For more information about the listings in this book, please visit gsnetx.org/programpartners PROGRAM PARTNER GUIDE 2019-2020 1 About this book Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. This mission can be accomplished with the support and assistance of many program partners. As an integral part of the community, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is proud to partner with local businesses, organizations, and community members to deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to our girls in fun and unique ways. We encourage our volunteers to take advantage of our program partners for badge earning workshops, exciting field trips, and engaging experiences. Let this book be your guide to additional program opportunities for your troop. In addition to the book, visit our website gsnetx.org/programpartners for the most up-to-date information about our partners. New partners are being added all the time — you won’t want to miss out! If specific age level is not listed, and for more complete badge offerings, visit the program partner webpage or contact the program partner directly. Fall/Winter event registration for council-hosted events is open now at gsnetx.org/events Questions? Please reach out to us at [email protected]. Table of Contents Art & Drama .................................................................................3 Engaging & Fun Excursions .................................................... 5 Exercise & Sports ...................................................................... 6 Health & Cooking ........................................................................7 Life Skills ...................................................................................... 8 Outdoors ....................................................................................... 9 STEM ........................................................................................... 12 2 Dallas Symphony Orchestra ART & DRAMA Dallas Will Travel: 40 miles Abrakadoodle North Texas 214.871.4025 Allen [email protected] 972.455.8180 mydso.com [email protected] All Girl Scout troops, groups, families and abrakadoodle.com/tx-north-texas friends will receive discount tickets to any Abrakadoodle brings art onsite through our concert in the 19-20 season. mobile art program. Awards Earned: Music Fun Patch Awards Earned: Daisy: Tula, Rosie; Brownie: Painting, Potter; Junior: Drawing Dynasty Dance Academy Dallas Acro Duo Courtney & Scott Will Travel: 25 miles Dallas 214.643.6468 Will Travel: 120 miles [email protected] 214.729.8774 ddatexas.com [email protected] Building leadership, teamwork, and expression facebook.com/AcroDuoCourtneyandScott/ through dance training and performances. Love the circus? Interactive circus performances and circus workshops are Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site available. Workshops are $30 for 2 hours and Denison include a fun patch. Call for performance quote. Will Travel: 50 miles Workshops are offered in partnership with Soar 903.468.8908 Creative Studios. [email protected] Awards Earned: Fun patch visiteisenhowerbirthplace.com This program uses presidential and patrotic Avant Chamber Ballet history to build leadership skills. Dallas Awards Earned: Brownie: Celebrating 214.871.5000 Community [email protected] avantchamberballet.org Holman Pottery Join us for kid-friendly performances! See Plano website for show details. 972.424.9982 [email protected] Bombshell Dance Project holmanpottery.com Dallas Brownies make a hand-built pot and glaze a Will Travel: 30 miles tile that they have created. Juniors through 214.683.5385 Ambassadors make a pot on the potter’s wheel [email protected] along with making one by hand. bombshelldanceproject.com Awards Earned: Brownie: Potter Dance and creative movement classes for all ages - no previous dance experience required! Make it & Take It Jewelry Awards Earned: Brownie Dancer; Junior: Dallas Staying Fit, Junior Practice with a Purpose 214.361.7019 [email protected] Dallas Museum of Art Make different kinds of jewelry! Learn the basic Dallas uses of different kinds of beads, the tools, the 214.922.1312 findings, and the materials for stringing. Also, [email protected] see how one designs a necklace, bracelet, or dma.org earrings. Classes consist of making two pieces Explore the galleries with a family gallery guide, of jewelry with all the supplies and design enjoy free art making in the Art Studio on the assistance provided. first and third weekends of the month, engage Awards Earned: Junior:Jeweler with local artists and the community in the interactive Center for Creative Connections gallery space, and much more! 3 North