Summer Camp!
“This was a great experience for both my daughter and me. The camp staff was wonderful, nurturing and spirited. I loved the blog and the photo sharing as a way to keep informed, but not smother my child. I had a nervous camper going into the experience and now I have a daughter who is already emailing her new friends about next year! Thank you GSSEM.” – 2012 camper parent
Girl Scouts wouldn’t be Girl Scouts without the beauty of the great outdoors and staff that lead and inspire.
“Girl Scout Camp was an amazing experience. There were many activities to participate in and kept them too busy to get "homesick". It was a great remembrance experience that she will look back on fondly in years to come.” – 2012 Camper Parent
We make summer camp educational as well as fun with experiences that combine safety with adventure. Campers develop courage, confidence, and character under the supervision of our caring counselors with a low 2:12 counselor to camper ratio in age-appropriate housing. There's truly something for every girl — horseback riding, nature exploration, swimming, boating, archery, ropes courses, creative arts, performing arts, and plenty of new friends!
Summer Camp is no spectator sport!
Each camper's day is structured to include individual, small group, and large group activities.
"[Camp is] a fun place which encourages all girls to try new things." - 2012 Camper parent
Every day your camper will be encouraged to try new things. Camp is an ideal place to work on and earn Girl Scout Awards. Campers also choose to participate in activities where they practice their skills daily to develop them into competencies. And because safety is our number one priority, girls will receive a minimum of two swim lessons with others of similar abilities. Check out the activities page for more details.
The many rewards of summer camp include increased confidence in girls’ ability to make new friends, a healthy attitude, and better decision making skills gained from an enriching experience.
“My daughter had a BLAST; she enjoyed her experience and wanted to stay longer. She would go back in a heartbeat if given the opportunity to. She spoke highly of all the counselors...had a wonderful time with them. Next year cannot come soon enough for her to be able to go back.” – 2012 Camper Parent
People who bring their girls to our camp feel better about their child and themselves for having made that decision. So much so they return year after year.
A Magic Time of Day
When our girls describe their stay as “magical,” we have to give credit to a simple but critical part of summer camp: instead of going home to watch TV, we spend our evenings playing and laughing together in themed large-group activities. After swapping stories of what they did that day over dinner, while the shadows grow longer and the air cools, girls are preparing to participate in the same games and camp theatrics their moms and grandmothers might have played at camp: capture the flag, skit night, gold rush, and of course, lots and lots of camp songs! Many of the songs at camp remain the same. (You’ll be singing along in the car on the way home!)
These large group activities welcome each girl as a valued part of our special camp community; where girls learn by leading and by doing. As darkness falls, your daughter could be in a cabin with 9 other girls, reviewing the delights of the day from her bunk bed, eyes fixed on her two college-aged counselors as a lone flashlight illuminates their bedtime stories. Memories so rich, they last a lifetime.
If you’re not yet ready to sign your daughter up for summer camp will you please do us one favor? Don't hesitate to Contact Us with any questions you might have.
