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Girl Scouts of the
Appalachian Council, Inc. welcomes groups to rent any of
our four facilities located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.;
Bluff City, Tennessee.; Greeneville, Tennessee.; Johnson
City, Tennessee. Whether you are planning an afternoon
meeting, an outdoor education program, or another event,
it's likely you'll find a nearby facility to meet your
needs.
You can expect to find
beds but no linens, cooking utensils, and table service.
Groups are responsible for their own meals. Under a Board
of Director's policy, no alcohol is permitted on
Appalachian Council property. For specific information on
available locations and dates call 423-929-81851 or
800-428-3991.
Please Read and follow all
Camp Procedures (doc.)
2008 Camp Book
2008 Summer Camp
Programs at Camp Sky-Wa-Mo
Summer Camp Programs for
Girls Entering Grades 1-3 (Fall 2008)
| DATES |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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June 15-20
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$190 |
Goo-ology NEW!
Come out to camp and experience ooey-goey
fun. Make your own slime, experiment with crystals, and play
around in the mud!
Try-its include: science wonders and
science in action. |
|
June 22-27 |
$190 |
Little Mermaids
Splash around camp! Play in the pool, wade
in the creek and discover floating lunches. You will learn
water craft safety and the creatures that live in a pond and
creek.
Try-its include: water everywhere. |
|
July 6-8 |
$125 |
Try-It Camp: Music
Listen to woods sing! Create your own
music while you try camp for three days and two nights. Enjoy
all camp has to offer.
Try –its include: making music |
|
July 9-11 |
$125 |
Try-It Camp:
Wildlife
Become a wildlife detective. Discover all
the creatures that make camp their home. Stay for three days
and two nights. Enjoy all has to offer.
Try-its include: watching wildlife. |
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July 13-18 |
$190 |
Outdoor Explorer
Ready, Set, Go Camping! Learn the safest
way to go on a hike, make a shelter if you get caught in bad
weather, and other camp craft activities. You will go on nature
hikes, swimming, paddles a canoe, cook over a campfire, make
s’mores, and crafts.
Try-its include: outdoor adventure and
plants. |
|
July 20-25 |
$190 |
Incredible Edibles NEW!
Are you hungry for adventure? Create edible
play dough, birds nest and crystals. Sing and dance with Chef
Combo and make desert for the whole camp.
Try-its include: science wonders and make
it, eat it. |
Summer Camp Programs for
Girls Entering Grades 4-6 (Fall 2008)
| DATES |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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June 15-20
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$190 |
Drama Queens
Calling all drama queens for a fun-filled
week under the spot light. Learn how to project your voice and
create your own skits. Perform a play for the whole camp.
Badge: Theater |
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June 22-27 |
$190 |
Weird Science NEW!
Learn all about science in our lives at
camp! We will explore erosion, wildlife, and our physical
health. Experiment with erosion characteristics of water and
wind; and create your very own science fiction story, to be told
to the camp. Come check out how weird science really is!
Badge: Science in Everyday Life |
|
July 6-11 |
$190 |
Sport Sampler
Hey sports fans, show your skills at our
sport sampler week of camp. Learn about these sports: soccer,
softball, swimming, cheerleading, and hiking. Create a camp
tradition when you create your very own team sport.
Badge: Sport Sampler |
|
July 13-18 |
$190 |
Aqua Girlz
Get ready to splish and splash! Enjoy the
cool water of Camp Sky-Wa-Mo while experiencing creek stomping,
swimming, canoeing, and water safety techniques. Get your gills
out and be ready to explore the wet and wonderful world of
water.
Badge: Water Fun |
|
July 20-25 |
$190 |
Jeweler NEW!
Get ready to create your very own gems and
whims. Learn fun ways to make accessories. Find objects in
nature to turn into creative jewelry pieces. Use beads, gems,
and things found in everyday life. Get ready, get set, let’s
accessorize!
Badge: Jeweler |
Summer Camp Programs for
Girls Entering Grades 7-12 (Fall 2008)
| DATES |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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June 15-20
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$190 |
Hoops & Loops NEW!
Bedazzle your friends and family after you
spend a week learning to make your very own jewelry. Learn to
make earrings using things found in everyday life, and create
your very own rustic macramé necklace. Not to mention creating
your own business of friendship bracelets. IPA: Just Jewelry |
|
June 22-27 |
$190 |
Kickin’ It NEW!
