Adventure Day Camp Interactive Guide

2017

S P M A C Y A D E R U T ADVEN

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Summer Adventure Camps inspire the go-getter and satisfy the risk-taker in your home!

Held at the new STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars in Dallas and Program Partner locations around the DFW area, this all-girl summer leadership program offers a number of adventures from DIY, to science and nature, to design, and super power exploration.

Of the girls who participate in our STEM-based programs: · 78% increased interest in STEM careers · 83% increased confidence in STEM · 87% increased interest in STEM in college GSNETX Summer Adventures are designed to spark an interest in STEM, but offer so much more!

Girls will learn to seek challenges, work as a team, cultivate their critical thinking skills and develop a stronger sense of self.

Not only will you love watching her bloom into a confident leader this summer, but you’ll enjoy camp even more because: · it’s affordable · it’s local – the brand new STEM Center of Excellence is located in southwest Dallas · extended care is available before and after camp · transportation is available for some sessions!

Did you know?

Any girl K-12 can participate by enrolling in Girl Scouts for only $15 – your membership gives you access to many camp programs, even resident camps and day/twilight camps. Explore all of our camp options at gsnetx.org/camp.

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Click on the camp title to register online. The Adventure Day Camps below are from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Camp Whispering Cedars in Dallas. Extended care is available 8 - 9 a.m. and 4 - 5 p.m. for a $15 fee. See descriptions on page 6-9 for full details.

AT CAMP WHISPERING CEDARS Entering Grade Level*

Camp Name

Camp Dates

Price

Summer Experience in Antibiotic Discovery and Development (SEADD)

June 13 - July 20 Tues. & Thurs. only

$150

MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM Seniors & Ambassadors

ADVENTURES IN DIY: June 19-22 Brownies

Make-it Madness

June 19 - 22

$125

Juniors

Fixer Upper

June 19 - 22

$125

Seniors & Ambassadors

Quadcopters

June 19 - 22

$125

ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE AND NATURE: June 26-29 † Daisies

Animal Antics

June 26 - 29

$125

Brownies

School of Fantasy

June 26 - 29

$125

Juniors

Back to the Future

June 26 - 29

$125

Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors

Digital Movie Maker

June 26 - 29

$125

ADVENTURES IN DESIGN: July 17-20 Daisies

Passport to Art

July 17 - 20

$125

Brownies

Art and Architecture

July 17 - 20

$125

Juniors

Dabble in Design

July 17 - 20

$125

Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors

Fabulous Fashion

July 17 - 20

$125

ADVENTURES IN SUPER POWERS: July 24-27† Daisies

Girl Power

July 24 - 27

$125

Brownies

Be your own Super Hero

July 24 - 27

$125

Juniors

Speak Up, Speak Out!

July 24 - 27

$125

*Grade level for 2017-2018 Girl Scout Year †Bus transportation available between JoAnn Fogg and Camp Whispering Cedars

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Click on the camp title to register online. The Adventure Day Camps below are from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at program partner locations. See descriptions on page 10 and 11 for full details.

AT PROGRAM PARTNER LOCATIONS Grade Level*

Camp Name

Camp Dates

Price

Outdoor Adventure Camp

June 12 - 15

$150

Trinity River Audubon Center Daisies, Brownies & Juniors

Sci-Tech Discovery Center in Frisco Cadettes

Bowling Ball Roller Coaster

June 12 - 15

$150

Juniors

Go-Kart Construction

June 19 - 22

$150

Cadettes

Mega Machines

June 26 - 29

$150

Juniors

Engineer It

July 5 - 7

$150

Future Frontiers

July 10 - 13

$150

Cadette College Journey

July 24 - 27

$125

Juniors

Fruit Ninja Coding Camp

July 31 - August 3

$150

Cadettes

Fruit Ninja Coding Camp

August 7 - 10

$150

Frontiers of Flight Museum Juniors & Cadettes

Northlake College Cadettes

iCode in Frisco

*Grade level for 2017-2018 Girl Scout Year

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Additional opportunities coming soon!

Keep checking gsnetx.org/camp

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DAY CAMPS AT THE S.T.E.M. CENTER

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Click on camp name to register.

JUNE 19 - 22

ADVENTURES IN D.I.Y.

