USA Girl Scouts Overseas
PARIS, FRANCE
Paris Worlds to Explore Patch
Come to Paris and discover the 4 Program Goals of Girl Scouting “à la
française” and earn the “Paris Worlds to Explore Patch!" Plan to stay at least
2 days to complete the patch requirements. The GUIDE MICHELIN is an
invaluable aid to help you organize your visit to Paris. It gives a good, concise
history of Paris and also “walks” you through different areas of the city, tours of
museums etc. It tells you how to ride the bus and metro. You can get a “plan de
Paris” (map of Paris) and metro/bus guide at any of the “gares” (railway stations)
or at any metro station.
If you cannot visit Paris, you may complete many requirements virtually via
Internet, or by visiting your local library and other places within your community.
1. Prepare a Paris Scrapbook of souvenirs, tickets and drawings to be
presented for the patch.
2. Start by researching, then writing, a paragraph or completing a drawing
to describe a period in French history.
PARIS WORLD TO EXPLORE REQUIREMENTS
USAGSO-PARIS is a registered nonprofit making organization. (Reg. 434100183768) 34 avenue de New York 75116 Paris, France www.girlscoutsinparis.com. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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PARIS, FRANCE
3. Visit at least eight (8) landmarks including at least one (1) museum
from the list below, OR find information about these landmarks through
the Internet or local library. Add tickets, information, sketches and photos
to your Paris Scrapbook.
We recommend a full day itinerary for Girl Scout Brownies to Alumnae. We suggest
Daisies take two ½ days to do the proposed itinerary or one meeting using books
and/or internet and a ½ day using the itinerary starting at either Concorde or
George Pompidou Center.
a. Notre Dame Cathedral (www.monum.fr)
n. the Louvre museum (www.louvre.fr) and
Tuileries gardens * visit http://www.parisfrance.org/EN/default.htm
b. Sainte-Chapelle *
o. Sèvres Porcelain Museum
c. Place des Vosges (the Marais) *
p. Rodin Museum (www.musee-rodin.fr)
d. the Arc de Triomphe (www.monum.fr)
q. Musée de Cluny
e. Ile St-Louis
r. Musée d’Orsay (www.musee-orsay.fr)
f. Place de la Concorde (Grand et Petit
Palais)
s. Catacombes (take along your GS
flashlight!)
g. the Eiffel Tower(www.monum.fr)
t. Centre Pompidou*
h. Les Invalides (www.invalides.org)
u. Luxembourg Gardens* and the Statue of
Liberty* model
I. the Bois de Boulogne
v. Panthéon*
j. Sacré Cœur (Montmartre)*
w.Gallieria Museum (Musée de la Mode)*
k. the Conciergerie*
x. Palais de la Découverte (Science
Museum)*
l. Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)*
y. Popular Arts and Traditions Musem*
m. Versailles (take the train, allow 1/2 day
at least)
z. Musée des Arts et Métiers (Industrial Arts
Museum)*
PARIS WORLD TO EXPLORE REQUIREMENTS
USAGSO-PARIS is a registered nonprofit making organization. (Reg. 434100183768) 34 avenue de New York 75116 Paris, France www.girlscoutsinparis.com. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
USA Girl Scouts Overseas
PARIS, FRANCE
4. Try at least one of these JUST FOR FUN activities and circle what you have
done:
a. Stroll in a public garden OR visit http://www.parisdigest.com/takingarest/jardindu.htm
b. Rent a boat in the Bois de Boulogne OR visit
http://www.parisdigest.com/takingarest/jardindu.htm
c. Attend a “Guignol” performance (puppet show) OR visit http://www.guignol.fr to learn
more!
d. Visit the Jardin d’Acclimatation (park with rides and playground)
e. Ride a Bateau-Mouche (boat tour on the Seine)
OR visit http://www.parisdigest.com/takingarest/bateaux.htm
or http://www.batobus.com/english/
or http://www.bateauxparisiens.com/english/main.htm
f. Visit a Paris department store (OR research French designers using the Internet and visit
your local department store to see their work, OR take a virtual tour of the French fashion
museum Musée Galliera via http://www.paris-france.org/EN/visiting/musees.htm then
follow English-speaking indication to museum.
g. Sit at an outdoor café on the Champs-Elysées OR visit a restaurant in your area that
specializes in French cuisine OR find a French food recipe and prepare it to enjoy with
family or friends.
5. Try some FRENCH FOOD, at least two from the list below:
a. baguette
d. cheese
b. pastries
e. escargots
c. crêpes at a sidewalk stand or crêperie
6. Write about your impressions of Paris in a paragraph. Describe your favorite
things that you did or saw during your visit.
PARIS WORLD TO EXPLORE REQUIREMENTS
USAGSO-PARIS is a registered nonprofit making organization. (Reg. 434100183768) 34 avenue de New York 75116 Paris, France www.girlscoutsinparis.com. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.