Camp Guide 2016

READY, SET, GO!

GET OUTDOORS a publication of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

WHY GO TO GIRL SCOUT Table of Contents 2 | Camp Calendar 8 | Resident Camps 10 | Shelly Ridge Resident Camp

12 | Laughing Waters

18 | Mosey Wood

26 | Wood Haven

CAMP THIS SUMMER?

9 | Resident Camp Open Houses 34 | Day Camps

36 | Mountain House

40 | Shelly Ridge

44 | Valley Forge

35 | Day Camp

Open Houses

1 GET OUTSIDE • Fly through the air on Mosey Wood’s zip line • Score a hole-in-one on Laughing Waters’ disc golf course • Get up close with Wood Haven’s alpacas

47 | Camp Scholarships

& Financial Aid

2 GIGGLE ONSTAGE

48 | Camp Registration

Information

3 GENERATE OBSERVATIONS

48 | Camp Refund Policies

• Express yourself through the arts at Valley Forge • Take the stage at Mountain House • Bring your STEM ideas to life in 3D at Shelly Ridge

4 GIRLS ONLY • E xtend your Girl Scout year and enjoy a week (or more) with fellow Girl Scouts • Add to your vest by earning badges and GSEP camp patches • Not yet a Girl Scout? Let camp be the first step in your Girl Scouts journey!

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NEW JERSEY

80

Carbon County Northampton County

476

81

Lehigh County

3

5

DELAWARE

78

78

Berks County

222

1

476

95

Montgomery County

422

7

4

76

Chester County

Bucks County

6

Delaware County

95

RESIDENT CAMPS

DAY CAMPS

Laughing Waters Gilbertsville, PA

Mountain House 5 Allentown, PA

Mosey Wood

2 White Haven, PA

Shelly Ridge Day Camp 6 Miquon, PA

Wood Haven 3 Pine Grove, PA

Valley Forge 7 Valley Forge, PA

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Shelly Ridge Resident Camp 4 Miquon, PA

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PENNSYLVANIA

DAISIES (K–1) & BROWNIES (2–3) Mountain House Allentown, PA

JUNE 20–24

Artsy Divas (K-3)

JUNE 27–JULY 1

American Girl Extravaganza (K-3) Let’s Try Camp! (K-3)

Shelly Ridge Miquon, PA

Valley Forge Valley Forge, PA

Flower Power (K-10) Shelly Ridge Inventors (K-10) Snack Attack (K-3) Girl Innovators (K-3)

We Can Dance! (K-3)

JULY 5–8

Lil' Chefs (K-3)

Puppet Masters (K-3) Outdoor Lab (K-10) Artists-in-Training (K-10)

I Heart Art (K-10)

JULY 11–15

Grooving Goddesses (K-3)

Fun N' Games (K-3) Pottery Princesses (K-10)

Dumbledore's Army (K-10)

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Day Camps

JUNIORS (4–5) Mountain House Allentown, PA

JUNE 20–24 Creation Studio (4-5)

American Girl Extravaganza (4-5) Flower Power (K-10) Shelly Ridge Inventors (K-10)

Shelly Ridge Miquon, PA

Valley Forge Valley Forge, PA

JUNE 27–JULY 1

Top Chef (4-5)

CADETTES (6–8), SENIORS (9–10) & AMBASSADORS (11–12)

JUNE 20–24

Music to Your Ears (4-5)

JUNE 27–JULY 1

JULY 5–8 Creative Cooks (4-5) Outdoor Lab (K-10) Artists In Training (K-10) Adventures Abound (4-5)

I Heart Art (K-10) Treasure Seekers (4-5)

JULY 5–8

The Real World (6-10)

Mountain House Allentown, PA

Fine Arts Frenzy (6-10)

Project Runway (6-12)

Camp Program Aide Training (7-9)

Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern Training (2 weeks) (9-11) Flower Power (K-10)

Shelly Ridge Miquon, PA

Valley Forge Valley Forge, PA

Camp Program Aide Training (7-9) Camp Intern Training (2 weeks) (9-11)

(grade levels indicated are for Fall 2016 entering grades)

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Take the Stage (4-5)

Pottery Princesses (K-10) Girls in the Game (4-10) Dumbledore's Army (K-10) Animation Explorers (4-10)

JULY 11–15

Curtain Call (6-10) Spice It Up (6-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9)

The AmazinglyIncredible Race (6-12) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Shelly Ridge Inventors (K-10)

Outdoor Lab (K-10)

Pottery Princesses (K-10)

Artists-in-Training (K-10)

Girls in the Game (4-10)

Camp Program Aide Training (7-9)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Babysitting Basics (6-10)

Camp Intern Training (2 weeks) (9-11)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Intern Training (2 weeks) (9-11) You Are What You Eat (6-10)

JULY 11–15

Stage Presence (6-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern Training (2 weeks) (9–11)

I Heart Art (K-10) On the Ropes (6-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Dumbledore's Army (K-10) Animation Explorers (4-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Pretty Pretty Princesses (K-3)

Characters in Costume (K-3)

JULY 25–29 Salamanders & Sassafras (K-3)

AUGUST 1–5

JULY 18–22 Anything Goes (4-5) I Heart Art (4-5) Beyond Books (4-5) Treasure Seekers (4-10)

Nature Gals (K-10) Mighty Gals(4-10)

JULY 18–22

Slumber Party (K-3)

Under the Big Top (K-3)

Animal Adventurers (K-3) Pottery Princesses (K-10)

'Round the World (K-10)

Splash Stars (K-3)

Valley Forge Jewelers (K-5) JULY 25–29 Katniss Kamp (4-5) Pottery Princesses (K-10) Music Mania (4-5) Yes, She Can! (4-10) Valley Forge Jewelers (K-5) Taste of Tech (4-5)

JULY 25–29

Dino Detectives (K-3)

AUGUST 1–5

It's a Dance Party! (K-10)

American Girl Extravaganza (K-5) Valley Forge Olympics (K-10) AUGUST 8–12

AUGUST 15–19

Club Mountain House (4-5)

Mystery Madness (4-5)

'Round the World (K-10)

Splash Stars (4-5)

Girl Naturalist (4-10)

Girl Bots 2.0 (4-10)

Super YOU (4-5)

American Girl Extravaganza (K-5)

Storytellers (4-10)

AUGUST 1–5

Anything Goes (6-10)

Katniss Camp (6-10)

Spa CMH (6-10)

I Heart Art (2 weeks) (6-10)

Water Works (6-12)

Pampered Camper (6-12)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Treasure Seekers (4-10)

Pottery Princesses (K-10)

Make Your Mark (6-10)

Yes, She Can! (4-10)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Nature Gals (K-10) Mighty Gals (4-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

AUGUST 15–19

Me & My Girl (K-3)

Silly Science (K-3) Nature Gals (K-10)

AUGUST 8–12

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JULY 18–22

'Round the World (K-10) Girl Naturalist (4-10) On the Ropes (6-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Girl Bots 2.0 (6-10)

Storytellers (4-10)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Program Aide (7-9)

Camp Intern (9-11)

Camp Intern (9-11)

It's a Dance Party! (K-10)

Valley Forge Olympics (K-10) AUGUST 8–12

AUGUST 15–19

Olympic Village (6-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Girl Bots 2.0 (4-10)

It's a Dance Party! (K-10)

I Wanna… (6-10) Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Camp Program Aide (7-9) Camp Intern (9-11)

Valley Forge Olympics (K–10) Camp Program Aide (7–9) Camp Intern (9–11)

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Resident Camps DAISIES (K–1) & BROWNIES (2–3)

Shelly Ridge Miquon, PA

Laughing Waters Gilbertsville, PA

JUNE 26–JULY 1

JULY 3–8

Girl Scout Sleepover (1-5) (½ week 26–28)

JULY 10–15

Kitchen Scientists (1-5)

Girl Scout Sleepover (1–5) (½ week June 29–July 1) Enchanted Forest (1-3)

My Little Pony (1-3)

Make New Friends (1-3) (½ week)

Creepy Crawlies (1-3)

Slumber Party (1-3)

Dance Party (1-3)

Outdoors & S'mores (1-3)

Mermaids (1-3)

Creepy Crawlies (1-3)

Little Mermaids (1-3) (½ week)

Frozen Frenzy (1-3) (½ week)

Little Mermaids (2-3) (Full week)

Frozen Frenzy (2-3) (Full week)

Super Sampler (1-3) (½ week) Mosey Wood White Haven, PA

Super Sampler (2-3) (Full week) Fairies in the Forest (1-3) (½ week) Fairies in the Forest (2-3) (Full week)

Pony Play (2-3) Wood Haven Pine Grove, PA

JUNIORS (4–5)

Shelly Ridge Miquon, PA

Laughing Waters Gilbertsville, PA

Mosey Wood White Haven, PA

Animal Crackers (1-3) (½ week) Animal Crackers (1-3) (Full week)

JUNE 26–JULY 1 Girl Scout Sleepover (1-5) (½ week June 26-28)

Me & My Doll: Camping Adventure (1-3) (½ week) Me & My Doll: Camping Adventure (1-3) (Full week) JULY 3–8

Art Attack (4-5)

Wild Things (4-5)

Campers in Wonderland (4-5)

Saddle Up (4-5)

Saddle Up (4-5)

Top Chef (4-5)

Starfish (4-5)

Bull's Eye (4-5)

Game Time (4-5)

Spa (4-5)

Wilderness Explorer (4-5)

Saddle & Paddle (4-5) (2 weeks)

S'mores & More (4-5) (½ week) S'mores & More (4-5) (Full week)

Spy Camper (4-5) Night Owls (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5)

Happy Campers (4-5)

Messy Mayhem (4-5)

Moonlite Mischief (4-5) Wacky Olympics (4-5)

(grade levels indicated are for Fall 2016 entering grades)

Junior Adventurer (4-5) Junior Explorer (4-5) (2 weeks) Mosey Wood Extravaganza (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5) (½ week) Happy Campers (4-5)

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JULY 10–15

Kitchen Scientists (1-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5)

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Camp Magic (1-3) (Full week)

Shelly Ridge Stars (4-8)

Girl Scout Sleepover (1-5) (½ week June 29-July 1)

Be Brave! (4-5)

Wood Haven Pine Grove, PA

Camp Magic (1-3) (½ week)

Animal Lover (4-5) Spa Wood Haven (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5) (½ week) Happy Campers (4-5) Happy Campers (4-5) Be Brave (4-5) Ultimate Survival (4-5)

Make New Friends (1-3) (½ week) My Little Pony (1-3) Princess Camp (1-3)

Princess Party (1-3) (½ week) Princess Party (2-3) (Full week) Silly Science (1-3) (½ week) Silly Science (2-3) (Full week)

Mermaid Tales (1-3) (½ week) Mermaid Tales (1-3) (Full week)

JULY 17–22

JULY 24–29

Make New Friends (1-3) (½ week) Mermaids (1-3) Dance Party (1-3) Summer Scientists (1-3)

JULY 31–AUGUST 5

Little Mozarts & Einsteins (1-5)

Imagineers (1-5)

Make New Friends (1-3) (½ week)

My Little Pony (1-3)

Enchanted Forest (1-3)

Summer Scientists (1-3)

Outdoors & S'mores (1-3)

Princess Camp (1-3)

Teddy Bear Picnic (2-3) (Full week) Practically Pink (1-3) (½ week)

Dance Party (1-3) (½ week) Dance Party (2-3) (Full week)

Winter Wonderland (1-3) (½ week) Winter Wonderland (1-3) (Full week)

JULY 24–29

Sea Horses (1-3) (½ week) Sea Horses (1-3) (Full week)

Saddle Up (4-5) Fireflies (4-5)

Game Time (4-5)

Spa (4-5)

Ultimate Dance Off (4-5)

Bull's Eye (4-5)

Starfish (4-5)

Top Chef (4-5)

Ultimate Dance Off (4-5)

Hit the Trails (4-5)

S'mores & More (4-5) (½ week)

Spy Camper (4-5)

S'mores & More (4-5) (Full week)

S'mores & More (4-5) (Full week)

Splash On! (4-5)

Dance Divas (4-5)

S'mores & More (4-5) (½ week)

In Search of Treasure (4-5)

Be Brave (4-5) Snow Daze (4-5)

AUGUST 7–12

Saddle Up (4-5)

Saddle Up (4-5)

Moonlite Mischief (4-5)

S'mores & More (1-3) (Full week)

Wild Things (4-5)

Fireflies (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5) (½ week)

S'mores & More (1-3) (½ week)

Imagineers (1-5)

Trail Mix (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5)

Pony Play (2-3)

Little Mozarts & Einsteins (1-5)

Saddle Up (4-5)

Wild, Wild West (4-5)

Pirates of the Pond (2-3) (Full week)

JULY 31–AUGUST 5

Animal Crackers (4-5)

Cupcake Wars (4-5)

Pirates of the Pond (1-3) (½ week)

Practically Pink (2-3) (Full week)

Spy Camp (4-5)

Animal Lover (4-5)

AUGUST 7–12

Teddy Bear Picnic (1-3) (½ week)

Healing Helpers (4-8)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5)

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JULY 17–22

Junior Adventurer (4-5) BAM! (4-5) Sporty Girl (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5) Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5) Cupcake Wars (4-5) Muggles,Madhatters & More (4-5) Water Mania (4-5)

Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers (4-5) (½ week) Happy Campers (4-5) Happy Campers (4-5) Mischief Managed (4-5) Pop! Bang! Fizz (4-5)

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CADETTES (6–8), SENIORS (9–10) & AMBASSADORS (11–12)

JUNE 26–JULY 1

Shelly Ridge Miquon, PA

Laughing Waters Gilbertsville, PA

JULY 3–8

Summer Sampler (6-9)

Adventure Seekers (6-9)

Climb On (6-9)

Spa 2.0 (6-9)

All About Horses (6-9)

Summer Cook Off (6-9)

Paddle & Peddle (6-9)

All About Horses (6-9)

Get Outdoors (9-12)

Camp Program Aide (2 weeks) (7-8)

SUPsational (6-8) I <3 Art (6-12) Walk on the Wild Side (6-12) Rock & Roll (2 weeks) (8-12) Appalachian Adventure (2 weeks) (8-12) Cape Henelopen (2 weeks) (8-12)

Adventure Sports (6-8) Boat-A-Day (6-8) Iron Chef (6-8) Choose Your Own Adventure (6-12) Pocono Extravaganza (6-12)

Wood Haven Pine Grove, PA

Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12)

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Katniss Kamp (6-8) Midnight Madness (6-8) Showtime (2 weeks) (6-8) Road Trip (6-12) Adirondack Adventure (2 weeks) (8-12)

Maine Mayhem (2 weeks) (8-12) Wild Waterpark Tour (2 weeks) (8-12) Camp Program Aide (2 weeks) (7-9)

Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12)

Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12)

It's Your Adventure— Wood Haven Style (6-12)

It's Your Adventure— Wood Haven Style (6-12)

Bit & Bridle (2 weeks) (6-12)

Dauntless (6-12)

It's Your Adventure— Wood Haven Style (6-12)

Girl on Fire (6-12)

Mountain Girls (6-12)

On the Road Again (6-12)

Paws & Claws (6-12)

Midnite Madness (6-12)

Up in the Trees (6-12)

Ultimate Art Experience (6-12)

CIT I (4 weeks) (10-12)

PA Sampler (2 weeks) (9-12)

Wild Water Fun (7-12)

(grade levels indicated are for Fall 2016 entering grades)

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Teen Travelers (9-12)

Vertical Limits (9-12)

CIT I (4 weeks) (10-12)

Extreme Equestrian (6-12)

Lights, Camera, Action!

