Get ready for a programming and educational opportunity designed to connect troops and families to community partners that can empower girls with unique experiences, help develop new skills and enable girls to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them.
Work directly with partners to plan events during days and times that work best for you both. Wanting to earn a specific badge? Here you'll find partners who can help by the Girl Scout pillars: Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, Outdoors and STEM.
If you are a business, or a Girl Scout who knows one who we should consider partnering with, tell us all about it here! Outside the Guide partners provide experiences to our girls and families they would not have access to through regular interactions. Some even support girls through completing badgework and providing discounts as well. Suggest a partner and we will reach out to the business to discuss the great ways we could partner.
Legends of the Wild West: Boot Hill Museum
Grades K-12
Dodge City, Southwest Region
Giddy up Girl Scouts! Relive the Legend of the Wild West at Boot Hill Museum with a personal, guided tour. This includes a 1.5 hour tour with Q&A. Advanced booking required.
Category: Family Events
Cost: $30 group fee plus $5 per person
Contact
Christina Million
tour@boothill.org
www.boothill.org
Taekwondo at the Dojo: Vigilance ATA
Grades 2-12
Emporia, East Region
Hi-Cha! Get to know the basics of Taekwondo during this interactive, confidence building, self-defense class with your favorite adult. Get moving with your Girl Scout sisters and feel empowered in your abilities. 2-12 grade girls are welcome and Juniors can earn your Practice with Purpose badge.
Badges: Practice with Purpose
Category: Girls and Adults
Cost: Free
Contact
Ray Baquero
contact@vigilanceata.com
www.vigilanceata.com
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Pro Kansas Recycling
Grades K-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Learn how to make the world a better place through proper recycling. Tour the PRo Kansas Miller Recycling Center and learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle with interactive activities. Daisies can earn Rosie Petal.
Badges: Rosie Petal
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: Free
Contact
Beth McDonald
education@prokansasrecycling.org
www.prokansasrecycling.org
History, Fun, & Badgework: Museum of World Treasures
Grades 2-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Host your badge workshop at MoWT! During a guided tour, learn about past cultures and people who shaped our world, uncover secrets and hear the stories behind crusty bones and ancient civilizations.
Badges offered:
Brownie: Potter, Letterboxer
Junior: Playing in the Past, Detective, Jeweler, Musician
Cadette: Night Owl, Field Day, Special Agent, Book Artist
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: $10-32
Contact
Brad Nuest at 316-263-1311
education@worldtreasures.org
www.worldtreasures.org
Listen to Your Art: Hubbard Arts Center, Derby Recreation Commission
Grades 2-12
Derby, South Central Region
Hubbard Arts Center is the region’s newest art facility, offering Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland fun, badge-earning opportunities in the culinary arts, dance, visual arts—even an advanced audio recording studio.
Would you like to learn to cook? Learn some fresh, new dance steps? Maybe paint, create art out of glass, throw some clay on a potter’s wheel—even start a podcast or record the next musical hit in our advanced audio studio! A Derby Recreation Commission facility, Hubbard Arts Center is the creative home for talented, professional instructors. Join us and Listen to Your Art!
Badges: Drawing, Painting, Snacks, Simple Meals, and much more! Call, email, or check out the website to see all offereing or to make specific arrangments for badgework.
Category: Girls and Adults
Cost: $10-$25 depending on program
Contact
Aimee Geist
aimeeg@derbyrec.com
derbyrec.com
Curiosity at the Crossroads: Smoky Hill Museum
Grades K-12
Salina, North Region
Visit Salina’s Smoky Hill Museum for an afternoon filled with guided tours and hands-on activities that encourage cognitive, social and emotional development of your Girl Scouts. Play in the “dugout” house, a replica of one of the very first homes in the area, enjoy the life size Lite Bright, experience the Weather Room where you will build a house and see if it can stand up to a tornado, or try out their pinball machine on 1930s farming. Interactive games, Kansas history and so much more! Admission is free, donations appreciated.
Category: Girl with Chaperone
Cost: Free, donations accepted.
Contact
Nona Miller
(785) 309-5776
nona.miller@salina.org
www.smokyhillmuseum.org
American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Programs: Red Cross
Grades K-12
Virtual, All Regions
Get prepared virtually with the Red Cross. Emergencies can happen when least expected. Red Cross is offering 2 free programs, Pillow Case project (Br-Cad) and Prepare with Pedro the Penguin (D-Br). Your troop will learn about different types of emergencies, practice what to do, and learn to cope with the stress. Presentations are 30-60 minutes depending on age and type of program selected. This program can be adjusted for older girls and even help Cad-Amb become community ambassadors! *In person events will be available once the pandemic has subsided.
