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Summer Camp
Camp DeWitt • The OVAL • Camp Hoover
Guide
2019
Table of Contents
General Camp Info • 2
General Camp Info
Camp DeWitt • 3
The OVAL • 7
Day Camp Add-Ons • 12
Bus Information • 13
Camp Hoover • 15
Registration FAQs • 22 Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) operates three American Camp Association (ACA) accredited summer camps:
Resident Camp Lou Henry Hoover in Middleville, NJ, The OVAL Day Camp in Maplewood, NJ, and Camp Agnes DeWitt Day
Camp in Hillsborough, NJ.
GSHNJ camps provide the opportunity for girls to develop a sense of responsibility, gain leadership, and become more independent
in an all-girl environment. Girls will enjoy a fun and enriching summer in a relaxed, non-competitive, tech-free atmosphere. We offer
the opportunity for girls to explore nature and the outdoors, the arts, STEM, and much more. Our camp programs are designed to be
"Thank you for building such an fun, interactive, challenging, and a time for personal growth. There is nothing better than hearing our girls say, “I did that!”
incredible community every All girls are welcome to participate in our summer camp programs regardless of race, religion, physical ability, economic status, or
national origin. Our camp program is based on the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. GSHNJ camps provide a strong focus on
year, for offering a great program Girl Scout fundamentals and in many of our programs girls will earn a badge or portions of one.
to nurture the girls’ growth, and Safe and Secure: GSHNJ camps are a place where each and every girl can feel safe, valued and supported while making new friends
and challenging themselves to try new things. Camp staff is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and overall well-being of all
for making it all so fun!" campers. GSHNJ camps follow the program standards for health, safety, and security guidelines of GSHNJ, Girl Scouts of the USA
(GSUSA), ACA, and the New Jersey Youth Camp Standards.
—Evelyn's mom Staff: Our camp staff is comprised of experienced college and high school students,
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teachers, and mature adults who have a special interest in working with girls in the outdoors.
Many of our camp staff have participated in the summer program offerings at our camps and
You're Invited... can’t wait to share their experiences with the girls. Camp staff participates in an intensive training
focused on safety, communication, quality programming, leadership, and team building. All water activities
Whether your girl is just beginning to explore the outdoors or is a camper extraordinaire, she deserves to experience the life-changing, are supervised by certified lifeguards.
memory-making, adventure that is summer camp. She may spend a few days, a week, or the whole summer with us, but no matter
what, your camper will get to unplug, try new things, and discover herself in a girls only, girl-led, girl-empowering environment. With Health Care: A Health Supervisor is on site while camp is in session. Lifeguard staff and most unit Camp Hoover
camp experiences packed full of Girl Scout tradition and all kinds of things to do—from getting messy to building robots to dancing to staff are certified in First Aid, CPR, and AED. An AED machine is available at all time on each property. Middleville, NJ
shooting an arrow—there’s something awaiting every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)TM at camp this year! Program Cancellation: GSHNJ may cancel any program if enrollment for the program is lower than
When your camper attends one of our summer camps, she joins over 100 years of sisterhood and tens of thousands of Girl Scouts anticipated. A full refund will be given if no substitute program is requested. The OVAL
(including many of our own staff members!) who have fostered lifelong friendships, challenged themselves, grown, matured, and Maplewood, NJ
returned home with a love for the great outdoors.
So give your girl the gift of camp—you’ll be amazed at what a little time at camp will do to develop her courage, confidence, and Camp DeWitt
creativity. She’ll come home ready to take the lead from the classroom to the boardroom and beyond. We can’t wait to make S’mores & More Camp Information Nights Hillsborough, NJ
memories with her... let’s go! New or seasoned campers and their parents are invited to attend these
information nights. Come meet staff, learn about all of our camping
opportunities including: summer camp, renting our camps, participating
in camp programs or family events, and have all
your questions answered! Register at www.gshnj.org/summercamp.
North Branch Service Center: Tuesday, February 5, 6:00—7:30 p.m.
Montclair Service Center: Thursday, February 28, 6:00—7:30 p.m.
Westfield Service Center: Tuesday, March 19, 6:00—7:30 p.m.
2 • Introduction
1 • Introduction
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Summer Camp 2019
Season
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6
Opener
JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY 29– AUG AUG
Camp DeWitt
PROGRAM GRADE COST CAPACITY
1–3 8–12 15-19 22–26 AUG 2 5–9 12–16
Summer Kick Off K-10 $200 60 X
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ
Beyond Board-om K-1 $345 10 X X
Camp Discover K-1 $330 12 X X X X X X
Art Maker K-1 $345 10 X X
Welcome to Camp Agnes DeWitt Day Camp! Nestled on 152 acres within the Sourland Mountains, Camp DeWitt is a spectacular
Speedy Science K-1 $345 10 X X
place that allows girls to explore and discover the great outdoors. Our programs are designed to challenge girls and help them gain
independence while creating friendships and memories to last a lifetime. Camp Explorer 2-3 $330 16 X X X X X X
New this summer is a three-day summer kick-off session July 1–3. Regular day camp runs July 8 through August 16 from 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is for girls entering Kindergarten to 10th grade. In addition to the program theme, girls Fairy Tale Science 2-3 $345 16 X X
participate in a variety of outdoor activities which may include swim lessons, free swim, hiking, cooking, nature activities, games,
Recyclin' Art 2-3 $345 16 X X X
sports, singing, archery (4th grade and up), and low ropes course (based on age and ability). Our state-of-the-art activities building
offers shelter from extreme heat and major storms. Tracks and Trails 2-3 $345 12 X
Our camp program is based on the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Many of our programs are designed for girls to earn
a full badge during their time at camp, which they will receive at the end of the week. Other programs may also earn parts of a Camp Quest 4-5 $330 20 X X X X X X
badge. Cooking with Care
4-5 $115 12 X
Summer day camp fees include all activity supplies, one t-shirt per camper, daily snacks, earned badges, and bus transportation. See by Goya
page 12 for add-on options. Creation Station 4-5 $345 12 X X
Join Us! Day and Away (2 wks.) 4-5 $790 16 X X
New and seasoned campers along with their families are invited to attend tours and open houses. Come meet staff, take a tour, learn more Horseback Riding 4-5 $575 10 X X
about our camping opportunities, and have all your questions answered! Register at www.gshnj.org/summercamp.
