Why is Girl Scout Camp Special?

• A Girls Only environment - When in an all-girl environment girls are more comfortable, ask more questions explore new opportunities and they succeed more.
• Girl Decision making - All Girl Scout programs are based on girls making sound decisions about themselves and their activities.
• Peer Leadership - Girls have the opportunity to lead their peers in accomplishing projects they have chosen.
• Girl Scouting is a values based organization. These values are expressed in the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Camp encourages girls to apply these values and strengthen values learned at home, school and through religious instruction.
• Environmental Stewardship - While at Girl Scout camp, girls learn the importance of caring for our natural world. They are encouraged to explore the world around them and to take an active role in appreciating, conserving and improving the environment.

Girl Scout camps are special because they are a place for girls to explore their world in a safe, comfortable setting. Girl Scout camps are special because they offer a supportive environment, where girls learn to be stewards of the natural world, and caretakers of each other. Girl Scout camps are special because girls learn to make decisions, compromise, work together as a team, develop self-esteem and become leaders. Girl Scout camps are special because girls have fun!

Girl Scouts is the preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls – all girls – where in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. The safe, all-girl environment increases campers' comfort level, encourages girls to try new skills, and allows girls to test their abilities without the pressure and competitiveness that frequently characterize co-ed camps.

For more details, check out our 2009 Summer Camp Catalog!

Click here to watch the 30-second summer camp TV commercial!

Other Summer Camp Resources

Wondering how to best prepare your child for camp?  Ready for Camp: Sharing Personal Information About Your Child with Camp Professionals will help.  Bob Ditter speaks directly to parents about the importance of honest communication with camps. He covers:

• Strengthening the partnership between parents and camp professionals
• Taking steps to make the adjustment to camp as smooth and successful as possible
• Campers on medication at camp, and why it's important to share medication information
• Children with ADHD at camp
• Working with your physician and camp for the best outcome

Bob Ditter is a child, adolescent, and family therapist in Boston, Massachusetts. He consults with youth agencies throughout the United States, including the American Camp Association (ACA), Girl Scouts of the USA, YMCA, Salvation Army, JCCA, and many others. He has visited over 500 camps in the United States, writes for Camping Magazine, the official publication of ACA, and has authored many books and training videos for camp professionals.

Girl Scouts of RI is a proud member of the RI Association of Camps and the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association.

All GSRI summer camps are accredited by the American Camp Association.  

Check out www.campparents.org, a website created by the American Camp Association to help parents learn more about the benefits of camp and what type of camp may be the best for your camper.