(2 weeks) (6-9)

Assateague Adventure (2 weeks) (8-12)

Vertical Limits (9-12)

Chillin' Out (6-12)

All About Horses (6-9)

SUPsational (6-8)

Phindin' Philly (2 weeks) (8-12)

Amusement Park Mania (6-12)

Moon on the Meadow (6-9)

Fun For Sail (6-8)

Camp Half-Blood (6-8) Set Sail (2 weeks) (6-8)

Climb On (6–9)

Climb It (2 weeks) (6-8)

Challenge Accepted (6-8) Mosey Wood Aces (2 weeks) (6-8)

Make it New (6-9)

Challenge Accepted (6-8)

Backpack Primer (6-8)

Mosey Wood White Haven, PA

JULY 10–15

Shelly Ridge Stars (4-8)

CIT I (4 weeks) (10-12)

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Healing Helpers (4-8)

JULY 24–29

JULY 31–AUGUST 5

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JULY 17–22

AUGUST 7–12

Career Gals (6-10) Summer Sampler (6-9)

Summer Cook Off (6-9)

Adventure Seekers (6-9)

Climb On (6-9)

Shoot Like a Girl (6-9)

Trips and Travelers (6-9)

Let's Tri It (6-9)

Camp Magi(c) (6-9)

All About Horses (6-9)

Trot, Canter, Gallop (2 weeks) (6-9)

Come Together (9-12)

Come Together (9-12)

Camp Spirit (2 weeks) (6-9)

Take Charge (2 weeks) (8-9)

Teen Travelers (9-12)

Camp Program Aide (2 weeks) (7-8)

CIT II (3 weeks) (11-12)

Take Charge (2 weeks) (8-9)

Into the Wild (6-9) Moon on the Meadow (6-9) Trips and Travelers (6-9) All About Horses (6-9) Paddle & Peddle (6-9) Get Outdoors (9-12)

Challenge Accepted (6-8) Katniss Kamp (6-8) Midnight Madness (6-8) Adventure Sports (6-8) Iron Chef (6-8) Fun For Sail (6-8) Mosey-Con (6-8) Walk on the Wild Side (6-12) Choose Your Own Adventure (6-12)

Extreme Adventure (2 weeks) (6-8) Hanging Around (2 weeks) (6-8) Pocono Extravaganza (6-12) Saddle & Paddle (2 weeks) (6-12) Animal Adventure (8-12) River Rats (8-12) Sail Away to Lake George (2 weeks) (8-12) The Ultimate Y (2 weeks) (8-12)

Adventure Sports (6-8) Club MoWo (6-8) Project Runway (6-8) Choose Your Own Adventure (6-12) Road Trip (6-12) Canoe It (2 weeks) (8-12) Adventure in the Gap (2 weeks) (8-12)

Challenge Accepted (6-8) Camp Half-Blood (6-8) SUPsational (6-8) Iron Chef (6-8) Lake Explorers (6-8) I <3 Art (6-12) Walk on the Wild Side (6-12) Animal Adventure (8-12) Float, Fly & Climb (8-12) Vertical Limits (9-12)

Camp Program Aide (2 weeks) (7-9) CIT II (4 weeks) (10-12) Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12) Girl on Fire (6-12) Up in the Trees (6-12) Camper Sampler (6-12) Take the Reins (2 weeks) (6-12)

Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12) It's Your Adventure—Wood Haven Style (6-12) Dauntless (6-12)

Amusement Park Mania (6-12) Extreme Equestrian (6-12) Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12) It's Your Adventure — Wood Haven Style (6-12)

Ghostbusters (7-12)

Extreme Cuisine-Snack Style (6-12)

Take the Reins (2 weeks) (6-12)

Passport to Washington DC (2 weeks) (9-12)

Hiking Through History (6-12)

Riding Thru History (7-12)

Camp Program Aide (2 weeks) (7-9)

CIT II (3 weeks) (11-12)

Paddle & Saddle (2 weeks) (6-12)

Iron Chef (6-12) Take Charge (2 weeks) (8-9)

Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around (6-12) Midnite Madness (6-12) Paws & Claws (6-12) Camper Sampler (6-12) Right on Target (6-12) Spa-Tastic (6-12)

CIT II (2 weeks) (11-12)

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JOIN THE ULTIMATE SLEEPOVER

AT GIRL SCOUT RESIDENT CAMP

Try Them All! Shelly Ridge Resident Camp Miquon, PA

Laughing Waters Gilbertsville, PA

Mosey Wood

White Haven, PA

Wood Haven Pine Grove, PA

FINANC & SCHOL IAL AID AR AVAILABSHIPS LE

See pg. 4 7 of this g uide for detail s!

SHELLY RIDGE RESIDENT CAMP NEW THIS YEAR! • New Activity Center • Indoor Climbing Wall • New Science Programs • New Modern Lodge LAUGHING WATERS • New Activity Center • Indoor Climbing Wall

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Come discover what’s new this summer at our resident camps!

MOSEY WOOD • More Adventure Challenges • New Modern Lodge WOOD HAVEN • Tree Climbing Adventure • Curly Pool Side • Tweedale Covered Wagons • Refurbished Riding Ring

Join us at an open house!

No registration needed! For directions to one of our camps, email us at camps@gsep.org.

SHELLY RIDGE RESIDENT CAMP Sunday, June 5, 12–2PM LAUGHING WATERS Sunday, May 1, 2–5PM Saturday, June 18, 1–4PM

MOSEY WOOD Sunday, April 24, 1–4PM Sunday, June 19, 1–4PM WOOD HAVEN Sunday, April 24, 1–4PM Sunday, June 5, 1–4PM

Register Online by March 14

$50 OFF each resident camp session! $25 OFF each day camp session! * Please note that Early Bird Pricing is NOT transferable

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INTRODUCING...

DROP OFFS Full Week: Sunday 3–5PM Half Week Sunday–Tuesday: Sunday 3–5PM Half Week Wednesday–Friday: Wednesday 10AM PICK UPS Full Week: Friday 4–6PM Half Week Sunday–Tuesday: Tuesday 7PM Half Week Wednesday–Friday: Friday 4–6PM OPEN HOUSE Sunday, June 5, 12–2PM LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Shelly Ridge Resident Camp is located on the same campus as GSEP’s Shelly Ridge Service Center and Shelly Ridge Day Camp. The camp is situated on the border of Philadelphia and Montgomery County near the Chestnut Hill, Roxborough, Mt. Airy and Germantown neighborhoods, and is less than five miles from Plymouth Meeting, Conshohocken, and Flourtown.

Miquon, PA New for the 2016 summer and nestled in the woods right outside Philadelphia, Shelly Ridge Resident Camp allows you to bring your creative ideas to life. Specializing in small age-specific single-themed sessions, Shelly Ridge Resident camp is ideal for both the first-time resident camper and those looking for a week with a more focused theme. With programs ranging from culinary exploration to tracking the night sky, there is something for everyone! You will be amongst the first to enjoy our newly built amenities as you stay in our air-conditioned lodge and participate in all that our activity center has to offer (some activities are grade-dependent). Additionally, you will enjoy challenging yourself on the low ropes course (fourth grade and above), aiming high with archery, swimming daily, cooking breakfast with your new friends, experiencing a variety of traditional and non-traditional camp dining experiences and much more.

NEW WOW FACTORS!

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• New Activity Center

• New Science Programs

• Indoor Climbing Wall

• New Modern Lodge

ENTERING GRADES 4–8

Girl Scout Sleepover

Shelly Ridge Stars

JUNE 26–28, JUNE 29–JULY 1

JULY 3–8

$177 (Half week)

$355

Eager to try camp but not sure a full-week is for you? Try our half-week option and sample all of the best that Shelly Ridge has to offer!

Be among the first to sleep in our new lodge, play in our activity center, enjoy swimming in our pool, practice your aim in archery, take a nature hike and make a crafts project to take home. You will have so much fun, you will be sure to come back for more!

Star light, star bright, can you find the constellations at night? Keep your head in the clouds this week as you learn all about astronomy from creating your own solar system and using a telescope to meeting a professional in the field and even enjoying an evening sleep-out under the stars. You will be sure to impress your friends and family with all of your newfound knowledge!

Kitchen Scientists JULY 10–15 $355 Put your culinary skills to the test this week as you cook up some tasty treats and even get to learn the science behind the food! You will experiment with different cooking techniques, try your hand at outdoor cooking and compete in some friendly top chef style competitions with your new friends. You will also have lots of fun with non -culinary experiments too!

Brownies, earn your Home Scientist badge.

Healing Helpers JULY 17–22 $355 Do you enjoy helping to care for others? Learn how the professionals do it! Make your own first aid kit, explore health care careers, practice outdoor first aid skills and leave the week ready to help others back at home! Juniors and Cadettes, earn your First Aid badge.

ENTERING GRADES 6–10 Career Gals

Little Mozarts & Einsteins

JULY 24–29

JULY 31–AUGUST 5

$355

$355

Marie Curie, Clara Barton, Sally Ride and Juliette Low were all pioneers in their fields and now it is your turn! Come explore various careers as you get a chance to meet with female professionals across a sampling of different fields. You and your new friends will also work throughout the week to bring your business ideas to life!

Cadettes, earn your Entrepreneur badge and Seniors, earn your Business Etiquette badge.

Put on your thinking cap and warm up your singing voice, it’s time to make some noise!

Discover fun new ways to make music with everyday objects, and even make your own homemade instruments. Brush up on your lab skills as you perform various musicrelated experiments. You’ll also perform in a boomwhacker group and learn camp songs from all over the world. Show off all your new skills at the end of the week as you produce your own talent show!

Imagineers AUGUST 7–12 $355 It has been said that “the world is but a canvas to our imagination” and this week all of camp is your canvas! Using camp as your inspiration, you will get to experiment with different art techniques and see your ideas brought to life through drawings, paintings, pottery and much more! Come leave your colorful imprint on camp! Brownies, earn your Painting badge and Juniors, earn your Drawing badge.

HOW D OIR FOR CAEGISTER MP? Check o u t instruc tions on page 48 of this g uide!

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DROP OFFS All Programs: Sunday 3–5PM PICK UPS Full Week: Friday 3–5PM Half Week: Tuesday 5–6PM EARLY/LATE PICK UPS Arrangements must be made prior to drop off for early or late pick-ups.

BUS TRANSPORTATION Busing is available from select locations.

(See GSEP website for details.)

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, May 1, 2–5PM Saturday, June 18, 1–4PM LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Camp Laughing Waters is surrounded by farmland in a quiet part of Montgomery County that is located right in the center of our council footprint. Laughing Waters is approximately an hour’s drive from Allentown, Reading, and the Philadelphia suburbs.

Gilbertsville, PA Get moving at Camp Laughing Waters this summer as you become one of the first to play in our new activity center, climb to new heights on our climbing wall, build your teamwork skills on our low ropes (4th grade and above) and high ropes (6th grade and above) courses, test your accuracy with disc golf, explore camp trails by horseback, swim into the night in our lighted pool, play a round of gaga, be on target at archery, create crafts at our art barn, hike throughout our 460 acres and much more. In addition to your chosen program theme, all campers will participate in traditional camp activities (weather permitting) which may include swimming, arts and crafts, cookouts, campfires, hikes, nature activities, singing, and games.

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Swimming: Girls will be tested during the first swimming period when they arrive at camp.

Please note that participation in some activities requires passing of certain levels.

JULY 3–8 (CABINS)

Canoeing: Must have passed American Red Cross level 2 swimming instruction Horseback Riding: All riders will be assessed during their first trip to the stables. If the appropriate level is not reached as needed for certain programs, campers’ activities on the horse may be modified accordingly.

ENTERING GRADES 1–3 (Not all of the activities listed will be done by girls participating in the half week program.)

Make New Friends JULY 10–12, JULY 17–19, JULY 24–26, JULY 31–AUGUST 2 $178 (½ Week) (Cabins) Are you a first time camper eager to see what all of the fun is about? If so, this is the perfect week for you! Play gaga, make crafts, go swimming, enjoy a campfire and much more all while making new friends and lifelong memories.

Brownies, earn your Making Friends badge.

My Little Pony JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22, AUGUST 7–12 (CABINS) $390 Giddy up, y’all! Pack your favorite pony stuffed animal and join us at the CLW corral for some horsing around this week. Visit the barn daily (weather permitting) to learn about horses and build your riding skills. When you’re not at the barn, do pony crafts, make horse treats, play pony games, as well as enjoy some traditional camp activities as well. Earn segments of the GSEP Horseback Riding patch.

Enchanted Forest JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (CABINS) $355 Camp is full of fairies that want to share their magic with you! Discover the world of the wood fairies and their other magical friends while enjoying special crafts, creating fairy houses, playing games, and going on adventures including a pony ride on our very own camp unicorns. Let your imagination run wild as you find out what makes Camp Laughing Waters so magical! Brownies, earn your Senses badge.

$355 Grab your stuffed animals, pajamas, and fuzzy slippers and come to camp for the ultimate slumber party. Meet new friends and have tons of fun experiencing all that camp has to offer. During the day, swim in the pool, play in our gaga pit, and take hikes around camp. Don’t worry, at night the fun continues with fingernail painting, dance parties, stargazing and even a movie night, all awaiting you. Brownies, earn your My Best Self badge.

Mermaids JULY 3–8, JULY 24–29 (CABINS) $355 Splish splash in the waters of camp! Spend extra time at the pool to improve your swimming skills with swim lessons and having fun as you take part in water games, water aerobics, and water relay races.

Enjoy a pool side lunch, a night swim, and spend some time in our very own Laughing Waters Creek discovering other creatures that love the water just like you! Brownies, earn your Making Friends badge.

Outdoors & S'mores JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (CABINS + 1 NIGHT IN TENTS) $355 Come enjoy the outdoors and all the fun camp has to offer. Experience hikes, campfires, swimming, games, and crafts. Even try sleeping in the tents one night for the ultimate overnight experience (weather permitting). Brownies, earn your Hiker badge.

Dance Party JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29 (CABINS) $355 Dance the summer days away. Listen to music and feel the groove, as you learn fun dance routines, play dancing games, and even have a special performance at the end of camp to show off your new moves. Brownies, earn your Dancer badge.

Summer Scientists JULY 24–29, AUGUST 7–12 (CABINS) $365 Let your inner Madam Curie out to play at camp this summer. Spend the week experimenting with Magic Milk, Goo, a Cloud in a Jar, your very own play dough, and many more. Feed your hunger for knowledge as you make ice cream in a bag. Take home instructions for the experiments so you can wow your parents and friends with your scientific skills! Learn about plants, creek life, and stars as you explore the Creek and sleep out on the porch beneath the stars. Brownies, earn your Home Scientist badge.

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ENTERING GRADES 1–3 (Not all of the activities listed will be done by girls participating in the half week program.)

Princess Camp JULY 17–22, AUGUST 7–12 (CABINS) $355 Do you love all the fun adventures of your favorite Disney princesses? Come to camp and get to live your princess fantasies. Bring your favorite dress- up outfits to wear as you travel around camp taking part in princess adventures, a Pocahontas picnic on the trails, a Little Mermaid floating lunch at the pool, and even a visit with Tinker Bell.

Creepy Crawlies JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 10–15 (CABINS)

Day, and other zany activities. Perform messy science experiments, create edible art, make a lovable monster to take home, and create your own twists on camp’s traditional activities!

Trail Mix JULY 24–29 (CABIN) $360 Create your own camp adventure! You and your group will choose most of your activities throughout the week. Creek hikes, games on the sports field, horseback riding, floating lunch, trying out the new rock wall, canoeing, archery, a sleep out, it’s all here! Juniors, earn the Camper badge.

Spy Camp JULY 17–22 (TENTS) $355

Come explore land and water, all while learning about the magnificent world of BUGS! Explore their habitats and adaptations; create fun bug crafts and play around with fun bug games. Brownies, earn your Bugs badge.

Are you up for a top secret mission? Enter the CLW top secret spy training facility where you will learn the art of surveillance, how to decipher code, decode finger printing and become a master of disguise. Put all your skills together to solve the Mystery of CLW. Juniors, earn the Detective badge.

ENTERING GRADES 4–5

Art Attack

Campers in Wonderland

JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS)

$355

JULY 10—15 (CABINS) $370 Come spend an enchanted week at camp down the rabbit hole. Play croquet, card games, enjoy hikes looking for the Cheshire cat, take a trip to a corn maze, and even have a Mad Hatter tea party.

Animal Crackers JULY 24–29 (TENTS) $375 Do you enjoy learning everything there is to know about animals? Come to this week of camp and learn about different animals around camp. Explore the natural habitat camp provides for all different types of creatures.

Spend time observing the habitats of camp, then compare to habitats of a local zoo! Create fun animal crafts, play animal games, all while learning about the needs of different animals.

Juniors, earn your Animal Habitats badge.

Wild Things

$380 Is art your passion? Enjoy art all around camp; go on a color hike, have an art party, spruce up your cabin, and make your own works of art. Girls this week will make their own jewelry, tie dye, learn painting and drawing techniques and go on a trip to the Crayola Factory. Juniors, earn the Drawing badge.

Saddle Up JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS), JULY 3–8 (CABINS), JULY 17–22 (TENTS), JULY 24–29 (TENTS), JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (CABIN) $405 Grab your boots and head up to the barn.

Spend the week learning new skills on horseback, understanding horse care, and developing a connection with the horses.

You will have a pack out meal up at the barn, and a special overnight for even more time with your new horse friends. Earn segments of the GSEP Horseback Riding patch.

JULY 3–8 (TENTS), JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (CABINS )

Top Chef

$355

JULY 10–15 (CABINS), JULY 24–29 (CABINS)

Go where the wild things are. Spend a wacky week taking part in Backwards Day, Crazy Hair

$365

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Are cookouts the highlight of your camp

experience? This week at camp you will be cooking up a storm. Try out new cooking methods in the kitchen and over the fire, visit a local farm stand, try new ingredients, and take a tour of an industrial kitchen.

Juniors, earn your Simple Meals badge.

Fireflies JULY 17–22 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS) $355 As the moon rises and the camp settles in for the night your day will keep going as you explore all that night has to offer. Enjoy a night time twist on some of your favorite activities; night swimming, glow in the dark archery, hikes and a sleep out under the stars. Learn about the stars by watching the night sky and inventing some of your own constellations. Don’t worry, you will also get to enjoy all of camp’s daytime activities as well, after a sleep-in breakfast!

Game Time JULY 10–15 (TENTS), JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (TENTS) $355 Are you game for trying new sports and practicing some favorites? This program will allow you to have fun with new sports and practice your skills in the games you already love. Play games of volleyball, soccer, horseshoes, croquet, tetherball, disc golf, archery, as well as compete in relay races both on the land and in the water. You will also complete challenges on the low ropes course and even try your skills on the new rock wall.

Earn segments of the GSEP adventure patch and Juniors, earn your Staying Fit badge.

Starfish JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS), JUNE 17–22 (CABINS) $360 Water, water, everywhere and you just can’t get enough! Spend your days swimming, playing water games, and competing in fun water relays in the pool. You won’t even have to leave for some meals as you will enjoy some pack-out meals at the pool. You will also get to venture out of camp and take a trip to Green Lane Park for a canoeing adventure.

What better way to beat the summer heat!

Spa JUNE 26–JULY 1 (CABINS), AUGUST 7–AUGUST 12 (CABINS) $365 Come enjoy a relaxing week at camp. Turn your bunk into the ultimate day spa. Make your own spa essentials like lip gloss, lotion, healthy snacks and smoothies. Enjoy some

Bull's Eye JULY 3–8 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS)

horseback riding lessons, adventures to local lakes for boating, and all that camp has to offer.

Be some of the first to try out camps Fun-yaks!

You will also enjoy additional pool time, creek walks, and trail rides. Earn segments of the GSEP Horseback Riding patch and Waterfront patch.

$355 Become a master at the archery range!

