Grades 6-12 Our 2019 Camp Book Is the Best Resource for Parents to Help Select the Ideal Summer Adventure for Their Girl
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2019 GIRL SCOUT CAMPS & BEYOND! Grades 6-12 Our 2019 Camp Book is the best resource for parents to help select the ideal summer adventure for their girl. WHY GIRL SCOUT CAMP IS RIGHT FOR HER At Girl Scout camp, we’re deploying new ways to test girls’ determination and develop their imagination while building inner strength. The camp community encourages teamwork while growing independence - girls become more responsible for themselves and for others. Our camps are where girls get to try new things and overcome fears while gaining confidence. It’s where girls will make new friends in an environment just for girls. This book lists all summer programs for girls currently in grades 6-12. To view the Camp Book for girls in grades K-5 visit gsbadgerland.org and click the ‘Camp’ tab. Contact us anytime with questions: [email protected] | 800.236.2710. 2 gsbadgerland.org SO MANY CAMPS. SO MANY CHOICES. SO MUCH FUN! Table of Contents Value of Camp ......................................... 3 What’s New .............................................. 4 Meet the 2019 Camps ........................... 5 Types of Camp ........................................ 6 Adventure Levels .................................... 7 Camp Life Details ................................... 8 Service Weekend & Open Houses ...... 9 Summer 2019 At a Glance ..............10-11 Resident Camp .................................12-20 G.I.R.L. Adventures ..........................21-23 Family & Troop Camps ..................24-25 CampHERO....................................... 26-27 CampBUILD ......................................28-29 Leadership Camps ..........................30-31 More Summer Opportunities ...... 32-35 Registration & Payment ................36-38 TO REGISTER FOR: BADGERLAND CAMPS: gsbadgerland.org (click the ‘Activities’ tab) TO REGISTER FOR ALL OTHER CAMPS follow the instructions listed on pg. 38 ASSISTANCE AND QUESTIONS 800.236.2710 or [email protected] 3 SAY HELLO TO A Summer of Adventure for Grades 6-12 Girl Scouts NEW IN 2019 Grades 6-12 Campers May Attend Overnight Camp at Girl Scout Camps AROUND WISCONSIN! MORE CAMPS. MORE PROGRAMS. MORE PLACES. MORE CHOICES. We’re building on the exciting changes started last summer! So, in our continuing goal to get more Badgerland Girl Scouts to attend camp we’re partnering with FOUR sister Girl Scout councils to bring the best variety of high-quality resident camp experiences to Badgerland girls. 2019 Summer Camps for older Badgerland Girl Scouts: Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland: Camp Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg Girl Scouts of Manitou: Camp Evelyn and Camp Manitou Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Southeast: Camp Alice Chester Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes: Camp Birch Trails Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwestern Indiana: Camp Juniper Knoll (in Wisconsin!) How It Will Work Older Girl Scouts, those currently in grades 6-12, will choose from an exciting line-up of multi-night, resident camp programs listed within this book. Register directly with the council hosting that program. Take the Bus to Camp Ehawee, Camp Manitou and Camp Evelyn Girls have the option to ride the bus to and from camp sessions held at Camp Evelyn, Camp Manitou and our own Camp Ehawee. The cost is a flat $25 rate. Buses will run from Madison. Transportation to the other camps is on-your-own. 4 gsbadgerland.org MEET THE 2019 CAMPS CAMP BRANDENBURG CAMP MANITOU - Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland - Girl Scouts of Manitou - Dane, WI (Dane County) - Shoto, WI (Manitowoc County) - gsbadgerland.org • 800.236.2710 - gsmanitou.org • 877.738.7014 FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS Located about 20 minutes north of Madison on 178 Located on the banks of Serenity Lake on 140 acres. In acres with hiking trails and beautiful Lake Katrine. Serenity Lake girls can swim and enjoy various paddle Hilltop Lodge is a fun space that girls love because the sports. There are also trails for hiking and a disc golf course. hallways literally climb up the hillside to bunkhouses. Campers attending Bits and Bridles & Rock and Water Campers stay in bunk beds at either Hilltop or Hawks Adventures sessions sleep in buildings with bathrooms and Nest with electricity, flush toilets and shower access. showers. CAMP EHAWEE CAMP ALICE CHESTER - Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland - Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Southeast - Mindoro, WI (La Crosse County) - East Troy, WI (Walworth County) - gsbadgerland.org • 800.236.2710 - gswise.org • 800.565.4475 FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS Camp Alice Chester is 333 acres and features frontage Situated among white pine forests are natural waterways on two lakes, a large sports field and wooded hills. Two where girls canoe and creek hop. There are hiking trails and indoor troop camping facilities are available, each designed an amphitheater for campfires. Ehawee has a swimming to respond to the varying skill and comfort levels