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Scout Programs

Thank you for choosing the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island!  Please scroll through the list below to check out a variety of activities and outdoor excursions offered seasonally for your scout group.

The N.C. Aquariums are open to the public as of September 14th, with online admission ticket sales.  All indoor, in-person educational programs are still temporarily suspended.  If you need to cancel an education program, or if you would like to tentatively schedule a future program, please contact the Special Activities Coordinator at 252-475-2327.  Thank you for your understanding and your ongoing support for our mission to “inspire appreciation and conservation of our aquatic environments.” 
For more information please visit ncaquariums.com/coronavirus.

Information and Reservations

For more details or to register for the programs list below please contact our Special Activities Coordinator
at (252)-475-2327 or send an email by clicking HERE.

Outdoor Field Programs

Let's Go Crabbing!

Come to this program prepared to test your luck crabbing! Students will learn some basic biology of the blue crab, experience line crabbing first hand from the Aquarium's soundside pier, and have the opportunity to come face to face with these feisty crustaceans.

Closed toe shoes are required.

Ages: 5 & Up.
We request 1 chaperone for every 5 Scouts.

$9.35 per Person, plus Regular Admission

What's the Catch?

Cast your line and learn the basics needed to catch your first fish! Assemble tackle, bait your hook, identify fish species, and practice catch-and-release techniques. Bring your patience as we try our luck fishing from our Soundside Pier.

Closed toe shoes are required. 

Ages: 5 & Up.
We request 1 chaperone for every 5 Scouts.

$9.35 per Person, plus Regular Admission

Cadette & Senior Interest Projects

Saltwater Badge

Girls will focus on Skill Builder, Technology, Service Project, and Career components for the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast "Salt Water" Interest Project. Activities to be covered will include salt water plant and animal identification, shoreline studies, water quality testing, and aquarium careers. The day of activities will include an exploratory visit to a nearby salt marsh (weather permitting), and may include a Behind the Scenes Tour. The field trip will include animal collecting time, and participants should plan to get wet!

Closed toe water shoes are required.

Ages: Cadettes & Seniors

$28 per Person

Juniors

Water Wonders

Girls will focus on component numbers 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10 to gain a better understanding of the wonderful world of water. Scouts will have time to tour the Aquarium while investigating exhibit animals, journey through the water cycle, focus on animal adaptations and food chains, learn about what it takes to operate a public aquarium, help with a shoreline clean-up, study marine careers, and compare some fresh and salt water differences. Troops will have the opportunity to visit a nearby salt marsh when weather allows, and groups should set aside at least 5 hours for this Badge. The field trip will include animal collecting time, and participants should plan to get wet!

Closed toe water shoes are required.

Ages: Junior Girl Scouts

$15 per Scout
$8.00 for Chaperones

Special Activities

Wetlands Walk

Join aquarium staff for a fun-filled learning experience in this catch and release program in a nearby salt marsh. We will travel to Oregon Inlet with nets and buckets to search for and collect some of the many animals that inhabit the marsh! Learn about an estuary, the sound, tides, and about the dynamic ecosystem at the marsh. All collected animals will be identified and released back into the sound.
This program must be scheduled around low tide.

Closed toe water shoes are required.

Grades: 3rd and up.

$16.15 per Person

Overnight Programs

Sleeping with the Sharks

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind experience, join us at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island for an overnight program that will have your group “swimming” with excitement for months! Groups can slumber in front of the 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic tank, as sharks and other fish swim close by. This program is for private groups and includes two programs for your education and enjoyment.

Participants must be ages 6 and older.

CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
 Turtles, alligators, snakes, sharks, touch tank talk, ocean jeopardy, night hike, and Gyotaku (Fish Printing).

$45.00 per Person
$50 per Person, if there are more than 25 Children
$100 Deposit is required upon making your reservation.

MINIMUM OF 12 PARTICIPANTS OR $540

For more details or to register for an Overnight, please contact our Special Activities Coordinator at
(252)-475-2327.

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