Pick up your bows and arrows daily for the ultimate archery experience as you sharpen your aim at alternative forms of targets using water balloons, paint and more. Earn segments of the GSEP Archery patch.

Ultimate Dance Off JULY 17–22 (CABINS), JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (CABIN) $355 Get your dancing shoes on! Explore different styles of music, dance, and theater from classical to contemporary. Learn musical numbers and then create props and costume pieces for your final ultimate dance performance. Juniors, earn the Musician badge.

Hit the Trails JULY 24–29 (TENTS) $370 What better way to get around camp than on TWO WHEELS! This week bike to all your favorite activities and hit the camp trails as you practice your biking skills. Then, show off your skills out of camp as you take a day trip to ride through Valley Forge Park, enjoying the sites. Campers must bring their own bikes and bike safety gear as well be comfortable riding on uneven and rugged terrain. Juniors, earn your Practice with Purpose badge.

Wilderness Explorer JULY 3–8 (TENTS)

ENTERING GRADES 6–9 Climb On! JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS), JULY 10–15 (TENTS), JULY 24–29 (TENTS) $355 Have a high-flying adventure as you spend the week in the trees. Work together as a team to overcome challenges on the low ropes course, spend time pushing yourself on the high ropes course, and even work on your climbing skills on the new rock wall. Earn segments of the GSEP Adventure patch.

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Saddle & Paddle (2 weeks) JULY 10–22 (TWO WEEKS) (TENTS) $795 What’s better than a week spent riding horses and cooling off in the pool? How about two fun- filled weeks of doing both! Enjoy a two-week adventure with both horseback riding and fun water adventures. Your weeks will be filled with

AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS) $355 Be the ultimate survivor in this week-long outdoor adventure! Sleep out under the stars, practice your archery skills and learn the basics of outdoor survival. Become an outdoor pro as you master shelter-making, fire-building with alternative methods, and plant identification.

Put your skills to the test with a camp challenge.

Earn segments of the GSEP Archery patch.

Spa 2.0 JULY 3–8 (CABINS) $380 Spend a relaxing week at camp being pampered and having fun. This week you and your friends will spend your days relaxing at the pool, making your own lotion, facials and smoothies, practicing yoga and enjoying extra rest time. Even take an out-of-camp trip to get pampered at Sweet and Sassy.

JUNE 26–JULY 1 (CABINS), JULY 24–29 (TENTS) $360 Sample the best of Laughing Waters! Take this week to enjoy sleeping out, canoeing, swimming, hiking, archery, disc golf, the ropes courses, nature, horseback riding, and even the new climbing wall—come discover all the best that camp has to offer!

Adventure Seekers

Moon on the Meadow JULY 10–15 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS) $355 Take part in all of your favorite camp activities with a nightly twist. Stay up late and enjoy the wonders of night, go on night hikes, learn about nocturnal animals, sleep under the stars, play fun night- time games, and get to sleep in almost every day! Cadettes, earn your Night Owl patch.

JULY 3–JULY 8 (TENTS), JULY 17–22 (TENTS) $370 Up for an adventure? Spend your week hiking at Daniel Boone Homestead, canoeing at Green Lane Park, challenging your camp mates to an archery competition, climbing camp’s new rock wall and participating in both the low and high ropes courses. Finish your week with an in- camp adventure challenge.

$360 Do you love to hike and explore the outdoors?

Go on creek hikes, nature hikes and even offcamp exploring, as you learn how to identify trees, birds, and bugs. Try your hand at standard survival skills like shelter building, starting fires, basic first aid and knot tying. End your survival week with a sleep out under the stars.

Into the Wild

Make It New

Summer Cook Off JULY 3–8 (CABINS), JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (CABINS) $365 Up for a food challenge? Show off your cooking skills as you whip up dishes both in the kitchen and over the fire. Use unique foods to create new dishes, even dishes from different countries. Help design a menu for camp and learn the process for cooking in an industrial kitchen. Cadettes, earn the New Cuisines badge.

JULY 10–15 (TENTS) $355 Take recycling to a whole new level! Design imaginative pieces of art out of recycled materials. Learn about up-cycling by creating your very own T-shirt bag, fun accessories, and other craft projects. Bring a few pieces of old clothing and any special recycled materials you want to transform.

Trip and Travelers JULY 17–22 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS) $465 Love coming to camp, but still want to travel around PA? Become a trip and traveler and explore local attractions while still enjoying lots of camp activities. Visit a corn maze, go mini-golfing, take a canoe and hiking trip, and even head to an amusement park for the day while still having time to participate in your favorite activities back at camp.

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active relaxation as well with water aerobics, yoga, and leisurely walks in the woods.

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All About Horses JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS), JULY 3–8 (TENTS), JULY 10–15 (TENTS), JULY 17–22 (CABINS), AUGUST 7–12 (CABINS) $405 Head up to the barn for a week of fun horsefilled adventure. Take daily lessons focused on riding, stable care, grooming, and the science of horses. Create special horse treats to feed to the horses and even enjoy a special meal up at the barn. Earn segments of the GSEP Horseback Riding patch.

Shoot Like a Girl JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (TENTS) $355 Head to the archery range for a week of shooting practice. Learn the skill and determination it takes to be a skilled archer. Develop your aim and precision while participating in different types of archery games, targets, and exercises to improve your strength. Show the world what you can do!

Earn segments of the GSEP Archery patch.

Do you enjoy biking? How about canoeing?

Spend the week biking around on and off camp. Try out camp’s new Fun-yaks and head to Green Lane to canoe as well. Finish the week on an overnight canoe adventure. *Must have passed level 2 of American Red Cross Swimming Instruction

Lights, Camera, Action! (2 weeks) JULY 10–22 (CABINS) $695 Have you always wanted to try your hand at acting? Have you been in plays and want more of the action? Come to camp for two weeks and be enveloped in theater. Practice your acting skills though improv games and work behind the scenes designing costumes and sets. You and the group will also write your own play to perform for campers, family, and friends.

Cadettes, earn you Screenwriter badge.

Trot, Canter, Gallop (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 (TENTS) $795

Let's Tri It! JULY 24–29 (TENTS) $395 Can’t choose between running, swimming and biking? Tri them all! This week you will be the star at Road Runner and Polar Bear, and spend time biking all the trails at camp!

Once you have mastered camp trails you will head out on an overnight bike trip to Valley Forge where you will also spend time hiking.

Campers must bring their own bike and biking gear, along with an extra inner tube and be comfortable biking on uneven terrain.

Camp Magi(c) JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (TENTS) $375 Immerse yourself in the magical world of Harry Potter this summer. You’ll learn about camp’s plant life in Herbology, experience the scientific magic of Potions, play Muggle Quidditch, learn to care for some of camps Mythical Creatures, and study Astronomy as you sleep out under the stars. Take part in CLW’s version of the TriWizard tournament, finishing with a journey to the maze. You’ll be sure to manage lots of mischief throughout the week, especially as you help to facilitate a Harry Potter Character Hunt for all of the muggles on camp. “Do not pity the dead, Harry…” Pity those who don’t come to camp!

Paddle & Peddle JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS) $405

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One week with the horses not enough? How about two! These weeks will be filled with learning new skills, refining technique, and enjoying life at the stables. Head out of camp to a horse show, and even compete in your own show at camp! *Must be an intermediate or advanced rider. Earn segments of the GSEP Horseback Riding patch.

Camp Spirit (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 (TENTS) $710 Come on get happy! Spread happiness all over camp as you discover what makes you happy while helping others also find their happiness.

Relax and reflect on your day at camp, all while learning more about your personal likes and dislikes. Show younger campers how to be their best selves and complete a project to leave behind at camp. Cadettes, earn the Science of Happiness badge.

ENTERING GRADES 9–12 Teen Travelers JULY 10–15 (TENTS), JULY 24–29 (CABIN) $465 Come to camp and get ready to leave again! Spend your days out of camp adventuring with your group to local attractions such as corn mazes, amusement parks, hiking, and canoeing, then head back to camp for some traditional activities.

Come Together JULY 17–22 (TENTS), JULY 31–AUGUST 5 (TENTS) $355 Spend your week building leadership and self-determination. You and your group will set goals, push your limits and spend time self-reflecting using the ropes courses, canoeing, and outdoor skills to form your team. Then, use your skills to face challenges that will require imagination and resilience.

Get Outdoors JUNE 26–JULY 1 (TENTS), AUGUST 7–12 (TENTS) $375 Come enjoy wide open spaces and quiet nights under the stars as you reconnect with the great outdoors. Spend the week at camp enjoying all your favorite camp activities: swimming, canoeing, archery, ropes, cook-outs and more.

Take a special trip to a local park for an overnight adventure. The choices are yours as you and your group help to design your schedule.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS Camp Program Aide (Entering Grades 7–8) JULY 3– 15* (TENTS), JULY 31–AUGUST 12* (TENTS) $395 Are you a returning camper who is looking to become more involved? During these two weeks, you will work as a team to design and lead resident camp activities for younger girls. You will explore a number of areas, including camp crafts, games, songs, environment and sports. Enjoy theme days and special events, and learn about team building, personal growth, and leadership basics. You will fulfill the GSEP requirements for Program Aide Leadership Course. *Girls will go home on the weekends.

Take Charge (Entering Grades 8–9) JULY 17–29* (TENTS), JULY 31–AUGUST 12* (TENTS) $395 This program is designed for girls who have taken Camp Program Aide and want to continue their experience—you can even take it more than once! Participants will be required to fill out a separate application, and provide references and proof of successful completion of their Program Aide Pin. During your two weeks at camp, you will fine-tune the skills you learned in your Camp Program Aide training as you continue your work with younger campers and

cultivate your leadership skills. In this program, you will be able to choose the areas of camp in which you have a special interest—the barn, the pool, arts & crafts, nature, team building—and spend time learning new skills. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Camp Program Aide.*Girls will go home on the weekends.

CIT I (Entering Grades 10–12) JUNE 26–JULY 22* (TENTS) *GIRLS WILL STAY THE WEEKEND OF JULY 15–17 $525 Learn about leadership, safety, risk management, childcare, and all that it takes to be a camp counselor. The first two weeks of this program will focus on leadership skills and learning the tricks of being a successful counselor. The second part of this program will allow you to put your skills to the test. You will be paired with counselors as mentors and help lead camp programs. Girls must demonstrate maturity, commitment, strong communication skills, and be able to work well with others. All girls interested must interview with the Camp Director prior to final acceptance into the program. Upon successful completion of the program girls will earn the CIT I pin. *Girls will stay the weekend of July 15–17.

CIT II (Entering Grades 11–12) JULY 24–AUGUST 12* (TENTS) $465 If you have already completed your CIT I training and are looking for more experience in special activity areas, CIT II is for you. All girls interested, must interview with the Camp Director and choose an area to specialize in. Campers must have successfully completed CIT I and interviewed with the Camp Director.

Waterfront: To qualify you must be a lifeguard by the beginning of your session. In this area, you will help supervise and give swim lessons, water games, and oversee free swim time.

Horseback Riding: to qualify for this program you must have four years riding experience. In this program, work with the barn staff to lead lessons, care for horses and the stable.

Arts and Crafts: To qualify for this program you must have experience with different medias of art, drawing, painting, sculpting, sewing, etc. Help to plan and lead lesson, as well as coming up with projects of your own.

Adventure: To qualify you must have previous experience in participating in ropes courses and archery. Learn the behind the scenes of ropes course set up and take down. Learn to facilitate different team building activities. *Girls will go home on the weekends.

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DROP OFFS Full Week & Multi-Week: Sunday 1–3PM Half Week Sunday–Tuesday: Sunday 1–3PM Half Week Wednesday–Friday: Wednesday 10AM PICK UPS Full Week & Multi-Week: Friday 6:15PM Half Week Sunday–Tuesday Pick Up: Tuesday 7:00PM Half Week Wednesday–Friday Pick Up: Friday 6:15PM BUS TRANSPORTATION Busing is available from select locations.

(See GSEP website for details.)

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 24, 1–4PM Sunday, June 19, 1–4PM LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Camp Mosey Wood is located in Carbon County, PA in the beautiful Pocono Mountains. The camp is within close proximity to Jack Frost Big Boulder Resort and the Pocono Raceway.

White Haven, PA Come join the adventure on the water, in the air, and everywhere in between, while exploring the 425 acres in the Poconos that Camp Mosey Wood has to offer. Challenge yourself to bouldering, wall climbing (4th grade and above), the challenge tower (6th grade and above), and amazing 900+ feet dueling zip lines (6th grade and above)! Enjoy Mosey Wood Pond by boat as you row, sail, Stand Up Paddleboard and more. Enjoy swimming?

Try our Aquatower and Wibit obstacle course (see swimming prerequisites for all water activities)! The fun doesn’t stop there, as you will also participate in traditional camp activities, including archery (4th grade and above), cooking over a campfire, science exploration, environmental education, and hiking to name a few. All campers enjoy swimming and boating daily (weather permitting) plus the end of session Mosey Wood tradition known as wishing candles. All girls will sleep in platform tents, unless otherwise noted.

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Little Mermaids

Swimming: Girls will be tested during the first swimming period when they arrive at camp.

Please note that participation in some activities requires passing of certain levels.

JULY 3–8

Canoeing + Stand Up Paddle Boarding + Aqua Tower (Blob): Must have passed American Red Cross level 2 swimming instruction.

Kayaking + Sailing: Must have completed or currently be in American Red Cross level 4 and completed an endurance test (consists of swimming the length of the swimming area twice and treading water for two minutes).

Wibits: All levels Climbing Wall: 4th grade and above Low Challenge Course: 4th grade and above Challenge Tower and Zip Lines: 6th grade and above

ENTERING GRADES 1–3 Please note that half-week sessions are offered Sunday (1–3PM) through Tuesday (7PM) and Wednesday (10AM) through Friday (6:15PM). Not all activities described will be done by girls participating in a halfweek programs.

Super Sampler JUNE 26–JULY 1 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Try everything at camp that you possibly can: campfires, cookouts, hiking, sleeping under the stars, crafts, swimming and boating are all included in this fun-filled program. Come explore all the fun that Mosey Wood has to offer! Brownies, earn your Hiker badge.

Fairies in the Forest JUNE 26–JULY 1 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Fairies are magical creatures that live in the woods at Mosey Wood. Explore which trees fairies enjoy most and find out the difference between fairies that live in flowers, trees, and by the lake. Build a Fairy House in your unit and then one to take home, so you can continue the adventure and see which fairies hang out in the neighborhood where you live!

Brownies, earn your Making Friends badge.

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$200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Cool off with some extra time at the lake!

Enjoy free swims, water games, a water relay, sandcastles, lunch by the lake and even a luau. There will also be a water carnival to get you and your favorite counselors soaked!

Brownies, earn your Making Games badge.

Frozen Frenzy JULY 10–15 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 What does Olaf like most about the summer?

Well, camp of course! Come and explore camp with other Frozen fans! Enjoy frozen drinks by the lake and have a Frozen ball to dance the night away. Hopefully no one breaks out the magical ice to ruin the ball!

Princess Party JULY 17–22 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Practice your bouldering skills like Mulan, swim and find treasures like Ariel, boat like Pocahontas, and paint like Rapunzel. You will get to dress up as your favorite princess and have your very own Princess Ball, where hopefully there will be no arguing fairy-tale sisters that turn the castle into a frozen mess!

Silly Science JULY 17–22 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Science can be super fun! Come experiment at camp as you create bubbles, make your own silly putty, and then blow things up into the air like rockets and soda! This is sure to be a fun-filled week of camp. Brownies, earn your Home Scientist badge.

Teddy Bear Picnic JULY 24–29 $210 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $365 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Start your week off by making your very own stuffed animal! You will be able to name your animal and make his or her own clothes. Then, enjoy the first of many adventures with your new pal including boating, hiking, and even a picnic!

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Dance Party JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Get ready to move your feet and dance the day away! Try line dancing, hip hop, ballet, and other types of dance and then create an unforgettable performance you can show off to the rest of camp during Mosey Wood’s big dance party! Brownies, earn your Dancer badge.

glitter and fancy dresses—in order to achieve greatness you need to be true to yourself, like Merida. Now is your chance to follow in her footsteps. This is an opportunity to increase your current archery skills or just learn how to shoot an arrow! Play various archery games while making your own “magic potions and cakes” using plants found around camp.

Spy Camper JULY 3–8, JULY 24–29

Practically Pink JULY 24–29 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Do you like pink? Then this week is for you!

Tie-dye a shirt pink, take a hike and find all the pink things in nature, and even take to the kitchen to make pink cupcakes! Will you turn pink like Pinkalicious? Probably not, if you eat all of the green foods in the Dining Hall! This week will be practically pink in every way!

$355 Camp will be filled with mystery this week. You and your fellow sleuths will work together to solve the Mosey Wood Mishap. Gather evidence, interview witnesses, and build your case to solve the mystery! While working the case you will still have time to do all the traditional camp activities too! Juniors, earn your Detective badge.

Night Owls JULY 3–8 $355

Pirates of the Pond AUGUST 7–12 $200 (½ Week) Grades 1–3 $355 (Full Week) Grades 2–3 Arghhh! Do you like pirates or just playing pretend?

Come design your own eye patch, create a boat to float in Brownie Bay, and find treasures. You will search for pirates in the all-camp Pirate Hunt—and then we will make them walk the plank! Brownies, earn your Letterboxer badge.

The fun doesn’t end when the sun goes down at camp! Stay up late to explore the night with star gazing, take a night hike, celebrate with a dance party, and enjoy a late night cookout. You will get to sleep in before you start your traditional camp activity adventures in the daylight.

