2018 Badgerland Camp Book K-5

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2018 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS

Grades K-5

Our 2018 Camp Book is the best resource for parents to help select the ideal summer adventure for their girl.

WHY GIRL SCOUT CAMP?

Girl Scout camp is a place where girls get to try new things and overcome fears while gaining confidence and independence. It’s where girls will make new friends in an environment just for girls. It’s where girls get to be Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers and Leaders. It’s where girls camp like a G.I.R.L.!

All girls grades K-12 can attend camp. This book lists all summer programs for girls currently in grades K-5. To view the Camp Book for girls in grades 6-12 visit gsbadgerland.org and click the ‘Camp’ tab.

Contact us anytime with questions: info@gsbadgerland.org | 800.236.2710.

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Table of Contents Camp Open Houses............................... 5 Learn the Different Camp Types.......... 6 Camp Readiness Checklist.................... 7 Resident Camp Life Detail..................8-9 Summer Calendar; Easy to Read....10-11 Ehawee Resident Camps.................12-19 Leadership Camp..................................20 Overview of Older Girl Camps.............21 G.I.R.L. Adventures.......................... 22-23 My First Sleepaway Camps........... 24-27 Parent-Girl Camps...........................28-29 CampHERO........................................30-31 Day Camps........................................ 32-34 Travel to St. Louis.................................. 35 Troop Camp............................................ 36 Women’s Week Camp........................... 36 Bronze Award Celebrations................. 37 Registration and Payment.............38-39 Busing to Camp......................................40 Frequently Asked Questions................41 Camp Care Kits......................................42 Early Bird Incentive...............................42 Powerful Statistics................................ 43

TO REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS gsbadgerland.org (click the ‘Activities’ tab)

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Attending camp is consistently cited as girls’ favorite memories of their Girl Scout years.

By sending your girl to camp, she will develop leadership and outdoor skills and develop a deep appreciation for our natural world. Girl Scout camp gives girls an opportunity to grow, explore and have fun under the guidance of trained and caring camp counselors.

Resident camp, Camp Ehawee, is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).

Accreditation is earned only after successfully meeting ACA’s high standards during an extensive review. These strict requirements are recognized nationally. Additionally, both Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg meet safety standards set forth by Girl Scouts of the USA and county and state regulations.

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CHECK OUT THE CAMPS Come to a Free Open House Families can tour the lodges, see the cabin and sleeping units, visit the activity areas, meet camp staff and learn more about what it’s like to come to camp.

Bring your girl to an Open House to experience a taste of camp.

The entire family is invited to Camp Open House. There’s no cost. Please do RSVP so we can plan for busing and food prep.

CAMP EHAWEE

Mindoro, La Crosse County

CAMP BRANDENBURG

Dane (near Middleton), Dane County

Ehawee Open House Sunday, April 29 1-4pm Ride the Bus!

Brandenburg Open House Sunday, May 20 2:30-4:30pm See you there!

Drive on your own or board the bus at the Madison Service Center @ 11am. RSVP for the bus trip. We’ll provide a light picnic lunch with s’mores, too!

Head out to Brandenburg for a tour of the property and meet some staff and other Girl Scouts. A great family afternoon. We’ll munch on s’mores, too!

Camp Ehawee (pronounced e-how-e) is home to a swimming pool, nature trails, archery range, athletic fields, an arts building and indoor nature center. Ehawee campers canoe on a tributary of the Black River and creek hop at Crystal Creek. There is an impressive amphitheater where the entire camp gathers for the traditional Girl Scout’s Own Ceremony.

Camp also features a performing arts center with a stage where many a girl has conquered her stage fright for the first time. Meals are eaten in Hope Lodge. Campers live in a bunkhouse, yurt, teepee, cabin or platform tent. Each area has a unit house with bathrooms and their fire ring for campfires.

Camp Brandenburg is about 20 minutes north of Madison on 178 acres that features hiking trails meandering through towering trees. The camp is located on beautiful Lake Katrine where thousands of Girl Scouts have learned to canoe through the years. Brandenburg is home to an open-air shelter that hosts many Girl Scout picnics. Hilltop Lodge is a fun space that girls love because the hallways literally climb up the hillside to four bunkhouses that sleep campers. Most meals are eaten in Hilltop.

Brandenburg campers stay in Hilltop or Hawks Nest furnished with bunk beds. Brandenburg is outfitted with bathrooms with flush toilets.

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CHOOSE THE BEST CAMP FOR HER Types of Camp Experiences Resident Overnight Camp (pages 12-19) • Held at Camp Ehawee in La Crosse County.

• Kindergartners stay two nights. First and second graders stay three nights. Third, fourth and fifth graders stay five nights.

• Each week of camp has a different theme with activities centering around the theme.

My First Sleepaway Camp (pages 24-27) • Camp for one overnight.

• These are at Camp Brandenburg in Dane County and Camp Ehawee in La Crosse County.

• These camps are for girls going into first and second grades and designed to give her a first overnight camp experience.

• Girls will be dropped off in time for dinner and leave after lunch the next day.

• Conveniently scheduled on weekends (drop off on Friday or Saturday late afternoon)

CampHERO (pages 30-31) • An exciting hands-on camp for girls to experience the real world of first responders.

• Kindergarten through third grade attend a day program. Fourth and fifth graders stay one night.

Parent-Girl Camp (pages 28-29) • Attend together for a two-night camp experience.

• Separate sessions for either moms or dads to take their girl to camp.

• NEW parent-child ‘themed’ camp experiences, too!

• A great intro to Girl Scout camp.

Day Camp (pages 32-34) • These are one-day, one-time programs.

• Different topics including STEM and horse programs.

Troop Camp (page 36) • Head to camp together as a troop.

• On-your-own troop camping available at Girl Scout Camp Black Hawk in northern Wisconsin all summer!

learns something new every year she goes to camp. No “twoSheyears have been exactly the same. She gains a little more independence each year and the friendships and songs she comes home with are amazing. ~Parent of a Camp Ehawee Camper 6

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IS YOUR GIRL READY FOR CAMP? We sure hope so!

Here are some things to consider while you figure out which camp experience is just right for your girl this summer.

MULTI-DAY CAMP READINESS CHECKLIST o o o o o o o o o

She can keep track of her own things.

She’s okay sleeping without a light on overhead.

She likes playing outside.

She’s slept away from home, without parents, and did okay - she even had fun!

She’s been to other programs, without parents, and had a good time.

She can handle basic personal hygiene including showering, brushing her teeth and hair.

She’s open to making new friends!

She will ask for help when she needs it.

She WANTS to go to have fun, learn new things and make new friends!

Consider This If your camper is not ready for an overnight stay on her own, we encourage you to try one of our Parent-Girl camps so she can gain confidence. Another consideration? Day camp! Or how about CampHERO for Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts? There are so many Girl Scout programs to choose from this summer.

