GSWISE Day Camp

Camp Director

Chris “Lemme” Friedl cfriedl@gswise.org 414-443-3912 Sessions at GSWISE Day Camp in East Troy, are five days and focused on four themes: Outdoor Adventure, The Arts, Sports and Games, and STEM— a great opportunity to explore new interests! Our trained staff will guide your girl in engaging activities with hands-on learning.

Campers will build their courage and confidence while building friendships with Girl Scouts who share similar interests. Girls can now seek challenges with our new badge centered programming!

Badges are an outward recognition of inward growth the Girl Scout way and are a great way for her to explore her interests, learn new skills, and show the world what she’s accomplished. Each week, every girl will earn a badge based on the week's theme. Girls can also earn the “Be a sister to every Girl Scout” petal (Daisies) or the Girl Scout Way badge (Brownies-Cadettes).

Within each weekly theme, activities become more challenging as she gets older. In addition to earning badges, camp traditions (swimming, boating, target sports, hiking, songs and games, outdoor cooking and climbing the rock wall) will be part of every girls’ experience.

Campers are supported by our fully trained staff whose focus is ensuring each girl has the best experience possible. Staff are trained to help girls challenge themselves as they try new activities, expand their friendship circles and become active members of the camp community.

A typical day at GSWISE Day Camp

9:00 a.m. Campers arrive/ Opening Flag Ceremony 9:45 a.m. Camp programming 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:45 p.m. Camp programming 3:45 p.m. Closing Flag Ceremony 4:00 p.m. Campers depart

Camper grades listed are for current 2020-2021 school year.

Transportation (Optional)

Busing is offered throughout Milwaukee County. Indicate your desired bus stop during registration. Pick up and drop off locations are listed below.

Bus Fee: $55 for 5-day sessions Bus Route: Green

Roosevelt Elementary School Mayfair Mall Marion Chester Read Service Center Wauwatosa 7:20 a.m. 5:40 p.m.

Milwaukee 7:40 a.m. 5:20 p.m. Milwaukee 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

St. Matthias Catholic Parish Milwaukee 8:20 a.m. 4:40 p.m.

Bus Route: Blue

Pick ’n Save (250 West Holt Ave.) Milwaukee 7:20 a.m. 5:40 p.m.

College Ave. Park and Ride Milwaukee 7:40 a.m. 5:20 p.m. Greendale High School Greendale 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Hales Corners Park and Ride Hales Corners 8:20 a.m. 4:40 p.m.

Older Girl Scouts Needed!

Teen Girl Scouts encourage younger campers to get out of their comfort zones and try new things. We’ll give you the training you need to become a role model for younger Girl Scouts. Bonus: You can earn 35+ service hours in one week!

How you will help: Program Aide-In-Training (PAIT) Girls in grade 6: Complete Program Aide Training, shadow the Program Aides and try leading younger campers in activities. Girls pay the camper fee. Week 5: July 26-30.

Program Aide (PA) Girls in grades 7–8: Lead younger campers as you become a leader. Work with an adult mentor to fine-tune your skills. Offered during all sessions. No fee.

Counselor-in-Training (CIT) Girls in grades 9–12: Master your skills by leading activities or a unit. Offered during all sessions. No fee.

PA/CIT Training

Training is MANDATORY EACH YEAR and must be taken before participating in camp. Register at gswise.org>MyGS>Find Events. ALL PAs/CITs Fee: $10 1 – Saturday, June 5, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

at a glance

Four themes of GSWISE Day Camp

Campers in grades K4–6 Fee: 5-day sessions are $200 on or before May 3; $225 after May 3 until two weeks before camp. Busing is an additional $55. Fee includes a T-shirt, badge, patch, programming, and a daily snack.

The Arts: July 12 – 16 Explore your creative side! The week focuses on the creative arts – theatre, music, and dance.

Sports and Games: July 19 – 23 Get active and keep moving as you try all sorts of games and life sports.

STEM—Week 1: June 21 – 25 Figure out how things work as you create potions and explosions using Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fun!

STEM—Week 2: July 26 – 30 Create engineering marvels using Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fun!

Outdoor Explorations: June 28 – July 2 Build your outdoor skills as you explore Camp Alice Chester and the animals and plants that live there.