2017 Summer Camp and Outdoor Experience Event Guide

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There are so Many Ways to Awaken Your Love of the Outdoors Resident Camp Resident Camp offers girls an overnight camp experience ranging from 2-7 nights.

Staff provide around the clock supervision, prepare well-balanced meals and leads the girls through fun activities. Bear Creek Aquatic Camp, owned and operated by Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, is situated on 183 acres of waterfront property, located on scenic Kentucky Lake. Our resident camp offers a rich tradition of Girl Scout outdoor experiences that provide progression, challenge and fun! Bear Creek Aquatic Camp offers a unique life experience for girls to try new things, explore nature, gain independence, make new friends, spend their day being physically active, develop life-long skills, experience success, and be themselves. Bear Creek Aquatic Camp provides a wide variety of camp options including, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, themed specialty activities as well as traditional crafts, songs and campfires. Each session is unique and is designed to be appropriate to age, interest, and abilities of campers.

New for Summer 2017!

Water Trampoline and Aquamats on the waterfront at Bear Creek Aquatic Camp!

Troop Camp Plus: New This Year!

Traditional troop camping has always been part of the Girl Scout experience. It is one of the very first activities that our founder, Juliette Gordon Low encouraged for girls. Troop camping is planned and carried out by a group of girls and their trained volunteer/leaders. Girls help to decide what activities they want to do, the food they will prepare and the new skill or adventures they want to try while at camp. Camping is fun and a great way to develop a deeper appreciation for nature with your friends. We make summer troop camping easy! Troop Camp Plus at Camp Pennyroyal allows your troop an opportunity to camp out together during the summer and take advantage of a variety of activities offered at camp, including swimming, boating, archery, team’s course, and high ropes.

2017 Outdoor Experiences The Great Outdoors is a perfect place for girls to explore the wonders of nature, try new things, and discover the pleasures of the outdoors while participating in a variety of activities. Council programs in the outdoors are offered nine months out of the year at our 7 camp properties and other outdoor approved venues throughout our council.

These outdoor experiences are designed for both individual girls and troops, they are offered to a particular level of Girl Scout based on a theme or badge with outdoor progression in mind. Outdoor progression allows girls to learn the skills they need to be competent in the outdoors.

GSK is excited to have you be part of our 2017 Outdoor Programing! We encourage you to review this guide with your Girl Scout by your side to find the experience that best fits you and your camper. Then visit us at gskentuckiana.org to sign her up and then count down the days until the fun begins!

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Resident Camp Resident camp is the heart and soul of the summer camp experience. Caring Counselors guide girls to make life long memories, new friends, and discover the pleasure of the outdoors. Girls will be challenged to try new things, and will come back a more courageous and confident girl of character. She will learn more of what it means to live by the Girl Scout Law and how to be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Awakening The Bear Creek Spirit

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Water World

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Session 1: 4 Nights | June 18 – 22 Member Cost: $232, Non-Member Cost: $262

Session 3: 5 Nights | June 27 – July 2 Member Cost: $289, Non-Member Cost: $319

Awaken the Bear Creek Spirit this summer, as Bear Creek Aquatic Camp continues a 37 year tradition of Girl Scouts sharing sisterhood at resident camp. Have fun in the outdoors sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming. Enjoy all the traditions of camp: singing, games, arts & crafts, hiking, ceremonies, campfires, and of course s’mores! You will earn your Girl Scout Way badge and make the world a better place by creating friendships and memories at summer camp that will last a lifetime.

Water nourishes us and challenges us to dive deep and explore. Try a new water skill or practice one you already know. Splash around and discover the joys of sailing, windsurfing, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. Can’t get enough water, how about a floating lunch? Take a day trip by boat to Kentucky Dam and investigate hydroelectricity. Hear about water issues, endangered marine life, and how you can use your resources wisely. Paddle across Kentucky Lake in our 20 passenger Mega Canoe for a resident camping expedition! End the week with a water themed party in celebration of Water World! Seniors will earn their Paddling badge and Ambassadors will earn their Water badge.