Find the one that’s just right for your girl.

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Resident & Sleepaway Camp Life Details Health and Safety Our camps meet stringent county, state and national standards. Camp Ehawee, our resident camp, is accredited by the American Camp Association meeting all safety guidelines. When your girl is at camp, a health supervisor is always on duty.

Our Camp Staff All staff members go through an intense screening, selection and training process. Most of our camp counselors are college students and aspiring teachers and outdoor educators. Camp leadership staff are professionals eager to provide amazing opportunities for your girl. A big percentage of staff are former Girl Scout campers!

Camp staff participate in two weeks of training covering topics like camper behavior and support, creating safe space, outdoor activities, group dynamics, emergency procedures and much more.

Cost of Camp | Lower Prices in 2018!

Overnight resident camps are $65 per night. That means a two-night camp is $130, a three-night camp is $195 and a five-night camp is $325.

The cost of camp is subsidized by Badgerland Council. We firmly believe these overnight programs and experiences are important to the Girl Scout experience which is why we cut the price of camp and are underwriting it. Put simply, the cost of operating the camp program is much greater than the cost. If you want to add a camp donation to help offset the full cost, you will have the option to do so when you register her for camp. And, because we want girls to experience camp, Campership scholarships are available to families in need. See details on page 38.

She Can Earn Her Way to Camp With Cookies Girls are strongly encouraged to earn all or part of their way to camp through cookie and ‘in a nutshell’ sales. Paying for all or a portion of her camp program instills independence, pride and self-confidence.

See more details about how she can earn Badgerland Bucks to pay for camp by selling cookies on page 38.

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

Who Attends Camp Girl Scout camp is for girls in grades K-12. Girls who are not already members of Girl Scouts simply pay the $35 Girl Scout membership dues prior to camp registration.

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Resident & Sleepaway Camp Life Details

Where She’ll Sleep

CAMP EHAWEE Ehawee campers live in a bunkhouse, cabin, platform tent, yurt or teepee with other girls in her age group. There is a central shower house at the pool. Each unit has its own unit house and bathroom with electricity, running water and flush toilets. The camp staff stay in the unit with the girls.

CAMP BRANDENBURG Brandenburg campers will stay in either Hilltop Lodge or at Hawks Nest. Both are equipped with electricity, bathrooms, flush toilets and showers. The camp staff stay in the unit with the girls.

What She’ll Eat Meals at camp are kid-friendly and healthy. A set menu is prepared for each meal offering balanced choices with a vegetarian option. Most meals are served family-style. Typical meals include chicken fingers, tacos and sloppy joes. And, of course, there are plenty of veggies, too! At Camp Ehawee, meals are served in Hope Lodge and at Brandenburg they are at Hilltop Lodge. You will receive a Pre-Camp Information Survey and can indicate food allergies or other special food needs for your campers.

What Time is Camp Ehawee Check-in?

Parents drop off their campers late afternoon on Sunday and pick-up is mid-afternoon on her last day.

Specific drop-off, pick-up times and bus schedules will be available after registration.

Typical Daily Schedule for Overnight Camps Camp Ehawee Typical Day 7:15am 7:45am 8am 8:45am 9am Noon 1pm 5pm 5:45pm 6pm 6:45pm 7pm 8pm 8:30pm 9:30pm

Rise & Shine Flag Ceremony Breakfast All Camp Kapers Activities Lunch Activities Snack On-the-Go @ 3 pm All Camp Quiet Time Flag Ceremony Dinner All Camp Kapers Activities Daisies Snack and Get Ready for Bed Brownies and Juniors Snack and Get Ready for Bed Lights Out

Camp Brandenburg Sleepaway Typical Day 5pm Arrival and Move-In 5:15pm Parent/Camper Dinner 6pm Parent/Camper Activity 6:45pm Parent Departs 6:45 Flag Ceremony (campers only) 7pm Campfire Singing and S’mores 8pm Ready for Bed Day 2 The Next Morning 7:15am Rise & Shine 7:45am Flag Ceremony 8am Breakfast 8:45am Clean Up and Pack Up 9:15am Activities 11:45am Lunch 12:30pm Show & Tell with Parents 1pm Departure

Ever played in the GaGa Pit? Girl Scouts do! GaGa games, archery, swimming... these are just a few of the fun activities that will keep her hopping at camp.

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GRADES K-5 2018 CAMP CALENDAR

Camp Ehawee Camp Brandenburg Day Camps; Different Sites CampHERO Travel; Different Sites

May

Week of June 24

Bronze Award Celebration Grades 4-7 May 20

Hogwarts: Intro to Magic Grade K June 24-26 Hogwarts: Intro to Magic Grades 1-2 June 24-27

Week of June 17 My First Sleepaway Galaxy Girls Grades K-1 June 22-23 My First Sleepaway Galaxy Girls Grades K-1 June 23-24 St. Louis Trip!

Grades 3-12 June 19-21 Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

Hogwarts: Intro to Magic Grades 3-5 June 24-29 Race to the Finish!

Grades 5-12 June 25-27 Pixie Power Grades PreK-K June 25 Helping Heroes Grades 1-4 June 25 Build Like a Boss Grades Pre K-K June 26 Build Like a Boss Grades 1-2 June 27 Pixie Power Grades Pre K-K June 27 Helping Heroes Grades 1-4 June 27

Camp Black Hawk

Week of July 1

Week of July 8

It’s Not Rocket Science...

It’s Camp Grade K July 1-3

RiverQuest Grade K July 8-10

It’s Not Rocket Science...

It’s Camp Grades 1-2 July 1-4

RiverQuest Grades 1-2 July 8-11 RiverQuest Grades 3-5 July 8-13

It’s Not Rocket Science...

It’s Camp Grades 3-5 July 1-6

Pixie Power Grades Pre K-K July 9

Program Aide Training Grades 5-7 July 1-6

Helping Heroes Grades 1-4 July 9

Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

Horse Lovers Basic Grades 1-5 July 11 Me & My Gal Grades 1-7 July 13-15 Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

Build Like a Boss Grades 3-4 June 28 Horse Lovers Basic Grades 1-5 June 29 My First Sleepaway: Woodland Grades K-1 June 29-30 My First Sleepaway: Woodland Grades K-1 June 30-July 1 Bronze Award Celebration Grades 4-7 June 30

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Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

LONG LIVE SUMMER!

SIGN UP EARLY TO LOCK IN YOUR SPOT.

FIRST COME. FIRST SERVED. We’re looking to fill up the camps this summer. Pick her sessions and get her signed up now!

