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Thanks. Kristie.  We do just about the same. We were curious if others have other ways that don't require all of the stations and prep, etc. If I hear of something I'll send it on to you (if it isn't sent via the whole list serve.) Have a great weekend. Maria 

Maria Mingalone
Director of Education and Public Programs
Berkshire Museum
39 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413)443-7171, ext 14 

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Subject: Re: youth programs

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We have recently added Girl Scout and Brownie days.  We base them on the badges.  We select 3-5 activities that will help them meet the badge requirements.  We advertise through the council newsletter.  Girls can sign up as a troop or individually.

We set up 1 activity per station.  We request that some parents/leaders stay to assist with stations.  The girls go round in small groups from station to station.  By the end of the 3 hours they have all earned their badge.  We buy the badges ahead of time so we can hand them out at the end of the event.

We then keep the supplies/instructions/etc from that badge day in a rubbermaid box ready for when we repeat that same badge day 6 months or so
later.   You can also save some time by doing a brownie badge day in the am
and a junior badge day in the pm that are related to each other.  The activities can then be quite similar.

Kristie Maher, SD Discovery Center
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Subject: youth programs


> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology 
> Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and 
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> Currently, we offer youth programs for girl and boy scouts. These 
> programs
are successful, but labor intensive and do not meet the needs of other youth clubs in our area. We are looking for ways to have our programs be less labor intensive and offered to a variety of youth groups. We would be interested in hearing how other institutions have developed youth programming and dealt with this issue.
>
> Maria Mingalone
> Director of Education and Public Programs Berkshire Museum
> 39 South Street
> Pittsfield, MA 01201
> (413)443-7171, ext 14
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