Girl scout camps and outdoor experiences provide opportunities for campers to discover, connect, and take-action in ways that build their courage, confidence, and character. Gsema camps offer campers unique and adventurous opportunities in the outdoors, including archery, rock climbing, ropes courses, swimming, survival camping, and more! Our camp properties host summer day camp and resident camp, year-round outdoor programs, and troop, and group camping. What we learned in 2021, is that camp and outdoor programming can be run during a pandemic. Safety is a cornerstone of girl scouting. In response to the covid-19 pandemic, we took special precautions to keep our campers and staff safe and healthy, including increased cleaning measures, reduced capacities, adjusted program and operational procedures, and detailed training for our summer camp and full-time staff.At gsema, our outdoor and camp programs are designed to provide outdoor fun throughout the summer by offering four day camps at cedar hill, maude eaton, rice moody and wind-in-the-pines and four resident camps with unique features at favorite (sailing), runels (back packing trips), wabasso (kayaking and hiking), and wind-in-the-pines (high adventure elements). All camps offer traditional camp experiences such as opening ceremonies, outdoor cooking, campfire sing-alongs, nature activities and crafts.Throughout the troop year, volunteers, families and girl scouts can participate in a variety of outdoor experiences that are intentionally progressive to meet the needs of everyone. Members might start out at a day program such as the outdoor fall festival (suitable for families and younger girl scouts). As girl scouts and volunteers explore outdoor experiences, they May attend an overnight program like gal's night out or troop camping. These programs offer our members the opportunity to learn new skills, challenge by choice, and develop teamwork and self-confidence. Outdoor activities May include environmental stewardship, archery, boating, hiking, low and high ropes challenge courses or climbing walls.Last year we provided services and programs for just over 3,900 participants who took part in our summer camps and 2,596 participants who took part in our year-round outdoor programs and troop camping (reduced numbers due to covid-19 restrictions and precautions).

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