Scouts

Sugar Land Summer Scouts

In-Person Classes

The Houston Museum of Natural Science offers Summer Scout Classes at our Sugar Land location! In-person Summer Scout Classes are for Scouts BSA, Cub Scouts, Webelos, Arrow of Light, and Girl Scouts. Week-long Five and Four-Day classes and One and Two-day classes are scheduled for the summer. Week-long classes include numerous badges and one and two-day scout classes focus on one badge.

For summer 2025, Summer Scout classes at Sugar Land will be held the weeks of:

May 29-30 (One-Day Classes)
June 16-18 and 20 (Four, Two and One-Day classes)
July 7-11 (Five, Two, and One-Day classes)
July 28-August 1 (Five, Two and One-Day classes)

Priority Registration for museum members:

H.P. Attwater Society level members | Nov. 25, 2024 
Family Flex and above | Nov. 26, 2024 
All other family-level members | Dec. 3, 2024 
General public | Mar. 3, 2025

Registration Overview

Exclusive registration for members until March 3, 2025
HMNS membership must be current at FAMILY LEVEL OR ABOVE to take advantage of early-registration dates and member pricing for summer camps both in-person and virtual.
HMNS membership must not have an expiration date prior to the scheduled date of your camp or scout class. Please upgrade or renew your membership if necessary to enable early-registration.
To purchase or upgrade your membership, click here.
The online ticketing system will indicate if a camp is available. If a camp is sold out for a specific date, the link for that date will no longer be active. For further information, please email scouts@hmns.org or call HMNS Reservations at 713-639-4659.
We strictly enforce age requirements. Your child must be the correct age or entering the stated grade level of the camp.

Location
Summer Scouts at HMNS in Sugar Land are held at Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land, 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479.

Class Information
Class hours are 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Extended care is not available at the Sugar Land museum.

Lunch
Campers will have a supervised lunch hour at the Sugar Land museum. Scouts will watch an educational video during the lunch hour.

Scouts may bring a sack lunch from home.

Virtual Classes at HMNS Hermann Park In-Person Classes at HMNS Hermann Park

Cancellations, Exchanges, & Refunds 

Due to the high demand for camp and class spaces, all sales will be considered final.

In the event a camp or scout class does not meet the minimum enrollment, the museum reserves the right to cancel. If a camp or class is cancelled by the Museum because it did not meet minimum enrollment, patrons will have the option to transfer to another camp or class or receive a full refund.

In the event of a camp or scout class cancellation due to inclement weather, including the period of time required to re-open the facilities after the immediate weather incident has passed, there will be no refunds or exchanges.

Other restrictions:

Registrations are not transferable from child to child
Patrons who cancel a camp or class or want to switch their child from one camp or class to another will receive a 50% refund of the cost of a cancelled or dropped camp or class if notification is received at least 10 business days before that camp or class is scheduled to start.
In order to receive the 50% refund, patrons must contact the Education Department in writing.
Email: summercamp@hmns.org or scouts@hmns.org.
Mail: Summer Camps at HMNS, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
There are no refunds for camps or scout classes dropped less than 10 days before the camp or class begins.