GSNI Council-Run Summer Camp Information

If a session or event does not meet the minimum registration as of the deadline date, GSNI reserves the right to cancel. Notice will be made by email.

Refunds

Deposits, extra adventure fees, and family and troop camp fees are nonrefundable. A full refund, including deposit, is made only if a camper cannot be placed in a program or if it is necessary to cancel the program. No refunds will be made for campers arriving late, leaving early, attending only part of the program, for those who fail to attend, or for campers who violate camp policies and are sent home. Contact Customer Care to obtain a Refund Request Form. After camp ends, partial refunds may be considered on a case-by-case basis and only in the case of extenuating family circumstances or medical reasons supported by a doctor’s statement. Any authorized refunds will be issued starting in September 2022.

GSNI Council-Run Summer Camp Information

Camper Accessibility and Accommodations

The goal of our camps is to provide a successful experience for all girls. Please communicate with our Customer Care team about campers with any special needs, disabilities, or health concerns. This enables our camp staff to make every effort to accommodate those needs.

Special dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice. All campers may specify dietary needs during registration. Families do not need to provide food but may bring their camper’s favorite alternatives if desired.

Camper Paperwork

To provide the best experience for all campers, we request health and personal information to be submitted prior to camp arrival. This will include activity waivers, camper health histories, GSNI Camper Confidential, and more. All camper paperwork will be collected online and will be emailed within 10 days of registering for camp. These will be due electronically by June 1, 2022 to ensure camp staff have time to prepare for your camper’s arrival. All requested paperwork must be turned electronically in before camper’s arrival.

Every camper of any age must have a current health history on file to participate in summer camps. This is mandatory. Please note: ⇨ Doctor’s Physical Requirements for Resident and Day Campers only: Resident camper’s health history forms must be signed by your child’s physician and accompanied with a copy of recent physical. A current school or sports physical that was completed within the last 24 months of camp attendance is accepted. Upload procedures will be included Customer Care

1-844-476-4463 customercare@girlscoutsni.org

in camper registration confirmation sent out after registration. ⇨ All vaccinations required by schools will be required for campers and must be attached with camper’s physical. If you have a vaccination exception for medical reasons only, please reach out to camp staff at customercare@girlscoutsni.org. ⇨ Any medications to be taken while at camp must be accompanied with a

Medication Log form.

Girl-Led Camp

As a youth-driven organization, we encourage campers to participate in as many camp activities as they can. Each unit will decide together on activities, pack-out meals, and how their week will go. Each week is unique to the camper’s wishes! Camper’s Choice is a block of time during each camp session where many camp activities are open at once, giving campers the ability to choose without worry about what the overall unit wants to do. It is a time at camp when they can interact with other campers outside of those in their units. Activities vary each session but will include one of the following: aquatic activity, arts and crafts, archery, or crate stacking, badgework, outdoor skill development, games, themed-based activities, and nature/ environmental activities.

Weather

Summer Camp at GSNI is held rain or shine! If weather is unusually hot, rainy, or cold, camp activities will be adjusted with campers’ safety and comfort in mind. Some activities, traditions, and sleeping accommodations may be adjusted or eliminated if weather concerns will pose a danger. Horse stables, canoe lessons, and off-site activities may fully cancel their programs due to weather and adjust off-site activities when needed.

Living in the Outdoors

Campers and staff live in groups called units, which are collections of sleeping cabins or tents in an outdoor setting. Sleeping arrangements may include platform tents, Adirondacks, or sleeping cabins with latrine bathrooms within the unit. Staff members sleep in the units in separate accommodations from the girls. All campers will spend the majority of their day outdoors or under outdoor shelters with natural air flow. Meals are well-balanced with choices for healthy alternatives and are served family-style in the dining hall. Campers will also cook some meals outdoors within units. We remind campers and families that all campers will be sleeping outdoors and should prepare for their session accordingly.

The trading post refers to our camp store. Families can leave money (cash, credit cards, or checks), Cookie Dough/Cashew Cash/S’mores Dough with the trading post for their campers to shop throughout the week. The Trading Post is also available during check-in and check-out for families to shop.

Items sold include camp apparel, camping supplies (mess kits, flashlights, water bottles), stationary, stuffed animals, fun patches (not Girl Scout badges), and novelty mementos.

Bring a Friend!

Is your Girl Scout thinking about coming to camp but is hesitant because she doesn’t know anyone or has not been away from home overnight? She can bring a female non-Girl Scout friend! All her friend must do is sign up to be a Juliette (individually registered member of Girl Scouts), and she can join your Girl Scout at camp! Girls can request to be in the same cabin or tent. Please see Girl Scout Membership section for how to register as a Juliette.

Volunteer-Led Camps

Service units around GSNI run their own day camp programs close to home! All Volunteer-led camp information, registration, and updates are handled by the volunteers directing the programs. We encourage anyone interested in their local camps to reach out to these volunteers directly.

Program Changes

Although rare, the Girl Scout council, for a variety of reasons, may occasionally cancel a camp session. If this occurs, you can expect the entire camp fee, including the deposit, to be refunded. Other times, certain activities described in the camp sessions must be suspended or changed due to circumstances beyond our control, such as inclement weather, equipment availability, and staffing. In these situations, we may provide alternate program options. Under circumstances of this type, refunds should not be expected.