Category: Girl with Chaperone
Cost: Free
Contact
Jaime McHugh
(316) 239-4803
jaime.mchugh@redcross.org
www.redcross.org
Strong Communities for Trying Times: Mental Health Association
Grades K-12
Virtual, All Regions
Thrive even when times get tough. MHA’s workshops will help girls learn coping skills, how to handle difficult feelings, increase mental wellness, and more. Let’s add another tool to our young community leader’s tool belt to help them be resilient! This is a virtual program offered to K-12 for NO COST. Learn about their specific programs here.
Category: Girl with Chaperone
Cost: Free
Contact: Southern Regions
Peggy Bennett
Peggy.bennett@mhasck.org
www.mhasck.org
Contact: Northern Regions
Stacy Davis
sdavis@mhah.org
www.mhah.org
Tippi Toes Dance Wichita: Tippi Toes Dance
Grades K-8
Wichita, South Central Region
Tippi Toes is a children’s dance program for children ages 1.5 - 12 years old. Our mission is to develop a love of dancing in children by creating a positive experience that promotes healthy living habits, helps build self-confidence, and a love for others. Tippi Toes Dance classes provide children with a fun, positive, and nurturing environment so they are able to experience the joys of dance, self-expression, and movement. Another perk, the session will come to your troop meeting location! Dancer badge earned for Brownies but not provided.
Category: Girl with Chaperone
Cost: $20 per group
Contact
Tracy Genheimer
tracy@tippitoesdance.com
tippitoesdance.com
It's all Fun & Games: Main Street Games
Grades K-12
Winfield, South Central Region
Ready, set, play! Main Street Games is your family or troop's new favorite hangout. Bring your own video, board, and card games or try a new one on-site during a regular game night. Girl Scout troops/families can customize their experiences by building slot clars. Have you ever tried the 3D experience? Learn how they design and print in 3D, then you put them together and then you can paint them. Oh, one more thing, this space can be booked to host your event or paint night, materials and instructions not provided.
Category: Family
Cost: $10-75 per person
Contact
Sarah Berry
(620) 705-5700
sarah@mainstgames.com
www.mainstgames.com
Be Ready: Bethany College
Grades 2-12
Lindsborg, North Region
Bethany College is ready to help you be the best version of you that you can be. Students and department staff are ready to prepare customized badge workshops for you. Creativity and fun in all levels will make the day fly by. Choose from sleuthing detectives to tapping into the entrepreneurial spirit of business and budgets, discovery in STEM and civic engagement. These can be tailored to fit the needs of your troop and led by skilled, fun and thoughtful teams to make your experience amazing!
Category: Girl Scouts with Chaperone
Cost: $20
Contact
Melissa Blake
(785) 200-5680
Blakemr@bethanylb.edu
Legends of the Wild West: Boot Hill Museum
Grades K-12
Dodge City, Southwest Region
Giddy up Girl Scouts! Relive the Legend of the Wild West at Boot Hill Museum with a personal, guided tour. This includes a 1.5 hour tour with Q&A. Advanced booking required.
Category: Family Events
Cost: $30 group fee plus $5 per person
Contact
Christina Million
tour@boothill.org
www.boothill.org
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Pro Kansas Recycling
Grades K-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Learn how to make the world a better place through proper recycling. Tour the PRo Kansas Miller Recycling Center and learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle with interactive activities. Daisies can earn Rosie Petal.
Badges: Rosie Petal
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: Free
Contact
Beth McDonald
education@prokansasrecycling.org
www.prokansasrecycling.org
Girl Scouts Love Animals: Hutchinson Zoo
Grades K-12
Hutchinson, South Central Region
Is your troop working on nature themed badges, or just love animals? The Hutchinson Zoo is the place for you! We have flexible day and time options and will develop a hands-on program that meets your needs and badgework requirements. Get some behind the scenes insight, meet the keepers, and make animal themed art. Great programs could include Eco badgework, Daisy petals, Animal Habitat, and more.
Badges: Happy Habitats, Eco badge work by level
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: Fees will vary based on type of program, length, amount of materials needed, snacks, etc. We work hard to keep programs affordable for families. Please contact to discuss pricing.
Contact
Jessica Wright
jessica.wright@hutchgov.com
www.hutchinsonzoo.org
Horseback Riding: Singletree Stables
Grades K-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Join us at the stables! Get on your hat and boots as you learn basic horsemanship and how to work around horses safely! Based on skill, comfort and grade level, Girl Scouts will tour the barn, learn horse care like how to halter, lead and groom. Swing into the saddle to ride, including mount, dismount, leading and walking your horse.
