Summer Activities General Information
SUPERVISION AND SAFETY: Summer activities are sponsored by the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania under the guidelines of the Girl Scouts of USA (GSUSA). Girls participate in planned program activities with trained volunteers who share their enthusiasm and the love of the outdoors. A nurse or qualified first aider will be on hand during all activities. When swimming or boating, girls will be supervised by park lifeguards. The girl’s membership in GSUSA includes accident insurance coverage during all summer activities.
Planning Your Week at Camp
What to Wear
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What to Bring
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How are Units Chosen?
Units are typically composed of 5-10 campers with 2-3 counselors. Each unit consists of girls who will be entering the same academic grade in the fall of the camp year. Because campers are not registered for camp along with their entire troops, we do not organize units by troop numbers. Once we receive all camper registration forms, we separate forms by grade level. Then, we break each grade level into individual units making sure to keep at least 2 girls of the same troop OR 2 girls who go to the same school together. This way, we do our best to make sure every girl knows at least one other girl in her unit. Unfortunately, we cannot grant requests for particular girls to be placed into the same unit together. When dealing with 120 campers, this would be too difficult and unfair to others. Much like a sports team, even girls new to camp will quickly adapt to making new friends within their units. And because we operate within the same general vicinity, it is very likely campers will get to mingle with their friends throughout the week.