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 !

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. Out-of-State) Part-Day Programs Adventure) (ex. Walkabouts) Troop Overnight Troop Camp (Jubilee) Campfire Songs First Aid Orienteering Sailing Backpacking Hiking Creek Hopping Canoeing Ziplining Whitewater Rafting Leave No Trace Horseback Riding Archery Rock Climbing Rappelling ADVENTURE Team Games Low Ropes Survival Skills Spelunking Campfire Building Leadership Training Cave Exploration Leadership Training (LEAP; CIT I) Leadership Training (Program Aide) (CIT II) Community or Community or Community or Community, International Travel Council Hosted Council Hosted Council Hosted Council or Girl and Destinations TRAVEL Outdoor Day Outdoor 1 night trip Outdoor 2-3 night Scouts USA Program trip Hosted 3+ night trip within the US Courage Independence Adaptability Self Reliance Leadership OUTCOMES Appreciation Determination Confidence Fearlessness Resilience

*A Community-Hosted Girl Scout event refers to a local gathering of Girl Scout troops. For example: Troops in Stoughton get together annually for a Girl Scout community-wide event focused on campfire and outdoor skills at a local park.

Resident camps Ehawee, Black Hawk, Alice Chester and Birch Trails are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA). Accreditation is earned only after successfully meeting ACA’s high standards during an extensive review. These strict requirements are recognized nationally. Additionally, all camps including Brandenburg, Evelyn, Manitou, Juniper Knoll, White Pines Ranch and Stronghold Center meet safety standards set forth by Girl Scouts of the USA and county and state regulations.

7 CAMP LIFE DETAILS Health and Safety Safety is our first priority. All Girl Scout camps meet stringent county, state and national standards. The local law enforcement agencies are notified of our camp sessions. Each staff member is certified in CPR and first aid and many are lifeguards. A health supervisor is on-site at all times, and a doctor is on-call.

Camp Staff All staff members go through an intense screening, selection and training process. The camp staff learn how to keep girls safe while still having fun. All staff pass a thorough screening process including criminal background checks. Each staff member is certified in CPR and first aid and many are lifeguards. Camp counselors participate in extensive staff training – covering topics like camper behavior and support, creating safe space, outdoor activities, roles of the counselor, group dynamics, emergency procedures and so much more.

Cost of Camp Again this summer, most of Badgerland’s overnight camps are only $65 per night. Similar pricing is available from the other Girl Scout council(s). A word about camp pricing: The cost of each camp program is subsidized by Badgerland Council and every other Girl Scout council. We firmly believe these overnight programs and experiences are important to the Girl Scout experience which is why we underwrite camp. Put simply, the cost of operating the camp program is much greater than the cost. If you want to add a camp donation to help offset the full cost, you will have the option to do so when you register her for camp. And, because we want girls to experience camp, Campership scholarships are available to families in need, regardless of which camp she attends. See details on page 36.

She Can Earn Her Way to Camp With Cookies Girls are strongly encouraged to earn all or part of their way to camp through cookie and ‘in a nutshell’ sales. Paying for all or a portion of her camp program instills independence, pride and self-confidence. See more details about how she can earn Badgerland Bucks to pay for camp by selling cookies on page 36. And, yes, Badgerland Bucks can be redeemed to pay for her camps at our partner camps!

Special Needs If your camper has special needs including food allergies, health concerns or mobility limitations please notify us in advance. Badgerland Council will seek to accommodate special needs whenever possible but reserves the right to identify reasonable and prudent accommodations.

Who Attends Camp Girl Scout camp is for girls in grades K-12. Girls who are not already members of Girl Scouts simply pay the Girl Scout membership dues upon camp registration.

What She’ll Eat Meals at camp are girl-friendly and healthy. Most meals are prepared by our cooks and eaten in the dining hall. Camps Evelyn and Manitou campers also cook at least one meal themselves outdoors. Most diets (gluten free, diabetic, vegetarian, vegan, allergies, etc.) can be accommodated by contacting the camp directors two weeks prior to the stay at camp. 8 gsbadgerland.org ComeCAMP one, come all! GirlSERVICE Scouts and their registered! adults are invited to Camp Service Weekend at Ehawee. You will help with cleaning up camp, maintenance projects and getting Ehawee ready for summer camp. Meals provided. Let’s get camp ready! Camp Ehawee

Service Weekend Friday, April 26-Sunday, April 28 Check-in @ 5-8pm Friday | Check-out @ 12pm Sunday Optional: Come Saturday by 9am and spend the day and/or night helping out.

Details: All registered Girl Scouts and their adult may come (but, of course, grown-ups must be Girl Scouts, too!). Bunk in the cabins or bring your own tent. We’ll feed you. There is no cost for Service Weekend but all participants are expected to pitch in and perform their assigned tasks which will be age appropriate.

Registration is required. THIS MAKES A TERRIFIC TROOP SERVICE PROJECT! CHECK OUT BADGERLAND CAMPS Come to an Open House (free!)

Families can tour the entire property including sleeping units, visit the activity areas, meet camp staff and learn more about what it’s like to come to camp. Bring your girl to an Open House to experience a taste of camp. The entire family is invited to Open House. There’s no cost. Please RSVP so we can plan for busing and food prep. Camp Ehawee Open House Brandenburg Open Houses Sunday, April 28 Saturday, May 18 | 2-4pm 1-4pm Sunday, May 19 | 1-3pm Ride the Bus! See you there!

Drive on your own or board the bus to Mindoro at Head to Brandenburg near Middleton to tour the the Madison Service Center @ 11am. RSVP for the property and meet some camp staff. A great family bus trip. Light picnic lunch with s’mores, too! afternoon. We’ll munch on s’mores, too! 9 Level 1 Level 2 GRADES 6-12 Level 3 2019 CAMP CALENDAR Level 4 Level 5

Week of Week of Week of Week of June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 Survivor Camp Wizards & Robots Midnight Mischief Go G.I.R.L. @ Camp Evelyn @ Camp Evelyn @ Camp Ehawee @ Camp Evelyn June 16-21 June 23-28 June 30 - July 3 July 7-12 Quirky Wisconsin Bits & Bridles SpyGirl Outdoor Art Attack @ Camp Alice Chester @ Camp Manitou @ Camp Brandenburg @ Camp Evelyn June 16-21 June 23-26 July 5-8 July 7-12 Michigamme River Canoe Extreme Adventure Friends & Family Camp Camping 2.0 @ Camp Birch Trails @ Camp Alice Chester @ Camp Black Hawk @ Camp Alice Chester June 16-28 June 23-29 July 3-7 July 7-12 Camp Intern Training Comic Artist Upper WI River Canoe @ Camp Ehawee @ Camp Alice Chester @ Camp Birch Trails June 16-22 June 23-28 July 7-19 Low Ropes Fun Revolutionize STEM Me & My Guy @ Madison College @ Camp Brandenburg @ Camp Ehawee June 22 June 23-27 July 12-14 Program Aide Training Counselor In Training II @ Camp Ehawee @ Camp Ehawee June 23-28 July 7- August 2

LONG LIVE SUMMER!