Camp DeWitt Tours Make a Difference Day Outdoor Art Explorer 4-5 $345 12 X X
Saturday, March 30 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 30 from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Smart Art 4-5 $345 12 X
Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Make a Difference Day is an opportunity for individuals,
Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. troops, friends, and families to help revitalize camp after Aim, Shoot, Bullseye! 6-8 $345 12 X X
Camp DeWitt Open Houses winter in preparation for summer camp. Project including
Saturday, January 12 from 1:00–4:00 p.m. cleaning sites, making small repairs, painting, trail clearing, Camp Cooking Challenge 6-8 $365 16 X
Saturday, February 16 from 1:00–4:00 p.m. and more! These projects are essential to maintaining our
camp properties and hours may be applied to Hearts of Camp Program Aide 6-8 $330 12 X X
Saturday, March 2 from 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 from 1:00–4:00 p.m. Service. Wrap up the day with lunch and campfire with
s’mores for all volunteers! Healthy Living 6-8 $355 12 X
Tinker, Maker, Coder, Spy 6-8 $345 12 X
Kate "Brisca" Grenci
As a lifelong Girl Scout and camper, I am overjoyed to share my experience with you. From learning tor Game Theory 9-10 $355 10 X X
skills I wouldn’t have learned anywhere else, to making friends all over the world, camp has
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shaped who I am as a person. I enjoy archery, campfires, outdoor cooking, singing, swimming, Healthy Living 9-10 $355 10 X X
and team-building. My favorite activity is stargazing. Lying on the ground, looking at a dark sky
blanketed with stars can make you feel blissfully small. The older I get, the more I think we Leader in Training 9-10 $300 10 X
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need those moments.
Service and Self Care 9-10 $345 10 X X
One of my favorite parts of my job is that no two days are the same. I am constantly learning
new things from our campers. When you attend camp, you are part of something that you
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will never be able to put into words. I hope you will join me and experience the magic of camp.
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Adventure awaits!
Season Opener Speedy Science Entering Grades 4–5 Horseback Riding Camp Cooking Challenge Entering Grades 9–10
Sessions: 2, 4 Sessions: 5, 6 Sessions: 3
Summer Kick Off Cost: $345 Camp Quest Cost: $575 Cost: $365 Game Theory
Cost: $200 You'll be a speed racer before the week is Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Travel to Legend Equestrian in Hillsborough Let's get cooking! Become a master camp Sessions: 1, 5
Come kick off summer with us! Discover all through! Make your own model car and test Cost: $330 each day to learn all about horses! Learn chef as you learn the ins and outs of Cost: $355
that Camp DeWitt has to offer and explore it around camp to see where it zips best. Discover all that Camp DeWitt has to offer about safety on and around horses, barn creating a tasty meal - cleanliness, nutrition, Become a problem solver through game
all the best parts of summer camp in this Design a roller coaster with your new friends and explore all the best parts of summer management, basic anatomy, grooming, the cooking terms, measuring, helping, creating, play. Break the ice with your fellow campers
3-day program. Activities may include using recycled materials and learn about camp! Activities include learning camp skills, tack and harness, and the different styles sharing and of course, EATING! Each day before turning camp into a board game.
learning camp skills, hiking, exploring motion as you see where speed comes from! hiking, exploring nature, field games, archery, of riding. Practice horsemanship basics brings a new culinary adventure, recipe, and Explore camp through scavenger hunts and
nature, field games, our low ropes challenge geocaching, hands-on science activities, arts with time spent riding each day. Learn cooking technique. Participate in a friendly practice critical thinking as you solve puzzles
course, archery (4th grade and up), hands- Entering Grades 2–3 & crafts, campfire and s'mores, camp songs, about hippotherapy, an exciting branch of competition with other campers and create with your group.
on science activities, arts & crafts, campfire and more! With your fellow campers, plan a physical therapy. Back at camp, enjoy a few a meal using "mystery" ingredients.
and s'mores, camp songs, and more! Camp Explorer few of your own activities during the week! traditional camp activities too! Healthy Living
Camp Program Aide
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Cooking With Care by Goya Outdoor Art Explorer Sessions: 2, 4
Entering Grades K–1 Sessions: 1, 6 Cost: $355
Cost: $330 Sessions: 1, 3
Sessions: 4 Cost: $330
Discover all that Camp DeWitt has to offer Cost: $115 Cost: $345 Pamper your mind, body, and soul with this
Beyond Board-om Experience camp while developing your week of relaxation at camp! Figure out the
and explore all the best parts of summer Be inspired by the outdoors. Paint the
Food is not only an important part of leadership skills! Discover your own balance of fitness, food, fun, and rest that
Sessions: 5, 6 camp! Activities include learning camp outdoors with watercolors, mold with river
maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but it is a personal leadership style by building we need to stay healthy. Try yoga, hike and
Cost: $345 skills, hiking, exploring nature, field games, clay, print with feathers, paint while running
connection to cultures, heritage, countries, skills and strengthening those you already hang out at the brook, and cook healthy
Games, games, and more games! Spend your archery, hands-on science activities, arts & faith, and traditions founded years ago. an obstacle course, dribble with melted possess. The Program Aide theme is
crafts, campfire and s'mores, camp songs, crayons, and tell a story with rocks. snacks. During spa day, we will make spa
week playing traditional field games, giant Learn about foods from around the world, SISTERHOOD, so be prepared to build
and more! With your fellow campers, plan a masks, experiment with aromatherapy, and
games and creating your own board game in this program developed in partnership Smart Art connections, make memories, learn and
few of your own activities during the week! learn about proper nail and hair care with
as a group. Go on a scavenger hunt and with Goya. laugh with your sister campers, and be
Sessions: 6 our own camp salon.
discover all Camp DeWitt has to offer. You'll Fairy Tale Science a role model for younger girls. Learn
Creation Station Cost: $345
go far beyond boredom with creative play Sessions: 1, 3 what it is like to be a camp counselor by Leader in Training
every day! Sessions: 2, 4 Art + Science = Cool craziness! When shadowing in a younger girl program and
Cost: $345 Sessions: 5
Cost: $345 you mix up art and science, you’ll create helping to run camp activities.
Camp Discover Bring beloved fairy tales to life by using Cost: $300
Explore your artistic creativity while working all kinds of interesting, cool designs.
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 science, technology, engineering and math. Experiment with different, colorful Heathy Living Experience camp while developing your
with a variety of art materials. Create a
Cost: $330 Test the theory of the Three Little Pigs, build substances that produce reactions. Find leadership skills! Discover your own
leather pendant, plaster craft, clay beads, Sessions: 4
Discover all that Camp DeWitt has to offer a pulley for Rapunzel and a zipline for Little out what candy chromatography is and personal leadership style by building
strained glass and paper collages. Cost: $355
and explore all the best parts of summer Red Riding Hood, see what changes if Jack put your noodle to work in a nifty chemistry skills and strengthening those you already
had a parachute, design a new bed for Day and Away workshop. Show off your pieces at the Come relax, unwind and enjoy time with possess. The LIT theme is SISTERHOOD, so
camp! Activities include learning camp skills,
hiking, exploring nature, field games, hands- Goldilocks and more. Sessions: 5 and 6 (2 wks.) end of the session for your fellow campers friends. Figure out the balance of fitness, be prepared to build connections, make
on science activities, arts & crafts, campfire Cost: $790 to see! food, fun, rest, and relaxation you need to memories, learn and laugh with your sister
Recyclin' Art
and s'mores, camp songs, and more! With stay healthy. Try yoga, practice relaxation campers, and be a role model for younger
Sessions: 2, 4, 6 Love day camp but want to experience coloring, create fun dance exercises and
your fellow campers, plan a few of your own Cost: $345 sleep-away camp, too? Encounter the best Entering Grades 6–8 cook healthy snacks. Make a spa-mask,
girls. Learn what it is like to be a camp
activities during the week! of both camp worlds in a special two-week counselor by shadowing in a younger girl
Create wonderful works of art and invent learn about aromatherapy, proper nail and program and helping to run camp activities.
