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PLEASE REGISTER BY PHONE AT

(757) 441-5838 FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS

AND CLASSES LISTED ON THIS PAGE.

 

 

Science Sleepover for Girls

Saturday January 24-25 4:30PM-8:00AM

Love Science? Come meet some of the great women scientists that live and work in Hampton Roads and earn your career badge!  This sleep over is open for any girl 4-6th grade and their female chaperone to come and experience a night of hands on fun and learning, while making new friends! 

Cost: Girls $30 ($25 for NBG Members)

         Chaperones $20 ($15 for NBG Members)

(Participants will be camping out in Rose Garden Hall)

Leaders do not have to be camp qualified

 

Polar Express Girl Scout Night   SOLD OUT

December 7th 4:30-6:00

Come to the special Girl Scout night of the polar express!  Decorate your own cookie and sip hot cocoa while listening to a reading of the story.  Then board a tram for a ride through the Garden of Lights.  This is a special program for girl scouts and their leaders or parents only.  Siblings are not allowed.  

Cost: $8/person (Adults must accompany Scout troops.)

 

 

 

Day Programs

Girl Scouts can discover the great outdoors on Saturdays through seven entertaining and educational programs.

Pre-registration is required. Call to register or for more information.  Full payment is due upon registration. Campouts are held rain or shine, but may be cancelled at the garden's discretion and a full refund will be given.

Refunds:  50% of the payment will be refunded if a written notice is emailed, mailed, or faxed to the Education Department two weeks prior to the start of the campout.

All Girl Scout activities are by pre-registration only.  Please call (757) 441-5838 to for more information or to register. 

WOW Girl Scout Camps

Brownies and Juniors will feel like they have traveled the world after they complete one of our new Saturday Scout programs. Learn from people around the world how the plants that grow around them affects the way they live. Junior Girl Scouts will meet the requirements for their Globe-Trotting Badge and Brownies will complete the Around the World Try-It. 

 

Webelo Scouts

Come and discover the great outdoors through our Webelo Forester or Naturalist programs.  Learn about plant and tree layers, identify forest trees and plants and count tree rings as a forester. Or walk on the wild side as you discover critters that live everywhere from under the leaves to the highest tree branches. Program includes a journal, a two-hour Garden Teacher led program and a narrated tram tour.

Cost: $7 per person (minimum of 6)

 

Girl Scout Programs

Explore Norfolk Botanical Gardens Council Patch

Brownies and Juniors can spend Saturday morning or afternoon exploring Norfolk Botanical Gardens and earn our new patch!  The cost is $9 per scout for two hours of exploring with a garden teacher and a patch.  Or you can sign up to do a self guided program and take our discovery packs out to explore the garden for $6 per scout.  Both of the programs include free admission for two leaders. 

 




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