Girls Scouts USA Programs

Girl Scout Brownies

Girl Scouts USA Programs at the Rancocas Nature Center offers a variety of environmental education programs tailored to meet Girl Scout USA Program activity requirements. 

Knowledgeable Center staff and associate naturalists offer hands-on experiences that give scouts an opportunity to earn badges by learning about different components of the natural world.  Diverse age-appropriate programming allows Daisies to move on to Brownies and Juniors.


Current Girl Scout Badge Special Events


Girl Scout Badges Offered

Girl Scout Badges

Daisy
Clover, Use Resources Wisely

Brownie
Bugs, Senses, Hiker

Junior
Flowers, Animal Habitats, Geocacher

 All Scouts
It's Your Planet - Love It! Journey

Whooo Lives Here?

All About Plants: Pollination, Seeds, Flowers, Photosynthesis, Trees and Leaves, Plant/Animal Interactions

All About Animals: Animal Babies, What Animals Need to Survive, Animal Groups From Worms to Bugs and Frogs to Foxes (Invertebrates & Vertebrates)

Digging For Decomposers: Decomposer Helpers, Worm Composting, Components of a Healthy Soil


Nature’s Interactions

The Cycle of Life: The Living, Non-living, and De-composers

The Web of Life: The Food Chain, Predator/Prey Relationships, and The Nutrient/Energy Pyramid

Habitat Investigations and Eco-Connections: Exploring, Sampling, Data Collecting, and Sharing Your Findings with a Group

Fun With Nature

Exploring Rancocas’ Diverse Habitats: Forests, Meadows, Vernal Pools, and Tidal Wetlands

Hiking Our Trails: Using all of Your Senses to Observe Nature and Record What You Find

Scavenger Hunts for all Seasons

Geocaching in Rancocas State Park

Orienteering, Compass Skills, and Maps

Understanding Our Environment

Niche Habitats: The Forest as a House, Meadow Mysteries, and the Wonders of Wetlands

Water in Our World: What is it? Where is it? How much is there? How do we use it?

Nature’s Cycles: Water, Nutrients, Decomposition, Resources, Recycling, Composting

How Living Things Survive: Wilderness Survival, Seasonal Strategies, Migration

Our Planet: Geology-Rocks and Minerals, The Earth’s Crust, The Sky Above


Let's Make Our World a Better Place

Creating a Healthy Environment: Wildlife-Friendly Gardening, Protecting Endangered and Threatened Species, Invasive Flora and Fauna

Understanding Pollution: In Air, Water, and Soil-what causes it and how to prevent it

Renewable Energy Sources: Wind, Water, Solar

Living Sustainably: Conserving Resources, locally and globally

Science Heroines: Let’s Talk About Jane Goodall, Rachel Carson, and Other Women Models

We can also customize a field trip on the nature

topic of your choice! 


Price for Daisies
A 1.5 hour program is $110 for first 10 scouts. $11 for each additional scout or participating sibling.

Price for Brownies, and Juniors
A 2-hour program is $120 for the first 10 scouts. $12 for each additional scout or participating sibling.

We do not purchase or provide the actual badges or other scout accessories. This is the responsibility of the group leader.

A $50 non-refundable deposit is required 30 days before the program. Payment of any remaining balance is due upon arrival on the day of your program. 

Programs are 90 minutes for Daisies, and 2 hours for Brownies and Juniors. Many programs are taught outside, rain or shine, so please dress appropriately. 

To facilitate scheduling please have several possible dates and times in mind. Spring and Autumn dates fill up quickly, so be sure to make your reservations early. The instructor(s) will contact you a week in advance with specific program details.

To schedule a program:

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