“Glamp” Like A Girl Scout: Me And My Gal

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Night Owl

Session 2: 2 Nights | June 23 – 25 Member Cost: $118, Non-Member Cost: $148 Grab your favorite adult gal (18 or older); it can be your Mom, Grandma, Big Sister, Aunt, or Mentor. The two of you will spend time together living in the tranquility of nature. If you are an early riser, you can watch the sun rise over beautiful Kentucky Lake. If you like your beauty rest, that’s fine too. We will have a relaxed schedule so the two of you can do as much or as little as you choose. Each day you and your gal will sign up for the activities the two of you decide to do together. Bond with your gal throughout the day while you sail on a boat, create a work of art together, windsurf, canoe or kayak, take a hike, swim or just soak up sun on the sandy beach.

In the evening, take a sunset cruise on beautiful Kentucky Lake, have a beauty makeover, play games, star gaze, and sing around the campfire. This Glamping trip is all about the two of you letting go of stress, enjoying time together, and having Fun!

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Session 4: 4 Nights | July 5 – 9 Member Cost: $232, Non-Member Cost: $262 Stay up late and sleep in! Enjoy brunch before spending the day sailing, paddle boarding, windsurfing, kayaking, swimming, and arts and crafts. The real fun begins as evening sets in. Discover the mysteries and beauty of the world after the sun goes down. Tune in your senses to the sights and sounds of the night. Take a sunset cruise on beautiful Kentucky Lake, tell stories and legends around the campfire, go on a nite hike, star gaze, play flashlight tag, listen to and try to identify nocturnal animal sounds and plan an ultimate slumber party! Juniors will earn their Camper badge and Cadettes will earn their Night Owl badge.

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#AllAboutThatCampLife Session 5: 7 Nights | July 10 – 17 Member Cost: $403, Non-Member Cost: $433

Do you love to camp and want to develop your outdoor skills to create an amazing camp experience? Discover your leadership talents and learn how to share them with your Girl Scout sisters.

The focus will be on building positive communication techniques problem-solving skills, leadership development and conflict resolutions. Your unit will be empowered to work together as a team to develop a customized adventure-based program that you will all participate in throughout the week. As a team you may decide to go on a 3 day canoeing and backpacking adventure at Land Between the Lakes. You might decide to work for a week on a community service project to benefit our camp property. Maybe your unit wants to cook outdoors, go swimming, windsurfing and hiking. Regardless of the programs your unit chooses, you will come away from camp with valuable leadership skills that you can apply to everyday life situations and future learning.

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Art Attack Session 6: 7 Nights | July 18 – 23 Member Cost: $289, Non-Member Cost: $319

Celebrate Art in the Outdoors! While enjoying traditional camp activities during the day, allow your experiences and the scenic beauty of Bear Creek to inspire your inner artist. Paint a landscape of camp from the view of the boat dock. Draw a picture of a sailboat on beautiful Kentucky Lake. Take a video of an eagle soaring from his nest. Write a poem about the sights and sounds you discover at camp. Make a nature craft with objects you found on a hike. During closing campfire perform a skit that tells about your adventures at camp. Remember your camping days and friendships true by creating your own work of art. All levels will earn their Art in the Outdoors badge.

How to Register for Resident Camp

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1. Complete your membership at www.gskentuckiana.org/join

A non-refundable deposit of $60 per camper is due at time of registration. Camp fee balances are due in full by May 31, 2017. If payment is not received by this date, your camper will be dropped from camp, your deposit will be forfeited, and your spot will be offered to a camper on the wait list.

If your camper is placed on a wait list, and space becomes available, you will be notified by June 2, 2017. Payment is due in full at time of registration. All campers on the wait list, who are not placed at camp will receive a full refund of deposit. All deposits are otherwise non-refundable and non-transferable. The only exception to this policy is: ☁☁If a camper can no longer attend camp due to a serious illness or injury, and a physician’s letter must accompany the refund request prior to the start of camp. Refund request must be submitted by email to the Camp Director at ekeenan@gskentuckiana.org ☁ No prorated session fees or refunds for campers who leave early, or choose not to attend the full camp session.

