indicates a program that was newly listed within the past week. Check our Activity pages at least once a week and you'll always know what's new!
See our Activities page for registration instructions.
Award Seminar
We are offering sessions at each of our six Service Centers:
Binghamton Service Center
Wednesday, March 31
or Wednesday, April 21
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Cicero Service Center
Tuesday, March 30
or Monday, April 12
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Horseheads Service Center
Thursday, April 1
or Thursday, April 22
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
New Hartford Service Center
Tuesday, March 9
or Tuesday, April 6
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Phelps Service Center
Thursday, April 1 or Thursday, April 15
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Watertown Service Center
Wednesday, March 17 or Wednesday, April 7
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–12
For Girl Scouts who are looking to earn their Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award: Come learn about the new requirements and start brainstorming ideas with the other girls. Advisors and parents are encouraged to attend. This training is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. The event is free of charge, but you must submit a Council Activity Registration Form. This form is also available at our Service Centers.
Participant Fee: free
Minimum # of participants: 10
Maximum # of participants: 40
Registration Deadline: one week before each session
Questions about this program? Please contact
Daisy/Brownie/Junior Badge Day
Saturday, March 13
Daisies and Brownies: 10:00 a.m. to noon
Juniors: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Unadilla Valley Central School, New Berlin, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–5
If you need to earn try-its or badges for bridging, this is the program for you! The morning session is for Daisies and Brownies. Daisies will earn the Violet petal. Brownies will earn the Sounds of Music try-it. The afternoon session is for Juniors. They'll earn the Yarn and Fabric Arts badge!
Participant Fee: $8 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 50 girls; 10 adults
Maximum # of participants: 100 girls; 25 adults
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890/
Indoor Rock Climbing
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lindseth Cliumbing Wall, Cornell University
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–8
Girls will spend two hours learning basic rock climbing techniques at the largest indoor natural rock climbing wall in North America, all while working their way to the top. Girls will work on their own pace to try different routes along the wall, will wear a helmet, and will be belayed by climbing wall staff. Helmets and shoes are provided. This activity begins at 10:45 a.m.
Participant Fee: $30 per Girl Scout
Minimum # of participants: 20
Maximum # of participants: 40
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Sara Stinnette, 315-698-9400 x 322
Science Discovery
Tuesday, March 16 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Church, 1807 Bedford Street, Rome, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Scientists ask questions and find answers. Put your own investigative power to the test as we create many different experiments. We will make a kaleidoscope, do some water tricks, and test our skills with some optical illusions. Girls will earn the Science Discovery badge.
Participant Fee: $6 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 20 girls; 4 adults
Maximum # of participants: 50 girls; 10 adults
Registration Deadline: Monday,March 1, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Ice Skating
Friday, March 19 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Whitestown Recreation Center, 1 Championship Way, Whitestown, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12
Join us for an evening of ice skating. Whether you're a pro or just learning, this event is for you! Come and have fun with your Girl Scout friends. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Girls will earn a fun patch.
Participant Fee: $7 per girl; $7 per adult if skating, free otherwise
Minimum # of participants: 25 girls
Maximum # of participants: 60 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Energy Explorers!
Saturday, March 27, 2010 10:00 a.m. to noon
Syracuse Center of Excellence, 727 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY
Open to all Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
What is geothermal energy? How can a rock transfer heat to water? What does a "green" roof look like? Come find out at the Syracuse Center of Excellence. You will learn about geothermal energy, get a tour of a green, energy efficient building, and do some experiments. You will become a green energy expert!! All materials and a snack will be provided. Registered and appointed adults chaperones are welcome.
Participant Fee: $6
Minimum # of participants: 10 girls
Maximum # of participants: 20 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 12, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Taylor, (315) 698-9400 x314
Dance Party
Saturday, March 27 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Edward A Hannah Recreation Center, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12 and Adults
Dance the afternoon away with tunes from the 1960's through 2010. Participants will learn the Electric Slide, Macarena, and be challenged to a Limbo contest! Wear your poodle skirt or dance outfit! Feel free to bring a friend and introduce her to Girl Scouts.
Participant Fee: $4 per girl; adults free
Minimum # of participants: 25 girls
Maximum # of participants: 250 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 12, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Brownies and Juniors Jump into Journeys
Tuesday, April 6 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
North Utica Senior Recreation Center, 50 Riverside Drive, Utica, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 2–5
Join us as we explore what each journey has to offer. Brownies will participate in fun activities from Brownie Quest and WOW. Juniors will get to do activities from Agent of Change and Get Moving. See what all the buzz is about! Girls will earn a fun patch for participating in the program.