All sessions are held at Camp Whispering Cedars and are $125

Brownies - Make-it Madness Looking for the ultimate hands-on experience for your Brownie? Don’t miss this opportunity for your Girl Scout to experience Camp Whispering Cedars and dabble in a multitude of mediums, such as clay, decoupage and paper mâché, creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces! Awards: Potter and Inventor Badges

Juniors - Fixer Upper One girl’s trash is another girl’s treasure. Live by the Girl Scout Law and use resources wisely. Come discover ways to up cycle at this makerspace camp. Awards: Jeweler, Gardener Badges

Seniors and Ambassadors – Quadcopters Discover, Build, and Fly; Drone Technology. Have you ever wanted to build and fly a drone? Take your Girl Scout experience to new heights! Join OnPoynt Aerial Solutions at Camp Whispering Cedars for a unique experience working in small teams to build a drone quadcopter. You’ll explore drone aerial robotics, develop safe flying skills, operate sensors, and learn about Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology. Put your team’s drone to the test by 6 conducting simulated First Responder missions, navigating an obstacle course, and more!

JUNE 26 - 29

ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE AND NATURE

All sessions are held at Camp Whispering Cedars and are $125

Daisies - Animal Antics Does your Daisy love animals of all kinds? Don’t miss this opportunity for Daisies to visit Camp Whispering Cedars and learn about our earth’s most beloved creatures and their fragile eco-systems. Daisies will meet new animal friends, dabble in hands-on projects and meet professionals working in the animal field. Awards: Clover & Sunny Petals

Brownies - School of Fantasy Potions, princesses and fantastic creatures just to name a few of the fun things Brownies will be dabbling in this week at Camp Whispering Cedars. Don’t miss this opportunity for your Brownie to engage in the best of STEM fun with a fantasy twist! Awards: Home Scientist and Senses Badges

Juniors - Back to the Future Juniors are the future! Imagine what life would be like 100 years from now. Could it be on another planet? How will we travel? What will we wear? Come tinker with ideas for the future. Awards: Independence, Entertainment Technology Badges

Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors - Digital Movie Maker Do you love going to the movies? Do you ever wonder how they make a movie? Do you want to see your story come to life on the big screen? Join us for Digital Movie Maker camp at our own Camp Whispering Cedars! Working in teams with young professionals, you will write, film, and edit your very own short motion picture, and then have a screening for all your friends and family. Awards: MEdia (part), Digital Movie Maker Badge

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JULY 17 - 20

All sessions are held at Camp Whispering Cedars and are $125

ADVENTURES IN DESIGN Daisies - Passport to Art

Daisies get your passports ready to travel the globe as we explore exciting cultures and the best of art for each destination. Textiles, clay, paper mâché and wood craft are a few of the different artisan trades the girls will explore during this exciting camp. Awards: Rosie & Gerri Petals

Brownies - Art & Architecture One of our favorite camps returns to Camp Whispering Cedars! Brownies will spend the week designing their own city, building sky scrapers and painting amazing skylines. The elements of science, engineering and design come together in this rich and meaningful experience. Awards: My Family Story & Celebrating Community Badges

Juniors - Dabble in Design Do you see things in a different light? Are you interested in innovation? Come dabble in design and explore how far you can stretch your mind as you design a new product. Awards: Product Designer, Digital Photographer Badges

Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors - Fabulous Fashion Do you have an eye for design? Do you love the catwalk? Do you love fashion design shows on TV? Come out to Camp Whispering Cedars for Fabulous Fashion! You’ll learn all about patterns and production, textiles and tailoring, from casual to couture this camp will inspire you to create your own line of products. By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with a shirt and bag that you made yourself! Awards: “M” STEM Seal of Approval

JULY 24 - 27

ADVENTURES IN SUPER POWERS

All sessions are held at Camp Whispering Cedars and are $125

Daisies - Girl Power!

Inspire your Daisy to reach her dreams! Girls will engage in fun hands-on activities and games that build selfconfidence and character. Team building activities, STEM opportunities and visits from exciting female leaders are a few of the things Daisies can look forward to. Awards: Tula & Vi Petals

Brownies - Be your own Super Hero Get your capes and golden lassos ready for this out of the world camp! Brownies will tap into their inner super hero and engage in fun team-building activities, meet amazing role models and explore exciting STEM experiences.

Don’t miss this chance to spark the curiosity of your Brownie and launch them into the future. Awards: My Great Day & My Best Self Badges

Juniors - Speak Up, Speak Out! Come find your voice, and find your cause! During this camp, you’ll investigate what matters to you, have fun playing challenging vocal games and performing for your peers. All this will help you understand your position in the world, identify what you are passionate about, and help you tell your story. At this unique program, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to be an advocate and activist in your community, and in the world! Awards: Inside Government, Scribe Badges

Click on camp name to register.

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MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM AT THE S.T.E.M. CENTER

Seniors & Ambassadors: Summer Experience in Antibiotic Discovery and Development (SEADD) June 13 - July 20 (no programs the week of July 4), $150

Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Discover the broad range of careers and experimental techniques involved in pharmaceutical development. As part of the first ever Summer Experience in Antibiotic Discovery and Development (SEADD) led by The Shoulders of Giants, Seniors and Ambassadors will delve into sixty hours of hands-on curriculum with a focus on the chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology involved in discovering new antibiotics. You’ll walk away wanting to pursue science and engineering like never before.

