Sign up for a workshop, spend the day with us, or even sleep over!

 

More flexibility for your busy troop with our Workshops On-Demand! You pick the date, time and workshop, and your troop can have an amazingly fun and educational experience at the Nature Museum. Click on the options above to view our scout workshops. For more information about our Scout Workshops please review our Scout Workshops On-Demand Frequently Asked Questions.

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Scout Badge Workshops

The Nature Museum offers a variety of badge workshops for your busy scout troops. You can schedule any of these workshops at your convenience. Use the online form to begin registration. For more information, call 773-755-5111, Ext. 7.

 

Click here for a list of badge workshops that are offered.

Click here for to register for a scout badge workshop.

 

For more information about our scout and youth programs, e-mail youthprograms(at)naturemuseum.org.

 

Scout and Youth Group programs are made possible in part through the generosity of the Dr. Scholl Foundation  and the Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation.

 

 

Scout Events

For Girl Scouts:

Registration: Online thru Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Visit www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/ and click on “Search our Programs and Register Online” to register.

 

• “It’s Your Planet Love-it” Journey Day: Brownies.
  October 30, 2010. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.                   
  $15/scout min 180/max 240
  “Discover what makes our planet our home with hands-on activities, mini workshops, games and crafts designed to help you along your journey towards becoming a friend of the earth.”

 

• “It’s Your Planet Love-it” Journey Day: Juniors.  
  January 29, 2011. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.                         
  $15/scout min 180/max 240
  “Discover what makes our planet our home with hands-on activities, mini workshops, games and crafts designed to help you along your journey towards taking eco-action.”

 

For Boy Scouts :

Registration: Online thru Northeast Illinois Council. Visit www.neic.org/ and click on the program’s registration link to register.

 

• “Webelos Activity Badge Day” Webelos 
  January 8, 2011. 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.                                     
  $25/sct-4hrs; $15/sct-2hrs min 180/max 240
  “Elect to earn your Naturalist, Forester, Geologist, or Scientist pin in a 2 hour, hands-on workshop. Sign up for one workshop to earn one pin or stay the day to earn two pins of your choice!”

 

• Natural Sciences Merit Badge Day: First Class Rank and above  
  April 10, 2011. 12 – 4:30 p.m. 
  $25/sct-4hrs; $15/sct-2hrs  min 10/max 20 per wkshp
  “Take part in a special hands-on workshop to fulfill the requirements for Bird Study, Insect Study, or Nature in one, four hour, session or elect to take either one or both of our two hour sessions on Mammal Study and/or Reptile and Amphibian Study to earn your Merit Badge.

 

 

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Overnights

 

Bunking with the Butterflies Overnight

Explore the Museum and its exhibitions after hours and take part in fun, hands-on science activities and games throughout the Museum.

 

We welcome Scout troops at all of our Bunking with the Butterflies

Overnights. Girl Scout troops can register for one of our Girl Scout

Exclusive Overnights or any of our Public Overnights. Boy Scout troops

can register for any of our Public Overnights. View our full listing of

Bunking with the Butterflies Overnights here.

 

Girls Scouts, look for exclusive overnight programs in the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago Regional Service Center’s Program Schedule.