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Camp STONYBROOK  information

 

Great Rivers Regional Office

4930 Cornell Road

Cincinnati, OH 45242-1804

T 513.489.1025

T 800.537.6241

F 513.489.1417

 

Camp Director:

Elizabeth Hand

 

Open House

 

Sun. June 8, 2008

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

  • Visit the campground

  • Meet the camp director and staff

Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather

On more than 315 wooded acres, Camp Stonybrook is nestled among the farmlands of Waynesville, Ohio. Approximately 150 troop campers per session, ages 8 through 17, participate in a variety of activities, including hiking, archery, swimming, creeking, nature, and arts and crafts. Tennis and volleyball courts, as well as softball and soccer fields, allow girls to practice sport skills. A low ropes challenge course offers campers new opportunities too! Camp Stonybrook is located 45 miles north of downtown Cincinnati (only about 45 minutes).

TROOP ADVENTURE CAMP

Do you love camping with your troop? If so, Troop Adventure Camp (TAC) is perfect for you! Your troop plans your own camp experience, so the challenge and adventure is just right for you. Led by camp staff and Senior Girl Scout Program Assistants, the activities are always fun and exciting!

Some of the activities you can choose are:

  • Swimming

  • Arts and Crafts

  • Nature

  • Creeking

  • Star Gazing/Night Hikes

  • Archery (for girls entering 4th grade and older)

  • Low Ropes Challenge Course (for girls entering 5th grade and older)

Accommodations
Lodges: Sleep in a dormitory style building, which includes a common living area, kitchen, fire ring and bathroom. Leaders stay in the lodge, but are not permitted to sleep in the same room as the girls. Brownie Girl Scouts have priority for lodge space, but they are placed in tents once the lodges are filled. Older girl troops may be placed in lodges only after all Brownie Girl Scout troops are placed.

Platform Tent Units: Sleep in a unit with wooden platforms covered by canvas tents (tents sleep four people), which includes cots and mattresses, a kitchen shelter, fire ring and latrine. Leaders stay in the unit, but they are not permitted to share the same tent with girls.

 

Camp Shirts and Patches
Camp t-shirts and/or patches, must be pre-ordered ($10 per shirt and $1 per patch). An order form is included in your confirmation packet. The shirt design is new.

Health History
All TAC participants (both girls and adults) must provide a current (within six months of dates of attendance) health history.

Do leaders have to be camping certified to attend?
No, leaders are not required to be Basic Camp Certified, but at least one adult from each troop that has never attended TAC MUST attend TAC Leader Orientation, which is on April 19, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at Camp Stonybrook. If your troop registers for the low ropes course, at least one leader from your troop MUST attend Low Ropes Facilitator Training from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. (immediately following TAC Leader Orientation). TAC Leader Orientation does not qualify you as Basic Camp Certified.

Who is supervising my child?
Troop leaders accompanying the troop are responsible for maintaining Safety-Wise ratios and adequately supervising the girls. The camp staff provides camp expertise and leadership for the program activities. Program Assistants are on hand to assist the staff and troop leaders with activities. Program Assistants are minors (younger than 18 years old) and will not be supervising campers.

Troop Leader Supervision
Troop leaders must provide supervision of girls in the following ratios:

• 2 adults for every 12 Brownie Girl Scouts
• 2 adults for every 16 Junior Girl Scouts
• 2 adults for every 20 Cadette Girl Scouts

There MUST be a minimum of two adults in attendance with every troop at Troop Adventure Camp. These required adults attend without paying a fee. Any adult attending who is not required to fulfill Safety-Wise ratios must pay the full cost. The priority is to accommodate as many girls as possible. Please limit adults to the required ratios. Arrangements can be made for girls with special needs.

  • To meet Safety-Wise ratios, an “adult” must be an individual over 18 years of age.

  • You may not bring “tag-a-longs” (adult leader’s younger children). Attendees must be registered Brownie, Junior or Cadette Girl Scouts attending camp with their troop or group.

Planning Your Adventure
TAC gives girls the opportunity to plan their camp adventure with their leaders. It is important that the girls and adults work in partnership during the planning process:

  • Submit a completed registration form, including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices of dates. Registration opens on February 27, 2008.
     

  • Review the TAC Leader Manual (included in the confirmation packet), this will help you plan your TAC experience in partnership with your girls.
     

  • Discuss activity, packout, shirt/patch and trip options with the troop members. Work together to make decisions, and then complete the request forms (included in the confirmation packet).
     

  • Return the completed activity, packout and shirt/patch order forms no later than May 14, 2008. Requests received after this date are not guaranteed.
     

  • Plan activities with a sister Girl Scout troop attending TAC during your session. You will receive information about earning the “Seek Your Sister” patch in your confirmation packet.
     

  • Work with the troop members to obtain permission slips, pack equipment, purchase troop supplies, and schedule transportation.

REGISTRATION OPENS - February 28, 2008

 

FEES: (Fee covers all on-site program activities, staff, lodging, meals and supplies.

