvvie has created a readers guide to fill out and reflection as you read!

Rising Troublemaker's Readers Guide

Please contact Customer Care with any event-related questions at councilcare@gscnc.org or call 202-237-1670.

Please note: We recognize that some events may be scheduled on various holidays and observances throughout the year. We are trying to accommodate the diverse needs and customs of all members of our community. For Council events, programs and trainings, we do our best to plan around these dates. On those occasions when a holiday cannot be avoided, we try to provide additional options for similar events on another date. Our Program Partners are third-party vendors and set their own schedules.