Week of July 15

Week of July 22

Week of July 29

Week of August 5

Mess Makers Grade K July 15-17

Care of Magical Creatures Grade K July 22-24

Random Fandom Grades 5-9 July 29 - August 3

Build it. Break it. Blow it Up! Grade K August 5-7

Mess Makers Grades 1-2 July 15-18

Care of Magical Creatures Grades 1-2 July 22-25

Pixie Power Grades Pre K-K July 30

Build it. Break it. Blow it Up! Grades 1-2 August 5-8

Mess Makers Grades 3-5 July 15-20

Care of Magical Creatures Grades 3-5 July 22-27

Helping Heroes Grades 1-4 July 30

Build it. Break it. Blow it Up! Grades 3-5 August 5-10

CampHERO for Cadettes Grades 5-7 July 15-18

Crazy Concoctions Grades 1-4 & Parent July 23-24

Build Like a Boss Grades Pre K-K July 31

TechGirls Grades 5-12 August 5-7

Pixie Power Grades Pre K-K July 16

Build Like a Boss Grades Pre K-K July 24

Build Like a Boss Grades 1-2 August 1

Horse Lovers Basic Grades 1-5 August 9

Helping Heroes Grades 1-4 July 16

Build Like a Boss Grades 1-2 July 25

Build Like a Boss Grades 3-4 August 2

Pixie Power Grades Pre K-K July 18

Build Like a Boss Grades 3-4 July 26

Horse Lovers Basic Grades 1-5 August 1

My First Sleepaway Ice Age Investigators Grades K-1 August 10-11

Helping Heroes Grades 1-4 July 18

Me & My Guy Grades 1-7 & Parent July 27-29

BrownieBOTS Grades 1-2 & Parent August 3-5

CampHERO for Juniors Grades 3-4 July 19-20

CampHERO for Daisies Grades Pre K-K July 28

My First Sleepaway Art with Attitude Grades K-1 July 20-21

Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

My First Sleepaway Mini Makers Grades K-1 August 4-5

My First Sleepaway Art with Attitude Grades K-1 July 21-22 CampHERO for Brownies Grades 1-2 July 21 Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

My First Sleepaway Mini Makers Grades K-1 August 5-6 Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

My First Sleepaway Ice Age Investigators Grades K-1 August 11-12 Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

Week of August 12 NinjaGIRLs Grade K August 12-14 NinjaGIRLs Grades 1-2 August 12-15 NinjaGIRLs Grades 3-5 August 12-17 Troop Camp @ Camp Black Hawk Anytime Through August 31

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RESIDENT CAMP

Camp Ehawee

Week of June 24

HOGWARTS: AN INTRO TO MAGIC Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • June 24 - 26 • $130

• Three Nights • June 24 - 27 • $195

• Five Nights • June 24 - 29 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: Send her off to Ehawee this week when it transforms into the finest camp of Harry Potter-style witchcraft and wizardry. Upon arrival, girls will be sorted into their Hogwarts house and make their own robes while getting to know sister members of their exclusive house. Girls will explore the same subjects that Hermione studied at Hogwarts, including astronomy, potions, and charms classes where they’ll learn some handy spells. With customized wands and Marauder’s Map in hand, campers will head into the “Forbidden Forest” for a nature-focused scavenger hunt – all while competing for the coveted Ehawee House Cup! Lively games of Quidditch will be part of the activities for Brownies and Juniors. Additionally, Juniors will test their Hogwarts knowledge with an OWL (Ordinary Wizarding Level) trivia game show.

And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her Hogwarts-themed fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Week of July 1

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE... IT’S CAMP! Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • July 1-3 • $130

• Three Nights • July 1-4 • $195

• Five Nights • July 1-6 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: S’mores are super fun anytime but how about when they’re roasted on a robotic arm your Girl Scout built herself?! Camp this week has an outer space twist. Campers will use the pool to imagine life in zero gravity, stay up late to study the moon’s craters with high-powered telescopes, and get inventive making up their own constellation stories to tell around the campfire. Plus, they’ll use Camp Ehawee’s brand new G.I.R.L. Makerspace to build robots, launch rockets and measure meteorites. Fun fact: Girls will follow in the footsteps of Girl Scouts of the USA CEO, Sylvia Acevedo, who is also a rocket scientist! She credits her STEM career to Girl Scouts where she first had the chance to shoot off rockets and study the skies... just like girls will do this week at Ehawee.

And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her rocket science and astronomy-themed fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Week of July 8

RIVER QUEST Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • July 8-10 • $130

• Three Nights • July 8-11 • $195

• Five Nights • July 8-13 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: At RiverQuest campers will experience adventures just like a freshwater biologist! Whether she’s collecting and examining invertebrates while hopping along Camp Ehawee’s creek or captaining a canoe on its trek down the slough, she’ll LOVE spending a week on the water. Girls will perform silly submersible skits at the all-camp campfire and dance the night away at the “Beneath the Waves” dance party. Girls in grades 3-5 will get to take on big challenges like snorkeling and scuba diving in the pool and piloting underwater robots that are used for shipwreck exploration. RiverQuest is ideal for girls who love to be on and in the water while dreaming of being a marine biologist someday. This week at Camp Ehawee will definitely be a SPLASH! And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her water-themed fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Camp Ehawee

Week of July 15

MESS MAKERS Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • July 15-17 • $130

• Three Nights • July 15-18 • $195

• Five Nights • July 15-20 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: Unicorn slime. Glow-in-the-dark chalk. Sticky Twister. Paint wars. What could be more fun? Your camper will never be told to hold back because it’s too messy. Instead, she’ll be encouraged to make everything gloppier, gooier and more spectacular because at this camp bigger is better, and she can do all the crazy stuff you don’t want to at home because it’s just too messy! We’ll be using every art supply we can find, plus making up a few new ones, to ensure this is a camp to remember. How about sponges soaked with paint? Ever heard of the famous Color Run? Our version will have girls getting color-blotched during a run around the games field and end with a colorful slip and slide! They’ll stain white clothes every color the rainbow, and may even invent some new ones, during their innovative goopy, drippy messy week at camp.

And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her mess-making fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Week of July 22

CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • July 22-24 • $130

• Three Nights • July 22-25 • $195

• Five Nights • July 22-27 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: It’s not just Hermione, Ron, and Harry who get to help Hagrid care for “magical” beasts. So will Badgerland Girl Scouts when they come to Ehawee this week and dive into the wizarding world with an emphasis on local “magical” critters. Girls will adventure around camp on an exciting Horcrux hunt and also go searching for fairies and pixies. Spoiler Alert: Bowtruckles are out there and girls will bring one home! Brownies and Juniors will discover their Patronus and Juniors get to participate in the Triwizard Tournament. Girls lucky enough to also attend our Hogwarts camp in June will enjoy all-new activities this week and revisit the favorites, like playing Quidditch and wandmaking. Girls will be sorted into their Ilvermorny (American Magic School) house and compete for the House Cup. Who will take it home this year – Thunderbird, Pukwudgie, Wampus or Horned Serpent?

