Research has shown, time and again, how beneficial a camping experience can be to young girls. Here are just some examples:

What is Camp? Peg Smith, executive director of the American Camp Association, says that "The essence of camp is the presence of supportive relationships, meaningful opportunities, and challenging activities in a physically and emotionally safe environment. A place designed for, and with children, where they can explore and discover, an important rite of passage for children, especially for today's children." (CAMP magazine, 2005)

 

"Camps build life skills- communication, listening, learning to present your ideas to others. Camps teach campers how to value others as much as themselves."

- Bill Tubbs, Director, Camp Huston; Gold Bar, Washington

Our Mission Statement:

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Young people need environments that offer positive peer and adult relationships, guidance, structure, high expectations, and opportunities to try new things. This first-of-its- kind national study marks an important step in defining and demonstrating the value of camps as positive developmental contexts."

-Nicole Yohalem: Director, Learning and Research, Forum for Youth Investment; Washington, D.C.

 

What Parents Have to Say.... My child gained self-confidence at camp (70%0 My child continues to participate in activities learned at camp. (63%) My child remains in contact with friends made at camp. (69%)

What campers have to say... Camp helped me make new friends. (96%) Camp helped me get to know other campers who were different from me. (94%) Camp helped me feel good about myself. (92%) At camp, I did things I was afraid to do at first. (74%)

 

"I have a conviction that a few weeks spent in a well-organized camp may be of more value educationally than a whole year of formal school work."

-Charles Eliot, former president of Harvard University, in his 1922 treatise on education.

 

"When I'm at camp, I am totally at ease because of the constant fun, activities, and the emphasis on self-discovery. I feel totally comfortable."

-Sophia, age 14

 

"I learned a lot about respect and my real values in life, what they really should be."

-Louise, age 14