10 gsbadgerland.org SIGN UP EARLY TO LOCK IN YOUR SPOT. FIRST COME. FIRST SERVED.

Week of Week of Week of Week of July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4

Water Sportz Unicorn University Dr. Disaster’s Lab Brains & Beauty @ Camp Evelyn @ Camp Evelyn @ Camp Evelyn @ Camp Evelyn July 14-19 July 21-26 July 28 - August 2 August 4-9 The Big 12-Nighter Explore Down Under Rock & Water Adventures Chippewa Flowage Kayak @ Camp Evelyn @ Camp Alice Chester @ Camp Manitou @ Camp Birch Trails July 14-26 July 21-26 July 28-31 August 4-16 On the Edge Ice Age Trail Backpacking Guardians of the Geekdom Pictured Rocks Backpacking @ Camp Alice Chester @ Camp Birch Trails @ Camp Juniper Knoll @ Camp Birch Trails July 14-19 July 21 - August 2 July 28 - August 2 August 4-16 CampHERO for Cadettes Sky Force High Ropes Adventure Come Sail Away @ Camp Brandenburg @ Camp Brandenburg @ Madison College @ Camp Juniper Knoll July 14-17 July 21-26 August 3 August 4-9 Counselor In Training I Me & My Gal High Flying Fearless Fun @ Camp Ehawee @ Camp Ehawee @ Camp Brandenburg July 14 - August 2 July 26-28 Week of August 4-7 Badgerland Bus Trip CampHERO for Seniors & August 11 Troop Camp @ Savannah, GA Ambassadors @ White Pines Ranch July 17-22 @ Camp Brandenburg Rock Island August 9-11 Apostle Islands Adventure July 21-26 @ Camp Alice Chester CampBUILD: Apprentice August 11-16 @ Lake Superior Low Ropes Fun @ Madison College July 18-21 @ Madison College CampBUILD: Journeyworker August 5-7 July 27 @ Madison College August 12-16 LEAP College Fun 101 @ Camp Ehawee @ Madison College August 4-16 July 23 Hoist Yer Sails 1 @ Camp Juniper Knoll Weeks of July 21 - August 2 August 25

Friends & Family Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Aug. 29 - Sept. 2 DIY TROOP CAMP @ CAMP BLACK HAWK JUNE 8-AUGUST 28

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SURVIVOR CAMP @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI June 16-21 Five Nights | Level 4 | $390 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • Register with Manitou Council: gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 Would you be able to survive if you were lost in the woods? Refine your fire building and outdoor cooking skills, and learn more about building shelters and rafts, first aid and disaster drills. You will still have time to enjoy camp activities like the pool, s’mores, songs and skits. You will camp out in a state park and take a hike on the Ice Age Trail. Please bring well-fitting trail shoes or hiking boots for your comfort and safety.

QUIRKY WISCONSIN @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI June 16-21 Five Nights | Level 4 | Tiered Pricing: $505-$805 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • Register with WI-Southeast Council: gswise.org / 800.565.4475

Hit the road for a four-day, three-night road trip around Wisconsin, stopping at all the strange and quirky places along the way. It’s a week of adventure and learning while getting plenty of time for traditional camp fun.

@ Camp Birch Trails! MICHIGAMME RIVER CANOE Irma, WI June 16-28 Twelve Nights | Level 5 | $525 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-8 • Register with Northwestern Great Lakes Council: gsnwgl.org / 888.747.6945 Take the next step on your canoeing adventures with this awesome camp. Spend four to seven days on the water paddling down the Michigamme River in the Upper Peninsula. Prerequisite: Completed a level one Wilderness Trip. Contact NWGL with readiness questions. 12 gsbadgerland.org RESIDENT CAMP Week of June 23

WIZARDS & ROBOTS EXTREME ADVENTURE @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI June 23-28 Five Nights | Level 4 June 23-29 Six Nights | Level 5 • $390 • Tiered Pricing: $575-$875 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • For Girls Completing Grades 7-10 • Register with Manitou Council: • Register with WI-Southeast Council: gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 gswise.org / 800.565.4475 Welcome to the week where we will bring out your Test your limits with whitewater rafting, ziplining, and wizard AND tech skills. You will use your bravery spells kayaking on the Peshtigo River near Dunbar. Camp to shoot archery, learn about robotics and navigate a and hike around the local waterfalls. Offsite travel to stand up paddle board. Create your own wand, take 12 Foot Falls County Park, in Dunbar. a potions class and play Quidditch camp-style. We’ll even indulge in a true Hogwarts feast. Earn and receive a Robotics badge for your age level. COMIC ARTIST BITS & BRIDLES @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI @ Camp Manitou! Shoto, WI June 23-28 Five Nights | Level 4 June 23-26 Three Nights | Level 3 • Tiered Pricing: $355-$655 • $390 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • Register with WI-Southeast Council: • Register with Manitou Council: gswise.org / 800.565.4475 gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 Do you have a story to tell? Do you like to doodle? Come learn to be a comic artist and let your voice be Let your inner horsewoman shine! Learn basic heard! Related Award: Comic Artist Badge. horseback riding, grooming, and stable management. We will start from the beginning and build your equestrian skills, spending at least two hours a day at the stable. You’ll have plenty of time to explore Camp Manitou and Serenity Lake, to swim, kayak, stand-up paddle board, hike, geocache and play disc golf. Please bring well-fitting trail shoes or hiking boots for your comfort and safety. Limited capacity! SIGN UP EARLY! 13 RESIDENT CAMP Week of June 30

MIDNIGHT MISCHIEF @ Camp Ehawee! Mindoro, WI June 30 - July 3 • Three Nights | Level 3 • $195 • For Girls Completing Grades 3-7 • Register with Badgerland Council: gsbadgerland.org / 800.236.2710 There’s magic at Camp Ehawee after sunset. Girls will “sneak” out of bed and stay up late to explore the night world. She’ll travel into the dark woods to discover bioluminescent creatures that only reveal themselves when the sun is down. Campers will transform into nocturnal animals and party the night away at the Glow-in-the- Dark Dance. She’ll love crafting her own LED constellations, snacking on out-of-this-world edible comets and learning how to navigate by the stars.

