0Special Programs & Events

Cincinnati Museum Center offers a variety of badge programs for WEBELOS Boy Scouts, American Heritage Girls, Junior Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts. All programs include private demonstrations, discussions and exploration of the museum all day. Call (513) 287-7021 to reserve your place.

Girl Scout CMC 2008-2009 badge programs

People of the World Try-It

Girl Scouts learn about children from a variety of countries by visiting our Children Just Like Me exhibit in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. They will learn how to say hello and goodbye in different languages, as well as songs and crafts from different countries. The program includes presentation of the badge provided by Cincinnati Museum Center and all day access to Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Programs are held the same weekends as our Culture Fests to provide additional diversity. Culture Fests include storytelling, dancing, native clothing, jewelry, and performances free in our Rotunda. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 4, 5 and 6.

April 25, 2009

9:30 a.m. to noon

Listening to the Past

This program will introduce history to Brownies in an interactive way. The program begins in the Cincinnati History Museum where the girls can explore our 1800’s replica of the Cincinnati public landing. Your troop will get an opportunity to journey back in time and play children’s games from the past. The program continues with a look at the exhibit Cincinnati in Motion.  The program concludes with a private tour of Union Terminal where your troop will discover the importance of the building to Cincinnati history. All participants will receive a Listening to the Past Try-It. This program fulfills requirements #2, 4, 5 and 6.

April 18, 2009

1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Fee: $13/scout, $6.50/adult

Rocks Rock Badge

This program includes a guided tour of the Museum of Natural History and Science. Scouts will learn about fossils, minerals, glaciers and dinosaurs. The girls will have a private demonstration in our Nature’s Trading Post discussing hardness scale, local fossils, and types of rocks. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 2, 3, 5, and 8. Badge is provided by Cincinnati Museum Center.

April 18, 2009

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Fee: $8/scout, $6.50/adult

Local Lore Badge

The program consists of a visit to the Cincinnati History Museum, a short discussion on local legends and lore, and an activity utilizing historic maps of our city. The program focuses on the changes of our city, good and bad, and how they have affected the people living here. Girls are required to complete one activity of the badge on their own prior to the program. At the conclusion, everyone participating will receive a badge. The program also includes access to the Cincinnati History Museum all day. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 2, 4, 7 and 10.

May 9, 2009

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Fee: $13/scout, $6.50/adult

Theatre Badge

Help your troop dive into the world of theatre. Girls will discover basics of performing for an audience. They will learn how to: project their voice clearly, apply stage make-up that will fool anyone, learn to think quick on their feet during improv and much more! All participants will receive a Theatre Badge provided Cincinnati Museum Center. Also the troop will have access to the Children’s Museum all day. This program fulfills requirements #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

April 4, 2009

10 a.m. to noon

Fee: $10/scout, $6.50/adult

2008- 2009 Boy Scout Season

Webelo Geology Badge

Join us for a look at geology in the Cincinnati area! Look at rocks, minerals and fossils in The Nature’s Trading Post, experiment with volcanoes, and test your skills in geology while walking through the Museum of Natural History!

May 16, 2009- 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

May 2, 2009- 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Fee: $8/scout, $6.50/adult

Policies

Payment in full is required at the time you register.

• Individuals may register, but an adult must accompany the child.
• If you must cancel, there is no charge up to two weeks before the program date.
• Within two weeks, there is a flat $25 cancellation fee per troop.
• We reserve the right to cancel any date that is not filled to the minimum.
• We will close each date as it reaches its maximum.