Programs | Resilient, Ready, Strong

The Girl Scouts participated in a variety of programs, including the Engineer for a Day Series, HSBC Pitch Fest, Snooze at the Museum, Astronomy Club, and the Arts Club. Around 500 Girl Scouts and their families attended Girl Scouts Day at Brookfield Zoo to cap off our summer. We celebrated Troop 24520 Motorola Robotics team from Pilsen-Little Village taking first place in the Robot Performance Award Lego Robotics Qualifiers we said goodbye to 2022. These are just a handful of the amazing activities in which the GSCGNWI Girl Scouts took part this year.

2022 Spark Days

Thank you to our 2022 Spark Day hosts and partners! Spark Days are instrumental in providing Girl Scouts with hands-on career experiences in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math! When girls participate in Spark Day programs, they connect with industry professionals, participate in creative activities, while gaining skills and knowledge that last a lifetime!

SPARK DAY

Hosts and Sponsors IKEA

Rose Pest Solutions

181 Girls Participated in our Camp Entrepreneurship Series

855 Adults Served

212 Girls Participated in our Digital Leadership Series

130 Program Offerings

Girl Scouts Gain Powerful Lessons in Confidence, Friendship, and Success at Camp CEO 2022

Nothing is more empowering than having someone believe in you! Camp CEO is dedicated to creating a safe space for Girl Scouts to network and interact with women from a variety of industries and backgrounds…

Tips for planning a long term Girl Scout trip!

Are you planning a big trip— maybe to one of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) World Centers or on another adventure?

Global Action Volunteer Team member, Karen, is a…

Camp CEO

“The event was full of activities and challenges. I liked having all the mentors rotate, reflecting and writing future plans/ goals, listening to and being inspired by the guest speakers, and in general making connections and building my network. After CAMP CEO, it motivated me to build my connections and put myself out there (just a bit) and that it’s okay to brag about myself sometimes!”

Camp & Outdoors | Resilient, Ready, Strong

In 2022, Girl Scouts got outdoors! We all wanted to be back outside with each other, and throughout the entire year Girl Scouts experienced hikes, campfires, snowshoeing, high adventure, canoeing, hiking, and more! In addition, Girl Scout troops chose our camps to come together for a variety of fun day, overnight, and weekend events and reservations.

During the summer, we saw camp return to Camp Juniper Knoll after a two-year hiatus. We also saw the return of international staff, who bring their experiences and culture to share with our campers as well as help support our overall mission of getting girls outdoors.

GCNWI’s outdoor programming featured a variety of fun, challenging, and experiential activities that empowered girls as they develop values, skills, and behaviors essential to effective leadership in the outdoors.

3,296 Summer Camp participants

206 user groups

Property Reservation Groups (troops, service units)

4,345 Year Round Outdoor Programs participants (2,688 Girl Scouts, 1,657 adults)

192 Girl Scouts

High Adventure course participants

Remembering a trip to Camp Rockwood

Girl Scouts and travel adventures just go together—from the field trips they take as Brownies to the global exploration they go on as teens.

Girl Scout Alum Mickey visits Juniper Knoll after 77 Years!

We’re excited to share a touching story about our Girl Scout council’s history!

Testimonials

“Our daughter has tried out a smorgasbord of camps this summer and based on her reaction I can tell that Camp Greene Wood blew them all away. Every day she came home and had so much awesomeness to talk about. Her friends, her counselors, the games, the songs, you name it! So, THANK YOU for taking on the heat and humidity, the sun and the rain, the bugs and the sweat and the crazy dropoff/pickup line. Your team made magic all week for your campers, especially mine!”

“As our final week of camp wraps up, I don’t know how to begin to thank you all. We have watched our daughter beam with confidence this summer in endless new ways. We are so grateful for the amazing camp experience that you all work incredibly hard to create!!”