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 Resident camp is an overnight experience lasting from two nights to two weeks. We offer several options for girls to experience resident camp. Individual girl sessions offer girls the opportunity to experience camp on their own or with a buddy and meet girls of similar age and interest. "Core Camp" is a program in which girls get to come to camp with their troop and leaders. "She & Me" and "Me & My Guy" provide a chance for girls to come to camp with a trusted adult. However girls choose to participate, resident camp is about girls discovering a new understanding of themselves and their values, exploring new skills and interests, connecting with new friends, gaining experience in community living, taking action around camp and learning ways to make the world a better place after camp.
Resident camp is the ultimate Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Girls get to make choices as a group about what they want to do, and then do it! Individual girl sessions often have a theme or focus, such as horseback riding, boating or hiking. Girls select a session based on their interests and spend about two hours each day doing that activity. The balance of the day is spent doing a variety of camp activities such as outdoor skills, arts and crafts, nature activities, swimming, leadership games and challenge activities.
"Core Camp" provides a chance for troops to get outside for a great camping experience with plenty of program and technical support. Troops live together with their leaders and experience camp together and with other troops. Girl/adult pair programs like "She & Me" and "Me & My Guy" are a great way for girls to experience camp for the first time, and for girls and their adults to find out if they are ready for individual girl sessions. Girls get a taste of camp by participating in activities with their adult buddy, while meeting other girls and trying new things. Some girl/adult pairs choose to come year after year to get away and reconnect.
In trying to keep camp affordable to all families but also expressing the true cost of camp, we have adopted tiered pricing this year. All campers will enjoy the same camp experience regardless of which price the family can afford. Tier One is the actual cost to run our camps. This reflects staffing, program supplies, food and maintenance costs. Tier Two is a partially subsidized cost of camp for families that can pay a little more but not the actual cost of camp. Tier Three is our standard subsidized fee. Families may choose the tier they can afford. Financial assistance is still available for families who need more assistance.
If you loved camp as a kid or never went and wish you had the chance, we offer Women's Own - an all-adult camp experience! This is a great chance to get away for a long weekend and be a happy camper again. Come solo or bring your favorite girl friends to enjoy some grown-up time and the magic of camp. This year Women's Own will take place at Camp Cleawox. All proceeds from this program benefit camperships for 2013.
The 2012 Resident Camp Brochure is currently available online at girlscoutsosw.org/camp/resident_camps.
Copies of the Resident Camp Brochure will be mailed out in early January. Registration is now open!
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #96
Imagine what Girl Scout camp might look like 100 years into the future. Draw a picture or write a description of the future Girl Scout camp. | 
