Prices
Scout Programs with the Brandywine Zoo
Programs
Join us for a day at the zoo!
Fee
$10/person
Includes scouts, parents,
siblings, and additional leaders.
Commemorative Brandywine
Zoo Patch
$2 each
Workshops
Participant
Fee
ADDItional Info
Scout Workshops
$12/participant
Scouts and sibling
participants. Includes Zoo
patch.
$5 (October-April)
$7 (May-September
To Book a Program
ScoutReach
Scout Day
Fee per adult/chaperone/
leader
Available Spring and Fall
Traveling Zoo Program
45 min
We’ll bring the zoo to you! We can
bring several ambassador animals to
your next Scout meeting. Your troop
or pack can learn all about our animals
and their adaptations through a fun and close-up
encounter.
Want a custom topic? Ask while booking!
SCOUTreach Program
Fee
per program
Meet 3-5 animals
Max 50 people
$210 + travel fees
Career and Animal Science Workshops
Fee
$8/DZS members
$10/non-members
Career and Animal Science
Workshops
Host your scout meeting at the Zoo
Fee
$150
For up to 2 hours.
$50
Add a meeting time onto your
private workshop booking, up
to 1 hour.
Other fee information
Rates include zoo admission.
DZS Members only receive discounts
on Career and Animal Science
Workshops, not on any other scout
programs.
All
participants,
including
adult
chaperones, and DZS members must
pay registration fees for programs.
One free leader per registered troop/pack.
Additional siblings or non-scouts attending
the program are required to pay the
program fee.
Payment is due in full at time of
registration.
Traveling Zoo Mileage Rates
Be sure to calculate your Traveling Zoo fees to include both
program and mileage rates.
Fees are measured by
distance from the Zoo
to your site, in one
direction.
• Step 1: Pick an upcoming workshop to attend or
decide whether you want to book a private workshop.
Download and submit a completed Program
Registration Form from our website. Telephone
registrations are not accepted.
Programs
BrandywineZoo.org/Scout-Programs
Program registrations can be sent to the Education
department via:
Fax: (302) 577-7480
Mail: Education Department, Brandywine Zoo, 1001 N. Park Drive, Wilmington, DE 19802
Email: [email protected]
• Step 3: Someone from the Education Department
will check program date availability and get back to you
within one week of your registration. If you do not hear
back after this time, please email us.
• Step 4: You will receive a contract with payment
information and your program date (based on availability
or workshop registered for) within one week of your
program registration submission. Please email the
Education Department if you have not received a
confirmation.
• Step 5: Submit your payment, via the link on your
contract or by check at the above address with a copy of
your contract, to secure your selected date and time. o Note that a 10 person or $120 minimum is required for all individually booked workshops.
Mileage Rates
<25 miles
$20 flat rate
Each additional
10 miles
$10 per every 10
miles
Where we
travel.
Delaware
All Counties
Maryland
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Go a
little Wild!
Pennsylvania
Chester
Delaware
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Salem
Gloucester
Delaware State Parks
89 Kings Highway,
Dover, DE 19901
The Brandywine Zoo is managed by the Delaware Division
of Parks and Recreation with the support of the Delaware
Zoological Society.
For More information about the Division or Delaware State
Parks, call (302) 739-9220 or visit our website
www.destateparks.com
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and
the diversity of its workforce.
Scout Day
Available Spring and Fall
Scout Night at the Zoo
2 hours
Enjoy an evening at the Zoo for scouts and their families!
Participants for this program get to enjoy special after-hours admission to the zoo
when it closes to the public! There will be games, crafts, and activities all geared
toward scout requirements. Brandywine Zoo patches will be available for purchase.
This outdoor event takes place twice a year, in the spring and fall (check our website
for dates), so please dress for the weather. See the listing below for requirements met.