Art Maker session! Spend the first week (Monday Aim, Shoot, Bullseye!
something new by reusing and recycling. hair care and create skin care products.
through Friday) at Camp DeWitt forming Sessions: 2, 5 Service and Self-Care
Sessions: 1, 3 Campers will take and invent using a variety
friendships with fellow campers and Cost: $345 Tinker, Maker, Coder, Spy
Cost: $345 of sticky foam, cardboard tubes, fabric, Sessions: 3, 6
counselors in your unit and participating in Sessions: 1
Create using the beauty of nature. Explore cardboard cutouts, wooden shapes and Take aim, shoot, and score a bullseye in Cost: $345
all the great day camp activities. The next Cost: $345
the outdoors and use what you see to create boxes. What you make is up to you and your this week of archery! Whether you are new
week Sunday through Saturday, venture off Do for the community and do for yourself!
works of art. Enjoy the canvas of Camp imagination. to archery or an experienced archer, we Discover women who have worked in STEM
to Camp Hoover, our sleep-away camp, with During the week, tackle a service project at
DeWitt to play with the colors and the sounds Tracks and Trails will visit the archery range every day to fields. Tinker with various machines, get in
your same unit and counselor to experience Camp DeWitt that will benefit all of camp.
of nature. hone everyone's individual skills. Work with the maker's mindset, explore computerless
Sessions: 5 overnight camp at its best. This program is After your hard work, take time to relax and
recurve and compound bows, make a 3-D coding, and flex your spy muscles learning
Cost: $345 designed to provide a comfortable transition discover your personal best practices for self
target, play games, and learn to use and some secret agent skills.
from day camp to sleep-away camp for girls care. Make a self care box and by week's
Campers will discover the “great outdoors” maintain bows and arrows. Show off your
and their parents. Note: Parent drop-off on end, it will be filled with tons of things
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through hands-on experiences in the fields marksmanship at the end of the week in an
Sunday and parent pick-up on Saturday at you can use to relax and unwind.
of Camp DeWitt. See what creatures make archery tournament.
Camp Hoover in Middleville, NJ.
their homes at camp through bird watching,
brooking, hiking, and nature scavenger
hunts. Look for animal and insect tracks on
Camp DeWitt's trails!
Summer Camp 2019
Season
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6
Opener
The OVAL
JULY JULY JULY JULY JULY 29– AUG AUG
PROGRAM GRADE COST CAPACITY
1–3 8–12 15–19 22–26 AUG 2 5–9 12–16
Summer Kick Off K-10 $200 60 X
MAPLEWOOD, NJ
Camp Discover K-1 $330 24 X X X X X X
Fairies, Flowers, and
K-1 $330 24 X X
Butterflies
Messy Science K-1 $345 24 X X
Welcome to The OVAL Day Camp located in the picturesque South Mountain Reservation. The OVAL has been offering girls the S'mores, Please! K-1 $365 24 X X
opportunity to explore and discover the out-of-doors since 1959 and is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year! Our programs are
designed to challenge girls and help them gain independence while creating friendships and memories to last a lifetime. Camp Explorer 2-3 $330 24 X X X X X X
New this summer is a three-day summer kick-off session July 1–3. Regular day camp runs July 8 through August 16 from 9:00 a.m.
Dance and Cheer 2-3 $330 24 X X
to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is for girls entering Kindergarten to 10th grade. In addition to the program theme, girls have
the opportunity to participate in a variety of outdoor activities which may include arts & crafts, hiking, outdoor cooking, STEM/nature Chow Down! 2-3 $345 24 X X
activities, field games, archery (4th grade and up), and special all-camp activities.
Our camp program is based on the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Many of our programs are designed for girls to earn a Summer Science 2-3 $365 24 X X
full badge during their time at camp, which they will receive at the end of the week. Other programs may also earn parts of a badge.
Camp Quest 4-5 $330 24 X X X X X X
Summer day camp fees include all activity supplies, one t-shirt per camper, daily snacks, earned badges, and bus transportation. See
page 12 for add-on options. Camp Rock 4-5 $345 24 X X
Cooking with Care by Goya 4-5 $115 24 X X
Join Us! Day and Away (2 wks.) 4-5 $790 16 X X
New and seasoned campers along with their families are invited to attend tours and open houses. Come meet staff, take a tour, learn more Saddle Up 4-5 $635 12 X X
about our camping opportunities, and have all your questions answered! Register at www.gshnj.org/summercamp.
The OVAL Tours Make a Difference Day Wizards, Wands, and
4-5 $345 24 X X
Campfires
Sunday, April 28, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Make a Difference Day is an opportunity for individuals, Aim, Shoot, Bullseye! 6-8 $345 12 X
The OVAL Open House troops, friends, and families to help revitalize camp after
winter in preparation for summer camp. Project including Camp Cooking Challenge 6-8 $365 24 X
Sunday, May 5, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
cleaning sites, making small repairs, painting, trail clearing,
and more! These projects are essential to maintaining our Camp Program Aide 6-8 $330 24 X
camp properties and hours may be applied to Hearts of
Drama Queens 6-8 $330 24 X
Service. Wrap up the day with lunch and campfire with
s’mores for all volunteers! OVAL Comic Con 6-8 $345 24 X
Sew Fabulous 6-8 $345 24 X
Victoria "Thor" Laird
I have been a Girl Scout for over twenty years, where I spent nearly every summer at camp as tor Artsy Archery 9-10 $345 16 X
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a camper or staff member. My Girl Scout career has taken me across the United States, to
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England, France, and Costa Rica, down the Susquehanna River for a week long canoe trip, and Foodie Lifestyle 9-10 $365 16 X
so many other places where I have met new people, tried new things, and challenged myself.
Healthy Living 9-10 $345 16 X
In my Girl Scout adventures, I found that one thing that bonds us in sisterhood is song. I am
always up for singing, teaching, and learning new camp songs, sometimes accompanied on Leader in Training 9-10 $300 16 X
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my trusty ukulele. My favorite camp song is “Dunderbak.” Every summer there is a trendy new
camp song that takes hold of camp. I cannot wait to see what this summer brings! Making It 9-10 $365 16 X
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Girl Scout camp has given me so many wonderful memories. Come to The OVAL where you can Service and Self Care 9-10 $345 16 X
share in mine and make your own!
Season Opener S'mores Please! Summer Science Day and Away Entering Grades 6–8 The OVAL Comic Con
Sessions: 3, 6 Sessions: 1, 4 Sessions: 5 and 6 (2 wks.) Sessions: 2
Summer Kick Off Cost: $365 Cost: $365 Cost: $790 Cost: $345
Aim, Shoot, Bullseye!
