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Prepared by: Stacie Simpson, Program Strategy Consultant, For GSNI Senior Leadership Team 09.17.17.
GSNI Camps Executive Summary:
• Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) will improve and expand infrastructure and program areas at its 4 camp properties:
o Camp Dean (Big Rock, IL) o Camp Far Horizons (Hanover, IL) o Mary Ann Beebe Center (Harvard, IL) o Camp McCormick (Stillman Valley, IL)
• All GSNI Camps will provide a standard minimum accommodation level, so visitors know what to expect, no matter which camp they visit. Includes:
o Three levels of overnight accommodation infrastructure (Level 1 – most rustic, to Level 3 – most modern; pitch your own tent will be available at camps)
o Each camp will have the capacity to accommodate 3 troops minimum year-round • All camps will host a certain level of common activities/infrastructure such as hiking trails, games,
etc. Activities will be aligned to provide a variety of activities for each season as well as a mix of self-led (troop leader and families can do these with no training) and expert-led (trained volunteer/troop leader thru expert facilitator) activities.
• Each camp will host its own specialty program offerings or unique accommodation styles, beyond the minimum accommodation level.
• Each camp will have some level of WIFI provision for safety and program provision and security will be upgraded at each camp.
Future State Overview:
Camp Dean Camp Far Horizons
Mary Ann Beebe Center
Camp McCormick
Age Levels Served (with activities/accommodations designed specifically for this age range, but all ages welcome)
K-8th Grade 6th-12th Grade K-8th Grade K-5th Grade 6th-12th Grade
Type of Camping
• Troop Overnights
• Family Camping • Day Camp • Resident Camp
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Resident Camp • Base Camp for
Adventure Outings
• Troop Overnights
• Family Camping • Day Camp
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Day Camp • Resident Camp
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Resident Camp • Base Camp for
Adventure Outings
Sleeping Infrastructure Progression
Level 2: Wood frame cabins Level 3: Needed
Level 1: “Tent Cabins” Level 2: Treehouses Level 3: Needed
Level 1: Yurts Level 2: Adirondacks Level 3: Needed
Level 2: Adirondacks (screened-in) Level 3: Needed
Level 1: Hobbit Houses Level 3: Needed
Program Center Specialization
Environmental Education Arts & Crafts
Cool Hangout Cooking
Located around Friendship Center. Mini Innovator Space: Arts, DIY, STEM
Located around Welcome Center. Innovator Space: Arts, DIY, STEM
Camp Specializations
See details for each camp in the specific camp’s chart on the following pages (pg. 6-18).
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Program Progression Overview: The below information outlines program strategy and progression information for activities typically conducted at camp. This does not imply that all levels of progression will be available at all camps. See camp-specific charts on the following pages.
Self-led vs. Expert-led • Self-led – Activities require no special training, expertise, or advanced preparation by a troop leader,
parent, or girl. Examples include: low structure games (such as Gaga ball or human foosball), hangout activities (such as hammocking areas), and programs-in-a-box for both indoor and outdoor use (where activity instructions, materials, and equipment are available and ready-to-use).
• Expert-led – Activities require the presence and instruction of a trained facilitator, who could be a GSNI staff member, community expert/Preferred Partners (approved by GSNI), or a volunteer/troop leader who has completed specific training. Level of training/expertise is dependent on the specific activity, and at the discretion of GSNI staff. Examples include: challenge course activities, archery.
Basic, Unstructured Programming • Hiking Trails - With hiking activities/resourcesPossible activity themes: environmental
education/wildlife, local/Girl Scout history, exercise, scavenger hunt, “un-nature” trail with random items hidden, mythical (fairy houses, etc)
• Nature Play Areas - Play structures throughout camp with a natural look or made of natural materials. Not a challenge course, but for group play.
• Low Structure Activities – Self-led activities with minimal infrastructure needed to participate and low cost to construct. Includes: gaga ball pits, human foosball, lawn games, etc.
Target Sports 1. Standard archery course – standard targets with a defined shooting distance line. 2. Standard archery with games/challenges – archers who have completed basic instruction and
practiced standard archery target shooting may add challenge elements by shooting at balloons, apples, etc, affixed to the target by the instructor.
3. Field archery - involves shooting at targets of varying and often unmarked distance, typically in woodland and rough terrain.
4. BB gun – involves shooting an air gun designed to fire spherical metal projectiles at a target. 5. Tomahawk throwing – under the instruction and supervision of a GSNI Camp Ranger or Outdoor
Program Facilitator, participants aim and throw small axes at a wooden target surface. 6. Note that a target sport progression beyond this (rifle, pistol shooting) will be offered by qualified
Preferred Partners at their purpose built locations.
Challenge Course 1. Group Initiatives – on the ground, group challenges/initiatives. Low risk. Encourages communication,
cooperation, shared leadership and decision-making, problem-solving. 2. Low Elements – Group or individual challenges that are 1 inch to 5 feet off the ground. Moderate risk.
Typically requires a trained volunteer facilitator. Encourages communication, cooperation, shared leadership and decision-making, problem-solving, confidence, physical challenge.
