Scout Programs

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Scout Workshops

Daytime programs designed just for scouts!

Join fellow scouts at the Zoo for a scout workshop and earn scout badges through hands-on learning activities, games and animal encounters. Each program is tailored to meet the specific badge or adventure requirements for Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Scouts BSA.

Workshop details: Pricing varies by workshop and does not include admission to the Zoo. All scouts will receive a Nashville Zoo patch. Only scouts/siblings (ages 5+) and chaperones may attend the program. 1 adult chaperone per troop is required to register and attend the the 2-hour workshops offered on select Saturdays from August - April.

Pre-registration is required. Questions? Email familyprograms@nashvillezoo.org

Dates & Pricing

Registration opens Wednesday, August 7 around 10 am. 

Registration details:  To reserve a date, a non-refundable $100 deposit will be required and will be deducted from the final balance due. Troops and dens must have a minimum of 20 participants (can include adults and siblings) and maximum of 40 participants.

View available dates and pay deposit

Scout workshops are sold out for the spring and will return in August. Email familyprograms@nashvillezoo.org to be added to the email list for fall program information.

 

Cub Scouts

$20 per scout, $10 per adult

Available upon request for groups of 20+ - Email education@nashvillezoo.org

Adventures Offered:

  • Tiger: Champions for Nature
  • Wolf: Digging in the Past
  • Bear: Critter Care
  • Webelo: Champions for Nature
  • Arrow of Light: Into the Wild
  • Cub Scout Pack (mixed level group): Champions for Nature

 

Wolf: Digging in the Past
 

Bear: Fur, Feathers and Ferns
 

Webelo & Arrow of Light: Into the Wild
 

Register

Girl Scouts

$20 per scout, $10 per adult

Additional scout workshops will be offered Fall 2023. Email education@nashvillezoo.org to be added to the workshop email list.

Girl Scout Badges offered:

  • Daisy: Eco Learner Badge
  • Brownie: Bugs Badge
  • Junior: Animal Habitats Badge
  • Cadette: Animal Helper Badge

Daisy: Eco Learner Badge

Brownie: Bugs Badge

Junior: Animal Habitats Badge

Cadette: Animal Helper Badge

Register

 

American Heritage Girls

$20 per scout, $10 per adult

American Heritage Girls Badge offered:

  • Zoology Badge

 

Scouts BSA

$50 per scout, $10 per adult

5-hour workshop, each merit badge is offered once/year.

Scout Merit Badges offered:

  • Mammal Study: Saturday, November 9 from 10 am - 3 pm

Register for Mammal Study

  • Reptile and Amphibian Study: Saturday, February 15 from 10 am - 3 pm*

*Scouts will complete all requirements at the Zoo except requirement #8, which they will complete independently.

Register for Reptile Study

  • Veterinary Medicine (only offered during Night Owl Experience)