Transportation Transportation will be available from Louisville, Elizabethtown, and Beaver Dam for an additional $75.

Available for all sessions except Session 2.

Sign up for Resident Camp by these dates and get these awesome discounts:

1. Go to www.gskentuckiana.org

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Registrations are processed on a first-come first-served basis. If your camper’s selected session is full, she will be placed on a wait list.

Early Bird Discounts

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Registration for Resident Camp Opens November 7

November 28 One Day Only!

Cyber Monday Camp fee must be paid in full at time of registration.

Nov. 7 - Dec. 31

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Troop Camp Plus at Pennyroyal Every Thursday - Saturday, June 15 - July 22, Cost: $20.00 per person, per day Enjoy summer troop camping at Camp Pennyroyal! Open to all registered Girl Scout Troops. Troop Camp Plus is a wonderful way for troop leaders to bring girls to camp with program support. We make it easy!

Council led activities will be scheduled from 10:00 am 5:00 pm every Thursday–Saturday, June 15-July 22. Camp activities offered include: swimming, boating, archery, and teams course. High Ropes will be offered for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors on June 24 and July 22.

Outside of the council led programming, your troop can check out packets that will help girls work on outdoor badges. Each troop is required to have appropriate girl to adult ratios, an adult who has completed Camp Out training, and a current adult certified first aider.

How to Register for Troop Camp Plus 1. Go to www.gskentuckiana.org 2. Log in to MY GS 3. Find your Troop Camp Plus Session on the Activity Calendar and register each person attending 4. Click on the Session Title and follow the instructions to choose your programs

Troops are responsible for their own evening activities and their own food. Refer to Group Camping Safety Activity Checkpoints for more information.

Your troop can register for 1, 2, or all 3 days. Choose as many or as few activities as your troop wants, your schedule is completely up to you! Registration will be on a first–come first-served basis. Space is limited!

Check-in: Day of event between 8:30 am – 9:30 am cdt Check-out: 9:00 am cdt *Please note that you may be sharing the unit and cooking unit box with another troop.

Daily Program Schedule 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Teams Course or Archery

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch on own in units

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Swimming or Canoe/Kayak

*On days that high ropes is offered, schedule will vary slightly.

Make Sure You’re So-lar There!

Saturday, August 19 - Monday, August 21 This summer, Kentucky is ground zero for the Great American Total Solar Eclipse! A total solar eclipse is when the moon completely blocks the sun and we plunge into twilight. Bear Creek Aquatic Center is in a narrow band of total solar blockage, and we are inviting you to come experience it with us. Girls with a love for science and astronomy will not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience! Check www.gskentuckiana.org in January 2017 for more information and pricing.

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Camp Houchens Saturday, March 11 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm cdt Registration Deadline: 3/4/17 Cost: $10.00 per girl; adults free (troop must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 10/25

Camp Pennyroyal Sunday, April 23 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm cdt Registration Deadline: 4/16/17 Cost: $10 per girl; adults free (troops must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 8/30

Enjoy the great outdoors! Come outside and play some familiar games and learn some new ones too! Bring: Water bottle, wear athletic shoes and dress for the weather. Brownies will earn their Making Games Badge.

Discover art in the outdoors! Outside you see colors, shapes, and ideas that inspire your creativity. Come have fun making your own art in the outdoors. Bring: Water bottle and small personal snack.

Wear old clothes you don’t mind getting messy.