SUMMER GSLI OPPORTUNITIES:

Journey in a Day

Come earn the majority of the Sow What! Journey as we explore the world of food. Spending time at Frito Lay, grocery stores and local restaurants girls will learn how and where food is grown, harvested, processed, distributed and consumed. To finish the Journey girls will need to complete the Take Action portion after this event.

Career Exploration Join us at HCK2, a women owned, full-service marketing and communications agency that specializes in creative, interactive, public relations and social media. Girls will spend the day learning about how HCK2 makes their clients look their best using creativity in branding, web design, strategic planning, and social media. Learn how the Girl Scout brand is promoted and give feedback on how we can make it more girl focused.

Legal Ease Have you ever wondered what opportunities might be available if you pursue a legal career? Spend the day at the Collin County Courthouse speaking to attorneys, judges, and law officials to learn about this profession.

College Preparation Campus Visit, Southern Methodist University Visit the campus of SMU to get a first-hand view of a local college environment. We’ll start the day at the George W. Bush Presidential Library, including a behind the scenes look at how various exhibits are designed and displayed. After lunch, we’ll explore the campus, speak with SMU students and investigate the admission process to learn about campus life and academics.

Job Shadowing Lear what it would be like to work at places like the zoo, a hospital, law office or retailing organization! Shadow an employee throughout their day-to-day work schedule to see if this career might be right for you. Our online application to join the Job Shadowing program will be available in March.

For more information, contact Geri Gordon at ggordon@gsnetx.org or 972.349.2436

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ADVENTURE CAMPS AT PROGRAM PARTNER LOCATIONS: At Trinity River Audubon Center: June 12 - 15, $150 Daisy, Brownie, Junior: Outdoor Adventure Camp

All Ca 9 a.m. - mps 4 p.m.

Experience outdoor fun and learning at the Trinity River Audubon Center! Girls will be immersed in natural ecosystems, enjoying the wonders of nature. We’ll hike, track wildlife, meet animals, learn outdoor skills, create nature art, and more all-the-while learning to better care for our amazing north Texas home. Your Girl Scout will have an unforgettable camp experience full of adventure, growth and good times. Before and Aftercare available through TRAC. Please contact Chris Johnson at cjohnson@audubon.org to register.

Awards – Daisy/Brownie: Hiker & Bugs Badges / Junior – Animal Habitats & Flowers Badges

At Sci–Tech Discover Center in Frisco:

Before and aftercare available through Sci-Tech. Please contact Registrar at 972-546-3050 ext. 106 or email Bookit@scitechdiscovery.org for times, prices and to register.

June 12 - 15, $150 Cadettes: Bowling Ball Roller Coaster The challenge of the week will be for teams to create the longest and coolest roller coaster for a bowling ball. Kids will create the tracks, obstacles, and other fun elements to make a bowling ball travel the entire track distance. Concepts such as force, motion, energy, and momentum will be explored. Tool use and track construction will dominate the daily activities. Awards: Engineering Patch, Woodworker Badge

June 19 - 22, $150 Juniors: Go-Kart Construction An annual favorite, girls will be off to the races in this fun filled week!

Teams will design, build, and decorate their push-powered karts working out the details for the chassis, steering, and brakes. The week culminates when the public is invited to Race Day. Awards: Engineering Patch, Product Designer Badge

June 26 - 29, $150 Cadettes: Mega Machines This will be a week of whimsical fun creating chain reaction machines like those made by Rube Goldberg where a simple task is made unnecessarily complicated. Teams will create a machine using a minimum number of steps in order to accomplish the prescribed task. Success will require teamwork, problem solving, contraption design, prototyping and testing. The big reveal happens on the last day when the machines are put to the test for all to witness. Awards: Engineering Patch, Woodworker Badge

July 5 - 7, $150 Juniors: Engineer It The advancement of our civilization has been greatly aided by innovations in construction of bridges. During this camp, teams will prototype their designs with craft sticks and then build full size versions out of wood. We will learn about basic bridge design along with the construction techniques necessary to building them strong.

Awards: Engineering Patch, Product Designer Badge

Click on camp name to register.

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At Frontiers of Flight Museum: July 10 - 13, $150 Juniors & Cadettes: Future Frontiers Join us for a fun, hands-on, mind-expanding week of STEM Camp hosted by the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Each day the focus will be on one of the four letters of STEM as we explore the physics of flight, robotics and coding, space and planetary science, mathematics of rocketry, and team work to solve an engineering challenge. Learn about famous women who have made contributions in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and hear from professional women in STEM as they share their story of how STEM has impacted their career.