Get on your running shoes and kick it up a
notch! Learn about the importance of stretching and careers in
sports medicine. Discover martial arts and yoga. Create your
very own team sports game to share with rest of camp. Come get
your game on! IPA: Sports for Life |
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July 6-11 |
$220
Note: rafting trip |
Water Adventures
Fun in the Sun!! A whole week of wet and
wild adventure!! Splash in the pool, canoe around the lake, wade
in the creek, plan a pool party for the entire Camp and go
whitewater rafting. Learn valuable water safety skills and have
fun doing a tipsy test in the pool. And shadow our very own
waterfront director. IPA: Water Sports |
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July 13-25 TWO
weeks! |
$365
Note: two weeks + rafting/challenge course/caving trips |
Xtreme Teen Two weeks of Xtreme adventure!
Test your limits as you face a new adventure each day.
Your challenges will include whitewater rafting, wild caving,
climbing an Alpine Tower,sleeping under the stars at primitive
camp, night hikes, and much, much more. IPA: High Adventure |
Horseback Riding Summer Camp Programs
| DATES |
ENTERING GRADE |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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June 15-20
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4-8 |
$315 |
Giddy Up Getaway I
If you love horses, your equestrian adventure
awaits! You will be transported each day to a local stable
where you will learn to ride, groom, saddle and care for horses.
You will end your week by participating in a horse show.
When you are at Camp, you will get to participate in all the
regular Camp activities. You must bring boots with
heels and long pants for riding. |
|
June 22-27 |
5-12 |
$315 |
Giddy Up Getaway II
Continue your equestrian adventure as you learn
more balance and control of your horse. Learn more
advanced skills such as trotting and cantering. You
will end your week by participating in a horse show.
Spend the res of your time at Camp doing fun activities like
swimming, arts & crafts, archery, campfires and more. You
must bring boots with heels and long pants for riding.
Prerequisite: Giddy Up I or
equivalent formal instruction. |
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July 6-11 |
6-12 |
$315 |
Giddy Up Getaway III Advance your horsemanship expertise by increasing riding and
showmanship skills. You will end your week by
participating in a horse show. Spend the rest of
your time at Camp doing fun activities like swimming, arts &
crafts, archery, campfires and more. You must bring boots
with heels and long pants for riding.
Prerequisite: Giddy Up II or equivalent formal
instruction. |
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July 13-18 |
4-12 |
$315 |
Mixed Giddy Up Getaway I & II
To ensure that space is available for everyone, we are offering
a mixed week where girls will be split up according to level at
the stables. Please specify Level I or Ii on the
registration form. You must bring boots with heels
and long pants for riding. |
Leadership Training Programs
| DATES |
ENTERING GRADE |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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June 22-27
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10-12 |
$245 |
Counselor in Training I
Do you have an interest in becoming a Camp
counselor? Then CIT is for you! You will live
in a special unit just for CIT's as you spend the first week
learning counseling and leadership skills and spend the second
week planning and leading activities with younger campers.
There will also be time for swimming and other traditional Camp
activities. |
|
July 6-11 |
11-12 |
$245 |
Counselor in Training II
Expand and refine skills and abilities you
acquired in CIT I. This session provides the
opportunity to polish your camping and leadership skills while
working with staff members and planning and implementing
activities for younger campers. You will build on
your previous experience in camping, outdoor education and
leadership as you prepare for a position as a Camp counselor.
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Just For Troops
| DATES |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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July 11-13 |
$42 Per Person |
Troop Weekend Experience a fun and
exciting weekend at Camp Sky-Wa-Mo with your whole troop. Be
ready to enjoy quality time as a troop and come and see what all
Camp has to offer. Participate in traditional Camp activities
such as swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, archery and more. |
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July 25-26
|
$22 Per Person |
Troop Overnighter
Experience an overnight sampler of what Camp Sky-Wa-Mo has to
offer by bringing your whole troop to enjoy it together. You
will get to stay together as a troop and enjoy a small look at
what camp is about. Participate in traditional Camp activities
such as swimming, canoeing, hiking, arts & crafts, archery and
more. |
Girl-Adult Weekends
| DATES |
ENTERING GRADE |
FEE |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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June 27-29 |
1-12
& (her Mom Grandma or female legal guardian) |
$42 Per Person
(For optional rafting trip add $40 per person) |
Just Us Gals
For Girls entering grades 1-12 and her MOM or other adult female
companion. (grandmother, aunt, adult big sister,
guardian, etc...)
Come to Camp and spend quality time together. Get
settled in on Friday night with singing around the campfire and
yummy s'mores. On Saturday, you can choose from all sorts
of traditional Camp activities such as canoeing, archery, arts &
crafts, swimming, hiking or go on the optional rafting trip.
Enjoy a big Camp breakfast on Sunday morning before returning
home.
Prerequisite: Girls must be 6 years or older to
attend rafting trip with their adult companion.