And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her night owl adventures, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature...even if it’s at night!

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GO G.I.R.L. CAMPING 2.0 @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI

July 7-12 Five Nights | Level 4 July 7-12 Five Nights | Level 4 • $390 • Tiered Pricing: $355-$655 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • Register with Manitou Council: • Register with WI-Southeast Council: gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 gswise.org / 800.565.4475 Show off your Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker and Dig deep into your Outdoorswoman spirit. Explore the Leadership skills and take your first leap from camper land around Swan Lake and spend a couple nights to camp staff. Participate in team-building activities under the stars. Go fishing, hiking, and throw some and build your kid-savvy responsibility. You’ll have hatchets. Related Award: Outdoor Journey. the opportunity to learn the ropes of camp-how it operates, what a counselor does, and what’s involved in becoming a CIT. During this session you will also UPPER WISCONSIN participate in a take action project at camp. RIVER CANOE OUTDOOR ART ATTACK @ Camp Birch Trails! Irma, WI July 7-19 Twelve Nights | Level 5 @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI • $475 • For Girls Completing Grades 4-7 July 7-12 Five Nights | Level 4 • Register with Northwestern Great Lakes Council: • $390 gsnwgl.org / 888.747.6945 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11

• Register with Manitou Council: It’s a water lovers dream camp. Spend three to five gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 days on the water, in a canoe, paddling the Upper Wisconsin River. No experience necessary. Build your Let your imagination run wild as you make creations skills at this entry level canoeing program so next inspired by nature. Draw, paint, and create as you summer you can go on even bigger and bolder trips take in the beauty of the great outdoors. Use glitter with Camp Birch Trails! Housing is either a tent or to make your artwork shine. What projects will you cabin. create? Let nature be your inspiration! A trip away from camp will take you on a visit to the famous John Michael Kohler Art Center. 15 RESIDENT CAMP Week of July 14

WATER SPORTZ THE BIG 12-NIGHTER @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI

July 14-19 Five Nights | Level 4 July 14-26 Twelve Nights | Level 5 • $390 • $880 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • Register with Manitou Council: • Register with Manitou Council: gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 Spend endless hours on Crystal Lake, Lake Michigan You will enjoy Water Sportz and Unicorn University and in Camp Evelyn’s sparkling pool. Try out different sessions along with weekend adventures like visiting water equipment like kayaks, stand up paddle the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Midsummer boards and wind surfing boards. You’ll even build Festival of the Arts, Sheboygan’s City Green Levitt your own watercraft to compete for the Camp Evelyn Amp Summer Music Series, surprise activities and Cardboard Boat Regatta Champion! Sail on beautiful planning your own day trip. Transportation and meals Lake Michigan during your trip to SEAS-The Sailing are included; however, you may want to bring some Education Association with a picnic beach lunch. spending money for snacks and souvenirs. Consider taking on the mile swim challenge too!

ON THE EDGE @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI

July 14-19 Five Nights | Level 4 • Tiered Pricing: $505-$805 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • Register with WI-Southeast Council: gswise.org / 800.565.4475 Take the week to learn belay skills, climbing techniques as you learn the ropes of rock climbing. Go further with a 3-day off-site trip to Devil’s Lake State Park for some of Wisconsin’s premier outdoor climbing. Offsite Travel: Devil’s Lake in Baraboo.

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UNICORN UNIVERSITY BACKPACKING @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI @ Camp Birch Trails! Irma, WI

July 21-26 Five Nights | Level 4 July 21-Aug. 2 Twelve Nights | Level 5 • $390 • $475 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • For Girls Completing Grades 4-7 • Register with Manitou Council: • Register with Northwestern Great Lakes Council: gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 gsnwgl.org / 888.747.6945 Get ready for the most colorful and unique week of Spend three to five days hiking and exploring the Ice camp. You will get in touch with your inner unicorn Age Trail. No experience necessary. This intro level and find out what makes YOU special y learning new backpacking adventure will give you experience for dance moves and participating in colorful confidence- greater challenges next summer! building activities. We will put our own Camp Evelyn spin on the famous Color Run. You’ll stain white clothes every color of the rainbow, and may even invent some new colors by competing in colorful, crazy and sometimes messy challenges. Bring clothing you do not mind being covered in paint. We’ll HOIST YER SAILS 1 be using every art supply we can find to ensure this is @ Camp Juniper Knoll! East Troy, WI a camp to remember. July 21-Aug. 2 Twelve Nights | Level 5 • $650 • For Girls Completing Grades 6-9 EXPLORE DOWN UNDER • Register with Greater Chicago Council & NW Indiana: @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI girlscoutsgcnwi.org / 855.456.8347 Skim across Pleasant Lake in a sailboat! Learn July 21-26 Five Nights | Level 4 how to rig your craft and hoist your sail with new • Tiered Pricing: $505-$805 friends. Learn water safety, knots and other aspects • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 of sailing a Sunfish dinghy. Campers must be • Register with WI-Southeast Council: comfortable swimming in deep water and have the upper body strength to lift a 15-pound sail out of the gswise.org / 800.565.4475 water. Go underground in three different caves in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Camp along the Mississippi River. Offsite Travel: Cave of the Mounds, WI, Mystery Cave, MN and Crystal Cave, WI. 17 RESIDENT CAMP Week of July 28

DR. DISASTER’S LAB GUARDIANS @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI OF THE GEEKDOM @ Camp Juniper Knoll! East Troy, WI July 28-Aug. 2 Five Nights | Level 4 • $390 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 July 28-Aug. 2 Five Nights | Level 4 • Register with Manitou Council: • $300 gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 • For Girls Completing Grades 6-9 • Register with Greater Chicago & NW Indiana Council: Pack your oldest clothes to create all the messy fun you girlscoutsgcnwi.org / 855.456.8347 can imagine! Enjoy exploring the world around you on a sensory level, with a goopy, drippy and messy week Be the star of your favorite stories! Explore comic of camp. Make your own slime and learn the science art, book art, screenwriting, and more as you and behind things like chemical reactions and why cheese on your new friends spend your week discovering pizza is so stringy. Make everything gloppier, gooier and your own super powers and creating a camp story more spectacular. Then clean off in a soapy and sudsy that reflects your favorite fandoms. game of slip-n-slide kickball. Do all the super messy stuff your parents don’t want you to do at home!

