Troop Activity & Community Partner Directory
This directory contains information about community partners that offer badge programs, workshops, field trips, and overnights!
The information contained in this directory has been shared by GSSEM troops that have had experience working with these organizations.
Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement by Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM); troops/groups are responsible for verifying all information represented in this directory.
GSSEM has not verified these partners for safety, as they offer many different activities. Volunteers must verify that their specific activities and offerings are in compliance with Safety Activity Checkpoints. GSSEM is not responsible for or able to assist with financial disputes with vendors or partners.
If your troop is seeking pre-planned events tailored specifically to Girl Scout troops, please refer to GSSEM's event calendar and select an event near you.
A Little Hobby Pottery
Address: Birchwood Mall, 24th Ave, Fort Gratiot Twp, MI 48059
Website: https://www.alittlehobby.com
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Workshops
All American Screen Printing
Address: 42496 Mound Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Website: https://www.aatshirts.com
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Workshops
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum/Leslie Nature Center
Address: 220 E Ann St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Website: https://discoverscienceandnature.org/scouts
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Workshops, Field Trips
Bavarian Inn
Address: 713 S. Main St., Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Website: https://www.bavarianinn.com/groups/scout-school-groups
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Workshops, Field Trips
Belle Isle Nature Center
Address: 176 Lakeside Drive, Detroit, MI 48207
Website: https://belleislenaturecenter.detroitzoo.org/scouting-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Badge, Programs, Workshops, Field Trips
Breathe Salt Yoga
Address: 33599 7 Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
Website: https://www.breatheyogasalt.com/bysevents
Theme Area: Balanced Living
Offers: Workshops
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Address: Somerset Collection-North, 2800 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
Website: https://www.buildabear.com
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Workshops
Canton Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Address: 46000 Summit Parkway, Canton, MI 48188
Website: https://www.cantonmi.gov/1150/Scouting-Programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Art and Imagination, Sports and Recreation, Technology and Innovation, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops
Carnegie Museum
Address: 1115 Sixth Street, Port Huron, MI 48060
Website: https://www.phmuseum.org/scouts
Theme Area: Leadership and Your Future, Technology and Innovation, Youth World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
Challenge Island
Website: https://challenge-island.com/program/girl-scout-workshops
Theme Area: Leadership and Your Future, Technology and Innovation, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Address: 39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
Website: https://science.cranbrook.edu/explore/group-experiences
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Field Trips
Creative Art Studio
Address: 114 W 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
Website: https://www.creativeartsstudios.com/classes
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Field Trips
Detroit History Club
Address: 3103 Commor, Hamtramck, MI 48212
Website: https://www.detroithistorytours.com
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)
Address: 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
Website: https://dia.org/learning/field-trips
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Field Trips
Detroit School of Rock & Pop
Address: 1109 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Website: https://www.detroitschoolofrockandpop.com
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Workshops, Field Trips
Detroit Tigers
Address: Fifth Third Park, 2100 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Website: https://www.mlb.com/tigers/ballpark/tours
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation
Offers: Field Trips
Detroit Zoo
Address: 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Website: https://detroitzoo.org/experiences/safari-slumbers
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips, Overnights
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
Address: 333 N Hill Cir, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Website: Flyer
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
Flint Children's Museum
Address: 1602 University Ave, Flint, MI 48504
Website: https://www.flintchildrensmuseum.org/edu
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation, Sports and Recreation, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
For Mar Nature Center
Address: 2142 N Genesee Rd, Burton, MI 48509
Website: https://geneseecountyparks.org/for-mar-nature-preserve-arboretum-2/field-trips
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops, Field Trips
Fort Gratiot Light Station
Address: 2802 Omar St, Port Huron, MI 48060
Website: https://www.phmuseum.org/overnight-at-the-light
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Patch, Field Trips, Overnights
Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit
