Four girls from Wrentham/Plainville Girl Scout Troop 789 recently traveled to London on an Education First (EF) tour with a group of Girl Scouts from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Skyler Barry, Isabel Becker, Gillian Comeau and Amelia Richter, all juniors at King Philip High School, embarked on this once-in-a-lifetime trip with their troop leader Tricia Barry. 

They started their trip by riding the London Eye and visited Buckingham Palace, shopped at Piccadilly Circus, toured the Tower of London, explored several incredible museums, and followed the trail on a Jack the Ripper tour. The girls cruised the Thames, walked by Big Ben many times, and became experts riding the tube. The Girl Scouts also visited Pax (Peace) Lodge, one of the five international Girl Scout World Centers, and took part in a special pinning ceremony. 

Because this was a STEM tour, the girls engaged in several hands-on science and engineering activities including a forensics lab led by a female Scotland Yard detective, a visit to Bletchley Park, and on the way to see Stonehenge, an engineering activity that focused on moving and raising bales of hay. 

The girls’ favorite activities were exploring the city on foot and trying different international foods (although they did not care for the lukewarm beverages and no ice!).

“I’m proud of these girls and am glad we were able to pack so much into one week. I hope we have the opportunity to travel again one more time before graduation,” shared Troop leader Tricia Barry.

There are seven other girls in Troop 789 and all eleven have made a pact with their leader to keep the troop together through high school.