Junior Adventurer JULY 10–15, AUGUST 7–12 $355

other countries on International Day, bake a treat and cook a meal on Cooking Day, spend extra time swimming and boating on Water Day, create extra special arts and crafts on Art Day, and participate in the low challenge course and climbing wall on Adventure Day!

Splash On! JULY 24–29 $355 Spend your week hanging out on Mosey Wood Pond with your new friends! Float in paddle boats, rowboats and canoes and then jump in the lake for a swim! You will spend lots of extra time in the water as you splash around the lake, enjoy a tubing lunch, and even keep the water fun happening during the all-camp water carnival! *See swimming prerequisites.

Dance Divas JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $355 Dance your heart out in this week of dancin’ fun! Learn simple dance moves as you practice with different genres of music, from country to pop to…the list is endless. Then help choreograph part of your own dance to perform for the rest of camp at the end of the week!

In Search of Treasure JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $355

Start your week bouldering on the rock wall, and even get to play twister while doing so!

Then try out your team building skills on some of our new low challenge elements.

Round out your week reaching new heights at Mosey Wood as you climb the rock wall!

This week is bound to be an adventure!

Spend your week at camp searching for treasures.

Explore all of Mosey Wood as you go on a scavenger hunt to find the hidden mysteries of camp, use a GPS to find camp’s geocaches, and then use your new skills when you take a hike to nearby Boulder Field to find a geocache hidden there. The search is never ending for treasures this week! Juniors, earn your Geocacher badge.

Junior Explorer (2 weeks)

BAM!

JULY 10–22

AUGUST 7–12

JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 17–22, JULY 31–AUGUST 5

$710

$365

$200 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week)

Is one week of camp just not enough? Try two!

Explore as much of camp as you can in twoweeks! Camp out on the Yellow Trail, explore beaver activity at dusk, climb to the top of both climbing walls, hike to Hawk Falls and then admire the view as you go for a swim. With two weeks of adventures ahead, the possibilities are endless!

It’s time to kick up your cooking skills by trying new recipes as you whip up new snacks, create fun appetizers, cook tasty main courses, and bake yummy desserts! You will even get to take home your own recipe book to continue trying out your cooking techniques at home. There will be plenty of time to practice both your indoor and outdoor cooking skills before you show off your new techniques as you work with the camp chefs to create a treat for the whole camp! Juniors, earn your Simple Meals badge.

ENTERING GRADES 4–5 Please note: Half weeks are offered Sunday (1–3pm) through Tuesday (7pm) and Wednesday (10am) through Friday (6:15pm).

Not all activities described will be done by girls participating in a half week program.

S'mores & More

New to camp or just can’t decide which program you want? Try a little bit of everything that Mosey Wood has to offer. Enjoy outdoor cooking, swimming, archery, sports, boating, crafts, songs, games, and much more!

Juniors, earn your Camper badge.

Be Brave!

Mosey Wood Extravaganza JULY 10–15

JUNE 26–JULY 1

$355

$355

Each day is a new adventure during this week’s extravaganza at Mosey Wood! Learn about

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AUGUST 7–12

JUNE 26–JULY 8

$355

$710

Do you like to play sports? Here is your chance to come to camp and enjoy your favorites including basketball, roller blading, archery, volleyball, hockey, lacrosse, swimming, and more. Keep yourself moving this week not only with sports but with crafts, hiking, boating, cookouts, and Stand Up Paddleboards too! *See swimming prerequisites.

Do you love camp and one week is just not enough? Spend two weeks mastering all of the adventures that Mosey Wood has to offer.

Compete in friendly competitions to show you are the ace of camp! Demonstrate your skills at archery, boating, swimming, arts & crafts, climbing wall, high ropes, cookouts, geocaching, and more. Spend a day out of camp as you hike to nearby Hickory Run State Park.

ENTERING GRADES 6–8 OPTIONAL RAFTING TRIP: During their first week, girls in these programs can participate in a guided rafting trip down the Lehigh River for an additional $35. Registration & payment for this option occur during check-in; the required release form is available online.

Backpack Primer JUNE 26–JULY 1 $355 Do you have an interest in seeing what it takes to do backpacking trips? Learn the basics of packing, hiking safety, and cooking on the trail and then spend a day and night out on the trail.

This could lead to many more backpacking adventures in your future. *Prerequisite: Campers must be in good physical condition and have broken-in hiking boots, but no prior backpacking experience is needed. Bring your own or use one of camp’s backpacks.

Cadettes, earn your Trailblazing badge.

Set Sail (2 weeks) JUNE 26–JULY 1 $715 Spend your time at camp learning to navigate, rig a Sunfish, and captain a craft as you practice the skills you need to sail. Once you have mastered your sailing skills, you will head out of camp to sail on a much larger body of water to show off all you have learned. *See swimming prerequisites.

SUPsational JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 3–8, AUGUST 7–12 $355 Spend your week on the Stand-Up Paddleboards (SUPs)! Practice your paddling skills, work with your group on team building activities on the SUPs, play tag on the SUPs, have a SUP relay race, try your hand at yoga on SUPs, and even try a few SUP tricks. Don’t worry, you will still have plenty of time to do traditional camp activities back on land too.

Challenge Accepted

Adventure Sports

JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29, AUGUST 7–12

JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $355

$355

Get ready to be thrilled by new adventures!

Work as a team as you take on different elements on the low challenge course, hike to Hawk Falls, create your own obstacle course, and stand up paddle board on the lake! The adventure does not end there, as you will still have time to challenge yourself up high with our high challenge course and then fly across the lake on the dueling zip lines! Spend a night sleeping out under the stars to round out your adventure! *See swimming prerequisites.

If you like the thrill of challenge courses, this week is for you! Start with team building on the low challenge course and climbing the wall, then finish out the week by spending time at the high challenge course and zooming across the lake on the zip line! Challenge accepted!

Camp Half-Blood JUNE 26–JULY 1, AUGUST 7–12 $355 Calling all Percy Jackson fans! Always wanted to go to Camp Half-Blood? This is your chance!

Train to canoe like Poseidon, shoot archery like Artemis, build things like Hephaestus, learn about medicinal plants like Apollo, and other skills of a hero. Play capture the flag and make your own beaded necklace to remember the summer. At the end of your training consult the Oracle and go on a quest across camp!

Boat-A-Day

kayaks. This is sure to be a fun week of floating and boating! *See swimming prerequisites.

Iron Chef JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22, AUGUST 7–12 $365 Love to cook and show off your skills? Working in small groups and with a secret ingredient, you’ll compete with your fellow chefs to create tasty dishes that will be tasted by the counselor judges. You will also work with the camp’s chefs to make a delicious treat for the entire camp and you’ll even get to take home a recipe book so you can keep on cooking when you go home!

Cadettes, earn your New Cuisines badge.

Climb It (2 weeks) JULY 10–22 $850 Take your climbing skills to a new level. Spend parts of five different days out of camp on real rocks! You will visit at least three different climbing areas around Pennsylvania. Do some bouldering, top rope climbing, and rappelling. You are sure to reach new heights in this program!

Fun for Sail JULY 10–15, JULY 17–22 $355 Have you always wanted to sail on Mosey Wood Lake? Here is your chance. This is a great opportunity whether it is your first time or if you are looking to expand your sailing skills.

You will also spend time trying out the Stand Up Paddleboards and doing traditional camp activities as well. *See swimming prerequisites.

Katniss Kamp JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29 $355 Welcome to Panem! Try your hand at the various survival techniques that Katniss Everdeen used to win the Hunger Games.

Learn archery, discover medicinal plants, bake bread from the District 12 bakery, and so much more. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Midnight Madness JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29

JULY 3–8

$355

$390

Stay up late and hang out with your friends as you explore Mosey Wood at night. Stargazing, night hiking, dance parties and a late night cookout will keep you hanging out till the stars shine bright. Sleep in and enjoy traditional camp activities during the daylight hours.

No day is the same! Pick a different boat each day to spend time on. Sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Jump” in canoes, raft down the Lehigh River, team build on Stand Up Paddleboards, have row boat relay races, and explore the overflow on

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Showtime (2 weeks) JULY 10–22 $935 Lights, Camera, Action! Work throughout your two-weeks on the sets, props, and script of a show that you and your friends will perform for the camp at the end of the program. During breaks from practicing your play, take a trip to a local theater to see a live production and then travel to NYC and the home of Broadway to get even more inspiration when you see another live performance!

Mosey-Con

a pampered camper you will have still have time for traditional camp activities as well!

Project Runway JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $365 Are you a fashion designer-in-training? Spend your week designing clothing, jewelry, hair, and more. Spend the week putting your fashion design skills to the test with daily challenges, where you will sketch and design a fashion line, put a spin on old designs, and create unique clothing and accessory items for the end of the week fashion show Bring along an old pair of jeans to make over.

JULY 17–22 $355 Calling all comic book fans! Come to camp for a week of comic adventure! Dress as your favorite comic book characters, create your own comic and even participate in an all-camp activity based around popular comic book characters. If you have dreamed about going to a Comic-con, this is your opportunity to come to our Mosey Wood version! Cadettes, earn your Comic Artist badge.

Extreme Adventure (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $710 Ready for an adventure so extreme you need two-weeks to complete it? Start with climbing the wall and participating in team building games on the low ropes course before you advance to trying the games on the stand up paddle boards at the lake! The activities get even more extreme as you explore the wildlife by adventuring into the overflow and paddling around the beaver lodges.

Finish out your extreme adventure up high on the high ropes course and fly across the lake on the zip line. Your adventure is sure to be extreme!

Hanging Around (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $720 Spend two-weeks climbing around Mosey Wood and beyond. Start your adventure on the rock climbing wall and move on to the high ropes course to practice rappelling. You’ll finish your rock climbing adventure outside of camp on a real rock face. There will also be time for lots of traditional camp activities too.

Club MoWo JULY 31–AUGUST 5

Lake Explorers AUGUST 7–12

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Pocono Extravaganza JULY 3–8, JULY 24–29 $455 See what the Poconos have to offer with a series of day trips. Raft on the Lehigh River, hike & swim at Hawk Falls, mountain bike down the Lehigh Gorge and go to an indoor waterpark.

Road Trip

$355

JULY 10–15, JULY 31–AUGUST 5

Spend your week really exploring the Mosey Wood Pond. Pick blueberries while on Stand Up Paddleboards and take kayaks to the over flow as you explore the beaver life and carnivorous plants. You will even do team building while floating on boats and paddle canoes out to your destination for a sleep-out under the stars.

Time to hit the road to explore the Poconos!

Take day trips to check out the historic Jim Thorpe Jail, raft down the Lehigh, bring along money to shop at the outlets and spend a day at Knoebels amusement park.

ENTERING GRADES 6–12 OPTIONAL RAFTING TRIP: During their first week, girls in these programs can participate in a guided rafting trip down the Lehigh River for an additional $35. Registration & payment for this option occur during check-in; the required release form is available online.

I ♥ Art JUNE 26–JULY 1, AUGUST 7–12 $365 Do you love art? Come try out different art media such as painting, sculpting, origami and weaving. Design your own tie-dye t-shirt and decorate a cake. There will be plenty of time to enjoy traditional camp activities as well.

Walk on the Wild Side JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 17–22, AUGUST 7–12 $455 Take a walk on the wild side as you get up close and personal with animals at Wild Animal Park, raft down the Lehigh River, explore the beauty of Bushkill Falls, and pan for your own gems after a guided tour through the Lost River Cavern.

$365 It’s summer time—time to take it easy and relax as you enjoy swimming, boating, yoga, homemade facials, pedicures and manicures.

While you will spend quite some time being

Want to try a little bit of everything that Mosey Wood has to offer? Pick this program and each day you will get to decide which activities you want to do! You can try high ropes, climbing wall, boating, art & crafts, archery, roller blading and much more Make your own choices and design your ultimate camp experience.

Choose Your Own Adventure JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $355

$455

Saddle & Paddle (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $775 Spend your first week at Mosey Wood exploring what Mosey Wood Pond has to offer. Try your hand at multiple types of boats that may include paddle boats, row boats, canoes, kayaks, and stand up paddle boards. Over the weekend travel to Camp Wood Haven where you will spend your second grooming and riding a horse. You get the best of both worlds in this tour of two camps!

ENTERING GRADES 8–12 OPTIONAL RAFTING TRIP: During their first week, girls in these programs can participate in a guided rafting trip down the Lehigh River for an additional $35. Registration & payment for this option occur during check-in; the required release form is available online.

Rock & Roll (2 weeks) JUNE 26–JULY 8 $710 Up for some adventure both up high and in the water? Rock climbing and kayaking are the main focus of this program. You will spend time high off the ground while practicing your climbing skills to prepare you for a two-day trip to Ralph Stover for rock face climbing. You will also spend time on the lake practicing your kayaking skills in the lead-up to an out of camp kayaking experience. *See swimming prerequisites.

Appalachian Adventure (2 weeks) $850 Have you ever hiked through an entire state?

After you finish this program, you will have those bragging rights! Spend your first few days in camp learning the skills you need for the trail, including how to fit and pack your backpack, using camp stoves, practicing leave no trace, etc. Then head out on the trail for a five-day excursion on the Appalachian Trail. You will start just inside Pennsylvania, hike completely through the state of Maryland, and end in West Virginia!

Cape Henlopen (2 weeks) JUNE 26–JULY 8 $900 Enjoy history and adventure on the beach! Learn to windsurf on the bay, stand up paddle board near the beach, and relax on a water taxi tour. You will also be able to explore a World War II fort, and enjoy playing a little disc golf, all while camping at the beach! If you are lucky, you will even see the dolphins swimming just off the coast at sunrise!

Phindin' Philly (2 weeks) JUNE 26–JULY 8 $975 Summer is poppin’ in Philly! It is time to join the fun! Check out the historical side by visiting the Constitution Center, Liberty Bell, and Independence Hall. Look deep into science at the Franklin Institute, pet the animals at the Philly Zoo, and gaze at the art of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Round out your Philly adventure in style by rooting on the Phillies at a Phillies game! You are sure to Phind your way through Philly during this program! Spend your nights while on the road camping in a tent at one of GSEP’s day camps.

Adirondack Adventure (2 weeks) JULY 10–22 $900 You will start off in camp practicing your hiking and canoeing skills before you head to the great outdoors to demonstrate your new backpack and canoe skills as you hike and paddle your way through the wilderness of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. While you are there you will also visit the Lake Placid Olympic Center. *Prerequisite: Campers must be in good physical condition and have broken in hiking boots, but no prior backpacking experience is needed. Bring your own or use one of camp’s Backpacks.

Assateague Adventure (2 weeks) JULY 10–22

Head to the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and explore this fascinating area. You’ll camp on the beach with the Assateague ponies, tour state and national forests by bike, learn the pirate lore of the area, and explore a salt marsh by kayak.

Maine Mayhem (2 weeks) JULY 10–22

Sail Away to Lake George (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $1150 Spend your first week at camp learning the ins and outs of canoeing and sailing. Then head up to beautiful Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains. You will spend six days canoeing and sailing around Lake George, taking in the exquisite beauty of the area.

$1150 Adventure to Maine and the scenic Acadia National Park. There you will tour the park by land and sea, go climbing in the park, hike around the beautiful national treasure, and even follow the Acadia Earthcache. You will be in the first Eastern National Park and travel to the highest point on the North Atlantic seaboard. Spend one night on the way there and one night on the way back in a different New England state.

Wild Waterpark Tour (2 weeks)

The Ultimate Y (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $1000 Raft the Youghiogheny River, and then try it again traveling on duckies. Then, bike and hike to the trails in Ohiopyle State Park. You’ll even travel down a natural water slide!

Adventure in the Gap (2 weeks) JULY 31–AUGUST 12

JULY 10–22

$950

$975 Go on a tour of water parks to see which you think is the best! Travel to H2Ohhh!, Kalahari, Aquatopia, and Wild Water Kingdom to find your best splash! There will of course be plenty of time for traditional camp activities back at camp as well!

On the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where the river cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains is a beautiful region known as the Delaware Water Gap. Come spend five days tubing, canoeing, zip lining, and hiking in this beautiful area!

Animal Adventure

Float, Fly & Climb

JULY 24–29, AUGUST 7–12

AUGUST 7–12

$465

$425

Spend your week visiting animals! Enjoy a day at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, another at the Adventure Aquarium, and yet a third at the Philadelphia Zoo. You will get to see all your favorite animals!

Spend a week of adventure at Mosey Wood and beyond! You will float down the Delaware River on a tube, climb rock faces at Ralph Stover State Park, and fly down the zip line at camp. The adventure is endless this week!

Canoe It (2 weeks) JULY 31–AUGUST 12 $825 Spend your first week at camp sharpening your canoeing skills, learning tripping skills, and packing for your adventure. Then spend five days paddling on the beautiful Delaware River taking in the scenic water ways and the wildlife along the way. *See swimming prerequisites.

River Rats JULY 24–29 $450

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Spend a week on the water. Raft and kayak down the Lehigh River and then tube down the Delaware River. Back at camp you will get to explore Mosey Wood Pond on the stand-uppaddleboards. It will be one wet week for sure!

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ENTERING GRADES 9–12

ENTERING GRADES 10–12

OPTIONAL RAFTING TRIP: During their first week, girls in these programs can participate in a guided rafting trip down the Lehigh River for an additional $35. Registration & payment for this option occur during check-in; the required release form is available online.

CIT I

Vertical Limits JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 3–8, AUGUST 7–12 $355 It is time to go to the vertical extremes of camp!

Warm up the week climbing the rock wall and hiking to the top of Jacob’s Ladder for lunch. Your extreme week continues as you reach for the sky while being launched off the blob and then head to the multi-level high ropes course to spend extra time exploring the sky. For your finale, you will complete your adventure by soaring through the sky on the dueling zip lines! The sky is the limit in this program! *See swimming prerequisites.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS OPTIONAL RAFTING TRIP: During their first week, girls in these programs can participate in a guided rafting trip down the Lehigh River for an additional $35. Registration & payment for this option occur during check-in; the required release form is available online.