Address: 16121 Reckinger Road, Dearborn, MI 48126
Website: https://www.metrodetroitanimals.org/scout-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
Greenfield Village
Address: 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124
Website: https://inhub.thehenryford.org/field-trip-reservations
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Field Trips
Grosse Ile Nature & Land Conservancy
Address: 8801 Macomb St, Grosse Ile Twp, MI 48138
Website: https://www.ginlc.org/educational-materials
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
Hell Creek Equestrian Center
Address: 10828 Cedar Lake Rd, Pinckney, MI 48169
Website: https://www.ginlc.org/educational-materials
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops
Howell Nature Center
Address: 1005 Triangle Lake Road, Howell, MI 48843
Website: https://www.howellnaturecenter.org/education/scouts
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips, Overnights
Humane Society of Macomb
Address: 1350 22 Mile Road, Utica, MI 48317
Website: https://humanesocietyofmacomb.org/scout-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
iFly
Address: Multiple Locations
Website: https://www.iflyworld.com/programs/girl-scouts
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation, Technology and Innovation
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops
Imagination Station
Address: 1 Discovery Way, Toledo, Ohio 43604
Website: https://www.imaginationstationtoledo.org/programs/scouts#faq
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
Jazzercise
Address: 50701 Mound Rd, Shelby Twp, MI 48317
Website: https://www.jazzercise.com
Theme Area: Balanced Living
Offers: Workshops
Kids Empowered
Address: 415 S West Street Ste. 150B, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Website: https://www.kidsempowered.com
Theme Area: Leadership and Your Future
Offers: Field Trips
Krispy Kreme
Address: Multiple Locations
Website: https://www.krispykreme.com
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
LegaSea Aquarium & The Reptarium
Address: 45550 Van Dyke Ave, Utica, MI 48317
Website: https://legaseaaquarium.com/pages/schools-organizations
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
LEGOLand
Address: Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, 4000 Baldwin Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Website: https://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/michigan
Theme Area: Art and Imagination, Technology and Innovation
Offers: Field Trips
Loren Andrus Octagon House
Address: 57500 Van Dyke Ave, Washington, MI 48094
Website: https://octagonhouse.org/educational-opportunities
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation
Offers: Patch, Field Trips
Mad Science
Address: 24371 Catherine Industrial Drive, Suite 207, Novi, MI 48375
Website: https://detroit.madscience.org/organizations-workshops.aspx
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Workshops
Meadowbrook Hall
Address: 350 Estate Drive, Rochester, MI 48309
Website: https://meadowbrookhall.org/events/youth-programs/girl-scout-programs
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
MI College of Beauty
Address: 3498 Rochester Rd., Troy, MI 48083
Website: https://michigancollegeofbeautytroy.com
Theme Area: Balanced Living
Offers: Field Trips
Michigan Council of Women in Technology
Address: One Towne Square 6th Floor, Suite 690, Southfield, MI 48076
Website: https://mcwt.org/programs/k-12-initiatives
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Badge Programs
Michigan Humane Society Veterinary Clinic
Address: 1116 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Website: https://michiganhumane.org/locations-and-hours/rochester-hills-veterinary-clinic
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
Michigan Science Center
Address: 5020 John R St, Detroit, MI 48202
Website: https://www.mi-sci.org
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation
Offers: Field Trips
Novi Athletic Club
Address: 42500 Nick Lidstrom Dr, Novi, MI 48375
Website: https://www.sportsclubnovi.com
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation
Offers: Workshops
Oakland Animal Hospital
Address: 180 East 2nd Street, Rochester, MI 48307
Website: https://www.oaklandanimal.com
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
Address: 21501 21 Mile Rd, Macomb, MI 48044
Website: https://www.facebook.com/people/Orange-Leaf-Macomb/100063890386581
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Patch, Field Trips
Outdoor Adventure Center
Address: 1801 Atwater St, Detroit, MI 48207
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/outdooradventure
Theme Area: Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Workshops, Field Trips
Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Address: 407 Pine St, Rochester, MI 48307
Website: https://pccart.org/events/scouts
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
Pewabic Pottery
Address: 10125 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48214
Website: https://www.pewabic.org
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Field Trips
Potter Park Zoo
Address: 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
Website: https://potterparkzoo.org/girl-scouts-at-the-zoo
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops, Patch
Red Oaks Nature Center
Address: 30300 Hales St, Madison Heights, MI 48071
Website: https://www.oakgov.com/community/oakland-county-parks/recreation/school-scout-and-group-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure, Leadership and Your Future
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops
Rochester Hills Fire Dept