Tiger Adventure
Daisy
5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals
PROGRAMS
vIEW UPCOMING Program DATES
Brandywine Zoo.org/SCOUT-PROGRAMS
oR bOOK A PRIVATE PRORAM FOR
YOUR GROUP
Tiger Elected Adventure
Brownies
SBB: Senses Steps 1, 2, 3, and 5
SBB: Making Games Step 1
SBB: Letterboxer Step 3
SBB: Pets Steps 1, 2 and 4
SBB: Hiker Step 1
Legacy Badge: Bugs Steps 2-3
Legacy Badge: Money Manager Step 5
Juniors
SBB: Animal Habitats Step 1
Legacy Badge: Flowers Steps 1 and 4
Tiger Theater Step 3
Stories and Shapes Step 2a
Wolf Adventure
Paws on the Path Steps 6 & 7
Bear Adventure
Fur, Feathers & Ferns Steps 2-6
Bear EL Adv., Critter Care Step 2, Step 4
Webelos AOL Elected Adventure
Into the Wild Steps 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9a
Adventures in Science Step 2
Education Department Email
[email protected]
Girl Scout Workshops
Backyard Jungle Step 2, Step 5
Tigers in the Wild Step 4, Step 6, Step 7
Boy Scout Workshops
Available year-Round
Available Year-Round
Daisies
Tiger Cubs
3 Cheers for Animals
Tigers in the Wild
Journey: 3 Cheers for Animals, Birdbath Award
Learn what animals need and how to care for them. Daisy scouts will
be able to say that “Animals need care; I need care. I can do both.”
Then Daisy scouts will be able to use their knowledge and creativity to
teach others how to care for animals.
Adventure: Tigers In the Wild
Scouts will learn the difference between what animals eat, and
whether that makes them an herbivore, carnivore, omnivore,
or detrivore. Discover how to identify animals and plants, and
practice together.
Program Length: 2.5 hours Program Length: 2.5 hours
Bear Cubs
Brownies
Fur, Feathers, & Ferns
Pets Badge
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Story- Tell It
Understand how to care for different pets’ need, and discuss the
difference between pets, farm animals, and wild animals!
Senses Badge
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Focus: 5 Senses
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Planet- Love It
Brownies will explore their own senses and compare to the awesome
senses some of our special animal friends have.
Juniors
Adventure: Fur, Feathers, & Ferns
Take a hike through the zoo and Brandywine Park to explore
native wildlife and plants. We’ll look for signs of animals, tour the
zoo, and discuss why some animals are disappearing from their
habitat in addition to ways to help them.
Critter Care
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Elective Adventure: Critter Care
Bear Cubs will learn about how animals help us, and how we
can help them. Explore the 5 things animals need to survive and
discover specific needs our pets might have.
Webelos
Earth’s Endangered
Into the Wild
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Story- Tell It; Animal Habitats Badge
Juniors will learn about wild animals and how to protect them. We
will also investigate animal habitats and make an “animal house”
based on what we learn.
Energize
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Journey: It’s Your Planet-Love It
Learn about saving energy, and how that helps wildlife. Identify
things Juniors can do to help animals and nature, such as an energy
audit, and find ways to reduce their energy needs.
CAdettes
Animal Helpers
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Elective Adventure: Fur, Feathers, & Ferns
Take a hike through the zoo and Brandywine Park to explore
native wildlife and plants. We’ll look for signs of animals, tour the
zoo, and discuss why some animals are disappearing from their
habitat in addition to ways to help them.
Build a Better World
Program Length: 2.5 hours
A.O.L. Adventure: Build a Better World (Requirements 6-8)
Learn about saving energy, and how that helps wildlife. Identify
things Webelos can do to help reduce their energy in their
community, evaluate their energy usage, and find ways to reduce
their energy needs.
All Cub Scouts
Program Length: 2.5
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Story, Tell It
From companionship to service animals, learn about the many ways
animal help humans. Additionally, we’ll discover how people can
help animals, too!
Nova Wild
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Award: NOVA WILD
Cub Scouts of all ages will learn together in this program focusing
on animal life cycles, wildlife and ecosystems. Scouts will learn about
locally endangered animals and build skills observing zoo animals.
Mixed Scout Workshops
Caring for Animals
All Ages, see above animal care sessions for badges
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Join us for this fun workshop where we’ll learn about what it takes to be a great pet-caretaker. Discover
your pets’ unique needs and the differences between caring for pets and wild animals.
Voices in Conservation
Older groups (Juniors, Eagles, etc.)
Program Length: 2 hours
The Zoo takes part in lots of conservation work here in Delaware and internationally! Want to learn about
endangered species? What does it mean to conserve? Come take a walk on the wild side with us and meet
some animals that are a part of conservation efforts around the world!
Career and Animal Science Workshops
Pre-teens and Teens
Join us for one of our monthly Career and Animal Science workshops focusing on studying or working
with animals as well as animal careers. Workshop dates are posted on events calendar.
