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Scout Programs 

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts may earn marine-themed badges and patches through participation in full-day Scout events and on-demand workshops.

Fall 2009

Girl Scouts: Dolphin Encounter Patch

Please note: Despite its name, this Girl Scout Patch Workshop does not involve any physical contact or personal interaction with our dolphins.

Dolphin Patch Day: Saturday, December 5, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. : Learn about dolphin biology, behavior, and conservation at Mote Marine Laboratory and complete many or all of the requirements for the Dolphin Patch. This fun-filled experience includes an 90 minute interactive classroom program, a dolphin training observation, and all-day admission to the Aquarium. A dolphin watching boat excursion on Sarasota Bay is available for an additional fee. Scouts may sign up individually or with their troops. Adult supervision is required. Click here for more Girl Scout/ Dolphin Patch Day details.

Dolphin Patch Day: $18 all participants
Patch Cost: $1.50
Dolphin watching boat excursion: $16 children/ $20 adults

Registration available through Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida by calling Julia Onnie-Hay at 941.921.5358, ext. 316.

On-demand Dolphin Patch Workshops:Troops may also schedule a 90-minute Dolphin Encounter Patch workshop with a Mote educator at their convenience. The workshop fulfills many of the patch requirements, but does not qualify the scouts for a patch on its own.

15 scouts min./ 30 scouts max.

Dolphin Encounter Patch Workshop: $15 per Scout
1 chaperone per 5 Scouts admitted free, extra chaperones $15 each

Patch Workshop Request Form

Boy Scouts: Oceanography Badge

Oceanography Badge Day, Saturday, October 17, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.: A full-day Boy Scout event with workshops, collection activities, and an opportunity to complete the requirements for the Oceanography Badge. Scouts may sign up individually or with their troops. Adult supervision is required. Click here for more Boy Scout/ Oceanography Badge Day details, including program pre-requisites. Registration deadline: Friday, October 9, 2009.

Oceanography Badge Day: $18 all participants
Patch Cost: to be determined

Oceanography Badge Day Registration Form

Boy Scout Day on Saturday, October 17 is FULL.

Spring 2010

Girl Scouts: Turtle Watch Patch

Please note: Despite its name, this Girl Scout Patch Workshop does not involve any physical contact or personal interaction with our turtles.

Sea Turtle Patch Day, Saturday, May 1, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Learn about sea turtle biology, behavior, and conservation at Mote Marine Laboratory and complete many or all of the requirements for the Sea Turtle Patch. This fun-filled experience includes an 90 minute interactive classroom program, a sea turtle training observation, and all-day admission to the Aquarium. Scouts may sign up individually or with their troops. Adult supervision is required. Click here for more Girl Scout/ Sea Turtle Patch Day details.

Sea Turtle Patch Day: $18 all participants
Patch Cost: $1.50

Registration available through Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida by calling Julia Onnie-Hay at 941.921.5358, ext. 316..

On-demand Sea Turtle Patch Workshops:Troops may also schedule a 90-minute Turtle Watch Patch workshop with a Mote educator at their convenience. The workshop fulfills many of the patch requirements, but does not qualify the scouts for a patch on its own.

15 scouts min./ 30 scouts max.

Turtle Watch Patch Workshop: $15 per Scout
1 chaperone per 5 Scouts admitted free, extra chaperones $15 each

Patch Workshop Request Form

Boy Scouts

What Boy Scout badge would you like us to offer in Spring 2010? Offer your suggestions by e-mailing amy@mote.org.

SeaSnooze Overnights

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts enjoy these exciting overnight adventures. Learn more.

Girl Scout troops may register directly with us, or join  programs scheduled by the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida by calling Julia Onnie-Hay at 941.921.5358, ext. 316.

 


 
 
 
 

Registration Information
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Register a Girl Scout Patch workshop: Download a Patch Workshop Request Form (Word).

Register for Boy Scout Oceanography Badge Day: Download a Oceanography Badge Day Registration Form (Word). Registration deadline: Friday, October 9, 2009.

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Questions?

Check out our FAQs or contact us by phone at 941.388.4441, ext. 514, or by e-mail at amy@mote.org

Cancellation Policy

There are no refunds for Mote Education programs unless Mote cancels the program. If you provide notice of cancellation, or a change in the number of students attending, more than days before the program begins, we will credit your payment to a future program. If within 5 days of the program, you cancel or decrease the number of students attending, or fail to show up without giving notice, you will be charged in full for the program.