Cost: $200 Marshmallows, chocolate, and graham Summer is a time for scientific exploration! Love day camp but want to experience Channel your inner fangirl with this week
Sessions: 1
Come kick off summer with us! Discover crackers—s'mores are a beloved and super Build a model volcano or vortex in a bottle. sleep-away camp, too? Encounter the Cost: $345 of comics, books, tv shows, movies, and
all that The OVAL has to offer and explore yummy camp tradition. In this cooking Learn chemistry concepts by making your best of both camp worlds in a special more! Learn about female comic artists
program, make the perfect s'mores by own colorful t-shirt. Everyday offers a new two-week session! Spend the first week Take aim, shoot, and score a bullseye in and what it takes to make an awesome
all the best parts of summer camp in this
practicing firebuilding and outdoor cooking experience for campers to become scientific (Monday through Friday) at The OVAL this week of archery! Whether you are new female superhero. Make your own comic
3-day program. Activities may include
skills. Each day will bring a new snack to sleuths—learning how to ask bright questions forming friendships with fellow campers and to archery or an experienced archer, we book, create and wear cosplay, and nerd out
learning camp skills, hiking, exploring
make, from gourmet s'mores, to gorp, to and find right answers. counselors in your unit and participating in will visit the archery range every day to with your fellow campers over your favorite
nature, field games, archery (4th grade and
tinfoil dessert packets. all the great day camp activities. The next hone everyone's individual skills. Work with ficitional stories and characters.
up), hands-on science activities, arts &
Entering Grades 4–5 week Sunday through Saturday, venture off recurve and compound bows, make a 3-D
crafts, campfire and s'mores, camp songs, Sew Fabulous
Entering Grades 2–3 to Camp Hoover, our sleep-away camp, with target, play games, and learn to use and
and more! Sessions: 5
your same unit and counselor to experience maintain bows and arrows. Show off your
Camp Quest overnight camp at its best. This program is marksmenship at the end of the week in an Cost: $345
Entering Grades K–1 Camp Explorer Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 designed to provide a comfortable transition archery tournament. Make sew much cool stuff in this week of
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Cost: $330 from day camp to sleep-away camp for girls Camp Cooking Challenge sewing fun! Practice hand-stitching and using
Camp Discover
Cost: $330 Discover all that The OVAL has to offer and and their parents. Note: Parent drop-off on a sewing machine to make an embroidery
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Sessions: 4
Discover all that The OVAL has to offer and explore all the best parts of summer camp! Sunday and parent pick-up on Saturday at hoop, turn a T-shirt into a bag, and sew a
Cost: $330 Cost: $365
explore all the best parts of summer camp! Activities include learning camp skills, hiking, Camp Hoover in Middleville, NJ. stuffed animal from scratch. With needle and
Discover all that The OVAL has to offer and Let's get cooking! Become a master camp thread, there is sew much you can do!
Activities include learning camp skills, hiking, exploring nature, field games, archery, Saddle Up
explore all the best parts of summer camp! chef as you learn the ins and outs of
exploring nature, field games, archery, geocaching, hands-on science activities, arts Sessions: 1, 4
Activities include learning camp skills, hiking, creating a tasty meal—cleanliness, nutrition, Entering Grades 9–10
hands-on science activities, arts & crafts, & crafts, campfire and s'mores, camp songs, Cost: $635
exploring nature, field games, hands-on cooking terms, measuring, helping, creating,
campfire and s'mores, camp songs, and and more! With your fellow campers, plan a
science activities, arts & crafts, campfire Travel to Lord Stirling Stables in Basking sharing and of course, EATING! Each day Artsy Archery
more! With yout fellow campers, plan a few few of your own activities during the week!
and s'mores, camp songs, and more! With Ridge, NJ each day to learn all about horses! brings a new culinary adventure, recipe, and
of your own activities during the week! Camp Rock Sessions: 6
your fellow campers, plan a few of your own Learn about safety on and around horses, cooking technique. Participate in a friendly
Dance and Cheer competition with other campers and create Cost: $345
activities during the week! Sessions: 2, 5 barn management, basic anatomy, grooming,
Sessions: 3, 6 Cost: $345 the tack and harness, and the different a meal using "mystery" ingredients. Take your archery and art skills to the
Fairies, Flowers, and Butterflies next level by combining them! Visit the
Cost: $330 Rock out this summer at The OVAL! In styles of riding. Practice horsemanship Camp Program Aide
Sessions: 1, 4 basics with time spent riding each day. Back archery range each day to practice your
Let's go OVAL! Show us your camp spirit this week of musical fun, make musical Sessions: 6
Cost: $330 at camp, enjoy traditional camp activities marksmenship and advance your archery
as we learn cheer and dance techniques. instruments, learn tons of camp songs, and Cost: $330
During this fun and magical program, we too! skills. Then, by using paper, paint, and other
We will develop teamwork and cooperation create your own camp rock band. With your
will channel our inner pixie! Dress the part Experience camp while developing your materials, aim at the targets and create
skills, with a focus on safety, while working fellow campers, practice and perform in Wizards, Wands, and Campfires
of a fairy and create a fairy house in an leadership skills! Discover your own personal beautiful works of art. Participants must
as a group to create a team routine. Then, groups and solo acts for an all-camp talent Sessions: 1, 4
enchanted garden, complete with furniture, leadership style by building skills and have previous archery experience and be at
perform for your camp friends in an all- show. Cost: $345
live plants, and flowers. Enjoy a fairy tea strengthening those you already possess. an early-intermediate level or above.
camp talent show! Cooking With Care by Goya
party, make pixie dust, and become one Have a witchingly good time in this Harry The Program Aide theme is SISTERHOOD, Foodie Lifestyle
Chow Down! Sessions: 3, 6 Potter inspired program! First, get sorted so be prepared to build connections, make
with nature as we explore our magical Sessions: 2
surroundings at camp. Sessions: 2, 5 Cost: $115 into your magical camp house. Then, create memories, learn and laugh with your sister
campers, and be a role model for younger Cost: $365
Cost: $345 Food is not only an important part of your wand and test it out with some magical
Messy Science campers. Learn what it is like to be a camp Live the foodie lifestyle in this week of
Got a sweet tooth for camp treats? In this maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but it is a STEM activities. Make butterbeer and
Sessions: 2, 5 chocolate frogs, play Quidditch, and earn counselor by shadowing in a younger girl preparing, cooking, and eating all the
cooking program, create all kinds of yummy connection to cultures, heritage, countries,
Cost: $345 points for your house to win the House Cup program and helping to run camp activities. latest food trends! From fancy donuts and
desserts, from traditional s'mores to monkey faith, and traditions founded years ago.
Grab your aprons and roll up your sleeves, at week's end! Drama Queens milkshakes, to poke bowls, to rainbow
bread. Using both the cabin kitchens and Learn about foods from around the world,
we are getting messy at camp! In this hands- and avocado everything, explore popular
outdoor grills, explore all different kinds of in this program developed in partnership Sessions: 3
on STEM program, experiment with oobleck, food items and recipes, with a camp twist.
cooking techniques as you become a master with Goya. Cost: $330
elephant toothpaste, and other fun (and Become a food critic and vote on your
baker!
messy) activities. Dig deep (literally!) as we Lights, camera, action! Camp is the stage favorite dish from the week, which you will
explore the ecosystem at camp. and you are the star! With your fellow cook up and serve to all of camp.
campers, write, cast, direct, and perform
in a play for all of camp to watch. Design
costumes and set pieces, learn theatre lingo,
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and see what it takes to be a playright.