Scout Day
Available Spring and Fall
Scout Night at the Zoo
2 hours
Enjoy an evening at the Zoo for scouts and their families!
Participants for this program get to enjoy special after-hours admission to the zoo
when it closes to the public! There will be games, crafts, and activities all geared
toward scout requirements. Brandywine Zoo patches will be available for purchase.
This outdoor event takes place twice a year, in the spring and fall (check our website
for dates), so please dress for the weather. See the listing below for requirements met.
Tiger Adventure
Daisy
5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals
PROGRAMS
vIEW UPCOMING Program DATES
Brandywine Zoo.org/SCOUT-PROGRAMS
oR bOOK A PRIVATE PRORAM FOR
YOUR GROUP
Tiger Elected Adventure
Brownies
SBB: Senses Steps 1, 2, 3, and 5
SBB: Making Games Step 1
SBB: Letterboxer Step 3
SBB: Pets Steps 1, 2 and 4
SBB: Hiker Step 1
Legacy Badge: Bugs Steps 2-3
Legacy Badge: Money Manager Step 5
Juniors
SBB: Animal Habitats Step 1
Legacy Badge: Flowers Steps 1 and 4
Tiger Theater Step 3
Stories and Shapes Step 2a
Wolf Adventure
Paws on the Path Steps 6 & 7
Bear Adventure
Fur, Feathers & Ferns Steps 2-6
Bear EL Adv., Critter Care Step 2, Step 4
Webelos AOL Elected Adventure
Into the Wild Steps 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9a
Adventures in Science Step 2
Education Department Email
[email protected]
Girl Scout Workshops
Backyard Jungle Step 2, Step 5
Tigers in the Wild Step 4, Step 6, Step 7
Boy Scout Workshops
Available year-Round
Available Year-Round
Daisies
Tiger Cubs
3 Cheers for Animals
Tigers in the Wild
Journey: 3 Cheers for Animals, Birdbath Award
Learn what animals need and how to care for them. Daisy scouts will
be able to say that “Animals need care; I need care. I can do both.”
Then Daisy scouts will be able to use their knowledge and creativity to
teach others how to care for animals.
Adventure: Tigers In the Wild
Scouts will learn the difference between what animals eat, and
whether that makes them an herbivore, carnivore, omnivore,
or detrivore. Discover how to identify animals and plants, and
practice together.
Program Length: 2.5 hours Program Length: 2.5 hours
Bear Cubs
Brownies
Fur, Feathers, & Ferns
Pets Badge
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Story- Tell It
Understand how to care for different pets’ need, and discuss the
difference between pets, farm animals, and wild animals!
Senses Badge
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Focus: 5 Senses
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Planet- Love It
Brownies will explore their own senses and compare to the awesome
senses some of our special animal friends have.
Juniors
Adventure: Fur, Feathers, & Ferns
Take a hike through the zoo and Brandywine Park to explore
native wildlife and plants. We’ll look for signs of animals, tour the
zoo, and discuss why some animals are disappearing from their
habitat in addition to ways to help them.
Critter Care
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Elective Adventure: Critter Care
Bear Cubs will learn about how animals help us, and how we
can help them. Explore the 5 things animals need to survive and
discover specific needs our pets might have.
Webelos
Earth’s Endangered
Into the Wild
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Story- Tell It; Animal Habitats Badge
Juniors will learn about wild animals and how to protect them. We
will also investigate animal habitats and make an “animal house”
based on what we learn.
Energize
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Journey: It’s Your Planet-Love It
Learn about saving energy, and how that helps wildlife. Identify
things Juniors can do to help animals and nature, such as an energy
audit, and find ways to reduce their energy needs.
CAdettes
Animal Helpers
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Elective Adventure: Fur, Feathers, & Ferns
Take a hike through the zoo and Brandywine Park to explore
native wildlife and plants. We’ll look for signs of animals, tour the
zoo, and discuss why some animals are disappearing from their
habitat in addition to ways to help them.
Build a Better World
Program Length: 2.5 hours
A.O.L. Adventure: Build a Better World (Requirements 6-8)
Learn about saving energy, and how that helps wildlife. Identify
things Webelos can do to help reduce their energy in their
community, evaluate their energy usage, and find ways to reduce
their energy needs.
All Cub Scouts
Program Length: 2.5
Skill Building Badge: It’s Your Story, Tell It
From companionship to service animals, learn about the many ways
animal help humans. Additionally, we’ll discover how people can
help animals, too!