ENTERING GRADES 7–9 Camp Program Aide JULY 10–22, JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $395 Are you a returning camper who is looking to become more involved? During these two weeks you will work as a team to design and lead resident camp activities for younger girls.

You will explore a number of areas, including camp crafts, games, songs, environmental activities, science and sports. Enjoy theme days and special events, and learn about team building, personal growth and leadership basics. You will fulfill the GSEP requirements for the Program Leadership Course. Girls will not earn the Program Aide pin but will earn many of requirements; LIA and leadership hours will need to be completed to earn the pin.

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JUNE 26–JULY 22 (GIRLS GO HOME THE WEEKEND OF JULY 8–10) $525 You will learn about leadership, safety, risk management, general camp management, childcare and much more during the first two weeks of this program. During the second two weeks you will participate in an internship where you will be able to use your skills as a “counselor” for younger girls. Must demonstrate maturity, commitment and leadership potential and be able to work well with others in a positive atmosphere. CITs will also enjoy traditional camp activities during their stay.

Upon successful completion of this program girls will earn their CIT I Pin. All girls interested must interview with the Camp Director prior to final acceptance into the program.

ENTERING GRADES 11–12 CIT II JULY 24–AUGUST 12 (GIRLS GO HOME WEEKEND OF AUGUST 5–7) $465 If you have already completed CIT I and are looking for more specialized training come be part of CIT II. *Prerequisite: Must have successfully completed CIT I and obtained permission from the Camp Director.

Waterfront: You must be a lifeguard or qualify to take the lifeguard training prior to the start of camp (first weekend in June at Mosey Wood) and be a minimum of 16 years old. To qualify to take the test you will be expected to swim 550 yards using the freestyle and breaststrokes, retrieve a 10lb block from the bottom of the lake, and tread water for 10 minutes with your hands out of the water. After successfully completing the Waterfront Lifeguard course you will spend your time reviewing and practicing what your learned in CIT I and continue your internship on the lake at both boating at swimming!

Adventure/Team building: This program is designed for girls who are experienced and like the adventure part of camp. Included in this training is how to facilitate the rock wall and ropes course as well as learning how to implement various team building exercises with younger girls. Plan and lead hikes, help teach survival skills, geocaching and more as you work with the staff to provide adventure programs for the younger campers.

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DROP OFFS All Programs: Sunday 1:30–4PM PICK UPS Full Week: Closing Ceremony, Friday 4PM Half Week: Tuesday 8PM

Pine Grove, PA

BUS TRANSPORTATION

Make this your best summer ever by exploring the wide selection of activities that Camp Wood Haven has to offer!

Whether you enjoy horseback riding, taking care of alpacas, shooting archery (2nd grade and above), challenging yourself on our low ropes course (4th grade and above) and climbing wall (bouldering for all campers, bouldering and climbing for 4th grade and above), having fun with arts and crafts, practicing your swimming strokes, taking trips out of camp, or learning leadership skills, we have an adventure for you!

Busing is available from select locations.

(See GSEP website for details.)

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 24, 1–4PM Sunday, June 5, 1–4PM Sunday, June 19, 10AM–12PM LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Camp Wood Haven is located in Schuylkill County, less than an hour’s drive from Reading, PA, and a stone’s throw from the beautiful Adirondack Trail.

Girls in grades 6–12 design their own activities in the “Older Girl Option” Monday–Thursday. Campers may live in a tent, Adirondack shelter, or a tree house with beds and mattresses (sharing these shelters with 3–5 other girls).

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• Tree Climbing Adventure

• Tweedale Covered Wagons

• Curly Pool Slide

• Refurbished Riding Ring

SWIMMING LESSONS

ACTIVITY PREREQUISITES: Swimming: Girls are tested on Sunday and placed in swim groups based on ability.

Participation in certain activities requires the appropriate swimming skills. See program descriptions.

Canoeing, Boating, Rafting, etc.: Must have passed American Red Cross level 2 swimming instruction.

Horseback Riding: All girls are placed in programs based on their ability. Horseback Riding Questionnaires are included with the confirmation packet to help us determine campers’ skill level. We provide girls with approved helmets, but all participants must bring appropriate footwear and clothing.

Descriptions and a list will be included in your confirmation packet. Only one of our Horseback Riding programs has prerequisites; the rest are for all level of riders. For the Extreme Equestrian program, the riders must be at the Intermediate level and must be able to do the following: tack, mount, ride with good position and balance at a walk, trot, jog and canter, do simple reverses, circles or patterns at a jog or trot without breaking gait, demonstrate correct jumping posture over poles or low cross rails, dismount and lead the horse away unaided, transition from one gait to another smoothly on command, and demonstrate correct jumping over low single fences.

ENTERING GRADES 1–3 *PLEASE NOTE: Not all of the activities listed will be done by girls participating in the half-week program.

Animal Crackers JUNE 26–JULY 1 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Calling all animal lovers! Spend a week at camp getting up close with all of Wood Haven’s animals: alpacas, horses and more. Make animal snacks, take a horseback ride, have a barn lunch and don’t forget swimming, arts and crafts, and lots of laughter are also included. Brownies, earn your Pet badge and Alpaca patch.

Pony Play JULY 3–8, AUGUST 7–12 $385

Girls in grades 2–3: Giddy up, y’all! There’s plenty of horsing around for our pony girls this week. Bring your favorite stuffed pony with you to join in the games, crafts and a special pony lunch! Visit the on-site stables to learn all about horses and even get the chance to take a few lessons! Plus, check out alpacas at the Critter Cabin. Girls of all riding abilities, both Western and English riders are accepted into this program. Earn the Outdoor Adventure badge, segments of the Equestrian patch and the Alpaca patch.

Me & My Doll: Camping Adventure JULY 3–8 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Dress up your favorite doll in her outdoor clothes and go camping together! You and your doll will go hiking, sleep out, have a party and enjoy lunch at Teardrop Island.

You’re both going to have a great time!

Brownies, earn your My Best Self badge.

Camp Magic JULY 10–15 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Experience the magic all round camp as you spend the week as a princess. You will get a visit from the unicorn, keep an eye out for mermaids, go on a fairy hike, and even get a wish fairy under your pillow every night. The magic is hidden around every corner, just waiting for you at camp.

Brownies, earn your Making Games badge.

Mermaid Tales JULY 17–22 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Here’s your chance to escape the heat and make a splash. Join your fellow mermaids in a water-filled adventure week! Swim, slip & slide, play water games, explore Teardrop Island, enjoy a pool lunch, and even meet a mermaid.

Everything this week is about water — even the crafts! Brownies, earn your Letterboxer badge.

Winter Wonderland JULY 24–29 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Celebrate winter in July! Make snowflakes, design a snow glove and even build an igloo. Decorate your unit house, create winter treats and have your own Snow Party as just a sampling of the cool activities this brrrr winter week. Bring some of your special winter accessories for the party! Brownies, earn your Snacks badge.

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Sea Horses JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Explore Wood Haven by both horse and water!

Ride the horses, visit the alpacas, play water games, splash in the pool, enjoy a creek lunch, and explore Teardrop Island. You will also have plenty of time to enjoy your camp favorites including s’mores, cookouts and campfires with your new friends. Brownies, earn your Making Friends badge and Alpaca patch.

AUGUST 7–12 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Discover what camp is all about! Try everything at camp you possibly can: horseback riding, swimming, low ropes, archery, cook-outs, arts & crafts, and even visit Teardrop Island for some creek fun. Juniors, earn your Camper badge.

Moonlite Mischief JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 24–29 $355

S'mores & More AUGUST 7–12 $210 (½ Week) $355 (Full Week) Do it all! Make crafts, swim, cook outdoors, take a glow hike, enjoy a horse ride, make s’mores and explore camp—all while making new friends. You’ll have tons of fun at camp this week. Brownies, earn your Hiker badge.

ENTERING GRADES 4–5 Cowgirls + Junior Horseback Rider = CWH Horse Lovers JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 3–8, JULY 10–15, JULY 17–22, JULY 24–29, JULY 31–AUGUST 5, AUGUST 7–12 ½ WEEKS: JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29, AUGUST 7–12 $210 (½ Week) $405 (Full Week) These new horse programs are for girls of all experience levels (even beginners)! If you want to ride “Western,” sign up for Cowgirls. If you want to ride “English” style, sign up for Junior Horseback Rider. Girls from both programs will live in the same unit so you can come with your friends no matter your style of riding. Campers in both programs will spend at least two hours at the barn daily with knowledgeable staff to gain hands-on horse experience. Learn all about horses, grooming and improving your riding skills at your own pace. Our riding staff will assess and place you with a group of similar riding abilities.

Weather permitting, you will have five mounted lessons either in the ring or on the trail. Don’t worry, you’ll also have time to enjoy all the other camp activities you love. Attend one session or come back for multiple sessions, as all skill levels are included each week. Juniors, earn the Horseback Riding badge, a segment of the Equestrian patch and the Alpaca patch.

Not an early bird? Why not stay up late and sleep in? Enjoy lots of late night activities including cooking under the stars and creating glow-in-the dark experiments. From late night snacks to glow hikes you’ll make camp come alive at night. Spend the rest of your time taking part in camp’s daytime activities. Juniors, earn your Camper badge.

Wacky Olympics JUNE 26–JULY 1 $355 Explore the wacky world of sports. Play some of the “less well known” Olympic sports like croquet, golf, glow gaga, slip ‘n slide kickball and more! Juniors, earn your Staying Fit badge.

JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22 $390 Are you crazy about animals? Then it’s to the CWH Critter Cabin and barn you go.

Spend the week learning about working dogs, alpacas, horses and other animals. Have a barn lunch, learn pet first aid, make pet treats, ride a horse, explore the wildlife both in the creek and on Teardrop Island, and take a trip out of camp to the zoo. Juniors, earn your Animal Habitats badge and Alpaca patch.

Messy Mayhem JULY 3–8 $355 Come to camp and create all the messy fun you can imagine. Experiment with slimy goo, stomp around the creek, build catapults, try mud slip ‘n slide, make marshmallow shooters and even have an egg drop hunt. All you need is a sense of adventure and a little soap to get clean at the end of the week. Juniors, earn your Geocacher badge.

Happy Campers

JULY 3–8

JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 10–15, AUGUST 7–12 ½ WEEKS: JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 10–15,

Lie back and relax! Enjoy homemade facials,

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Be Brave JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29 $355 Learn to shoot with a bow and arrow and also ride a horse—what could be better? You’ll learn to aim like a pro as you hit different targets both day and night. When you aren’t on the archery field, spend some time riding at the barn. Show off your new skills at the end of the week with a competition. You will also enjoy plenty of other camp activities too. Juniors earn your Athletes badge, and segments of the Archery patch.

Ultimate Survival JULY 10–15 $370 Do you want to learn what it takes to survive in the wild outdoors? Explore the woods around camp to find hidden geocaches, learn to fish, build a shelter and make a fire. Put your new skills to test when you spend a night sleeping out. Juniors earn your Geocacher badge.

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make your own lip gloss, lotion, and body glitter, and have fun painting your nails. When you are not pampering yourself, participate in martial arts, yoga, and aqua aerobics. You will also enjoy lots of other traditional activities camp has to offer. Juniors, earn your Flowers badge.

$365

Cupcake Wars JULY 17–22, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $375 Just a spoonful of sugar is the perfect ingredient for a delicious week at camp. Put on your apron and get out the oven mitts. Learn the basics of baking as you prepare yummy snacks and desserts. Decorate cupcakes and compete in the end of week cupcake war competition.

Create your very own recipes that you can take home and share with family and friends. In between taste tests, choose from a banquet of camp activities like swimming and archery!

Juniors, earn your Simple Meals badge.

Wild, Wild West JULY 17–22 $365 Want to be a cowgirl? Spend the week creating cowgirl crafts, make your way through a wild west relay race, enjoy some cooking out, try your hand at fishing and much more. Spend time at the barn learning about horses and get to take a ride. You will also go on an out-of-camp adventure to learn about “life” in the west. Don’t forget your western “gear” for the hoedown!

Juniors, earn your Playing the Past badge.

Snow Daze $355 It may be summer outside, but this week is all about winter. Winter sleepovers are the best so one night you will sleep out, have hot chocolate, make s’mores and watch a movie. Build an ice structure, try slip ‘n slide sledding, make snowflakes and go to an ice rink to skate, all in one winter filled week. Juniors, earn your Camper badge.

Muggles, Madhatters & More!

JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $365 Dress up as your favorite fantasy character, fairy, princess, villain or animal. Play some Quidditch, Queen’s Croquet and more. Celebrate your very own “Merry Un-birthday”, eat in the Great Hall, and create your own fantasy accessories.

Experiment with magic and potions while discovering the magic of Camp Wood Haven!

Juniors earn the Playing the Past badge.

ENTERING GRADES 6–12 All girls participate in OLDER GIRL OPTION every Monday-Thursday. Within a two-hour block they choose from an array of activities and build their own schedule. These choices include non-traditional camp activities such as: martial arts, slack-lining, arts & crafts (knitting, journaling, pottery, basket making), Guitar/Ukulele Club, Extreme gaga and more.

Amusement Park Mania JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $525 If you can’t get enough of roller coasters and log flumes, we have just the program to get your adrenaline pumping! You will visit Hershey Park, Dorney Park, and Knoebels all in one week. While you aren’t out riding roller coasters enjoy all the traditional activities camp has to offer. Girls must be 48-54 inches to ride the roller coasters.

JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $360 On a hot summer day, there is no better place to be than at the pool! Have a blast playing water games, enjoy a floating lunch and celebrate at your own luau. Continue your refreshing water activities with a creek hike, Teardrop lunch and a trip to Sweet Arrow Lake for some canoeing. *See swimming prerequisites. Juniors, earn a segment of the Waterfront patch.

Mischief Managed AUGUST 7–12 $355 Riddles, mysteries, and clues, oh my! It’s a funfilled week of solving exciting challenges and working together to overcome obstacles. Twists and turns will keep you guessing all week as you enjoy all the mysterious fun of Wood Haven.

Good luck! Juniors, earn your Detective badge and a segment of the Adventurer patch.

Pop! Bang! Fizz AUGUST 7–12 $365 Let’s face it, sometimes science is messy and that is what makes it so fun! Build and decorate your own rocket before the big Wood Haven launch. Try your hand at splatter painting, elephant toothpaste, ice volcanoes, pop rock experiments and more. Discover the wonders of science all around us, even in the most ordinary places. Juniors, earn your Camper badge.

It's Your Adventure— Wood Haven Style JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 3–8, JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $355

The school year can be stressful and camp is the perfect place to chill out! Design your very own summer get-away as you and your friends choose your own schedule. Sleep in, hang out at the pool, climb to the top of the wall, express yourself in arts and crafts, aim for the bull’s eye, discover the breathtaking views at the 501 lookout or do it all! The choice is up to you. Don’t forget to plan a trip to play mini golf and get some ice cream.

You choose! Your own camp adventure will begin each day with morning choices. Action lovers will love the option of horseback riding, free swims, and more. Artistic types can tap in to their creative side with options like jewelry making, knitting, or cooking challenges. Things get even more interesting in the afternoon with elective activity choices including ascending the new tree element, challenging yourself on the climbing wall, balancing on the slack line, chilling on the hill, and learning self-defense. In the evening, the fun continues as you may choose to enjoy an evening Dance Party where you and your new friends are the DJs, a late night dessert fest, Brooklyn Wink, or just stay up late playing glow gaga. The choice is yours!

Extreme Equestrian

Midnite Madness

Chillin' Out Water Mania

unit so you can come with your friends no matter your style of riding. Campers will spend at least two hours at the barn daily with knowledgeable staff to gain hands-on horse experience. Learn all about horses, grooming and improving your riding skills at your own pace. Our riding staff will assess and place you with a group of similar riding abilities. Weather permitting, you will have five mounted lessons either in the ring or on the trail. Don’t worry you’ll also have time to enjoy all the other camp activities you love. Attend one session or come back for multiple sessions, as all skill levels are included each week. Juniors, earn the Horseback Riding badge, a segment of the Equestrian patch and the Alpaca patch.

JUNE 26–JULY 1 $365

JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $405 Are you an experienced horseback rider looking to spend time refining your riding skills? Come join us this week for an extreme week of horseback riding. When you are not at the barn, you will participate in traditional camp activities. Earn segments of the Equestrian patch. Girls in this program must be able to ride at the Intermediate Level or above. *See riding prerequisites.

Horseback Rider + Western Wrangler = CWH Horsing Around JUNE 26–JULY 1, JULY 3–8, JULY 10–15, JULY 17–22, JULY 24–29, JULY 31–AUGUST 5, AUGUST 7–12 $405 These new programs are for girls of all experience levels (even beginners)! If you want to ride “Western,” sign up for Cowgirls. If you want to ride “English” style, sign up for Junior Horseback Rider.

Girls from both programs will live in the same

JUNE 26–JULY 1, AUGUST 7–12 $380 The camp fun gets going when the sun goes down!

Enjoy exciting activities with an after-dark twist.

Participate in night hikes, stargazing, games in the dark, evening swims, bowling, movies, glow games, Tajar tricks, midnight munchies, and pajama breakfasts. Cadettes, earn your Night Owl badge.

Bit & Bridle (2 weeks) JULY 3–15 $790 Is one week of horseback riding not enough?

Why not try two! During this two-week program, you will try your hand at a different styles of riding, learn more about caring for a horse, take a trip out of camp to a horse show or rodeo, and even have your very own horse show at camp. Earn a segment of the Equestrian patch and the Alpaca patch.