Horseback Riding

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Shelby Trails, Simpsonville, KY 40067 Saturday, March 25 9:00 am - 12:00 pm edt (B, J), 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm edt (C, S, A) Registration Deadline: 03/17/17 Cost: $35.00 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 6/12 (each grade level) Saddle up for an adventure like no other! The equestrian staff at Shelby Trails works with girls in group sessions to teach beginninglevel horsemanship skills. Learn about grooming and feeding horses, saddling, and riding instruction. Bring: Water bottle, wear long pants, closed toed shoes (preferably a boot with a small heel) all safety equipment will be provided. Juniors will earn their Girl’s choice Horseback Riding Badge

Spring Break High Adventure Trip

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Red River Gorge Monday, April 3 - Friday, April 7 Depart: Louisville PLC 10:00 am edt Return: Louisville PLC 5:00 pm edt Registration Deadline: 3/3/17 Cost: $325.00 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 6/10

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Camp Whippoorwill Saturday, April 22 10:00 am-12:00 pm edt Registration Deadline: 4/8/17 Cost: $10 per girl; adults free (troops must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 8/20 Follow clues to find a hidden Letterbox. Letterboxing is a fun outdoor activity that combines treasure hunting with artistic stamping.

Bring: Water bottle, wear athletic shoes, and dress for the weather.

Brownies will earn their Letterboxing badge.

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Stem Adventure Center Friday, April 28 - Sunday, April 30 Arrive: 6:00 pm edt Friday Depart: 11:00 am edt Sunday Registration Deadline: 4/16/17 Cost: $50.00 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 10/20 Head for the back country where you’ll explore nature and challenge your body. You’ll stay one night in a primitive site. Get ready to learn some new outdoor skills while you share fresh-air fun and games with your Girl Scout Sisters! Bring: Pack all items in a back pack, remember you are hiking with gear and a suit case is not hiker friendly. Sleeping bag, change of clothes, hiking shoes, water bottle, flash light, mess-kit. Eat dinner Friday night before arrival. Cadettes will earn their Trail Blazing badge.

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Be an Adventurer at this Ultimate Recreation Challenge! During this multi-day high adventure challenge, you will go rock climbing, canoeing, hiking, and camping! Put your outdoor skills to the test.

Bring: Supply list will be given during mandatory Pre-trip meetings.

Seniors will earn their Adventurer Badge. Ambassadors will earn their Ultimate Recreation Challenge Badge.

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Trail Blazing

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Camp Barren Ridge Saturday, April 29 10:00 am – 2:00 pm cdt Registration Deadline: 4/21/17 Cost: $10.00 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 6/16 Enjoy your day on a Paddling trip at Barren River. You will learn boat skills and safety before you head out on your amazing adventure.

You will explore coves and see lots of marine life. You may even have a floating lunch! Bring: Backpack with towel, water shoes (no flip flops), hat, sunscreen, dry change of clothes, water bottle, and sack lunch in a gallon size Zip lock bag. Dress for the weather.

Multi-Level Council Bridging Ceremony

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The Parklands of Floyds Fork Sunday, May 21 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm edt Registration Deadline: 5/19/17 Cost: $10 per person Minimum/Maximum: 0/1000 Celebrate your advancement to the next Girl Scout level with Sister Girl Scouts throughout our council. Pass on what you have learned to younger girls and look forward to new adventures and responsibilities in the year ahead. In addition to the Bridging Ceremony, there will be fun and games in the great outdoors and cake too! Bring: Camera, lawn chairs, and picnic blankets. Girls wear your Girl Scout uniform.

Bull’s Eye!

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Picture Perfect

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Camp Shanituck Saturday, September 9 9:00 am - 12:00 pm edt Registration Deadline: 9/2/17 Cost: $10 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 6/16

Stem Adventure Center Sunday, October 15 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm edt Registration Deadline: 10/8/17 Cost: $10:00 per girl; adults free (troops must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 6/12

Nock an arrow onto a bow, hook your fingers around the string, draw it back, eye your target, and release! Bull’s-eye! Challenge yourself as you build your archery skills and learn how to shoot on the range.