Participant Fee: $8 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 25 girls
Maximum # of participants: 40 girls
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 22, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Montezuma Audubon Center Junior Badge Day
Saturday, April 10, 2010 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Montezuma Audubon Center, Savannah, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Spend an exciting day at the Montezuma Audubon Center exploring nature and earning your Earth Connections and Wildlife badges. (Badges will be provided.) Lunch is not included; girls need to bring a packed lunch. Girls may register individually or as a troop. Please limit the number of adult chaperones to one or two per troop.
Participant Fee: $10 per girl; no charge for adults
Minimum # of participants: 15
Maximum # of participants: 35
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 26, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Sara Stinnette, 315-698-9400 x 322
Tag-Along with Synchro!
Saturday, April 17 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Hartwick College, Binder Pool, Oneonta, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–8
Experience a day in the life of a synchronized swimmer with the BGC Gaviatas Synchronized Senior Swim Team! Learn the basics including yoga and choreography, then perform an actual team routine. Demonstrate your inner beauty and artistic ability by designing and decorating your own Synchro swimsuit costume! Girls must be able to swim 50 yards, be comfortable underwater and in the deep end of the pool. Please bring your own towel, swimsuit, shorts, t-shirt, and sneakers. One piece bathing suits are preferred but not mandatory.
Participant Fee: $10 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 24 girls; 5 adults
Maximum # of participants: 50 girls; 15 adults
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 2, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890
Papermaking with the Papyrus Club
Monday, April 19 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), Syracuse, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Learn all about papermaking from SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry students in the Papyrus Club! Handmake your own paper, learn techniques such as marbling and quilling, see a giant paper machine, and more. Registered and appointed adults are welcome to stay and observe.
Participant Fee: $7 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 10 girls
Maximum # of participants: 30 girls
Registration Deadline: Monday, April 5, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Taylor, (315) 698-9400 x314
Amahami Work Weekend:
an Earth Week Take-Action Project!
9:00 a.m. Saturday, April 24 to 11:00 a.m. Sunday, April 25
Amahami Outdoor Center, Sanford, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12 and Adults
Complete an Earth Week Take-Action Project by helping to get Amahami ready for camping! Enjoy a weekend at the gorgeous Amahami Outdoor Center for half the normal rental price! During this popular annual program, participants will work from 9:00 a.m. to noon on a variety of projects such as erecting tents and completing other projects to prepare Amahami for the camping season. On Saturday afternoon, participants may join other weekend visitors at Fletcher Lodge for Amahami Celebrates Earth Day! activities.
To receive the half-price discount, it is mandatory that perticipants spend Saturday morning working with the rangers; you are welcome to help out on Sunday as well—there's a lot to do!
Participant Fee: Price varies by unit reserved for overnight accommodation. The fee charged will be half of the normal fee. For more information on unit availability and price, e-mail Rhonda Wright or contact her by phone at (315) 539-5085 x2129.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Questions about this program? Please e-mail Kim Albrecht, Outdoor Program Manager, or call her at 607-342-4047.
Wicked Theater Trip
Saturday, May 1, 2010, Departure and return times vary by location; buses being offered from
Binghamton, Syracuse, Utica, and Watertown.
Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–12 and adults
Did you know that the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch were once friends? Find out what happened during this bewitching musical. We've even arranged a stage tour for you to see the magic of Munchkinland and OZ!
Tickets and transportation are included in the participant fee. A $30 deposit (non-refundable, but can be transferred to another person) is required by February 26, 2010. The final payment is due no later than April 9, 2010. Please bring a bag lunch and dinner.
Participant Fee: $70 (includes show ticket, backstage tour, and transportation)
Minimum # of participants: 100
Maximum # of participants: 175
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 26, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890
Troops, Families, and Friends
7:00 p.m. Friday, May 7 through 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 9
Camp Trefoil, Harrisville, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12 and adults
Come enjoy the weekend while we help open Camp Trefoil for the 2010 season. Friday night we will spend time getting to know each other while we learn what work needs to be done. Saturday we will spend the day working around camp. Saturday night there will be fun activities for just relaxing with friends. Sunday morning we will finish our projects and go home. This is a great opportunity for girls to earn service hours. Participants are welcome to spend the weekend or just come for the day. Please let us know what your plans are when registering.
Participant Fee: $5 per girl; $5 per adult
Minimum # of participants: 15 girls; 5 adults
Maximum # of participants: 25 girls; 25 adults
Registration Deadline: Monday, April 26, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x 28
GSI – Girl Scout Investigators
Saturday, May 8 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
SUNY Canton, Canton, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–8
Work on a crime scene with students from SUNY Canton. Learn about fingerprinting, DNA, interviewing a witness, and much more while earning the Uncovering the Evidence Interest Project Patch. Register early, this is a very popular program!
