Girl Scout Programs at Tudor Place allow Scouts to step back in time and experience life from the early 1800s to the mid-1900s in our nation’s capital city. Programs
feature the historic house and 5 1/2 acres of gardens. All programs include an interactive tour and exciting hands-on activities. The programs also assist in meeting
Try-It, Badge, and Interest Project requirements.
Enchanting formal gardens add to the beauty of the historic house. Armed with magnifying glasses, Scouts will explore
the gardens in search of living creatures. After completing the tour, Scouts will design and build a birdhouse.
Fulfills all requirements for the Eco-Explorer Try-It.
Scouts explore the rooms of a historic house, while spying for children’s toys that are over 100 years old! Scouts
will use their imaginations to create paper dolls and a stage to hold a spectacular performance!
Fulfills all requirements for the Puppets, Dolls, and Plays Try-It.
Put on your builder’s hat, as you learn about architecture at Tudor Place. Scouts will explore architectural styles
from around the world found in the Georgetown neighborhood. Scouts will put their creativity to work by designing
their own house and garden.
Fulfills all requirements for the Architecture Badge.
Enchanting formal gardens add to the beauty of the historic house. Armed with magnifying glasses and maps, Scouts will
explore the historic gardens. After completing the tour, Scouts will create their own flower garden to take home!
Fulfills all requirements for the Outdoor in the City Badge.
Scouts explore the rooms of a historic house, while spying for children’s toys that are over 200 years old! Scouts
will learn a traditional period dance and use their imaginations to create paper dolls!
Fulfills all requirements for the Folklore Badge.
Scouts become Architectural Detectives, while exploring architectural styles in Georgetown. Scouts uncover the mysteries of how Tudor Place was built by analyzing
the architecture of Tudor Place. After, the tour Scouts put their creativity to work by designing and building their own house and garden.
Fulfills several requirements for the Museum Discovery and Architecture and Environmental Design Interest Projects.
Scouts become trained museum interpreters through this exciting hands-on program. Junior Interpreters are trained volunteers, between the ages of 12 and 18, whose major
responsibility is to help museum visitors better understand and appreciate the historic house and museum collections. Junior Interpreters assist with tours and hands-on
workshops for school programs, Scout programs, and special events. Other activities encompass on-going training and field trips.
Fulfills all requirements for the Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts Museum Discovery Interest Project. Volunteer hours can go towards Silver Trefoil, Silver Award, and
Gold Award.
Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Scouts
As garden detectives, Scouts explore Tudor Place’s 5 ˝ acre historic garden. During the interactive tour, Scouts find various garden features and discover how
the gardens have changed over time. After the tour, Scouts use their imagination to build a birdhouse/birdfeeder.
The program offers scouts the opportunity to fulfill parts of multiple achievements and electives as follows:
Tiger: Let’s Go Outdoors, Feed the Birds, Make a Model, and Fun Outdoors
Wolf: Birds and Grow Something
Bear: Sharing Your World With Wildlife, Games, Games, Games!, The Past is Exciting and Important, Build a Model
Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Scouts
Scouts will travel back through time during an interactive tour of Tudor Place’s historic mansion and grounds. During a guided tour, Scouts learn about
different modes of transportation used and experienced by the Peter family throughout the 180 years they lived at Tudor Place, with a special focus on flight.
Scouts use their imaginations build a model airplane.
The program offers scouts the opportunity to fulfill parts of multiple achievements and electives as follows:
Tiger: Make a Model
Wolf: Know Your Home and Community, Spare Time Fun (make a model), Be an Artist
Bear: What Makes America Special?, The Past is Exciting and Important, Build a Model, Aircraft
Scouts become trained museum interpreters through this exciting hands-on program. Junior Interpreters are trained volunteers, between the ages of 12 and 18,
whose major responsibility is to help museum visitors better understand and appreciate the historic house and museum collections. Junior Interpreters assist with tours
and hands-on workshops for school programs, Scout programs, and special events. Other activities encompass on-going training and field trips.
Contact the Education Coordinator at 202-965-0400 x 110 or tmosconi@tudorplace.org for more information.
Scout programs are offered weekdays from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and weekends from 10:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. All programs are 1.5 hours long.
There is a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of twenty-five (25) girls per program.
Program Fee
$10 per Scout (includes all supplies and Tudor Place Participation Patch)
$3 per adult
A $50 deposit at the time of registration is required to hold your troop’s reservation.
The balance will be due on the day of the program.
$50 deposit and program balance may be paid via check, VISA, or Mastercard.
If you need to cancel or reschedule a program, please call 202-965-0400 x 110 at least 1 WEEK before your scheduled program. Your deposit, minus a
$10 administrative fee, will be refunded or your program will be rescheduled.
Failure to provide timely notification (1 WEEK) of cancellation will result in forfeiture of the $50 deposit.