Note: Female companions WILL be able to sleep in
the same tents with girls. |
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July 18-20
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1-12
& (her Dad, Granddad, or male legal guardian) |
$42 Per Person
(For optional rafting trip add $40 per person) |
My Buddy and Me
For Girls entering grades 1-12 and her DAD or
other adult male companion. (grandfather, uncle, adult big
brother, guardian, etc...)
Come to Camp and spend quality time together.
Get settled in on Friday night with singing around the campfire
and yummy s'mores. On Saturday, you can choose from all
sorts of traditional Camp activities such as canoeing, archery,
arts & crafts, swimming, hiking or go on the optional rafting
trip. Enjoy a big Camp breakfast on Sunday morning
before returning home.
Prerequisite: Girls must be 6 years
or older to attend rafting trip with their adult companion.
Note: Male companions WILL sleep in
different units than the girls. |
Opportunities
at Other Councils in Tennessee
Day Camps
For more
information on Day Camps and How to register, please see your Summer Program Book, or contact the Council office at
info@girlscoutsappalachian.org.
| DATE |
HORSE 'N AROUND |
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June 9-11, 2008
10:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Come join Victoria Duncan and her love of
horses. As her silver award project, she is conducting a
day camp where you can learn horse anatomy, learn about tack,
make horse crafts, eat horse snacks, and sing horse songs. You
may even meet a real horse.
Age Levels: Brownies earn
Giddy Up and Go Try-It and Juniors earn Horse Fan Badge
Location: Camp Wildwood, Johnson City, TN
Cost: $25.00 for registered Girl Scouts, and
35.00 for non-registered Girl Scouts Cost Includes:
Day Camp Patch, Try-It or Badge, Snacks and Crafts
Deadline to Register: May 26, 2008 (no late registrations will be accepted). |
| DATE |
PAMPERED
PRINCESSES SPA CAMP |
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July 22-25, 2008
Times Vary |
Girls will learn
how to care for their skin & bodies; make a body scrub & bath
fizz bomb;discuss teen issues & deal with peer pressure; make a
journal; have healthy snacks and get a yoga lesson from a local
fitness instructor. The camp will culminate in a Friday evening
pool party!
Date/Time
July 22, 2008:
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Orientation and Supper
July 23rd & 24th:
9:30 am to 2:30 pm Day time SPA
July 25th: 7:00 pm
to 9:00 pm POOL PARTY @ City Park Pool
Age Levels:
Brownies earn:
Colors and Shapes & Write Away
Juniors earn: Doing Hobbies & Being My Best
Cadettes earn:
From Fitness to Fashion IP
Location: Rogersville City Park Main Pavilion
Cost: $30.00 for registered Girl Scouts and
$40.00 for non-members Cost
Includes: Camp t-shirt, Fun patch, Crafts, Snacks,
Pool Party and Age level badges and Try-Its.
Deadline to Register: June 23, 2008 |
| DATE |
FUN IN THE
MOUNTAINS |
|
July 31-August 2, 2008
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Get sporty with it. Come and explore
a wide variety of sports while earning insignia. And have a
blast at the pool party! Brownies earn the Girl Sports and
Sports & Games Try-It; Juniors earn the Field Sports and
Swimming Badges. Come “TRY-IT” and be a Girl Scout for the day
to join in on the fun learning about the out of doors as well as
some cooking and swimming. Non – member girls completing grades
1 to 6 are eligible to apply for a waived fee for Girl Scout
membership.
Age Levels:
Girl Scout Brownies & Juniors & Girl grades 1st to 6th,
Brownies earn the Girl Sports and
Sports & Games Try-It; Juniors earn the Field Sports and
Swimming Badges.
Location: Ralph
Stout Park, July 31-August 1st and Mountain City Pool on August
2nd
Cost: $13.50 for Members, and $23.50 for non-members*
(includes membership fee, unless
applied for waived membership fee)
Cost
Includes: two Junior Badges
or Brownie Try-Its per girl, snacks, program supplies, picnic
and swimming fee
Deadline to Register: July 18, 2008 |
| DATE |
IT'S A GIRL
THING! |
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August 7-9, 2008
6:00 pm on Friday thru 2:00 pm on Sunday |
Girls will have healthy meals and snacks while learning
about nutrition and foods. They will learn and use manners and
etiquette. Older Girls will discuss teen issues & dealing with
peer pressure. Insight will be given on focus book issues
like Take Charge, as
well as growing up as a girl and building self-esteem. The camp
will have a pool party and a “tea” party!
Camp Service
Project: Bring a canned food item
Age Levels: Brownies, Juniors,
Cadettes and Seniors
Location: Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church, 442
Freedom Tabernacle Lane Adkins, VA
Cost: $45.00 for registered Girl Scout,$ 55.00
for non-members and $10.00 per working adults
Cost
Includes: T-shirt, Crafts, Meals and Snacks, Lodging,
Badges/Try-Its and Program Supplies
Deadline to Register: July 21,
2008 |
Training needed to
Camp ...
