Girl Scout Workshops

Join us at Battleship Cove as we dive deep into what it takes to be a girl scout and earn your badges!

Please review the following information carefully. If you are interested in hosting your own girl scout workshop aboard the Battleship, separate from our current offerings, please email [email protected].

Most workshops currently take place from in the afternoon. Take a look at each workshop offering for timing. Most of the workshop fees do not include daytime admission to the museum; however, the workshops may entail the visitation of certain ships/exhibits to better enhance the topic being discussed.

Adults fees are dependent on which workshop you are attending. Please ensure that you take a look at each workshop write up to learn if there is a fee for adults. Adult Supervision is required.

All workshops take place on the Battleship Massachusetts. To get onto the ship it does involve a steep gangway and ladder to get to the classroom.

Fall 2026 Workshops

Cadette Comic Artist and Finding Common Ground October 4
Join us at Battleship Cove as we combine the world of comics and the world of democracy into one worship! Girl Scouts will learn about what makes each person special and different and how they can use their differences to tell a story. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Brownie Craft & Tinker and Fling Flyer Combo Workshop October 18
Join us at Battleship Cove as we teach you about aerodynamics and how the science of flight has changed over the last 150 years. Girl Scouts will make their own fling flyer and determine if their invention can soar through the skies. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Junior Space Science Investigator November 8
Join us at Battleship Cove as we venture through our Solar System and beyond and see that space is even bigger than you may have imagined. Girl Scouts will learn about our Solar System and the distance between planets. This does not include touring of the. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Cadette Space Science Researcher November 22
Join us at Battleship Cove as we study one of the fastest things in the universe, light! Light travels for millions of miles, which we use to trace shapes in the night sky, or it can melt ice. Additionally, you will learn how your eyes work in low light and how to protect our skies from light pollution. Open to Cadettes. Cadette: Space Science Researcher badge included. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Brownie Making Games and Create & Innovate December 6
Join us at Battleship Cove as we learn about the history of board games and what it takes to create your own. Did you know that Battleship Cove can have upwards of 500 people visit us in a single day? This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Daisy Create & Innovate and Mechanical Engineering Roller Coaster December 13
Join us at Battleship Cove as we learn about roller coasters and how they have made such an impact over the last 100+ years! From WW2 morale, saving animals, and partnering with NASA, Girl Scouts will take what they have learned, and problem solve to create their own roller coaster to test. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No fee for adults.

Spring 2027 Workshops

Junior Detective and Playing the Past February 15
Join us at Battleship Cove as we combine the past and sleuthing into one workshop! Girl Scouts will learn about the fundamentals of becoming a detective and solve the “crime” that has taken place on the Battleship. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Cadette Special Agent February 21
Join us at Battleship Cove as we use our investigative minds to take on the role of a special agent. Girl Scouts will learn about the fundamentals of becoming a special agent and how that can involve psychology, law, and science to solve crimes. This does not include touring of the. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults

Brownie Space Science Adventurer/ Daisy Space Science Explorer March 7
Join us at Battleship Cove as Daisies and Brownies come together to investigate the complexities of the sky and learn to see things in a new way. Girl Scouts will learn about what surrounds planet earth. This does not include touring of the. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.

Junior Create & Innovate and Paddleboats March 21
Join us at Battleship Cove as we learn about the history of paddleboats and how steam engines influenced our country during the industrial age and during times of war and especially Fall River. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults

Daisy Craft & Tinker and Mechanical Engineering Model Car April 4
Join us at Battleship Cove as we race through the history of automobiles and how they function. Furthermore, Girl Scouts will learn about how different surfaces can impact their design. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No fee for adults.

All levels STEM Careers Day April 18

Cadette Special Agent May 2
Join us at Battleship Cove as we use our investigative minds to take on the role of a special agent. Girl Scouts will learn about the fundamentals of becoming a special agent and how that can involve psychology, law, and science to solve crimes. This does not include touring of the. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults

Junior Detective and Playing the Past May 16
Join us at Battleship Cove as we combine the past and sleuthing into one workshop! Girl Scouts will learn about the fundamentals of becoming a detective and solve the “crime” that has taken place on the Battleship. This does not include touring of the ship. This is not a drop off event. No workshop fee for adults.