Day Camp
Healthy Living
Sessions: 1
Add-Ons
Cost: $345
Pamper your mind, body, and soul with this
week of relaxation at camp! Figure out the
balance of fitness, food, fun, and rest that
we need to stay healthy. Try yoga, hike and Overnight Camping & Cookout
hang out at the waterfall, and cook healthy Complete the summer camp experience with an overnight experience! Girls entering grades 4-10 can experience camp life after the
snacks. During spa day, we will make spa sun goes down, prepare dinner over an open fire, then participate in a campfire with s’mores and songs! Then rest peacefully while
masks, experiment with aromatherapy, and falling asleep to the sounds of the night. Breakfast and lunch are provided the next day. Girls must pre-register for any of the overnights
learn about proper nail and hair care with at the time of initial registration. Registration closes one week before each camp session begins. Each overnight is an additional $40, and
our own camp salon. space is limited to the first 50 girls who register.
Leader in Training Overnight Dates: Sessions 2, 4, and 6
Sessions: 4 Session 2: Thursday, Jul. 18–Friday, Jul. 19 • Session 4: Thursday, Aug. 1–Friday, Aug. 2 • Session 6: Thursday, Aug. 15–Friday, Aug. 16
Cost: $300
Experience camp while developing your
Before and After Care
Camp DeWitt and The OVAL offer before and after care for an additional $50 per week. Parents/guardians are responsible for the pickup
leadership skills! Discover your own
and drop off of their camper as busing is not available. Before care is offered from 7:30–9:00 a.m. and after care from
personal leadership style by building skills
4:00–6:00 p.m.
and strengthening those you already
possess. The LIT theme is SISTERHOOD, so
be prepared to build connections, make
Optional Lunch Program
An optional lunch program is available through Simply Gourmet. See the Parent Guide for more information about
memories, learn and laugh with your sister
taking advantage of this program.
campers, and be a role model for younger
campers. Learn what it is like to be a camp Trading Post
counselor by shadowing in a younger girl Each camp’s trading post is full of camp-specific patches, memorabilia, and gear ranging from
program and helping to run camp activities. $1.50 up to $30. Girls visit the Trading Post at least once during the week to shop for souvenirs
Making It for themselves and family back home. Help your camper flex her budgeting muscles by
loading her account with some money to spend at the Trading Post during the
Sessions: 5 registration process. Unspent funds greater than $2 will be refunded at the end
Cost: $365 of the week. Many items offered in the Trading Posts are also available at
Put your crafting skills to the test in this any GSHNJ Retail Shop.
friendly and artsy competition! Each day,
experiment with different craft materials and
techniques in a challenge to create the best
craft. At the end of the week, participate in
the ultimate craft challenge with a basket of
"mystery" craft supplies!
Service and Self Care
Sessions: 3
Cost: $345
Do for the community and do for yourself!
During the week, tackle a service project
at The OVAL that will benefit all of camp.
After your hard work, take time to relax and
discover your personal best practices for self
care. Make a self care box and by week's
end, it will be filled with tons of things you
"[She] likes day camp very
can use to relax and unwind. much—I think she feels a
sense of independence. She
wants to go to sleepaway
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camp next year!"
—Dinah's mom
amp
portation
Day
Bus
C
Trans
Busing is included in the camp fees for Camp DeWitt and The OVAL. All times are subject to change based on session enrollment. We request
that parents arrive at the bus stop 10-15 minutes prior to the designated stop time. Buses all arrive at camp by 9:00 a.m. (depending on traffic)
and leave camp between 4:00–4:10 p.m. Please note that the below bus stops and times are examples from 2018 and are subject
to change in 2019. The exact bus schedule will be confirmed and sent to families prior to the start of camp.
Busing is not available for the Season Opener from July 1–3.
Camp DeWitt - Sample Bus Schedule The OVAL - Sample Bus Schedule
Bus Stop AM PM Bus Stop AM PM
Route Town Route Town
Location Pick-up Drop-off Location Pick-up Drop-off
Montgomery 375 Burnt Hill Rd. (Montgomery Upper Middle School) 7:35 5:25 Washington St & 12th St
Hoboken 1 7:45 5:00
1 (across from Hoboken Children’s Academy II)
Somerset 500 Elizabeth Ave (Franklin High School) 8:05 4:55
Hoboken 2 Washington St at Newark St (near CVS) 8:00 4:45
1 Hillsborough 626 US-206 (Bottle King parking lot) 8:25 4:35
Central Ave & Manhattan Ave (Pershing Field
Jersey City 1 7:30 5:30
Hillsborough 19 E Mountain Road (Hillsborough YMCA) 8:35 4:25 across from St. Nicholas Church)
Neshanic 2 Jersey City 2 Montgomery & Chris Columbus (James Ferris HS) 7:50 5:10
333 Maple Ave (Neshanic Volunteer Fire Co) 8:45 4:15
Station
Bayonne Garfield Ave & West 55th St (by Wendy’s) 8:20 4:40
Califon 431 Country Rd 5 (PNC Bank) 7:30 5:25
Salem Rd & Huguenout Ave
Union 7:55 5:25
Whitehouse 531 US-22 (Kings Shopping Plaza parking lot) 7:53 5:02 (opposite Townley Presbyterian Church)
2 3 Cranford 901 Orange Ave (Orange Avenue School) 8:15 4:45
North Branch 1171 NJ-28 (GSHNJ North Branch Service Center) 8:05 4:49
400 Commons Way Maplewood Oakland Rd & Tuscon Rd (Behind Library) 8:40 4:20
Bridgewater 8:24 4:31
(Bloomingdale’s at Bridgewater Commons Mall)
Nutley 379 Bloomfield Ave (Radcliffe Elementary School) 8:10 4:50
Plainfield 730 Central St (Woodland Elementary School) 7:30 5:30
4 Montclair Bloomfield Ave & Grove (at Lackawanna Plaza) 8:25 4:35
South Plainfield 2201 Plainfield Ave (South Plainfield Middle School) 7:43 5:11
Verona Lakeside Ave & Pease Ave (across from Verona Park) 8:40 4:20
3 Middlesex 1 Fisher Ave (Watchung Elementary School) 8:03 4:41
Westfield 201 East Grove St (GSHNJ Service Center) 7:45 5:15
Bound Brook 111 W Union Ave (Bound Brook High School) 8:11 4:43
Scotch Plains Park Ave at Front St (Gazebo Area) 8:05 4:55
Somerville 51 Union Ave (Vanderveer Elementary School) 8:22 4:32
5 Berkeley
Plainfield Ave & Sherman Ave (BH train station area) 8:20 4:40
Basking Ridge 350 Lake Rd (Somerset Hills Lutheran Church) 7:41 5:14 Heights
4 Warren 100 Old Stirling Rd. (Warren Middle School) 7:59 4:56 Morris Ave at Lafayette Ave
Summit 8:40 4:20
(Washington Elementary School)
Green Brook 111 Greenbrook Rd. (Town Hall) 8:12 4:43
Newark 1 8 Hawkins St (Hawkins Street Elementary School) 7:55 5:05
Clinton 1445 NJ-31 (North Hunterdon High School) 8:05 4:50
6 Newark 2 186 14th Ave (Fourteenth Ave Elementary School) 8:20 4:40
Flemington Park Ave & Capner St. (LINC) 8:20 4:40
5 Newark 3 87 Richelieu Terrace (Lincoln School) 8:40 4:20
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Flemington 276 US-202 (Circle Outlet Center Near Marshalls) 8:28 4:27
Ringoes 43 Wertsville Rd (East Amwell School) 8:42 4:13
6 Westfield 201 East Grove Street (Westfield Service Center) 7:30 5:30
Summer Camp 2019 Session 1
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JULY JULY JULY JULY 28– AUG AUG
PROGRAM GRADE COST CAPACITY
7–13 14–20 21–27 AUG 3 4–10 11–17
GENERAL PROGRAMS
Camp Hoover
A Little Camp Fun 1-3 $180 18 July 18–20
Mini Camp 2-5 $300 20 July 14–17 Aug 11–14
Grand Tour 2-6 $485 30 X X X X
MIDDLEVILLE, NJ
Everynight Live 7-10 $485 30 X X X X X X
SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
Hoover Who Dunnit? 3-5 $485 12 X
Imagineers 3-5 $525 18 X X
Welcome to Camp Lou Henry Hoover Resident Summer Camp! Camp Hoover has been shaping great summer memories for girls in Excursions 3-6 $525 12 X X
grades 1-12 since 1953 through learning, discovering, exploring, challenging opportunities, and creating! Camp Hoover is a journey into Survivor Girl 3-6 $485 20 X X
independence—a place where girls and their counselors plan weekly adventures together in a relaxed, non-competitive, tech-free
Wet and Wild 3-6 $485 36 X X
environment.