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Girl On Fire

Mountain Girls

JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22

JULY 10–15

$355

$380

What would you do if you were lost in Panem?

Travel to a world where survival skills are explored and encouraged. Focus on outdoor survival such as self defense, archery, first aid, building shelters in the woods, creek exploration, finding edible plants, challenges, along with a few surprises.

Enrich your days with climbing adventures, swimming, and even sleep out one night.

Come join us in the arena for the competition!

Cadettes earn your First Aid badge and a segment of the Archery and Adventure patch.

Like a true mountain girl, spend time around the campfire learning new and different ways to make yummy treats. When you aren’t cooking, boat at Sweet Arrow Lake, try the new tree element and take an overnight hike out of camp. Cap it all off with evening spent staying in the Wood Haven tree houses and you’ll have summer fun in no time.

Cadettes earn the Trailblazer badge.

On the Road Again JULY 3–8 $435 Want to try something new? Come join us for a week of out-of-camp adventures! Visit Sky Zone for some indoor bouncing fun, go to the Amish Experience, eat your fill at Shady Maple, enjoy Knoebels and even visit the Turkey Hill Experience. While you aren’t traveling, spend time back at camp shooting some archery, swimming and more.

Up in the Trees JULY 3–8, JULY 17–22 $395 Get a bird’s eye view of camp! Spend your days above the ground on the low ropes course, climbing wall, the new tree climbing element and slack-lining and then enjoy your nights high above the rest of camp in the trees at Birdsong, Wood Haven’s treehouse unit! Challenge yourself to try something new and have a blast in the process! Learn how to use a GPS to navigate through both the water and the woods as you seek the hidden treasures in and out of camp at Sweet Arrow Lake, the Appalachian Trail, and more. Earn a segment of the Adventurer patch.

Dauntless JULY 10–15, JULY 24–29 $355 What faction do you belong in? Take a test that will help you determine your destiny.

Then become some of the newest Dauntless recruits as you learn the basics of martial arts and archery. Choose your side as you play an exciting game of glow in the dark capture the flag. Face your fears as you encounter different challenges throughout the week. Enjoy general camp activities with a divergent twist this week. Cadettes earn your Archery badge. Earn segments of the archery and adventurer patch.

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Paws & Claws JULY 10–15, AUGUST 7–12 $390 Calling all animal lovers! Do you want to learn more about animals and how to help them?

During this week you will care for Wood Haven’s very own animals and even travel out of camp to the Philadelphia Zoo! At camp, you will tour the horse barn, spend time with the riding director, and learn what it takes to take care of these beautiful horses. You will even be paired with another camper as you team up to take care of a special horse for the week. Don’t forget the alpacas as you will also get to take care of them in the Critter Cabin. While at the Philadelphia Zoo, learn about animal habitats and the proper food and care needed for all different kinds of animals. Earn the Alpaca patch. Cadettes, earn parts of your Animal Helpers badge, Seniors earn parts of your Voice for Animals badge.

Ultimate Art Experience JULY 10–15 $395 It’s your time to see the planet through the eyes of an artist—you! Start off your week going to the Banana Factory in Allentown to see artists at work in their studios. Use the rest of the week to design and create an art work that will be installed permanently at Camp Wood Haven.

Cadettes, earn your Book Artist badge.

Camper Sampler JULY 17–22, AUGUST 7–12 $355 Discover the best of Wood Haven! Enjoy sleeping out, boating, swimming, hiking, climbing the wall, shooting archery, enjoy nature and going horseback riding (weather permitting). Participate in the many activities that camp has to offer.

Take the Reins JULY 17–29, JULY 31–AUGUST 12 (2 WEEKS)

camp for two weeks to improve your riding skills. Horseback riders of all experience levels are welcome in the ring! Work on horse care, grooming, and general knowledge.

Girls will even be paired and take care of their own horse during the two weeks they are at camp. Earn a segment of the GSEP Equestrian patch and the Alpaca patch.

Extreme Cuisine—Snack Style JULY 24–29 $370 Are you ready to be an extreme chef? With your team at your side use your imagination and experiment with interesting ingredients as you create different snacks. What if all you had was a tin can? Use different cooking methods to see what you and your team will make with the ingredients in the basket.

Cadettes, earn your New Cuisines badge.

Hiking Through History JULY 24–29 $370 Enjoy hiking and history as you visit two of Pennsylvania’s national parks. Take a oneday visit to Valley Forge, where you will see George Washington’s Headquarters, talk to a Continental soldier, and find out what life was like for the soldiers there. You’ll then be prepared for your two-night visit to Gettysburg, site of the largest Civil War battles, where you’ll explore and hike the battlefield, participate in an evening campfire program, visit the Shriver House and take a candlelight ghost tour in one of the most haunted towns in the United States. Earn the Girl Scout Ranger patch.

Paddle & Saddle (2 weeks) JULY 24–AUGUST 5 $775 Can’t decide between balancing on paddle boards and riding horses? Now you don’t have to! Enjoy your first week at Camp Wood Haven riding horses and doing all the fun activities that Wood Haven has to offer. Then head off to Camp Mosey Wood for your second week of adventure, where you’ll boat, swim, and explore more exciting activities at Mosey Wood.

End your experience back where you started at Wood Haven. All horseback riding levels are accepted. Boating activities will be dependent on meeting Mosey Wood’s listed prerequisites. *See swimming prerequisites. Earn a segment of the GSEP Equestrian and Waterfront patch.

Iron Chef

$780

JULY 31–AUGUST 5

If one week of riding isn’t enough, come to

$370

Right on Target AUGUST 7–12

While there , take the Ghosts of Gettysburg tour—voted the #1 ghost tour in the world— and hunt for local ghosts and paranormal activity in a hands-on ghost investigation.

Assist in a ghost hunt, and don’t forget to bring your cameras! During the day, visit the Gettysburg Visitor Center, tour the battlefield, explore the Jenny Wade House, and more.

Riding Thru History JULY 31–AUGUST 5 $500

Take your archery skills to the next level! Spend extra time at the archery range sharpening your shot. Try glow-in-the-dark archery, floating archery, balloon archery and more. Create your own Archery Challenge to finish off the week. Cadettes earn your Archery badge and a segment of the Archery patch.

Giddy up! Go to Gettysburg, the site of the largest Civil War battle and one of the most haunted places in the United States. Ride the battlefield (weather permitting), explore historic Gettysburg, and take a candlelight ghost tour! Back at camp take part in the riding program, shoot archery, swim and more.

There is no riding prerequisite for this program.

Earn a segment of the Equestrian patch.

Spa-Tastic

ENTERING GRADES 9–12

$355

AUGUST 7–12 $365 It’s time to slow down and relax! Come to camp and enjoy the science behind style. You and your friends will invent your own skin care regimen designed just for your skin type, learn about natural plants and explore different methods for taking care of yourself. In your spare time you can enjoy time at the pool, sleep in, stay up late, and plan a schedule that works for you.

Cadettes, earn the Eating for Beauty badge.

ENTERING GRADES 7–12 Wild Water Fun JULY 10–15 $550 Do you love to travel and can’t get enough of the water? This week is for you! Raft the Lehigh Gorge and experience the thrill of climbing the Iceberg at Dutch Springs Aqua Park. Go to Camel Beach where you will enjoy floating down Kahuna Lagoon and riding on the Dune Runner. While in camp, spend time at the pool, explore the creek and enjoy canoeing at Sweet Arrow Lake. *See swimming prerequisites Earn a segment of the Waterfront patch.

Ghostbusters JULY 17–22 $525 Who you gonna call? You! First, take a trip to Philadelphia and the Eastern State Penitentiary for a behind the scenes tour. Then take a 2-night trip to explore the mysteries of Gettysburg, one of the most haunted places in the United States.

Are you a returning camper who wants to be more involved? During your two weeks, work as a team to design and lead resident camp activities for younger girls. Explore a number of areas, including camp crafts, games, songs, environment and sports. Enjoy theme days and special events, and learn about team building, personal growth, and leadership basics. You will fulfill the GSEP requirements for Program Aide Leadership Course. Girls will not be able to earn the Program Aide Pin at camp, but they will earn many of the requirements.

PA Sampler JULY 3–15 (2 WEEKS) $900 Experience camp like never before by planning and packing for a trip across Pennsylvania. Girls will be given a budget to select locations and activities, plan the menu and then go! Choose from a variety of day and overnight trips including Ringing Rocks, the Mutter Museum, Shady Maple, the Amish Experience, raft the Lehigh, Jim Thorpe Jail and the ISA Packer Mansion, historic Philadelphia, Hershey Park, Gettysburg, and the State Capitol in Harrisburg. With so many exciting options, what will your group choose?

Passport to Washington DC JULY 17–29 (2 WEEKS) $950 Discover Washington DC and all it has to offer.

Spend several days in camp getting ready.

Then, take a trip to Gettysburg for a day and then off to Washington you go. Stay just outside of the city in a hotel near the train station for easy access. Enjoy the Washington Mall, the Smithsonian, the Capitol, Mount Vernon, Arlington, the National Zoo and more.

ENTERING GRADES 8–9 Take Charge JULY 31–AUGUST 12 $395 This program is designed for girls who have taken Camp Program Aide and want to continue their experience – you can even take it more than once! Participants will be required to complete a separate application, and provide references and proof of successful completion of their Program Aide Pin. During your two weeks at camp, fine-tune the skills you learned in your Camp Program Aide training as you continue your work with younger campers and cultivate your leadership skills. You may choose areas of special interest—the barn, pool, arts & crafts, nature, team building—and spend time learning new skills. *Prerequisite: Successful completion of Camp Program Aide.

ENTERING GRADES 10–12 CIT I JUNE 26–JULY 22 (GIRLS GO HOME THE WEEKENDS OF JULY 1–3 AND JULY 15–17) $525 Learn about leadership, safety, risk management, general camp management, childcare, and much more during the first two weeks of this program.

During the second two weeks, participate in an internship, where you can use your skills as a “counselor” for younger girls. Applicants must demonstrate maturity, commitment, leadership potential, and be able to work well with others to create a positive environment. Applicants will be required to pass an interview with the Camp Director prior to final acceptance in the program.

CITs will also enjoy traditional camp activities during their stay. Upon successful completion of this program, girls will earn the CIT I Pin.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ENTERING GRADES 7–9 Camp Program Aide JULY 17–29 $395

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Try your hand at competitive cooking! This week, work as a team to create a dish for the judges using a secret ingredient. Spend the first part of the week getting ready for the cooking battle as you learn how food is prepared, practice recipes, and put together your own cookbook so you can recreate your masterpieces at home. Talk with a professional about the culinary business and then finish the week with the Wood Haven Camp CookOff. Cadettes, earn your New Cuisines badge.

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ENTERING GRADES 11–12

WEEKEND STAYS

CIT II

ENTERING GRADES 4–12

JULY 2–AUGUST 12 (3 WEEKS—GIRLS GO HOME THE WEEKEND OF JULY 29–31), JULY 31–AUGUST 12 (2 WEEKS)

Weekend Stays

$395 (2 weeks) $465 (3 weeks)

$80

If you have already completed CIT I and are looking for more specialized training, come be a part of CIT II. Prerequisite: Must have successfully completed CIT and have obtained permission from the Camp Director. Camp Wood Haven offers specialization in Waterfront, Horseback Riding, Arts & Crafts, and Team building.

Waterfront: You must be a lifeguard, or qualify to take the lifeguard training prior to the start of camp. To qualify you will be expected to swim 550 yards using freestyle and breast strokes, retrieve a 10 lb. brick from the bottom of the lake or pool, and tread water with hands out of the water for 10 minutes.

Horseback Riding: Designed for the experienced rider with at least four years of extensive horse experience. Training includes shadowing members of the riding staff and observing from behind the scenes. In addition, you will learn advanced horse and stable management skills, herd care, and horse psychology; you’ll also discover techniques for teaching and supervising horseback riding students, and learn equine medical emergency skills. Once all this is completed, you will put your newly acquired skills into practice.

Team building: Designed for girls who like the adventure part of camp. Included in this training, learn how to facilitate team building activities, the rock wall and ropes courses, and learn how to implement various backpacking techniques.

Once all this is completed, you will work with younger girls to help them experience the thrill of adventure.

Arts and Crafts: Designed for girls who are experienced in different types of arts activities i.e. drawing, painting, ceramics, some type of weaving, or knitting.

Environmental/Nature: Work with the Environmental Education Specialist planning and leading girls on creek exploration hikes, track finding, science experiments and also spend lots of time at the Critter Cabin teaching the girls about the Alpacas and other animals found there.

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JULY 8–10, JULY 22–24, AUGUST 5–7 Would you like to participate in two 1-week programs back-to-back, start your camp stay early or extend your camp stay? Then Weekend Stays are for you! During these select weekends, get a chance to wind down from your busy week’s schedule and plan what you want to do. Sleep in, spend more time at the pool, take a longer shower, make an arts and crafts project that takes a bit more time, shoot archery, visit the alpacas, or just sit and talk with friends. The choices are endless.

Girls who want to start their camp stay early must arrive at 5PM on the Friday of their weekend stay. Girls that are extending their week should be picked up Sunday at 1:30PM.

Register Online

by March 14 $50 off each resident camp session! $25 off each day camp session!

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SPEND YOUR SUMMER HAVING FUN WITH NEW FRIENDS AT

GIRL SCOUT DAY CAMP

Mountain House Allentown , PA

Valley Forge

Valley Forge, PA

Shelly Ridge Day Camp Miquon, PA

MOUNTAIN HOUSE • "Soft" Archery for Brownie • Earn Segments towards our Archery Patches

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Come discover what’s new this summer at our day camps!

VALLEY FORGE • Low Ropes Challenge Course • Earn Even More Badges • New Technology

SHELLY RIDGE DAY CAMP • New Activity Center • Indoor Climbing Wall • More Science Programs

Join us at an open house!

No registration needed! For directions to one of our camps, email us at camps@gsep.org.

MOUNTAIN HOUSE

VALLEY FORGE

Saturday, April 16, 4–6PM Sunday, May 15, 3–5PM

Sunday, April 10, 1–3pm Sunday, May 15, 12–2pm

SHELLY RIDGE DAY CAMP Sunday, June 5, 12–2PM

Register Online by March 14

$50 OFF each resident camp session! $25 OFF each day camp session! * Please note that Early Bird Pricing is NOT transferable

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CAMP HOURS 9AM–4PM EXTENDED CARE* 7:30–9AM 4–5:30PM *Additional $50/week OPEN HOUSE Saturday, April 16, 4–6PM Sunday, May 15, 3–5PM Come visit Mountain House Day Camp and see what all the excitement is about!

Chat with Mountain House counselors and staff as you take a tour of camp and get answers to all your questions. Try your hand at soft (2nd grade and older) or traditional (4th grade and above) archery, make your first summer camp art project, and check out all that camp has to offer.

LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Mountain House Day Camp is located right off I–78/PA–309 in a residential neighborhood on Allentown’s South Mountain. The camp is less than five miles from GSEP’s Lehigh Valley Service Center and is a 20 minute drive from downtown Bethlehem.

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Allentown, PA Hidden away in a wooded sanctuary in Lehigh County, Mountain House offers a thrilling blend of programs for every age group from the first-time camper to seasoned experts.

Create in our art center, have fun singing songs, and get active playing games. Splash in the pool (offsite), perform on the stage, or get messy with science, it’s all waiting for you! Outdoor cooking, nature activities, and archery (traditional archery for 4th grade and up, beginners “soft” archery for 2nd grade and above) will keep you busy the rest of the week. ZUMBA® classes will also be offered. With fun filled memories and new friends, Mountain House is the place for you!

Artsy Divas JUNE 20–24 $225 Let your creativity run wild this week at Camp Mountain House! Take a trip to a local art gallery, create a pinch pot, and use your imagination as you create special art pieces to share with your camp friends. Brownies, earn your Potter badge.

American Girl Extravaganza JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210 Enjoy a week with your best friend! Bring your American Girl doll to camp so you can both enjoy all that this week has to offer! Design and create new clothes for your doll. Make crafts, invite her to a tea party and enjoy a special slumber party. So dress her up in her camp clothes and let’s have some fun! Brownies, earn your Making Friends badge. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Lil' Chefs JULY 5–8 $185 A dash of this and a pinch of that! Join us to cook up yummy treats. Make a chef hat and decorate wooden spoons. Create new food concoctions and try them out on your counselors. Learn about proper food safety rules and tips. End your delicious week with a cooking challenge against the whole camp!

Brownies, earn your Senses badge.

Grooving Goddesses JULY 11–15 $225 Shine bright! Show off your talent at camp this week. Warm up with basic dance steps, learn a variety of dance styles and also practice acting and singing. Use hats, streamers, and other props to play games. Take a field trip to see a live show, then put it all together as you choreograph an act to perform for your friends and family. *Special family performance on Thursday evening.

Pretty Pretty Princesses JULY 18–22 $210 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo! If you’ve ever dreamed of being a princess, now’s your chance! Dress up like your favorite princess, create your own magic wand, and be crowned Princess Mountain House for a day. Each day features a new princess: Elsa, Belle, Cinderella, and more! Create your own castle, play magical games and top it off with an elegant ball!

Salamanders & Sassafras JULY 25–29 $225 Like to get wet? Don’t mind slimy, squirmy things? Walk right into the creek to find out what lives there and other natural wonders.

Plant a terrarium, learn about local critters, and create animal themed crafts. Play outdoor games and learn a new camp skill. Brownies, earn your Outdoor Adventurer badge.

Me & My Girl JULY 25–29 $210 Travel back in time with the American Girls!

Bring your American Girl doll to camp so you can both enjoy all that this week has to offer! Design and create new clothes for your doll, understand history through art projects, and play games like the American Girl characters. End the week with a camp fashion show. Earn your Making Friends badge.