3. High Elements – Group or individual challenges that are 6 feet and more off the ground. High risk. Typically requires a harness or other safety gear, and a trained staff facilitator. Encourages communication, problem-solving, physical/mental/emotional challenge, personal confidence.
Aquatic Activities 1. Creek/pond exploration – includes creek stomping, aquatic environmental exploration, fishing, etc. 2. Water Play – includes splash pad, misting tent, sprinkler systems, mud pits, etc. 3. Swimming – in indoor or outdoor pool 4. Canoeing/Kayaking 5. Off-site Adventures – includes canoeing/kayaking, paddle boarding, whitewater rafting, wake
boarding, sailing, etc.
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Winter Activities Every camp will have winter activities available, but given the recent change in our local weather, there will be limited investment in activities, infrastructure and equipment that can only be used if winter weather and precipitation is present, and greater investment in activities that can be used year-round.
Sleeping Accommodations 1. Outdoor Sleeping Units (Level 1 – most rustic)
a. Basic structure with canvas, such as yurts at MABC, tent cabins at FH, or equivalent. Electricity, yard light, composting toilet(s). Every camp will offer the opportunity to pitch your own tent.
2. Outdoor Sleeping Units (Level 2) a. Current accommodations that are well-kept and well-used (such as Dean cabins) b. Existing infrastructure and amenities
3. Indoor Sleeping Units (Level 3 – most modern) a. 3- or 4-season cabins. 20 person sleeping capacity. Semi-private adult/leader room; 2
flushing toilets, 1 shower; Locking doors b. (If 3-season version): HVAC TBD, Outdoor kitchen c. (If 4-season version): HVAC, Indoor kitchen, living area.
Types of Camping/Programs • Troop Overnights – Troops of typically 8-20 girls with 2-8 adults spend 1-2 nights at a GSNI camp
property. Accommodations range from the troop planning/leading their own activities/meals to a camp staff facilitator planning or leading any portion of the stay in exchange for a program fee. In other cases, GSNI staff may coordinate a troop camping weekend program where multiple troops register to attend at one time, with camp staff planning/leading the activities and meals.
• Family Camping – Typically planned by camp staff or service units, families, including dads and younger siblings, attend a weekend event together, with open house style activities or an activity schedule planned/led by camp staff. Logistics to consider: men’s or unisex bathrooms, semi-private sleeping accommodations.
• Day Camp – Planned/led by camp staff or a service unit volunteer team. Girls register individually or as troops, and attend camp for up to 5 days, only during the day, but with a possible one-night optional overnight. Alternatively titled “twilight camp” when the hours of operation are afternoon/evening rather than morning/day.
• Resident Camp – Planned/led by camp staff, girls register individually and attend camp for 3-6 days, spending the night at camp.
• Base Camp for Adventure Outings – This scenario is similar to Troop Overnights, Family Camping, Resident Camp, but girls do not participate in activities during their stay at camp. Instead they use the property only for overnight accommodations and meals, and travel off-camp for nearby activities.
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Camp Dean Big Rock, IL
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Camp Dean Summer Winter
Age Levels Served (with activities/accommodations designed specifically for this age range, but all ages welcome)
K-8th Grade: Theme – Entire Camp is one Adventure Playground
Type of Camping
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Day Camp • Resident Camp
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping
Sleeping Infrastructure Progression
Level 1: Needed (current platform tents to be removed) Level 2: Wood frame cabins (currently existing) Level 3: Needed (Dean Lodge, Whitetail Lodge, or Whispering Oaks could be converted)
Camp/Program Center Specialization
Outdoor Exploration Environmental Education Arts & Crafts
Self-led Outdoor Activities
Nature play areas throughout camp Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Gaga Ball Environmental Education Programs
Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Environmental Education Programs Sledding Snow games
Expert-led Outdoor Activities
Archery Crate Stacking Greenhouse Environmental Education Programs Resident Camp
Environmental Education Programs
Self-led Aquatic Activities
Creek Stomping Mud Pit/Mud Kitchen Pond/Stream Ecosystems
Expert-led Aquatic Activities
Swimming Pool • Convert to year-round or 3-
season Canoeing/Kayaking
• Access to nearby lake Pond/Stream Ecosystems
Swimming Pool • Convert to year-round or 3-
season Ice Fishing
Self-led Indoor Activities Arts & Crafts Environmental Education Programs
Arts & Crafts Environmental Education Programs
Expert-led Indoor Activities
Environmental Education Programs Environmental Education Programs
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Camp Far Horizons
Hanover, IL
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Camp Far Horizons Summer Winter
Age Levels Served (with activities/accommodations designed specifically for this age range, but all ages welcome)
6th-12th Grade
Type of Camping
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Resident Camp • Base Camp for Adventure Outings
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Base Camp for Adventure Outings
Sleeping Infrastructure Progression
