Groups

Groups

From private educational programs to volunteer opportunities, Great Parks offers groups unique experiences to Find Your Wild.

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Corporate Groups

Your team can make a positive community impact through a variety of opportunities with Great Parks, including staff-led team-building experiences, volunteer projects and sponsoring signature events.

Team Building

Press pause on the daily grind to take a journey with Great Parks' certified facilitators.

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Image of Glenwood Gardens at sunset
Waterfall in Sharon Gorge at Sharon Woods

Scout Programs

There is no better place for scouts to earn badges than the Great Parks.

Scouts can work through the requirements for various nature and animal-related badges with an experienced member of Great Parks’ staff.

Sign your group up for an existing program that meets requirements for certain badges or set up a private program for your scout group.

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Reptile Badge

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Insect Badge

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Plant Badge

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Fish Badge

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Amphibian Badge

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Image of Glenwood Gardens at sunset
Waterfall in Sharon Gorge at Sharon Woods

School Groups

Bring your Lessons to Life

Great Parks’ school programs connect students with nature through a variety of immersive experiences. These hands-on adventures are designed with outcomes, objectives and concepts that are aligned with the Ohio Department of Education’s Learning Standards. Programs are offered for student groups in pre-kindergarten through high school and cover the following content areas:

  • Early Learning and Development
  • Science
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Social Studies

Programs for homeschool students are offered in the fall, winter and spring. Dates, times and locations vary by season. 

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Scholarships

The Great Parks Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance for children to connect with nature.  

All scholarship applicants will be considered, but priority will be given to residents or groups located in Hamilton County. The awarded scholarship is up to 75% of the program cost, with a maximum of $300.

Applications must be mailed in or dropped off at Great Parks, 10245 Winton Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45231.

Support for Great Parks’ education programming at free or reduced cost is funded in part by the John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, c/o PNC Charitable Trusts.

Application Procedure

Individual Scholarship Application

Group Scholarship Application

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Image of Glenwood Gardens at sunset
Waterfall in Sharon Gorge at Sharon Woods

More Group Opportunities

Group Camping

Great Parks’ primitive group camps are available for families, friends and organized youth groups, such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, United Way agencies, churches, community organizations or schools.

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Request a Program

Private programs are available to corporate, community, scout, homeschool and traditional school groups.

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