Scout Day

Museum of Coastal Carolina will help local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts earn badges on February 27.

On February 27 Museum of Coastal Carolina will help Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts complete partial badge requirements based on exhibits and activities in the museum. Scouts will receive a reduced entry rate of $6 per scout if they wear their uniform or display their troop number; otherwise, regular admission rates apply. Each scout will receive a packet explaining relevant exhibits and activities and how they meet corresponding badge requirements. Exhibits will be marked with a scout insignia for further guidance.

This program has been designed by Keith Eades and Jamie Justice. Eades is a life-long science educator and school administrator who serves as education outreach coordinator for the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation. He is a former science teacher, principal and superintendent who enjoys sharing a variety of lessons related to STEM education.

Justice is the education coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio, and moved to Wilmington for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools.

Museum of Coastal Carolina is located at 21 E. Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach. Admission is free for members. Non-member admission is $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors (62+), $7.50 for children (ages 3 to 12), and free for age 2 and younger. For more information, call (910) 579-1016 or visit MuseumPlanetarium.org.