ROCK & WATER ADVENTURES @ Camp Manitou! Shoto, WI

July 28-31 Three Nights | Level 4 • $390 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • Register with Manitou Council: gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 Pack your sunscreen for fun at Serenity Lake and beyond! Enjoy a sunset paddle, stargaze on the beach and take a sunrise swim. You’ll hike, kayak, stand-up paddleboard, go fishing and climb a rock wall!! Take a day trip to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum to work with underwater robots. And to top all off, you’ll go on a Segway tour along the Mariners Trail in Manitowoc. Limited capacity. 18 gsbadgerland.org RESIDENT CAMP Week of August 4

BRAINS & BEAUTY PICTURED ROCKS @ Camp Evelyn! Plymouth, WI BACKPACKING August 4-9 Five Nights | Level 4 @ Camp Birch Trails! Irma, WI • $390 Aug 4-16 Twelve Nights | Level 5 July 28-Aug. 2 Five Nights | Level 4 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 • $525 • $300 • Register with Manitou Council: • For Girls Completing Grades 5-8 • For Girls Completing Grades 6-9 gsmanitou.org / 877.738.7014 • Register with Northwestern Great Lakes • Register with Greater Chicago & NW Indiana Council: Council: gsnwgl.org / 888.747.6945 girlscoutsgcnwi.org / 855.456.8347 You’ll flex your brain with some awesome science experiments and also relax, unwind and feel good Spend four to seven days out on the trail inside and out at Spa Evelyn! Practice yoga, take a exploring Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore. mud bath (aka river stomp), sample tasty and healthy This is a terrific camp in your next step to snacks and have a swanky indoor slumber party. unlocking even more backpacking adventures! Scientists from MilliporeSigma, a global life science Prerequisite: Completed level one Wilderness Trip. company, will provide hands-on Curiosity Labs to Contact NWGL with readiness questions. investigate DNA structure and function and learn about the science behind flavors and scents. COME SAIL AWAY CHIPPEWA @ Camp Juniper Knoll! East Troy, WI August 4-9 Five Nights | Level 4 FLOWAGE KAYAK • $300 @ Camp Birch Trails! Irma, WI • For Girls Completing Grades 8-11 • Register with Greater Chicago & NW Indiana Council: August 4-16 Twelve Nights | Level 5 girlscoutsgcnwi.org / 855.456.8347 • $525 Spend a week on Pleasant Lake refreshing the • For Girls Completing Grades 5-8 sailing skills you learned in Hoist Yer Sails. When • Register with Northwestern Great Lakes Council: not on the water, there will be time for relaxing gsnwgl.org / 888.747.6945 with friends, crafts and cookouts. Campers must This is the next step to unlocking even more paddling be comfortable in deep water and must have the adventures. Spend four to seven days out on the upper body strength to lift a 15-pound sail out of Chippewa Flowage kayaking around the open lakes the water. Prerequisite: Hoist Yer Sails I and/or II, or and streams. Prerequisite: Completed level one have multiple sailing experiences to attend. Wilderness Trip. Contact NWGL with readiness questions. 19 RESIDENT CAMP Week of August 11

ROCK ISLAND @ Camp Alice Chester! East Troy, WI

August 11-16 • Five Nights | Level 4 • Tiered Pricing: $505-$805 • For Girls Completing Grades 7-10 • Register with WI-Southeast Council: gswise.org / 800.565.4475

Getting there will be half the fun! Travel by ferry off the shore of Door County to Rock Island State Park. Experience a rustic camping experience. Explore the island and check out the lighthouse and shipwrecks visible from the surface. Offsite Travel: Rock Island State Park, Door County, WI.

20 gsbadgerland.org Exciting Experiences Exclusively for Older Girl Scouts Badgerland Original Opportunities G.I.R.L. Adventures are designed to challenge girls to leave their comfort zones and discover and reveal who they can be...who they are...outside of their routine day- to-day lives. These programs are the ideal setting for girls to explore and define herself as a go-getter....as an innovator...as a risk-taker and always as a leader!

21 REVOLUTIONIZE SPYGIRL STEM July 5-8 June 23-27 • Three Nights | Level 3 • Four Nights | Level 4 • $195 • $325 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-8 • For Girls Completing Grades 8-11 • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

Join an elite group of recruits lurking in the shadows Talk about a nowhere-but-Girl Scouts kind of preparing for top secret missions. No one really opportunity! This is jaw-dropping, amazing stuff. knows who they are or what they’re really up to. Days Campers will use genetics to engineer new animal will be filled with top secret briefings and activities populations and explore the future of wildlife that put your spy skills and street smarts to the conservation. Explore microgravity and put it to test. Secret agents will hone their tradecraft, learn the test aboard the Looping Starship and the Steel about real spies and hit the streets to run training Venom. Campers will take a private guided tour of missions. Develop a cover disguise, make and break spectacular Taliesin in Spring Green and then create codes, master escape and evasion techniques, use their own Frank Lloyd Wright inspired architectural spy gadgets, uncover the science behind spying, visit masterpieces. And there’s more! Girls will meet a castle and spend a night on a submarine! Put it all game designers to discover the incredible world of together for the Recon and Rescue Mission indie video gaming and construct their own virtual using your newfound training to solve the mysterious worlds. When they’re not traveling, girls will camp disappearance of Secret Agent 22. out at one of Badgerland’s beautiful properties. Walk away ready to revolutionize the future of STEM. Note: Camp begins and ends at Brandenburg with an Note: Girls have overnights at the Minnesota Zoo, overnight in Manitowoc and off-site trips. Camp Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg. 22 gsbadgerland.org HIGH FLYING SKY FORCE FEARLESS FUN August 4-7 July 21-26 • Three Nights | Level 4 • Five Nights | Level 4 • $325 • $325 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-12 • For Girls Completing Grades 7-12 • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

Her feet will barely touch the ground as she soars At this MARVELOUS sky-high event, your girl will and tests her boundaries. Risk-takers will take flight learn all about the science of flight. She’ll get up indoor skydiving, zip lining and on the high ropes close and personal with jets, bombers, biplanes course. She’ll try swinging on a trapeze, performing and warbirds with a day pass to EAA AirVenture aerobic feats on silk ribbons while hanging from 2019. We’ll cover the history of flight while visiting the ceiling. She’ll fly above Navy Pier on the famous the Experimental Aircraft Association museum, go ferris wheel and giant swing, then clown around at behind the wheel in a flight simulator and meet the circus area. It’ll be so exhilarating she won’t want pilots who take to the skies as their career. And to come back down to earth! If she is not ready for a there’s more: campers will gain leadership and certain activity, she can choose to opt out. confidence while learning to navigate a high and low ropes course. This event is sure to leave her feeling Note: Camp begins and ends at Brandenburg with two like she can fly. overnights at the Friendship Center in Chicago. Note: Girls will spend five nights at Camp Brandenburg with day trips to different destinations. GIRL Adventures Camps will test her boundaries. If she is not ready for certain activities, she will be able to opt out if needed.