Extended care is not available. Awards – Stem Center & all S,T,E,M Patches

At Northlake College July 24 - 27, $150 Cadette College Journey Come imagine your future on a college campus as we explore our environment and earn most of your Breathe Journey. Get hands-on experience working with college professors in real science labs! You’ll also meet the fun students of North Lake College, and play exciting new games. By the end of the camp, you’ll be ready to go back into your community, armed with the knowledge and skills you need to protect your environment! Contact hstjohn@gsnetx.org for before/after care.

Awards: Breathe (part)

At iCode in Frisco:

Extended care is available through Rosewood, iCode’s sister company. Please contact Rosewood at (469) 810-6597 for times, pricing and to register for extended care.

July 31 - August 3, $150 Juniors: Fruit Ninja Coding Camp Back by popular demand, I-Code Camp! Learn how to build a Fruit Ninja Clone!

You’ll learn the basics of computer programming using MIT’s Scratch. Then, use your new powers to create your very own computer game! Play games, work on exciting projects and learn how to take coding skills to the next level. Extended care is not available. Awards – Entertainment Technology & T (Technology Patch)

August 7 - 10, $150 Cadettes: Fruit Ninja Coding Camp Back by popular demand, I-Code Camp! Learn how to build a Fruit Ninja Clone! You’ll learn the basics of computer programming using MIT’s Scratch. Then, use your new powers to create your very own computer game! Play games, work on exciting projects and learn how to take coding skills to the next level. Extended care is not available. Awards – Entertainment Technology & T (Technology Patch)

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Some girls cannot afford to attend camp or may not have the transportation to and from camp locations Help a Girl Scout sister experience the excitement of camp and build lifelong memories by donating today.

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FAQ’s What time is the camp?

Adventure Day Camp will be from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Is financial assistance available for Adventure Day Camp?

What do I need to send for lunch? Will you heat my child’s meal?

Yes, financial assistance may be available for Adventure Day Camp. To apply for financial assistance, please complete the online Financial Assistance Request Form at gsnetx.org/financialassistance, selecting the Adventure Day Camp Category.

Please send a nut/peanut free lunch that does not need to be refrigerated with your Girl Scout each day. Due to the number of Girl Scouts and limited resources, we are not able to heat meals.

Do you provide before/after care?

Extended Care is available 8 - 9 a.m. and 4- 5 p.m. for a $15 fee for all sessions held at Camp Whisperings Cedars.

Extended Care contact information for partner locations is included in that camp’s description, if provided.

Is there bus transportation to Camp Whispering Cedars?

June 26-29 and July 17-20, bus transportation will be available from JoAnn Fogg Service Center (JAFSC) to Camp Whispering Cedars. Bus transportation will be an additional $40 fee. Girls will need to check in at JAFSC between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. each day of their session. The bus will depart promptly at 8:45 a.m. The bus will return to JAFSC between 4:45 p.m.- 5:00 p.m., and all Girl Scouts must be picked up by 5:15 p.m.

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What is your medication policy?

We strongly encourage all medications be administered at home, outside of camp hours. However, we do understand that sometimes special accommodations need to be made or emergency medications, such as an Epi-Pen or Inhaler, need to be on hand. All medications administered at Adventure Day Camp must be listed on the Girl Scout’s Parent Permission and Release form, in the original container, not expired, and prescribed to the Girl Scout.

All medications will be taken under the supervision of the GSNETX designated adult.

Can I stay with my daughter?

Adventure Day Camps are designed as drop off programs.

However, volunteer opportunities may be available during a particular session. Please visit gsnetx.org/ eventvolunteers or email programs@gsnetx.org for more information.

REGISTRATION

Need Assistance?

Call Customer Care at 972.349.2403

1 CHOOSE your session 2 MEET all grade/skill level requirements and prerequisites as specified for each session 3 SECURE your space online and pay in full

Register online at gsnetx.org/camp Bus service from JoAnn Fogg Service Center in north Dallas to Camp Whispering Cedars in south Dallas is available during select sessions for an additional $40.

To cancel your camper’s registration, you must notify GSNETX in writing by sending it to programs@gsnetx. org as soon as possible. The camp session fee minus a 20% cancellation fee will be refunded if cancellation is received by GSNETX at least 30 days before camp session start date.

Use your Cookie Dough reimbursement for Adventure Day Camps! More information at gsnetx.org/camp.

To apply for financial assistance, please complete the online Financial Assistance Request Form at gsnetx.org/financialassistance, selecting the Adventure Day Camp Category.

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