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2016-2017 Scheduled Programs September 23rd, 7:30pm-8:00am Drawing Dumbarton Overnight (J) September 25th, 12:00pm-2:30pm Inspired Painter (B)

2016-2017 Girl Scout Programs

October 7th, 7:30pm-8:00am Playing the Past Overnight (J) October 9th, 11:00am-2:00pm At Ease with Etiquette (B/J) October 21st, 7:30pm-8:00am Inspired Painter Overnight (B) Need another date? Schedule a Private Program for your troop!

Day programs are available Saturdays and Sundays at 11am, 11:30am, 12pm, 12:30pm, or 1pm. Overnight programs at available on Fridays starting at 7:30pm and ending at 8am the next morning.

Dumbarton House will be temporarily closed from November 2016- April 2017 for HVAC renovations thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Please check back on our website and social media for updates on the renovations and our spring and summer youth program schedule.

NSCDA Dumbarton House 2715 Q Street NW Washington, DC 20007 www.dumbartonhouse.org

Temporary Closure

Day & Overnight Programs Step back in time at Dumbarton House during one of our Scout programs! Programs are currently geared towards Brownie & Junior Girl Scouts and work towards badges or journey requirements. All programs include a tour, materials, snack, and Dumbarton House patch.

Inspired Painter

Pricing & Scheduling Private Program, Day Programs: The cost is $15/scout and $5/adult.

There is an $80 (5 scouts, 2 adults) minimum on day programs. Capacity: 40 scouts and 10 adults.

Overnight programs: The minimum cost for an overnight is $630 for up to 20 scouts and 2 adults. $30/ scout and $10/adult for additional people, Capacity: 40 scouts, 10 adults. Overnights also include a continental breakfast for scouts & adults.

Scheduled programs Day Programs: The cost is $15/scout and $5/adult.

Overnight programs: The cost is $30 per scout and $10 per adult. Overnights also include a continental breakfast for scouts & adults.

A $50 deposit is due at time of registration.

A final count and your balance is due at least 2 weeks prior to your program.

Online Registration: www.dumbartonhouse.org/youth-groups

Questions? Contact: Phone: (202) 337-2288 Email: Education@dumbartonhouse.org

Armed with artistic inspiration from the various 18th-19th century art forms at Dumbarton House, Brownies expand their art vocabulary and create their own artwork to take home!

Explore how to express yourself in a self-portrait and share a story by painting a group mural.

Painting Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Brownies; Day or Overnight

Drawing Dumbarton Using 200 year-old objects from the museum, scouts will explore various methods and techniques of drawing including still life, shading, perspective, and even cartoons. During this program specific to art, Juniors will expand their art vocabulary and take home a portfolio of their creations.

Drawing Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Juniors; Day or Overnight

Bygone Games With their scavenger hunt and haversack, scouts will tour the museum to learn what life would have been like for children in the Federal Period. Afterwards it’s time to play! Brownies will try games from the period and reinvent the rules to come up with a new game to play with their fellow scouts.

Making Games Badge Steps: 1, 2,3, and 4 Brownies; Day or Overnight

Playing the Past Learn how girls lived during the Federal Period. Juniors will tour the historic house to “research” their role, then it’s time to pretend you’re a young woman living in the new capital city.

Write with a quill pen, play games, make a clothespin doll to take home, and end with a tea party.

Playing the Past Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Juniors; Day or Overnight

Special Programs: At Ease with Etiquette—NEW! ONLY October 9th, 2016 Learn the essentials of etiquette and how it has evolved over time. From table manners to polite conversation, scouts will get to practice the basics. After, they’ll put what they’ve learned to the test during an afternoon tea party with their new friends!

This is a special program that includes lunch plus a guided tour of the museum, all program supplies, and a Dumbarton House patch. The cost is $25 per scout and $10 per adult (includes tour & lunch for adult).

Making Friends Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Social Butterfly Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Brownies; Juniors