Level 1: “Tent Cabins” – currently existing wood frame, screened, platform tents Level 2: Needed: Treehouses Level 3: Needed: Convert Lodge and/or build near showerhouse and/or other location
Camp/Program Center Specialization
Adventure Challenge Course Cool Hangout
Self-led Outdoor Activities
Hiking with Activities/Scenic Outlook Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Tube Slide Gaga Ball Environmental Programs in a Box
Hiking with Activities/Scenic Outlook Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Tube slide Snowshoeing Environmental Programs in a Box
Expert-led Outdoor Activities
Archery Challenge/Ropes Course
• Group initiatives • Climbing wall/rappel • Crate stacking • High ropes course • Zipline
Self-led Aquatic Activities
Simple structure added (ie: misting tent)
Expert-led Aquatic Activities
Off-site Preferred Partners [pool will be removed due to age, cost and lack of use]
Off-site Preferred Partners
Self-led Indoor Activities
Hangout space Fully equipped kitchen for hands-on cooking by girls Arts (supplies provided) Environmental Programs in a Box Older Girl Programs in a Box
Hangout space Fully equipped kitchen for hands-on cooking by girls Arts (supplies provided) Environmental Programs in a Box Older Girl Programs in a Box
Expert-led Indoor Activities
Environmental Programs in a Box Older Girl Programs in a Box
Environmental Programs in a Box Older Girl Programs in a Box
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Mary Ann Beebe Center
Harvard, IL
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Mary Ann Beebe Center Summer Winter
Age Levels Served (with activities/accommodations designed specifically for this age range, but all ages welcome)
K-8th Grade
Type of Camping • Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Day Camp
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping
Sleeping Infrastructure Progression
Level 1: Yurts Level 2: Adirondacks Level 3: Needed
Camp/Program Center Specialization
Cooking
Self-led Outdoor Activities
Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Gaga Ball Mud Kitchen Environmental Programs in a Box
Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Environmental Programs in a Box Winter activities as determined
Expert-led Outdoor Activities
Challenge/Ropes Course • Group initiatives • Low ropes course • Zipline • Bouldering wall - standard
Self-led Aquatic Activities
Splash pad Fishing at Pond
Expert-led Aquatic Activities
Self-led Indoor Activities Cooking Programs in a Box
Cooking Programs in a Box
Expert-led Indoor Activities
Specific Cooking Programs Specific Cooking Programs
Cooking Program Progression:
• No-cook mixing, measuring, and assembling • Electric stove – indoor • Propane stove – outdoor • Campfire cooking - outdoor
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Camp McCormick
Stillman Valley, IL
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Camp McCormick – Younger Girl Village Summer Winter
Age Levels Served (with activities/accommodations designed specifically for this age range, but all ages welcome)
K-5th Grade
Type of Camping
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Day Camp • Resident Camp
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping
Sleeping Infrastructure Progression
Level 2: Adirondacks (screened-in) Level 3: Needed
Camp/Program Center Specialization
Located around Friendship Center. Mini Innovator Space: Arts, DIY, STEM
Self-led Outdoor Activities
Nature Play Area Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Gaga Ball, Human Foosball, Hammocks, etc. Environmental Programs in a Box
Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Snowshoeing/sledding/winter games Environmental Programs in a Box
Expert-led Outdoor Activities
Archery – standard course Challenge/Ropes Course
• Group initiatives
Self-led Aquatic Activities
Expert-led Aquatic Activities
Indoor/Outdoor Pool Indoor Pool
Self-led Indoor Activities Mini Innovator Space: Arts, DIY, STEM
Mini Innovator Space: Arts, DIY, STEM
Expert-led Indoor Activities
Specific Mini Innovator Space programming
Specific Mini Innovator Space programming
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Camp McCormick – Older Girl Village Summer Winter
Age Levels Served (with activities/accommodations designed specifically for this age range, but all ages welcome)
6th-12th Grade
Type of Camping
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Resident Camp • Base Camp for Adventure Outings
• Troop Overnights • Family Camping • Base Camp for Adventure Outings
Sleeping Infrastructure Progression
Level 1: Hobbit Houses Level 3: Needed: Possibly convert current building(s)
Camp/Program Center Specialization
Located around/at Welcome Center. Innovator Space: Arts, DIY, STEM
Self-led Outdoor Activities
Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Gaga Ball, Human Foosball,
Hammocks, etc. Environmental Programs in a Box River overlook w/ Educ. Activities Wheeled activity/transportation
Hiking with Activities Letterboxing/Geocaching/
Orienteering/Compass work Snowshoeing/sledding/winter games Environmental Programs in a Box River overlook w/ Educ. Activities
Expert-led Outdoor Activities
Target Sports • Standard Archery Course • Field Archery Course • BB Guns • Tomahawk Throwing
Challenge/Ropes Course • Group initiatives • Low ropes course • High ropes course • Crate stacking • Portable climbing wall
Self-led Aquatic Activities
Expert-led Aquatic Activities
Indoor/Outdoor Pool River activities with Preferred Partners
Indoor Pool
Self-led Indoor Activities Innovator Space Innovator Space
Expert-led Indoor Activities
Specific Innovator Space Programming
Specific Innovator Space Programming
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