Texas Performing Arts SPARK! Plano, Frisco, Fairview Dallas Will Travel: 15 miles 214.421.7727 972.571.7626 [email protected] [email protected] sparkdallas.org ntpa.org SPARK! provides children from second grade Our Girl Scout Workshops are designed to high school with a fully immersive creative to develop communication, creative, and environment and hands-on learning that performing arts skills. Workshops are 90 develops their self-definition as creative minutes and cost $10 per Girl Scout (minimum individuals. Through an endless roster of seven girls.) Add a live theatrical performance workshops and pop-up activities, students for an additional $10. exercise their creativity and learn from creative Awards Earned: Performance, Storytelling, and experts, innovators, and artists. Manners Badges The Art & Drama Centre Theatre Plano Metropolitan Ballet Plano Plano Will Travel: 100 miles 972.769.0017 214.810.3228 [email protected] [email protected] planometballet.org artcentretheatre.com Special Girl Scout performances with a cast ACT can help with earning your Badges for the Q&A. arts! We offer workshops in a variety of artistic areas for scouts of all ages. Contact the theatre Plano Symphony Orchestra for complete information and to schedule your Plano workshop! 972.473.7262 Awards Earned: Performance and Storytelling [email protected] Badges planosymphony.org Join the Plano Symphony Orchestra for a Tuzer Ballet: The Nutcracker Family Series Concert and fun patch! Girls Richardson can earn a patch one hour prior to the concert 972.783.1735 by completing activities to learn about the [email protected] orchestra. Then enjoy a 45 minute movie music tuzerballet.com concert! Discover the enchanted world of The Nutcracker Awards Earned: Fun Patch Ballet and participate in a special activity to earn the Brownie Dancer Badge. Meet the Robert Garden Adventures in Art dancers to complete this magical day. December Irving 20 Performance at 1pm. Ticket sales begin in Will Travel: 80 miles October. 214.755.2681 Awards Earned: Brownie: Dancer [email protected] robertgardenart.com Tyler Civic Theatre Center Master Artist and Certified Instructor, Susan Tyler Garden, inspires Brownies and Juniors to create 903.592.0561 detailed paintings on canvas with award- [email protected] winning art curriculum. Art supplies and TylerCivicTheatre.com detailed instruction are provided to inspire Attend a play and take a backstage tour. frame-worthy masterpieces! Customized workshops may be arranged during Awards Earned: Brownie Painting your visit to explore dramatic arts and earn your badge or continue your Journey! SCRAP Denton Denton Tyler Museum of Art Will Travel: 20 miles Tyler 940.808.1611 903.595.1001 [email protected] [email protected] scrapdenton.org tylermuseum.org SCRAP’s mission is to inspire creative reuse The TMA offers free tours and family days. Can and environmentally sustainable behavior by provide Girl Scout programming with advance providing educational programs and affordable notice. materials to the community. Awards Earned: Ecology Badges, Art Badges 4 Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament ENGAGING & FUN Dallas EXCURSIONS 469.342.5555 [email protected] 1 Hour to Escape medievaltimes.com/dallas Lesiville A four course feast awaits as you watch the Will Travel: 50 miles pageantry and thrills of an authentic medieval 972.798.4688 tournament. Exclusive shows available for Girl [email protected] Scouts, leaders, and their guests! 1hour2escape.com Awards Earned: Medieval Times Fun Patch Race against the clock & test your puzzle- solving skills in an interactive, adventurous Mesquite Championship Rodeo environment. Become immersed into an Mesquite exciting challenge that naturally encourages 972.285.8777 cooperation packed with fun! [email protected] mesquiterodeo.com Allen Civic Ballet Scout Night at Mesquite Rodeo. Allen Awards Earned: MCR Patch Will Travel: 30 miles [email protected] Museum of International Cultures allencivicballet.org Duncanville Non-profit 501-C3 Ballet Company serving the 972.572.0462 community of Allen, TX and surrounding areas. [email protected] Awards Earned: Fun patch, Manners Badges micmuseum.org Badge workshops for all levels of Girl Scouts as AT&T Stadium Sleepover well as overnights can be scheduled for troops. Arlington 817.892.4660 Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip [email protected] Highland Village stadium.dallascowboys.com 214.724.8528 Come to AT&T Stadium for one-of-a-kind [email protected] memories! Enjoy fun activities, drop off your FB page- @NestleCafeHighlandVillage blanket for Share the Warmth, sleep in the Both fun badge and GS badge workshops are led stadium