Entire Issue - Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
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A Day in the Life<br />
Mercer Museum<br />
84 S. Pine Street<br />
Doylestown, PA 18901<br />
Sunday, November 4, 2012<br />
12:30–3:30 pm<br />
Cost: $15 per girl<br />
Grades: 4–5<br />
Step into the role <strong>of</strong> Elizabeth Chapman<br />
Lawrence, Henry Mercer’s aunt, and experience<br />
a typical day in the life <strong>of</strong> a Victorian lady.<br />
You will write a page in her diary, learn proper<br />
etiquette, create Victorian calling cards,<br />
and make fans. Sew buttons, play parlor<br />
games, and take part in a Victorian tea<br />
party. Relates to Playing the Past badge.<br />
Home Sweet Home<br />
Riverbend Environmental Education<br />
Center<br />
1950 Spring Mill Road<br />
Gladwyne, PA 19035<br />
Sunday, November 4, 2012<br />
1:00–3:00 pm<br />
Cost: $9 per girl<br />
Grades: 4–5<br />
Forests, meadows, ponds, and streams are<br />
just a few <strong>of</strong> the places that local animals can<br />
call home. All animals need the right habitat<br />
in order to survive. Learn about the many<br />
needs <strong>of</strong> local wildlife with hands-on activities,<br />
nature exploration, live animals, and a service<br />
project that will improve the habitat <strong>of</strong> our local<br />
animals. Relates to Animal Habitats badge.<br />
Look out<br />
Oprah!<br />
Gettysburg Through Different<br />
Eyes—Civilian Stories<br />
Camp Wood Haven<br />
Pine Grove, PA 17963<br />
November 9–11, 2012<br />
Friday, 7:00 pm–Sunday, 10:00 am<br />
Cost: $85 per person<br />
<strong>Girl</strong>s need not be accompanied by an adult.<br />
(The fee includes the bus and all activity fees.<br />
All meals and snacks will be provided except for<br />
dinner in Gettysburg.)<br />
Grades: 6–12<br />
Come and explore Gettysburg, the site <strong>of</strong><br />
the largest battle <strong>of</strong> the Civil War. Visit the<br />
National Park Museum and take a guided bus<br />
tour <strong>of</strong> the battlefield, focusing on stories <strong>of</strong><br />
the civilians who lived there. Spend time in<br />
the historic town <strong>of</strong> Gettysburg touring the<br />
Jennie Wade House and the Shriver House<br />
Museum. Hear all about Tillie Pierce, a 15<br />
year old girl who lived in Gettysburg during<br />
the battle and wrote a diary. Top <strong>of</strong>f your<br />
day with a “Ghosts <strong>of</strong> Gettysburg” tour.<br />
Be the Boss<br />
Albright College<br />
1621 N. 13th Street<br />
Reading, PA 19604<br />
Saturday, November 10, 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 />
Albright College<br />
1621 N. 13th Street<br />
Reading, PA 19604<br />
Saturday, November 10, 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 />
Cosmic Adventures<br />
The Nurture Nature Center<br />
516 Northampton Street<br />
Easton, PA 18042<br />
Saturday, November 10, 2012<br />
1:00–4:00 pm<br />
Cost: $15 per girl<br />
Grades: 6–10<br />
Join us for a journey through the Solar<br />
System as we explore the planets and the<br />
future <strong>of</strong> astronomical research. Create<br />
your vision <strong>of</strong> the sky through art, using a<br />
canvas square that will become part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
public display. Learn how you can Take Action<br />
on the issue <strong>of</strong> air pollution! Completes<br />
requirements 2, 3 and 5 <strong>of</strong> the Sky badge.<br />
Tea with Juliette<br />
Smith Lodge (SRSC)<br />
330 Manor Road<br />
Miquon, PA 19444<br />
Saturday, November 10, 2012<br />
1:00–4:00 pm<br />
Cost: $9 per girl, $2 adult<br />
Grades: 2–3<br />
Safety Checkpoints adults only!<br />
<strong>Girl</strong>s will learn about changes in the Brownie<br />
uniform over the last 100 years, visit the GSEP<br />
<strong>Girl</strong> Scout Museum, and play games that<br />
were popular during the early decades <strong>of</strong> <strong>Girl</strong><br />
Scouting. Discover fun facts about Juliette Low,<br />
and hear how her pearls saved <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Scouts</strong>.<br />
Make and bring home your own set <strong>of</strong> “pearls”.<br />
<strong>Girl</strong>s will discover the values <strong>of</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> Scouting,<br />
60 gsep.org • spark • fall/winter 2012
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