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Opportunities at our
Campgrounds
Join us at camp for a few hours, an entire day or a weekend!
Our camps are a great destination for a troop picnic and hiking.
Program Specialists are available to facilitate hands-on
activities at Camp Country Center, Camp Grove Point, and Camp
Todd. Self-led program kits are available
for use at Camp Sandy Pines.
Please note -
for the safety and security of our campers we do not publish
directions to our campgrounds on the web.
Contact Taunja Limberry at (302) 456-7182 or
1-800-341-4007 ext. 7182 or by email at
tlimberry@cbgsc.org directly to schedule a program for
your group. If you have a need that you don’t see listed, call and
ask. We are here to help you and your girls enjoy our camps!
Meeting / Activity Space
Troops may use space free of charge in
any camp building on weekdays for regular troop meetings (2 hour
limit), if space is available. In return for this privilege, you
must leave the meeting space and bathrooms clean and perform 2
service projects each year for the site. Meeting space reservations
may be made for the upcoming school year beginning each July.
Weekends, Special events and Overnights require the normal fee. A
Troop Meeting Space Agreement form must be completed and approved by
the program department to reserve meeting space at any campsite. To
reserve meeting space at a campsite contact Taunja Limberry at
302-456-7150 ext. 7182 or
tlimberry@cbgsc.org
Outdoor Skills
Archery - Learn the basics of archery equipment, safety and target
shooting. Activities are adjusted for different ages and abilities.
Weather permitting. All ages, 1 ˝ hrs., $2.50 per participant
includes an Archery Patch
Orienteering – Learn to find your way with a map and compass.
Activities are adjusted for different ages and abilities. Weather
permitting. All ages, 2-3 hours, $2.50 per participant includes an
Orienteering Patch.
Swimming – (Camp Todd or Grove Point only) Your program specialists
at Todd and Grove Point are Life Guards. Group adults will need to
provide assistance as watchers. Swimming at Todd is in the lake,
swimming at Grove Point is in the pool and is limited to pool
availability. All swimming is weather permitting.
All ages, $2 per
person (girls and adults) per hour.
Nature & Ecology
Beetlemania – (Camp Grove Point only) Explore the world of the
Puritan Tiger Beetle. Tiger Beetles are an endangered species and
they call Camp Grove Point home! Rain or Shine. All ages, 1 ˝ hr.,
$5 per girl ($35 minimum) includes patch.
Creepin' and Crawlin'! - Glimpse the world of tiny critters.
How many legs? How many eyes? Wings or no wings? Does it sting or
bite or just eat leaves? These animals are everywhere! Let's get to
know them a little better. We'll go collecting and share our
discoveries. All ages, 1 ˝ hr. (Fall, Spring and Summer), $5 per girl
($35 minimum) includes patch
Eco-Explorer Try-It - You'll learn about food chains and who
lives in what habitats? Enjoy a scavenger hunt hike! Rain or
Shine. Girls in grades 1-3, 1 ˝ hrs., $3 per girl ($24 minimum)
includes try-it
Geology Rocks! - Girls will examine a variety of geology
specimens to become familiar with the three basic rock types, start
a collection and hike to examine the special Geology of each camp.
Rain or Shine. All ages, 2 hrs., $5 per girl
($35 minimum) includes patch. Expanded version will
complete several requirements for Jr Rocks Rock Badge.
Miss Spider’s Tea Party – Discover the fascinating
world of spiders. You’ll learn how spiders hunt for food and why a
spider does not get stuck in it’s own web. Go on a spider hike. (For
Daisies, Miss Spider’s Tea Party includes a story and snack) Rain or
Shine. Brownies & Daisies, 1 ˝ hrs., $5 per girl ($35 minimum) includes patch.
Night and Day - Girls will investigate the earth-sun system.
How does it change from night to day? Why is it lighter during the
summer evenings? Girls will construct an earth-sun model to take
home! 4th grade and older, 2 hrs., $5 per girl ($35 minimum)
includes patch
Ranger Patch Program – Become a GSCB Camp Ranger! Girls will
learn about the history and geography of the camp, career
opportunities and complete a service project. Rain or Shine. All ages, 1 ˝ hr., $3.50 per girl includes patch
Water Wonders! - We can't live without it! WATER. Follow the
Flow! What happens to a drop of water as it travels from the ocean
to a drop of rain? Every living thing needs water! Girls will learn
how people impact the quality of the Earth's Water. All
ages, 2 hrs., $4 per girl ($28 minimum). Expanded version
fulfills JR Water Wonders Badge - $5.00 per girl includes badge.
Team Building / Challenge
Team Building Games - Self-guided Challenge Course Stations
are installed at Camp Sandy Pines, Camp Todd & Grove Point and are
available free of charge. Download the Challenge Course
Facilitators Guide:
WORD version (1.2MB)
PDF version. (421KB)
The Bay Shop also carries a
Team Building
GS "fun patch".
Science Labs - sponsored by
Agilent
Wizard Science - Ooey Gooey-Slime, goop, drip-drop activities
demonstrate the properties of liquids and solids! Does it pour?
Absorb? Repel? Dissolve? Fun experiments demonstrate some of the
science we use everyday but didn't know how it worked! All ages,
rain or shine, program varies by age level. 1 ˝ hrs., $5 per girl
($35 minimum) includes patch
Get Energized! - Electricity is invisible! How does it work?
What would life be like without it? Girls will build their own
electrical circuit device to take home! Grades 2-12, project
difficulty varies by age. Rain or shine. 1 ˝ hrs., $5 per girl ($35
minimum) includes patch
Light! - We'll use prisms, mirrors, and lenses; to
investigate how light changes, how we see things. Girls will
construct a project to take home for more investigation. Rain or
shine, all ages - program varies by age level.1 ˝ - 2 hrs., $5 per
girl ($35 minimum) includes patch
Weather - What kind of cloud is that? Will it rain or snow?
Be hot or cold? Windy or calm? Explore the science behind hurricanes
and sunny days. We'll make a cloud, measure the wind, examine the
effects of temperature changes. 4th grade - teens, 1 ˝ - 2
hrs., $5 per girl ($35 minimum) includes patch
Diggin Dinos - Experience the thrill of a fossil dig as you uncover
and examine the remains of prehistoric life. Girls will explore the
conditions necessary for a fossil to be preserved for millions of
years. Each participant will prepare a fossil to take home. All
ages, rain or shine. 2 hrs., $5 per girl ($35 minimum) includes a
patch
Who Done It? - Fingerprints, invisible inks, ransom notes
written with special pens! Girls will be detectives as they
investigate the science of Crime Scene Investigation techniques.
Take home mystery to solve. Rain or shine, 3-8 grades. 1 ˝ hrs.,
$5 per girl ($35 minimum) includes patch
Check-out Kits Available
Check-out kits at each site are also available for leaders who wish
to facilitate their own program activities. Contact the on-site
program specialist to reserve these kits:
Paper Making Kit (Not available at Grove Point) – learn the art of making your own paper. You’ll
use recycled materials to make your own paper. All ages, $5 rental
fee.
Outdoor Program Backpack - Tools and instructions to help you guide
your girls in nature exploration. All ages, $5 rental fee.
Parachute Games – Colorful parachutes are available for parachute
games, instruction booklet included. All ages, $5 rental fee.
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