Nova Wild
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Award: NOVA WILD
Cub Scouts of all ages will learn together in this program focusing
on animal life cycles, wildlife and ecosystems. Scouts will learn about
locally endangered animals and build skills observing zoo animals.
Mixed Scout Workshops
Caring for Animals
All Ages, see above animal care sessions for badges
Program Length: 2.5 hours
Join us for this fun workshop where we’ll learn about what it takes to be a great pet-caretaker. Discover
your pets’ unique needs and the differences between caring for pets and wild animals.
Voices in Conservation
Older groups (Juniors, Eagles, etc.)
Program Length: 2 hours
The Zoo takes part in lots of conservation work here in Delaware and internationally! Want to learn about
endangered species? What does it mean to conserve? Come take a walk on the wild side with us and meet
some animals that are a part of conservation efforts around the world!
Career and Animal Science Workshops
Pre-teens and Teens
Join us for one of our monthly Career and Animal Science workshops focusing on studying or working
with animals as well as animal careers. Workshop dates are posted on events calendar.
Prices
Scout Programs with the Brandywine Zoo
Programs
Join us for a day at the zoo!
Fee
$10/person
Includes scouts, parents,
siblings, and additional leaders.
Commemorative Brandywine
Zoo Patch
$2 each
Workshops
Participant
Fee
ADDItional Info
Scout Workshops
$12/participant
Scouts and sibling
participants. Includes Zoo
patch.
$5 (October-April)
$7 (May-September
To Book a Program
ScoutReach
Scout Day
Fee per adult/chaperone/
leader
Available Spring and Fall
Traveling Zoo Program
45 min
We’ll bring the zoo to you! We can
bring several ambassador animals to
your next Scout meeting. Your troop
or pack can learn all about our animals
and their adaptations through a fun and close-up
encounter.
Want a custom topic? Ask while booking!
SCOUTreach Program
Fee
per program
Meet 3-5 animals
Max 50 people
$210 + travel fees
Career and Animal Science Workshops
Fee
$8/DZS members
$10/non-members
Career and Animal Science
Workshops
Host your scout meeting at the Zoo
Fee
$150
For up to 2 hours.
$50
Add a meeting time onto your
private workshop booking, up
to 1 hour.
Other fee information
Rates include zoo admission.
DZS Members only receive discounts
on Career and Animal Science
Workshops, not on any other scout
programs.
All
participants,
including
adult
chaperones, and DZS members must
pay registration fees for programs.
One free leader per registered troop/pack.
Additional siblings or non-scouts attending
the program are required to pay the
program fee.
Payment is due in full at time of
registration.
Traveling Zoo Mileage Rates
Be sure to calculate your Traveling Zoo fees to include both
program and mileage rates.
Fees are measured by
distance from the Zoo
to your site, in one
direction.
• Step 1: Pick an upcoming workshop to attend or
decide whether you want to book a private workshop.
Download and submit a completed Program
Registration Form from our website. Telephone
registrations are not accepted.
Programs
BrandywineZoo.org/Scout-Programs
Program registrations can be sent to the Education
department via:
Fax: (302) 577-7480
Mail: Education Department, Brandywine Zoo, 1001 N. Park Drive, Wilmington, DE 19802
Email: [email protected]
• Step 3: Someone from the Education Department
will check program date availability and get back to you
within one week of your registration. If you do not hear
back after this time, please email us.
• Step 4: You will receive a contract with payment
information and your program date (based on availability
or workshop registered for) within one week of your
program registration submission. Please email the
Education Department if you have not received a
confirmation.
• Step 5: Submit your payment, via the link on your
contract or by check at the above address with a copy of
your contract, to secure your selected date and time. o Note that a 10 person or $120 minimum is required for all individually booked workshops.
Mileage Rates
<25 miles
$20 flat rate
Each additional
10 miles
$10 per every 10
miles
Where we
travel.
Delaware
All Counties
Maryland
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Go a
little Wild!
Pennsylvania
Chester
Delaware
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Salem
Gloucester
Delaware State Parks
89 Kings Highway,
Dover, DE 19901
The Brandywine Zoo is managed by the Delaware Division
of Parks and Recreation with the support of the Delaware
Zoological Society.
For More information about the Division or Delaware State
Parks, call (302) 739-9220 or visit our website
www.destateparks.com
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and
the diversity of its workforce.