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INTRODUCING Tall Pines Family Resort VISIT TALL PINES FAMILY RESORT AT CAMP EHAWEE WITH YOUR GIRL SCOUT AND REDISCOVER THE GOLDEN DAYS OF SUMMERS SPENT AT A LODGE ON THE LAKE. ME & MY GUY @ TALL PINES ME & MY GAL @ TALL PINES • July 12-14 • July 26-28 • Two Nights | Level 1 • Two Nights | Level 1 • $100 each ($200 for the pair) • $100 each ($200 for the pair) • For Girls Completing Grades 1-7 • For Girls Completing Grades 1-7 • Register by June 18 • Register by July 2

Welcome to Tall Pines Ranch at Camp Ehawee, Tall Pines Resort is a weekend combining the best of our exclusive getaway for dads (or grandpas) and Camp Ehawee and a resort stay. Upon arrival at camp daughters to spend a weekend together. The whole for this mom and daughter weekend, the camp staff property is open to your wandering ways. The camp will provide plenty of activities to keep you and your staff will provide plenty of activities to keep you and girl busy. You’ll be invited to participate in campfires, your girl busy. Learn from each other while you build a arts & crafts, archery, skits, team building games, campfire, try archery, and outdo each other with arts swimming and more. You can also choose to spend and crafts. It’s your choice - stay busy doing the many time on your own exploring our beautiful white pine planned activity challenges or opt out for a while to forest or relaxing in the shade of the tallest tree. Take take a relaxing hike through the tall white pines. This this unique opportunity to spend a weekend bonding weekend will be all about teaching and learning from with your daughter/mom (or aunt, grandmother) each other while savoring this exceptionally precious over s’mores, hiking, and creek hopping. Leave this opportunity for dads and daughters to reconnect. weekend refreshed and with a whole suitcase full of delightful memories to take home with you. 24 gsbadgerland.org TALL PINES FAMILY CAMPS IT’S BACK IN 2019... FRIENDS & FAMILY CAMP @ CAMP BLACK HAWK! For Girl Scout Families and Friends Cost: Varies Depending on Days and Lodging | Details @ gsbadgerland.org TWO WEEKENDS AVAILABLE! COME TO ONE OR COME TO BOTH! Dates: July 3-7 | August 29-September 2 | Level 3

Get away with the crew and spend time together in the beautiful Northwoods at Camp Black Hawk near Antigo. Come north for two extended holiday weekends - Independence Day and Labor Day. Celebrate with your gang for do-it-yourself camping. There’s tons to do including hiking, picnicking, fishing and swimming. Bring your own canoes or kayaks to launch for peaceful paddling on the tranquil lakes. Make your own meals over the campfire. Whether you’re a seasoned camper or first-timer you will enjoy Friends and Family Camp @ CBH! SEE ALL THE DETAILS AND FAQS @ gsbadgerland.org TROOP CAMPS WHITE PINES RANCH: CAMP BLACK HAWK: TROOP CAMP DIY TROOP CAMP August 9-11 | 6pm-1pm (Friday - Sunday) You set the dates Two Nights | Level 3 Available June 8-August 28* For Girls Completing Grades 1-7 *Black-out dates: July 3-7 for Friends & Family Camp $200 per person Level 3 Register by July 16 For Girls Completing Grades K-12 White Pines Ranch Price varies by sleeping location Oregon, Illinois Register anytime; First come-First served Camp Black Hawk, Antigo, Wisconsin Calling all cowgirls. It’s a girls’ weekend away at the ranch. The curated weekend includes an old fashioned hayride, two horseback rides, swimming in the pool Grab the troop and hit the road for Camp Black Hawk and a nature hike through a sandstone canyon with located near Antigo in Langlade County. Waunagon Lodge fossil hunting in the quarry. At night there’s country will be available for bunking. Or go rustic and pitch your line dancing, Bingo, campfires and songs. tents anywhere you want on the site – it’s troop choice! Troops will guide their own camp experience with no on- All meals and activities are included in the price and site camp staff support. Pack your food and sleeping gear lodging is provided in their air conditioned dorm for a fun trip north and be sure to make time to explore rooms. the trout stream, hike the trails and listen to the loons floating along the two lakes. Maybe you’ll even be lucky Juniors will work on their Horseback Riding badge. enough to see the Northern Lights one night! Notes: Adults to meet safety ratio required. Notes: An adult who has completed Troop Overnight Certification 2 must accompany each troop. Adults are responsible for their troop and should consult Safety Activity Checkpoints in the Volunteer Toolkit when making plans. Everyone attending must be a registered Girl Scout member, including adults. 25 26 gsbadgerland.org What’s it like to be a real-life hero and work to save lives and help people? Girls find out at CampHERO.

CampHERO FOR CADETTES CampHERO FOR • July 14-17 SENIORS AND AMBASSADORS • Three Nights | Level 4 • July 21-26 • $195 • Five Nights | Level 5 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • $325 • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County • For Girls Completing Grades 8-12 • Register by June 3 • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County • Register by June 3 Spend four days living and training with your crew just like real firefighters, police officers and EMTs. Be prepared for a real-life experience living and CampHERO takes you in-depth into topics like pursuing training just like professional firefighters, EMTs and a criminal in a foot chase, lifting and examining police officers. You’ll train at Madison College, the fingerprints, searching for a fire victim, attacking a same place where real-world protective services fire, immobilizing an injured person, performing CPR professionals learn their careers. During the nights, and more. Overnights are spent just as you would at a you’ll bunk at the ‘station’ (AKA Camp Brandenburg!). real fire station. You’ll perform station duties, hang out The week is packed with activities from all three with CampHERO Crew Leaders and sleep in the bunks careers. Teenaged CampHERO campers will learn to at Camp Brandenburg. assess and stabilize ‘victims’ and scale up and down buildings on challenging repelling missions. EXCLUSIVE ADULT VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! TO YOUR CAMP: You’ll use Jaws of Life tools to literally Visit camphero4girls.org to see how you can rip open a car to safely extricate the ‘victim’. This is a help at CampHERO this summer. jaw-dropping camp experience. All participants, including volunteers, must BONUS: This is a Girl Scouts Destinations trip and girls wear closed toe shoes and long pants to from around the country come to Madison for this CampHERO. exceptional experience. 27 CampBU LD an intro to the building trades

Who will build tomorrow’s schools? Bridges? And homes? Girls will!