of our pool, performing arts center, nature center, archery range members. Girls sleep in a troop house, A-frame cabin or tent. and athletic fields. Campers live in a bunkhouse, cabins, platform tents, yurts or teepees with other girls in her age group. There is a central shower house. All sleeping areas have bathrooms with electricity, flush toilets and there CAMP BIRCH TRAILS is a central shower house. - Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes - Irma, WI (Lincoln County) - gsnwgl.org • 888.747.6945 CAMP EVELYN - Girl Scouts of Manitou FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS - Plymouth, WI (Sheboygan County) A gorgeous camp located in the best of central Wisconsin’s - gsmanitou.org • 877.738.7014 woods surrounding beautiful, private Olivotti Lake. Swimming, canoeing, hiking, wildlife watching - ziplines, too! Depending on program sessions and ages, campers sleep in FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS tents, yurts, cabins or hammock living spaces. Located on 240 acres of wooded property. In Crystal Lake girls can swim , enjoy paddle sports and wind surfing equipment. Girls are able to explore in the Mullet River and CAMP JUNIPER KNOLL swim in our sparkling pool. Girls sleep on cots or bunks in - Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago cabins or platform tents. Counselors are VERY close by but do not stay in the same tent or cabin as girls. and Northwestern Indiana - East Troy, WI (Walworth County) - gsgcnwi.org • 888.747.6945 FEATURES & SLEEP QUARTERS Camp Juniper Knoll is a 186 acre wooded property located on Pleasant Lake. There is lake swimming, canoeing, an archery range and hiking trails. Campers, depending on their session, are housed in indoor dormitory style bunks, platform tents or in a yurt. 5 CHOOSE THE BEST CAMP FOR HER Types of Camp Experiences Below are the different ‘styles’ of overnight camps your girl can attend. This year, we’re offering a new tool for parents to help determine if a camp is appropriate for their girl: each camp is marked on a Level range from 1-5. Details on the levels and what they mean on the next page. Resident Camps (pages 12-20) • Choose from three-night, five-night or 12-night programs. • All the resident camp programs are operated and run by Girl Scout councils. • Each week of camp has a different theme with activities centering around the theme. G.I.R.L. Adventure Camps (pages 21-23) • These are multi-night programs with specific themes. • Programs originate at Badgerland properties with off-site trips related to the theme. Leadership Camp @ Camp Ehawee (pages 30-31) • Badgerland’s renowned camp leadership program is back and better than ever. • All the Leadership programs are held at Badgerland’s Camp Ehawee. • NEW IN 2019! A Junior Counselor internship that lets girls set their own schedule. CampHERO (pages 26-27) • An exciting hands-on camp for girls to experience the real-world of first responders. • Cadettes attend a three night camp while Seniors and Ambassadors stay five nights. ALL NEW CampBUILD (pages 28-29) • An exciting hands-on camp for girls to experience the real-world of the building trades. • Cadettes attend a two night camp while Seniors and Ambassadors stay four nights. Parent-Girl Camps (page 24) • Attend together for a two-night camp experience at Camp Ehawee. • Separate sessions for either moms or dads to take their girl to camp. • A great intro to Girl Scout camp or for girls already comfortable camping. Troop Camps (page 25) • Troop Camp at Badgerland’s Camp Black Hawk is an awesome DIY experience. The camp is available for troops to book June 8 through August 28 (except July 4th weekend). • A second Troop Camp is available for Cadettes this summer with staff-led and planned activities at White Pines Ranch in Oregon, IL. 6 gsbadgerland.org HERE’S A NEW TOOL FOR PARENTS: Introducing “Levels” An easy way to assess how adventurous each camp will be At Girl Scouts, all programming is ‘progressive’. That means the activities and experiences build on each other - as she gains new knowledge or a new skill she then is ready to take the next step and ‘progress’ to a higher level of activity or experience. In the Girl Scout Camp World, the lingo for this is Outdoor Experience Progression. In a nutshell, it means that your girl may be ready for a Level 1 experience or Level 3 or even a Level 5. You are the expert on your girl and her level of adventurousness; use the Level Guide as a tool to help determine which camp is right for her. Review the chart below to help you gauge which level camps your girl is ready to tackle. All the programs in this Camp Book are assigned a level. If you have questions about Camp Program Levels, please connect with us anytime: [email protected]. OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE PROGRESSION LEVELS LEVEL 1: LEVEL 2: LEVEL 3: LEVEL 4: LEVEL 5: Move Out/ Cook Out/ Camp Out Adventure Out Adventure Out Explore Out Sleep Out Even Further 1-2 nights locally 1-2 nights locally 2-3 nights 4-6 nights 6+ nights outdoors indoors outdoors in cabins outdoors in cabins, outdoors in cabins in cabins or tents Parent-Child Camp or a lodge (My First tents or a lodge or tents (Resident (Long-Distance or CAMPING Sleepaways) (Resident Camp) Camp and G.I.R.L.