And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her Hogwarts-themed fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Camp Ehawee

Week of July 29

RANDOM FANDOM Completing Grades 5-9 • Five Nights • July 29-August 3 • $325

What You’ll Do At Camp This Week: Calling all Whovians, superheroes, Potterheads, demigods, Trekkies, Jedi and Sherlockians! Bring some of your cosplay supplies and be prepared for a week of fandom fun. Meet with other superfans of your favorite book, TV show, movie or comic and get ready to fangirl out. Build your skills during the week in offense, defense, crafting, teamwork, strength, wisdom, and healing to prepare for a dungeons and dragons style face off at the end of the week. The last hero standing will earn their fandom the “Fangirl Trophy.” You’ll also have time to ‘battle’ villains, share and write fan fiction and talk about your favorite characters during this fully immersed fandom week at camp.

Note: Girls limit your cosplay supplies to one full costume or one small bag. Feel free to wear a different fandom T-shirt each day, but you will only need one full costume.

And You’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides the Random Fandom themed fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Week of August 5

BUILD IT. BREAK IT. BLOW IT UP! Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • August 5-7 • $130

• Three Nights • August 5-8 • $195

• Five Nights • August 5-10 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: Oh my. We’re up to our elbows in elephant toothpaste! What’s that? Well, it’s a big explosive mess! Girls will get to do all of the awesome experiments, engineering and tinkering that they don’t get to do at home at the best STEM camp ever! Campers will be inventing all kinds of crazy projects at Ehawee’s G.I.R.L. Makerspace. We’re talking building with giant LEGOs and life-size Lincoln Logs, creating skyscraper s’mores, and the time, space and creativity to imagine all the fun things to do with marshmallow bricks and pasta pylons! When she’s finished creating, it’s time to BREAK it down or BLOW it up! Then investigate what makes it tick and start again. She’ll have so much fun making and unmaking she might never want to leave... or she’ll head home with engineering dreams dancing in her head. What will she make (and break) next?

And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her engineering fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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Camp Ehawee

Week of August 12

NINJA GIRLS Completing Grade K

Completing Grades 1-2

Completing Grades 3-5

• Two Nights • August 12-14 • $130

• Three Nights • August 12-15 • $195

• Five Nights • August 12-17 • $325

What She’ll Do At Camp This Week: A ninja is someone who excels in a particular skill. A ninja is a warrior. She is strong, fearless, and compassionate. Sounds like a Girl Scout! This week at camp, girls will discover their inner ninja traits.

Campers will test their physical courage in climbing, jumping, crawling and swinging as they gain NinjaGIRL cred. Sounds awesome right?! Campers will learn basic martial arts from real martial artists, have fun tackling a giant inflatable obstacle course, take on the rock-climbing wall, power through the ninja challenge course, and test their skills during spirited team challenges. What could be better than that?... NinjaGIRL bracelets!! For every skill your camper learns and challenge she takes on, she will earn different colored NinjaGIRL bracelets to show off! Best of all, she will discover that she already is a true NinjaG.I.R.L. And She’ll Do Traditional Camp Activities: Besides her ninja-themed fun, there will be plenty of time for traditional camp activities including swimming, hiking, singing around the campfire while eating s’mores and exploring nature.

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LEADERSHIP CAMP!

Camp Ehawee

PROGRAM AIDE TRAINING July 1-6 • Five Nights • $325 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 She’ll be at camp during Rocket Science week. How cool is that? Her days will be spent learning about personal leadership and girl development while customizing her experience working with younger girls.

There will also be lots of time for swimming in the sparkling pool, hopping the creek and telling stories around the campfire. She’ll get to know herself better and get a handle on what’s important to her and what a healthy relationship looks like.

Expect lots of hands-on activities, group discussions and team building.

She’ll leave camp with a head start to earning her Program Aide Award and the building blocks to continue her work beyond camp.

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WONDER WHAT THE OLDER GIRLS ARE UP TO THIS SUMMER?

Summer ‘18 is filled with

EYE-POPPING ADVENTURES for Badgerland Girl Scouts in grades 6-12!

We’re switching it up in 2018. Older Girl Scouts, those in grades 6-12, will attend tons of ‘traditional’ resident camp programs at our sister Girl Scout Council Manitou’s beautiful Camp Evelyn in Sheboygan County. Camp Evelyn has a swimming pool, lake and river for lots of waterfront activities including stand-up paddleboarding. Badgerland’s famous Leadership Camps will be offered at Camp Ehawee and, now, our girls also have the opportunity to attend Leadership programming at Camp Evelyn. And there’s more! We’re debuting exciting new G.I.R.L. adventures for girls, including Girl Scouts as young as fifth grade (see them on the next two pages). We encourage you to browse the ‘older girl’ Camp Book on our website and see all that’s awaiting your girl as she gets older.

Lots of Awesome Camps for Younger Girls to Look Forward to!

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ALL NEW Exciting programs exclusively for older Girl Scouts.

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The longer she’s a Girl Scout; the bigger the adventures!

RACE TO THE FINISH!

TECHGIRLS

June 25-27

August 5-7

• Two Nights • $130 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-12 • Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

• Two Nights • $195 • For Girls Completing Grades 5-12 • UW-Richland, Richland County

What She’ll Do At Camp:

What She’ll Do At Camp:

Calling all go-getters and risk-takers! Do you have what it takes to conquer this camp? You’ll need to go all-in and challenge yourself and your teammates for three days and two nights filled with personal and team obstacles. Take some risks. Set some goals. Then knock them out! You’ll be energized and empowered every time. Test your skills and figure out how to outsmart an escape room - careful you don’t get locked in all night! Climb to the tippy top of a high ropes course. How about the low ropes course? Crushing this one will require you to branch out and trust your sister climbers. Camp Brandenburg will be base camp as you venture out for tons of fun during this amazing race style event.

Walk away from this experience with the motivation and tools to continue your goal-reaching success at home and school.

Unlimited geeking out this summer...at college! You’ll be wowed getting your brain blown with all the latest and greatest tech toys and gadgets. Program a robot to maneuver an obstacle course. Explore nature with thermal imaging and infrared technology. Design your own stop motion animation. AND become the next best photographer while mastering the newest photo editing techniques. And there’s more. You’ll race against other teams on a Digital Scavenger hunt around campus and, in the evening, get a taste of college life hanging out in the dorms with sister Girl Scouts. Sound awesome? It’s going to a super innovative tech college camp!

Note: Travel by bus from Madison or meet us there.

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MY FIRST SLEEPAWAY CAMP

My First Sleepaway Camps are one-night, overnight programs for girls completing grades K and 1.

See the Sleepaway Camp schedule on page 9. Girls and her parent arrive at camp at 5pm then visit the girl’s sleeping area to get settled in. From there, the parent and camper join other campers for dinner and an activity together. Parents leave around 7pm and girls will enjoy a traditional camp experience with a Girl Scout Flag Ceremony then campfire before heading to bed. The next morning, she’ll do camp activities before camp adjourns at 1pm.

• Five weekends of Sleepaway Camps are offered with different themes. See them on pages 25-27.

