Category Archives: On Your Own

On Your Own: Girl Scout Day at the Newseum

Girl Scouts Get the Scoop – Day at the Newseum

Who: Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, & Ambassadors
When: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 9AM – 5PM
Where: Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
Cost: $8

This program offers an exciting look at the role journalism plays in society. Girl Scouts navigate the museum’s displays and interactive exhibits, wich chronicle hundreds of years of news history and the power of freedom of speech.

Registration is now open for this GSCNC Signature Event. Click here to register for Girl Scouts Get the Scoop Day at the Newseum. Cost is $8 per person (several dollars less than the regular museum group rate) and includes museum entry and a pass allowing access to special tours, games, presentations and art activities, with an emphasis on the role of women in the news, the impact of youth leaders and the Girl Scouts. Girls will also have the opportunity to share what they’ve learned and earn prizes. An optional event patch can be ordered for $1 each. Registration ends on January 2, 2013.

Learn more about the Newseum at www.newseum.org.

Girl Scouts Get the Scoop – Day at the Newseum is made possible by a generous major gift from longtime GSCNC volunteer Penny Halpern.

On Your Own: It’s Amaze-‘Zine at the National Museum of Women in the Arts

It’s Amaze-‘Zine

Who: Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors
When: October 20, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(one block north of Metro Center)
Fees: FREE!

‘Zines are do-it-yourself mini-magazines made and used by many artists and activists as an alternative to mainstream media. Explore promotional materials in Women Who Rock, learn about the cultural effects of different media, and create your own ‘zine about yourself or a favorite topic. Presented in partnership with Girls Rock! DC.

To register: e-mail reservations@nmwa.org or call 202.783.7370

Note: This is an “On Your Own” event. This is not a Troop 3480 field trip, but rather something parents can do together with their girl scout(s). Have fun!

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