Girls are tomorrow’s architects, carpenters, electricians, glaziers...builders! CampBUILD is presented in partnership with Girl Scouts and Madison Area Technical College’s School of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology and its Construction & Remodeling Program. The school is lending its expertise to deliver top-notch experiences to Girl Scouts in this exclusive one-of-a-kind Badgerland program!

CampBUILD programs are at the Madison College building on Commercial Avenue in Madison.

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BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVE BADGERLAND PROGRAM IN 2019!

Girls will learn and work side-by-side with building trades professionals at Camp BU LD !

CampBUILD: Apprentice CampBUILD: Journeyworker • August 5-7 • August 12-16 • Two Nights | Level 4 • Four Nights | Level 5 • $90 • $150 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • For Girls Completing Grades 8-12 • Madison College, Commercial Avenue • Madison College, Commercial Avenue Camp Brandenburg, Dane County Camp Brandenburg, Dane County • Register by July 2 • Register by July 2

Build a house! Girls will gain the foundational skills Meet, work and learn from women professionals needed to know how to build a house. There will in the building trades! Girls will learn the skills it be lab work as campers dive into computer aided takes for home construction with emphasis on design to create their project. From there, they’ll energy efficiency and green building. Working gain expertise in using hand tools and power tools. alongside trades professionals, girls will learn And there’s more - apprentice builders will also the basics of computer aided design, carpentry, explore welding, electrical circuits and plumbing. electrical and plumbing systems while keeping an By the end of this 3 day camp, girls come away eye on solar electric systems, water conserving ready to be an apprentice builder with simple plumbing and the basics of welding. This camp projects at home and in the community. is all about being hands-on and making sure girls learn to use power tools while discovering what it means to enter a skilled trade apprenticeship. So NOTE: Our overnight accommodations will be at nearby Camp Brandenburg. Each evening girls will be bused much amazing mentoring will happen along the there to sleep in bunkhouses with their construction way, as campers work with exceptional women crew. Evening time at camp will also allow girls to work experts in these trades—hear their stories and together on project preparation for the next day. gain their expertise.

NOTE: Our overnight accommodations will be at nearby GREAT IDEA: IF HER SILVER OR GOLD Camp Brandenburg. Each evening girls will be bused PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION, there to sleep in bunkhouses with their construction THIS IS A GREAT CAMP TO ATTEND! crew. Evening time at camp will also allow girls to work together on project preparation for the next day. 29 LEADERSHIP CAMPS Camp Ehawee

PROGRAM AIDE LEAP TRAINING June 23-28 August 4-16 • Five Nights | Level 3 • Twelve Nights | Level 4 • $325 • $780 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • For Girls Completing Grades 8-9 • Register by May 28 • Register by July 9

PA Campers explore their talents at leading songs, Go ahead and LEAP! The Leadership, Empowerment games, arts and crafts then, importantly, how to teach and Action Program (LEAP) is all about your personal it to others. One of the most popular segments of PA leadership skills and empowering you to be a role Training is when you get to dive into some pretty hefty model to younger campers while learning what it and fascinating topics including girl development, takes to become a leadership camper. LEAPers spend communication skills and behavior management. Of two weeks at camp learning Camp Ehawee history, course, it’s not all about “training”—PA campers will outdoor and leadership skills, and shadowing camp still have plenty of time to go swimming, hiking, shoot staff. There are no prerequisites except an interest archery, enjoy campfires and play gaga. There’s just in learning how to lead younger campers; some one prerequisite to summer PA training: be motivated experience working with younger girls is helpful but to learn how to lead younger girls and aspire to be a not required. The end of this camp is what everyone future role model to campers. Sound like you? is excited for—that’s when you earn and receive your Oh, and you’ll be at camp during SuperGIRLs week. very own camp name in a special naming ceremony. How cool is that? Next stop? Join the CIT program next summer!

• For Girls Completing Grades 11-12 | Level 5 • Mandatory Training Dates: June 16-22 BE A CAMP • NEW THIS YEAR: Make your own internship schedule! Essentially this is a Junior Counselor role. Help run activitites, mentor campers, lead nature experiences and interact with parents. Set your own dates: Minimum commitment of 4 INTERN! weeks at camp. Pre-req: CIT I and II. No cost for this priceless experience —earn as you 30 gsbadgerland.org learn! Competitive application process. Apply early (find it @ gsbadgerland.org). LEADERSHIP CAMPS Camp Ehawee

CIT I CIT II July 14-August 2 July 7-August 2 • 19 Nights | Level 4 • 26 Nights | Level 5 • $800 • $840 • For Girls Completing Grades 9-10 • For Girls Completing Grades 10-11 • Register by June 18 • Register by June 12

You’ve made it! It’s your time to be a Counselor- Look at you - already a second-year Counselor-in- in-Training (CIT). Our “IT ones” dive deeper into Training! CIT IIs get to spend 4 weeks at camp! You’ll leadership, inclusion, outdoor skills and what it have the time of your life preparing to be a future means to be a camp staffer. You’ll work together camp staff member. The days are jam-packed with as a team, take an off-site trip to other camps, and learning and fun while honing your leadership and spend three full weeks enjoying Camp Ehawee’s outdoor skills. Much of the time at camp, you’ll be most adventurous activities. While at camp you will shadowing camp staff and interacting with the weekly shadow camp counselors to learn what it takes to be campers as they engage in activities designed around one someday. And (this is so awesome) you also get the theme of the week and, still, there’ll plenty of to help organize and facilitate activities around each time together with sister “IT 2s” especially during of these theme weeks: Potions & Portkeys, Challenge the super-duper off-site trip and participating in the By Choice and NinjaGIRLS! Prepare to be a role many activities at Camp Ehawee. PLUS...everyone’s model and fully embrace your camp persona at this favorite thing about this camp? It’s finally your turn engaging leadership camp. The prerequisite is LEAP or to participate in the famous “solo” camping trip!!!!! documented experience working with younger girls in You’ll trek outdoors and embrace your bravery and a camp setting as an 8th or 9th grader. confidence in all those outdoor skills you’ve been building through the years. The prerequisite for this session is participation in a CIT I program.

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July 15-19 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 • Level 3 • Day Camp | Five Days | 8am-4pm • No cost | First Registered, First Served • Madison

At STEAM Camp, Girl Scouts will be with other girls and boys of the same age exploring careers and fun around science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Campers will meet amazing role models doing awesome work in exciting and emerging professions. Program bus drop-off and pick-up is at the Urban League Office on South Park Street in Madison. Lunch is provided. This program is sponsored by Strang.