• Girls can come to one Sleepaway Camp, two Sleepaway Camps or all of them since each will feature different activities.

Parents: You will receive a special packing list upon registration. Dinner and s’mores are provided for both the parent and the camper the first night of camp. Your camper will also be provided snacks, breakfast and lunch on her second day of camp.

Our Sleepaway Camps are a great intro to Girl Scout camp!

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Camp Brandenburg GALAXY GIRLS MY FIRST SLEEPAWAY CAMP

WOODLAND WONDERS MY FIRST SLEEPAWAY CAMP

• For Girls Completing Grades K-1 • Cost: $65 • Location: Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

• For Girls Completing Grades K-1 • Cost: $65 • Location: Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

Camp Dates (Choose One) Friday, June 22 - Saturday, June 23 | One Night or

Camp Dates (Choose One) Friday, June 29 - Saturday, June 30 | One Night or

Saturday, June 23 - Sunday, June 24 | One Night

Saturday, June 30 - Sunday, July 1 | One Night

Your Girl Scout will have so much fun rocketing off to space during this sleepaway camp. Make starry SWAPs, tell stories around the campfire, roast s’mores and go on a night hike. She will then spend the next day exploring outer space, right here on Earth!

During the evening at camp, you and your Girl Scout will enjoy supper around the campfire and a fun parent/girl activity. Take a selfie next to her bunk and then leave her with our experienced and awesome camp staff. Pick her up the next day at lunch time and she’ll tell you all about it on the ride home.

Girl Scouts will take home a Galaxy Girls SWAP, a drawstring book bag full of goodies she can use on her first sleepaway and a unique-to-Badgerland “My First Sleepaway” fun patch.

Nature exploration is the theme as campers put on their Citizen Scientist caps and investigate woodland homes and hangouts. Make tree cookie necklaces, create leaf art, and go on an all-camp scavenger hunt!

During the evening at camp, you and your Girl Scout will enjoy supper around the campfire and a fun parent/girl activity. Take a selfie next to her bunk and then leave her with our experienced and awesome camp staff. Pick her up the next day at lunch time and she’ll tell you all about it on the ride home.

Campers will take home a Woodland Wonders SWAP, a drawstring book bag full of goodies she can use on her first sleepaway, and a unique-to-Badgerland “My First Sleepaway” fun patch.

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Camp Ehawee ART WITH ATTITUDE MY FIRST SLEEPAWAY CAMP • For Girls For Girls Completing Grades K-1 • Cost: $65 • Location: Camp Ehawee, La Crosse County Camp Dates (Choose One) Friday, July 20 - Saturday, July 21 | One Night or Saturday, July 21 - Sunday, July 22 | One Night Water balloons. Glitter. Glow-in-the-dark paint. Those are just some of the things your girl will be using as she gets messy with art at her first sleepaway camp. Besides all the art and art-themed games (pssst: we’ve got slime, too!), girls will explore Camp Ehawee where they’ll be wowed by the endless art found in nature.

During the evening at camp, you and your Girl Scout will enjoy supper around the campfire and a fun parent/girl activity. Take a selfie next to her bunk and then leave her with our experienced and awesome camp staff. Pick her up the next day at lunch time and she’ll tell you all about it on the ride home.

Campers will take home a hand-painted bandana, a drawstring book bag full of goodies she can use on her first sleepaway and a unique-to-Badgerland “My First Sleepaway” fun patch.

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Camp Brandenburg MINI MAKERS MY FIRST SLEEPAWAY CAMP • For Girls Completing Grades K-1 • Cost: $65 • Location: Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

ICE AGE INVESTIGATORS MY FIRST SLEEPAWAY CAMP • For Girls Completing Grades K-1 • Cost: $65 • Location: Camp Brandenburg, Dane County

Camp Dates (Choose One) Friday, August 3 - Saturday, August 4 | One Night or

Camp Dates (Choose One) Friday, August 10 - Saturday, August 11 | One Night or

Saturday, August 4 - Sunday, August 5 | One Night

Saturday, August 11 - Sunday, August 12 | One Night

Our brand-new Mini Makerspace is waiting for your camper to make, create, invent and build the coolest, newest, greatest things ever, all while doing everything that Girl Scout campers do! Your camper will build a bunk out of LEGOs, design the perfect s’mores roasting stick and sing songs around the campfire while perched on duct tape sit-upons.

During the evening at camp, you and your Girl Scout will enjoy supper around the campfire and a fun parent/girl activity. Take a selfie next to her bunk and then leave her with our experienced and awesome camp staff. Pick her up the next day at lunch time and she’ll tell you all about it on the ride home.

Girl Scouts will take home a special LEGO mini figure, a drawstring book bag full of goodies she can use on her first sleepaway and a unique-to-Badgerland “My First Sleepaway” fun patch.

We’re traveling back in time to when giant sloths roamed the Earth during the Ice Age. Campers will have fun digging for mammoth molars, building dinosaur skeletons and making a summer snowball or two, all while taking nature hikes and making new friends.

During the evening at camp, you and your Girl Scout will enjoy supper around the campfire and a fun parent/girl activity. Take a selfie next to her bunk and then leave her with our experienced and awesome camp staff. Pick her up the next day at lunch time and she’ll tell you all about it on the ride home.

Campers will take home an Ice Age SWAP, a drawstring book bag full of goodies she can use on her first sleepaway, and a unique-to-Badgerland “My First Sleepaway” fun patch.

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Camp Ehawee

HEY HEY. IT’S SUMMER...

How About a Camp Weekend Together?

Parent-Girl camps are the ideal way for you to both experience Girl Scout camp together for the first time. You’ll join other Girl Scouts and their parents for traditional camp activities including tons of friendly parent vs. child competitions. Together with your girls you’ll test your skill at the archery range, team up for engineering challenges, engage in team-building exercises, and discover your outdoor cooking skills for the famous <<< WHO GETS TO GO TO over-the-campfire Saturday night dinner. There will CAMP WITH HER? be hiking, campfires, swimming and s’mores, too.

Good to know: If camping isn’t your cup-of-tea, consider One adult may attend with more than one girl. sending her with a grandparent, aunt, uncle or another special grown-up in her life.

ME & MY GAL @ CAMP EHAWEE

ME & MY GUY @ CAMP EHAWEE

• July 13-15 • Two Nights • $100 each ($200 for the pair) • For Girls Completing Grades 1-7 • Register by June 19

• July 27-29 • Two Nights • $100 each ($200 for the pair) • For Girls Completing Grades 1-7 • Register by July 3

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MORE FAMILY CAMPS

For Brownies & Juniors CRAZY CONCOCTION OVERNIGHT STEM CAMP For Girls Completing Grades 1-4 Camp Dates : July 23-24 | One Night Camp Location: UW Richland Center, Richland County Bus Option: Roundtrip from Madison - $25 Camp Cost: $65 each ($130 for girl and her adult) Note: Parents are welcome to attend as chaperones.