Badges: Junior Horseback Riding, not provided
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: $15 per girl
Contact
Joan Neal
(316) 469-9699
jm.neal@cox.net
www.singletreestables.com
Animals & Nature: Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Grades K-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Join us for a Wildly Different learning experience! An expert educator will guide your troop through STEM activities, animal encounters, craft projects and more to earn badges and achievements. Badge Workshops can be scheduled year-round and are a great weekend, after-school or summer-fun activity for your troop. Connect with the natural world and have a great time learning and bonding as a troop. For even more fun, add on admission, an Overnight Safari, or another education activity.
Badges: Many available, but need to be purchased at your local GS shop in-person or online.
Category: Girl with Chaperone, Family
Girl Cost: $10
Adult Cost: $8
Tag-a-long (family events only): $8
Contact
Erinn Bock
(316) 794-8954 ext. 203
edu@twpark.com
www.twpark.com
Open Water Scuba Diving & Discover Scuba: Adventures Sports Inc.
Grades 6-12
Wichita, South Central Region
The PADI Open Water Course is the most widely recognized diving certification in the world. As a certified Open Water Diver you will have the freedom to dive with a buddy and have amazing underwater adventures!
Category: Girl with Chaperone, Family
Girl Cost: $395 + tax
Adult Cost: $425 + tax
Contact
Steven North
(316) 689-8051
steve@adventuresportskansas.com
www.adventuresportskansas.com
A Day on the Prairie: Pioneer Bluff
Grades 2-12
Matfield Green, East Region
Spend time on the prairie, hiking nature trails, exploring the creek, creating nature crafts, play old fashioned games, and learn about the unique heritage of the Flint Hills.
Category: Girl with Chaperone
Girl Cost: $5
Adult Cost: $5
Contact
Lynn Smith
lynn@pioneerbluffs.org
www.pioneerbluffs.org
Animal Habitats: Lee Richardson Zoo
Grades 4-5
Garden City, Southwest Region
Join the Lee Richardson Zoo in exploring animal habitats around the world! Learn what it takes for an animal to survive in each habitat through a fun, interactive exploration of the zoo and a chance to meet an animal ambassador up close!
Category: Girl with Chaperone
Girl Cost: $8
Contact
Alyssa Mechler
zoo.education@gardencityks.us
www.leerichardsonzoo.org
Flowers, Birds, and Badgework: Dillon Nature Center
Grades K-8
Hutchinson, South Central Region
Bring your girls to the Dillon Nature Center in Hutchinson to enjoy the great outdoors and earn badgework. Earn a variety of nature-themed badges based on your troop’s interest. Call for more information about program opportunities and to schedule.
Badges: Daisy Petals, Bugs, Brownie Home Scientist, Junior Animal Habitats, Cadette Trees.
Badges: Not provided, but need to be purchased at your local GS shop in-person or online.
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: $10 per girl
Contact
Stephanie Carlson
(620) 663-7411
scarlson@hutchrec.com
www.hutchrec.com
Wetland Wonders: Kansas Wetlands Education Center
Grades K-12
Great Bend, Southwest Region
Ready to explore the largest wetland complex in the interior of the United States? The KWEC is ready to help you discover how wetlands keep the earth healthy while earning outdoor and nature related badges. From nature hikes, insect collecting, bird watching, gardening, and driving tours of Cheyenne Bottoms, we have it all. Girl Scouts will immerse themselves in one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet! We can even provide waders so you can venture out and learn about water quality by collecting and testing samples from the marsh and capturing aquatic invertebrates to examine and identify.
Category: Family
Cost: Free
Contact
Mandy Kern
(620) 566-1456
amkern2@fhsu.edu
www.wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu
FHSU Mobile & Virtual STEM Lab: Fort Hays State University
Grades K-12
Hays, Northwest Region
The Science and Mathematics Education Institute at Fort Hays State University offers STEM outreach throughout Kansas on Campus in Hays and with our traveling Makervan. This is great learning for all ages! Sign up for in person portable planetarium dome (requires a 16’x16’ interior space with a 12’ ceiling for setup) or virtual our paper rollercoaster construction project, plus many more!
Badges: Steps of Space Science badges
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: $25 registration cost for each hour of programming (programs typically last one hour) and mileage at a rate of 50 cents per. Virtual programming is offered at no cost.
Contact
G.G. Launchbaugh
(785) 628-4538
www.fhsu.edu/smei/
Space and Sisterhood: Cosmosphere
Grades K-12
Hutchinson, South Central Region
Enjoy a fun and learning-filled overnight or day event that’s outta this world! Complete space or robotics badgework, learn about nuclear science, check out mission control, be an Engineer, see how rockets work, and so much more at this one-of-a-kind exploration of our universe. Experiences can include planetarium shows, using state of the art telescopes, guided tours, and Dr. Goddard’s Lab demonstrations. Call or check out the website, www.cosmo.org, to tailor your troop’s experience to complete specific badgework and become space adventurers!
