Hard-Hatted Women
Ever considered a career working in carpentry? This program gives insight into the full range of non-traditional and high-demand growth industries of the future. Eighth grade Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors are invited to tour the Greater Pittsburgh Carpenter’s Union training facilities to discover opportunities for women in carpentry. Work with experienced woodworkers on small home demonstrations and construct your own carpentry creations. Girls Grades: 8-12 � � � Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Greater Pittsburgh Carpenter’s Union Training Facility, 652 Ridge Rd., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 – Allegheny County Cost: $5 per girl/$2 per adult Minimum Capacity: 5 Registration Deadline: January 15
Haunted Hollow
H20 What Fun!
Have you ever tried aqua aerobics? Now’s your chance! Learn how to keep fit in the water and spend some free time in the pool. You’ll also receive a fun patch. Girls Grades: 2-12 � � � � � Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 19, 1-3 p.m. Location: Summit Athletic & Tennis Club, 2900 Plank Rd., Altoona, PA 16602 – Blair County Cost: $9 per girl/No adult fee Minimum Capacity: 10 Registration Deadline: October 13
Habitats, Havens, Holes and Homes
Jump, crawl or creep to the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden to experience an afternoon earning your Animal Habitats badge in nature. Explore and survey wild animals living in the Garden’s Woodlands, visit a child-size bird’s nest, construct an animal house and help to remove invasive plant species to make healthier habitats. Badge will be provided at program completion, and participants are asked to bring brown-bag lunches. Girls Grades: 4-5 � Session 1: Saturday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration Deadline: October 9 Session 2: Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration Deadline: May 7 Location: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, 798 Pinkerton Run Rd., Oakdale, PA 15071 – Allegheny County Cost: $15 per girl/$6 per adult Minimum Capacity: 10
After you’ve visited all of the activities at Camp Creepy, older girls are invited to cross the spooky bridge into Haunted Hollow, where you can hike a haunted trail or visit our ghostly carnival, complete with scary fun-house maze and creepy carnival games. Experts will be on-hand to talk about ghost hunting and ghost hunting equipment. Haunted Hollow is not appropriate for kids under the age of 13 or those who scare easily. Plan on spending at least 2-3 hours to see everything. Girls Grades: 6-12 � � � Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 12, 8-11 p.m. Location: Camp Redwing, 103 Rader School Rd., Renfrew, PA 16053 – Butler County Cost Option 1: Event Only $15 per girl/No adult fee Cost Option 2: Event and Meal $19 per girl/$4 per adult Minimum Capacity: 100 Registration Deadline: September 30 Volunteer Needed: Activity Station Leader; to volunteer, please contact ProgramAdmin@gswpa.org.
Hear Me!
Tune into your It’s Your World - Change It! Journey in this media-centered workshop with Hear Me! at Carnegie Mellon University. Learn what makes your voice important and why your stories and opinions need to be shared. While learning basic interviewing techniques, practice interviewing each other on issues facing girls and leadership or other topics of your choice. Using Hear Me’s audio recorders, create short audio pieces ready to share, and learn to edit them using Audacity. To prepare for the Journey Take Action projects, potential audiences and uses for your created media will be identified. If possible, participants should bring a laptop or netbook, but they are not required! Girls Grades: 9-12 � � Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 – Allegheny County Cost: $8 per girl/$2 per adult Minimum Capacity: 8 Registration Deadline: October 30
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