Slumber Party AUGUST 1–5 $210 Lounge around camp and participate in beauty games, nail painting, face masks, and much more!

Play by the pool and make homemade fruit smoothies. Learn how to eat healthy and have a dance party with your fellow campers. Wrap up your week by giving your counselors a makeover! *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Under the Big Top AUGUST 8–12 $210 Use activity tickets as you play through a fun filled week of crafts, games, prizes, face painting, dance, and much more. Enjoy popcorn and other yummy snacks throughout the week! End the week with a camp carnival as we say goodbye to summer!

Brownies, earn your Making Games badge.

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ENTERING GRADES 4–5 Creation Studio

own lunch over the camp fire. Good times and great memories await you here at camp!

Earn a segment of the archery patch.

JUNE 20–24 $225 Unleash the artist in you! Let your imagination run wild when you create jewelry, clothing, and sculptures out of recycled material. Take a trip to a local art gallery, design your own pottery piece and even create a special painting! Don’t forget the glitter and final touches to your works of art. Juniors, earn your Jeweler badge.

I Heart Art JULY 18–29 (2 WEEKS) $450 Have a blast at our two-week long art mania!

Create your own pottery pieces to take home such as a pinch pot, a sculpture, tiles and more!

You will also have fun painting and making a stained glass piece. Enjoy an afternoon spent at the Allentown Art Museum.

American Girl Extravaganza JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210 Enjoy a week with your best friend! Bring your American Girl doll to camp so you can both enjoy all that this week has to offer! Design and create new clothes for your doll. Make crafts and invite her to a tea party and a special slumber party. So dress her up in her camp clothes and let’s have some fun! Earn your Playing the Past badge. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Creative Cooks JULY 5–8 $185 Do you love to create new dishes in the kitchen?

Come to camp this week and make some yummy treats! Learn all about food safety and how to cut foods properly. Make a campfire and cook some tasty campfire foods. At the end of the week you’ll get to compete in the Camp Mountain House Iron Chef cook off!

Take the Stage JULY 11–15 $225 Curtain up! Cue the lights! Hear the applause! Try your hand at clowning, acting, puppeteering, and dancing. See a live show, play improv games, then create your own act and come together with the whole camp for our special performance on Thursday!

Juniors, earn your Musician badge. *Special family performance on Thursday evening.

Anything Goes JULY 18–22 $210 It’s all about camp classics! Sing songs, play games, take nature hikes and make some cool crafts! Spend an entire afternoon practicing your archery skills and competing in archery games. Skip the packed lunch one day as you learn fire building 101 and make your

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If you like to use your hands and creativity to make things, this is for you! Try your hand at pottery, photography, and jewelry making. You’ll also explore sketching, painting, creative writing, and other things your group will choose. Learn about careers in art and organize an all-camp art exhibit. Cadettes, earn your Comic Artist badge.

Katniss Kamp JULY 25–29 $225 Become an expert in survival techniques that Katniss Everdeen used! During a trip to Camp Wood Haven surmount different obstacles that test your strength, talent, intelligence, and dedication to the games and Panam. Practice archery, play survival of the fittest games, and work with teams in the “Mountain House Games”! May the odds be ever in your favor!

Earn a segment of the archery patch.*Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Club Mountain House AUGUST 1–5 $210 Summer time and the living is easy…enjoy swimming, aerobics, facials, and yoga. Get the latest scoop on how to take care of your body and your mind! Nutrition, fitness, fashion, skin and hair care will all be part of the fun. Create candles, bath soap, jewelry boxes and more for your home. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Mystery Madness AUGUST 8–12 $210 WANTED: CAMP DETECTIVES to follow clues and unravel a week long mystery!

Solve exciting puzzles and riddles, decode fingerprints, and extract DNA. Learn tips from real detectives and professionals then put those to use when you investigate a crime scene, follow leads and interview suspects.

Juniors, earn your Detective badge.

ENTERING GRADES 6–10 Fine Arts Frenzy JUNE 20–24 $225

The Real World JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210 Find out what it is like to live in the “Real World”.

Get a checkbook filled with camp “funny money” and use your “funny funds” to pay for snacks, camp activities like swimming, crafts, and cookouts. Learn how to balance a budget for the week and then trade in the “funny money” you earn for real money when you take a shopping trip. Running short on cash? Then do a good deed for another camp group and earn some more. Cadettes, earn your Budgeting badge. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Spice It Up JULY 5–8 $225 Do you love cooking? Then, this is the program for you! Using the stoves in the cabin you will explore recipes as you and your new friends prepare a variety of cuisines, desserts, snacks, side dishes, and more. Make it and eat it! Learn what is healthy to eat, plan a meal menu and leave camp with a new recipe book to use at home.

Curtain Call JULY 11–15 $225 Ready for your curtain call? Mask making, make-up, mime acting, costuming, tours of set shops, and live show are just part of what you will be doing this week. Use your creativity and new knowledge to put together your own show piece to share with family and friends. Cadettes, earn your Public Speaker badge. Seniors, earn your Troupe Performer badge. *Special family performance on Thursday evening.

Anything Goes JULY 18–22 $250 For the girl who wants it all! Sleep out, cook out, swim, hike, shoot archery, create arts and crafts projects and even venture out to Mosey Wood to climb the wall and fly across the zip line…This week features a little of everything camp has to offer!

Girls will sleep out at camp on Thursday night.

JUNE 18–29 (2 WEEKS) $450 Have a blast at our two-week long art extravaganza! Make your own pottery pieces such as a pinch pot, a sculpture, tiles and more!

You can also have fun painting and making a stained glass piece. Enjoy an afternoon spent at the Allentown Art Museum.

will visit the FIT Museum to view their fashion exhibitions and then explore the Mood Fabric Store to get supplies you will use to perfect your look. Design a fashion piece and wrap up the week with a walk down the runway. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

JULY 25–29 $225 Become an expert in survival techniques that Katniss Everdeen used! During a trip to Camp Wood Haven surmount different obstacles that test your strength, talent, intelligence, and dedication to the games and Panam. Practice archery, play survival of the fitness games, sleepover in our tents, and work with teams in the “Mountain House Games”! May the odds be ever in your favor! Cadettes, earn your Archery badge.

Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Spa CMH AUGUST 1–5 $210 Sit back, and get pampered! Relax with soothing music and enjoy activities like making face masks, hand and foot scrubs, and candles. Get tips on how to keep yourself healthy and active.

End the week with a relaxing yoga session. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

Olympic Village AUGUST 8–12 $210 Participate in an international experience just like the Olympic athletes! Compete in events and discover what life is like in other countries.

Even if you’re not the competitive type, you will have fun with wacky camp-style events as you cheer on your team. We’ll be working up a sweat so don’t forget your water bottles!

TRAVELING PROGRAMS ENTERING GRADES 6–12 Project Runway JUNE 27–JULY 1 $300 Do you love fashion and creating your own designs? Come spend the week with us and venture to the Fashion Capital of NYC where you

Camp Program Aide $55 per week

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the Program Aide Pin at camp but will earn many of the requirements. Completing Camp Program Aide Training does NOT guarantee a spot as a Program Aide each week as space is limited.

$300 Up for a challenge? Join us this week for “Amazing Race” inspired challenges complete with different riddles, clues, and puzzles! Make sure you are careful because you could run into some detours! You’ll be going to different parks, stores, and other landmarks to complete your race.

Program Aides may assist with as many sessions as they choose. Girls must register for and be able to attend the entirety of each session. As Program Aides, girls will develop leadership skills while enjoying traditional camp activities. Participants will lead activity sessions for the younger girls. *Must have earned LIA and successfully completed Program Aide Training Course.

ENTERING GRADES 9–11

Water Works

Camp Intern Training

JULY 25–29

JUNE 27–JULY 1 & JULY 5–8 (MUST ATTEND BOTH WEEKS)

$300 Splish, Splish, SPLASH! Have a blast this week soaking up the water and sun! Float down a lake, go tubing, see waterfalls, and take a trip to a water park of your group’s choice. Back at camp, have a cookout, play both water and lawn games, and fill up the baby pools to keep cool. End your week with a pool party!

Pampered Camper AUGUST 1–5 $250 Sit back, relax, and get pampered! Spend the week making face masks, lotions, soaps, and candles. Learn how to do new things with hair and makeup from experts in the field. Get tips on how to keep yourself healthy and active as the new school year approaches. You’ll even get your nails done at a salon and spend the day relaxing by the lake! Seniors, earn your Science of Style badge. *Girls will have the opportunity to stay overnight on Thursday for an additional fee of $25.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ENTERING GRADES 7–9 Camp Program Aide Training JUNE 20–24 $155 Are you a returning camper and want to be more involved? During this two week training you will work as part of a team to design and lead activities for younger girls. Enjoy songs and games while learning about team building, personal growth, and the basics of leading a group of girls.

You will fulfill GSEP requirements for the Program Aide Training Course. Girls will not be able to earn

$310 Learn the basics of leadership, childcare, safety, and general day camp management. During this two week program, you will also have the opportunity to increase your knowledge of songs, games, and crafts while learning how to work with the girls. During the second week, you will rotate through different units and specialty activities where you will be able to use your skills as a “counselor” for younger girls. Applicants must demonstrate maturity, commitment, leadership potential, and be able to work well with others to create a positive environment. Camp Interns will also enjoy traditional camp activities during their stay.

Applicants will be required to fill out a separate application for Camp Intern and provide references and proof of leadership experience.

An interview will be scheduled with each applicant within two weeks of registering for the program; candidates not accepted into the program, will be refunded their payment for the program. Upon successful completion of this program girls will earn the Camp Intern pin.

Camp Interns $55 per week Camp Interns may assist with as many sessions as they choose. Girls must register for and be able to attend the entirety of each session. As Camp Interns, girls will shadow specialty areas such as arts and crafts, pottery or songs/games or be assigned to shadow a Unit Counselor with a group of younger girls. *Must have successfully completed and earned the Camp Intern pin.

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CAMP HOURS 9AM–3:30PM DROP OFF 8:30AM–9AM PICK UP 3:30PM–4PM EXTENDED CARE* 3:30–6PM 4–5:30PM *Additional $75/week BUS TRANSPORTATION Busing is available from select locations for $75/week.

See GSEP website for details.

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, June 5, 12–2PM Come check out our new lodge and activity center as you get a tour of camp!

Camp staff will be available to answer your questions and guide your camper through a fun camp-related activity!

LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Shelly Ridge Day Camp is located on the same campus as GSEP’s Shelly Ridge Service Center. The camp is situated on the border of Philadelphia and Montgomery County near the Chestnut Hill, Roxborough, Mt. Airy and Germantown neighborhoods, and is less than five miles from Plymouth Meeting, Conshohocken, and Flourtown.

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Miquon, PA Imagine a wooded oasis right in your backyard. At Shelly Ridge Day Camp, located in Montgomery County right outside Philadelphia, you’ll be close to home but feel a million miles away. Explore 113 acres of meadows and woodlands, play in our new activity center, swim, have fun with archery (soft archery second grade and above, traditional archery fourth grade and above), play gaga, create cool crafts, ascend our new climbing wall (fourth grade and above), and balance on our low ropes course (fourth grade and above) all while making new friends!

ENTERING GRADES K–3 JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210 Are you looking to try camp for the first time?

If so, this session is for you! In this session designed especially for first-time campers (but open to everyone), you get to sample a bit of everything camp has to offer! Campers will have the chance to swim in the pool, play games, participate in special camp activities, attend a campfire, take home an art project, and explore our nature areas.

Brownies, earn your Making Friends badge.

Puppet Masters JULY 5–8 $170 Become a master puppeteer! Together with your new camp friends, create your own puppet characters and design and build the backdrop for your story—the scene, the costumes, and even special effects. At the end of the week put on a show for all the campers and counselors!

Fun N' Games JULY 11–15 $210 Come out and play as we explore all types of group games and challenges. Show good sportsmanship as we laugh and play in the sun and water, scramble through obstacle courses and learn card games! You’ll finish out the week by planning and leading games for all of camp! Brownies, earn your Fair Play badge.

Characters in Costume JULY 18–22 $210 If you dream of being like Elsa, casting spells like Harry Potter, and surviving the outdoors like Katniss, this week is for you! Each day offers the opportunity to dress up like your favorite character and participate in activities they would enjoy! Sing along with Frozen, play Quidditch like Harry Potter, hone your outdoor skills like Katniss, and so much more in this fun-filled week!

Animal Adventurers JULY 25–29 $225 Do you love animals? Come tell us all about your favorites! Create a personal zoo and learn all about what makes each creature

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so unique. From the land to the sea, have fun pretending and making stories featuring the animals you love. You will go on an out of camp animal adventure and use your senses on a scavenger hunt in our woods, too!

Splash Stars AUGUST 8–12 $210 Splash around during this camp week of watery fun! Enjoy extra pool time to improve your swimming skills and play pool games.

Jam to the beat at a sprinkler dance party and enjoy other water-based activities.

Brownies, earn your Fair Play badge.

ENTERING GRADES K–10 Girls will be divided into groups by age.

Flower Power JUNE 27–JULY 1 $225 Get your hands dirty digging and planting flowers in our camp garden. Have fun exploring all the fun things that you can do with flowers and even visit a public garden. The camp garden you help plant will be on display throughout the rest of the summer! Brownies, earn your Gardening badge. Juniors, earn your Flowers badge..

Shelly Ridge Inventors JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210 If you’re a problem solver, join us for this session where you’ll identify challenges and find outsideof-the-box ways to create solutions! Learn about engineering and how things work, create Rube Goldberg machines, and make unique inventions to help your fellow campers. Try out your skills at teamwork too, as you do timed challenges! Brownies, earn your Inventor badge.

Juniors, earn your Product Designer badge.

Outdoor Lab JULY 5–8 $170 The outdoors will be your laboratory as you experiment in the open and experience new things! From yoga in the Quiet Spot to testing bird feeders, many of your activities will be set in our nature areas. Get familiar with the trees and paths while also exploring what it means to live—and survive —outdoors! Do you have what it takes?

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Artists-in-Training JULY 5–8

Beyond Books

Yes, She Can!

JULY 18–22

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Calling all artists-in-training! Get creative as you explore different media, including paint, paper mache, and mosaics. You will even get to try out some fashion and jewelry design! End the week with an art show where your fellow campers can admire your work. Brownies, earn your Painting badge. Juniors, earn your Drawing badge. Cadettes, earn your Book Artist badge.

Seniors, earn your Collage Artist badge.

Explore what it takes to create your own books—plan and write a story, make illustrations, and even bind it! You’ll try poetry and fiction, make a comic strip, present your book for “review” and create a final masterpiece to take home. Juniors, earn your Scribe badge.

Cadettes, earn your Comic Artist badge.

Learn how to complete your own DIY projects!

There is nothing quite like building or fixing something yourself. Pick your goals and develop skills you will use for a lifetime and even get to bring some projects home with you to show off to your friends and family.

Cadettes, earn your Woodworker badge.

Music Mania

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Pottery Princesses JULY 11–15, JULY 25–29 $220 Be creative with clay! Get your hands dirty as you work on pottery projects that you can show off at the end of the week pick-up! Most of your fun will be with clay but you will also dabble in other art forms. Brownies, earn your Potter badge.

'Round the World AUGUST 1–5 $210 Travel with us to lands near and far—all while at camp! This week, you will make your own passport as you journey from country to country playing games, singing songs, sampling food and more! If you love trying new things and seeing the sights, this session is for you.

It's a Dance Party

JULY 25–29

AUGUST 1–5

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Get your groove on all week with songs, music, and musical instruments! Learn the best camp songs, master the art of lip-syncing, make musical instruments, and dance to your favorite songs!

Top it off by performing at the end of the summer talent show! Juniors, earn your Musician badge.

Become one with nature! Celebrate the beautiful surroundings around Shelly Ridge by hiking trails, seeking out wildlife, and participating in a nature scavenger hunt!

You’ll also get to take a trip to a local nature spot to seek out more incredible sights and sounds. Juniors, earn your Animal Habitats badge. Cadettes, earn your Trees badge.

Splash Stars AUGUST 8–12 $210 Splash around during this camp week of watery fun! Enjoy extra pool time to improve your swimming skills and play pool games.

Jam to the beat at a sprinkler dance party and enjoy other water-based activities.

ENTERING GRADES 4–10 Girls will be divided into groups by age.

AUGUST 15–19

Girls in the Game

$210

JULY 11–15

End the summer with a splash at an all-camp dance party! You and your friends will create a dance to share, make costumes, and star in a summer ending extravaganza in front of family and friends. Brownies, earn your Dancer badge.

Seniors, earn your Troupe Performer badge.

$210

ENTERING GRADES 4–5 Adventures Abound

Now that school’s out, it’s time to enjoy all your favorite outdoor activities! Aim and shoot on the archery range, practice yoga by the pool, challenge your friends to a gaga competition and create games—on land or in water—for fellow campers! Juniors, earn your Staying Fit badge.

Cadettes, earn your Good Sportsmanship badge.

Seniors, earn your Game Visionary badge.

JULY 5–8

Treasure Seekers

$170

JULY 18–22

Try your hand at adventure—Shelly Ridge-style!

This week is one big quest as you try out our low ropes course, create trail maps and scavenger hunts, enhance your swimming skills at the pool, and learn what it may have been like to be an adventurer many years ago. By week’s end you’ll be ready to create your own journeys at home!

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Learn how to understand your surroundings, read a map, and make a plan. Then, use your new skills to create a scavenger hunt and seek out buried treasures in the woods of Shelly Ridge! Teams will write and place clues around camp, create a map, and split up to seek out the treasure.

Girl Bots 2.0 AUGUST 8–12 $220 Girls can do anything, but can a robot?