Badges: Space and Robotics badgework for all levels, plus Cosmosphere fun patch.
Category: Girls and Adults
Cost: girl cost varied $20-$80 per girl (day or overnight), adult overnight cost $30.
Contact
Mark Hunter
scouts@cosmo.org
www.cosmo.org/scouts
Flowers, Birds, and Badgework: Dillon Nature Center
Grades K-8
Hutchinson, South Central Region
Bring your girls to the Dillon Nature Center in Hutchinson to enjoy the great outdoors and earn badgework. Earn a variety of nature-themed badges based on your troop’s interest. Call for more information about program opportunities and to schedule.
Badges: Daisy Petals, Bugs, Brownie Home Scientist, Junior Animal Habitats, Cadette Trees.
Badges: Not provided, but need to be purchased at your local GS shop in-person or online.
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: $10 per girl
Contact
Stephanie Carlson
(620) 663-7411
scarlson@hutchrec.com
www.hutchrec.com
Girls Take Flight: Kansas Aviation Museum
Grades K-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Prepare for takeoff! Come to Kansas Aviation Museum to discover fun in aviation and become flight experts. Do pre-flight checks on a real airplane, learn about the forces that keep planes in the air, build an airplane model, make your own flight plan, and be inspired by the amazing women who were pioneers of flight. Your visit can be customized from earning badges in STEM and design to exploring a variety of fun patches like Rosie the Riveter. Afterhours and overnight can be added. Fun patch included. Girl Scout programming options.
Category: Girls with Chaperone
Cost: $20 per youth, $20 per adult
Contact: Education Coordinator at 316-683-9242
www.kansasaviationmuseum.org
Wetland Wonders: Kansas Wetlands Education Center
Grades K-12
Great Bend, Southwest Region
Ready to explore the largest wetland complex in the interior of the United States? The KWEC is ready to help you discover how wetlands keep the earth healthy while earning outdoor and nature related badges. From nature hikes, insect collecting, bird watching, gardening, and driving tours of Cheyenne Bottoms, we have it all. Girl Scouts will immerse themselves in one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet! We can even provide waders so you can venture out and learn about water quality by collecting and testing samples from the marsh and capturing aquatic invertebrates to examine and identify.
Category: Family
Cost: Free
Contact
Mandy Kern
(620) 566-1456
amkern2@fhsu.edu
www.wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu
It's all Fun & Games: Main Street Games
Grades K-12
Winfield, South Central Region
Ready, set, play! Main Street Games is your family or troop's new favorite hangout. Bring your own video, board, and card games or try a new one on-site during a regular game night. Girl Scout troops/families can customize their experiences by building slot clars. Have you ever tried the 3D experience? Learn how they design and print in 3D, then you put them together and then you can paint them. Oh, one more thing, this space can be booked to host your event or paint night, materials and instructions not provided.
Category: Family
Cost: $10-75 per person
Contact
Sarah Berry
(620) 705-5700
sarah@mainstgames.com
www.mainstgames.com
Be Ready: Bethany College
Grades 2-12
Lindsborg, North Region
Bethany College is ready to help you be the best version of you that you can be. Students and department staff are ready to prepare customized badge workshops for you. Creativity and fun in all levels will make the day fly by. Choose from sleuthing detectives to tapping into the entrepreneurial spirit of business and budgets, discovery in STEM and civic engagement. These can be tailored to fit the needs of your troop and led by skilled, fun and thoughtful teams to make your experience amazing!
Category: Girl Scouts with Chaperone
Cost: $20
Contact
Melissa Blake
(785) 200-5680
Blakemr@bethanylb.edu
Power Your World: Integra Technologies
Grades 2-12
Wichita, South Central Region
Microchips power your world. Visit Integra Technologies with a behind-the-scenes tour of the testing facility, learn about microchips and what it takes to make them work. A one hour tour and interactive activity will introduce you to STEM careers and unlock your potential bringing tech and cool STEM careers to life. Fun patch included.
Integra Technologies is a global leader in the sourcing, packaging, testing and characterization of highly specialized, mission-critical semiconductor (microchip) components and related value-added services for high-reliability (“Hi-Rel”) applications where dependability and failure-free performance are of paramount importance.
Category: Girl Scouts with Chaperone
Cost: Free
Contact
Valarie Florio
(316) 512-4666
valarie.florio@integra-tech.com
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