NOTE: Only 15 Girl Scout spots are available. Lock this in early. It’s amazing. CLIMBING ADVENTURES LOW ROPES FUN HIGH ROPES ADVENTURE For Girls Completing Grades 3-7 For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 Level 3 Level 4 Cost: $40 for girl Cost: $45 for girl Location: Madison College Location: Madison College Note: Facilitated by college Challenge Course staff Note: Facilitated by college Challenge Course staff TWO SESSIONS OFFERED TWO SESSIONS OFFERED June 22 | 1:30-5pm July 27 | 8:30am-12pm August 3 | 8am-12:30pm August 3 | 1:30-6pm Register by June 4 Register by July 2 Register by July 9 Register by July 9 Girls work together to conquer the Spider Web, Magic She’ll take a deep breath and head for the top of the Ladder, TP Shuffle, Queen’s Finger and other low rope Climbing Wall, Cat Walk and Zip Line to work together obstacles. with other girls to achieve success.

32 gsbadgerland.org COLLEGE FUN 101 July 23 | 8:30am-5pm Level 3 | $30 | For Girls Completing Grades 6-7 | Register by June 25

What’s this college thing all about? It is never too early to get a taste of higher education. This is an excellent day for Cadettes to visit the impressive Truax Campus of Madison College. The experience includes participating in multiple college sports and physical activities in the morning. After lunch (college food!) we’ll head over to the science suite of laboratories and get to work in the labs. We’ll spend several hours doing hands-on (and fun) classes such as Robotics, STEM, and Automotive.

HERE’S A FUN TROOP PROJECT: EARN BADGERLAND PROPERTY PATCHES! LAUNCHING SPRING 2019 BADGERLAND PROPERTY PATCH PROGRAM Earn a patch at every Badgerland property. Incorporate this programming into outings that your troop plans. Requirements to earn each patch will be released in May. How it works: • There will be a patch for each property, but they will all fit together to make one overall design. Collect them all! • Get involved in environmental stewardship through service Earn Badgerland Camp Property Patches! projects at each property. • Learn about the history of the property. This may include geographic, cultural or Girl Scout history. • Accomplish new outdoor skills at each location. • Get to know the land around each property through environmental science activities.

GS FAMILY ! old-fashioned fun together with your troop or family GIRL SCOUT NIGHT LA CROSSE LOGGERS June 29 | Register by June 14 July 27 | Register by July 22 Registration: 414.902.4657 / [email protected] Registration: 608.796.9553 / [email protected] Girl Scouts in uniform can participate in a pregame parade and stadium scavenger hunt; and get a Brewers fun patch. July 27 | Register by July 22 August 2 | Register by July 8 Registration: 608.246.4277 / [email protected] Registration: 608.362.2270 33 BADGERLAND SUMMER BUS TRIP Savannah, Georgia July 17-22

For Girls Completing Grades 4-11 Level 4 Price: $645 (ride the bus) or $395 (travel on your own and meet us there)

• Register by June 26 • Secure your spot now with a $100 deposit! • Girls must be accompanied by an adult safety ratios

We’ve planned the trip to align with Girl Scout QuestFest, sponsored by our GS sisters in Georgia. QuestFest is an awesome event where Girl Scouts from around the country compete in an epic scavenger hunt throughout the city’s famous Historic District and beyond. The twist?? Girls will be hunting for experiences and doing good deeds in this awesome ‘Quest’ taking girls around the city to landmarks including Juliette Gordon Low’s birthplace. The rousing trip includes an inspirational QuestFest Opening Ceremony with Girl Scouts from around the country. There’s tons of stuff planned, including a riverboat dinner cruise down the Savannah River. Is your troop bridging in the summer? We’ll all participate in a memorable Bridging Ceremony on the Talmadge Bridge and enjoy a super special dolphin-spotting boat trip. We’ll have twilight camping, swimming, SWAPS, and even an outdoor concert just for Girl Scouts. WOW! Don’t miss this truly once-in-a-lifetime Girl Scout trip. AWESOME >> Sell Cookies and She Can Earn the Trip to Savannah Girls can earn this trip in the Cookie Program. Girls selling 1416 boxes of cookies can choose the trip as her Cookie reward! Looking Ahead @ Upcoming Trips Orlando 2020 The Girl Scout Convention is held every 3 years and in 2020 the destination is Orlando! Join thousands of Girl Scouts from literally around the world for this one-of-a-kind inspiring experience. Convention dates are October 23-25. More details on the Badgerland trip to Orlando will be coming to you before fall 2019 to plan ahead. Mexico 2021 Badgerland is planning an adventure to Guias de Mexico, A.C. where the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts has one of five international centers. Badgerland girls are going in the summer of 2021! Details will be revealed next year.

34 gsbadgerland.org GO ON A WATER ADVENTURE IN JULY!

APOSTLE ISLANDS KAYAKING & HIKING ADVENTURE

July 18-21 For Girls Completing Grades 5-11 Register by April 11 Level 4 $575 per person It’s going to be the outdoor adventure of the summer. Three nights camping, hiking and paddling in kayaks around the Apostle Islands. Base camp is Little Sand Bay where we’ll sleep in platform tents. Daylight hours will be spent kayaking to the sea caves and shipwrecks along the shorelines of Apostle Islands National Lake Shore. Plan ahead now. Limited to 30 girls.

NOTE: Four adults are needed to attend as chaperones. Sign up now or connect with us with any questions regarding this extraordinary outing: [email protected]

This is a guided tour led by Wilderness Inquiry. Register at gsbadgerland.org 35 REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT How to Register for Badgerland Camps

All programs, except for Camp Evelyn, Camp Manitou, Camp Alice Chester, Camp Birch Trails and Camp Juniper Knoll programs, are Badgerland-sponsored. Registration is first come, first served for all camp sessions.