  • Brownie Extravaganza Session:  $75/girl

  • Regular three-night session:  $85/girl

  • Extended six-night session:  $145/girl

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IMPORTANT DATES

  • February 27: TAC Registration Opens
     

  • April 19: TAC Leader Orientation and Low Ropes Facilitator Training
     

  • April 16: Deposit Due ($10 per girl)
     

  • May 14: Deadline for ALL Camp Fees and Activity, Packout and Shirt/Patch Order Forms

Code Session Dates
4SB1 TAC 1 June 15-18
4SB2 TAC 2 June 18-21
4SB3 TAC 3 June 22-25
4SB4 TAC 4 June 25-28
4SBMM5a Me & My Gal June 29-30
4SBMM5b Me & My Gal June 30-July1
4SB6 TAC 6 July 6-9
4SB7 TAC 7 July 9-12
4SB8 TAC 8 July 13-16
4SB9 TAC 9 Brownie Extravaganza July 16-18
4SB10 TAC 10 July 20-23
4SB11 TAC 11 July 23-26
4SB12 TAC 12 July 27-30
4SB13 TAC 13 July 30-Aug. 2

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

 

Two Night Brownie Extravaganza
If your troop is ready for TAC, but you feel three nights is too long, then this session is perfect for you. This TAC session is structured especially for Brownie Girl Scout troops and first-year Junior Girl Scout troops with limited camping experience. Get a taste of TAC in a two-night fun-filled extravaganza! NOTE: Due to limited lodge space, most Brownie Girl Scouts will be staying in tent units during this session. Because this session is geared toward Brownie Girl Scout troops, older girl activities will not be offered.
Cost: $75 per girl
Dates: July 16-18

Low Ropes Challenge Course
The course is a series of mental and physical obstacles, which your troop must solve by working together. Each challenge helps your troop to explore and develop teamwork, communication styles, leadership skills and problem-solving strategies. In addition, girls gain confidence, self-esteem, a feeling of accomplishment and a better understanding of how they work with others. Participants must be going into the 5th grade or higher.
Cost: $4 per girl
Dates: any TAC session
Prerequisite: At least one adult from your troop must attend Low Ropes Facilitator Training, April 19, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Immediately following TAC Leader Orientation)

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Adventure Trips
Have you been to TAC several times? Do you have a lot of camping experience? If so, think about enhancing your TAC experience with one of these trip options:

  • Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama (www.bluejacketdrama.com): Relive the adventure as Shawnee Indians, frontier settlers and fugitive slaves forge the definition of American freedom (check website for pricing).
     

  • Caesar’s Creek State Park (www.ohiodnr.com/parks): Explore the park, including hiking, fishing, picnicking, beach swimming, naturalists and pioneer village (free).
     

  • Wright Patterson Air Force Museum (www.wpafb.af.mil/museum):  Spend a day enjoying the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world (free).
     

  • Rivers Edge Canoeing (www.riversedgeoutfitters.com): Take a
    canoeing trip on the Scenic Little Miami River ($10 per participant – fee includes transportation to and from camp).
     

  • High Ropes Challenge Course (Camp Whip-Poor-Will): Experience the excitement of pushing your limits and overcoming challenges high above the ground ($15 per participant).

Adventure Trip Helpful Hints

  • The trips offer progressive activities and challenges to experienced, older girl troops. The trips are not appropriate for younger girls or first-year campers at TAC.
     

  • You must schedule your own Adventure Trip with the activity provider (except Rivers Edge Canoeing and High Ropes Challenge Course). You will receive additional information in your confirmation packet.
     

  • Most trips require additional registration fees – your troop is responsible
    for these fees.

     

  • The trips require off-site travel – your troop is responsible for providing
    your own transportation (except for the Rivers Edge option).

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Leadership Opportunities - Cadette & Senior Leadership Program Opportunities

Opportunities are available for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts to increase their leadership skills while having fun in the outdoors. Leadership program opportunities are designed to help participants gain leadership experience and outdoor living skills. The leadership skills gained provide a valuable foundation for future academic and work-related choices.

Camp Stonybrook Troop Adventure Camp (TAC) Program Assistants

Program Assistants MUST complete a week of pre-camp training (June 8-13) and then give at least two weeks of service during the summer.

First-year Program Assistants (Grades 10-12)

Prerequisite: None
Learn outdoor and recreational skills, and how to teach those skills to younger girls. You will work directly with the troops as you pair up with experienced Program Assistants to help lead activities. Stipend: $25 per week, after completing training

Second-year Program Assistants (Grades 11-12)

Prerequisite: 1 year of TAC Program Assistant experience
Learn about group dynamics, develop program-planning skills and will also become more specialized in various camp activities. You will work directly with the troops as you lead activities. Stipend: $50 per week, after completing training

Third-year Program Assistants (Grade 12)

Prerequisite: 2 years of TAC Program Assistant experience
Develop your skills as you assume a greater leadership role at camp with younger Program Assistants and campers. You will also work closely with the program director to provide quality activities for troops. This will prepare you to be a camp counselor at resident camp. Stipend: $100 per week, after completing training

Application Process
For an application, contact Elizabeth Hand at (513) 489-1025 or ehand@grgsc.org.  Applicants must also participate in an interview and be selected to participate in this leadership opportunity.

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ME and MY GAL

Grades Entering: 1 & up

This is a special camp experience planned just for girls entering the first grade and above and their favorite female adult. This is a great opportunity to experience camp and try out some new things together. A few of the things girls might have the opportunity to do are:


• Sleep in a platform tent
• Enjoy arts and crafts
• Eat meals that are prepared for you
• Take a dip in the pool
• Sing around the campfire
• And so much more

Participants will enjoy this special time at Camp Stonybrook, trying many activities and spending quality time together. Activities will include a mixture of structured and self-directed program activities.

 

Also available at Camp Butterworth & Camp Whip Poor Will during the same dates.

Date: Sunday, June 29 at

2 p.m. to Monday, June 30 at 2 p.m.
Code: 4SBMM5A


Date: Monday, June 30 at

4 p.m. to Tuesday, July 1 at 4 p.m.
Code: 4SBMM5B

Non-Guardian adult campers must have a signed permission slip from the legal parent/guardian of the girl.

Cost:  $85/one girl & one adult

($35 for each additional girl)

Min/Max:  100/150

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