Camp S'more Flashlight Feature: Better Than Fiction

Spend a week living in the world of the characters you've come to know and love. Girl Scouts moves at the speed of girls, and that's why we developed these camps sessions featuring popular stories and characters.

From living like Laura Ingles Wilder as a pioneer to the magical world of Hermione and Harry Potter or the fighting the Capitol with Katniss and Prim, the story never ends at GSWPA resident camp!

We’re shining our Flashlight Feature on the sessions below.

Little House on Laurel Run - Conshatawba
What would it take to be a pioneer on the great frontier? While learning skills like candle and soap making, weaving clothing, and navigation, you're sure to be a trailblazer!
Girls Grades: 2-5
Dates: July 22-27 Sun.-Fri. (5 nights)
Cost: $350 per person

Kamp Katniss - Hawthorne Ridge
The odds are most definitely in your favor! This session shoots straight into into fun at the archery range and learning outdoor skills to prepare for the games. 
Girls Grades: 4-8
Dates: July 1-6 Sun.-Fri. (5 nights)
Cost: $350 per person

Harry Potter Sessions - Hawthorne Ridge
Whether your a first-year or seventh-year at Hogwarts, there's a magical camp for you at GSWPA. The three sessions for the grade levels below are: A Week at Hogwarts, Triwizard Tournament and O.W.L.s Ordinary Wizarding Levels.
Girls Grades: 2-5, 5-8, 8-12
Dates: July 15-20 Sun.-Fri. (5 nights)
Cost: $350 per person

Other camp sessions with dragons and princesses, as well as pirates and lost treasure can be found in 2018 Camp S’more magazine. Check it out!

Seeking Girl Scout artists in western Pennsylvania

Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania has began a council-wide search for a remarkable, original piece of art to feature on the organization's annual holiday card.

The theme for the contest is Girl Scout Winter Adventurer. We're looking forward to seeing your best works of art that show what Girl Scouting during the winter season means to you.

Remember that as part of the Get Outdoors Winter Challenge, Girl Scouts in western Pennsylvania were challenged with various tasks to help capture the beauty of winter. With activities like drawing or taking pictures of winter trees, making snow paint and snow sculptures, or going on a winter landscape photo expedition, you should have ended up with some really special works of art! Consider submitting these works to the Holiday Card Art Contest.

Or, create a brand new masterpiece the next time the season sparks inspiration! Here are the details of the contest:

ELIGIBILITY: Artwork must be an original and created by a Girl Scout from the Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania council. The contest is open to Daisies through Ambassadors! All mediums and formats are encouraged and accepted. The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 30.

ENTERING THE CONTEST: To officially enter the Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania Holiday Card Art Contest, use the form below (or click here to open the form in a new window) to submit your information and your work of art or a photo of your work of art. If for any reason you have trouble uploading your file, please contact Melissa Gawlinski at mgawlinski@gswpa.org. Also, if your masterpiece is selected as a finalist, you may be asked to bring it to one of the GSWPA offices. This excludes works that are digital photos or videos.

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