STEP-BY-STEP REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS (Also available online) 1) Visit gsbadgerland.org. 2) Click the ‘Activities’ tab to locate all of the programs in this camp book. Search for the program you want to sign up for. Find it using the search bar or by date. 3) Select your program and log in to your ‘My GS’ account to complete registration. If you need assistance registering, contact us: 800.236.2710 or [email protected]. Early Bird Incentive for Badgerland Only Camps Sign her up by April 1 and pay in full by June 1 and she’ll receive dollars in her Trading Post account: $20 in credits for a 5-night camp, and $10 in credits for a 3-night camp. If she’s attending Camp Ehawee, the $$ will be waiting for her in the Trading Post. All other campers will receive their $$ in the mail and can be redeemed at any Badgerland shop! Promotion not eligible on family camps or CampHERO. Paying For Camp • Using a credit or debit card, you have the option to pay for camp in full during online registration. • A $100 non-refundable deposit for programs over $195 may be made to hold her slot. • The balance of the camp fee must be paid in full by June 1. • The cost of camp is subsidized by Badgerland. If you are financially able, we encourage you to add a donation upon checkout to help underwrite the true costs of resident camp. She Can Pay for Camp Through Cookie Sales Encourage Her to Earn Badgerland Bucks

• Badgerland Girl Scouts can pay their way to summer camp through the Girl Scout Cookie Program! • Through her sales, she can choose Badgerland Bucks as her rewards. Badgerland Bucks are virtual dollars that can be redeemed to pay for any Badgerland program, her Girl Scout membership dues and Girl Scout merchandise. Choosing Badgerland Bucks as a reward can offset the cost of camp for families and permit girls the pride in paying her own way to camp. • Girls selling at all levels can earn Badgerland Bucks. For example, girls who sells 120 boxes begin earning Badgerland Bucks. A girl selling 600 boxes can pay for one night of camp just through her Cookie Program! An exciting reward that Badgerland has offered for years but has NEVER BEEN CLAIMED is Unlimited Camp Sessions. Be the first! This reward is available to any Girl Scout selling 2019 boxes of cookies. She can attend any and all programs at her age level this summer through her hard work. • Submit Badgerland Bucks as payment when they’re available in mid-April. Or pay for camp in advance and receive a Badgerland Bucks reimbursement by submitting the form (available at gsbadgerland.org) when Bucks are mailed in mid-April. Badgerland Bucks cannot be redeemed online. Financial Assistance: Camperships for Badgerland Girl Scouts Girls are encouraged to earn all or part of their way to camp through her sales in the Cookie Program and the fall ‘in a nutshell’ fund raiser. Families meeting requirements for the National School Lunch Program are eligible to apply for a Campership at Badgerland or our sister councils. Details and the application are at gsbadgerland. org or by calling 800.236.2710. 36 gsbadgerland.org REGISTRATION DETAILS Refunds and Cancellations Refunds will be issued in the event of illness or critical family emergency if Badgerland is notified prior to the start of the session. In case of illness, a written refund request (including a statement from the attending physician) must be submitted within one week. Cancellations received in writing at least three weeks before the start of the session are eligible for a refund, less the deposit. Full fees, including deposit, will be refunded in the unlikely event the program is canceled. Campers leaving early due to homesickness, parental request or Code of Conduct violations are not eligible for refunds. Transportation to Camp Transportation for Camp Evelyn, Camp Manitou and Camp Ehawee resident campers is available to and from camp for $25. She can ride the bus both ways or pick and choose. Parents always have the option to drop off or pick up at camp. Parents who choose to drop off their campers, may tour the camp and visit her sleeping area to see where she’s staying. Bus choices will be emailed to parents four weeks before her camp begins. Transportation to other camps listed in the book are at your discretion. My Girl is Registered for a Badgerland Camp...What to Expect Next 1 ) Registration Confirmation Once registered, look for an email receipt confirming her spot at camp. Don’t see it? Check your spam folder. 2 ) CampDoc.com - Electronic Camper Information System Beginning late February registrants will receive an additional email inviting them to complete CampDoc which includes health records and other forms. This information must be completed no less than three weeks prior to program attendance. CampHERO campers must complete all CampDoc info by June 15. Some Badgerland programs do not require completion of CampDoc information, thus you may not receive the CampDoc notification. Programs requiring a different process will be notified directly by Badgerland Council after registration. Very Important Reminder: Complete your CampDoc.com camper info three weeks before heading to camp. We’ll send a reminder! 3 ) Buddy Requests Girls may request up to three buddies and we will do our best to place them together in the same sleeping area at camp or the same group at a day program. Buddy requests are made in CampDoc. 4 ) Information Packets Read your camp’s Information Packet. These contain camp information exclusive to your camper’s experience, including a Trading Post Credit Card Authorization Form. Information packets for Camp Ehawee, Sleepaway Camp at Camp Brandenburg and CampHERO will be available in April at gsbadgerland.org.

Questions and Registration Help: 800.236.2710 [email protected] 37 HOW TO REGISTER FOR OTHER COUNCILS’ CAMPS Signing her up is easy for all the camps in this book.

NOTE: Connect directly with the council your girl is attending with questions including buddy requests, refund policies, trading posts and required health documents.

If your camper is attending a program held at Camp Evelyn or Camp Manitou: Register for these camps directly with Girl Scouts of Manitou. gsmanitou.org | 877.738.7014 - Register and pay online: gsmanitou.org and click Camping then click Summer Camp - Full payment is required at time of registration for a spot to be held at camp - Manitou Council refunds are considered on a case-by-case basis with 3 weeks notice or due to an emergency situation.

If your camper is attending a program held at Camp Alice Chester Register for these camps directly with Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Southeast gswise.org | 800.565.4475 - Register and pay online: gswise.org/camp and click the link to CampDoc.com. - Pay the deposit and minimum due or the full amount. The deposit for resident camp programs is $50 per camp. - Camp deposits are non-refundable, unless otherwise noted. Refunds minus the deposit are available up to 4 weeks prior.

If your camper is attending a program held at Camp Birch Trails Register for these camps directly with Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes gsnwgl.org | 888.747.6945 - Register and pay online: gsnwgl.org/activities or go to gsnwgl.org/campregsteps for a how to video. - $50 deposit will hold a girl’s spot with the balance due by either May 21 or June 18 depending on the date of the camp. - Camp’s $50 deposit is non-refundable, any requested refunds are made at GSNWGL’s discretion.

If your camper is attending a program held at Camp Juniper Knoll Register for these camps directly with Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwestern Indiana girlscoutsgcsnwi.org | 855.456.8347 - Register and pay online: girlscoutsgcnwi.org/camp. - Pay in full or hold her spot with a deposit of $50 for three- to six-day programs and $100 for programs longer than six days. - Refunds are considered up to 2 weeks prior to the event, minus the non-refundable processing fee of $25 for three and six-day resident camp programs and $100 for resident camp programs longer than six days.

FINANCIAL AID FOR ALL CAMPERS Financial assistance is available if needed for a Girl Scout to attend camp. See Campership details on page 36. Badgerland financial aid is available to girls attending programs at the camp sessions listed in this book.

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