Explore your girl power as you work with experts from Lockheed Martin to program a robot to draw and dance. At the end of the week, you’ll know more about yourself and robots too! Cadettes, earn your Science of Happiness badge and STEM patch.

ENTERING GRADES 6–10 Babysitting Basics JULY 11–15 $225 Make friends and gain confidence in your skills by learning how to be a great babysitter, all while experiencing classic camp activities!

Learn tips and tricks to use with kids, games, activities, and how to manage even the worst boo-boos. By the end of this week, you’ll have your Infant and Child CPR Certification, too!

Cadettes, earn your Babysitter badge.

Make Your Mark JULY 18–22 $210 Camp is a place that many of us call home each summer, and the memories last forever. Whether you’re returning to camp this summer or new to the experience, leave

your mark by offering ideas and helping make improvements. Create a permanent artwork, help maintain the trails, and lead an all-camp activity to show your love for camp!

ENTERING GRADES 9–11

On The Ropes

$310

AUGUST 1–5

Learn the basics of leadership, childcare, safety, and general day camp management. During this two week program, you will also have the opportunity to increase your knowledge of songs, games, and crafts while learning how to work with the girls. During the second week, you will rotate through different units and specialty activities where you will be able to use your skills as a “counselor” for younger girls. Applicants must demonstrate maturity, commitment, leadership potential, and be able to work well with others to create a positive environment.

Camp Interns will also enjoy traditional camp activities during their stay.

Work as a team and conquer the Shelly Ridge low ropes course! You’ll start on the low ropes at the beginning of the week before taking a day trip to try the high ropes course at Camp Laughing Waters! Experience other fun activities while visiting our sister resident camp.

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AUGUST 8–12 $210 Make your voice heard! Work together with your new friends to design much of your schedule. Do you want to create your own art projects? Which day do you want do explore nature? Yearning for a special swim?

Help design your ultimate camp week!

ENTERING GRADES 7–9 Camp Program Aide Training

Applicants will be required to fill out a separate application for Camp Intern and provide references and proof of leadership experience.

An interview will be scheduled with each applicant within two weeks of registering for the program; candidates not accepted into the program will be refunded their payment for the program. Upon successful completion of this program, girls will earn the Camp Intern pin.

JUNE 27–JULY 1

Camp Interns

$155

$55 per week

Are you a returning camper and want to be more involved? During this two week training you will work as part of a team to design and lead activities for younger girls. Enjoy songs and games while learning about team building, personal growth, and the basics of leading a group of girls. You will fulfill GSEP requirements for the Program Aide Training Course. Girls will not be able to earn the Program Aide Pin at camp but they will earn many of the requirements. Completing Camp Program Aide Training does NOT guarantee a spot as a Program Aide each week as space is limited.

Camp Interns may assist with as many sessions as they choose. Girls must register for and be able to attend the entirety of each session. As Camp Interns, girls will shadow specialty areas such as arts and crafts, pottery or songs/games or be assigned to shadow a Unit Counselor with a group of younger girls. *Must have successfully completed and earned the Camp Intern pin.

Camp Program Aides $55 per week Program Aide may assist with as many sessions as they choose. Girls must register for and be able to attend the entirety of each session. As Program Aides, girls will develop leadership skills while enjoying the traditional camp activities. Participants will lead activity sessions for the younger girls. *Must have earned LIA and successfully completed Program Aide Training Course.

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Camp Intern Training JUNE 27–JULY 1 & JULY 5–8 (MUST ATTEND BOTH WEEKS)

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CAMP HOURS 9AM–4PM DROP OFF 8:30AM–9AM PICK UP 4–4:30PM OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 10, 1–3pm Sunday, May 15, 12–2pm

Valley Forge, PA

Come visit Valley Forge Day Camp and see what all the excitement is about!

Chat with Valley Forge counselors and staff as you take a tour of camp and get answers to all your questions. Make your first summer camp art project, and check out the site of the new low ropes course.

Get creative this summer at Valley Forge Day Camp! Indoors, take a break from the heat to create masterpieces in the art studio, make music with the boomwhackers, and cook up tasty dishes in the kitchens. Head outside to splash in the pool, play gaga, test your limits on our new low ropes course, and practice your archery skills (traditional archery for 4th grade and up, beginners “soft” archery for Brownies). Join us this summer at Valley Forge as you earn badges, make memories and the best of friends!

LOCATION For security reasons, GSEP does not publish the address of its camps. (The address and directions will be provided in your confirmation packet or when you register for an Open House.)

Valley Forge Day Camp is located on the same campus as GSEP’s Valley Forge Service Center near Valley Forge National Historic Park. The camp is a short drive from Phoenixville, King of Prussia, and the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks.

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ENTERING GRADES K–5

Snack Attack

Valley Forge Jewelers

JUNE 20–24

JULY 25–29

$220

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A snack attack can strike at any time! Get handson experience making a variety of delicious foods. Experiment with different recipes all week as you create your own recipe book to continue to impress friends and family at home with your new culinary skills! Recipes and hands-on cook time will vary based on camper’s experience. Brownies, earn your Snacks badge.

Have a sparkling time at camp as you explore different ways to make jewelry and get to wear your artwork home each day! You’ll also try your hand at other forms of art and will have plenty of time for lots of traditional camp activities too! Juniors, earn your Jeweler badge.

Girl Innovators

AUGUST 8–12

JUNE 20–24

American Girl Extravaganza $210

Put your creativity to the test as you invent the next must-have gadget! Learn about ladies who invented things we love, like the chocolate chip cookie, and become an inventor yourself.

Work as a team to design an invention to make Valley Forge Day Camp an even cooler place to be! Brownies, earn your Inventor badge.

Travel back in time with the American Girls!

Learn, play, explore the past from a different era each day of camp! Understand history through art projects and play games like the American Girl characters. You are welcome to bring a doll to camp. (She will go on some, but not all of your adventures.) Brownies, earn your Girl Scout Way badge. Juniors, earn your Playing the Past badge.

We Can Dance!

ENTERING GRADES K–10

$210

JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210

I Heart Art

Dance your way through a week of camp as you learn new routines! Work with sister campers to show off your steps at an end of session talent show in front of your family and friends.

You’ll even get to sing along to your favorite songs with Valley Forge’s very own karaoke machine! Brownies, earn your Dancer badge.

JULY 5–8

Silly Science JULY 25– 29 $210 There’s steam and bubbles, interesting tools, and amazing smells…and lots of room for experiments! It’s not a laboratory— it’s our own home kitchen! Brownies, earn your Home Scientist badge.

Dino Detectives AUGUST 1–5 $225 It’s the 65-million-year question: what would it be like to live with dinosaurs? Spend this week exploring the world of dinosaurs as you snack like an Apatosaurus, play games like a T-Rex, and sleuth like a Raptor. Search for dinosaur bones right here at camp, and take a trip to visit The Big Dig at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Brownies, earn your Senses badge.

$185 Create amazing masterpieces and explore different media, including paint, clay, and mosaics. Try out some unique fashion design and discover new ways to express your talents.

End the week with an art show where your fellow campers can admire your beautiful works of art. Brownies, earn your Potter badge. Juniors, earn your Drawing badge.

Cadettes, earn your Book Artist badge.

Dumbledore's Army JULY 11–15 $210 Welcome to a week of wizardry and adventures!

Delve into oozing potions, helpful (and funny!) plants, and a little bit of magic, just like Harry Potter. Spend time conquering your fears with your friends and competing for House Points on the Quidditch field!

Brownies, earn your My Family Story badge.

Juniors, earn your Animal Habitats badge.

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Nature Gals

Taste of Tech

JULY 18–22

JULY 25–29

$210

$220

Become one with nature as you spend time in Nature Hollow and investigate the wildlife of Valley Forge Day Camp. Create art projects with items found around camp and even explore the night sky during the day in our StarLab! Brownies, earn your Bugs badge. Juniors, earn your Gardener badge. Cadettes, earn your Night Owl badge. You can spend even more time at camp this week at an optional Thursday overnight (for an additional $25 fee).

Tap into your creativity and spend the week exploring technology with experts from Lockheed Martin! Work as part of a team to program a robot to doodle and dance.

Make a robotic cat jump with programming, and try simple animation with your artwork.

Juniors, earn your Entertainment Technology badge. Cadettes, earn your STEM patch.

Valley Forge Olympics AUGUST 8–12 $210 Join us for the Valley Forge Day Camp Summer Olympics! Learn about the history of the games and try tasty treats from the 2016 host country, Brazil. Practice in the events, like archery, swimming, volleyball, and more, and then compete at the end of camp games! Brownies, earn your Fair Play badge. Juniors, earn your Practice with Purpose badge. Cadettes, earn your Fair Play badge.

ENTERING GRADES 4–5 Top Chef JUNE 20–24 $220 Are you a food whiz and up for a little competition?

Test your skills in Top Chef-style quick-fire challenges, try different cooking techniques and get new recipe ideas from your camp friends!

Juniors, earn your Simple Meals badge.

Music to Your Ears JUNE 27–JULY 1 $210

Super YOU

JUNE 20–24 $220 You may not turn into a pizza, or a slice of watermelon, but what you eat impacts more than just your hunger. Work with a team to try different cooking methods and sample new foods. Then put your knowledge to the test by creating a menu of dishes that taste delicious and are good for you too! Cadettes, earn your Eating for Beauty badge.

Stage Presence

$210

JUNE 27–JULY 1

Fighting crime and saving the world takes a lot of detective work! Channel your inner superhero as you practice the art of detection and explore the science behind solving a case. Spend the week practicing and planning, and then debut your own crime-fighting hero—complete with a costume! Juniors, earn your Detective badge.

Cadettes, earn your Special Agent badge.

$210

ENTERING GRADES 4–10

On the Ropes

Girls will be divided into groups by age.

Animation Explorers JULY 11–15 $220 Lights, camera, ACTION! Spend this week exploring animation—from character drawings to story boarding and scripts. Work as a team to craft a story and create a stop-motion movie!

Cadettes, earn your Digital Movie Maker badge.

Mighty Gals JULY 18–22 $210

Everything is better with a little music! Sing along to your favorite songs, learn funky new camp songs, and then create an original song that you and your new camp friends will perform at the end of the week talent show! Juniors, earn your Musician badge.

Treasure Seekers

Storytellers

JULY 5–8

AUGUST 1–5

$185

$210

Spend your week at camp searching for treasures!

Discover the hidden mysteries of camp, learn how to navigate using a GPS, and make your own geocaches to hide at Valley Forge. Then, put your new skills to the test while searching for geocaches on a day trip to Camp Laughing Waters. Juniors, earn your Geocacher badge.

A story is only limited by the creativity of its teller! Explore different methods of storytelling, from poetry to short stories and scripts. Use your imagination to create cool characters and compelling plots, then put your story on paper. Juniors, earn your Scribe badge.

Cadettes, earn your Screenwriter badge.

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You Are What You Eat

AUGUST 1–5

Who’s your favorite female heroine? This week, hone the skills it takes to survive anywhere as a mighty girl. Shoot archery like Katniss, take risks on the low ropes course like Tris, and solve puzzles using your wit like Hermione. Tap into your girl power! Juniors, earn segments of your Archery patch. Cadettes, earn your Archery badge.

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ENTERING GRADES 6–10

It has been said that “all the world’s a stage,” and now is your chance to perform on Valley Forge’s very own stage! Have fun getting warmed up with fun games, then create and craft your own performances. You will get to show off your hard work at the end of the week talent show.

Cadettes, earn your Public Speaker badge.

JULY 5–8 $185 Be among the first campers to try out Valley Forge’s brand new low ropes course! You’ll start on the low ropes at the beginning of the week before taking a day trip to try the high ropes at Camp Laughing Waters! Experience other fun camp activities during the week. Cadettes, earn segments of your Adventurers patch.

Girl Bots 2.0 JULY 25–29 $220 Girls can do anything, but can a robot? Explore your girl power as you work with experts from Lockheed Martin to program a robot to draw and dance. At the end of the week, you’ll know more about yourself, and robots too! Cadettes, earn your Science of Happiness badge, and STEM patch.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ENTERING GRADES 7–9 Camp Program Aide Training JUNE 20–24 $310 Are you a returning camper and want to be more involved? During this two week training you will work as part of a team to design and lead activities for younger girls. Enjoy songs and games while learning about team building, personal growth,

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and the basics of leading a group of girls. You will fulfill GSEP requirements for the Program Aide Training Course. Girls will not be able to earn the Program Aide Pin at camp but they will earn many of the requirements. Completing Camp Program Aide Training does NOT guarantee a spot as a Program Aide each week as space is limited.

Camp Program Aides $55 per week Program Aides may assist with as many sessions as they choose. Girls must register for and be able to attend the entirety of each session. As Program Aides, girls will develop leadership skills while enjoying the traditional camp activities. Participants will lead activity sessions for the younger girls. *Must have earned LIA and successfully completed Program Aide Training Course.

ENTERING GRADES 9–11 Camp Intern Training JUNE 20–JULY 1 $310 Learn the basics of leadership, childcare, safety, and general day camp management. During this two week program, you will also have the opportunity to increase your knowledge of songs, games, and crafts while learning how to work with the girls.

During the second week, you will rotate through different units and specialty activities where you will be able to use your skills as a “counselor” for younger girls. Applicants must demonstrate maturity, commitment, leadership potential, and be able to work well with others to create a positive environment. Camp Interns will also enjoy traditional camp activities during their stay.

Applicants will be required to fill out a separate application for Camp Intern and provide references and proof of leadership experience.

An interview will be scheduled with each applicant within two weeks of registering for the program; candidates not accepted into the program, will be refunded their payment for the program. Upon successful completion of this program, girls will earn the Camp Intern pin.

Camp Interns $55 per week Camp Interns may assist with as many sessions as they choose. Girls must register for and be able to attend the entirety of each session. As Camp Interns, girls will shadow specialty areas such as arts and crafts, pottery or songs/games or be assigned to shadow a Unit Counselor with a group of younger girls. *Must have successfully completed and earned the Camp Intern pin.

Camp Scholarships & Financial Aid Financial Assistance for summer camp is available to all girls who qualify.

GSEP offers financial aid as well as camp scholarships.

Funds are limited and are awarded on a first come, first served basis. Please apply early for the best chance of securing funds. We cannot guarantee that funds will be available throughout the duration of camp season.

• Visit our website to explore your options and to print registration forms: www.gsep.org/camp/camp-scholarships-financial-aid/ • Financial aid applicants are strongly encouraged to register and pay the required $50 deposit using the Online Registration System to secure your spot while the financial aid application is being processed.

• Please allow at least 4 weeks lead time from the camp start date for processing financial aid applications.

• Completed applications must be submitted with proof of income to: Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania 330 Manor Road Miquon, PA 19444 gsep.org • spring/summer 2016

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CAMP REGISTRATION INFORMATION Please note that paper registration forms are only accepted for financial aid, camp scholarships, and Girl Scouts from other councils.

The downloadable form can be found at www.gsep.org/forms. All registrants are expected to review and abide by the registration information listed below.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED:

CAMP REGISTRATION INFORMATION

• Online registration closes 2 weeks prior to the camp start date or when full.

• To attend GSEP camp you must become a registered Girl Scout during the camp season year. To join now visit us at gsep.org.

T: 888.564.4657, press 2 F: 215.564.6953 ebiz@gsep.org

• Paper registration closes 4 weeks prior to the camp start date.

SPACE AND ATTENDANCE: • Space is limited so register online early to secure your space.

• Attendance capacity is based on the needs of the camp program itself and cannot be adjusted due to late registration, transfer requests, buddy expectations, etc.

• Registrants must notify the registration department of all cancellations.

• Requests to make changes from one camp session to another must be sent to ebiz@gsep.org at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the originally scheduled camp session. One change request per order will be accepted free of charge, and additional changes may incur a small administrative fee or may require the purchaser to cancel the order and begin the registration process again for the new camp session.

DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT: • A $50 NON REFUNDABLE deposit is required for each camp you wish to attend.

• If you are a member outside of the GSEP council, please complete the Out of Council Registration Form located on our website: www.gsep.org/forms.

REGISTER FOR CAMP ONLINE: 1. Visit us at gsep.org , click ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM. 2. Enter your Username and Password. Or, if you haven't used the system since 2013, activate your account by clicking on the NEW ONLINE ACCOUNT button.

3. If you receive an alert to contact us, please do so. Your record may be incomplete, you may have a duplicate record, or you may not be linked to your girl’s record.

4. Click on the ACTIVITIES tab.

5. Search for the camp you want using the various search features.

6. Click on the camp name and review the details.

• Payment is due in full 4 weeks prior to the camp start date. If payment is not received, we cannot guarantee your space.

7. Click REGISTER NOW.

REFUNDS:

9. Enter additional information as requested, then click CONTINUE.

• Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to ebiz@gsep.org at least 4 weeks in advance of the camp start date for consideration.

• Refunds may take up to 6 weeks for processing.

• Refunds for cancellations occurring less than 4 weeks in advance are only considered in cases of emergency and handled on a caseby-case basis. These requests must be submitted within 7 days of the camp start date.

• Refunds are NOT issued for early departures from camp, campers who choose not to stay at camp during drop off, campers considered “no shows” (those who do not attend and did not give advance notification of cancellation), or for days missed during a camp session.

This applies to programs, busing, overnights, and extended care for both resident and day camps.

• For our full refund policy please visit this link: http://www.gsep.org/camp/summer-campforms-bus-information/.

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8. Select the registrant and click CONTINUE.

10. Confirm your order details and click CHECKOUT; consider making a donation or select the not at this time option, click CONTINUE. 11. Enter your credit card information and click PROCESS MY ORDER. 12. You will receive an email confirmation that contains links to all of your camp paperwork and information.

REGISTER FOR CAMP USING THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM gsep.org