Architecture Badge Program
for Scouts in 4th grade and older
Build your architectural skills, exercise your creative muscle, and earn a badge with the Chicago Architecture Foundation!
This program is specially designed to help Boy Scouts or Girl Scout Juniors fulfill their Architecture badge requirements. To earn their badges, Scouts will:
- embark on an architecture walking tour that includes sketching, looking, and thinking activities
- learn about a famous Chicago architect
- use math to understand scale—an important tool of the trade
- design a one-of-a-kind garden
- work together to build a scout-sized structure out of recycled materials
Girl Scouts will leave with their Architecture Merit Badge (available through August, 2012).
Boy Scouts need to complete and bring one pre-requisite (4: Make an accurately scaled drawing) in order to leave with a completed Blue Card.
Dates and time
Badge-earning programs are offered on select Saturdays and Monday holidays from 9:30am to 12:30pm. If these days and times don’t suit your schedule, let us know. We are happy to try to make special arrangements.
Location
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
Cost
$10 per scout (includes activity supplies, a snack, and a badge for Girl Scouts)
No charge for required chaperones, 1 for every 5 scouts
Group Size
Minimum 10 scouts - Maximum 40 scouts per session
How to Register
Complete Scout Program On-Line Reservation Form OR
Download a copy of the Scout Programs - Reservation Form. Fill out the form completely and fax, e-mail or mail to the Chicago Architecture Foundation:
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Youth Education Department
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
FAX: 312.922.2607
education(at)architecture.org
Please also read our Leader Prep Information for a successful Scout visit.
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