1. Child Protection
Training
2. BTL I
3. BTL II for current program level
4. First Aid/CPR Training
5. Outdoor Course I - Troops/Groups using Council
campsite for day use and/or a one night stay.
6. Outdoor Course 2- Troops/Groups using Council campsite
for overnight use and
will be sleeping indoors.
(Outdoor Camp 1&2 needed for ANY
overnight)
7. If using Sky-Wa-Mo Pool you must have Red Cross
Trained Lifeguard & watchers. (check Safety Wise)
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Forms for Camp Use:
In order to access any of these forms, you must have the FREE Adobe
Acrobat Reader (vers.5.0) installed on your computer.
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Camp Windy Knob ...
Greeneville, TN.
One building, an amphitheater and a
shelter have been built on this 12 1/2 acre site in
Greene County, TN. The site was farmland, and is bordered
by farms. Access to a horse riding stable is available.
Please follow all horseback riding guidelines according
to Safety Wise.
It is an activity building
with tables and chairs, electric lights, and a fireplace.
It will accommodate up to 100 people for day use. For
sleeping purposes it will accommodate 30 people. The camp
telephone is also located here and is accessible to
everyone in camp. The kitchen has an electric stove,
refrigerator, and work space. Buckets, shovels, rakes,
brooms, mops, and assorted cooking equipment are stored
here.
Camp Windy-Knob, long ramp
to door, threshold negotiable by wheelchair, main floor
almost barrier-free.
For more on this camp see
Windy Knob
(doc.)
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Camp Wildwood .... in Johnson City,
TN.
Camp Wildwood is located on 12 acres of woodland
held in trust by The Harris Foundation. While the land is
not owned by the Girl Scouts, it will be available for
their use for as long as there is an interest. We
appreciate the Harris family’s generosity, which
makes use of the site possible.
Camp Wildwood has an overnight
tent capacity of 28 and a day use capacity
of 160. There are seven platform tents
located in the Ferndell area. There is a shower house
with 4 showers and 6 flush toilets. There is electricity
available at Ferndell, Tanglewood, White Oaks, Crestwood
Shelters and in the Darlin Jones Cabin. Each shelter and
the cabin are equipped with water. There are outdoor fire
rings located at Ferndell, Tanglewood, White Oaks and the
tent area. Macy Kitchens can be found at Ferndell and
Tanglewood Shelters.
** Camping is
seasonal at Camp Wildwood.**
for more on
this camp see
Wildwood (doc.)
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Camp Sky-Wa-Mo ... in Bluff City,
TN.
The resident campsite, since 1947,
is bordered by Cherokee National Forest and some
privately owned land. There are five tent units, three
with shelters and two with buildings/lodges. There is also a commercial dining
room/kitchen, an infirmary, a swimming pool, small lake
and shower house. Administrative support buildings
include Properties Manager’s home, and two cottages.
For more information on
this camp see Sky-Wa-Mo (doc.)
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Warren Kelly Memorial for Girls
"The Hut"... in Big Stone Gap, VA.
One building on a
large lot in the city of Big Stone Gap. The building was
built on property owned by the Warren Family by Girl
Scout Lone Troops and was nearly finished when Wise
County became a part of the Appalachian Council. for more
on this girl scout facility see
The Hut
(doc)
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Service
Projects at Camps
(contact the
council for more information)
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Service Project |
Program Level |
| Camp Sky-Wa-Mo |
Clean Trails |
Brownies,
Juniors,
Cadettes,
Seniors |
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Paint new Pool Rules sign |
Cadettes,
Seniors |
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Repaint swim tag board |
Cadettes,
Seniors |
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Repaint with stencils depth of water |
Cadettes,
Seniors |
| |
Decorate curtains for lodges
(Ferndale, etc) |
ALL |
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Cleanout fire rings |
Juniors,
Cadettes,
Seniors |
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Straighten up fire rings |
Juniors,
Cadettes,
Seniors |
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| Camp
Windy Knob |
Decorate/Make new curtains |
ALL |
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Make new decorations for walls |
ALL |
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Landscaping/Flowers |
ALL |
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"The Hut" |
Decorate/Make New Curtains |
ALL |
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Landscaping/Flowers |
ALL |
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Make new decorations for walls |
ALL |
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Paint |
Cadettes,
Seniors |
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| Service
Center |
Landscaping/Flowers |
ALL |
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| Camp
Wildwood |
Clean Trails
Rake Leaves
Landscaping/Flowers |
ALL |
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