Participant Fee: $5 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 20 girls
Maximum # of participants: 30 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890
Get Moving – Junior Overnight
6:30 p.m., Friday, June 4 through noon on Saturday, June 5
Rogers Environmental Education Center, Sherburne, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Juniors . . . pack your tents, sleeping bags, and ingredients for s'mores for this overnight camping program! How do you use your energy? Energy helps you think, breathe, and grow! We'll do activities from the "Moving" journey during this camp-out at Roger's Environmental Education Center.
Participant Fee: $2 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 20 girls; 5 adults
Maximum # of participants: 50 girls; 20 adults
Registration Deadline: Friday, May 21, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890
Super Savers
Saturday, June 5 10:00 a.m. to noon
Cicero Service Center, Cicero, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Do you get an allowance? What do you do with that money? Come learn about saving money, get your own check register, decorate a piggy bank, and more! Chaperones are not needed for this event. Each girl will get a fun patch for participating.
Participant Fee: $10 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 7 girls
Maximum # of participants: 15 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, May 21, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Taylor, 315-782-1890
Junior Wildlife Badge
Saturday, June 12 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), Syracuse, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Spend an exciting day at SUNY ESF learning about wildlife from college graduate students. You will earn your Wildlife badge. (The badges are included in this program.) Lunch will be provided. Girls may register individually or as a troop. Please limit the number of adult chaperones to one or two per troop.
Participant Fee: $6 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 20 girls
Maximum # of participants: 50 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, May 28, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Sara Stinnette, 315-698-9400 x 322
Boating Basics
Saturday, June 12 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Camp Trefoil, Harrisville, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–12
Are you interested in going on a canoe trip but have never been in a canoe? Have you always wanted to learn how to kayak? Join us at camp and learn the basics of canoeing and kayaking while having fun too!
Participant Fee: $6 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 10 girls
Maximum # of participants: 30 girls
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x 28
Ball Farmstead Archeological Dig
Two weekends and two weekdays in June, hours to be determined
Friday through Sunday, June 18–20, 2010
Friday through Sunday, June 25–27, 2010
Monday and Tuesday, June 28–29, 2010
Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY
Open to registered Girl Scouts of all ages!
Girl Scouts, this is an opportunity unlike any other! Help out on a real archeological dig! Ball Farmstead is an excavation site in the Finger Lakes National Forest. Under the guidance of Dr. LouAnn Wurst of Western Michigan University, participants will help excavate the Ball Farmstead archeological site. Girl Scouts can choose to help out for one day, or all of them! Free camp sites on Seneca Lake will be provided for those who need overnight accommodations. Participants will provide their own food and overnight gear.
Girl Scouts will learn about land use changes over time, from bustling towns and farmsteads to pasture land and a place of multiple use management. They will learn about the plight of the American farmer in the 1900's and the Great Depression, and how that transformed the landscape today. They will learn the importance of archeological preservation, the concept of multiple use management, and how the National Forests differ from other agencies such as the National Park Service. They will gain tactical and practical skills such as record keeping, measuring, sifting, and troweling. They will learn basic hands-on archaeology skills and terms such as stratigraphy, provenance, and the importance of research, records, and maps. And so much more!
This program is open to troops and chaperoned Juliettes; at least one adult for every three girls participating please.
Our new Journey series, It’s Your Story: Tell It! is just around the corner. This program is a wonderful compliment to the new Journey and a terrific, helpful Take-Action project!
Participant Fee: free!
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Albrecht, 607-342-4047
Junior MOST Overnight: Aerospace
6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 10 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 11, 2010
Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST), Syracuse, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–5
Have you ever wanted to visit a museum after hours? Here’s your chance! Stay overnight at the Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) and earn the Aerospace badge. Enjoy an IMAX movie and all that the MOST has to offer. An evening snack and light breakfast are included. One chaperone per eight girls is required. Chaperones must be appointed female Girl Scout volunteers and are limited to two per group. If your group size exceeds 12, you may bring an additional adult.
Participant Fee: $39 per girl; $29 per adult
Minimum # of participants: 60 girls; 1 adult per 8 girls
Maximum # of participants: 120 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 25, 2010
Questions about this program? Please e-mail Sara Stinnette or call her at 315-698-9400 x 322
Erie Canal Canoe Trip
Saturday, August 28 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Lock #19, Frankfort, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades 4–12
Enjoy a day on the Erie Canal. We will meet at Lock #19 at Frankfort, have lunch, and launch our canoes. We will canoe down the canal to the Ilion Marina, where we will have a cookout. This trip is approximately 10 miles. Girls are welcome to bring their own kayaks if they prefer.
Participant Fee: $10 per girl; $10 per adult
Minimum # of participants: 10 girls
Maximum # of participants: 12 girls
Registration Deadline: Monday, August 9, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x 28