Cooking with Care by Goya 4-6 $250 12 X
Sessions run from July 7-August 17, and offer two experiences: general and specialty. General Camp programs offer girls an array of
different camp activities every day. Specialty Camp programs focus on a particular interest combined with traditional camp activities Digital Dynamics 4-6 $485 12 X
like arts & crafts, nature, hiking, archery, ropes course, games, cookouts, swimming, and boating. Girls develop responsibility through Hoover Pioneers 4-6 $525 22 X
“kapers” (jobs that help keep Hoover in order) and other fun and enriching activities. Outdoor Odyssey 4-6 $525 12 X X
Housing depends on the program choice. In some programs, girls share a large platform tent equipped with cots and a storage area. Creation Studio 4-10 $485 18 X X X X X
Just a few steps away from the tents are the bathroom facilities with flush toilets, hot and cold running water, sinks, and showers. Gymnastics 4-10 $485 18 X X X
Indoor shelter is available during severe storms. In some programs girls stay in one of our camp buildings, equipped with kitchens,
Horseback Riding 4-10 $750 20 X X X
bathroom facilities, sleeping rooms with bunk beds, and common rooms. In one program, girls sleep in a primitive shelter, with a
nearby bathroom facility that includes flush toilets and sinks with running water. Pajama Drama 4-10 $485 24 X X X
Resident camp fees include all activity supplies, meals, and snacks. Campers are welcome to stay over between sessions. See page Beach Party 6-8 $485 24 X
20 for more information. Emergency Preparedness 6-8 $525 12 X
Join Us! Hero Training
Saddles, Paddles, Arrows
6-8
6-8
$485
$575
12
18 X
X
X
X
X X
New and seasoned campers along with their families are invited to attend tours and open houses. Come meet staff, take a tour, learn Sharp Shooter 6-8 $525 18 X
more about our camping opportunities, and have all your questions answered! Register at www.gshnj.org/summercamp.
Spa-rageous 6-8 $525 20 X X
Camp Hoover Tours Make a Difference Weekend
Cooking with Care by Goya 7-10 $250 12 X
Saturday, January 19, at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. March 22–24, 2019
Saturday, February 23, at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Make a Difference Weekend is an opportunity for individuals, Hoover Escapades 7-10 $800 24 X
Saturday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. troops, friends, and families to help revitalize camp after Lights, Camera, Camp 7-10 $525 12 X
Saturday, May 11, at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m winter in preparation for summer camp. Projects include Quilting Memories 7-10 $525 10 X
Camp Hoover Open House cleaning sites, making small repairs, painting, trail clearing,
Set Sail 7-10 $525 18 X X X X X X
Sunday, April 28, from 1:00–4:00 p.m. and more! These projects are essential to maintaining our
camp properties and hours may be applied to Hearts of Summer Getaway 7-10 $575 12 Hike Canoe
Service. Overnight accommodations for one or both nights Super Summer Baskets 7-10 $485 12 X
and meals on Saturday will be provided. Adventurer 7-12 $950 10 X X
Deb "Hook" Hooker
Hi! My summer camp days at Camp Hoover started in 1979 when I attended the General
tor Middies (2 wks.) 7-12 $1,450 12 X X
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Outdoor Survival 7-12 $650 10 X
Program—now referred to as Grand Tour. This year, I am excited to celebrate my 33rd year
the Camp Dir
Pack and Paddle (2 wks.) 7-12 $1,450 12 X X
at Camp Hoover. Some of my favorite parts of camp are the First Night Campfires, singing
my favorite camp songs, and spending time at the waterfront—you’ll have to see what Art and About 9-12 $525 12 X
15 • Camp Hoover
happens when you give me a penny! Resident camp provides girls with the opportunity to be Set Sail II (2 wks.) 9-12 $1,250 10 X X
independent, take risks in a secure, tech-free environment, and grow in their leadership Counselor-in-Training I (2 wks.) Ages 14+ $800 16 X X
skills. I can’t wait to share our new programs, our camp traditions, and welcome you to the
Counselor-in-Training II (2 wks.) Ages 14+ $800 10 X X
t
Camp Hoover family!
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Level 1 Archery Instructor Ages 15+ $575 12 X
M
Lifeguard Training Ages 15+ $925 12 X
GENERAL PROGRAMS SPECIALTY PROGRAMS Wet and Wild Entering Grades 4–10 Emergency Preparedness Entering Grades 7–10
Our General Programs are designed for girls Our Specialty Programs are designed Sessions: 2, 4 Session: 4
entering grades 1–12 and provide a broad for girls entering grades 3–12. Girls are Cost: $485 Creation Studio Cost: $525 Cooking With Care by Goya
camp experience, with varied activities grouped according to program, age and Enjoy a world of water fun! Water balloon Spend your week at camp working on
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 Session: 2
and waterfront time daily. These programs interest level. Part of your day will be volleyball, a splash contest, water aerobics emergency preparedness! Spend a day
Cost: $485 Cost: $250
are great if you want to experience all that spent with your unit swimming, boating, and more! Spend each day swimming, at the local fire department learning the
Camp Hoover has to offer. participating in arts and crafts, hiking, boating, funyaking, exploring the lake, and Recognize your full artistic potential! Try ins and outs of dealing with emergencies, Food is not only an important part of
and more! The remainder of your day is learning about water safety. something new or expand your existing complete a course in First Aid and CPR, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but it is a
A Little Camp Fun spent on your specialty program choice. talents! Activities include painting, understand how to prevent serious outdoor connection to cultures, heritage, countries,
Entering Grades 4–6 leatherwork, weaving, dipping candles, tie- injuries. Plus enjoy all the fun Hoover has faith, and traditions founded years ago.
