Entire Issue - Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
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Be the Boss<br />
West Chester University<br />
700 South High Street<br />
West Chester, PA 19383<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
1:00–4:30 pm<br />
Cost: $12 per girl<br />
Grades: 9–12<br />
Unleash your creativity as you transform a<br />
product idea into a business plan. We will<br />
give you all the tools you need to start your<br />
own business—just bring your energy and<br />
inventiveness and be ready to brainstorm!<br />
Business Buff<br />
West Chester University<br />
700 South High Street<br />
West Chester, PA 19383<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
9:00 am–12:30 pm<br />
Cost: $12 per girl<br />
Grades: 6–8<br />
Do you dream <strong>of</strong> starting your own business?<br />
Get your creative juices flowing as you learn<br />
how to think and act like an entrepreneur.<br />
Discover the value <strong>of</strong> believing in yourself,<br />
filling a need, knowing your customer and<br />
your product, and being innovative.<br />
Geo-<strong>Girl</strong>s<br />
Nockamixon State Park<br />
1542 Mountainview Drive<br />
Quakertown, PA 18951<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
9:00–11:30 am Or 1:00–3:30 pm<br />
Cost: $8 per girl<br />
Grades: 4–5<br />
Geocaching is your chance to be part<br />
global explorer, part detective. You’ll<br />
search for treasure known as “geocaches,”<br />
using a GPS receiver to find where<br />
the cache is hidden. Completes all<br />
requirements <strong>of</strong> the Geocacher badge.<br />
Happy Hiker<br />
Nolde Forest Environmental<br />
Education Center<br />
2910 New Holland Road<br />
Reading, PA 19607<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
9:00–11:00 am<br />
Cost: $10 per girl<br />
Grades: 2–3<br />
Hit the trails for a nature hike. You’ll learn<br />
to use maps and compasses as you<br />
discover the world around you. We’ll even<br />
add a scavenger hunt to the mix!<br />
Jumpstart Your<br />
Screenplay or Novel<br />
Valley Forge Service Center<br />
100 Juliette Low Way<br />
Valley Forge, PA 19482<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
2:00–5:00 pm<br />
Cost: $12 per girl<br />
Grades: 6–10<br />
Discover the fun <strong>of</strong> writing fiction, and learn<br />
some great tips and tricks along the way.<br />
Topics will include character, setting, and<br />
plot, as well as advice on how to begin a<br />
piece <strong>of</strong> writing; you’ll also explore different<br />
strategies for generating ideas. <strong>Girl</strong>s may<br />
earn parts the Novelist or Screenwriter<br />
badge. This program is for girls only.<br />
Nature Hunt<br />
Nolde Forest Environmental<br />
Education Center<br />
2910 New Holland Road<br />
Reading, PA 19607<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
12:00–2:00 pm<br />
Cost: $10 per girl<br />
Grades: 4–5<br />
Become a forest detective as you follow<br />
a scavenger hunt. You will look for animal<br />
signs and have the chance to examine<br />
some forest critters up close!<br />
Spookless Ridge<br />
Smith Lodge (SRSC)<br />
330 Manor Road<br />
Miquon, PA 19444<br />
Saturday, October 20, 2012<br />
3:30–6:00 pm<br />
Cost: $11 per person<br />
Grades: K–3<br />
Take a guided hike through the woods,<br />
arriving at pavilions where older girls in<br />
grades 6-12 will perform a spookless skit<br />
just for you. Round out your evening by<br />
dancing to a DJ, decorating a pumpkin, or<br />
having your face painted. Fee includes hot<br />
chocolate, snack, and Special Edition Patch.<br />
Fall Festival<br />
Camp Mosey Wood<br />
White Haven, PA<br />
October 26-28, 2012<br />
Friday, 7:00 pm–Sunday, 10:00 am<br />
Cost: $45 per person<br />
Grades: 2–8<br />
Come to Mosey Wood and celebrate the<br />
fall! Stay in cabins with other troops, and<br />
enjoy crafts, hiking, games, and more. On<br />
Saturday night, we will have a big birthday<br />
bash for our founder, Juliette Gordon Low.<br />
All snacks and food will be provided.<br />
Gardener<br />
Longwood Gardens<br />
1001 Longwood Road,<br />
Kennett Square, PA 19348<br />
Saturday, October 27, 2012<br />
10:00 am–12:00 pm<br />
Cost: $8 per girl, $12 per adult<br />
Grades: 4–5<br />
Tour beautiful Longwood Gardens while<br />
exploring various growing methods and<br />
garden designs. Earn the Gardener Badge<br />
by discovering how and why various plants<br />
and trees are chosen to grow in this magical<br />
place. You will plan your own dream garden<br />
and plant a mini garden to take home.<br />
gsep.org • spark • fall/winter 2012 57
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