Cadettes will earn their Girls Choice Archery badge. Bring: Water bottle, sunscreen, wear closed toed shoes, comfortably fitting clothing, and tie long hair in a pony tail

Capture a winning photo! Fall is a beautiful time of year to shoot scenic landscape pictures. Use your own smart phone or digital camera to create one-of-a-kind photos. Learn about shooting modes, subject, composition, and editing. Snap tons of great photographs to show off to the world- or at least your friends and family. Bring: Water bottle, small personal snack, and personal smart phone or digital camera (digital cameras are available to borrow). Wear closed toed shoes or hiking boots, and dress for the weather. Juniors will earn their Digital Photography badge.

It’s a Bug’s Life

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Camp Houchens Saturday September 23 Registration Deadline: 9/15/17 10:00 am- 12:00 pm cdt Cost: $15 per girl; adults free (troops must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 6/30

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Explore the world of bugs! Learn the difference in a bug and an insect.

Create a bug craft, see bugs in action, go a bug hike. Get up close with your bug friends! Bring: Water bottle, wear closed toed shoes, hat, and dress for the weather. Brownies will earn their Bug badge.

Zombie Apocalypse

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Bear Creek Aquatic Camp Friday, September 29 - Sunday, October 1 Arrive: 7:00 pm cdt Depart: 2:00 pm cdt Registration Deadline: 9/22/17 Cost: $50 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 10/24

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Camp Houchens Saturday, October 14 10:00 am - 12:00 pm cdt Registration Deadline: 10/7/17 Cost: $10 per girl; adults free (troops must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 8/20 Follow clues to find a hidden Letterbox. Letterboxing is a fun outdoor activity that combines treasure hunting with artistic stamping.

Bring: Water bottle, wear athletic shoes, and dress for the wetather.

Brownies will earn their Letterboxing badge.

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Camp Pennyroyal Saturday, October 21 - Sunday, October 22 Arrive: 6:00 pm cdt Depart: 11:00 am cdt Registration Deadline: 10/14/17 Cost: $25 per girl Minimum/Maximum: 10/20 Grow your imagination and uncover the mysteries and beauty of the world after the sun goes down. Explore the night, take a nite hike, star gaze, search for nocturnal animals, stay up late telling nighttime legends with your Girl Scout sisters. Bring: Sleeping bag, pillow, PJs, change of clothes, closed toed shoes or hiking boots, toiletries. Eat dinner before arrival. Cadettes will earn their Night Owl badge.

Costume Party

How would you survive a zombie apocalypse? When chaos is all around you, you won’t be able to think rationally. Your survival may depend on whether you came up with an emergency plan in advance. Learn how to open canned foods without a can-opener, build a shelter, start a fire without wood, make an everlasting candle, use the power of the sun to ensure you have clean drinking water. Perfect your archery and canoeing skills. Band together with other sister Girl Scouts and form your Zombie Survival Team!

Bring: Water bottle, sleeping bag, change of clothes, towel, bathing suit, closed toed shoes or hiking boots, hat, sunscreen, toiletries.

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Camp Pennyroyal Saturday, October 28 10:00 am - 1:00 pm cdt Registration Deadline: 10/20/17 Cost: $10.00 per child. Tagalongs welcome; adults free (troops must make own ratio) Minimum/Maximum: 10/100 Dress up as your favorite character. Wear your costume to camp and have fun with your Girl Scout friends and family. Play carnival style games. Get your face painted. Decorate your own pumpkin and more. Enjoy a hot dog, popcorn, and apple slices with caramel dip for lunch. Daisies will receive a fun patch.

Horseback Riding

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Ramey Riding Stables Saturday, November 4 9:00 am - 12:00 pm cdt (B, J), 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm cdt (C, S, A) Registration Deadline: 10/27/17 Cost: $30.00 per girl Minimum/Maximum: Brownie 6/8; Junior 6/12; Cadettes 6/10; Senior, Ambassador 6/10 Saddle up for an adventure like no other! The equestrian staff at Ramey Riding Stables works with girls in group sessions to teach beginning- level horsemanship skills. Learn about grooming and feeding horses, saddling, and riding instruction. Bring: Water bottle, wear long pants, closed toed shoes (preferably a boot with a small heel) all safety equipment will be provided. Juniors will earn their Girl’s choice Horseback Riding badge

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