Grade: 1–3
Entering Grades 3–5 dye, jewelry making, and more. to offer! Learn about foods from around the world,
Session: July 18–20
Gymnastics in this program developed in partnership
Cost: $180 Cooking With Care by Goya Hero Training
Hoover Who Dunnit? with Goya.
Arrive at camp on Thursday morning and Sessions: 1, 3, 5 Sessions: 3, 5
Session: 1 Hoover Escapades
enjoy a sampler of activities including Session: 4 Cost: $485 Cost: $485
Cost: $250
swimming, boating, arts and crafts, games, Cost: $485 Cartwheel into camp! Gymnastics instruction Session: 4
Food is not only an important part of Discover the hero inside! Participate in daring Cost: $800
hiking, and more! A first camp experience Intrigue and mystery—unearth the mystery is for all skill levels and includes practice tasks, learn special superhero tricks and
in a nutshell. maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but it is a
at camp! Lead the investigation by in tumbling, dance, balance beam, vault, create your own comic about your secret Set off on a trip to explore, see the sights
connection to cultures, heritage, countries,
Mini Camp searching for clues, unraveling the codes, and floor exercises. You’ll have a chance to identity! and take in some of the local attractions
faith, and traditions founded years ago.
interviewing suspects, and more! Plus enjoy showcase your newly-acquired skills in an of Northern New Jersey. Enjoy trips to
Grade: 2–5 Learn about foods from around the world, Saddles, Paddles, Arrows
a visit to the local Police Department to end-of-the-week performance! Experienced Tomahawk Lake Waterpark, tubing on the
Sessions: July 14–17; August 11–14 in this program developed in partnership
develop more sleuthing skills. counselors will instruct at each level. Sessions: 1, 3, 5, 6 Delaware River, and much more!
Cost: $300 with Goya.
Imagineers Horseback Riding Cost: $575 Lights, Camera, Camp
This three-night experience is for a first-time Digital Dynamics
Sessions: 2, 3 Sessions: 1, 4, 6 Spend the week enjoying archery, canoeing Session: 2
camper, or for someone who wants a shorter Session: 1 and riding horses. Learn the fundamentals
stay at Camp Hoover. Daily waterfront fun, Cost: $525 Cost: $750 Cost: $525
Cost: $485 of canoeing and take a day trip around
hiking, arts and crafts, a picnic lunch and Everything is better with a little creativity, Progress at your own pace as you spend Swartswood Lake. Take a trip to the stables Join us for a week of movie mania! Learn
more will keep the campers busy during Learn the ins and outs of your digital
imagination and science! Build a bristlebot, three hours each day at nearby Spring Valley to spend time with the horses and go on the basics of making digital movies including
their stay. Note: Campers must be picked up camera or tablet! Learn how to take better
craft a catapult and get inventive with Farms riding and learning about tack. Ride a trail ride. Spend one day at the archery editing, screen writing, acting and filming.
at camp at the end of the camp’s session on pictures by exploring digital techniques like
magnetic circuits and LEDs. Western saddle in the outdoor and indoor range working on scoring a bulls-eye. Gear up for your own movie premiere on
Wednesday afternoon. composition and lighting. Edit and manage
rings and enjoy a special trail ride. Spend Friday night!
your pictures using photo software. Sharp Shooter
Grand Tour Entering Grades 3–6 time learning more about horses and horse Quilting Memories
Hoover Pioneers care. Session: 2
Grade: 2–6 Cost: $525 Session: 4
Sessions: 1, 3, 5, 6 Excursions Session: 5 Pajama Drama Cost: $525
Cost: $485 Cost: $525 Ready, set, aim! Learn the basics of rifelry
Sessions: 1, 6 Sessions: 2, 4, 6 Learn the basics of using a sewing machine
Here’s your chance to live like a true pioneer. Cost: $485 and archery! Work with recurve and
Sample all that Camp Hoover has to offer! Cost: $525 compound bows, make a 3-D target, play while making a T-shirt quilt. Bring some of
Try the Ropes Course, archery, a pond study, Learn to make butter, bake bread, cookout,
Take day trips outside of Camp Hoover Develop your entertaining skills. Work on games, and learn to use and maintain a your favorite t-shirts (12 adult size t-shirts)
swimming, boating, hiking Hoover’s hills, dip candles, make natural dyes, prepare
exploring waterfalls, taking hikes, and group drama activities, design costumes bow and rifle. Spend a day at Camp Mason to camp and create 4 x 3 block quilt out of
cooking out, and arts and crafts. Learn homemade apple cider, work on pioneer
discovering the beauty of Northern New and scenery, and hone your acting skills. Put on their rifelry course. Daily there will be the designs from the shirts. Enjoy all camp
about the world around you and how to take crafts, participate in archery and enjoy a day
Jersey. Visit Franklin Mineral Mines, your skills to the test while performing for focus on form and mechanics to hone in on activities when you are done sewing each
care of the environment. Whether you’re trip to the Sussex County Farm and Horse
Pequest Fish Hatchery, and our local state your camp friends in an end-of-the-week individual skills. day.
a newcomer to Hoover or an experienced Show.
parks. Back at camp go on a geocaching performance! Set Sail
camper, Grand Tour is perfect for you! Outdoor Odyssey Spa-rageous
scavenger hunt and explore Camp Hoover.
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Everynight Live Survivor Girl Sessions: 2, 3 Entering Grades 6–8 Sessions: 1, 4
Cost: $525
Cost: $525 Cost: $525
Grade: 7–10 Sessions: 4, 5 Come to camp to relax and get away from Tack away and try your hands at gliding
Sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Cost: $485 Practice your hiking and canoeing skills while Beach Party
it all. Start your day with yoga, learn about across Swartswood Lake in a Sunfish
Cost: $485 enjoying Hoover’s general program including Session: 3
Learn how to survive in the outdoors aromatherapy, make your own bath and sailboat. Spend several hours each day
Sleep through breakfast and wake up late. the challenge course and archery. Plan and Cost: $485
by practicing orienteering, knife safety, beauty products like sugar scrubs, cleansing receiving instruction from our trained staff
Fill the nights with: stargazing, s’mores over a participate in a one-day hiking trip at the
emergency signals, and responsible hiking. Sun and fun at the lake and a day trip to masks and fizzing bath bombs. You’ll also and testing your skills on the water! Note:
Delaware Water Gap and a one-day trip
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campfire, twilight swim or boat, arts and
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With the help of your guide, determine how Swartswood State Park await you. Spend get to participate in group walks/jogs or All campers participating in boating
crafts by moonlight, archery, games or a canoeing on the Delaware River.
to survive on edible plants and sleep in a your days swimming, paddleboarding and spend extra time journaling, reading, hula activities prepare by learning lifejacket
midnight snack. Spend your afternoons tent you pitched yourself. relaxing on the lake. Learn basic water hooping or lounging by the lake. and water safety, which includes a
swimming, boating, playing games on the rescue skills and spend the majority of the deep-water test.