Adult volunteers are needed to maintain ratio.

Getting messy with science has never been so much fun. Your Girl Scout will learn about chemistry and chemical reactions from University educators. Girls will mix up lots of fun in the labs during program activities and then head to the dorms to bunk for an awesome stay just like a college student. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll incorporate plenty of Girl Scout camp fun, too including singing and sisterhood.

BROWNIEBOTS OVERNIGHT STEM CAMP For Girls Completing Grades 1-2 Camp Dates: August 3-5 | Two Night Camp Location: Camp Ehawee, La Crosse County Camp Cost: $100 each ($200 for girl and her adult) Note: This is a Parent-Child Camp; a grown-up must attend with their girl.

BrownieBOTS: Robots! What could be more awesome?

Parents and Brownie Girl Scouts invade camp to complete not just one, but all THREE of the brandnew Brownie Robotics badges. You and your camper will be programming and testing the latest in robotic gadgetry, taking apart retired electronics to see how they tick, and imagining the future of artificial intelligence by creating amazing robot prototypes.

There will be plenty of time for some old-fashioned camp fun too including dips in the pool, hiking and campfires.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it like to be a real-life hero and work to save lives and help people? Girls find out at CampHERO.

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CAMPHERO FOR DAISIES For Girls Completing Pre K-Kindergarten Cost: $25 Location: Madison College Truax Campus, Madison July 28 • Register by June 1 Daisies and their adult buddies will spend time with police officers, firefighters and EMTs who will lead the activity stations. Do fun things like fingerprinting, bandaging and splinting, fighting ‘fire’ and learning about what happens when you dial 911.

Note: This program is for a girl to attend with a parent, guardian or other trusted adult. There is no cost for adults.

Everyone must wear closed toe shoes and long pants to CampHERO.

CAMPHERO FOR BROWNIES For Girls Completing Grades 1-2 July 21 • Register by June 1

Cost: $35 Location: Madison College Truax Campus, Madison

Real firefighters, police officers and EMTs lead this day packed with fun. Learn about fingerprinting, search for someone who is lost, put out fires and give first aid. Girls will check out fire trucks, ambulances and police cars.

CAMPHERO FOR JUNIORS Cost: $65 For Girls Completing Grades 3-4 Location: Madison College Truax Campus, Madison & Camp Brandenburg July 19-20 • Register by June 1 During the day girls train with professionals at Madison College facilities. Learn about fingerprinting, police tactics, search and rescue, first aid, ropes and knots, bandages and splinting and more. Overnight, girls enjoy a meal with their crew and bunk at the ‘station’ (Camp Brandenburg) for a night, just like real firefighters!

CAMPHERO FOR CADETTES For Girls Completing Grades 5-7 Cost: $195 July 15-18 • Register by June 1 Location: Madison College Truax Campus, Madison & Camp Brandenburg Spend four days living and training just like real firefighters, police officers and EMTs. At CampHERO, Cadettes will be pursuing a criminal in a foot chase, lifting and examining fingerprints, searching for a fire victim, attacking a fire, immobilizing an injured person, CPR and more. Evenings at the “fire station,” girls will perform station duties, hang out with CampHERO Crew Leaders and sleep in the bunks at Camp Brandenburg.

ADULTS are not required to stay for the Brownie, Junior and Cadette sessions but volunteers are welcome. Visit camphero4girls.org to see how you can help. Everyone must wear closed toe shoes and long pants to CampHERO.

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PIXIE POWER For Girls Completing Pre K-Kindergarten Cost: $10 Note: This is a parent-child program. No cost for adults but be sure to register yourself, too.

Get ready to think like an engineer at this innovative parent-child program. You and your Daisy can help save the Girl Scout Pixies by building a Pixie-sized puff-mobile car, create a way for the Pixies to cross a canyon, as well as design their new Pixie house using everyday materials. Girls will learn engineering design in a hands-on way and will complete their Think Like a Engineer award by attending this program.

Door Creek Church, Madison June 25 | 6-8pm Register by June 12 Black River Beach Center, La Crosse June 27 | 6-8pm Register by June 12 Camp Brandenburg, Dane

July 9 | 6-8pm Register by June 26 Girl Scout House, Beaver Dam July 16 | 6-8pm Register by July 3 Youth and Ag Building, Lancaster July 18 | 6-8pm Register by July 3 Big Hill Center, Beloit July 30 | 6-8pm Register by July 10 32 gsbadgerland.org

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HELPING HEROES

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For Girls Completing Grades 1-4 Cost: $25 Note: Campers pack a lunch; snack provided.

Adult helpers needed.

For Girls Completing Pre K-4 Cost: $25 for girl and her grown-up Note: This is a parent-child program. No cost for adults but be sure to register yourself, too.

Door Creek Church, Madison June 25 | 9am-5pm Register by June 12

Southside Oktoberfest Grounds, La Crosse Register by June 12 • Daisy Girl Scouts: June 26 | 4-7pm • Brownie Girl Scouts: June 27 | 4-7pm • Junior Girl Scouts: June 28 | 4-7pm

Black River Beach Center, La Crosse June 27 | 9am-5pm Register by June 12 Camp Brandenburg, Dane July 9 | 9am-5pm Register by June 26 Girl Scout House, Beaver Dam July 16 | 9am-5pm Register by July 3 Youth and Ag Building, Lancaster July 18 | 9am-5pm Register by July 3 Big Hill Center, Beloit July 30 | 9am-5pm Register by July 10 All Girl Scouts want to make a difference in the world. In this hands-on day camp, she will use her imagination to engineer solutions to big problems like homelessness and clean water. Girls will be led through engineering activities to help them devise solutions to challenges. This is a big day of learning for girls who want to change the world.

Rockin’ Jump, Madison Register by July 10 • Daisy Girl Scouts: July 24 | 4-7pm • Brownie Girl Scouts: July 25 | 4-7pm • Junior Girl Scouts: July 26 | 4-7pm Youth and Ag Building, Lancaster Register by July 1 • Daisy Girl Scouts: July 31 | 4-7pm • Brownie Girl Scouts: August 1| 4-7pm • Junior Girl Scouts: August 2 | 4-7pm It’s all about construction. Using life-sized LEGO and K’Nex, girls will learn to create bridges, towers and buildings then bulldoze their creations and start over again! Brownie Girl Scouts will add micro drone piloting to their construction project and see how real engineers are using tech to build. Junior Girl Scouts will bring their projects to life by adding a virtual reality painting session to their designs.

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Giddy up! Horse Camp HORSE LOVERS BASIC For Girls Completing Grades 1-5 Cost: $50 per rider Fitchburg Public Library, Fitchburg Dates: June 29 | 9am-5:30pm Register by June 12 August 9 | 9am-5:30pm Register by July 24 La Crosse Service Center, La Crosse Date: July 11 | 9am-5:30pm Register by June 26 Beloit Super Walmart, Beloit Date: August 1 | 9am-5:30pm Register by July 17 YeeHaw. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a day of fun horsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; around at the stable.

