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Theme For 2016

Let’s explore water and its connection to our environment through fames, arts & crafts, music, science and technology,  We’ll look at plants, animals and ecology, plus camp favorites archery, swimming, fishing, tie-dye, dance and more!  Campers will earn four or more badges and take home their custom tie-dye shirt.  Fifth graders go flat-water tubing on Wednesday.

New Centers in 2016

2016 program information will be available soon.

Perennial Favorites

Archery (rising 4th graders and up)

Arts & Crafts

Campfire Cooking

Dance

Fishing

Games

Gimp

Songs

Swimming

Tie-Dye

SPECIAL FIELD TRIPS:
PALS (girls who have just completed 5th grade) will go tubing or rafting on Wednesday, weather permitting. 

TYPICAL UNIT SCHEDULE:

Our campers are placed in Units of 18-24 girls, which are led by 2 adult volunteers and 3 teenage aides.  These units stick together throughout their week at camp and visit an average of 3 centers per day, leaving time for snacks, lunch, games, and lots of other fun activities! 

POOL INFORMATION

Your camper will participate in swimming at camp.  Campers will swim 2 times during the week. There may also be a misting tent available in extreme temperatures.   We request that campers wear their two-piece swimsuit under their clothes if they swim during the first half of the day.  Your camper’s Unit Leader will contact you between August 1 and August 15 and can let you know if your camper will need to do this according to the weekly schedule.  Each day campers bring their bathing suit, towel and a large plastic baggie or trash bag to put their wet items in after use.  Some units change into the suits for the misting tent, and some do not depending on the time spent at this activity.  Campers swimming the last activity of the day will towel off and wear their swimsuit and a pair of shorts home. 

All campers are swim tested unless requested not to do so by the parent in the online health & permissions form. If the camper is not swim tested (campers may opt out), they will stay in the shallow end.  Campers receive a tag on their suits color-coded to match their swim ability.  The tag must remain on the suit for the week of camp, or campers may need to be retested, which takes time away from fun in the pool! 

Campers carpooling with Volunteer Staff and siblings of Camp Aides may take part in an after-camp Staff Swim from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm only if they are supervised by an adult or a responsible aide age 14 or older.  There will be lifeguards present.  Parents, please initial this block on the High Risk Permission Form for your camper or sibling camper. Parents can give permission for Staff Swim in the online health & permissions form.

ACTIVITIES

All Campers spend their day on a combination of Center and Unit time. At the scheduled centers (arts and crafts, songs, outdoor skills, swimming, etc.), the campers will participate in age-appropriate activities. During unit time, units may work on a badge, hike to Pooh Tree, or learn a new song or game.  All campers participate in traditional Camp Tag-A-Long activities, including boys and the preschoolers.  

PALs are girls who have just completed 5th grade, and are our “graduating” campers.  These campers will follow a Camp schedule but will also have some additional unit times to discuss leadership opportunities for the following year as a camp aide.  On Wednesday during the week, the camp will take the PALs on a tubing field trip in Harper's Ferry. We'll be asking for parents to chaperone and carpool campers.

BADGES

Every camper will receive a Camp Tag-A-Long patch that she can put on the back of her sash or vest. In addition, Camp Tag-A-Long will provide 3-4 badges that are earned during the scheduled center activities and sent home with the campers on Friday!   Daisies will earn 3-4 fun patches.  We also allow each unit to select additional badges they want to earn (if any).  But remember, the purpose of this day camp is not to earn badges, but to have a wonderful outdoor experience.