playfield, relaxing with friends and more. day at the Hoover waterfront.Summer Getaway
Sessions: 1 (hike), 5 (canoe)
Outdoor Survival
Session: 3
Ages 14+ Lifeguard Training
Session: 2
Camp Hoover Trading Post
Cost: $575 Cost: $650 Counselor in Training I Cost: $925 & Stayover Weekends
Spend two days and one night either Live primitively while learning the basics of Sessions: 3 and 4 (2 wks.) Spend the week at Camp Hoover learning Hoover’s trading post is full of camp-specific patches, memorabilia,
canoeing on the Delaware River or hiking and camping including fire building and outdoor Cost: $800 the basics of water rescue and safety and and gear ranging from 75¢ to $50. Girls visit the Trading Post once
backpacking on the Appalachian Trail. While cooking methods, survival techniques, earning the American Red Cross Lifeguard during the week to shop for souvenirs for themselves and their family.
at camp help to plan the trip, practice your water purification, and more. Spend one Experience camp while developing your Training Certification, as well as First Aid Help your girl flex her budgeting muscles by loading her account with
camping skills, strengthen your hiking or day rock climbing at Rick’s Rocks. leadership and counseling skills! Discover and CPR for the Professional Rescuer with some money to spend at the Trading Post during the registration process.
canoeing proficiency and learn about leave your own personal leadership style as you AED. (All campers participating in this These funds are also used to cover unit and staff photos, purchases at the
Pack and Paddle work to identify and build on the strengths
no trace camping as your prepare for your program need to be strong swimmers and Tack Shop, and spending money for out-of-camp trips. Unspent funds greater
adventure. Session: 3 and 4 (2 wks.) that you already possess. The CIT1 theme demonstrate ability to complete a series than $2 will be refunded at the end of the week. The Trading Post is also open
Cost: $1,450 is SISTERHOOD, so be prepared to build during check-in and check-out periods for families and girls to visit.
Super Summer Baskets of pre-course water tests including a
A two-week challenge! Spend your first connections, make memories, learn and continuous 300 yard distance swim, surface Girls registering for back-to-back sessions have the opportunity to stay over at camp
Session: 2 week, canoeing, camping, preparing for laugh with your sister campers, as well as dive, a timed event and more. Campers from Saturday to Sunday for an additional fee of $100. During the Stayover, all girls
Cost: $485 your trip and taking day-long hikes in and be a role model. Lead the way for younger who do not pass these requirements will be will be housed together and may spend time at the waterfront, work on arts and crafts,
campers and work on a service project to have a little extra rest time, and round the evening out with pizza and a movie. Parents and
Weaving baskets, whether you are a beginner around Camp Hoover; in the second week, removed from the program).
help improve the Hoover site. Note: Stayover family members can visit during the Stayover and take their girl off-site, if they like.
or returning weaver, is a perfect way to spend two days hiking the Appalachian
express yourself. Bright color reeds, cool Trail, then two days canoeing down the fee is additional.
Discounts
textures, fabrics, naturals, and great designs Delaware River. Note: two week program, Counselor in Training II
will enhance the traditional basket styles no additional stayover fee. Sessions: 5 and 6 (2 wks.)
you’ll make: candle, melon, bird’s nest, and Cost: $800
treasure are just a few you might make! The Entering Grades 9–12 Take your leadership and counselor skills
For Discount requests, visit
sky’s the limit! www.gshnj.org/summercamp, click "Summer Camp
to the next level! All girls in this program Forms" then click the "2019 GSHNJ Summer Camp
Art and About must have earned the CIT I Award. Spend
Entering Grades 7–12 the first week of your stay at Camp Hoover
Discount Request" form.
Session: 5 Early Bird Registration Discount: Receive a $25 per
Cost: $525 exploring your strengths and passions,
Adventurer session discount for each session you register and pay for in
discovering your personal values and
Calling all artists! This week is designed to full prior to midnight on March 1, 2019.
Sessions: 5, 6 developing activities for younger girls!
strengthen your artistic eye! Sketch, paint, Sister Discount: Sending sisters to camp? After signing up your
Cost: $950 Then spend a week focused on increasing
and create in the outdoors as you spend first camper, each additional camper attending from your household
your skills in a specific camp program by
Push yourself to the limit! Try rock climbing, your days both in and out of camp working receives a $25 discount per session.
working with the girls in it! Note: Stayover
white water rafting on the Lehigh River, on your pieces of art! Multi-Session Discount: Coming to camp for more than one week?
fee is additional.
challenge the high ropes course and more! Set Sail II $25 discount for multi-program campers. Discount applies to all programs
Each day will be a new challenge for you after the first one.
and your friends. Session: 1 and 2 (2 wks.) Ages 15+
Financial Assistance
Cost: $1,250
Middies
Want to take your sailing skills to the next Level 1 Archery Instructor
Session: 1 and 2 (2 wks.) level? Learn racing skills, boat maintenance,
Cost: $1,450 Session: 6 Any registered GSHNJ Girl Scout may apply for financial assistance. Girls must be
and how to solo a Sunfish as you tack Cost: $575
Canoeing down the Delaware River can be around Swartswood Lake. Spend an registered GSHNJ members by December 30, 2018. If your girl is a member of another
a thrill… After a few days of canoeing and afternoon participating in a Sunfish Regatta Become a certified Level 1 Archery Girl Scout council, contact your local council for financial assistance options. The GSHNJ
camping training at Camp Hoover (including and putting your knowledge to work. Instructor! This course provides the Camp Financial Assistance (CFA) form can be downloaded at www.gshnj.org/summercamp.
an overnight by the lake), set out for a canoe Note: All campers participating in boating necessary tools to maintain safety both on Financial assistance may cover up to one week of the base camp fee per camp; each family’s
adventure on the Delaware River. Experience activities prepare by learning lifejacket and off the archery range, covering range eligibility and the availability of funds determine the amount granted. Online camp registration must be
magnificent scenery, physical challenge, and and water safety, which includes a deep safety, range setup, the steps of shooting, completed with a $75 per session, non-refundable, non-transferrable, camp registration fee prior to
the rewards of teamwork. Girls participating water test. Campers enrolling in Set Sail 2 equipment and repair, programs and lesson mailing the CFA form. Deadline for the CFA form is May 17, 2019. No applications will be
in this trip should have previous experience must have completed a week of Set Sail plans. Level 1 Instructors are well prepared accepted after this date. Final decisions for CFA will be made by May 24, 2019, you will be
canoeing. Note: two week program, no or an equivalent sailing program. Two week to teach beginner archery programs in both notified by email.
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additional stayover fee. program, no additional stayover fee. indoor and outdoor settings. Minimum age
requirement is 15. Successful completion
of the course—passing both written and
20 • Discounts
19 • Camp Hoover
practical exams—provides a three year Special thanks to Goya for underwriting the Cooking With Care by Goya programs at all three
certification. summer camps. Through their generous support, we are able to offer these full-fledged
program sessions at a fraction of the normal cost, while providing full camperships to those
demonstrating greatest need. See page 5, 9, 17, or 18 for program descriptions.You can also read