Board the Badgerland Bus and travel together for a trip to the stables. Enjoy a trail ride, a wagon ride and learn all about taking care of horses including tacking and grooming. Girls will take home a photo of them with their horse to put in their personalized horseshoe picture frame. Ideal for a beginner rider and anyone who loves horses.

Fitchburg and La Crosse horse campers will travel to Red Ridge Ranch in Mauston and Beloit campers will go to Dan Patch Stables in Lake Geneva.

Notes: Pack lunch; snack provided. Riders must wear long pants and closed toe shoes. Adult chaperones needed.

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Travel with Girl Scouts THE BADGERLAND SUMMER TRIP: ST. LOUIS BOUND! For Girls Completing Grades 3-12 June 19-21 $225 each ($450 girl and her adult) HURRY! Register by June 5 Note: Girls must be accompanied by an adult

Badgerland to St. Louis

It’s a summer tradition­—the Badgerland Bus Trip. In 2018, we’re heading to St. Louis for two nights and three days. Of course, we’ll explore all the famous tourist destinations you’ve only seen in pictures, and together we’ll discover the hidden treasures in this gorgeous Missouri city. The first day we’ll visit a train station transformed into a bustling shopping and activity center. From there it’s on to the City Museum where we’ll sleep (ha!) and spend the night exploring the countless slides, tubes, tunnels and caves. Spend the next morning at the world famous St. Louis Zoo and then on to the amazing Science Center where we’ll sleep under the stars in the planetarium. The third day we venture to the top of the famous Arch then hop aboard a riverboat for a cruise down the Mississippi River. It’s the Girl Scout trip of the summer…don’t miss it!

THIS IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN!

AWESOME >> Sell Cookies and Go to St. Louis Girls can earn this trip in the Cookie Program. Girls selling 1008 boxes of cookies can choose the trip as her Cookie reward. And girls selling 1212 boxes can earn the trip for herself and her grown-up!

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Camp Black Hawk

DO-IT-YOURSELF TROOP CAMP

• You set the date • Available June 8-August 31 • Unlimited Nights • Price varies by sleeping location • Grades K-12

Grab the troop and hit the road for Camp Black Hawk located near Antigo in Langlade County. Waunagon Lodge will be available for bunking. Or go rustic and pitch your tents anywhere you want on the site – it’s troop choice! Troops will guide their own camp experience with no on-site camp staff support. Pack your food and sleeping gear for a fun trip north and be sure to make time to explore the trout stream, hike the trails and listen to the loons floating along the two lakes. Maybe you’ll even be lucky enough to see the Northern Lights one night!

Notes: An adult who has completed Troop Overnight Certification II must accompany each troop. Adults are responsible for their troop and should consult Safety Activity Checkpoints in the Volunteer Toolkit when making plans. Everyone attending must be a registered Girl Scout member, including adults.

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WOMEN’S WEEK @ CAMP EVELYN! • For Women Aged 18 and Up

• August 21-26 • $210 It’s the only time all summer that camp’s reserved for adult Girl Scouts. What happens at Women’s Week? Well, it sure looks a lot like camp for the kiddos. You’ll do crafts, sing, play games, swim, boat, dance, hike or do nothing at all. Bring your best friend or come on your own and make all new friends at beautiful Camp Evelyn near Plymouth in Sheboygan County. Hosted by our sisters at Girl Scouts of Manitou! Register at: gsmanitou.org (click ‘Camp’ tab) 36

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LET’S HAVE A PARTY!

First Annual

BRONZE AWARD CELEBRATIONS

For Girls Completing Grades 4-7 No Cost! Come and Celebrate as a troop.

Camp Brandenburg, Dane County May 20, 1-4pm Honor Ceremony @ 2pm Register by May 8

Camp Ehawee, La Crosse County June 30, 12-4pm Honor Ceremony @ 1pm Register by June 19

Celebrate your troop’s Bronze Award achievement!

Join us for this afternoon of Girl Scout family fun at Camp Brandenburg or Camp Ehawee. Come to one or come to both and CELEBRATE. There will be a special Bronze Award recognition ceremony to honor and recognize the girls’ hard work to make change in the community through their take-action projects. Bring your Bronze Award pin to get pinned there, or just come to be honored. Expect a terrific afternoon of planned fun activities for families to enjoy and commemorate the day. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy or just come for the ceremony.

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REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT How to Register for Camp Registration is first come, first served for all camp sessions.

Register and pay online: gsbadgerland.org and click ‘Activities.’

STEP-BY-STEP REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS (Also available online) 1) Visit gsbadgerland.org 2) Click the ‘Activities’ tab to locate all the programs in this camp book.

Search for the program you want to sign up. Find it using the search bar or by date.

3) Select your program and log in to your My GS account to complete registration.

If you need assistance registering contact us: 800.236.2710 or info@gsbadgerland.org

Early Bird Incentive Sign her up and pay in full by April 2 and she gets dollars in her Trading Post account. Details on page 42.

Paying For Camp • Using a credit or debit card, you have the option to pay for camp in full during online registration.

• A $100 non-refundable deposit for programs over $200 may be made to hold her spot.

• The balance of the camp fee must be paid in full by June 1.

• The cost of camp is subsidized by Badgerland. If you are financially able, we encourage you to add a donation upon checkout to help underwrite the true costs of resident camp.

She Can Pay for Camp Through Cookie Sales Encourage Her to Earn Badgerland Bucks • Badgerland Girl Scouts can pay their way to summer camp through the Girl Scout Cookie Program!

• Through her sales, she can choose Badgerland Bucks as her rewards. Badgerland Bucks are virtual dollars that can be redeemed to pay for any Badgerland program, her Girl Scout membership dues and Girl Scout merchandise. Choosing Badgerland Bucks as a reward can offset the cost of camp for families and permit girls the pride in paying her own way to camp.

• Girls selling at all levels can earn Badgerland Bucks. For example, girls who sell 168 boxes begin earning Badgerland Bucks. A girl selling 804 boxes can pay for TWO NIGHTS of camp just through her Cookie Program! An exciting reward that Badgerland has offered for years and NEVER BEEN CLAIMED is Unlimited Camp Sessions. Be the first! This reward is available to any Girl Scout selling 2018 boxes of cookies. She can attend any and all programs at her age level this summer through her hard work.

• Submit Badgerland Bucks as payment when they’re available in mid-April or pay for camp in advance and receive a Badgerland Bucks reimbursement by submitting the form (available at gsbadgerland.org) when Bucks are mailed in mid-April. Badgerland Bucks cannot be used online.