Address: 1111 Horizon Ct. Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Website: https://www.rochesterhills.org/city
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
Rochester Hills Van Hoosen Farm/Museum
Address: 1005 Van Hoosen Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48306
Website: https://www.rochesterhills.org/departments/parks_and_natural_resources/museum/plan_your_visit.php
Theme Area: Outdoor Adventure, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
SeaLife Aquarium
Address: Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, 4000 Baldwin Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Website: https://www.visitsealife.com
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
Seven Ponds Nature Center
Address: 3854 Crawford Rd, Dryden, MI 48428
Website: https://www.sevenponds.org/scout-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
Shadbush Nature Center
Address: 4101 River Bends Dr, Shelby Twp, MI 48317
Website: https://www.shelbytwp.org/government/departments/parks-and-recreation/burgess-shadbush-nature-center
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops, Field Trips
Shelley Johannes, Children's Author
Website: https://www.srjohannes.com/programs
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops
Sloan Museum Of Discovery & Longway Planetarium
Address: 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint, Michigan 48503
Website: https://sloanlongway.org/schools-organizations/scouts
Theme Area: Technology and Innovation, Your World Near and Far
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
Spicer Orchards
Address: 10411 Clyde Rd, Fenton, MI 48430
Website: https://www.spicerorchards.com/general-faq.html
Theme Area: Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Field Trips
Sterling Heights Nature Center
Address: 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Website: https://www.sterlingheights.gov/1792/Field-Trips
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Field Trips
Stony Creek Metropark Nature
Address: 4300 Main Park Rd., Shelby Twp, MI 48316
Website: https://www.metroparks.com
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Badge Programs, Field Trips
The Art Shack
Address: 23707 Jefferson Ave., Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080
Website: https://www.facebook.com/artshackscs
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Workshops
The Bee's Knees Pottery
Address: 149 E. Main, Northville, MI 48167
Website: https://thebeeskneespottery.com/scouts.html
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Workshops
The Painted Pot
Address: 421 Walnut Blvd, Rochester, MI 48307
Website: https://www.thepantedpot.com
Theme Area: Art and Imagination
Offers: Workshops
The Parade Company Detroit
Address: 9500 Mt. Elliott, Studio A, Detroit, MI 48211
Website: https://theparade.org/tours
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Field Trips
Toledo Zoo
Address: 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH 43609
Website: https://www.toledozoo.org/education/scout-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops, Patch, Field Trips, Overnights
Tree Runner - Rochester
Address: 7553 Meadow Brook Rd, Rochester, MI 48309
Website: https://treerunnerparks.com/rochester
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation
Offers: Field Trips
Tree Runner - West Bloomfield
Address: 6200 Drade Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Website: https://treerunnerparks.com/westbloomfield
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation
Offers: Patch, Field Trips
Troy Historic Village
Address: 60 W Wattles Rd, Troy, MI 48098
Website: https://www.troyhistoricvillage.org/parents-teachers/scouts-homeschools
Theme Area: Your World Near and Far
Offers: Workshops, Field Trips
Troy Museum and Historic Village
Address: 60 W Wattles Rd, Troy, MI 48098
Website: https://www.troyhistoricvillage.org
Theme Area: Sports and Recreation
Offers: Field Trips
Troy Nature Center
Address: 6685 Coolidge Hwy, Troy, MI 48098
Website: https://troynaturesociety.org/scouts
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs
Universal-Macomb Ambulance Service
Address: 37583 Mound Rd., Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Website: https://www.universalambulance.com/contact
Theme Area: Balanced Living
Offers: Workshops
Updog Yoga
Address: 210 W. University Dr., Rochester, MI 48307
Website: https://www.updogyoga.com
Theme Area: Balanced Living
Offers: Workshops
Upland Hills Farm
Address: 481 Lake George Rd, Oxford, MI 48370
Website: https://www.uplandhillsfarm.com/scouts-day
Theme Area: Animals and Nature, Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Patch, Field Trips
Westview Orchards
Address: 65075 Van Dyke Ave, Washington, MI 48095
Website: https://westvieworchards.com/pages/tours
Theme Area: Outdoor Adventure
Offers: Field Trips
Whole Foods
Address: 2918 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/rochesterhills
Theme Area: Balanced Living
Offers: Field Trips
Wiegand's Butterfly House
Address: 47747 Romeo Plank Rd, Macomb, MI 48044
Website: https://www.wiegandsnursery.com/butterfly-house
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
Willow Greenhouse
Address: 7839 Curtis Rd. Northville, MI 48168
Website: https://willowgreenhouse.com/private-events
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Field Trips
Wint Nature Center
Address: 9501 Sashabaw Rd, Village of Clarkston, MI 48348
Website: https://www.oakgov.com/community/oakland-county-parks/nature/nature-education/scout-programs
Theme Area: Animals and Nature
Offers: Badge Programs, Workshops, Field Trips