Financial Assistance: Camperships Girls are encouraged to earn all or part of their way to camp through her sales in the Cookie Program and the fall ‘in a nutshell’ fundraiser. Families meeting requirements for the National School Lunch Program are eligible to apply for a Campership. Details and the application are at gsbadgerland.org or by calling 800.236.2710.

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REGISTRATION DETAILS Refunds and Cancellations Refunds will be issued in the event of illness or critical family emergency if Badgerland is notified prior to the start of the session. In case of illness, a written refund request (including a statement from the attending physician) must be submitted within one week.

Cancellations received in writing at least three weeks before the start of the session are eligible for a refund, less the deposit.

Full fees, including deposit, will be refunded in the unlikely event the program is canceled.

Campers who leave early due to homesickness, parental request or Code of Conduct violations are not eligible for refunds.

My Girl is Registered...

What to Expect Next 1 ) Registration Confirmation Once you’re registered, you will receive an automated email receipt confirming her spot at camp. Don’t see it?

Check your spam folder.

2 ) CampDoc.com - Electronic Camper Information System About one week after registration confirmation, you will receive an email from CampDoc.com. (NOTE: CampDoc emails go out in early April; if you sign up before then your CampDoc email will arrive in April.) This is our online information system for all important Badgerland Camps’ camper information including health records and other forms. This information must be completed no less than three weeks prior to program attendance. CampHERO campers must complete all CampDoc info by June 15. Some Badgerland programs do not require completion of CampDoc.com information, thus you may not receive the CampDoc notification.

Programs requiring a different process will be notified directly by Badgerland after registration.

Very Important Reminder: Complete your CampDoc.com camper info three weeks before heading to camp. We’ll send you a reminder!

3 ) Buddy Requests Girls may request up to three buddies and we will do our best to place them together in the same sleeping area at camp or the same group at a day program. Buddy requests are made in CampDoc. 4 ) Information Packets Read your camp’s Information Packet. These packets, written especially for your Girl Scout’s camp, contain camp information exclusive to your camper’s experience, including a Trading Post Credit Card Authorization Form. Information packets for Camp Ehawee, Sleepaway Camp at Camp Brandenburg and CampHERO will be available in April at gsbadgerland.org. Day campers, your program details will be emailed two weeks prior to the program.

Questions and Registration Help: 800.236.2710 info@gsbadgerland.org We are eager to help with all things camp!

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CAMP BUSING

HER SUMMER ADVENTURE BEGINS ON THE RIDE TO CAMP

Transportation for Camp Ehawee resident campers is available to and from camp for $25.

Hop on a bus to camp for transportation that’s fun for girls and easy for parents!

Camp counselors or trained adult volunteers supervise the ride, play road trip games and sing songs with the girls to kickstart their camp experience.

Look for an email from CampDoc.com after registering for camp. That’s where you’ll make your transportation selections. She can ride the bus both ways or pick and choose.

Not sure if you want your camper to hitch a ride with us? That’s okay. Parents always have the option to drop off or pick up at camp. Parents who choose to drop off their campers, always have the option to tour the camp and visit her sleeping area to see where she’s staying.

Transportation details, including drop-off and pick-up times and locations are available when you receive your notice from CampDoc.com.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Can my camper be in the same unit as her friend or sister?

You may request up to three buddies and we will do our best to make sure that they are able to be placed together in the same cabin or group (at a day program). Buddy requests are made in CampDoc. See page 39 for info about CampDoc. My daughter’s best friend is not a Girl Scout but she wants to go to camp with my girl. Can she?

Yes! We welcome all girls. Girls who are not already registered as Girl Scouts will simply add the membership fee to their camp registration. It’s easiest for non-Girl Scouts to call us and we’ll help get them signed up on the phone: 800.236.2710.

Can my daughter bring her cell phone or other technology to camp?

Sorry. Camp is a screen-free zone for the girls to get them unplugged and reconnected with nature and friends. Please do not send cell phones, tablets, iPods or other electronics to camp. All electronic devices found will be secured in the camp office until the end of her session.

Can I visit the camp?

Absolutely! We strongly encourage you and your girl to visit her camp before her session or come to an Open House if you are just thinking about signing her up. We are hosting Open Houses at both Camp Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg so parents and girls can tour the camps and meet some of the staff. Details are on page 5.

When camp is in session, only campers and staff are on-site.

Additionally, if you want to bring your camper to camp instead of sending her on the Badgerland Bus, you are welcome to tour the camp at drop-off and see her sleeping area and the rest of the facility.

What happens if my child needs medical attention while at camp?

A Health Supervisor is always on-site at camp and oversees the routine health care and administration of medications for all campers and staff. A doctor is on-call if illness or injury requires additional medical attention. Parents will be notified in the event of an emergency.

How will my child be supervised?

Our camp staff is trained to supervise campers to make sure they are properly fitted for a life jacket, but also making sure they are changing their clothes every day, drinking water and applying sunscreen. Girl Scouts places the highest priority on safety and train staff in all aspects of camp life.

Can I call camp to check on my camper?

Of course! We encourage you to contact the Camp Director at camp, if you have any questions, concerns or just need reassurance that your camper is doing well. Conversely, we will reach out to you in the event we need to provide extra support to your camper due to homesickness, illness, or serious injury.

How can I stay in touch with my camper while she’s at camp?

Your camper would LOVE to get mail from you or other family members while at camp! You can send letters directly to camp during her session or even prior to her session. You may also bring your letters when you drop her off for camp and camp staff will distribute them to her throughout the week.

You may even be able to see photos of your camper during her time at camp. The camp staff take photos and posts them occasionally during the week on a secure site. You will be emailed the login to the photo site before the start of her camp session.

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2018 CAMPER CARE KITS shhhhh Surprise your camper this summer during her stay at Camp Ehawee. Send her a Camper Care Kit. Order her kit during registration and her counselors will give it to her on her first day of camp. It’s loaded with fun and essential girl stuff including a mini stuffed animal, journal or stickers, a flashlight and more awesome stuff. All the goodies are packed in a clever emoji camp collapsible bin for $25.

Early Birds Get Trading Post $$!

Sign up by April 2 & your resident camper gets...

• $20 Trading Post credits for 5 nights of resident camps • $10 Trading Post credits for 2 and 3 nights or resident camps Pick your camp session, get signed up and pay the deposit before midnight April 2.

Once your account is paid in full, we’ll add Trading Post credits to her account for a shopping spree.

THE FINE PRINT Program must be fully paid, as required, by June 1 to receive credits. Trading Post credits are provided to the girl camper only for Me & My Gal and Me & My Guy sessions. Sorry no credits for Family Camp or CampHERO and no refunds.

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Because of Girl Scout Camp: 71% of girls tried an outdoor activity for the first time 29% of girls overcame a fear of an outdoor activity 48% of girls helped other girls do an outdoor activity 71% of girls improved an outdoor skill Source: More Than Sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores, a study by the Girl Scout Research Institute

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